Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-22
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and after di-p sing 1T har, cause ,he defendant.
we're cSliel upon Their rccogniz4nces and severely
appeared; ir E. u. Wakefield. and w Wake
heid 'o' themsslves; 10 Ms. 4 Wakefield, by
her husband. MIR. e Wakefield
Counsel for the prosecu ION, Mr Sergean'
Cross, M. Brougham, Mr., Williams, and Mr.
S;takie
For the defendants, Nj. scarler. Mr. park.,
Mr. Goldman. ard Mr.. Pa.eson
There were 'yyo indictments: oae under the
statute OF Philip and jafy; tb- other tor con
spIrscS rnia~iiliy 10 carry oil tii-- Turner and
20 marry her o Eiwad 81 bbon Wakefield, and on
which The pro-sc"tofs proceeded
Mr. Stakle opened the case
MIR Sergeant CT then rose May it please
your Tor ship gentlemen OF he jury Gea'Iemen,
oy the statute iaw i England, The carrying away
young female, under tire age of -ixiera ears
whether with her own consent or not, from the
custody OF her parents n instructors and after.
wards marrying her, with her own consent or not.
IS high offence which suffice the offender to
hVe years Imprisonment. and 10 fine at ne dis
cTeion OF the ccUr,; and subjects the female her.
SELL II she consent, to the forfeiture OF her her-
lance BY anotbec siatuie the stealing of an
helTess against her consent, and afterwards arry-
ing her, hetbes with her own censent or NOT.
is capital felony: and, if he offence which 10
me 'ubIec o ne present ingpi,e had been com,
mIted on English ground, two Of ;he defendants
would, IN the due course o. Justice have been con.
hsn'ned % a" ignomini us death, and been exe>
cn'ed on the walls of tins castle SIX months ago
GentetnsR, the defendants -tand charged bsfor.
y"n, FIRST with conlprirg toge her 20 carr IF a
youns female under the age II 10 and aiterws ard.
10 marry her % one OF he offenders. Thi, is the
crime Tor which nese defendants are now On Their
ria! beInTe you. Gentlemen, having stated ,he
Ia" as It applies TO this case, shall now proceed
10 describe who are he parties concerned IN This
proceeding. ne prosecutor IS gentleman of tie
name oil Turner, who has been long and success
ihi!y engaged IN the pursuits of commerce in this
coaoiy, who has acquired an ample fortune, and
who has purchased an esiate it, he county OF
Chester, where he hos re-ided and in d, hich in
Vie courte OF The last year, he sery ed IN the i'm
por mt th'e o. high sheIH he is the parent
81 an only child; and his daughter, tina only child,
- the subject # this proceeding she, al he time
he oifrnce as committed, had ilsi p..-ed he
age OF hleen- ia tie month { february, last year
She " a. then delicsIe child, having much srown
IS YOU "il see, since thai period. The sixteenth
year L. always an nge in which young persons, OF
both sexes, gov very fast 20 maturity. The
inst % these defendants is lady Of the name of
Wakefield; and tl1 lady .yas The coniIiver If
all line principal conTiyer. She had. about
slHiesn months, ago NJ chance ! will not saw
II was he INTERCHANGEABLE had the Chance 10 90
to Paris With Lady who resided at Macclesfeld.
Ahese VyO ladies went together 10 Paris: they
s'aId some time there and then reiufne Ell home
Mrs. Wakefield was then Miss Davies: al least,
when she went. bat She reformed Mrs Wakefield
although that circumstance was not even intina,eJ
TO her !athei, until this conspiracy had BECOME
known. Some lime previou 10 Christmas lasl
year, but one Miss Davies resided at Nscclss
field ~ith her father a respectable old gentleman,
clergy man and schOolpasser. She persuaded
him TO take journey with her 20 PARIS. Thsy
"cni timber, and at Paris they met with the TWO
other defendants, Edward and William ~ eld
She ''ns, IN iae, al that iIme their siep-niotheI
although ths was kDoovn only hy the name of
Davies. William Wa efield Is ! understand. bv
birth Az Engl,shmar; hut they are bn, n iohsb;,
tants Of PMS IN which hey have their domicile
and reside thee. Edward Wakefield the elder
oi the two widower, with family of hs
own. William Wakefield was a bachelor, but has
since mgTried They formed a sort of society
there; they we're pleased 10 call themselves he
first society 10 Es ore" Among them was a
lady OF The naIne o Bathurst, 10 calls herself ,ls
daughter OF the venerable Bishop OF Norwich;
and this lady though not an 9ctual conspirsior in
this flair, made herself too busy in The consri,a-
cy, both before and after it was completed This
lady said 10 OF the defendants, dijsfn Wake.
hsld, 50 L!tile did 'hInk, that when Advised
Miss Davies t. gel Miss Turner Tor one of VOL.
Mr. Wakefield would 20 soon carry her AKA,
AID marry her 10 The caul-e OF a little 4, hilr
DIR. Dawes and his daugh'er (still Miss d. re
turned home to Aiacce,fed; and then Miss Davie,
began her operations at Shrigley, where Mi. Far.
uer resides. lie had rsse5 here for eiaI,t wears
The first thing she did was TO c7l on L,dy m the
neishbunihgUd W no the acquaintance Of both:
she was particularly urgent to have an irnroduc-
ton TO Ihe family AZ Shiigley She proposed 10
the lady, that tie fret time she went ,hither she
w htr in ba, 81. IL
consented and the visit was made when ,bry
got there they Hrs. Turner. Miss Davies
made many inquiries about Miss Turner oil
whom she knew nothing. She world, She said
be vety happy to have the pleasure OF her A..
qusIntance, bot, AZ Miss Tufnef had returned To
school she must wait, begging, hoa ever that g hen
Miss I. returned home she might have the plea.
sure. This was Miss Dayies's FIST sep Thea
her two friends, the travelled gentlemen. arrived
from Paris aud resided at TIE b use Of Dr. Davies
Al MsccesEeld Vau would hardly suppore. tina,
two such persons would leave the "a, .ocietv OF
Paris aud take long journey OF 100 miles, 10
/ -peud few days with country schOolmaster,
without some powerful motive. You d, I'LL there
fore, perceive, that hey bad m re impor ant bust
ness 10 accomplish They arrIs ed al Macclssfield
about the first OF March, think, in the last year.
| They lived there ike gentlemen ID. Dayles and
his daughter took his opportunity of introducing
'ho1e sHan6es 70 'he ienhle- o. tneir acguan-
lance. They rode about the grounds OF ShrIgley.
made themselves acquainted with tie domain; nd
with all the neighbourDg families, sciuainurg
ihemsel' os with he history of Mr. Turner. But
/ II was not az iinmsierisl Circumstance that they
should know he person Of gentleman who hsd
a good deal to 90 ~ bringing these defendants Ia
justice. and who has, Tor several years, transacted
the law business Of Mr. Turner Miss Davis.
snd her TWO friends csllsi m Mr.. Grimsdltch. a,
/ Macceshed Miss DIVES conrived 70 roee Mr.
I Z, IN the stopa al bts ce,cc srJ b.. e. A. =,