The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN:

DUBLIN• POLICE.

MARRIAGE ACT.

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FRAUDS IN THE RUTTED TRADE.

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Tan Howet-Mdow PERFORIIRD Aft A FARCE.—Yee
tealay a very pretty young woman; who stated her name
to be Anne HaMerin. applied to the Magistrates of the
Heal-Police Office tp compel Thomas Baldwin, who she
alleged was her husband, to grant her a restitution of
conjugal rights, he having married her, supposing she
hail live or six pounds in money, and haying quitted tier
the morning after the marriage. A woman named Eli
zabeth Cori., wee produced as a witness on the part of
the "young and blooming bride;" this witness stated,
that TOM Baldwin was sober at the time of the marriage,
and that he asked this witness if any thing hail route
against Anne since she bad a child by Toni Gaffney.
She further stated, that it was she (the witness) who
called on Anne the night previous to the marriage, and
that they all went to a public-house in the neighbour-
hood of Whitefriaastreet, where they had some drink;
that Tom Baldwin did not sleep with Anne that night,
in alleged by him, for that she (Anne) lay with the wit
mess, and Tom lay with witness's brother-in-law; tiny in
the morning witness said to Tom, "Tom, I would a !
trite Yon to look before yon kite. aml not to tie a knot
with your tongue that you can't untie with your teeth ;"
and that after this they went off and got married. After
they bad been married, witness said to Baldwin, that
" he might leave her (Anne) if he like!, as they did not
co-bahlt together, and she was nothing the worse,"
" No," lays TOW, " if she was the parson's danghter
I'd keep her; I would not exchange her for a woman
with a hundred pounds!"
Some witnesses on the part of Mr. Thomas Baldwin
stated, that it was a man named Dinnin who married
them, and that he was neither a Priest nor a Minister,
but a Schoolmaster.—The Magistrates conceiving that
they bad not any jnrisiliction to act in the transaction,
dismissed the complaint.
ASS:Ma ON A &MP AND 015 MRS.—A Sweep,
named Andrew Behan, yesterday applied to the Magis-
trates of the Heal Police-Office, to lodge informations
against a man named John M'Daniel, for having coin-
mitted a violent assault on him on Saturday last, at
Liberty-lane; but it was taking too great a liberty to
lean so hard on him. Jane Behan, the Sweep's lady,
deposal that JOllO M' Daniel struck them both on the
head with a stick, and that, " he swore he would finish
the Sweep and the Sweep's w—"
Ellen Delany, who appeared as a witness on the part
of the Sweepers, stated, that "she herself was killed
deal. out and out entirely, and that he stabbed her with
a stick in the breast, and thought to drive it down her
throat." " But," said Mrs. Delany. " I know that
Anne Cooper was the cause of all that manslaughter."
111•Danniel, who had been summoned on the day pre-
ceding did not attend. A warrant was consequently
male out for his apprehension. Anne Cooper, the
Helen who caused this war, was in custody, she appeared
to look on the Trio with much indifference, anti there
was a mingled expression of scorn and pleasure in her
eye, as it wandered from the bruised and bandaged heal
of sooty to that of his wife, both of whom exhibited
bloody proofs of the prowess of M'Daniel.
Anne Cooper was hound over to keep the peace, and
having produced her bail, " modestly withdrew."
A young Cote and as old Goat, were the only pri-
soners taken into custody. by the Patrole ofJames's.
office, on Monday night. 'they were found stray-
ing, and were left at livery.
A man named John Gilroy, was charged at Usher's-
quay Police-office,oll Monday, with indecently exposing
his person in the streets. Gilroy is a Scotchman ; he
produced a discharge from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to
whklrregitnent he said he bad belonged. Ile has been
committed to take his trial for the offence at the Ses-
sions. ll'e trust that this will act as a warning to a
person of respectable connexions, who is in the habit of
indecently insulting females in the Arcade, and whet
places of public resort which he frequents.

TO TUE EDITOR OP THE DVISLIN MORVINt. POST.

Sin —On behalf of Denis Aloaney, you are requested
to give the following expl Ination, in refniation of the
statement which appeared in your paper of Monday lait,
under the above heading :

It is true he was summoned to appear on Priday last
before the Lord Mayor. on an alleged complaint against
him, but when he attended. there was no information or
complaint whatever before his Lordship t of course the
matter terminated. He was then turned into a witness,
and on the spot was served with a summons, to appear
at four o'clock next dad•, " t. gire evidence tinder the
provisions of the sereral Batter Acts in jiArre in Ire-
land ;" nor was there then, nor is there now, any infor-
mation or complaint to warrant such summons.
lie took the summons to his attorney, (who is answer-
able for this statement) and who advised him it was a
frivolous and ridiculous proceeding. and that he would
be wasting his time in attending its directions ; hence
came the report in your paper of Monday last, in the
shape of proceedings before the Lord Mayor.
October S, 1522.