The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-29 00:00:00

THE ST.

riven to girls toialtiabildrez am. W ..then brought
liquids of another description wilMt I also took. Atter
, this, he asked me bowl was. I told hint 1 bad a 'tick
bead-ach. Ha said, that would be aunt to do me good.
He afterwards brought other medicines of nearly the
same quantity as that which I had first talon. He brought
me three draughts in the whole. The brat and second 1
took; bat I did not take the third. When he hrciught
the third; he told me It would be sure to do me good. 1
said I would take go more, because there had been a see
vent girl of Mr. James's who bud died of poison. He
told me 1 ought to take 15 drops, which was more then
1 bad previously taken. He asked me to return to hiarl
the third medicine ; sod 1 did so, about an hour before
1 left Mr. Mills's service. My mother was at that time
in the house, having come for me. Ha bad told me this
old man informed him that this stuff produced miscast,
nags in a girl half gone with child.
Abe was then cross-examined by. Mr. Psaeson, and
said, in answer to his questions—l did sot intend to de-
stroy a child. I took the mediCines foe the purpose of
producing miscarriage. When I left Sr. Mills, 1 was
live months with child. I left my situation in the begin-
ning of December, and went home to my fatheic 1 told
this story soon after 1 west home—l believe about a week
after. The prisoner was once after at nay father's; my
father and mother Saw him. He was to pay so much a
week till I lay in; 'godliest he gave Me Ns., and told me
to see how long that would last. We never applied to
hint. 1 told this story brat to my aunt, end then to my
mother. They never told the pioneer that if he did not
give them money, they would provost/ him. 1 do not-
know the writing produced in Onset. • I *coup not have
eal
suggested the medicine, for all the sigrld -1 sever asked
any one for drugs. I know a bab. pe nnyroyal,
but 1 know nothing of its effaces:- , r team eaw it. l'
know a woman amid Blio. Notthlll4lMi I never asige
her to give me pennyroyal *till she Amid P. She asked:
what was the matter i I.did sot like te•tell. She told
one there were several things would dont. greed in my si-
tuation. She ass the washerwoman. Sl* told me ionght
to get something; or 1 should be ill. 1141.itsot intend to
take the pennyroyal; 1 *sly asked he* fire it. and she
said she would procure it. I did set intend to take it,
because 1 knew my situation, and she fit) not. I did not
knowit would produce Miscarriage. I Aid not think it
would do me any harm. Ido not know why I suddenly
became so scrupulous. I do not know if she procured the,
herb. 1 never applied either to the prisoner or to Not-
tinghain; each made me the otter. I saw Nottingham
pas* we to day. Having seen her, I will swear 1 did not.
apply to her. The prisoner gave one the 245. about a
fortnight after 1 went home. A few day, after this 1
tier.t to a Magistrate. Whey I received tO money Idid
not tell the prisoner I was going to halve hini appre-
hended. He told me that when that money.was pose,
„he would allow me 2s. a week till I should lie in. bad
.been to a Justice before 1 received the enemy, but I did
oot tell hiM so. My mother went with Me- This was a
day or two before he gave we the money; My mother
was present when he gave use the moseys:" She told him
of the stuff, bat not of the application to, tier Magistrate.
I received the money from him In myloother's pre
sense, and without telling him that vat 191 d been •41. $
`Justice.
Re • ..;
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-examined by Mr. Twiss.—Elia. Notti ham ofterpd
me the pennyroyal, in ignorance of my si tiao ;,1 who
*knew that situation would not take it. I tit the ptisener
that 1 had mentioned the medicines to Mr. I.ewis, who is
an apothecary and a Magistrate. . • ,
The prisoner being called on for his defmce,. dOnte4
iayiog any thing. : .• i,
Elizabeth Nottingham was then called Mr. prtit.
enrc.--Sbe said. I live atlseoreinster,aed It for Alit fa-
ily of Mr. yiuf. I. recollect Elisabeth avies being
discharged in December from their servic A few days
smells

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knew where any pennyroyal was. I dill net know it by
that name. She then told me it was a root OW ore-
ey. She said she wanted it, for bee motheretad tried
every where to get it, as she wanted to boil t_ up with
other herbs. I said it might be bad at Mr.
eer s•—
She begged me to procure it for her. 1 had never advis-
ed her to take it.
Cross•examioed by Mr. Twtss.—We had several con-,
•versations respettinglier illness, in which she always be-
gan. I eatertalned no suspicion of her state, though le
suspected she was unwell. I know the prisoner Grit,
have seen much of him lately. I first told what
I have said to-day to Mrs. Fraser, whom I asked for the
root. I understand nothing of herbs, and knew nothing
of pennyroyal.
Re-examnied by Mr. PLARSQN.-1 took the roots to
Mr. Mills's on the Saturday, and found that the pri-
soner was gone. I then iofortned Mrs. Clark, the house-.
keeper of Mr. Mills. °I positively swear that Elizabeth
Davies fiest applied to me, not 1 to her.
Mr. Mills, wbo was the prisoner's master, and in whose
service he had lived for two years and a half, gait him.
the character of an honest, sober, and industrious man,
and knew nothing against bis humanity. Mr. Frede-
rick Harris also gave him a good character, and said
'he never used the • horses ill which he managed as
groom. Mr. William Barnett also gave him a geed
character.
Mr. Serjeant BosittettUET summed up the evidence,
and observed, that no person from whom the prisoner
bought drugs, was called to confirm the statement of the
.young woman. The case rested on her testimony alone;
and it would be for the Jury to say whether, taking into
consideration the evidence of Nottingham, they were so-
satisfied of its truth,as to entertain no doubt of theiguilt of
the prisoner.
The Jnry deliberated some time, and then said, they
were akreed but one man, and he was not satisfied.
The Learned SFROILAN'T told diem, that he could bear,
pothing but a verdict founded on the agreement of,
them all, and advised them to retire.
The Jury consulted some time longer, and tlw fore-
man said,—" We all find him guilty—guilty of adminis-
tering the stuff." •
The Learned S,ao*ANT explained to them that this
was no verdict. It was not enough to constitullitsnilt
that the prisoner gave medicine to the proseeetor,
but be must have done it with intention to produce
miscarriage.
The Jury consulted again, and returned a verdict of
--Not guilty.
YORK ASSIZS.—Itosz v. Wttson.
This was an action for false imprisonment. The de-
Nndaut keeps a public-house 'at Salford, near Manches-
ter, and on the preceding Christmas-day last bad compa-
ny in his house till very late hours. The plaintiff was
among the rest, and he and a companion left the house
together, about three o'clock on the morning of Christ-
mas-day, and after sauntering about the streets for an
hour, returned at four o'clock. They left the house by'
the•frout door, and at the instance of the landlord, and
they came back, it seems, by the hack door. The de-
fendant insisted that they bad broken in at the door, and
requested they would immediately take their departure.
This they declined doing. The landlord cattalo a rou-
st ible, and, he carried the plaintiff to the New Bailey
Prison, in Manchester, where lie remained in confine-
ment over the whole of Christmas-day,aud till this middle
of the day following.
For the defence, Mr. SCARLIITT contended that the
constable, and not the present defendant, was amenable.
But his Lordship was of opinion that Wilson was at least
aiding and assisting the constable, and directed the Jury
to find a verdict fur the plaintiff, aud-coutine their atten-
tion to the question of damages.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages
forty shillings.