Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-15

The ABDUCTION OF Miss TURNER.--The
following the particulars Of the examination Of
Mr.. Edward Gibbon Wakefield charged with ca.
ptal felony, for the abduction Of Miss Turner, and
they will be read with some interest by those who
have perused the elaborate account given in a for
mer number ofthe Cadet, Of this most extraordi.
nary affair.
bandoned villain will receive the punishmen! due
to the enormity Of his crime.
CoMMITTAL OF E. G.. WAxEFIELD.-An ad-
journed examination Of the circumstances connect
ed with the singular abduction of Miss Turner,
took place on Tuesday week, at the Rams Head
Inn, Disley, Cheshire, before w. G. Newton, Esq.
S.P. Humphr ries, Esq, and G. Tatton, magistrate,
for the county Of Lancaster. The former deposit
tions the principal facts of which have already been
before the public, were read over to the respective
parties, and signed by them. The witnesses were
Miss Daulby, the schoolmisress, Miss Turner, Will
liam Tuner, Esq. the High Sheriff, Robert Tur-
ner, Esq Henry Critchley, Esq. and Mr.. Grims.
ditch, the Solicitor.
One witness deposad, that Miss Turner, on cer-
tain occasion. said, that though Mr.. Wakefield had
treated her like gentleman, yet his conduct was
that OF brute, "and she had never called any
| brute before She acknowledged having given
her consent to the marriage and signed her name to
an instrument, switch was 20 certify, to all con-
cerned, that they were married"
After the reading Of the several depostions, Mr..
Grimsditch rose, and said he felt it his duty to
press for committal for capital felony, under
the statutes Henry VII. ch. g % Elizabeth c. 9.
Mr.. Grimsdtch combatted the objection which had
been made, that Miss Turner was not an heire.s
apparent, and that therefore, the did not come
within the meaning of those acts, and said, that If
she was not one it was impossible that there ever
could be an'heiress apparent.
After abou: halt an hours consultation, the ma
gistrates decided on committing him on the capital
| charge, and he is accordingly committed to Lam
caster Castle, to take his trial at the ensuing As
sizes. The examination lasted about three hours
and excited intense interest. Mr.. Wakefield de-
clined saying any thing in his defence, and sxhi.
bited an air of perfect Indifference until the decision
was made known to hiru, when he seemed con-
siderably agtaed. He is gentemany man, Of
| rather slender form, light hair and eyes and is
what the French would call bel homme. His
dress betrays touch Of dandyism. During the
time Miss TurneUwas in the room not a single
glance was exchanged between them. He sat
lolling with his hand to his head, and she cast
her eyes upon the ground all the time she gave her
deposition. Miss Turner was fifteen on the ieth Of
February last; she is rather tall her age, and her
voice and manner are very commanding. Pre-
vious to his departure, in the custody Of consta-
ble Mr.. Wakefield wrote letter to his friends,
and sent copy of his committul to his Solicitor
While walking before the door with his frisnd, Dr.
Davis, Miss Turner watched him from the window
for some time, but no act Of recognition took
place.
In the course Of the proceedings, Mr.. Grims-
ditch called the attention of the magistrates to the
letter which appeared in the John Bull OF SUM-
day week, which reflected on him; but they very
properly expressed their surprise that he should
bring forward the subject then, as they, Of course.
could do nothing whatever with it. Mr.. Wakefield
here remarked, that he knew nothing Of nor had
any thing to do with, the letter in question. Mr..
| Grimsdltch said. "it bears your name, at all
event,." This disavowal is rather q curious cir
cumstance, as the letter introduced In it, addressed
to Mr.. Turner, is certainly genuine, and is the same
words as that read before the magistrates Several
letters from Mr.. Wakefield to Mr.. Turner were
read, from one Of which the following is an ex-
tract:-"l cannot allow your daughter to be made
to dislike me, however wrong my conduct may
have been. I have taken religious care to treat
her as a sister, and, though she was wfully my
wife, never enforced the rights of husband -
| In the conversation had with her, the language
used would not have been uniting from brother
10 sister," IN another letter he snsreats that no