The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-31 00:00:00

DELICATE AND DISTRESSING AFFAIR.

(From the Limerick Herald of Monday.)
The peace of two families, and the feelings of their re-
latives, who are highly respectable, have been painfully in-
volved by the discovery of an intercourse said to have been
subsisting for some time between a married lady residing
at Castletown-Conyers, and a gentleman, a widower, the
father of so many as ten children. On the night of Tues-
day, or morning of Wednesday last, about one o'clock, it
was ascertained by the servants and other domestics of the
husband, that the Lothario of the scene had obtained ad-
mission to the house, and ultimately to the private apart.
inent of the lady; and in order to apprise their injured
master of the circumstance, one of them mounted a ladder,
and reached the window of his bed-room, which was separate
from that of the wife. On the fact being announced which
so lamentably confirmed all his previous suspicions, the hus-
band directed the servant on the ladder to take five or six
others with him, and to return to the house by the kitchen
entrance, and then, stealing softly up stairs, to range
themselves on the landing-place close to the room
where the lady slept. This done, the husband himself
passed to his wife's chamber, and assigned to her some
fictitious reason ftr calling for a candle, the room being
large, and the night dark. She furnished him with one not
lighted—not, however•, in the least degree suspecting the
object he had in contemplation. It was forthwith handed
to a servant, who in a moment brought the searching flame
into the apartment, and lo ! there stood before the enraged
husband (who was surrounded by his household) the rival
of his marital rights and privileges, together with the faith.
less fair one, and both in such a situation as proved them
to have just risen from rest
A very frightful scene ensued. Weapons were in every
hand, and these were exercised upon the person of the
gentleman with unmerciful violence. By the first blow,
it is said, his skull was dreadfully fractured with a pitch-
fork. One story goes to say, but we know it to be un-
true, that scythes were used. We have reason to believe
that the sole purpose of the husband in assembling his
servants was, that they should be witnesses of his wife's
infidelity, this being essential to his ulterior remedy of
suing for a divorce. However, when the discovery was
made, their rage was uncontrollable, and every part
of the unfortunate man's body was shockingly disfigured
by wounds. The cries of the sufferer were appalling, as
were the shrieks of the lady, who, terrified by the impres-
sion that it was designed to have the life of her paramour,
exclaimed against it, and sunk to the ground. But notwith-
standing the crowd about him, he effected his escape, a
thing deemed wonderful. We believe he twice snapped
pistols at the husband and at some of his party, happily
without effect. This last fact, we are informed, was
stated to the respectable and worthy Magistrate before
whom depositions were taken the next morning. Early
on Thursday the lady was removed from the scene of her
shame, and her husband's roof, in all likelihood, for ever.
She is a fine woman, of remarkably sprightly manners,
and is described as being very handsome. She is about
23 years of age.
We have just learned that strong hopes are entertained
of the recovery of the wretched gentleman. His medical
attendants have so expressed themselves to-day.

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