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

ee5ai'itt tiitti " dStallt, i.Het tit3SAVDef-E
ed TO protett hiinielf by fnch obitf1a
lions as his couniul might have mad ID
o1litiaatiSn ot damages but hehas cholcn
% deprive the pfalntif Of the lirtse re-
maihing comfort he has thus Hriooea
ofeae wifc OF his bo(oUl, and depriyea
OF rt,c pareor Of his child. namely, by del
troyihg his charaGeer, and iliinlatinn
raat he vas hnnself the cauee Of the lois
Of his wife S virrtie. of which he oi,.ghr
to have Been the guardian aad protsc-.
rQr. He has ifatedthe Pialnei6' as g,.ii-
" Of criqliaal negligence towards his
wlEe.; .sad toy tiaas aegiigenc.; facilitating
cllal laplegtron honour by which Re his
involved herieli ana her ildibaad III rim.
Flow lhis charge has been made car it
wit DC for you'so FAY; whether fne in-
jury done by tsle.dzEea1ant, is. 1ptfa1aca
aggrayated by che ysy in which he has
asoaghf fiji o,ahape lis defence : Il has
osen made out'by raputing negligence
rs the plaintiff III pit Z. ing ais wife 10 be
with man Witl1 regard 10 whom, az
ter what had pa6ed on, the illumination
night, ne ought 30 have been On his
guard. As TO the oifenmitaDce char
eooll place on the ilIayninat:on afttit,
do ler Us fee nov IT ftahds, and whether
thefc areany grounds of iufpicion, 60
the piejudice of rhe plaintiff for per
uniting ms. vic 70 hang upcyl the arm Of
his trend upon an ocealioa when It
was necelfary iile ihossld have thepro-
teGtioR OF man In the common
coufteties of1ife, If a man has a friend
ne can rrufs he generally, on any par
| y ofpleafure, takes lome Other feIslaie
Under, his eharge, and .eatfulbs hi WI {.
70 THAI frlease N Whist friend did the
] plaintiff rcpoie this confidence In
friend whom he bad flown attention 20
at a time whe, his heart was >flnarting
under the lofs Of a beloved Vile. Wher1
any one would fuppcle a mar. ffartl1eG
from parpotes Of gallanrry and feduc4
| ton ? Surely ae iuch time as. this, i'm
Isis we are 20 coniider focktyf3 polluted
| IN this bad age, tilar we are to f1foetf
our rnof intimate friends. In this e.
rllat1ons they. wenr OUT or. a niohr when
eyefy one knew that luch party n1iehe
| DC innoesFdy waking OUT They were
ieparased by rae crowd a circun,~
trance exffemoIy likely TO happen.
Gould tise plaintiff iufbect That a wo
| man, with whom. he had been living il.
harmony let 8 year and 4 hall, had been
mlipendipg her time By going 70
| a brodlel for that is thc ii1liauarion OF
the wirn-is, Charles i{lnc, though he
knew he was &C ion1c place at Sprino,-
Gardens, ard did not comaninioaTe
| char fact 20 us arfirit, It turned our ne
tiad gone honle after her hlfband'S.
| parry, and Chs account given by thc Girl
VINO vas icrRane In The houfe was, char
/ HE iaid tfey had been wandering all
over the to~a 10 ie&rch Of their friende
should You, uhder iJch circuinfances
ilaVc tuiPette,l any mitchell? Then
what follows he whole defence de-
psnds entlFelyon the evidence OF Charles
t7ant, Who tells you the plainriF
vs. guilty. of,tonle negligence in fuf4er-
lnS chs defendant, after this, 10 take his
wite or IN chaife but though there
was an artempt to diguiie the far
i appears the defendanr's lon, a bow
@i'oti elght or nine years Of age, was
@irh thein. WbaE limits muf there be
70 our Jeaiouy, lfcondu6t like thisis ~
excite fulPlclon! Gentlemen, ] will
n2t i4tal the evidence, I do not VIII,
70 occupy more Of yotq time than is ne
ceiiary. 1 have no one obfervation 70
ot1er, BY whtch | can field this defend
air fron1 the full fcpara;ion, You NAV
DC ditPoicd 10 make in favour ofrhr
plaintiff, Who has had every focal right
invaded bYa falte friend, who has vio-