The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-01 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY

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Dr. Quick

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FURTHER EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE.
The investigation was resumed on Wednesday afternoon,
after the usual business of the court bad been disposed of.
The anxiety to hear the proceedings was so great, that long
before the first witness was called—about three o'clock—not
only the court itself, but the stairs and passages leading to it
were crowded to excess, and many parties were constrained
to take their departure, being unable to obtain either seats or
standing room, from which trio prisoners could be seen or
witnesses heard. Several magistrates were on the bench.
The prisoners were again placed at the bar, and Mr. Gro-
cott proceeded to cross-examine the last witness.
Mrs. Chamley 'said that when she saw Miss Crellin in a
car in Berry-street, no one was with her but Jones and Mrs.
Clayton: She met Mrs. Rogerson that morning while she
was in search of Misi Crellin, in Scotland-road, near the
market. She addressed her.' She (Mrs. R.) appeared to
shun her. • Witness told her that Miss Crellin was missing,
and she said that she would go down and inform her brother.
Witness did not recollect sayitlg anything to her about
Crelland's being desirOus to marry Mr. M`Gill, or her desire
to settle her money upon him.--[To questions Put by the
Court, said; the conversation she had alluded to was the
conversation that had taken place at Roby. Mr.M`Gill
had
proposed that Miss C. should• go and settle half the pre-
perty on herself.)—Sll,e did not recollect saying that it would
be well if Miss C. married. -She saw no objection to
Al`Gill marrying her at that time, and told him so. She told
Mrs. Rogerson that if she intended to settle the whole of
her property on herself, he was behaving honourably. She
saw Miss Crellin on the Tuesday evening after the marriage.
She recollected. Miss C. saying she would go down to •Mr.
Sanders and refute all that was said, but did not hear her say
that that statement was made to him in a moment of
irritation. She saw nothing disrespectful in the conduct of
Mr. M`Gill to Miss C.—nothing that showed that he liked
her or otherwise. She thought she might have been more
determined in telling him not to come. She never heard her
speak kindly or affectionately to him : but quite the reverse.
When she and Miss C. spoke of ships, steam-engines, &c.; he
seemed displeased. She never saw Miss C. salute or kiss him ;
but she bad seen him kiss her, and go down on his knees to
her. She believed he kissed her twice in her presence. Wit-
ness was with the party at Roby on the Sunday, and they
dined, tead, and supped there, at Mr. Hodkinson's, who was
present. She saw nothing particular there. She did not
see her put her hands round his neck, and say; " I will have
a husband to protect me," and give him a kiss at. the same
time:. She bad known Miss ,C. for 14 or 15 years. Her
habits were perfectly sober. She never saw her in an im-
proper state till the day she saw her in a coach with Jones
and Mrs. Clayton.
By Mr. SNOWDALL.—The conversation alluded to at
which Mc. Gill took offence, was about ship-masters and
smuggling, which displeased him, and he went away. Mc.
Gill was, she believed , a cigar dealer.
On ::ross-examination by Mr. Davenport, witness said she
was not with the parties at St. Paul's Church, but was at
the George lend Vulture with them, where they had half a
glass of brandy each. She never, on her oath, mentioned
any thing to her about a ring. She had always 'heard her
say, Mr. Jones had trepanned her and behaved to her as a

