Star.
London, England, 1806-03-27 00:00:00

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HORSHAM, MARCH 24.
Cara. ADAMS.
Mr. Serant SHAPNIaD, in Hating the circum-1
((knees of this cafe, oblerved that a Counfet required
no apology fog flier:on:illy exciting lion,elf on behalf
of his client, in forlea cafe as the pretest. The ac•
tion was brought fro- one of the mon ferious injuries
that one man could fullain from the hands of another.
If a Defendant was ever In poor, it was no realon
why a Jury &could not give exemplary damages
againfl him, becaufe it was a maxim in law, that he
who could not pay in his purfe mull pay in his per
fon. He had, however, not the cafe here of a De-
fendant who could not afford to pay every farthing
of the damages laid in the prefent record ; he was a
man of gond Jubilance, polleiliug land and hibufes of
his own, betides his Dade mitler. The Plaintiff
was a peifon retiding at Bognor, in this county, and
was the proprietor of two fifhing veirels, with which
he was frequently at lea for days together. Pow
long the criminal intercourfe had fribilfled between
his wife and the Defendant it was not polEble to fay,
but it was probable that it had trilled a long time
before it was difcovered. Thc dilenvery was made
in a manner which would be flirted to them by the
wiinefs who would he called!, who, going to the
bottle of the Plaintiff, uluirved a dog belonging 4ot
the Defendant about the door, and, on finding the
door locked, a thing not of rat, he looked through a I
crevice, and there he law what Inuit be detailed in
evidence, but which was ton difgalling to be repeat.,
ed by hint. For this violation of the peace of the 1
Plaintiff he demanded molt exemplary damages. He
was the littler of fix children by the woman who
bad been thus (educed, and the Defendant hinsfelf,
was alfn a married man, and the tatber of a family,
and had therefore not the plea of headdrnog and
ungovernable paffions, which f imetiroes was urged.
and that a bad exeufe was batter than none at all.—
He would call witneffes to pr,ve the fails, and the
Jury would give what was the fair damages for Cush,
an outrage.
Mary Cohden.proved the,anarriage of the Plaintiff
with his wife, about as years ago : he had fix daugh-
ters, the sada was about 22 years of age. She could
loot (peak as to him, they.lived together, file believed,
!tolerably. happy antil this affair.
On ctofs-examinatit,n,,fhe Laid the „Lady washig.
bellied, when fhe was married, but iheAsew.apcOng
,ofauy constedion between the Plaintits wife egel:a
man of the, name of gray.
.'t
Wm. Jenman fated, that he knew ohs,moosicsio
'his wife, he believed .they lived toloribq Well /to-
,gether. He never beard there wale any
ficiency. .
Wm. Leath deputed, that jug about -Whitruntidek
1804, he was going to Mailer Medwick'sto borrow
;a faw ; he found, the back door fattened. sad Peeing
Adam's dog about the honk. bethought the mailer
was in the houre—looking through a hole made by
knot in the hoarding of the drug, he law. into the
walls bottle, and jolt oppofite was she kitchen duos,,
which flood wide open, fo that he could fee into the
room ; -there be.taw Mrs. Medwick.on a Roo!, and
Matter Adams kneelingbeforeher. Thewitners then
defcribed what enfued, which left ,no doubt of the
fail of the adultery. When the witnefa thought it
would be au astrufion, .and -bad waited theirleifire,
he then knocked with the latch of the door, and lett
them know Come one was there. -He told the Plain-
tiff of this fad . foam months afterwairds, when he had-
employed his lawyer, but laid he was .afraid he midi
give over for*.want of a good winters be thee 14
him know what be could prove. This was the cars
for the Plaintiff.
Mr. asanow, for the dafendaut, fated, that thi4
was thetnoll impudent alines ever brought into
Court of Jullice. He afked the Juty what they would
think of it, when they fhould hear proved that she
plaintiff's wife was one of the molt prodigilte wne,
that this country knew ? That fltedtad; by her hal.
band's own•confelLon, acknowledged to twenty pa.
ramours. with Come of whom the had his leave to
afrociatettio that to a trelpals of this fort the def44n
dant might.fairjy have pleaded s' leave and licence."
But .would it net ft:wife them more to hear, that
this loving F.:topic had agreed-to unite again as loon
as the cattle was over ; and if the Jury were to give
a verdia lest damages to any amount, they were to
celebrate it that night, by throwiv the flocking.
and having all the formalities of a new wedding.—
He would call evidence to prove to the Jury, that
they bad both been to the plaintiff's attorney toge-
ther, to make out evidence again!" the defendant ;
and it would appear that the plaintiff had folicited
his wife to allow him a few indulge:sties, complain-
ing of his long abfbnence ;
,but the, the bait lawyer
of the two, fatd No, not at prefent, they would wait
until the law (nit was over. With relpetl toher con.
due, he would call a gardener, who worked io the
garden at her hufband% and he thould tell them
what her condo& was towards him. She accofted
him one day with .44 Well, John, don't you cuckold
your wife ?" 44 No." raid john.—" What have
not you as inclination for hi" 4, No," Laid John
again. He was clifgufied, and turned away from,
her. If he proved any thing like what was'aated to
"hiM in his brief, he thought the Jury would dijmits
the plaintiff's fait with the cuntempt and difguft
which it merited.

Edward Peachey was called, who Baled, that he
was formerly PatilL Overfeer of the parifli of Bur-
(lead. He recoli:ded when the plaintiff married his
wife ; ilk was then apparently big with child ; but
he had told him that his wife had not had a child ;
Ilk had only snit-carried, and in that cafe no harm
was done.

Mrs. Knight Ilated,that nie had had frequent conver-
Cations with the plaintiff about his wife ; he had told
her that his wife had confacd to him having been
connefled with twenty men ; but he Paid it was not
all known to his neighbours, and he would not re
Indy the names of thole gallants, who were not
known to have been connected with her. This c00n:1.26m
n:1.26m the bad with the plaintiff at the time that
his wife had run away with one Clarke, a fmuggler,
with %Own; fhe was abfent ftr feveral days. She be-
lieved it ended in a fight between the hufband and
Clarke, and had heard ir was agreed between them,
that Clarke was to vifit her as often as he

Amy Wyer Ilated, that the had had converfation
with the plaintiff about his wife ; he confeffed that be
knew of her bad pingt on, but he kept her as a Gcn•
ticusan puts up with a bad_huefe.

• Henry Bridger,St firmer at Pagenh:tm ,(fated, that I
on the isth of June I.lt he met the plaintiff and his
wife returning from Chicheller. He fell into con•,
verfatton with them. The plaintiff told him that II
theyhad been to the Lawyer's ..hunt Mader Adams
having to do with his wife. The is itnels adviled
them to remember King Charles's G,flden Rule, and
repeat no grievances." He then Ilated the reit of
the conver Cation, which w is too pr ills to be repeated.
—lt amounted to a lamentation on the part of the
plaintiff, that the Gld woman, his wife, would grant
him no favours till the law-ffsit was over, and they
had got damages againtl Adams. the defendant.—
To which he added, that now he had gone fo tar,
he was determined to go on, and if he did not fur-
ceed, he would run away and leave his family to the
pat ilh.
It appearing, on eras examination, that this was
a refpeflable man, Mr. Serjeant SI4IPHIRD gave up
the cattle, and the plaintiff was—nonfuited.