The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-05 00:00:00

ABDUCTION CASE

[The following appeared in a third edition of the STAN-
DARD on Friday.]

CONCLUSION OF THE EVIDENCE THIS DAY.
The case was resumed this day at two o'clock. The court
was again crowded with auditors, curiosity being on tiptoe
to hear the result,—it being fully expected that the proceed-
ings would, at this sitting, be brought to a close. On the
bench, with Mr. Rushton, sat Messrs. H. Horuby, Wm.
Brown, Booth, T. Rathbone, J. Aikin, Joseph Hornby,
Councillors Kilshaw, Cooper, Jordan, and others.
Mr. Rushton enquired of Mr. Grocott whether be pro-
posed to call any witness in behalf of his client, and he said
he did not intend it. To the question, Mr. Davenport also
replied in the negative.
Mr. R. then said that be would not put the names of the
other witnesses who might now be called on the back of the
indictment. It. was necessary that they should be present,
in order to identify the prisoners, or any of them, and such
witnesses might be cross-examined for the prisoners. He
then enquired whether either Mr. Grocott or Mr. Daven-
port were engaged for Duval. They severally replied that
they were not.

An officer came into court and stated that he had been to
Dr. Dryden's,—(examined yesterday,)--and found that gen-
tleman dressed, and lying in bed ; that he stated he was so
ill that he could not attend, and that he had been on the way
to the court but found himself so ill that he was obliged to
return home. He wished witness to request the court to
send a medical gentleman to see him, and certify to his state
of health. Mr. Rushton appeared to be satisfied that Dr. D.
was unable to appear. Considerable delay then took place,
and at a quarter to three the witnesses were brought into court,
and the seven prisoners, who were brought up on the previ-
ous day, were again placed at the bar, with the addition of
George Wm. Duval, who had been taken into custody on
Thursday.

Mr. Rushton addressing Duval, said, he had been taken
into custody in consequence of the evidence affecting him,
which he would read..t.a. him- One of the witnesses could
not attend to-day from illness, but he would have an op-
portunity of cross-examining him on a future occasion.
The other evidence affecting him was that of Miss Crellin
herself, and some others, and these might be cross-ques-
tioned.. Mr. R. then read the evidence of Miss Crellin,
Dr. Dryden, and having completed it, said that it appeared
from it .that he (Duval) had been engaged in the matter from
the commencement, that he was mixed up with it throughout,
and had aided and abetted the other parties in the trans-
action. If he wished to say anything he might do so, but
in doing so, he (the prisoner) must be cautious in what he
should say.

Mr. Ducal declined to say anything at that stage of the
proceedings. _ _

Mr. Rushton then asked Will, with the usual caution,
what he had to say. He declined saying anything. then.
Mr. Quick said the manner in which the prosecution had
been conducted was most unjust and disgraceful towards
him. He had no knowledge of Miss Crellin for more than
six days, nor had not seen her till after she was at St. Paul's
Church. He had no knowledge of her going to Egremont,
and had only gone to Rogerson's to see a sick child. He
considered it very hard that he should be taken and kept in
custody, as he had taken no part in anything improper.
Jones (the man) and Mrs. Jones, his wife. said nothing.
Mrs. Clayton said,—l accompanied Miss Crellin and Mr.
M`Gill to Scotland, at the request of both. 1 went to bed in
the next room on the night of the marriage, as I shall prove
on my trial. I was called up by Miss Crellin in the morning
part. She knocked me up and requested I would come to
her. My door was locked. I put on my clothes and went.
She complained of great pain in her finger from the tight-
ness of the ring. It was much swollen. She requested me
to take it off; and I bathed her hand in cold water,and tried
to take it off, but could not. Her husband asked her to go
back to bed, saying that the swelling would fall before morn-
ing, and he would then take it off. I was never in bed with
them, and what she said on that was ill-founded. The ring
was got off next morning. It was filed off, and a large one
put on. She wore that ring as long as I remained with her—
till we came to Liverpool, and appeared to be quite satisfied.
That is all I have to say respecting the marriage. With
respect to the £2O, I had nothing to do with the transaction.
What it was said I stated to Mr. Dowling is not correct.
The police-officer himself contradicted the statement, and it
was ungentlemanly in Mr. Dowling to bring it up.
Mr. RusHTON asked Mrs. Clayton whether she had any-
thing more to say ?_ _