villain.
The Rev. John H. Stafford was then called by Mr. Snow-
ball, and being sworn, said,—l am a clergyman and sur-
rogate. One of the prisoners applied to me for a license—
the prisoner Rogerson. A Mr. Dunlevie, a surgeon, was
with him. This was on the evening of the Ist of March ;
and no one else was with him at my house. I asked them
which was the party. They said neither of them was the
principal. I said it was necessary that one of the parties
should be present, to answer to the affidavit, before the
license was granted. One of them said, could I not fill up
the affidavit to be ready to be sworn to when the party.
appeared. 1 filled it up. I cannot particularly say which
gave the dictation, but I think it was Rogerson, who, at the
time, told me he was a brother of the party.
The affidavit was here put in and read. It was in the
usual form, and the names were those of John Orr Mc.
Gill and Mary Crellin.
I was-asked if it would be convenient for me to be at the
church on the following morning, to swear the party and
solemnize the marriage. Dunlevie said it was a friend of
his whom they wanted to get married, and he could not
attend. Rogerson represented himself as Mc. Gill's bro-
ther, and I thought at the time his name was Me. Gill. I
attended.at the church on the following morning (the 2nd).
The marriage was not solemnized on that day, nor the affi-
davit completed. After waiting some time, Mr. Rogerson
came in. I asked him if the parties were there. He stated
that his brother had not arrived, and that he was pretty sure
be would not arrive that day. I asked, if be had not seen
him the day before, and arranged with him. He said he had,
but he was pretty sure he would not come that day, and he
would not give me the trouble to wait any longer. I saw a
car ,:; et the church gate..l di-,'not think Rogerson .returned
to it. When I came our, I -saw Rogerson and another
person—l believe Dunlevie—speaking to a lady whose back
was turned towards me. She was dressed in a scarlet cloak
or shawl; but I would not know her again. Dunlevie got
into the car, and, I think, he and the lady drove off.
Rogerson called on me last week and asked me if it
would be convenient for me to attend in • the church
that morning to marry the parties for whom he had applied
for a license. It was on a Thursday or Wednesday.
He asked me to attend at eleven o'clock, but I said I
could not, as prayers would at that hour be said at the
church. I inquired why the marriage was not solemnised at
the former appointed time. •He said there was some flis?.-
greement about the settlements. Ile also said the,partie
sin
the meantime had taken a trip to Gretna Green. Nothing
further occurred but the settling of the hour, which was
again appointed for that same day, and I ttended at church.
The parties did not arrive, and no marriag took place. I
looked into the coach, and saw only Dunlevte. . .
Mrs. Catherine George, landlady of "the George and Vul-
ture," Houghton-street. was then called. She said—l know
the defendant, Quick. I have known him about 12 months.
I recollect him coming to my house sometime in March, with
some others. The first party that came in was Mrs. Clay.
ton. She came on the 10th of March. She said she wanted
to ask a favour; and 1 asked her what it was. She said she
was going to bring a lady to our house to meet a Mr. Martin ;
and she • afterwards said it was not to meet a Mr. artin,
but a Mr. M`Gill ; and' added, that when she comes you
must tell her that Mr. Martin was here last night, and would
'be there again to-night. I said what was all this about. She
replied, there is a lady with a great deal of property, and she
went to church with Mr. M‘Gill some time ago, and made a
complete fool of him ; she added that he bad tried every way
to get to see her, but some one had denied him and his
friends ; and as he could not get to see her, they were con-
triving to meet him at that place. While she was there Dr.
Quick came in. He asked Mrs. Clayton whether she bad
seen Mrs. Crellin, and she replied that she had been for her,
but would go there again. While he was there she went,
and be stopped till she came back. When she came back she
said Miss C. was not in, but had left a note for him, and
would be sure' to be down this evening. Quick and Mrs.
Clayton went away together. In the evening, Miss Crellin,
Mrs. Chasnley, and Mr. Jones came about half-past five
plink. We bad a dancing party that night, and Dr. Quick
was up stairs in the dancing-room. I went and told him
that the lady had come. I told him there was a person with
Miss Crellin who I was sure was a friend.of hers. He asked
me to describe the man, and I did so. He said, " Oh, call
him out ; he is friend of mine ;" and I did call him out, and
they went to the door together. Mr. Quick said he wanted
to get rid of one of the ladies ; and I was to let Mr. Jones

have what he called for,

would pay he

rent sere

then went up stairs again, and Mr. Jc
to the door, as if waiting for some one. They remained til

no one cam

Mr. Jones went out tor so

idies to see him without

Ley, an,

I let him have a trifle. He wanted
a shilling. I only gave him sixpence. They went away all
together—but Quicii went away before them. When the
1,1/If, thry nslffni if Mr_ Martin WflS there_ and he was

bit of coming there, Z had only seen him once or
Mrs. Clayton'.hrought him. When I described
having called, she said, " JI
'Miss Crellin nd Mrs

twice, when it
him to her that i _
villain! thatis the man

Oh. the

They enquired whether Martin had been
he- night -before.- 1 told - them -he had
not. Mrs. Ciramley began to tell me how she had been
treated. Whilst talking, Dr. Quick came in and asked how

