The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-17 00:00:00

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Major, and deft he had said he showed it to Major
Brow.. Won he did to witness; and that about that
COUNTY hiCYO Meting. lime, the Major wa leaving the country, and gain(
cutlet-11 1.10/11M //1110 [BALD, E.() 41,1717 F ;to England; sedan admitted that the wholes of the
meanie• titan, t•e , PAYISASTII: tat DU/GOONS, time, from the Defendant's first introdedien to
ItE NT. I Plaintiff's wife at Oakland, io July last, until he
'lbis itinerating caner, which has excited mock at. was forbidden the house in August Isat, ON the dls-
tentinn in this count,, was on Monday !said before coney of the criminal iatercarse, wets a period of
Jake J•thrion. His Lordship took his root on the only five weeks, or thereabouts; that there were
11.•itrk soon •tter nits* o'dork, and inuadiesely pre_ wooly sit visits paid by Defendant at Oakland and
aided •Mt the trial, slack continued lentil about Cherieville (the residence of the witness) taken IM
"9'P *Yea os thefelloeilog asorniug, whin Ilse Jury, ;tabor; that the first visit was on his being hire.
which was Special, wired. dead by Major Brows, and lasted only shoot
Mr. hlscat opened the pleadings.—Dimages laid an hoer, or an hoer and a half; sod that Mrs.
at ‘20,(04. Filsyrold and Defendasit had no private canner
Mr. roam,' elated the caes'• soden at the time; that the neat visit was paid
After the proof of the marriage which look place Si Chariaille, where whims and her husbeed
at Jitter. in 1811. had invited Defendant In dine; and that Defendant
Alta Kinn., the sister of On Plaintiff ewe wife did not sleep there; bat that he conversed a greet
of Pat. Kirwan, Esq.. of Charleville, was needed deal with the Plaintiff's wife in the druid...room ;
by Mr. O'ComigaLL. She proved that the Plaintiff this visit weediest sit days after the introduction at
and his wife had lived within a sheet mile of her rya. Oakland ; that the third visit was at site distance of
dace, at Charieville, almost ever since their arrival five or sit days, and was a visit to Oakland, where
in Ireland, after ad/ marriage; aid that daring the Defendant came. accompanied by the two Miss
ethos; of that time, the Plaintiff had been a must af. I Browns ; that slams was else there and that et
fectiunale husband, and that she had
any thing improper In thecondat of Mts. Fitzgerald a shod time together in the shrobbety ; that Use neat
ielliflh her husband, but, en the contrary, she had visit was •t a distance of about • week ; and that at
behaved as a good wife sad as statement, mother. one visit to Oakland, towards the end of the pried.
snail the arrival of the Defendant in the neighbour. I he had slept two nights then, and that the last of
liod, and his introduction to the family. She then the sit visits was paid at witness's hone shoot six or
gave so account of die former intimary of the Dr. saes is the morning, whew Defendeut came to *iv,
fendant with her father, in the year 1704 ; that her l tinge further information ea the subject of Mrs. Fitz-
father, who was a mon of remarkable &gaily sad getelti's resolution to quit her hssband and family ;
penetration, had had the highest opinion of tiee Dr. I she admitted that &ally after the walk in the slants.
Galant as an honourable and worthy man ; that the betry, DefendaM had spoken roefidentially to wit.
Defendant bad conferred some pecuniary obligations nets, sod said Implemented to find that Plaintiff had
no her father, and that open the Defendant's arrival not married happily ; that he then mentioned to alt.
at Radiofoto., is July last, be was again received into ems, that Mrs. Fiftyfold had calmed to him all
the family as the old and doer hired of their father, I her errors as to Mr. George Kirwan, Charles
and ins admitted to the most enbeeeded confidence, gyred, and Major Brown ; that he informed her Mrs.
just as if he had himself been the father of Plaintiff Fitzgerald was remelted to quit her busload and dal-
lied herself; that seen after his inistadatios he ap. drat, and to go to Elegised. anti that she had eta
peared to have acquired a complete contrail and as. I proposed to go to him to Ballinrobe, sad reviewed
auditory ever Mrs. Fitzgerald ; and that from that him to give her money to enable her to do so, but
time she became sulky and discontented ; that the that be hoped witness did not consider him coxcomb
Plaintiff and herself cowshed Defendant upon this enough to seppae that it was for any personal at-
*Ojai in the most ennierved and confidential man. gala/net to him that she made the proposal ; that he
tier ; bet she was convinced he abused that confidence; ! was convinced die only wanted to make hint a step.
and that from the Iva visit be paid at Plaintiff's Imes., ping stone to the regiment ; and that Defendant then
be formed the plan of seducing Mts. Fitzgerald ; and welted the necessity of a separation bet seen Plaintiff
