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vISI PRIUS COURT

-THIS DAY

Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.
IMPORTANT TO ATTORNEYS

UILDING SOCIETY V. CURRY AND STATHAM.
klexander Neilson,
Society, for the recovery
Society on mortgage to Charles
respectable attorneys in this
ion acted as attorneys to the

) the Cr

s and Crompton were counsel for th

- for the defendants.
great length on both sides, the
ing up at a quarter to three o'clock ;
g gone at some length into the evidence
aw of the case, the iury consulted and returned

lamages -£1,350

IHE ABDUCTION CASE

xtraordinary case of the abduc-
wned to-day, and the interest

7eater than in any former instance of
ur remembrance. It was first sup-
ags would take place in the Court of
, in which the public business was

assizes ; and immediately on the open-
ush to obtain admission was great, and

the room and the approaches to it
!d. About a quarter past twelve,
less before Mr. Justice Parke having been

)se, in t

court at the Sessions-house,it was
• accommoilation of all parties, to
n's case in the usual Police-court just vaca-
-1 Mr. Rushton, with a view to the ladies then pre-
told them to go to the top of the court
'oors, before he announced the adjourn-
s many of them got over to the other
__ did it become known that the proceed-
lere to be taken, than a general rush was made
1, who soon crowded the'sta;rs, the lobbies, and
tes' room ; and the police-officers in attendance
doors bad some difficulty, when orders were given to
he public, to prevent serious accidents, so great was
h. The curi

)urt ; but no soo,

ty and excitement were extreme, and
derably crushed at the doors. Seats
t the right of the bench for the witnesses ;
s pushing and scrambling, order was
rhe court was densely crowded in every' part.
lose on each side of the bench, we observed

moment

High Sheriff, William Brown, Esq., Thomas Booth,
Li., J. B. Neilson, Esq., Hardman Earle, Esq., together
h a number of ladies, and several of the barristers in their
e Nisi Prius Court. The body of the court
ost part filled with well-dressed individuals. in-
females,—the latter in particular, no doubt,
rn the denouement of the affair, as it occurred

minutes after one o'clock, Mr. Rushton
at on the bench, and inquired of Mr. Snowball if
e ready.

At thir

Mr. Snowball said he was; but that he did not purpose to
11 any more witnesses himself, he having concluded his
se on Thursday, in behalf of Miss Crellin. He suggested
dt Mr. Dowling should examine the witnesses he had brought
)m Gretna, and he, Mr. S., would then examine them.
e did not call them himself, and being solely employed in
half of Miss Crellin, he might object to the evidence of
me of them, as he did not know what they had to say.
lose of them he had seen, he should wish to examine.
Mr. Rushton said, that as attorney for the prosecution in
fof Miss Crellin, Mr. Snowball could not cross-ex-
; witness in that stage of the case, and he must de-
her he would call any witnesses himself
Snowball said that he would
Ir. Rushton

en ordered a female prisoner who had a
'ore been ordered to be committed for trial, on
tealing a watch and some money. On her being
Mr. Rushton, addressing Miss Crellin, said,
;aid, madam, that when you first saw Martin,
as with a female whom he said he WAS to be mar-

in said yes ; but on being asked if she recog-
iar to be the same, she replied that

: female at
-1 not. Th

as then put down.
_e-keeper, at Roby, on the Railway, said,
er a party coming on the 18th March, to go by
the station. The prisoners Quick, Mrs. Clayton,
nd M`Gill were amongst them. The party consisted
ther was Miss Crellin, now behind
to be intoxicated. It was

appeared to rff

.utes before ten in the morning, I asked
was the matter with her. He replied, it was
-,, way she had. He asked witness to book
'selves. Miss Crellin was assisted
age by Jones and M`Gill. He saw Quick the
following. He called me out of the office,
shall want you this week." I inquired
was concerning the party that went
He said that parties that knew
was carried off in the
ne to contradict that. I said that I
)st without employing a substitute,
He said he would send me a

other d

led to s

that she

ire me £2 for my trouble

Grocott here expressed his astonishment at the man-
which the case was conducted in that court, other
,ses being brought up after the case had been closed by
;itimate advisers of the prosecutrix. A. great deal of
ry and zeal had been shown by Mr. Dowling in getting
dence which be (Mr. G.) did not consider necessary
t preliminary stage of the proceedings. He had also
nplain that the magistrate in a manner extremely un-

y put leading questions to the witnesses.
. Snowball claimed to say a word before Mr. Rushton
I. He said he appeared solely for Miss Crellin, and
e saw-witnesses in court whom he was desirous of ex-
ng, as he believed they would be enabled to fix the
on the parties implicated ; but there were others pre-
whom he should not examine, though he trusted he

Tutted to cross-question' them:
n said he would give Mr. Snowball every fa.
stently with the justice of the case. With respect
had been stated by Mr. Grocott, he did not
nter into a controversy respecting the manner in
le case had been conducted by him. He thought
narks might have been spared. The course ha had
was adopted from the fact that when the case was
re him, he had no proof that a felony had'been corn-
the parties carrying off Miss Crellin, to marry or
and he had thought fit to take the mode pursued,
rrive at the truth on that point. The only way
ends of justice could be attained was by getting
-sible of the whole tr ansaction. Whether
---tion or the defensive chose to
e witness or otherwise, would
He should take care that all the
le to collect should be adduced,
, and it was the duty of the corn-
_..,e—who was appointed by the proper au-
-or that purpose—to make dilligent inquiry, and to
forward all the evidence he could obtain bearing on the

iestion th,

ogers continued.—Hodgkinson's house is 500 or
from the station—no other person living at Roby

mined.--Is sure Jones was there. Knew Mr
e, but not M`Gill. Never saw Rogerson before,
old me the other man's name was M`Gill.

, Scud—l am a porter at Parkside sta-
er a train arriving on the 18th March, about
Several passengers alighted, and walked to the
The witness identified Quick, Jones,
Clayton, as of the party. They sat down about
ur in one place, and Miss Crellin with them. Miss
. .

a Statjon

to be in a drunken slate. She asked for a pipe,
noked for about ten minutes, and appeared a
and the'rnan Jones and the Dr. walked out until

game up, when the Dr. wished to see if there was
carriage, and I put them in. The fare was paid by

I.—Th(
ain can