Chainley next day

the child was ?
By the Conrts-s-She had no child that was ill. Dr. Quick
never attended a child of her's. Miss Crellin and Mrs.
Chamley were then present.
Re-examined.—Ns hen he saw Miss Crellin and Mrs.
Chamley, he said, " I would not for £5O 1 had popped upon
them. I dont want any name to be brought into this affair
at all. All I want is to get to see her. There is a trap (or
a bait) laid for the old devil, and she cannot get out of it."
He afterwards went in to see the ladies. They seemed very
friendly together;. and I did not see more of them till I heard
of the wedding on Friday last. On Monday last, she saw
Mrs. Clayton. She said she had been to Gretna Green, and.
that Miss Crellin had got married. I said, what a shameful
piece of business; and she said, it served her right. She
said something about what had occurred at Gretna 'Green.
I said, it was a shame for Jones and his wife to do so. She
said, that after the wedding, they had got her (Miss C.) to
he quite agreeable to it; and that she (Mrs. Clayton) had a
shawl the same as Miss Crellin's. She said, she had to stop
with her on the night of the marriage; that Miss C. had
made a piece of work, and was going mad, and she had to
stop with her in consequence. She said Mr. M'Gill slept in
the same bed. She also said, that she expected a very hand-
some present for her share in the affair ; and that when all
was settled, she would speak to the parties to have a ball at
her house. On the first day that Mrs. Clayton came, she
said that she had employed her to work it out for them.
I did not know Mrs. Chamley before, and am sure she is
the person who came with Miss Crellin.
Cross-examined by Mr. Grocott.—l dont know what the
" piece of work" was. Mrs. Clayton said she went into the
bed-room to pacify her. lam not sure that she said she
went into the bed with her, but she certainly said into the
room, where she remained all night. Mrs. Clayton said to
me, that Miss Crellin had jilted several persons, but was at
last caught, and was rightly served. The ladies had a little
brandy and water (half a glass each) and went away quite
sober.
Mr: Jones, partner in the'banking-house of Arthur Hey-
wood, Sons, and Co., was next called upon. Two bank
checks were produced. He said, that on the 10th February
Miss Crellin called at the bank, and he filled up one of the
checks (produced) for her, which she signed in his presence.
It was for £255, and he paid her the money. [A printed
form filled up, apparently with a border, was shown to the
witness, and he was asked by Mr. Rushton if be thought
the signature at the bottom was that of Miss Crellin. He
said he did not believe it was. It was nothing like it. He
should not have paid a check purporting to be drawn by her,
with such a signature. The document, we believe, was a
surreptitious Gretna-green certificate of marriage.] Mr.
Jones voluntarily said t—l wish to state one fact. The lady
took all the money for the check in gold, which I thought
remarkable ; and her manner was so strange and agitated,
that I thought something was wrong with her. re was
accompanied by another female, a small person, apparently
a servant. She CMiss C.) has money deposited at our bank
still.
Mrs. Martha Massey, being sworn, said,—l am the wife
of Massey, keeper of St. Anne's Coffee-house. I re-
member St. Patrick's day. On that day four persons came
to our house in a coach, 'three women and one man. I had
not seen any of-them before, nor again until this day. Miss
Crellin and Jorwls• are the only two present I can recognise.
Miss Crellin was in an insensible state at the time. Mrs.
Chamley asked for a room to be shown into. I first showed
them into the parlour, and seeing them in that state, I showed
them into the tap-room. Mrs. Chamley came first. She
asked me for the use of a bed or a sofa for the lady, who,
she said, was respectable. When they were in the tap-room,
Jones asked for two half-glasses of brandy, and a glass of
ale. I saw the female prisoner (Clayton) hand one of the
half-glasses to Miss Crellin, and hold it to her mouth. I
then left them. I cannot say whether Miss C. could hold
the glass herself.
By the Court.-1 knew she was insensible by her manner
and her looks. It was from three to four o'clock in the af-
ternoon. Mrs. Chamley expressed great anxiety about Miss
Crellin, and asked for a bed or a sofa for her to be taken to.
She said that she (Miss C.) was a respectable person, and
that the parties who had got her into their hands wished to
take her away. I did not grant her request, because I did
not like the look of the parties who were with Miss Crellin.
I objected for fear she might have property about her that
she might be robbed of in the house. Jones and Mrs. Clay-
ton took her away in a coach or car, and Mrs. Chamley was
left behind, and appeared to be agitated end sorry that she
was taken away. They were there about half an hour. I
observed no alteration in Miss Crellin while .she was there,
and do not remember hearing her speak.
In reply to a question put by Mr. Davenport, witness
said, Miss C. appeared either insensible or intoxicated.
She did not observe Mrs. Chamley object to the drink being
given to Miss Crellin, and did not notice whether they led
her out or they walked.
Mr. William Demaine, paper-ruler, -Sir Thomas's-build-
ings, was then called. He said—" I saw defendant Quick
on Tuesday or Wednesday last. I was going up Scotland-
place, with some respectable females, and he was called.
Quick spoke to the ladies, when they -got into their house.
He said, " You have lost Johnny," meaning Ai' Gill, whom,
as well as Quick, they • all knew. He said le had been to
Gretna Green, getting M'Gill married to Miss Cretin'. He
was asked how they got there. " Oh," said he, "we put
the old d-1 into a coach, and off we drove to Carlisle, and
when we got there, we persuaded the old d-1 that we were
in Warrington :" A dialogue ensued (continued witness).
in which I and my friends said it was a wrong and unjust
