The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-26 00:00:00

IHE TRIAL OF MADAME RACHEL•

THE VERDICT.
The jury at a few minutes past 8 o'clock retired
to consider their verdict, and, after an absence of $
quarter of an hour, returned into court. On being
asked whether they found the prisoner guilty or no
guilty,
The Foreman said it was the unanimous opinion
of the jury that she was guilty.
The Clerk of the Arraigns—And that is the opi-
nion of you all ?

The Foreman—Yes.
The prisoner then rose from her seat and ar
proached the edge of the dock. Addressing the
Commissioner, she said—My Lord,—Will Pt/
allow me to speak one word ? May I request Mr'
Roberts to hand in the affidavit sworn to by
Haynes?
The Commissioner assented, and the document
was produced by the solicitor for the defence.
The Prisoner—l must ask your lordship kindjf
to read it.
The Commissioner—Yes, if you wish it. 0!
read it, accordingly, but not aloud.) Do you wan;
me to read this French letter as well? I have read
the affidavit and the other letters.
The Prisoner—Will your Lordship read it aloud?
The Commissioner—That I cannot do.
The Prisoner—lt is a sworn affidavit, my lord.
The Commissioner—That it may be, but it has
no reference to the matter in hand.
The Prisoner—He swears, my lord, that 101 3
poor distressed woman in his evidence, and not able
to pay my rent. Now he swears that lam a rich
woman. Then he swears that I have received the
money, but, my lord, I never had the £5OO. lier
paper she purchased in Bond-street, where I Pit"
chased mine. There she is, ask her. I have been
defended by most able counsel, and I have nothing
to complain of. They have done all in their power
for their client. I have only to thank the gentle-
men who have defended me. Far be it from me to
make any speech or to create any sensation, but
that which is known as the Bond-street mysterY
will remain a Bond-street mystery still. Pass the
sentence upon me if you please.
The Commissioner then said—The jury by
their verdict have found that you obtained
from Mrs. Borrodaile by false pretences verY
large sums of money. They have believed the
story, the theory, that has been 'put before theni
by the prosecution. They have arrived at the
conclusion, upon the evidence laid before thein_f
that Mrs. Borrodaile first addressed herself to VI
in May, 1866, and that you, under the pretence
effecting a marriage between her and Lord Bane-
lagh, obtained from her large sums of ra°lle4.)ri
thousands of pounds, together with jewellry, 1
3,"e'
lace, and goods of various kinds, which you had
duced her to buy for her marriage. I do 130 t re-
duced
collect any case in which the obtaining move hag
false pretences, at all times a serious crime, hie
presented more aggravating features than this.
foolish and misguided woman trusted herself u,130
tirely in your hands, and I do not think thats'yo
language of the prosecution, now that the jell bfor,
decided upon the facts, was at all uncalled 00
You pillaged her of everything she had, Y°llllbet
left her with nothing except the pension virbic',
husband gained. All the rest of her propert.T;ge
fear, is irretrievably gone, and to a very di
amount ; and then when she found herself
nd
in
_ea
culties as to paying for the very goods you heed
culties
her to buy, you came down upon her raerc
and was the means of shutting her up in Prison .0
to
cannot conceive, now that the jury have
the conclusion they have, any case of 01;4° ring
money by false pretences which is more aggra? the
in its nature than this one, either as regards the
length of time which the fraud was carried 013090
means by which it was effected, or the re sop
which have attended it. Mrs. Borrodaile, r
elf
intrusted herself to you, and now she finds hnoaed
little better than a pauper. She has been el, 'coe.•
to the public gaze—l will not say to the fohliegition
tempt, but certainly to public pity. Her Pc; and
in society has been destroyed to some e%ten 'tract
the case has been described as " a Boa's .v
h tit 1
mystery." But there is now no mysterY ar-cAjoari
all the mystery has been dispelled by the o" joy
exercise of common sense on the part of the oit
who have so patiently listened to the evidences elf
hg
proceeded. Mrs. Borrodaile not only finds Ater,
in the position I have mentioned, but her d 31.108 iS
who might have looked forward to some forte
entirely dependent upon her relatives. E'verole lot°
ling which should have come to her has ge set o
your hands. First of all, you attempted towo
a pretence that you had in reality paid
£2,700. The jury have found that this Who 0611
part of the fraud and untrue; then, what W _bbivg
worse, as the jury must have seen, after I'i/cod
this woman of all her property, you cell° ,t
th`b r
she
scheme to blast her character by saY a awn '
ar3
bad been spending her money upon a P
taiall shad
The jury have negatived that also. cer
rogor
not be doing my duty to society if I pal ne!tir
to observations which may be made as to
ld he
this s
all
tion, your age, or your family. I fib° oeolo
worthy to sit here if I did not mark your the 0.13,d
some severity. I must pass upon you. kept
sentence of the law,which is that you be
penal servitude for five years.