The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-16 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. It.
WALLIS V. IIOCKLEY.
This was an action brought by the Plaintiff, ad
apothecary, residing in Curtain.rosd, near Shore-
ditch, against the Defendant, as 'brother and emu.
tor of Miss flocklay, who died of a pulmuoer,t
consumption in Jul: last, to recover the sum of
3431. I as. 41-3001. the value of a promissory
note passed by the deceased to Plaintiff on Novem-
ber 30, 1817, payable six months after her death a
451. Isv. 6d. for medical attendance, and the rea
minder for medicines supplied doting her illness.--
The defence made was, that the Plaintiff had of right
no demand on the score of the note, as Miss Hockley
was not in possession of her faculties when she drew.
it, end as improper means had been aced by Plaintiff
to Wort it ; that the medicines and attendance had
heels greatly overcherged, and that Picinttif t.ad re•
(wired sufficient remuneration for them by paydrent
of a bill for 501. craw• by deceased in Decombort
181 7, on Detendant, in his favour; and I spasm df
a legacy of 1001. bequeathed him is the will of the
des used.
Miss tleckley's nurse-tender proved, that the
Plaintiff attended her during nine months of her ill•
ness till her death; that his visits were forsqueat by
day and night ; and that he was sometimes übligod to
sit up the whole night.
lu her cross.examiastion she slated, that various
precautions had been taken to prevent the young
lady's injoring herself—the bus of the windows of
her room had been fastened up, test she should throw
herself out. She used to be frequently deliriorts after
her medicines were administered ; she did not know
there ass Any thing improper in the medicines, she
did not know what they were made op of; she be•
!lend Mr. Wallis made professions of love to his
patient, and she was attached to him; thought that
if she recovered they were to be married ; uustetstood
that Mr. Wallis threatened to destroy himself anima
abs engaged to. marry him, and that Bli►s rH. Ina
sometimes alarmed lest he should do go; did u.t
know any thing about the promissory note tillAittat
the body's death. Witness considered the Ludy it►
a dying state for eight months before her dostls.
Doctor Parr was called In to see the Lady about
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THE RING V. OHdELFT.
the befeedant was indicted for perjerp; essituita
ed in an affidavit sworn befit* the Sign* of the , I
Writes for the purpose of arresting the Preffichter;
Ilene Na... 0 The affidavit listed that Moine-Wee
mieheffig I. the Defendant in the seta of ?di fdr Shea
trey pi/; laid eat, sod expended' to are use of lid
Preeemeter ; ebd the circumstanced stated oh dui
*ft of the prosecntino were as fellow i---!Nose! 2
saving come to England in a foreign ship, With tome
ttekagee of shells, pictures, chins jars; and Odin' ..
addles( eispioysti dm Defendant is his Makes to ...
tot his goods ashore aed thistles the Cdsteet-beesio. ..
roe this service, and for eife &reek iii Oeiblident i
:barged 331., end kept beck some *like eri4loloilill the
ground that it see necessary to give siNffstel the .
Cestemshouss ellieele. In partleekr, he ffeteitledi ,
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three china jan. ThiliPresecetot paid Aim WM. 11)e. f :•• • j .•
bet when be athletes, a receipt, end knitted melte-
ing his chills jars the Defendant beat hilt viallstitly.
for this assielt the Defendant bad been Intikted.; e,
and twin Sneered judgment as in cave of a ihririfti
its tbat, *Moe in which he had arrested the Pidralledelt S
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log, the Prosecutor bed in turn sued and recellelindlli .
ettedict'eguinst him flir the arrest in that ectierr; VI
Ming grouodless and malicious. In addi!leur to this,
ing now indicted ill& for °the sake of rob& joltiss.
oil the ground 'of the fists* affidavit with *if* 80
action had been commenced. .' •
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The witnesses called for the prosecution; *:
Iffitieddi
that only about 161. was paid at the Custons-hedees ..
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andlhat the reward for Defendant's servieesc edge. ....,
then with other chirges, could net make up *enlist
321. that had 'beets paid. so that there POPRINCT 041
ground whatever for the addltional.ehargr of M. ' . , .. ~ 2
For the Defendant it was stated, but not TE#.?
clearly Droved, that the•29l. was due for the De. : I
fendeot'e services iwgetting ashore and through Hui 1
Custom-house some bidi and other articles not lei . .. •
defiled.% the former chaegei and for chuigetineurre* . 4..
in a smuggling tsenesetiots tarried en at the seasii
time. It was also laid that the charge, being of this ;:
nature, was one el' the ressoas why the Defendant
had a heerioned his action against the Prosecutor.
The Jury (trend the Defoodetrt—,Guiky.
BRITTON V DAVIS'. ••• ' .
This was an action to recover m•ntey which bad
been placed in the Defendant's b adv,..as a stakea
. bolder, to be paid to the winner *fa wager made opt
a footrace. The defence set up was, that the Plain.a
tiff's own stake had boob paid him,: but that the De-
fendant ...
refused to pay the stake of the loser, because
the race had been what is termed rumors; i. ei one of
the runners had been bribed to lose. The repayteent
of the Plaintiff's stake was proved by a witness who .
was present, at the race; sun she nit that
„he sal
the stake repaid the same night. Iles 49pojtestAiss
ness hieing said he saw the Plaintiff's: stejtta,tenderull
two days after the time at which the *bee with.; al
raid it was paid, the Loaned Judge Left it.toebel
Jury witegair the witsees u he feared the Onedetadflfee
otwhatre been mistaken as to the &eq.-7 •:"
: ;T4. Joey (trued.* verditt for-the Libienvilteil„ •
-e 'COW "anise Anane added, that though he it.
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suffered the oast, to go to them as to Overact- of pap:. .
meet, he .wea very doubtful whether the .Plairatlit
could ,have recant.' ed-st law even his own at "
the stakeholder, foot-races being %Titian UPS'
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of gal Alitit.
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