thing to take Miss Crellin there, and he was asked how she
did not come to know the difference between Carlisle and
Warrington. " Oh," he said, " the d-1 was drunk : from
there we took a post-chaise, and took her off to Gretna
Green, and got iwn. married." Quick also said she was
worth sixty or seventy thousand pounds, - and that she
stroked a great quantity of cigars on their journey, and
drank brandy " till all was blue." I temonstrated with
him on the injustice of such conduct to Miss Crellin, and
he said it was correct. enough, for the laws in Scotland
were different froth those in Englond, and the marriage was
good, and she was quite rightly served,.. alt she had jilted
several Men before. I was in Quick's company for the first
time on the 20th December, at a lady's house in Boundary-
street. Previous to that he had heard Mr. Quick speak of
the business at the church, and that Miss C. had £65,000.
Cross-examined by Mr. Gdocoisr.-74 first knew the
prisoner 111%111, too, on the 20th December. He was at
the same party. On the day after I went with him into
the country in a gig, but we had no spree together, although
we have been friendly.
Mr. Dowling, police-commissioner, was called, and said,
The woman Clayton complained to me of a felony against
a man called Martin, but whose name is, I believe, Cope-'
land, some months ago. "She said he had paid her twenty
sovereigns, which she put into a cupboard in her house,
and that he bad afterwards stolen them. Copeland was
brought before me. Hi stated that he had given her the
money to keep for him only. Mrs. Clayton said lie had•
paid her the money for the part she had taken in obtaining
for him a considerable sum of money (£250), in the matter
of Miss Crellin. I sent him to Bridewell, and he was next
day discharged by the magistrate—Mrs. Clayton not appear-
ing against him.
By Mr. Davenport.—She did not say she got it for main-
tenance. I cannot tell whether 1' took the facts down in my
book. I have not the book with me.—[At the request of
Mr. Davenport, Mr. Dowling was desired to bring his book.
Some time afterwards he returned into court, and said that
he had looked over the book for the last twelve months, but
could find no memorandum about it.
Elizabeth Rutledge, wife of Joseph Rutledge, joiner and
publican, No. 7, Roscoe-lane, said,—l have seen the prisoner
Clayton occasionally, and the prisoner Jones has been twice
at our house. Jones, M`Gill, and a person named Wood,
and another, not now present, came in last week, and _asked
for ale and a sheet of paper. This was after the marriage ;
I think last Wednesday. Quick was also there. I heard
them say they had bean to Gretna Green. The intended hus-
band (1.11`Gill) said he would allow her (Miss Crellin) a pound
a week, and it was quite enough for her. Mrs. Clayton said
she expected a handsome present, for she had been the means
of making him (M'Gill) a gentleman, if he would only take
care of himself. When she said so, the others had gone out.
I then saw them write out an advertisement, announcing the
marriage. I saw Mrs. Clayton on the previous evening,
while she (witness) was standing at her own door. Mrs.
Clayton lives next door to me. Jones came out, and Miss
Crellin was in the street. Jones and Clayton both asked
Miss Crellin to go in ; and she refused, and said she would
not go into that house again. Clayton said, " Did you ever
see anything wrong in my house?" They continued to speak
to her, and she afterwards went in, and the door was shut,
so that I heard no more.
-By the Court.—That was on the Wednesday evening before
the wedding.. My servant was ironing that day, and we al-
ways wash on the Tuesday.
By Mr. Davenport.—l have lived about seven months next
door to Mrs. Clayton.
John Connelly sworn.—l am coachman to John Adam
Green, coach and car owner, Roscoe-street. I recollect
driving some of these parties on Thursday evening. The pri-
soner Quick and Miss Crellin was amongst them. There
was also another lady and a tall man; but I cannot identify
any of the prisoners as them. I drove them from Oldham;
street to Roby. I took them up at Mr. Potter's public-house.
Quick came to my master's place. to hire the .car, about ten
minutes to six o'clock, and he waited and went with the car.
I drove them to. Roby, and left them there, and came away.
I left Miss Crellin there with them. She was quite tipsey
when she got_ into the car, and was assisted into it by the tall
gentleman.. [Jones is a tall man.] She was quite helpless,
and unwilling to go. She wanted to know where they were
taking her to, He took them to a red brick house on the
road side. Miss Crellin was assisted out of the coach in the
same way she was assisted in. When I passed Edgehill
Church, in going, it was twenty minutes past six.
Cross-examined by Mr. Grocott.—l got to Roby about
seven o'clock. The tall gentleman seemed to hold her up by
the arm in getting her out. One of the gentlemen got out
first, wenfinto the house,. and came out again, and welcomed
them at the door, as if (added witness) he had not gone out
with them in the car.
To questions by Mr. Davenport.—She was assisted into
the car, not as a lady usually is ; but because she was not
able to get in herself.
Mr. Rushton here asked Mr. Snowball (it being nearly six
o'clock) whether he intended to proceed further that night.
Mr. Snowball said that he had two or three more witnesses
to call on behalf of the complainant, . and would prefer ad-
journment till the following day. He had seen a coachman
of the hotel at Egrenaont that morning, and he had promised
to attend, but had not appeared. lie requested that a sum.-
mons might be granted in order to ensure his attendance.
Mr. Rushton granted the summons, and adjourned the
case until the following day, yesterday, (after the usual police
business,) expressing an expectation that the witnesses for
the defence might also be brought up, and that the case might
be disposed of without furthery adjournment.
The court then closed. • •

