The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Right lion. Sir J. P. Wilde.)
STEEN v. STEEN AND GLOVER.

This was a suit for a dissolution of marriage, on
the ground of adultery. The adultery was denied,
and an accusation was brought against the plaintiff
that he had committed adultery with a girl named
Lucy Jackson in August, 1863.
Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Starchy Hill appeared
for the petitioner, and Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr.
Griffiths for the respondent. The co-respondent
was unrepresented.
Dr. Deane stated that the parties in this case
were married in September, 1854, both being about
26 years of age, and apparently in the same position
of life, the plaintiff being a printer and stationer at
Wolverhampton, and the respondent being the daugh-
ter of a metal broker and banker there. They lived
happily till October, 1863, when they went to live
at Wensley Villa, about five miles from Wolver-
hampton, and they became acquainted with
Mr. William Short Glover, who was a medi-
cal man assisting Mr. Edward Wynn Thomas,
who was in large practice in Wolverhampton.
Shortly a great intimacy sprung up between them,
and the co-respondent returned ostensibly to come
to visit the children, but in reality to visit the re-
spondent. These visits became very frequent, and
were of considerable duration. The servants soon
began to notice them, especially as they were always
made;in the absence of the husband, but as generally
in such cases the husband was the last informed
about it. At last in 1864 Mr. Glover was taken ill,
and as he could not attend to the respondent, he
asked Mr. Thomas to go to her. lie went, and the
next day she made a confession to him which showed
that criminal intimacy had subsisted between the
respondent and co-respondent. The husband being a
kind-hearted man did not take extreme steps at
first, but sent his wife to Malvern ; and subse-
quently this action was brought.
Miss M‘Man,stated that she was present at the
marriage of the parties, and could identify
certain letters which were in the hand-
writing of the respondent. (These letters were
couched in terms at the outset of the
greatest pathos, but went on to mention the " white-
washing of the back kitchen ceiling, preserves, the
sewing, washing, &e," and were frequently inter-
rupted by exclamations as to her being " An un-
worthy wife," Szc.
Dr. THOMAS was examined, and deposed to his
having received a confession from the respondent,
which left no doubt that she had been too inti-
mate with the co-respondent.
In cross-examination he said that he was aware
that the respondent suffered from milk fever, which
at times caused her to be out of her mind. She
had been considered mad, and he bad heard that
she was threatened by her husband that she should
be confined in a lunatic asylum.
case was proceeding when we went to press.

Central Criminal Court—This Day.

(Before Mr. Justice Willes.)

CHARGE OF MURDER.

James Mooney, 36, was indicted for the wilful
murder of his child, John James Mooney. Pri-
soner lived with his wife at Pembroke-place, Ken-
sington. On the 25th of May they had a quarrel,
the result of which was that the wife quitted the
house, leaving the child in bed. Next morning the
child was found nearly burned to death in the bed,
and no person but the prisoner had been in the
apartment. He treated the matter in a very flip-
pant manner, and stated that ho left a candle on the
table, but that he afterwards found it on the bed.
An examination was made, during which it was dis-
covered that some other parts of the bed had been on
fire, but had been put otit by water. It was
proved that the prisoner was drunk, and nothing
was shown to prove any malice or threat against the
child, which he carried to the hospital en the morn.
in it was discovered so severely injured.
The learned Judge did not think the evidence suf-
ficient to convict the prisoner of the capital offence,
and the jury accordingly acquitted him. He was
hen indicted for assaulting his wife, in answer to
which he said that he found her in the street in a
state of intoxication talking to strangers, and that
when he got home a violent quarrel took place, and
he committed the offence with which he was
charged.
The jury found him guilty, and the learned judge
sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment and
hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
STEALING THE FULIUM MAIL BAG.

Two young men named Sparge Shannan, a
militiaman, and Richard Neville, were indicted with
stealing the Fulham mail bag, the property of her
Alajesty's Postmaster-General.
The prisoners, it was stated by the police, were
well-known thieves, and in the early part of the
month of May they were observed hanging about
the post-office near Buckingham Palace-gate for
several days previous to the robbery. On the after-
noon of the robbery the mail cart drove up to the
front office, and the bag of letters was placed with
ir, previous to which the driver had quitted his seat.
On his return in about a minute or so he dis-
covered the mail bag had been stolen, but the offi-
cers of the General Post Office, who had been
informed of the suspicious characters who were
about the place, were on the watch, and they suc-
ceeded in taking the two prisoners into custody as
they were walking off with the bag, in company with
a third man, who escaped. The bag contained over
200 letters and a great quantity of newspapers.
The jury found both prisoners guilty, and the
Recorder sentenced them each to seven years' penal
servitude.