The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WARwicK, March 24.
(Before the Chief Baron and a Common Jury.)

MYERS V. WALLETT.

Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Field were for the
plaintiff; Mr. Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. Wills repre-
sented the defendant.

The litigant parties are the celebrated equestrian
clowns, the plaintiff being known to the public as
" Jim Myers," and the defendant as the " Queen's
jester" and Shakesperian clown. The action was
'brought to recover a band carriage, which de-
fendant had seized, with a number of articles
stowed away inside, and damage for the loss sus-
tained by reason of its non-possession. The de.
feyndant pleaded not guilty, and that the property
in question was his own.

The plaintiff being about to perform at Birming-
ham, published an advertisement in the Birminy
lam Journal to that effect, on the Bth of October,
1859. The band carriage had been seized while
plaintiff was absent at Birmingham, and it soon
transpired that defendant had seized it, and the
present action was the result.
For the defence Mr. Ramplin was called, who
proved that he and " Jim" were cronies of an an-
cient date, having first became acquainted in Ame-
rica. It appeared that Ramplin had made an
agreement to sell to Myers two horses for £5O.
One, called the " Birgey" horse, was described as
" white and blue," whilst the other, which was
known by the name of " Jem," was a brown. In
the corner of the agreement for the sale of the
horses were the words " and one band car," the de-
fendant alleging those words were inserted, and
done so without his knowledge, and were a fraud
upon him, he having hired the van from Ramplin,
in whom the property of the van was, Ramplin
having simply " loaned" it to Myers. This, how-
ever, was entirely repudiated by Myers, and it ap-
peared from some letters put in, written by Ram-
plin to Myers, he says," You are the only man that
ever took any interest to do me good ;" and it was
contended for Myers, it would hardly be likely
that he, who had befriended him in more impor-
tant matters, would defraud him in the matter
of the band car.

The jury ultimately found for the plaintiff the
value of the car, £l9.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.---HEREFORD, March 24.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)
CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER. •
Charlotte Dailey, aged 18, was charged with the
wilful murder of her illegitimate child, at Ledbury,
on the 18th December.

Mr. Powell prosecuted: Prisoner was defended
by Mr. Matthews, by request, of the Judge.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner
had been for several short periods an inmate of the
Ledbury Workhouse in the three months preceding
the commission of the alleged offence, and on T :-
day, the iith December, being pregnant, she again
became 'an inmate, remaining in the house until the
birth of her child, which took place on the 18th
December. A woman named Presdee heard her
express- a hope that the child would not live, but it
was a fine healthy infant, and came on well. OR
the Tuesday night prisoner had her child in bed in
a ward where some other women were sleeping,
and in the night they were awakened by a noise
proceeding. from the child, not natural cries, but
somethin,g more resembling sneezing or conghing.
One of the women, named Anne Davies, effeiecl to
get up for a light, and inquired what was the mat-
ter. Prisoner answered, "Never mind, the child is
quiet now." About half an hour afterwards pri-
soner called out that the child was dead, and when
the other women procured a light they found the
infant was indeed dead. It was lying on the
mother's arm, and there was blood on its face and
clothes, as well as upon the night-dress of the pri-
soner. Upon a surgical post mortem examination
being made, Mr. Adams found the nose flattened
and the mouth partially open. There were woollen
fibres on the lips, as though something had been
thrust into the child's mouth, and there was no-
thing to account for death but the supposition that
it was caused by the exclusion of the air from the
lungs by mechanical means.
Mr. Tanner, another medical man, concurred in
the opinion of Mr. Adams that there was nothing
externally to account for death, which resulted from
asphyxia, or suffocation.
In cross examination, the medical witnesses both
said the appearances were consistent with death by
suffocation without violence.

Mr. Mattb;;;,for the defence, contended that
there was nothing to show an •intention to murder
the child, as the expression deposed to Was natural
before the child was born.; but when the birth took
place prisoner behaved affectionately to the infant,
and said Ow anticipated comfort from it.
The Jury, acting on the suggestion of the Judge,
acquitted the prisoner.
UN N ATUU,AL hobby, 18,
4iabourer, was indicted for committing an unnatural
offence at Llan warne, on the Bth September last.
Mr. Pritchard prosecuted; Mr. Cooke Evans de-
fended the prisoner.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and sentence
of death recorded against him.
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o'clock p.m. The civil business had terminated on
the previous evening.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March 24.

LAMRETH.—Tint EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF
ROBBERY, &C., IN ADDINGTON-SQUARE.—Charlotte
Elizabeth Beaumont, late a servant of all-work in
the family- of Mr- Lombard, a gentleman of pro-
perty, resi:ding at 19, Addington-square, Camber-
well, and who has been in custody since the 19th
instant oil two separate charges, the one with steal-
nearly £ GO, the property of her master, and the
1 other wi tb inducing her master's niece, a young
woman .nineteen years of age, and who, it is said, is
entitled to considerable property, to leave the
house of her uncle for improper purposes. It
will be u'collected that the prisoner and her young
mistress left the house of her master on the night
of Saturday, the 11th of last month, and though
every effort had been made to trace them nothing
was heard of their residence until the morning of
the 9th instant, when they were found at a
coffee-shop in Long-acre, the young woman
in a frightful state of illness, and the prisoner
with a large box, containing silk dresses and
fashionable wearing apparel, of the value of
£3O, packed up "ready to be taken away. Ac-
cording to the disclosures made by the prisoner
they had left home with the intention of leading a
"gay" life at the West-end, and that the first week
they visited Weston's, in Holborn, and other places,
where they had been in the habit of picking up
gentlemen, and in fact led &life of perfect profligacy,
from the effects of which the prosecutor's niece is at
present a severe sufferer. On the prisoner being
put to the bar,