YESTERDAY.
FURTHER EVIDENCE.
The case was resumed this day, at twenty minutes before
three o'clock. The court, as on the previous day, as well as
all its approaches, was densely crowded,—the curiosity ex-
cited having increased rather than diminished.
There were on the bench with Mr. Rushton, James Aikin
and Thomas Bolton, Esers., and other gentlemen.
The priioners were again placed at the bar, and, in addi-
tion to thew, Dr. Dunlevie. Mr. Rushton stated, that as
Mr. Dunlevie had just been taken into custody, he was en-
titled to hear the evidence that affected him, Mr. R. then
read the evidence of Miss Crellin, shewing that he was with
the parties at Egremont and Bidston. He also read the
evidence of the Rev. Mr. Stafford, to the effect that the
prisoner took part in the negociations to procure the mar-
riage at St. Paul's Church.
Mr. Grocott said, that, as Mr. Dunlevie had been brought
as a witness, and immediately taken into custody, the court
would probably hear him in his behalf, as he had merely'en-
tertained the parties as a matter of hospitality.
. Mr. Rushton said that, if that had been all, he would not
have been taken into custody ; but it appeared in evidence,

that he and Rogerson bad` gone to the Rev. Mr. Stafford to I
procure the license,•and bad endeavoured to procure t!le
marriage to be solemnised on two successive days.
Mr. Grocott said the other
different charge, and wished him to be heard.
Mr. Rushton remarked, that it was as yet impossible to
say under what charge the prisoners would be severally or
together sent for trial, if a commitment took place ; but the
notes taken would have to be reduced, and when the proper

prisoners were airaigr:ed o

time arrived, that defendant's statement might be heard,
as well as the others. Meantime, he (Mr. R.) considered
himself justified in holding him in custody.
Mr. Snowball then proceeded to call further witnesses:—

Miss Eliza eu sley
innkeeper, Oldham-street. On St. l'atrica
drove up there about four o'clock in the afternoon.
tained two ladies and a gentleman. Jones was the gentle-
man, and one of the female prisoners (Mrs. Jones)•
Miss Crellin was also in the coach. Jones said Miss Crellin
was in an unfit state, and could not be removed till dusk.
She was in a very stupid way, and he face much swelled and
discoloured. They went into the front parlour. Jones went
out and returned in about half an hour, bringing another fe-
male. I did not take much notice of her. Miss Crellin sat
and slept all the time in the parlour. They had one glass of
ale and half a glass of brandy. Mrs. Clayton drank the half
glass, and Jones the ale. They remained about two hours.
Two men came in a car afterwards and took them away. Miss
Crellin refused to go. She said " I won't go out," and Jones
carried her out himself without assistance. They told the
carman to drive them to Roby. They were in the car,. and I
could not tell which gave the directions. The female that
Jones brought did not go with them. The other female went
away, and had a glass of. ale after the car went, and