she mentioned as a proof of this, a very remarkable and his wife, and that some halo provision should
amain, seal by him at that first interview, at ;be made for her by way of annuity, to keep her Irani
which Plaintiff and his wife, and sheen and her Ins- utter ruin ; for that he was persuaded alto would go
basil, and also Major Edw. Brown, were primal epos the town if she went to London without some
when Captain Kier sod the other visitors were about such provision; that vainest, when Defendant told
taking leave, Captain Kerr observed, that this delight. her what Mrs. Fitzgerald had emanate!, mentioned
hi tree. pet him in mind of Paradise—" Yoe," said I to him the circumstances respecting Gary Kirwan ;
be to Captain Fitzgerald, " are Adam ; yes," to hut did not mention those connected with Charles
Met. Fitzgerald, " ate Eve; and Moja ikowe here. Fitzgerald, but heard him in silence; that when De.
is the Devil." ' feudal talked with witness on the subject of Mrs.
Mr. WALLACt ttttt .exasnined this Lady.—The Fitzgerald's misconduct, every thing abide wittiest
closs•essuileatiou lasted neatly three hours, and it. I said to him respecting Mrs. Fitzgerald cestai..ly had
greeted from her the following very extraordinary a nadency to confirm him in the opinion he avowed
and curious detail :—She admitted that Plaintiff had 'of ber (Mrs. Fitzgerald). that she was a very bad
Wieland her that he and his wife, previous to their woman. She admitted that Defendant had cooleguni.
lionise, had gone aloe, to the Clergyman to marry cased to her (witness) what passed between Mrs.
them; that the Clergyman bad eefesed to marry Fitzgerald and him, as to her eesoletion to elope,
them, melees they cam* accompanied by some other . sodas to her confessions ; and if it were not for what
persona; and that accordingly thee west away, sod followed, Ike would have thought that all tint was
refereed gene limo after, bet on the semi night, ac.. done by the Defendant wee quite consistent with the
eampanied by ether persons, and were then married; opinion which witness's father had enterteioed of
she understood that Away afterwards Plaintiff and Defeetiont, of his bring an honourable man. She
big site cams to London, and then Plaintiff left his said, that on nee of the two days that Defendant
vise is. lodging', and went to attend his stalkss in had passed a! Oakland, the Plaintiff and Defendant
the Military College; that in anon time atterwaeds had dined at Charleville, Mrs. Fitzgerald hating
they came as Dublin, and Plaintiff seat off his wife remained at home. and that Defendant had informed
untie in the canal boat to Tolima*, on bet way to • her that Plaintiff, no their way back to Oakland,
hi, fiends in the annoy of Mayo; that she hop. ! had requested of Defendant to intercede with his
posed to sad, by evident, a female acqesiotaceie wife, to indict her to maks op with witness,
tie boat, otherwise she would ban had this journey i with whom she had quarrelled; that on returning,
Si' rattan unprotected, veal sem friend, to whom they found that Mrs. Fitzgerald was is bed, and
vita', had written, should man her ; witness knew I that Plaintiff requested Defendant to go into the
the late Mr. George Hiram, who died a short time i bed.rooni to speak to her ; that Defendant consented,
auce ; there had bees a report, which witness be. j but witness only understood he wad to the doer of
Inn& that about far years and a half or fiat years I the bed- roomood could not say is hailer that was not I
since, Mrs. Fingeralsi and Mr. George Kirwan I every extraordinary siteation incorrect:l a mediation
Nail some improper intricate* together ; the re- in ; thought it maid have been very eztraerdiary
pest bad reached the Plniostiff's ear and nitwits's, lead improper if be had been actually sent into her
and tailings believed then were improper animations bed.naeet alone ; bet Plaintiff, ended the family had
and flirtations between Mr. G. Kirwan and Mra. ! the sternest confidence in Defeatist, and lied
ninesald ; that so far fad the suspicions on that him as they would a father. The last dad of Da. t
subject gone, they Mr. P. Kitson, witness's heshand, (admit to (Amityville was at 'ix or seven o'clock le
had got up at night to watch Mrs. F.; witness and • the morning, when he tithed the mimes, and her hes-
her imaged left the house nest day, or in a very band; and when they time down, talked to them la
chart time, and therefore Mr. P. Kirwan did not watch i gnat sorrow of the filed resolution of Mrs. Fitz.
again; suspicions had gone se far as to Mrs. Fits. I gerald to go away, Kr. In conversation with sit. I
geralsi's impropriety of conduct with respect to her nese, Defendant said, he wondered how there could
verfesynndence by letters, that her drawers bad been be suck indecision as there was in the family on such
searchefl;andarserstardePlaintif also searched her prr. a *abject; that in Scotland they would deride in.
son for letters, bat none were found; witness seder. :affinity on a abject which must bring disgrace epee

