The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVENIBER 16, 1861.

LA TV 1371ELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

BOW-STREET.

Mr. Sleigh objected.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
APPEAL - JUDOMENT.-WILKINS V. HOT.
This is an appeal from the decision of Vice Chancellor
Sir John Stuart's dismissing the plaintiff's bill. And the
question raised is, whether there was an insurable policy
effected on the lives of the executors named in the testator's
will for £4,000, with the Albion Assurance and other com-
panies, and whether the trustees under the will were liable
for misapplication of the money, the will declaring that
each trustee was to be liable for his own defaults only.
Mr. Malins, Q.C., and Mr. Southgate were heard for
the appellant. The Lord Chancellor, without calling on
the respondent's counsel to reply, in delivering judgment,
said that the trustees were completely protected from any
personal liability for the misappropriation of the trust funds
by their co-trustees, by the indemnity clause in the testa-
tor's will.

The Lord Chaneellor affirmed tie decision of the Vice-
Chancellor, and dismissed the appeal, with costs,

THE CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST A. LADY.—Mrs.
Barbara Wilson attended with her bail this afternoon to
meet the charge made against her, which was that she had
intermarried with Captain Le Hunt Wilson, her first hus-
band, Jonathan Gotobed, being then and still alive.
Mr. Sleigh attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Giffard
defended the prisoner.

Mr. Sleigh said on the last occasion it would be recol-
lected that the adjournment took place in order that some
person present at the first marriage might be produced to
identify the lady as the person married to Jonathan Goto-
bed. He had now that person present, and he should call
him as a witness.

Mr. George Hughes said—l reside at Brentwood, in
Essex. In 1848 I was acolite at St. Helen's Chapel at that
place. In August, 1848, I remember a marriage being cele-
brated between two persons named Jonathan Gotobed and
Barbara Catherine Morris. I see both the parties now in
court.

Mr. Sleigh—That is the case, your worship.
Mr. Giffard—You will call the police-constable who took
the lady into custody.
Mr. Sleigh—Oh, yes.

Incipcotor Maokoneie was then sent for, but before he
came into court Mr. Sleigh thought he had better leave
the case as it at present stood.

Mr. Giffard said his learned friend knew the best course
to pursue. In defending the lady against the charge brought
against her, he should show that the lady at the bar had
been made the victim of a most heartless conspiracy.
The whole charge against the lady had been got
up with a view of altering the disposition of
certain property, and ever since the marriage of the lady
had been the subject of the most relentless persecution. The
lady and Captain Wilson, her husband, had lived on terms
of the greatest affection, and although it had been said that
he was moving in the prosecution, that was not the case.
The lady left Paris to meet a charge of conspiracy
that bad been made against her, which at the last mo-
ment had been stopped in its progress for trial, and
the present proceedings were intended to remedy a mistake
that had been made on the first occasion, and he should be
in a position to prove that a compromise had been attempted
to be made by the prosecution. The prosecutor had in-
timated to Mrs. 'Wilson that if she pleaded guilty to the
bigamy they would withdraw the charge of conspiracy. He
felt that the prosecution was a most cruel piece of persecu-
tion, Mr. Giffard then called

Mr. Phillip Hathaway, solicitor and attorney, Wimbledon,
who said—l was professionally employed in this prosecution
by Capt. Wilson. I saw him personally in Paris about the
23,1 of October. I was telegraphed for. I saw Captain
Wilson's mother in Paris. Captain Wilson was under
arrest in Paris.

Mr. Giffard—At the instance of his mother directly or
indirectly ?

Mr. Corrio thought that the real prosecutor ought to
appear, and before the case was further gone into he was of
opinion that the course ho ought to take was to adjourn
the proceedings for a month in order to enable him to do so
Mr. Giffard said he would willingly agree to such an
arrangement.

Mr. Corrie—Then the case had better stand over for a
month. The lady, of course, will attend.
Mr. Giffard—Of course, your worship. I suppose her
own recognisances will be enough.
Mr. Sleigh—The same bail as last is now in court ; I
think that ought to bo taken.
Mr. Corrie—Very well, let that be so. The case will
come before me again on the 14th of December.
Mr. Giffard—Suppose Capt. Wilson should not attend ?
Mr. Corrie—My present impression is that I shall die.
miss the case.