The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1861.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH. STREET.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would discharge the defendant, bui
he ought to be very thankful, and had better keep himsel,
in the hands of a medical man.

LA TV INTELLIG KS CE—(27as L4ay).

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir C. Cresswell and a Common Jury.)
KNAPP V. KNAPP AND HORNBLOW.
This was a suit instituted by the husband, a farmer, re-
siding at Broad Blumsden, Wiltshire, for a dissolution of
marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-
respondent. The respondent pleaded condonation and con-
nivance on the part of the petitioner, and the co-respondent
denied the adultery.
Mr. sergeant Pigott and Mr. Dowdeawell appeared for
the petitioner; Mr. Wordsworth, Q.C,, and Mr. Jessel for
respondent, and Mr. T. H. Lewis for the co-respondent.
Mr. Sergeant Pigott stated the case. The parties were
married in April, 1859, and the respondent was the daugh-
ter of a farmer in the neighbourhood where the petitioner
resided. They were both young, the petitioner being only
24, and the respondent 20, years of age ; but very shortly
after the marriage he found that his wife, though young
in years, was very determined in character, which pecu-
liarity was developed at a very early st ige of their inter-
course. She insisted on having beer for her breakfast in-
stead of tea, and, this point being conceded, she made
further demands, in all of• which she succeeded,
and in a very short time she established her-
self as the chief authority in the household of the
petitioner, who appeared to be a quiet and inoffen-
sive character. It was also alleged that she was in the
habit of slapping her husband's face, and, on one occasion,
her conduct became so violent that in order to protect him -
self he was obliged to place her in a room, in which he
locked her until she became calm. He was compelled to
separate from her, but on a promise of amendment he took
her back, and she rewarded this kindness on his part by
forming an adulterous intercourse with the co-respondent.
It appeared, however, that the co-respondent, who was a
parish clerk, and had a wife and seven children, was very
culpable in the transaction, and that he had availed himself
of the Absence of the servants of the petitioner in June last,
who were engaged in haymaking, to visit the respondent,
and to take improper liberties with her, which laid the
foundation of the subsequent adultery. He called at the
petitioner's frequently afterwards, and the respondent was
in the habit of treating him to cyder, and sometimes
stronger beverage, and under the influence of the latter he
had been heard to state that he had been at "Little
Johnny's," meaning the petitioner, "and that he had done
some business with the mistress." This came to the know-
ledge of the respondent, and she taxed him with it. A
letter was discovered by the petitioner which referred to
this subject, and in which he expressed his regret for his
indiscretion. It was in the handwriting of the
co-respondent, but not signed, and it contained
some doggrel verses of a very amatory character.
The misconduct of the parties became notorious, but as is
usual in such cases, the husband was the last person to be-
come acquainted with the fact, and he continued to cohabit
with his wife without suspecting her infidelity. The evi-
dence would show that she expressed an apprehension that
the child of which she was about to be delivered would bear
a strong resemblance to the co-respondent. The learned
counsel then proceeded to state that the respondent in her
answer alleged that the petitioner was in the habit of hav-
ing young men home to carouse with him, that he taunted
her in their presence with not being in the family-way and
made other indecent observations respecting her, for which
there was not the slightest foundation. She also
said that she was induced to sign the deed of
separation through fear, but the fact was that the petitioner
was in bodily fear of her and not she of him. She pleaded
condonation also, and it could not be denied that on the
26th of August last they slept in the same bed, but that was
owing to the fact that there was no dry bed except in the
petitioner's room, and it would be proved that he entreated
her to leave his house.

Elizabeth Austin was examined—She stated that she had
been in service at Mr. Knapp's last year. She remembered
last July there being a haymaking at her master's, and Mr.
Hornblow being asked to come and assist. Mrs.
Knapp stated afterwards to her that Mr. Horn-
blow had taken improper liberties with her that day.
Mr. Knapp told her afterwards that, she liked him better
than her husband. She remembered one day that her
mistress and Mr. Hornblow were in a room together and
she listened at the door. Her mistress had on a silk dress,
and she heard it "rattling," and on another occasion she
peeped through a window and saw Mr. Hornblow put his
hands up Mrs. Knapp's clothes. She also saw them kiss
ing each other, and witnessed other familiarities pass
between them. Mrs. Knapp said to her one day, "Do you
think that Mr. Hornblow loves me ?" and she said she did
not think he did. Mrs. Knapp replied and said, "You
have said that to aggravate me," and on a previous occasion
she showed her a box which she said contained a charm to
make a person love her. (Laughter.) The witness ad-
mitted in cross•examination that she had received money
from the co-respondent to conceal what she had seen.
Some other witnes es were called who corroborated the
preceding evidence.

