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

talk liqhtly Of aaultefS, 81 Try 50 III i
i into .r3esiantry he fpps-e IN . Eczema
manner of the ian6tity and importance
of marriage. lie dianot aspy thesthil
terry but {aia- his clicnr's elsrrcr I'M
doul,. lAlycondesnued him, white IL piacS
"a him in a1uhfavoiable point b view,
andnoc;n that ola Abandoned ralle,ps
ur principlcd debsuchee. His princi-
pal defence, however, Cor leiiening the
damages was .attempced 70 be. drawn
from che condu1 efghe plaintiff, whom
he laid ne claiitd among rtoie-scatie S
men of his de icriptlon who we've li1foi-
ruaate, not among thoie who we're In
famous,: rhar he did not repTe!ear him
IS ! wreJFh iceking his owe flame, yer
eAat the calamity he deplored was cher
" cwing to himielf: thac he V g!i-
gent and Regardless OF his wife'5 eirt4e,
aad his own honour, and v'asu3C crci.
tl.'l 70 more. than nNninal cotnpth{a-
TOD He then itatcia nulnber QEcitgp
cumitancg$, which he ailsdged he would
prove TO el&aGllih his potiu9n, tI-ex.
amiaed Three wirneiiss, 7thc principal Of
whom was his clitnr' brother y9rfie Other
...we proved nothing f rthe defendsIlf.but
save Eavorable tettlumny for the plain
f, tiF. Charles ifuGt 2at@d RE oircelrn-,
! aances which happened the night OF the
Inflammation, and cllss, When rhe CON
vertation Afterwards cook place relative
20 it, MRS. Linrharn faid ile Had fui,-
! ped wich his brorher at q tavern he
gave a long detail OF the c0nduEt 81
Mrs. Lnehanl IL keeping company wicf
| the defendant, her ridins with him aac
ttaylng pug late ar night, his brothers al.
tentiorl 20 her, and MIR. Linghani's neg
ie6t. Thai Mr.. Lingharn had obic,y.
/ ed TO hlIl, cllsr ne did nor like Mrs.
| LtaGbapl being g much at the defend
! an iloqie that 90 one time on her
| coming horne larc, the plaintiff told the
qctendanf, siiar he lhould not fuffer Ii !,
! again 70 keep Mrs. Lingham our 70 late
q @tlcr clark and shat he aim{elf had
! mentioned tn Mr. Linghan thar he
thought lr was very improper in hi.
blorher - Eeep Mrs LinghauA our "a
! late, aad rlos If ne were him he woulc
noC iufef it. He faid his brother was
/ about one and ilfirty rkar whiie he was
married Ft was grave man thar he
was married :. er.8 years TO very ami
| able and worthy woman, who died laif
! March, N, conteqGence of childbirth
the child ilsrvived he had foau ehildrer
| by hlswlfe. 1'}le5te tttmonY Of this wiz
| f2ess was very Iafaus!aGt0Y 70 fore 81
sac qneit1ons on sac. cToi$ Examination
nc gave anwcrs only 20 tie 3ea Of .5t.
fAgS2!stsS. Pat could not anl0er potit;ye
! lY ; ana n the conclhion OF hsrviIcnce
/ polntedly coaIra,iitfesi mfatile lad fa;c
! 5etpetrihg 1he tavern, where his bro
ther and Mrs. Lingnan thotlic have
| taken me reffeth mend, and faid thar nci
51er f43srH 81 any particular place was
mentioned bur only Spring Gardens
| When MIR. Erkine had imfl7cd his ~
animation, Mr. Gsrrow delivered the
concluding argunent, IN which hc fpole
OF the Defendant as a moH wicked and
pfofH8ate adulrerer. not farisficd With
tearing from his friend the wife OF SIS
bottom !, bnt con1iegsvforward 10 deeeat
Ele Juice OF ghe country, by che psr-
JnFed reltiHony q bis own brother.
C5erge q Tic jug.
Lord EileaboroosI, eGeatiemen
OF the jury, Tbs cafe which dcjt.nes
your mott ferrous attention. Whea l.
cLoiea On the parr Of rhe plaintilz. il
a3pearcdto De one in which he corr
pialhed ofaae fcduction Of his vie, the
de!truttion Of al The happinels h. hal
N the marriage Rate, and the exrinc-
ZION oi all the comforts Of marria1.
both as they yer. t,r,,,.,,-5 ~: -