The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BlGAMY.—Richardby Mb-
bert, aged 42, a wine-cooper, was brought before Mr. Broderip
for final examination, charged with bigamy.
Mr. Pelham defended the prisoner, an account of whose re-
markable career, and evidence adduced on the first examina-
tion, was stated in The Sun of Friday last. It has since trans-
pired that the woman to whom he was united in New York,
about the year 1830, and whom he afterwards deserted and
came to England, has since married again, and was in London
in April, 1844, when she heard that her husband had been
married to two wives in England, and both were living. She
returned to New York immediately afterwards, where she is
still rending.
Yesterday the first wife, married in England, was again in
attendance. She is a very lady-like and accomplished woman,
only 28 years of age, and has borne the prisoner one son, now
aged four years. She left the prisoner in 1843, in consequence
of his barbarous usage of her. In a short time afterwards he
attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat, and was con-
veyed to St. Bartholomew's Ilosiital, where he remained
for three months before he was cured. On his recovery he paid
his addresses to a young female named Ann Biles, who is now
only twenty years of age, and to whom he was married on the
21st of January, 1844, at Whitechapel church. Yesterday, on
the prisoner being placed in the dock, much curiosity was ma-
nifested to obtain a sight of him. Ile is a very remarkable man,
with a thin face, sallow complexion, and immense bushy
whiskers. quite black, and nearly concealing his face. In Oc-
tube r, 1841, t,e was tried at the Old Bailey for destroying his
mother's will, and acquitted.
'the first nitness called was Joseph Brown, an elderly man,
who said he was a carman, and lived at No. 19, Samuel-street,
St. George's-in-the-East. He was present at the prisoner's
marriage at Whi•echapel Church, in January, 1844, but he did
not know the name of the woman, and he only knew the pri-
soner by sight.
Mr. BRODERIP—Is the woman present ? Wilson, 230 K,

who conducted the case, replied in the negative ; and stated
that since the last examination he had compared the certificate
of the marriage of the prisoner to Emma Hoy, at St. Luicti's
Church, Old-street, on the 30th of October, 1836, with the
register book of marriars, and found it to be a correct copy.

The first wife was now pi esent.
Mr. BitODERIP said he must treat her as the first and lawful
wife, in the absence of any proof of the American marriage,
and ke could not receive her testimony.
`Wilson said that when he called upon the last witness, he said
the maiden name of the se.:ond wife was Ann Biles.
Mr. BRODERIP—I thought he was keeping back something.
[kw he connected with the prisoner? Wilson—lie is car-
man to the firm (Barclay and Friends) to whom the prisoner
is coo; er and foreman. lie also informed me that the wedding
was kept at his house.
Mr. BRORERIP called Brown up, and asked him if that was
so? Brown—Eh? Fm hard of hearing.
Mr. BKODERIP (loudly)—Did you not tell the officer the
name of the woman was Ann Biles, and that the wedding din-
ner took place in your house ? Brown—No, Sir ; they did not
dine at all at our house on the wedding day.
Mrs. liroan, who was examined last week, here lifted up her
hands and exclaimed, " Oh what a story ; he has forgotten it
all ; they did dine with us."
Mr. Bitooxitse—Where did they dine Mr. Brown? Brown
—I don't know. They never dined at our house; they only
tea'd.

Mr. BrtonEttle—Don't you know the woman's name was
n Biles ? Brown—l never heard it before—what is it ?
(Laughter. )
Mr. BRODERIP—That is no answer. Did you not tell the
officer her name was Ann Biles? Brown—l never told the
officer so.

Wilson—He told me her name was Ann Biles, that the
wedding dinner took place at his house, and that the prisoner
made a speech to the guests after dinner, and advised all the
young men and women to do exactly as he had done, and get
married as fast as they could.—(Loud lauethter.)
Mr. Btton F. R I r—Did you tell that to the officer? Brown—
How could I.

Mr. Bitoontte—What do you mean by this prevarication,
and putting a question to me instead of answering one ? Brown
—Well then, I never did.
Mr. BitooEttle— Did you ever visit them after the mar-
riage?—Once or twice, or so.
Mr. 13nonExtr—Stand down, sir. The truth will be got

out of you in another place.
Brown left the witness box and was retreating towards the
door, when Mr. f3roderip ordered him to be stopped, and said
he was not to go yet. Wilson said he saw the second wife Ann
Biles, on the evening of the 27th ult., when he apprehended
the prism er ; and a man living in the same house was asked
by Hibbert to keep her back and not let her appear against
him, and the mon said it was all rigl t, she should not come.
He had reasons tu believe slie was kept out of the way.
Mr. BRODERIP—And Brown is carman to the firm ?
Wilson Sir, and on intimate terms with the prisoner.
They had frequently visited each other.
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