The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGEN CE7 Oct. 30.

LAMBETH.--EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF AF-
FILIATION.—A SECOND JOSEPIL—John Liti,dont a
tall, cadaverous-looking man, about 30 years of
age, and with a profusion of hair and whiskers, at-
tended before Mr. Yardley on a summons calling
upon him to show cause why an order of affiliation
should not be made on him for the support of a
male child to hich Elizabeth Mcakson had given
birth, and of which child he was alleged to b the
father.

The complainant, a rather good-looking young
woman, who carried her illegitimate offspring in
' her arms, deposed that she had become acquainted
with the defendant about two years ago, and had
been in the habit for the greater portion of that
time of washing for him, but it was only in Sep-
tember twelvemonths that any intimacy of an ini•
proper character took place between them. In that
month she had slept two nights with the defendant,
the first time at a coffee-house in the Walworth-
road, and the second, a fortnight after, at another
coffee-house in the London road, and soon after she
discovered that she was in the "family wit.." She
told the prisoner of her situation, but he refused to
do anything for her.
In her cross-examination by Mr. Edwin, who
attended for the defendant, the complainant ad-
mitted that she had not seen the defendant from
Christmas last, when sho told him of her situation,
until that morning, except observing him once or
twice passing her father's house.
Mr. Edwin—The defendant courted you with the
intention of making you his wife ?
Witness—He did, sir.
Mr. Edwin—Now, tell his worship what it was
that caused him to'thange his mind.
Witness—No, I cannot.
Mr. Edwin—llid you at any time make him a
present of a silk handkerchief ?

Witness, after some hesitation—Yes, I think I

Mr. Edwin—Now, tell his worship what you
told my client when you gave him the handker-
chief. Did you not tqll him that you got it from
a gentleman with whom you slept the night before,
whose initials were in the corner ? Did you not
say also that he gave you half a sovereign, and
that you were to meet him by appointment next
night ?

Witness—No such thing ; I have not slept with
any one but John Lindon since I knew him.
Onbeing further pressed, the complainant ad-
mitted that she had been seduced before meeting
with the defendant, but repeated she had no im•
proper intimacy with any other person since she
had given up her company to the defendant.
111 r. Edwin—There are one or two questions more.
Did you not purchase the wedding ring, and were
you not very anxious that the defendant should
marry you just before you disclosed to him the
position you were in ?
Witness—lt was no such thing. I was not
anxious to marry him, though I purchased the
ring.

Mr. Edwin—Did you not tell your sister that
the defendant purchased the ring?
Witness—No, I did not.

Mr. Edwin—\Vhat is the colour of the child's
eyes ? Are they not quite blue, while those or the
defendant as NMI as your own are perfectly black ?
(Laughter.)
The complainant declined answering the ques-
tion, and the gnzo of the auditory 'was- at once
placed on the infant in her arms, whose eyes were
remarkably blue, and altogether different from
those of the defendant's.

The complainant called two witnesses, whose evi-
dence went merely to prove previous good character,
and not corroborative of her testimony as to the
claim of parent To of the defendant. The com-
plainant, however, said there was a third witness,
whose evidence would be corroborative in two ma-
terial points, but she had not made her appearance
as she expected.

Mr. Yardley here told the complainant she migilt,
if she thought proper, avail herself of the testimony
of the defendant, and if she desired it, he would

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call the defendant into the witness-box and have
him sworn. •
The complainant requested that this might be
done, and
- The defendant was accordingly called into the
witness-box and sworn. He said that about the
beginning of September in the last year, at which!
time he was keeping her company, the complainant
came up to him one morning in the Borough, 01i'1
said she had slept with a gentleman ou the niglib
before, who bad given her half-a-sovereign, and
presented her with a silk handkerchief, -with his
initials in the corner, and requested his (witness's).
acceptance of the latter. He did accept of it, an
it was the same he then produced ; and after this be
had made up his mind not to marry her, though she
appeared very anxious just then that he should
lie would swear positively that he never had any
connexion with the young woman in all his life.
Air. Yardley—Have you heard what she has
swcra to, namely, that you had actually slept two
nights with her—once at a coffee-house in the
Walworth-road, and the other at a coffee-house in
the London-road? What have you got to say to
this ?
Defendant—Well, that is true, your worship.
(Laughter.) I did sleep with her at the coffee-shoPe
she mentions, but I had been ill before.
Mr. Yardley—How came you to sleep with the
complain ant ?
Defendant—Well, Sir, I met her one night, wile°
she said she had left her father's house, that she
had money to pay for a bed, and wished me to sleep
with her, and I did. She met me a second time'
and told me the same, and I slept with her a second
time, but that was on the 14th and 28th October,
and not September.
Mr. Yardley—Then arc you prepared to °TS;
that though you slept two nights with her, that
you had no connexion with this young woman ?
Defendant--I am prepared and do swear it.
Mr. Yardley7--Are you an Irishman ?
Defendant—No, Sir ; I am an Englishman•
was bred and born at Plymouth.
Mr. Yardley—l should have thought you to to
Welshman, from your own description of going, t
bid two different nights. It was very like al.
is described as bundling in Wales. (Lauer
hviterit
The case is a very extraordinary one, and I she'
adjourn it for a week, to give time for the Villa-
plainant to produce lies witness, and also to oiler,.
an opportunity of Making further inquiries resPec'
ing the antecedents of the ecraplainant.

HAM NIF.RSMITH.—APPLICATION FOR A 13;::;"
TECTION ORDER.—ROYAL'S WlFE.—After thew°.
posal of the night charges, a cleanly-dressed Yelll
woman entered the witness box, and applied WI
order to protect her earnings from her hob, td
She stated that her name was Elizabeth Royal, and
was the wife of George Frederick Royal, who L.
indicted at the Central. Criminal Court on 1-0"--
day, for the murder of Zipporah Wright, by poison'
and was acquitted.

Mr. Ingham--Where do you live ?
Applicant—At No. 4, William-street, Uxbridge-
street, Notting-hill.
Mr. Ingham—Did you give your husband all
cause for leaving you ? out
Applicant—None, Sir. He deserted mei- 0,
1
years last May, leaving me with three chilux.eth
and with the expectation of being confined W
another.
Mr. Ingham—Have you seen him since ? was
Applicant—Not until a month ago, when be
charged at the Thames Police Court. P
Mr. Ingham—How do you get your living ek,
Applicant—l go out washing three days I°,l-.154 I
I can keep myself and children comfortable, e
can't keep him.
Mr. Ingham—And you want your s pre'
earning
tected ?

Applicant—Yz,s, Sir.
Mr. Ingham—Have you any furniture?
Applicant—Yes, sir; I have one room full',"to
Mr. In,g-ham—Then you shall have the ora
protect your earnings and furniture.
Applicant—Thank you, sir. t she
Mr. Ingham then told the applicant Oa urt,
would have to register the order at the county c°
to make it valid.