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since; I don't know where she is now. Mr. Bonwell never
left her the whole of the evening, and addressed the whole

d' his conversation to her.

This I call marked attention.

Mr. Bonwell always was looked upon m a widower. He

spoke of his little boy to Mrs. Robinson. I was present
when he mentioned the ehild. I cannot exactly say
when he said :he was a widower, but I know he said
he was. I cannot exactly say when or where, but lam
confident he said so. Miss Yorath told me Mr. Bonwell

was her accepted suitor. He never told me that he was,
but she did so. I have not corresponded with Miss Yorath
since. lam here in consequence of the directions of Mr.
Smith, the Bishop's solicitor.
By Dr. Twiss—Miss Yorath left Margate on the Ist of
September. Mr. Bonwell left before that. I never saw
him afterwards.

Mrs. Ann Robinson—l reside at Margate, and with my
husband. We knew Mr. Bonwell. On the 9th of Sep-
tember Mr. Bonwell came to dine with us. I knew

Miss Aimes and Miss Yorath. I invited them
to tea. That was the first meeting of Miss Yorath and

Mr. Bonwell. He appeared very attentive to Miss Yorath.
He seemed to admire her very much. In about a fortnight

after this they visited our house as accepted lovers. Mr.
Bonwell represented himself to me as a widower. I did
not know he was a married man. If I had known him a
married man, I should consider his conduct most disgrace-

,
ful. He preached a sermon at Margate on Sunday—it was
on " Charity and Love." He dined with us afterwards. I

did not see MissYorath after this, as she had left Margate,

until about the following May. It was at Miss Aimes's

house. There was then no doubt of her pregnancy.

Mr. Coleridge—Did she tell you the name of the father
of the child ?

Witness—She did not. I asked her if Mr. Bonwell knew
of her condition, and she said he did. I informed her that
Mr. Bonwell was the father of the child.
Mr. Sorrell—But she never said ho was.
Witness—No. When I asked her if Mr. Bonwell knew

of her condition, she said, "Of course he did." In Feb.
I and Mr. Bonwell were stopping at the London Hotel.
He showed me a miniature. It was Miss Yorath. It was
very like her.
Cross=examined—At the dinner table, in my presence, he
said he was a widower, and that his wife had been dead
12 months. As far as I recollect he said his wife. He

Lescribed to my mamma his wife's death. I was led to be-

love he was speaking of his own wife during the conver-

sation.

Mr. Lewis Wm. Yorath—l am a surgeon in practice at
Newport, Monmouth. My father was a clergyman of the
Church of England ; he died in 1852, leaving a large family.
Elizabeth Yorath is my eldest sister; she had never been
married. In December, 1868, my mother was living with

me. At the end of last year Mr. Bonwell came to Newport
and remained about a week. At that time I had a servant

named Sarah Jones. I previously had heard from my sister

that she was engaged to Mr. Bonwell. When Mr. Bon-
well came ho told me ho was engaged to my sister. Ho
told me he was incumbent of St. Philips, Stepney, a fellow

of Brazenose College, and a widower, and referred to the
clergy list that what he said was correct, and then he was
received as the accepted lover of my sister. After
that he used to come down about once a month,

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until it was broken off in June. My sister and
Mr. Bonwell used to sit up alone at night. He used to
smoke his pipe after the htuily had gone to bed. I gave
him up my bedroom. It is on the same floor as thedining-
TOM .

Mr. Sorrell objected to proof of adultery in Monmouth

Mr. Coleridge—lf I omit to prove adultery in the diocese
of London, of course I shall fail.
Examination resumed—l once remonstrated with Mr.
Bonwell upon his sitting up so late, and insisted on his
going to bed earlier. He only laughed, and said they were
talking about love. Ho gave me a description of his
wife's death. After he had visited us somo time

the marriage was fixed to come off in June or July. My
sister prepared her wedding clothes. Ho said his good
friend the Bishop of Oxford would perform the ceremony.
He went in May, and then I heard reports that ho was a
married man. I wrote to him in consequence, asking him
to contradict the report, or else to produce the certificate of
the burial of his first wife. He told mo his first wife's
name was Albertina. I received the letters you read in
your opening speech, telling me to go to the Bishop. Mr.
Bonwell told me ho came from Yorkshire. I
recollect my sister being with Miss Aimes in September.
I wrote to her to come home, but I received a letter telling
me she was going to remain in London. I recollect in De-
cember, Mr. Bonwell told me he had taken my sister to the
school at which his little boy was, and had asked him how
he should like her foi a mother, and the child said, " Very
well." Ido not know at the present where my, sister is.
She left my mother's house about a month ago, without

leaving. any trace of her whereabouts.
Cross-examined—: have sat up joking with Mr. Bon-
well rather late. We have had whiskey together. I
call late between twelve and one o'clock, but my
sister has remained up until between two and three .

My sister was generally later going to bed when Mr. Bon-
well was there. Mr. Bonwell fixed the time of marriage
himself. Miss Evans has heard him also state the same
thing. I know be mentioned the Bishop of Oxford as the
person who would celebrate the marriage. In May ho fixed
the wedding. He came purposely to tell me, and gave
directions for the'ceremony. He was constantly talking how
soon he would marry my sister. On one occasion he offered to
bet me £lO that he would marry my sister the next day. This
was before tho wedding was fixed for June or July. I said
nothing to induce him to make the statement, but ho came
in from a long walk, and said he had that moment left the
Chancellor, and that the wedding was to be fixed the next
morning. That was before we had the whisky. He told
me in the evening that my sister would not marry so hastily,
as she was not prepared to marry next morning. I am
positive my sister got some of her things ready for the
wedding. I never asked Mr. Bonwell his positions but he
told mo voluntarily. I am positive he told me he was a
widower. My mother was present when he said he would
be married the next morning.
By Mr. Coleridge—There is not the slightest truth in
the imputation that I was in the habit of getting drunk.

