The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-21 00:00:00

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he remodeled there abort aleteeNts Hoe witness cdduld
not my ifhel%r the her Wise shot ar nut ; she also:
hnew that the d.lenslant bad given a it olden net-lobe.'
To 31r4. Hall ;.she.saw him throw it up to tier at the
uinduw,-astd heard him tell her to wear it fur his sake;
in tlimwing it up it fell down, and Mrs. Hall went
out and picked it up. Witness had plan a knowledge
of Mrs. Hall's sisits to the •defendant. disguised its
ler dress, in the evening: Mrs. Hall returned boo'
I..tween itt and II o'clock, evidently in liquor ; is. r
dress was muddy and dirty, and her clothes dis-
ordered she recollected one Sunday when Mr. and
.ors. flail were cuing to church. that Mrs. Hall re-
ceived a note from the defemiant, and immediately
changed her mind. and said she was unwell: the
plaintiff went to church without her no sooner how-
ever. was he eon., than Mrs. Hall went out through
the fields past dlaior hunts. : Major Harrow
then lived near tine esertiting-ground. IVitness could
nut testify where shr went, hut she apneared to go ill
t',at direction : the hail observed a difference in Mrs.
dress after the defendant bad beets there ; her
tippet was frequently out of her gown. and she looked
as if she bad been pulled about ; she knew also of the
1 Osier being r..incve,l, mt, saw the marks of foot-steps
In the snow. (The niters. save the saute acecunt as
Ler husband did, relative to what Mrs. Hall Said about
Major M•colla.] She remembermi once going out,
when she left Mrs. Hall yery well ; but on her return
sell let into the hints, by the defendant at the back
dour, who told her her mistress was unwell; the wit-
pets; went imp stairs, and found Mrs. Hail wrapped up
in a host-cloak, and in a state of intoxication. During
the time she lived at the plaintiff's, he sreiiied an at-
!entire, good. and affectionate huthanti ; his conduct
in the reeniativa of hi, family was t orderly, the
house stas shut up :it 11) o'clock, when they went to
1:-.1; but distils: the defendant's visits, %%Witt the
j•L•sintiff was in the E2al. the house was sometimes kept
open tiil it o'clock, and drinking' going on.

sot, it would do me an injury.") Tilt plaintiff had re.
cried all the rents that were rooting to Mrs. Hail, and,
htid never settled one shillinpnpon her.
On her cross-exastiination, Mrs. Phalan admitted that
Mrs. Mall was rather of an irritable disposition, and fre-
quently had occasion to cheek her temper before their,
marriage. During the last summer she wrote to Mn.
• Hall resinesting her to come and reside with her. When
Mrs. Hall sea%in I lir country, she kept up a correspem,
dence with her loithand; ale had read some of the let-
ters that passed between them, and they breathed the,
language of affection. When Mrs. Hall west hack to
her husband. she was extremely happy at the reconcilia-
tion but she bad since !maid complaints from Mrs.
Hall.

tinsan Kenny •aid %he lived with the plaintiff not more
than a fortisigfit, about three years ago; site never saw
any thing of an unhappy tendency between them, ex-
cept that, when she was going up to bed one night, Mrs.
Hall called her into the rut on, and she found him sprink-
ling water iii Mrs. Hall's face ; the plaintiff toW her Mts.
Hall had hail a lit, and that was all she knew about it.
—(A Hall had informed her that the 1
plaintiff ill-treated her: bit: she never saw any thing
•( the kind.
Mr. A. 11.11011 and stated, he formerly resided in part
of the same house in nlill II the plaintiff and his wife
were married, and hail heard souse very abusive lan-
gnatge by some one inside, hut he never went in; this
was in the year 1811 or the beginning of 1815 ;
thought he could distinguish from the rest the voice .f
the plaintiff.
1)n his cross•esamination be declared that he did
not know any thing about them for the last two
years.
Rev. Mr. liras- related that he was called upon by Mrs.
Phalan• to tnetriate a reconciliation hetireen Mr. HaU
and his wife after their separation ; and he was fortu-
nate enough to prevail noon Mrs. Hall to return home.
lie perceived there weer faults on both aides, as regarded
temper. This uerittretl, he thought. alma two year%
afro ; but lie was not posithe ; lie made a memorandum
of the ciremustante upon letters received by Mrsi.
Phalan f the plaintiff, uhich Mrs. Phalan ilesited
hint to keep because they contained expressions of eon-
trition towards his wife : hon•ever, had returned them
to airs. Phalan ahem two months ago.
Mr. Jahn Howe, jot., stated, that soon after the plait*
tiff r. • out or gr.;l lie had a conversation r itk him on
the subject of the defendant's intimacy with mks. Hall;
anti he acknor ledge,' that lie was aware of it ; but that
for the sake of peace and .inic•ness, he would not say•
any thing about it. tit• till cot understand that the
plaintiff considered the intimacy in that light as one of a
criminal stature.

