The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-31
GulLDFoRD, Saturday, Aggye 3.
CROWN SIDE.-Before the Lord Cbief Baron.
GRIM. CON. AND BICAMY.

Eleanor Whitford was indicted fer that ihe at
Gretna, in Scotland inermarred with John Whitford
on the Goth Nov. 1901, and afterwards the parih
OF St. Mary, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, on
the 9th May 1906, fellonouAy intermarried with
Robrf GqRes 3aoss', her former hufband being nill
living.
This cafe which excited considerable de-
gree of inerea, as it underRood to involve the
legality of Gretna Green Marriage. The defend
an, wasa young lady Of Lanon,e se,josr and slegant
and her appearance the bar excited conf
derable fymPathy in her Behalf ON the spectators of
the court.
After fhe was arraigned, and had family uttered
her plea of not guilty
Is the sry---iie began
by Eating that the melancholy duty devoved upon
him which he aflured the jury he executed with moG
painful ienlations to conduct the prolecution again
the proner the bar, for crime which if fubaat-
ated aganh her, degraded her from her rank in lfe
which the law had declared felony and which nigh,
fubeta her to be tranfporteJ from her native coun-
try, Allocate of the vile and mott proiiigate of
mankind. The cafe which he had to lay before the
Jury ola mon extraordinary nature and differed
very far from shis olas of Cafes which ufually pre-
tented themieves for the confederation of Jury In
general thoie who arraigned for this crime
were OF the loweit orders of fociety, who had no
knowledge of the of their moral duties or of
the consequences of deviatng from them. Not fuch
was the cafe OF the proner the bar fhe had been
zDsY edne4ted and ought have been refined to bet
ter ienie OF her duties and mpreed with the impor
lance OF their obfervance She was the daughter of
a D'an OF reipecability, and of fome importance in
The town of Bafngftoke, and in the year 1901, fie
addrelfed by her hufband, who focited her hand
IN marriage. For what realon, the learned Council
iaid he was not informed but her father that time
sverfe to the match, and refuled his coHient
he addreiies OF the young man were not, however,
diiagreeabe TO her mother and other parts of the la
dy's family but it being found that no intreaty
would loften the obduracy of the father, the young
couple eioPed to Scotland, and there married
according to the forms and ceremonies of the Scoth
law Upon their return they were recoucled TO her
father, and the huiband commenced buinefs as linen
draper, at Southampton at that time he was about
c5 years ofsge, and the prifoner fcarcely 49, They
continued at Southampton until the year 1905, when
buiDeis not fucceediDg, he obliged TO renquifh
his iituation comet London Here he certainly wa.
obliged to live a reduced fcale. He obtained Il
tuation as managing man at wholelale linen ware
houe in the City and took hnall houfe for his wife
at Remington. They refded together in apparent
Comfort and happneis, he going early his buff
nels IN the morning, and retiring home about eight in
the evening They continued this courfe till about
March lat, when one evening, returning uiual, he
found that another bed was putting ND in a fpare
room, and, upon inquiry his wife told him that fne
had let this room to mott respectable old gentle
man who had taken the room to lodge with them
In The evening the new lodger made his appearance
- Ifrad above fxy yeays Of age, and Of moi gente-
11aiy rc0nsri, and therefore gladly received by
che hulband as welcome inmate. From fuch man
he could expect no injury, and none but the mon
fuipieious could have thought his wife in danger in
iuch fociety. However, 70 it was that after very
Mort time, he found his wife GrangeIy altered in her
behaviour towards him. She appeared difgulted with
him, and miierable in herfelf He intreated her re-
Peatedly reveal the caufe Of her unealinefs and
then doubt to conceal her guilt lle affected to fay
that has behaviour was uukind and that he had rea-
ion to fufPed his fidelity. He endeavored, by every
foothug attention. and by nereaied kiDdnefs to con-
vince her of her forming erroneous opinion, and
had apparently fuceeeded, for The morning Of the
18th Of April, when he left home, they parted with
marks OF more than ufua kndnefs; but it 70 hap
pened, that being taken i'll that day, he returned
home much earlier than was cufomary. He found
his wife from home, and on the mantle piece was
letter addre1ed to him, in her hand writing to the
following purport Sir, have taken my own
name Of Mils How ard, and all for ever after difov
tfat q Whitford, which I am now fully fatisfed
never was entitled to. thank God for It, for hold
il IN utter adherence" Yes, faid the learned eoun-
EEL aoub, Che then held in utter abhorrence but
Vhen he had deviatsd from the path Of virtue, fs
30 doub, shhorfed the Of the man whom fhe
had Wounded with the moi cruel Of all injuries She
did not return home that night but the next morn
ng Der hufban6 received mefage that ihe was at
neighbours houfe, and deiired tolee him. He ac-
sordingly attended, and then fe exhibited CLEAN of
remorfe, for her nfcondu9. When fhe faw her huff
hand fs exclaimed, Whtford, you cannot, will not
forgive ne" At that time he did not know the ex-
,esi Of hisiujury, ba, fbe Immediately eonesd that