My sister, when she left us about a month ago, had but £3
in her possession.
By Dr, Twiss—Mr. Bonwell wrote to my sister inform-
ing her that he intended to visit Newport, and we waited
dinner till six o'clock for him, when he arrived.
The Rev. Hugh Williams—l am a clergyman of the
Church of England, and chancellor of the diocese of Lien-
dafl. I knew the late Mr. Yorath as a neighbouring
clergyman. I recollect on the 15th of February this year
Mrs. Yorath and her daughter coming to' tea with me. Mr.
Bonwell did not come that evening. Mrs. Yorath came to
tell Mrs. Williams of her daughter's marriage to Mr. Bon-
well, a clergyman in London. On the 21st I called at Mrs;
Yorath's to see Mr. Bonwell, but he was out. He came,
however, on the 29th of March with Mrs. and Miss Yorath,
and there I was formally introduced to him. He spent
that evening with us. He behaved as a gentleman and
clergyman should do. I understood they were about
to be married. On the 15th of May he also
visited my house. He did not tell me privately
that ho was a widower, but Mrs. Williams, in his
presence, told me that he was coming to me to get hts mar-
riage license. She also told me in his presence that he
said his first wife's name was Bird, and a connection of the
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Cross-examined—Whatever was said by Mrs. Williams
he must have heard, as he smiled assent. I think Mrs.
Williams said the marriage was to be in June, and he said,
"Yes, soon," and the 26th of June was fixed as the day.
I was asked if I would marry them, I said "Yes."
By Mr. Coleridgo—l am sure it was fixed that I was to
marry them, but the subject was not discussed further.
A copy of the marriage certificate of Mr. Bonwell with
Albertina Sophia Bird at Bradford was then put in.
Sarah Jones, servant at the Angel Inn, Newport, said—
I was engaged formerly as servant to Mrs. Yorath. I have
frequently seen Mr. Bonwell there. I have seen Miss
Yorath sitting on Mr. Bonwell's knee. They used to sit
up very late. I have also seen them sitting on the sofa as
lovers usually do. I told Mrs. Williams about two months
ago what I knew of the matter. I did not think it necessary,
when I saw Miss Yorath sitting on Mr. Bonwell's knee with
her arm round his neck, to tell her mother, as I knew they
were to be married. Mr. Yorath and Mr. Bonwell used to
joke and drink of an evening. It was on one of these oe-
casions'that I went into the room that I heard of the mar-
riage. I know that she was making some linen clothing,
which she said was for her wedding. I never saw her
making a wedding dress.
Re-examided—Miss Yorath was making night dresses,
which she said was for her marriage. Drinking never was
a habit carried on to excess in Mr. Yorath's house.
Mrs. Mary Ann Yorath—l am mother to Elizabeth
Yorath—l recollect meeting Mr. Bonwell in London, and I
reproached him with his conduct to my daughter. He es:id
he had fallen in love with her, and he could not help h,
if ho was hung the next moment. I do not know where
my daughter is at present. She left our house about a.
month ago. She had but £3 with her when she went away.
Cross-examined—My daughter was in want of the ar-
ticles she was making, irrespective of marriage.
By Dr. Twiss—l recollect going to town, and in going
to Mrs. Glennie's house. I asked for Mrs. Harvey. My
daughter was not at home. She returned next day. I
never saw Mr. Bonwell at the house.
Miss Rachel E vans—l reside at Newport, Monmouthshire.
In Janhary last I saw Mr. Bonwell there. I was at a party
at which ho was present. He acted towards Miss Yorath
as an accepted suitor. I recollect Mrs. Newman—who has
children—being at the party. She left about II o'clock.
Previous to doing so she said " I must now say good night,
as I must get to see my little ones." Mr. Bonwell said,
" They are dear little trusts ; I wish I could see mine." Ho
then turned round and said, " Ah, Lizzie dear, my little boy
I is very dear to me, but your • little boy will be ten times
more so." She laughed it off, and said " Don't talk non-
. sense."
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Cross-examined—lle said this quite loud enough for me
to hear. I did not make any observation, as I believed they
were engaged persons. I never took particular notice of
the conversation. I never thought at all about it until I
was applied to by the Chancellor to tell him all. I know
about it.
Mr. Richard Arnett said—l am assistant to a bookseller
in the Strand. Twelve years ago I was in the service of
Messrs. Rivington's, where I became acquainted with Mr.
Bonwell. At one time I met Mr. Bonwell near my resi-
dence in Canterbury-road, Ball's-pond. Mrs. Glennie
came to me a day or two after and told me she had let her
lodgings to a person of the name of Mr.Bonwell, she thought.
I told her I knew the gentleman—his namnw:.:, the Rev.
Mr. Bonwell, of St. Philip's, Stepney. I was once in an
omnibus when Mr. Bonwell entered, but after sitting fir a
moment or so he got up and went out. I don't know
whether he recognised the, but I knew him.
Mrs. Alice Glennie--I live at Ball's-pond-road, In June
last a lady calling herself Mrs. Harvey looked at some
apartments I had to let. She engaged the rooms, and I
asked her forareference, and she gave me one—" The Rev.
James Bonwell, Teignmouth•terrace, Stepney." 11l the
evening of the day a cab containing a lady and gentleman
arrived. It was on a Saturday. He remained but a short
time. Before he went ho said to the lady, " You will
be at church to-morrow, and then you will dine