On her ernas-ex Amite:Won she stated that she always
thought the plaintiff and his wife lived happily together.
Witness recollected %eying 31r. Ultimate once call there,
aid of having given hint pen and paper to write a note;
but Jid not remember his acquainting her of the nature
of his visit, or of hating had any conversation with
except lii• asking her if the plaintiff etas not ID
gaol, and desiring leer to deliver the note to Mrs. Hall :
she n ever saw 31.1i0r Harrow take any libertira with the
rheamitf's wife: the reason she dial not give so full a de-
tail of even thing she knew relative to this affair, whets
she was hilore the magistrate, was, Isecamw she was in
kale Sir. anti Mrs. FAA world come together again :
wipes., hied 3lr. Ilaver•tock's, but never haul any
conversation with hive about the !madness, or with Mr.
fall concernitia whet she Omuta say use the day Mrs.
Hall went out in slisrlise, it was afiout seven o'clock lee
the eves's,. and she was certain she store a large cloak
aril ferteap beissugit•g to the plaintiff: this cirtmenstance
was so singular that the althea* went out purposely) to
watch her, and she saw her distinctly go into hla,jor
Lana', h0n...: Mrs. Hall was in the* habit of making
patties for the elefenelant'a children, and her husband
Ilsrd to take them, accompanied with a note, the ronteats
of which she itas i•erfectly unacquainted with; that dos'
fender. sometimes need to stop there till late: am* sew'
the night alien Sirs. Hall was wrapped in the boat-coat
and intssaicated, he dial not go away till past 12 o'clock,
at the request of her mistress •he took up ‘ollle warm
water to the parlour, and Mrs. 11.11 took it from her at the
door : she had no orders hot to COW in ; she remembered
at one time, when the defendant was there, the parlour-
door•was luektal ; the witness was only married yester-
day, and at the tone of which she was speaking was in
ea advanced state of pregnancy ; she hail never ex-
preased a wish to Mrs. Hall not to call her into the par-
laur on account sa leer delic..te situation ; witness.knen
of the defendant bringing wine to Sirs. Hall's, and of
sriolint a fowl. whirls Sirs. Hall had routed, and sent
to the plaintiff n bile he was in gaol ; and the witness
nas desire.' not to mention to him who gave it to her •,
t..teiras could no: he mistaken in believing Mrs. Hall,
to heave beret in a state of intemperance. because she
could scarcely take ber clothes elf, and she vomited con-
siderably. From the appearance of the sickness she be-
lieved it to be the rif,et of drinking rum,
.because it
arnelt strongly of that Ii•INO.r ; on the following morning,
the defendant called, :end inquired if Sirs. Ilail was at
boner; she told him she was, anti not very well; the
Major emit up stair:, and the bed-room ; Mrs. Ilall
seas then in bed ; le, remained there about an hour ; the
witness then wee.t down into the kitchen ; the eirentn-
stance was strong in her recollection, for she militated
the Major etas duam{ (a. at present) in a bine coat and
enured hat. (The Counsel for the plaintiff rested their
case bevel
Mr. L'N I.‘kr. addressed the Jury fur the defendant.
Tim Learned Counsel then called
Mrs. Plealan, it has related that she went to live With
the plaintiff and leis OW seam after their enarriage, when
Air. Bell tuumeenc,al a course of ill conduct towards his
wife; that he treated her brutally, used to strike her,
and to bawl; her down. The first commencement of leis
bail conduct towards her was evinced by using the most
abusive langnage, and in about a year after their mar-
riage he began to illareal her ; this was long before the
defendant visited them. M hen Mrs. Hall left her *nes-
hard's lesse:se, witness went to the Rev. Mr. bray, and
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statail thenatartnnate dialerenee between Mr ,Ildial.nnsl • • .
elsT.ll.s4ll‘lf Ar THE CIPS OF GOOD
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his wife ; and the lire. tientlesuan urged a 'reeonelflia g • 'llntr.
tion, and 'Gyred it. Mrs. Phalan went on to stam, ••:
that one Sunday, when she went up stairs to tall the
plaintiff out of toed, she !leant screams, aid Inmeedi-.
tFioiii lair "id! 6".7..e1ie1.
*Why burst open the door of the room ; that, she there; '.nunr, K./ 1 T "'in"' 113"'" n 1") at "W'ed of the
aaw Mrs. Hall standing in One corner, and tbeiflaintiff
of litieerriment for settling at the Cape of throe!
in an attitude xis if lie meant to strike her s. Hall ail*. Wei one from Deal, which embarked ou board
burst into tram :mil said, Mamma, indeed f act not• 1111"Illajeaty's ship Weytnosith, sailed from England
it;.hhiene.." Mr. 11.11 was in a 'inlet" rage. and •he re` in January last, arrives! at the Cape in April, and
gaeswd leis wife to beg his pardon; and the witness toldhating been subsea. inently landed at Alava liar, hare
Tier, whether she was wrong or not, she had better do
Written tea their friends at hinter a letter which was re-
it. She bent the knee, anal asked his pardon ;`hut 1,
hut 1•••
eeived on liunday".
fore she rose he struck her a blow on the stonier!), and
then dragged leer by the hair. The plaintiff In his rage. Wb MVO been favoured with the fashioning extracts
broke the looking-glasa anal the wash-hand basin; he which we eau 121111f0 One readers arc genuine and au-
afterwards with a whip attempted to strike her f,U Moto theistic, and we. hasten 'to communicate them to the
up the tea-caps and dashed them into the fir', and
beats
, Ohne as a pleaselag peat of the paternal solicitude
the poker smashed a favourite ornament that hmf: Dena
fi the Governmeit for the welfare of the settlers, and
Jury
to her previous to their marriage. the u affording as good as assairsince an ran yet be had of
Jury here asked if Mrs. Hall did not use avirppoitnflft7
language.) The witness replied, Mrs. 111111 fr filigt. • liktoiloe moo", wheee'll"l Possesss hidunnle
haughty temper, and might have said something to' IM *Sissy, mid a modem, knowledge• of agriculture sad
cite his anger. Mrs. Phyla,' continued to state, that mechanics :
ihese eireuneatances fork plate before Major Dam, bas • •44ALhow II art Sat tfi, Is2o.—f have iso time at
canoe acquainted with the family; the Away, littletas a
tpieti.fone:lyft .gesetitegradyn.ttisi bloyulgolektverp,ynh,outn
Ihaarne,
hama;
the plaintiff -to be of a
,jealous disposititia *
left the birdman
two years I"" "nth "lice •Filite" • 401 •• pm
am- lire ducted leery on the 16th last.
booty, on aecnual qt his
_bad net to s •
during the last tiSelf* thew's' arAftbaph after a wry
'along v
but, thank Ono, without ac-
rereivrd twfa genet from•iftaltaiatiCetialf our patty well. •
*aangasi *gerbil*? liareb*.vlllho lelttdrgattwM M Oudlllialitstrham; been very liberal to as In every
peoduted, -tied Mier coadskidawsdadst-nds le no. Mimi, I 4)4. Bleb 4 Trot, furnishod by Uovertitiketit.i
dorsi lees Jao‘loy. 181111,Asolleiniec
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i : led left 101•41r141•ereagellrgrim .• itageim. titt :I•lllwhasit blot. Jet.
iscolke'4 . , iikair4issNimAteild. eissoitoot *Adios
with Major Rum ; I do mat say satire g
bat, ots dm toiletry. cotatiotats it ; se, if did My will it k MOloart time we shall tat hate. I