There was no defence by the counsel for the respondent.
The jury found a verdict for the petitioner, and the Court
pronounced a decree nisi with costs.

CENTRAL clam AL COURT—(7his Day.)

NEW COURT.
(Before Baron Bramwell.)
THE COMMERCIAL BANK FRAUDS.
John Durdon waa again indicted for stealing several sums
of money, the property of Mark Hunter, and others, of the
Commercial Bank of London,
This was another indictment of a similar nature of which
the prisoner was acquitted last night.
The other charges against Holcroft have been postponed
till next session.
Evidence having been offered,
Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury at some length for the
prisoner.
The learned Judge then summed up the evidence, and
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The learned judge, in passing sentence, said the prisoner
had been carrying on a system of fraud upon the bank of
which he was a confidential servant, and through the plan
he had adopted of making false entries in the book, he had
actually defrauded the company to the enormous amount of
£66,100. He did not think he should be doing his duty if
he did not pass a punishment to the utmost limit he could
go ; and, therefore, he sentenced him to 14 years' penal ser-
vitude.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
George Brown, Richard Swindle, and George Dawson
were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Geo.
Fairburn, and Jane Flawksworth and Ann Forrest were in-
dicted for feloniously receiving a portion of the property,
knowing it to have been stolen.
The jury acquitted Ilawksworth and found the other
prisoners guilty.
Brown and Swindle were sentenciad to 18 months', Daw-
son to nine months', and Forrest to six months' imprison-
ment.

Thomas Bellmore was indicted for robbing a man of £l4.
The evidence of the prosecutor was to the effect that
having been drinking some beer with the prisoner, he left
the house and proceeded along Thomas-street, in the
Wyndham-road, when he was seized round the neck from
behind, and in a short time lost both his senses and his
money.
The jury acquitted the prisoner.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Crompton.)
Richard Hodgson, apparently about 35 years of age, was
indicted for committing a rape upon the person of Rebecca
Walker.
The jury had not returned a verdict when we went to
press.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE—A NARROW ESCAPE.—Thomas
Lalley, a gilder, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhiit with
attempting to commit suicide.

Sharrill, 60 C, said—About seven the previous evening
he received information that the defendant had attempted
to commit suicide by hanging himself in a cupboard a few
days previously. He took him into custody, and asked
him why he did it, and he replied, " That he did not know
what he was about at the time."

Mr. Henry Jones, jun., surgeon, 23, Soho-square, said
he was sent for, and found the defendant had been cut
down, and leeches were being applied to his forehead. The
defendant was in a comatose state at the time, but as his
pulse was going he found he would survive. His head was
livid, but fortunately when discovered he had only hung a
short time. He attended the defendant and applied resto-
ratives.

Defendant said he resided in Litchfield-street, and that
he was not in his right senses at the time he did it. He
had fallen off a kerb and hurt his forehead. He was sorry
for it, and would not repeat the act.

THE LATE MURDER -IN .LIVERPOOL.—At the
Liverpool Police•court yesterday, John Lyons, a coal.
heaver, was brought up on remand, charged with the mur-
der of Catherine Flaherty, a woman of dissolute habits
It will be remembered that during a public-house brawl in
Clement-street, Lyons committed a brutal assault upon the
deceased, which caused her death a few hours afterwards.
During the investigation of the case yesterday no material
additional facts were elicited, and the prisoner was com-
mitted for trial on the charge of manslaughter.
COOLNESS IN A MOMENT OF TRIAL.—The Coale
seer Advertiser tells a story of a lady in that city whose
dress was stepped upon by a partner in the dance. The
skirt was torn, and a whalebone thrust out into the circle
in a very unseemly manner. The lady coolly took hold of
the article, drew it from her, walked to the door and threw
it out, and took her place in the cotillon just in time to
" forward and back." Although her dress " collapsed,"
she did not. That lady would walk up to the cannon's
mouth or the altar without fear or trembling.