The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-12 00:00:00

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of the same name.
Cross-examined.—ls sure Jones was there. Knew Mr.
Quick before, but not M 'Gill. Never saw Rogerson before.
Mr. Quick told me the other.man's name was M`Grill.
-w. Eckersley said—l am a porter at Parkside sta-
tion ; remember a train arriving on the 18th March, about
11 o'clock. Several passengers alighted, and walked to the
North Union Station. The witness identified Quick, Jones,
and Mrs. Clayton, as of the party. They sat down about
half an hour in one place, and Miss Crellin with them. Miss
C. appeared to be in a drunken state. She asked for a pipe,
which she smoked for about ten minutes, and appeared a
little faint—and the man Jones and the Dr. walked out until
the train came up, when the Dr. wished to see if there wgs
an empty carriage, and I put them in. The fare was paid by-
Quick.
Cross-examined.—The party was about an hour at Park-
side before the train came up. Miss Crellin seemed to en-
joy her pipe. Had not much trouble to get Miss Crellin
into the coach, but she was 'not very active and cheerful.
Spoke to Miss Crellin. The party had some brandy. She
was able in conversation to address herself to the parties.
Cornelius Whittaker.—l am a porter at Parkside station.
Recollect seeing Quick, Jones, and Mrs. Clayton. Miss
Crellih was there, and was tipsey. Jones produced some
liquor in a glass bottle. I tasted it; it was brandy, and it
seemed very palateable.
Penelope Nichols, wife of the keeper of the Parkside
Railway Station, said,—On the 18th March a party•came to
`he station. Miss Crellin was one of them. She wished to
• The gentleman with her did not seem inclined to
She went up stairs. She first said " Yes," and
No, and then "It does not matter." She said she
going to Birmingham, but it did not matter whether she
tent that day or not. When I came down stairs I saw Mrs.
Clayton. She wished to go up stairs, and I said there was
not time. Both soon afterwards left the house. I went to
the door with them. I saw a gentleman waiting for them in
the gentlemen's waiting-room. He was a stout gentleman,
with a white macin osh. 1 saw them afterwards in the gar-
den. One of them pushed or struck her. The prisoner
M`Gill inquired for Miss Crellin. I told him the lady
would not go to Birmingham that day. That was the last
time I saw them there, till they came back same day by the
mail train. The lady appeared much overcome with some-
thing, and greatly agitated. Her face was swollen and
bloated.

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Cross-ex. by Mr. Grocott.—The striking and pushing was
in a trifling way, not apparently in anger. She expressed a
great wish to go into the house. She went out with them
freely enough afterwards.
Cross-ex. by Mr. Davenport.—lt was on a Friday. They
were going towards Lancaster. The Birmingham train was
coming up at the time. The joking took place in the garden. I

should say she was not mad: but aid not know what she was
doing. It was a few minutes before eleven o'clock. I saw
nothing of them afterwards that day.
James Baines said—l am coachman of the North Britain,
from Lancaster to Chap. I drove the coach on the 18th
March. A party went with me. I see them all here—
M`Gill, Quick, Jones, Mrs. Clayton, and Miss Crellin.
Quick took the places, and booked them in the name of
Thompson. He paid for the places. The two females and
Jones rode inside, and and Quick outside. 1 took
them up at the Railway station at Lancaster. We drove to
the King's Arms, where we dined. We went thence to the
coach-office. Miss Crellin was looking out, and making a
noise, and Quick said to M`Gill, get inside to her and qui-
eten the old b—ch. He did get inside and rode there to
Calmfortb. Some brandy was taken into the coach by the
waiter. We drove to Burton and had glasses again. M‘Gill
then got outside. I then saw Miss Crellin asleep, with her
hand leaning on one of the gentlemen's shoulders. We left
Lancaster at half-past two o'clock. -No particular conver-
sation took place in my hearing. We arrived at Crookland.
I had three glasses of ale, and was offered some brandy. The
doctor said bring out the bottle. M`Gill said, she (Miss C.)
has drunk it all. I asked the doctor if they were taking the lady
to an asylum. He said, No," you would not think the
old lady WAS worth X 60.000. This was at Burrow's Green.

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