Mr. Beard, who attended for the prosecution, said
that such was the present state of buffering of the
young lady, that it would be some weeks before she
could attend to give her evidence, and as he under-
stood the prisoner would plead guilty to a part of
the charge, it was not the wish of Mr. Lombard to
prosecute the matter further, but to leave the case
in his worBhip's hands, to dispose of it in what way
he might deem proper.
Mr. Lombard was here sworn, and said that on
the 4th or sth of last month he handed the prisoner,
who was at the time his servant, LI ls. 2d. to pay
to the gas collector, and half-a-crown to pay to
another account. Mrs. Lombard had also given
her is. 6d. to pay for some soap, and all these sums
she had applied to her own use. On the night she
absconded from his house he missed £55 in gold, but
could not take it on himself to say that she actually
took that.
Sergeant Bell, the officer who had the case in
hand, gave a short history of the case, as far as it
came under his notice.
Mr. Newingham, a medical gentleman, said he
was in attendance on Miss Dudman, who was at
esent suffering under so severe an attack of rheu-
matism as to be scarcely able to move, and it
would be some weeks before she would be able to
attend.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to taking the smaller
sums, but declared that it was Miss Amelia who
took the 55 sovereigns.
Mr. Beard wished to say, on the part of the pro-
secutor, that he had received a good character with
the prisoner, and it was not his wish to press the
case severely against her.
Mr. Norton said he was sorry he could not take
a favourable view of the case, for, according to
the prisoner's own showing, she had, before leaving
her master's house, carried on a course of profligacy
which was not often heard of, and that she received
gentlemen for improper purposes with the know-
ledge of her young mistress, who, he feared, had
become too willing a victim to her designs. It was
also clear that if she did not steal the 55 sovereigns
herself she was a party to the stealing and its sub•
sequent appropriation ; and, under all the circum-
stances, he did not see he could do less than give
her the utmost which the law allowed him to give,
and that was, six months' hard labour at Wands-
worth House of Correction.
The dresses were ordered to be given up to Mr.
Lombard.

WORSHIP-STREET.—ANOTHER EXTRAORDI-
NARY CASE IN BASTARDY.—WiIIiam Hughes, a
gentlemanly person of middle age, was charged
upon a summons, granted by Mr. D'Eyncourt, with
liability of support for three children born out of
wedlock.

Mr. Venn, for the complainant, a very lady-like
person, but manifestly past the " May of life,"
stated the facts, and the case appeared to excite an
unusual interest in a most inconveniently crowded
court.

The lady said—l am single, and have borne Mr.
Hughes four children, one, born in October, 1858,
died when fifteen months old ; three are living—
Annie, born on Qot. 30, 1852 ; William, on Feb.
17, 1854 ; and Martin on July 30, 1855. He was
introduced to me by a lady friend of mine, when I
was residing in Brunswick-square, about January,
1851. He visited me continually, and I believed
he was a single man. He was a clerk, and I passed
by the name of " Sutton." Six months after our
acquaintance I removed to Shrubland-road, Dalston.
The first and second children were born there. De-
fendant afterwards became a commercial traveller.
I went with bim upon his journeys, and when he
was in town ho slept at my house. In all, I have
received about £lBO from him. He appeared very
fond of the children, and the letters I produce were
written by him.

Numerous letters were here put in, and all
tended to show that the parties were manifestly in
correspondence as man and wife, inquiries about the
" kids" were freqUent in them, and a strong expres-
sion of affection breathed through all.
Witness continued—l ever felt assured that he
believed himself the father of my children, and he
constantly evinced the fondest affection for them,
making. remarks upon the similarity of their coun-
tenances to ours. In March, 1859, I found he was
a married man, and received nothing for their sup-
port afterwards.

- Cross-examined—When Mr. Hughes first had an
interview with mei was in the family•way by Dr.
Coventy. He is now dead, and the child is in the
hands of his friends, at Essex Villas, Cheltenham.
Eight or ten months after my acquaintance with
Mr. Hughes, Dr. Coventy returned from abroad,
but I swear that I had not any intercourse with him
after I knew defendant, who always rive me
money to defray the expenses of the births, and he
was aware of my previous connexion with Dr.
Coventy. I admit that I had one child previous to
an acquaintance with the doctor.
The mother of the complainant was called to sub-
Stantiate the evidence of her daughter, and created
by her honest simplicity of speech considerable
amusement. She said—This gentleman always
appeared to think the children his own, and I re-
member that, when the first one was coming; he be-
sought me to let him know. Consequently I did,
and when I told him the sex he exclaimed, " Oh,
ain't I glad I've got a daughter." He used to nurse
the children, play at cock-horse, drink gin and
water, and smoke his pipe with me. (Much laugh-
ter.) Little Billy was born about seven o'clock in
the morning, and Mr. Hughes was ferocious over
him. I have changed several X 5 notes that he has
sent my daughter. I admit that she had two
children by other persons ; one by Dr. Coventy, and
the second by a gentleman-who went abroad. But
I swear that -I saw nothing in her conduct after Tier
acquaintance with defendant that was blameable.
The defence set up was that the complainant had
no claim in consequence of her extensive connexion,
but

Mr. D'Eyneourt thought the case fully proved,
and ordered the usual half-crown per week for each
of the three children (pretty. little things, playing
about the court), together with £3 14s• costs.

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