IRELAND.

*toed that Mrs. Filigreeld had given !sedans= to
Der husband ; and witness being salted for what par-
pose the laudanum was given, she was understood
by the Learned dodge to say, it was for the parpom
spf getting rid of the husband, that she might marry
Mr. George Kirwan, who was a rid* man and mach
more wealthy I hen her husband; but in • few ml-
mitts afterwards witness said she had not intended to
say that the isodsnam was given to pt rid of the
hetbottel, for it way by the Plaintiff dying in the
West Indies that Mrs. Fitagerald looked to pi rid
of her husband, and to marry Mr. George Kirwan;
bring asked, why then was the lathunum given?
She said, she conceived it wai to enable Mrs. Fitz-
gerald mere safely to meet Mr. G. Kirwan; Mr. G.
Kirwan married after this time: and witness ander.

every branch of the family. (The criminal inter-
course of the Defendant was afterwards discovered
by means of a letter frum Mrs. Fitzgerald to De-
fendant, which was intercepted by Plaintiff, and
which he afterwards scut forward to him, to NO what
answer would be sent ; and that en sneers was soot
afterwards, with other letters from Defendant so
Plaintiff, and others of the family; and whew these
letters were discovered, Mts. Fitzgerald confessed to
old Mrs. Rtzgerald, the Plaintiff's mother, the whole
of the criminal intercourse.) At the coaclusion of
her rress-esamination she admitted, that to any b+-
hand who knew loch facts as she had stated of Mrs.
Fitzgerald, lb. less of her would be of very little
I value.
The Plaintiff tt•ao west into evideore to prove the

rtond that it 1034 reported 11.:intitf's wife bed then a
Ihriation with Charles Fortgerald; befitted there had
beet. 'itch ellirtativn, but did not know of any thieg
ern illy criminal between them; believed there had
been such airtatiou as ought i.ot to he between a eto-
dp•t I.ls3cried woman mill a Minisspatii• nun ; witness
81.,1 not I.ear iv repot t of sot thing criminal between
I wife end Aliijnr Brno•; bet on a nose
I ring produced to her hy Mr. %Vallee', she admitted
ii was and that it bad been
'linen In her by the Befetidant : it was a ante ad.
iliettini In Major Brown, and Middle' to a former
iiitqcourse between ber mad him ; wiioess admitted,
sin reading this note, that she had no doubt the,. had
been retiring and improper intimacy let wee') Nlajtir
ltso•tt and Mrs. Fitzger•lrl; she admitted that De-
-1 hail !Jun n her t. is nos at the time lie re-
...it,d i; facto 3i.,. fi•zgera:d, to give it t• the

set of crimistaliry, and for this impose prod ored the
butler and two female secants. The hailer said he
bud axed a ladder to the windows of his mistress's
bed-room, for the purpose of cleaning the win lowa
according to the directions he had received some
time before; the ladder was too low to reach the
window stool, hot be placed it under it ; the lower
pants of the window were of wood, but, standing en
he upper rang of the ladder, he saw in, and NM 11.
Defendant sod hi' mistress in the twd-room : i.e said
he ran dawn to bring pp one of the women 88888 nto,
and made her also go op the ladder, but he wont first
'•sid the woman stood under him, and when that we.
Iman went down, be deired the ether woman to go
op, which she did.
I Counsel fur the Plaintiff then proderrd a dragoon
to show that four letters were sent be Defeedanr, by
this dtagoot, to Mina's lame, °near obi:11 wet

net directed, nor dated, nor Giggled ; bet Ilse drs
goon was directed to denser it into Mrs. Futter.ld's
owe hood, or Wog it back. This, hewers?, by oils-
kw did but JP, bet handed it to the Plsintiff.—
This letter, in the form of • note, was proved to be
la the Defoodent's band-writing, sod by the roe-
tests of it, plsiely *hewed it was intended for Mrs.
Fitzgerald; it did net motels any direct •Itssion to
soy crimieil act with her, bet was written in a tone
of high authority, enquiring implicit obedience to
his directions, evdeeing Me set to teeters a step
from her Ammo till oho bad bisdimretiotos, or that he
*mild have dose with her dor WNW, directing her,
however, to send whatever climb's aka did met west
by • emits whom she could rely Ise to Hollinrobe,
blasting her for beieg governed only by her pas-
sines, saying that he was thinking coatismally of her,
end what was better for her, though Ise bad little
doubt she was laughing in her stem at him for sop-
posiog he was en object of Mistimes. to how, sod
bidding her to meet biro at a particular time, sod net
lobe afraid if he should appear to be Isle, as be • Geld
cerisinly be with her.
At between ten end elites o'clock, Mr. WAL.
LACE rose to Mk, observatimis es the case thus made
for the Plaintiff, which be said he now took to be
folly ripe for the decision of a Jury open the evi-
dence of the raisin! himself.

The Jetty having cherged the Jury, they retired,
end remained esti! 10 o'clock the nett etorsios,
teflon the, returned • verdict for the l'iaistilf for
1 SL:Ol. damage,.