Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-22

account OF the state OF her family. On the day |
when they had been in Scotland. VIM. Wakefield
detached 10 Mscclesfield, in order get about
the family at Shrgley-for there was then hope,
that the defendants bad done something rretrieva-
bic. and that the family would even thea, be dis
posed TO make the best of not very creditsble af
fair. The sole object of the exertion Of these de.
PENDANTS was, from first to last the money of n,
young isdys aheT; their aim to pick the IA
theirs pocket with the hand of his daughter Will
lam Wakefield ent to Maccle-held, to consult
with Miss Davies and will show YOU letter
which she wrote III rsiation to- this affair." with her
own hand, but hich has fallen into the hands for
which it intended. At tia, time, although
Mics Turner had been carried away from Liver
pool on the Tuesday morning, the family at Shris-
ley were not spprised of the event which had oc-
CURED, or OF the fact OF her departure from school
until the Sunday morning; not. indeed until tn
marriage had been announced, in the usual man
ner, through the medium of the London papers
Ga Saturday evening, and not till then, Miss
Daulby went TO Macclesfield, with the forr-
ed letter, and convey ed, for the first time the in
selligence To Mr.. and Mrs. Turner that they had
lost then daughter in the extraordinary way which
has been described to you. Miss Davies was ve-
~ eusy on that day, and before Miss Daulby ar
rived, II was quite clear that she knew what had
happened TO Miss Turner and of her departure from
the school. The fatal intelligence was no sooner
made known at Shrgley to Mr.. and Mrs Turner.
lior Mr. L. II IL singular enough, had left London
q rev hours before the time oil his daughe, s.arri-
val there, and must have passed her few stage
On t,> road,) than Mr. Turner and his friends Sc,
off 10 London. Mr. T. unablcsto proceed To
tire metropolis. His brother, Mr.. Gfimsditch, and
another gentleman, however, proceeded onyards TO
Calais; and there, The pier, they saw Mir.
Turner and the Defendant, Edward Wakefield -
They took every necessary step to recover the
pefsun of the young lady. The defendant at frs,
began to insis, his superior rsh, TO her person
over the right EN- OF Der own father. She war
bis wife, and he would not, he declared parr with
her. They found some difficulty in getting the
young lady away; but, soon as the veil was
drawn aside, and the de!usion cleared away from
her mind, the young lady struck with the ut.
Uiost at hoi at the unmanly conduct of the de.
terdant towards her throughout this extra ordinary
Transaction She shuddeIed and sirunls a,vav
from him into the of her uncle 10 when sbc
CHUNG for protection from Wakefield. The defen
dant still, however. claimed hrr as his prop.rtv
and II was not until they had been before French
magistrate. " no listened the hole case that he,
friends were enabled 10 recover her from his mn.
session. After this Transaction, Edward Wake
field wrote letter to his brother William; and
there II any where we may expect to find
little truth When he wrote that confidential
letter 10 his brother, little did he think tbat !,
would fail into the hands of the prosecutor I, i.
as follows: "CALAIs, Thur sdaY
My Dear William write IN haste, to save
the post, only 10 give you news, aud nothing else
MIR
Grimsdnch arrived by the packet to-day. with
warrants. soon knew yvha,
they were come for, but would not a,tempt In
AVOID the question. Shortly saw them. and
found that, with Eilen's consent, they could tale
her away. They insisted on seeing her. I could
not OBJECT. She told all, and was anxious 10 leave
me, when she knew ali. | expected az much. and
ther efore made merit OF necessity and let her On
They tried Ia take me, but for that they were on
the wrong side OF the water, as well know
however offered to 60 with them, but begged NJ,
Critchley to believe that would be in England 10
answer any charge, al soon had seen nv
children and settled my affairs. Nothing could be
more hostile than The - hole sprit of their pro |
ceedings. l could readily have escaped NTH EZy
len, but their account of MIR. and Mrs Turner. |
state made such step impossible. made and |
gave in writing, solemn declarations that she and
have been as brother aud sister. How this NAV
affect the validity OF the marriage 1 know NOT, !
nor how could raise the question. / was bound /,
and ii was wise 10 give some comfort Ia Mr. Tur
ner. am now 10 a slew about yOu and wish
ypu safe. There be no doubt that the |
law punish Us. For myself / ,v;U ,u,et n |
come ~ hat may; but II you able, get away A. |
soon possible do care a straw for me-
self. The grand question now il, is the mauiape !
legal! They all raid no; and quoted William and |
Mary upon ME, till tired of their naiss.jes,
names Pray let me know that; but will write !
70 Nunkey. Do not stay, you do no good. -
this you may depend / shall NOT write again ria
near from you, for fear of accidentq perc, |
came with the TITO, and has witnessed the row
We start in the morning. Pray write, but say mo-
thing to any body. am the person to speak. |
" Yours, ever" 'E G. w
He mentions here the name of Mr. PERCY. q
gentleman of rank and respectability, who had
some employment under the Secretary for Foreign
AfaIIs. 10 whom application bad been made 10 as
si-t Mr.. Turner TO recover his daughter from
France. What, however, he seems 10 rely on in |
this letter is that in the commission of this afro
cions crime, he has acquired property in the |
young lady, and that he has made her his lawful !
wife. am told, indeed, that there is here gen |
tieman of the law from Scotland, In order TO de- |
feat this prosecution, by giving evidence of the
law of Scotland on this subject He is 10 tell YOU
understand, that by the law and custom of Scot |
land, II man gets possession OF the person of q |
young lsdy by means Of fraud and forgery. and
carries her off, he has acquired legal right in /
her, and that not even her own parents have any
authority over her. This gentleman will tell YOU
that this is the law and custom of Scotland, Thev
have caught man who will depose 10 this; how
they have caught him know not. have not the |
honor OF knowing him; but, if a man, calling him
self lawyer will stand up in the presence of this
court and attempt 10 prove lite truth he never will
venture to predict, hear The last Of IL Is long "a
he lives; especially fit should appear that he comes
here voluntarily 10 prove, that The injured lady IL
incompetent to tell her affecting story to-day
and that she must remain the wife OF Que OF ia. |
male DEFENDANTS lest ncursbie animosilies should
srisel If there be any truth ia the new northern !
iioh he rtime uf he d.fa