The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-11 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Alexander Timmins Hairby, a surgeon, re-
siding with his father, a medical man, in Marlborough-
place, Walworth, appeared before the Hon. G. C.
Norton on an affiliation summons.

Mr. Games, in stating the case on behalf of the
complainant, said, that in all his professional experi-
ence he did not recollect one of a more dastardly or
heartless description, and he was happy, to say that
courts of justice were not often called on to exercise
their jurisdiction on conduct such as that of which the
defendant was guilty. In the year 1843 the young
woman in the witness box, Rhoda Southgate, who
was the daughter of most respectable parents, entered
the service of the father of the defendant, a medical
gentleman, carrying on his profession in Marlborough-
place, Walworth-road, and remained there till about
six months ago, when her pregnancy was discovered,
and when she was turned out of the house. For some
considerable time the defendant paid his addresses to
the young woman, and not only promised her
marriage, but actually wrote to her father to obtain
his consent to their union ; and under the most
solemn assurance of making her his wife he succeeded
in seducing her, and the result was the birth, during
the last month, of a female child. This, however,
was not the worst part of his conduct towards the
complainant. The poor girl, from her wages of 101.
a year, bad managed to save 301., and every farthing
of this money the defendant borrowed from her, so
that soon after she had been turned out of her situa-
tion she became penniless; and, being ashamed to
return to her family and friends, the poor thing would
have famished from want had it not been for the kind-
ness of a pocr old woman who afforded her a part of
her bed, and the assistance of some benevolent indi-
viduals in the neighbourhood. The defendant having
accomplished his object in seducing the poor girl, and
also borrowing every farthing she had, completely
deserted her, and never assisted her with a single shil-
ling in her helpless situation ; and had it not been
for the humanity of others, she must, as he had be-
fore stated, have perished from want. In conclusion,
Mr. Games read a letter, which the defendant acknow-
ledged to be in his handwriting, and of which the fol-
lowing is a verbatim copy :
"Marlborough-place, Wal workh-road.
"My dear Sir,—l thought it my duty to write to you

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and ask for your consent to marry your daughter Ithot.
—we should have got married before this—but I have
two brothers in the army and they are stopping
for a f weeks, for they are going to the East Indies
your con-
the latter end of Januarv—iben I hope with
sent to meke dear It'aoda my wife, as I have just
launched into the world--se must conimence in a v°l
economical way—but I think by kindness and behaving
at hon3o
as a husband should do I shall retain that strong love
she now has for me. I cannot at first take her to sob
home as she deserves, for she is the kindest, sifeetier
ate, and most amiable girl in the world, but I hope 31;
industry sad perseverauce to make her happYydli, Yee%
be so kind te send me an answer, but address it to Raw-
-with kind love to mother, fur I hope soon to call bee
so—and except the same from
" Your afiectionate son,
. IlAisla•
Mr. NORTON (to the defendant Well, is it you;
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intention to fulfil your promise to the yowl WO
Defendant (in a drawling tone)—NO, Sir
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circumstances make a great change in feelings all
uii;pasitions.
Mr. NORTON—Yes, I suppose the change took Piaci;
in yours when you succeeded in seducing tbi'Trir„t:
girl, and borrowing the whole of her money. "
are you ? Defendant—l have been brought uP are.
the medical profzs:doe, but I am, at present, s Wetri;
houseman in Wood-street. I don't deny that
child is mine, but the greater part of the
gave back. d de'
This the young woman denied on her oath, and J.
Glared she had not a siogle penny of the 301. retarller,
Mr. NORTON (addressing the defe.ndanl)--lhecf
can be no doubt that you robbed this poor orovl3llo
her virtue, her money (for I call it a robl!ery),ABtict
her honesty, iu refusing to marry her. Your nonuder
has been most heartless, and I shall make an
for the highest amount allowed by Act of Parlit 071st
money
The vrcrthy magistrate also expressed a /I' t for
proceedings would be taken in the County Cour
mei
the payment of the borrowed money, and 31r. G 4
replied he should lose no time in doing !0.

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