Major-lances Blair deposed that he ryas liarraek-mas.
ter-lieneral at this placr. amd that the plaintiff ‘xis in
I that departuornt as first cloak he hail nos complaints t•
make against the plaintiff a loilst he was in that lib
tuation. His general character •remed to beihat of a
very mild man.
Major Maxwell hail known the defendant about 23
years, who stood high in haracter and estimation both
as an officer and a gentleman. lie was far from think.
ing Major Barrow was a town that won'd do an art of
the kind he was charged aids. Ile was not, he believ-
ed, a man of fortune.
Ott his cross-examination lor sail he never knew or
any circumstance to inolotre him to suppose that the,
defendant was a n.an of gallantry nor did he know hi
was ever married. The defendant hail two
Mr. R. J. Uniakir,, inn.. bring morn, related tMk last
Winter, sifter the plaintiff nas in gaol, hr receired a note
from him. stating that he t: kiwi' to ore hint, and be
complied a ith his request. The plaintiff stated IV hid;
his diffiiultees, and also that lie was desirous of seeing
his wife. Me cashed upon llrs. Ball, and found the
defendant there. 31ssi.ir liarrow told him lie w.ss glad
he haul arrived, and related the conversation that had
previously taken place. The dolconlant also said lie
hail signed *bail-bond ; au.l afterwards called upon him,
and expressed a strung desire to obtain the liberation of
the plaintiff.
' (In his cross-examination he said he had prepared •
deed of separation between the plaintiff and his wife.
to witich devil theTworilf was alit rya hoo•tile.
Major Edward Poirtion had a feint recollection of the
plaintiff asking from the deb-omq the loan of a horse;
but whether for himself or Alm Ball he could not say.
lie had !Well the plaintiff and defendant often in conver-
sation; and about four months ago he met the defend-
ant and Mrs. Hall riding out together. a few days
afterwards he told Major Barrow, in a jocular manner,
" she was a tine and handsome woman;" soil the defend-
ant replied, "She was as good as she it as handsome.
and kind to his children." Be thought the observation
rather remarkable.

On his cross-examination he said the reason he thonght
it singular was beranse hr saw toile with a tine handsome
woman. He hail been at the plaintiff's house, but never
saw any thing improper there. lie recollected one day,
when the weather was very hot, the plaintiff and Ws
wife were passing his residence, and he called them Ise
offered them a glass of wine, which they did hius the
honour to take. They appeared to him to live amicably
aid sociably.
bent. Bannister was the last witness called: hr mere-
ly stated that hr recollected the plaintiff having dived
et lite mess, and that he appeared there as the guest of
defendant.
• The defence here closed.
' TN, Hon. Judge STEWART addressed the jury, Who
reeked foraboutlialf an holm and delivered their ier-
diet for the plaintiff.—Damages OM/.
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