The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-10
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Sistrate how ar'dently and sincerely
he loved Miss Brown. and went ON
To declare that he had no intention
oi hurting her IN the smallest degree
III WAS himself he wished tn destroy.
ana not her. So tcndcrly did he
lave her. that he would sooner di,
ten thousand times over than hurt
her littlc finger nail.
Sir X. Bilnie-ify you intended on
~ to shoot yourself. why lid Won
procure n double barrelled pistol.
and load both barrels too
The defendant replied. that he
purchased a tloabIc-barrclled pistol.
IN order that il he fall d in killing
himself with one Gre. be might havo
second in Reserve The deteidant
mere, aud nj several other times dur
lNg The examination, turned towards
MISS Brpan, and in melancbo-
" tone, said, " All Miss Brown,
my dear Miss Brown az could
not live for You, was determined
To die for You u
Sir Il. Baruie asked him What he
had tn say IL his frat marriage ,
The defendant denied that he had
ever been legally married according
I" The law ri England. He saia 10
was living in the islaod Of Jersey
When he formed an acqu infance
"l'u native OF the ISLAND, vino fan.
cvios he bad plenty Of Money, pre-
va'Ied on bin one morning 10 send
for a Priest and they We're joined
together. ut private house, after
the forms al the old Norman law
This he contcnded was no mar in m,
the ceremony oi the English Church
being The only one that could be- le-
gally recognised in an island under
the British Government.
There is no time for any converse
ton upon Mons. Hrandam's con.
strUction OF tie law Of marriage, for
bis declaration brought forward tho
lady who claimed - be Nladano
Brandam, and who declared she WIS
his lawful and proper wife, and up
braided him IN no measured terms
lOr his traiiorous Cnnduct.
A very amusing dialogue ensucd
between this happy pair, in the
course Of which very ludicrous fact
came out, namely that Madame
Hlandam' $ snpposltion that Monsieur
had plenty III money when she mar
RED hun. ar0se from her having
seen ~ his possession a quantity of
thcpapers issued by I.tcalpine. tho
lhrcadnccdlr street HAIR dresser,
begin ing, promise to cat," &c.
These, as most people know, are
printed something in the form II 4
Bank OF England nutc. and iafetho
words" One Thousand Pounds"
the amount al the babci's etalleapc.
III very prominent characters. at tic
top end III one corner. These tho
lady. III her very imperfect aequAin-
lance with the English language.
took 10 be genuine Bank oi Eng
land notes.
The defendant he'd no more In say
IN answer tn The charge than that ho
had no inlcniinn rnict the least
inlnry on Miss Brown. He com.
planned however OF bruises which ho
received on his chest and belly, from
having" de lat person" 20 long up
on him. and farther declared that
he c0nId have done mischief had ho
been 50 Inclined, for he cooked his
pistols iuui times while :. dc Eat per-
Sun was hneeing upon his stomach.
Sir Il. Birtlc said he VAS TOO dan
I gcroHS person TO De suffered To go
at large without security for his
good bcha, Jour, and ordered him 10
Sud bail, him~tltin sel5O. and two
suirtico in $50 carr. To k-.y, t,.a
Fcace Tor twelve months, and mean
Wine To a...ear at the next Session
to answer to any charge that might
be rAhihited against t,iq,. lie vas
unPrepared with bail, and was there.
fore consigned TO the care OF tho
goaIcr.
-s..aN2e...
] When George the second vas
once at masquerade, he observed
Miss Chadleign in Il habit which eve
~ closely b rdered upon the naked:
- My dear lady said the good.na-
tnrcd monarch. 3" suffer me- To put nv
maud upon that suit bosom" i" Sire"
said she, give me your haut!6 vii