The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-07 00:00:00

TILE I' ELVERTON CASE.

The defender's (Major Yelverton) proof in the
Scotch marriage case was resumed, on Thursday,
before Lord Ardmillan in the Court of Session at
Edinburgh.
Bridget Cole, chambermaid, Sangster's Hotel,
Rosstrevor, deponed—ln August, 1857, a lady and
gentleman came to the hotel, and I identify Major
Yelv*ton as the gentleman. They occupied a sit-
tingrdbm, a bedroom, and dressingroom. I made
only one bed during their stay ; it was in the bed-
room. There was a bed in the dressingroom, it was
never made up nor settled down by me during their
stay. There was no one who made the beds in the
house at that time. I always made the bed in the
bedroom, but I never did anything to the bed in the
dressingroom. I saw the lady in Dublin last spring
at the trial of " Thelwall v. Yelverton." I saw Miss
Crabbe at the trial. She was brought in to be shown
to me while I was under examination as a witness.
I had seen that lady before. She was not the lady
who came with the gentleman to our hotel. I had
seen her before when she came to me at Mr. Clarke's
in the spring of 1860. I never had seen her before.
She asked me if I had not seen her before. She
took the veil off her face in asking me. I told her
I thought I had seen some person very like her.
She then told me she was the Hon. Mrs. Yelverton,
and asked me if I had not seen her at the hotel.
She told me that her trial was coming on. She
asked me how many beds I made—referring to the
visit in August, 1857—and I told her I made only
one. She told me that the Major had left her, and
she came to see if I would be a witness for her;
Miss Crabbe said she had been in the house in Aug.
1857. She wished me to go to London, where she
would find me a situation, as she had a great deal in
her power. She said she would buy me a fine dress
if I would go to be a witness, and she left me her
address on the paper now shown me, and on which
is written, " Hon. Mrs. Yelverton, 12, Ran-
dolph-road, Maida-hill, London." The address was
given me in case I should change my mind, and
leave my situation and go to London. I had pre-
viously declined her proposal. In the Dublin
trial I was shown Miss Crabbe, and asked if that
was the lady who was with the gentleman in Sang-
ster's Hotel. I said it was. I did not remember
right, but I know I had seen the face before.
Cross-examined—I never learnt the name of the
lady and gentleman in 1857. I first heard the gen-
tleman who has been shown to me called Yelver-
ton in 1858 by Mr. Sangster. He told me that they
were not married and asked me if I remembered
them. There were blankets and a quilt on the bed
in the dressing-room. I could not say whether the
bed in the dressing-room had been used during their
stay. When at Rosstrevor they walked out toge-
ther. It was in the gas light that I saw Mrs. Yel-
verton in the witness box. I saw the side face, but
I saw her so distinctly as to enable me to say I had
seen her at the hotel. I swore in my evidence that
she was the lady who had called on me in the spring
of 1860.
Interrogated—Was that true?
Depones—lt was said to the best of my know-
ledge.
Is it true now P—No. Miss Crabbe did not say
" I have called on behalf of the Hon. Mrs. Yelver-

ton."
By the Lord Ardmillan—When I made up the
bed in the bedroom I made it up with pillows for
two. 1 did not remark in the morning whether two
persons or one had slept in the bed.
Samuel Hoy, head waiter, Brandsfield's Hotel,
Newry, corroborated the evidence as to the stay of
the gentleman and lady them.
Rose Fagan, Rathcoffey, Kildare, was called in
simply to identify Major Yelverton, her evidence
having been previously taken in Dublin by the
Commissioner.
Mr. G, H. Pattison, advocate, was called to iden-
tify Mr, Brandsfield, Bridget Cole, and Rose Fagan
as the persons shown to the pursuer while under
examination as a witness in the Dublin trial.
Daniel O'Connell, Private Royal Artillery, ser-
vant to Captain (now Major) Yelverton, deponed to
having accompanied the defender to the Crimea and
being subsequently stationed at Leith Fort. While
at Leith witness used to go to a house in St. Vincent-
street, Edinburgh, and afterwards to a house in
Albany-street, with horses for Major Yelverton and a
lady. He sometimes attended the lady as groom. He
did not know her name. The defender there went
' under the name of Major Macfarlane. He did not
know the reason of his doing so. He always be-
lieved defender to be an unmarried man. The lady
always kept on a very thick close veil. He remem-
bered the defender going on a trip to the Highlands
and the lady going with him. They got horses
from Mr. Rayner and went off on horseback.
Re-cross-examined—Their luggage was sent to
the station in a cab. Witness put the lady's lug-
gage, or a part of it, into the cab. Did not read
the address.
Mr. Fraser—Are you sure of that?
Witness—l am sure of it.
Mr. Fraser—Can you swear it?
Witness—Yes, I can swear it; I can't read, sir.
(Laughter.)
Richard Rayner, riding-master, Edinburgh, de-
poned that Major Yelverton while, stationed at
Leith Fort and Edinburgh Castle had frequently
hired horses from him, both hunters and ladies'
horses. Had sent a horse, with lady's. saddle, to
Albny-s
g treet. T lad's name was given, but be
had forgotten it.he yHe was sure it was not Mrs.
Yelverton.
James Blackwood, stockbroker, Edinburgh, ex-
amined.—l know Major Yelverton when he WaS at