It con-

changed a sovereign to pity for it
Cross-examined by Mr. Grocott.—Miss Crellin was in a
very unlit state to be removed ; but she took nothing at our
house. The gentleman helped her to get into the house. I
did not hear her speak when she came in. I have heard the
newspaper read with a report of this case. Miss Crellin was
carried out, and did not walk out herself.
James Mead, car-driver at the Egremont Hotel, said—l
drove a party of 6 to Bidston a few weeks ago, 3 ladies and 3
gentlemen. • Dr. Dunlevie was one, and M'Giil and Roger-
son : Mrs. Dunlevie, Miss Crellin, and I think Mrs. Jones,
were the ladies. I drove them from Dr. Dunlevie's house to
the Ring of Bells in Bidston. I afterwards pulled up at Dr.
Dunlevie's house a minute or two, and then drove to Egre-
'ment Hotel, where I left then: that night. Next day I drove
-Rogerson, Mrs. Jones, Dr. Dindevie, and Miss Crellin to
Seacombe. I saw them go on board the packet for Liver-
pool. They went into the hotel a few minutes, and Ro-
gerson then paid me fOr the car. (The witness was not
clear as to whether there were four or five persons in the
car, and whether McGill was there or not.)
Mr. Hagan, dealer in cigars, in North John-street.—On
the evening of yesterday week, about six, o'clock, I was at
Fryer's public-house, North John-street. Mr. Jones, Mr.
Wood, and Mr. Duval came in. ,Alr. Wood said that was
Mr. Jones that had been to Greti4Green getting married,
-and they asked Mr. Jones to give an account of .the trip to
.Gretna. He said that Migs Crain was drunk when they
started, and they kept her drunk all the way. He said that
when going into Carlisle, Miss Crellin asked where she was ;
and that Jones said they were about a quarter of a mile from
Warrington. That Miss Crellin said she must get home
to-night, and Jones said, Oh, yes, we shall all be at home
to-night. tie then said they went to Gretna Green, and got
married. Some person asked him, suppose Miss C. had re-
fused to marry Mr. M`Gill, what did they intend to do ?
He said they had.got a stamp for £2,000, and if she had re-
fused, they would have made her sign that. He said that if
she refused to sign that, they intended to drive her up into
the mountains, and keep her there. The rest of the conver-
sation was about her wealth. Mr. Jones said he knew of
his own knowledge that Miss C. had £12,000 in Leyland's
bank, and £12,000 in Heywood's.
By the Court.--I have known McGill for six months. He
is a cigar dealer, No. 18, Dale-street—an office up a court.
I know Rogerson. They were in partnership together. The
firm is Findlay and Co. I have seen Rogerson and,Al4Gill
transact business together. I know Quick. He is a surgeon,
and keeps a shop in Scotland-road. I never saw Jones before
that night.
Inspector Robert Campbell, of the Liverpool police, said
—I recollect a charge made by Mrs. Clayton against Martin.
Mrs. Clayton charged him to rne, and he was booked on
Tuesday, the 15th of February, under the name of Samuel
Copeland, charged with stealing £23 from Jane Clayton, in
lioscoe-lane. She said she had received £2O from Cope-
land for the trouble she had taken with him. That two or
three days after, he demanded the money back, and she re-
fused to give it him. She then said he had gone to the cup-
board and taken 23 sovs. out. She said to Copeland, I have,
had a great deal of trouble with you • you know you have
both meat and drink in the house, and you had no money
till you got that money from Miss Crellin. I brought them
both to Mr. Dowling's office, and he ordered Copeland into
custody. Copeland was brought up at this court next
day.- Clayton did not appear to substantiate the charge.
I went twice to her house in the morning, but did not find,
her. Some papers were found on Martin in my presence in
bridewell. i read them. They were given over to Martin
when he was discharged.
Mr. Grocott objected to any questions as to the contents
of the papers, as there was a possibility that the party who
had them might yet be produced.
Mr. Snowball said a conspiracy was proved and the evi-
dence ought to be received, to which Mr. Rushton assented.
One was a receipt for £2O given to Copeland, and Mrs.
Clayton said she had given it. It was found in Copeland's
pocket. There was another receipt for £2O, signed by Jones.
Michael William Dryden said—l am a surgeon. I have
known the prisoners Jones and his wife for about two years.
I have known Miss Crellin about eighteen months. Mrs.
Jones attended at my house occasionally. A. sister of her's
had been-at the house where I lodged for twenty-two years,
and Mrs. Jones came occasionally in her absence. There