Mrs. Clayton.—Not anything at present, sir.
Mr Rushton then addressed the prisoner James Dunlevie,
and said that under all the circumstances of the case, and
considering that there was some doubt of his being con-
cerned in the second part of the transaction, namely, the
taking away of Miss Crellin to Gretna Green, he would ad-
mit him to bail. He must enter into his own recognizance
of £lOO and two sureties of £25 each to appear to answer
the charge in that court when called upon, and also into fur-
ther recognizances to answer any indictment that might be
preferred against him.
Mr. Davenport urged, on the part of Mrs. Jones, that she
had acted in this matter under the directions of herhusband.
Mr. Rushton said no bail could be taken for Mrs. Jones,
as she had been proved to have frequently acted distinctly
from her husband.

Mr. Grocott applied on the part of Rogerson, contending
that there was but little difference between his case and that
of Dr. Dryden.

Mr. Rushton said Rogerson could not, under any circum-
stances, be admitted to bail.

Mr. Snowball applied for the immediate committal of the
prisoners.

Mr. Rushton replied that he could not consent to that,
because he thought the prisoners ought to have an opportu-
nity of cross-examining the witnesses before their names
were put on the back of an indictment.

Mr. Grocott reminded the court that the borough sessions
were approaching; they would be held on the 14th.
Mr. Rushton.—l am afraid it will be impossible to commit
them in time for the sessions—if indeed I commit them for
trial there at all.

Mr. Snowball said if they were committed to the sessions
it would be impossible to prepare the case as it ought to be.
Mr. Rushton would not commit them upon any considera-
tion at present. ,

Some conversation then took place between Mr. Rushton
and Mr. Snowball, as to who should prosecute. The Court
saying that the corporation prosecutor must undertake it,
and Mr. Snowball stating that Miss Crellin was anxious that
he should prosecute, especially as he was engaged in taking
proceedings to set aside the alleged marriage. This matter
was eventually settled by Mr. Rushton observing that it
would be easily arranged out of court.

The prisoner Rogerson hereexpressed hisdesire to say a few
Words in the hope of inducing the court to admit hlm to
bail. He said he had never taken the slightest part by way
of advising or planning, in this matter, and that he had al-
ways behaved with the greatest respect towards Miss Crellin.
He had six young children and a wife depending upon him
for support, and unless he were admitted to bail, this cir-
cumstance would be the entire destruction of his family.
Mr. Rushton said he should have thought of his family
before; at present he could not be bailed. The case, how.
'ever, would be further investigated, and if any circumstances
.came out likely to alter his opinion, he would give them his
'best eousideration, but he could make no promise.
Mr. Grocott.—May the prisoners see their friends ?
Mr. Rushton.—l cannot make any such order; but they
`may see their legal advisers.
The prisoners were then remanded till Friday next, at one
Vclock.
The court was crowded to excess during the whole of the
;proceedings.

SEVERE BUT JUST PUNISHMENT—Wm. Whatoff` charged
r'lt the Leicester Assizes with threatening to accuse several
;"Peetable persons of infamous crimes unless they sent him
..1,.7er, was sentenced to transportation for life, the Learned
ge (Williams) justly remarking, that the prisoners offence
c°ol r
elbended the murder of ;character, which to a man ;of
munour .and fine feelings was dearer to him than life.

Te high sheriff f New So-u-th- we lea by the last
lelvi hces ey, has committed suicidern . Pecuniary
uffficulties ape assigned as the reason.
TIIE IRON TRADE.—SOUTH WALES.—Of the 113 fur-
nacese in blast in this district, sixty-one are on full make, and
fifty-one at the reduction of 25 per cent. The average weekly
?hake is not given, but may be taken at eighty-five tons—
tus giving an aggregate make of 6000 tons weekly, or 468,000
os.per annum.