The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-12

DAMAGEs LAID IN r8g DEclAR ATfoN |
M. I..es0e5 opened the ph-adings, |
nom which IL appeared harth:s was au
action asainit tue defendant FOL, criminal |
oonvc~fation with the plaintitf' wife. 1
In drawing dlitinteion between cafes
Of this nature, Mr.. Garrow faia tTo
Gay We pteienr you a cafe of the lat
enorrnity on The part Of the deGshdanl,
and the mott ipo1leis purity on rbe cart
of the plaintitf. 1 ctlalienge ny learned
friend (ncaning Mr. E6kine, counicl
for tlle defendant TO rani4cs the he 81
SEis unhappy man, and 10 flew I f;Rgl1
circnmftance winch mould leiich him IN
your cfteeno, or abate one thiii;ng al
the tiaaages you will award 20 him.
Afreg alludias 70 cerlaIn threats made uic !.
ofout Of doors to rerrify the plaintili rom
Publicly n1etting Els advctlarY and fay
ing chat lac courred 5hc iiltnaCt.c inyeiti
CATION, Re pfocc6eied 10 q ttacen of
the facts, which he meant 10 GIVE inc
eience. By this ftacemeflt II appeared
chat on the Iorh Of Augutt, 1885, ar
plaintiff was married 20 the young lady
whole nilcunautt IS ehc fub,ttt ot,rbc
prcfenr actiDa THAR t!.c VAS bnt niie-
teen, tncoUnonly bca0ri6d. and hig5-
ly accom- pii:fred +; rher Die defeadallc's
lady was an amiable woman, r.Rarlla-
bly, domci}ic and attached GO her chill
dreD and iac(ras every neN married
man would be allli2us that MS iaexperI
enced wife fhuuld atiociasc with. Thar
ftJift intimacy thus aroi> b@rwcrn thc
TWO families. That IN Masch ialt Mars.
sfnar died iE child-het, ieaviag lei 10
mnr unconfcious of the lols Il had llffcr-
ed. lhat Nh. Hu6t iee,Hed deeply a.
6.aed, .}epioreti the aeIplt.,s itacc OF Ills
ehi!d, ard entreaced Mr. I,inehau. Tor
rhe fake OF is mother, fre ucntly g Vi
i1t a1d lee tbatie Was TIRE ate4 yvi1h ali the
tenderness 1t could eeciv> ia is iu.iorn
condition, that the otieques OF III, o,sa
wife were icarcely celebrated, when he
foIlaed the diabolical pur5ofe to lc,iuce
fhe wife Of his friend, who had 90; The
hlshrcft ground Utiuipicioa. Thar, on
the evening OF the Sth Of Tuig, tire plain
t)H returned 60 his houle after the 1uji
uets OF che day, fund thar his wife was
nor Uirhln, and, thc Weather otiag Vcry
Cad, AMI no coach 20 be- procured. i,
waited ill lare, when hope yiejaed TO Az
pFeheniions, aDd 80 lis stt0n.f5n1enr ana
confederation he received, The mex,
morning, rho following ietter, w.,ica
[ehl handwriting and deliver, 70 Tie
plaintiff being proved) was read in evil
dtncc.
g STR-With iorrow great how car J
announce thac you have mott niIerabiy
rnFiPiaced your confidence IN ne? YOU
wife cannon return to you wirhour for
givenels. This think it ilnpolG5le YOU
filould ever grant. See, however, d.
re6tly my poor brother, who, as yvcil as
Eliza, (Mrs. L. nyf-lf and yourlsie
wall 90 diftracred. - SIill yours,
JOSEPH HUNT.
mir. Garrow concluded by tayi1e.
tiiat If the wltncf'es he was abou.ro cal,
food uncontradictcd, he vas lure
The Jury would not be lead altray by The
brilliant fpecch of his learned friend, 20
give one pound ihorc Of the five thou
land, at which the damages were laid.
Several witne(1es were rhen called by
the plaintiff, who proved his marriage
vida Mis- LILA Dixon, on she 6:n Of
Augllt, 800 that 51ey Appeared to
i've perfectly happy togstheF3 thar 11r,
LIngi1am, (2r the time ct the triaD was
about ~ yoars OF age an exemplary !
huiiand3 and created his wjEe win KIND |
neis and affection that Mrs, Lingbtm !
was an agreeable and accomplished /