was something the matter with the drawing7room window,
and Jones came to put it in order. I was- introduced to Miss
Crellin by Mrs. Kelly, the lady with whom I lodged. Miss
Crellin was asked there to tea, and I was asked to meet her,
AVGill and Duval called on me five or six weeks ago, on this
matter. Duval asked me if I knew AVGill. I said I did
not know any person of the name in Liverpool. Duval said
McGill was a friend of Mrs. Copeland, and asked me if I
had any knowledge of Dr. Copeland (Martin). I said I had.
I met him at a party in Duke-street. He asked me if I
knew if he was a married man. I said there was alady in-
troduced to me as Mrs. Martin, and that he (Martin) was
living in Lodge-lane. Duval said there was an old woman
that he (Martin) was going to be married to, and that she
was worth £60,000 or £70,000, and, that her name was Miss
Crellin. He said, the fact is, McGill and I want to set her
away from Martin, and to get AVGills married to her. He
added, I understand you are not only an acquaintance of
her's, but have a very great influence -with her; and if you
will use that influence in favour of McGill, we will give
you £l,OOO. I neither dissented nor assented; and Duval
asked me if he Might use. my.name to get her away from
Copeland. I told him he might do so, as I knew Mr. Cope-
land to he a married man. I did not know he wear by the
name of Martin. After the conversation I went into the
parlour where McGill was. No one was there but McGill.
Duval went with me. He mentioned the conversation' we
had had. and McGill readily assented. McGill said he would
give £l,OOO. I laughed, and said it ought to be worth £5,000
when there was so much money. McGill said he did not
think so, as he would be making a great sacrifice to take an
old woman with any sum of money. In a day or two after I
saw Duval. -He called on me again, and I think he told me
he had had an interview with Miss Crellin. I did not intro-
duce them in any way to Miss Crellin. Duval came after-
wards every day, and ,sometimes with McGill. I had con-
versation with McGill on the subject to procure my influence
with Miss Crellin. On Saturday, the 26th of February', (or
end of February,) Mrs. Jones called at my house, and told
me Miss Crellin was then at her house. She asked me to go
and see her. I was unwell that day, and said I would go and
see her on Sunday evening, at Jones's house, Victoria-
terrace. I went up next evening, and found there McGill,
Duval, Jones, and his wife. Miss Crellin was with them in
the parlour, drinking what I afterwards discovered to he
brandy punch. Miss Crellin welcomed me. I then told firer
all I knew about Dr. Copeland, but that I did not know him
to be the Mr. Martin who was about to be married to her.
I told her the name of the lady at whose house I met Cope-
' land and his wife, and said I would introduce her to that lady,
as I knew she could give her more particular information
than I could. The conversation then became general for
some time. Some of the party asked me to take a glass of
brandy punch, which I tasted. Duval afterwards asked me if
I was engaged to dine next day. He said they were to have a
party at Mr. M'Gill's, and asked me to go, and I said I
would, but had no such intention. He then asked Miss
Crellin to g 6, and she said she would if I went. Mrs.
Jones immediately said, " I'll go with you." Miss Crellin
consented to her going. Duval and McGill both asked me.
We afterwards went out together. Mrs. Jones called on me
next morning (Monday.) She said Miss Crellin was going
to the dinner, and that I was expected. I said I had made
no such promise. She then told me that McGill and .Duval
returned there on Sunday night, and remained there soma
time. I told her that I would be at her house at three
o'clock. Before I went, Duval and M‘Gill called that morn-
ing. They said they had been to see Miss. Crellin, and had
told her that Mr. Ivl`Gill was the son of Col.
McGill went and Duval remained. I went at three o'clock
to Mrs. Jones's. I found Mrs. Jones, Miss Crellin, and
some strange woman. I got Mrs. Jones into a private'
room, and said that I had no intention of going to the
dinner, and that it was improper in Miss Crellin to go,—that
she had got out of one scrape and was going into a worse.
Mrs. Jones said that she would not tell her not to go, as she
knew nothing wrong of the parties ; and I told Miss Crellin
it was improper to go. Miss Crellin said she would not go,
and Mrs. Jones said she should. I saw I had little
or no influence with Miss Crellin, and I agreed to go,
and requested Mrs. Jones not to leave Miss Crellin
