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she came mostly alone, and one night the Alder.
.man came alone, when witness asked if any one
else was comine ? and he said Mts. Cox was coming,
but she was with Mr. Kean, or else in his dressing-
room, he could not recollect which ; she afterwards
came from under the stage; she did not come the di-
rect way from Mi. Kean's dressing-room.
Miss Wickstead called by Mr. SCARLETT—IS the
niece of Mr. Cox, and bad lived a him ever since
she was baste (Witness was a good deal affected). Did
not remember a journey with Mr. and Mrs. Cox to
Taunton about eight years ago; but remembered Mrs.
.Cox fainting at the play these, when Mr. Kean was
playing Othello; this wars ten year; ago; her aunt was
in :he stage-box; her fainting interrupted the play,
and her aunt ea-. carried to Mr. Kean's dressing-room;
did not remember the scene; next day her uncle
called and thanked Mr. Kean for his civility ; Mr. Kean
did not call before he left Taunton ; her uncle in-
vited Mr. Kean to his house in London ; had never
seen Mr. Kean before ; her uncle then lived at Wands-
worth ; soon after this they returned to town; at this
time Mrs. Cox seldom went to the play; when Mr.
Kean came to town he called at Wandsworth; soon
after an acquaintance and visiting grew up betwcen
Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Kea'r : they visited for about
three years, but did nut know a teason for disconti-
nuing the acquaintance. Mr. Keati's attentions to
her aunt (Mrs. Cox) were particularly masked, but
not in Mr. Cox's presence: remembered Mr. Kean
running up the terrace at Windsor with Mrs. Cox
in his arms, while Mr. Cox was walking with wit-
ness; did not remember who used to lift Mrs. Cox
across the ditty places in their walks. Mr. Kean
has come very tipsy, when her aunt and the witness
were in bed, but she did not know of her aunt getting
up to him ; he used to come frequently to sup from the-
theatre with her uncle; thiee or four times Mr. Kean
came very tipsy, at three or four in the morning, and
has been sometimes let in ; he laid on the sofa, but had-
no bed pinvided for him till the morning, when he
went to bed ; sometimes he lay all day, while her uncle
was obliged to. attend to his business from ten
in the forenoon till rive in the afternoon; remembers
Sir R. Kenimis being introdeced to the family by Mrs.
Cox's cousin; remembered the story of a lap dog
discovering some one in her aunt's closet; that was
not Sir Rebell; it was twelve yeas s ago ; from that
time that Gentleman ceased to visit ; she, witness,
slept at a distance, and did not hear the dog bark;
witness was aware of an intimacy between Mrs.
Cox and Mr. Kean ; did not know where Mrs. Cox was
living ; Mr. Kean used to sit at table by Mrs. Cox's
side; never beard her uncle object to Mr. Kean's coming
at unseasonable hours of the night ; had heard her un-
cle sly he would make Mrs. Cox an allowance if she
wsuld give up Mr. Watmore; this was five months
ago, and the allowance was what Mts. Cox had
asked; she did not know if he bad told Mrs. Cox that
he would give her what she asked, if she would give
up Watmore.
Cross-examined.—Mr. Watmore visited Mr. Cox's
house, as paying his addresses to witness, For thiee or
four months. Witness never saw a more affectionate
husband than Mr. Cox, and she believed his affection
continued to the last. Witness never gave bins the
slightest hint of this intimacy, though she was aware of
it. Elie did not disclose it, because •he was very fond
of Mis. Cox, and would not have believed witness, if
she had told him.
Re-examined.— Her uncle was infatuated abort this
woman; she could make him believe what she pleased,
and knew she could. Years ago she was satisfied an
improper intimacy existed. Mr. Cox. was so fond of
his home, that he came home always early.
James Parker examined by Mr. BILOUGIIAM..— I have lived as
servant with Mr. Cox fur eleven years ; I do not recollect having
any disturbance about a lap-dog ; during an the time I lived with
Alr. Cox, he and his wife lived very happily, as fat as I could see;
I knew Mr. Watmore; I brought letters to him from Mrs. Cox;
I told my master, and gut one letter for him; after this my mis-
tress remained in the house, and master went away, and remained
away till Mrs. Cox left the house.
Daniel liendley, a door-keeper:• at Drury-lane, has often seen
Alt. and 'Mrs. Cox; saw them walking together in the month of
June last; gave her the wall in palish); ; this was between eleven
and twelve o'clock in the day.
Crass-examined.—l live in Illungerford-market. I saw Air.
and Mrs. Cox walk.together in the open day, before all the world—
any one could have seen them. I cannot tell her complexion, as she
bad a veil on. I have often seen her at the Theatre.
James Parker, (a man of colour) was recalled, to state the size Alf
'Qrs. ('ox ; and he said she was a good size, about as tall as himself.
Mr. COMMON StRJEANT." Not of the same colour, I bore."
Mr. COMMON SERJEANT, in reply, contended tnat no-
thing had been offered in evidence to weaken the case he
had stated to the Jury. From the fist to the last, the
conduct of Mr. Cox was what that of any man of ho-
nour should be. The discovery of Mr. Watmore's
- affair threw light upon the whole subject, and the
inquiry led to the painful disclosutes of this day.—
Mr. Cox had acted the part of a humane man as well
• as a man of sense. Upon finding his dishonour, he left
his house ; his wife remained therefor a week, and then
swas settled in Norfolk-street, where she now resided.
A great deal was said about collusion, but where was
it proved ? He undertook to say, nowhere, Mr. Cox
was not altogether blameless, for, if he had been active
and diligent, this injury might not have taken place.—
'That there was great negligence on the part of the
plaintiff, he (Mr. Denman) would not deny ; but not
such negligence as to justify the slightest inference of
any cclin-ein. The plaintiff did riot seek for money,
but-to vindicate hi, character; lie did not call for large
damages, but for such an award as wa, due to iend-
s'i• p violated—to abused confidence, and the total loss
of an object of long and fond affection.
The LC•RD Clime Armee recapitulated the leading
points of the evidence to the Jury, and left it to them to
say; if a criminal intercourse had been [moved ; for if it
had, and no blame 'was imputable to the plaintiff, then
he was entitled to their verdict. They would next have
to consider what had beets rroved in the defence, and
ascertain if the proof of carelessness amounted to what
was stated as connivance. If there were connivance on
the part of the plaintiff, he could not be entitled to a
vrdict ; for if a man look quietly on at his own dis-
honour, he ca isnot comeinto a Court of Justice and look
for a separation in damages. Besides the charge of
connivance, it was urged tut the deleuce, that the negli-
gence of the plaintiff was gloss in the extienie, even
alter he had quite eneugis to excite the surprise of
any reason:o)le Iran. Negligence was not denied on
the part of the plaintiff; but it was insisted that it was
not a guilty negligence, and of that, as going to reduce
the damages, the Jury were the best judges. Another
point was raised for the defence, namely, that the plain-
tiff was seen walking with his wife its the month of June
last, and that was also offered with a view to reduce the,
damages. But it appeared to him that the witness
might have been mistaken ; for certainly the letter of
the defendant, dated the 6th January, taken together