at the dinner. About half-past five o'clock, McGill called
at Mrs. Jones's and seat for a carriage. He said
Duval had promised to meet him there, and as he would
not come he would not wait longer for him. We got into the
carriage and went to M'Gill's brother-in-law, Mr. Roger-
son's, Boundary-road. Wood was there. A person crossed
the street, and some one said, " this is Dr. Quick." He
-was not of theparty, but I do not know whether he came
into the house. The party who dined were Mrs. Rogerson,
a•yonng lady, M Gilt, Mies Crellin, Mr.-Zones, Mr. Wood.
Mr. Duval, and myself. Mr. Rogerson after dinner got on
his knees and kissed Miss C. She seemed very happy, played
the piano, and danced and sung. Something was frequently
handed to Miss C. to drink. I went into the back parlour
and 'saw 'Mr. Wood and Duval in conversation, and McGill
lying on a chair. I proposed going, and asked Miss C. to
go with me; but she said she was going to stop all night.
Mrs. Jones also remained there. I did not see Miss C. again
I think till the day before St. Patrick's day, at Mrs. Jones's.
Miss C. apperfred excited. Mrs. Chamley was there too.
They said they had come to meet Martin. Mr. Jones came
in and said Ali'. Martin was in the street, but would not
come where there was a third person.. Mrs. Chamley
asked me to go into another room. We went into
the kitchen, and Miss Crellin came down soon after.
I told Miss Crelin that if she never died till she got
the money back from Mr. Martin, she would not die with a
headache. I thought there was no Mr. Martin. A rap
came to the door, and Mrs. Jones said it was Mr. Martin.
I said it was more likely to be Mr. M'Gill. Jones said Mr.
Martin was waiting near the Mount. Miss Crellin then
went with Jones. I remained for a short time. Miss Crellin
did not return while I remained. 1 never saw Miss C. after-
wards until after she returned from Gretna Green. Jones
called on me on Friday last, I think. He was in company
with Wood and Duval; and Jones asked me if I had written
a letter to the Townhall about them. I said I had not. He
(Jones) then told me about McGill, and himself, and Miss
Crellin going in a coach, and Mrs. Chamley following
hothtem,
and that he would knock out the brains of any o
attempted to get out the coach with his life preserver.
Jones said he had got a coach; and the best pair of horses he
could get, and drove Miss Crellin off all night. He also said
they had made the old devil fast now ; that she was a great
annoyance to him, and would now keep her secure. He said
Dr. Quick called on him, where Wood, Rogerson, and 111`Gill
was and proposed to give him bills to the amount of £5OO,
provided it should be effected through his instrumentality.
Jones said it would be throwing away money to buy the
stamps, as he-knew she would never marry any one in her
sober senses. From what I. have seen of Miss Crellin. for
18 months I should think her a sober woman. I told her of
the offer I had had of the £l,OOO. I called on the 16th in
consequence of receiving an anonymous leiter stating that I
should be assassinated for the part I had takeh.
Cross-examined by Mr. Grocott.—My father's name was
Dry—;-and I took that of Dryden, on which I had legal ad-
vice. The offer was made to me in February. I told Miss
Crellin of it on the day I dined at Jones's house. No one
was present but Miss C. and myself. I don't remember
what she said. I think, I told her the amount £l,OOO, which
was offered me.

This hiosed the case for the complainant.
r. Grocott expressed a )yisa to addre

observm

:e to the opni

ons in reference tb.the priioners Dunkvie and Rogerson.
ing address of Mr. Snowball.
)ont, where they were enter-
, and it was there. that Roger-
t afterwards to the church to
in nothing, and terminated

1 at Mr. Dunlevie

procure the licsens•s, which et:

.vas concerne

ivlr. Rushton read the evidence affecting Rogerson. The'
party went to Bidston and returned to Egremont, where
(Rogerson) left thew. But on that very evening
Rev. Mr. Stafford and

be went

)utllevie to the

pro:ured him to
presenting himsel
intended-husband.

fill up an affidavit, he (Rogerson) re-.
as the brother ol the principal, or
He also went on the following day, and

told the clergyman in the vestry, that his " brother " would
not be there that day. They both formed a portion of a water
party, and immediately after leaving them at Egremont,
they came --,ter and endeavoured to obtain the
license

over the v

The clergyman, by their appointment, waited for
them, on two occasions, affording them every fair facility for.
the solemnization of the marriage ; but was deceived;