The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-07-18

Oelore the House of Lords an Investigation n
. the matter was had From the examination O
the TWO principal witnesses we make the fol
action:
Inc .nrst witness called was William
Turner, Esq. He was examined by Mr.
sergeant Cross, and deposed to the follow.
I n enect:-l reside at Shrigley Park
I4ileh urner Is my only child, she is now
nealiy sixteen years old. At the time
sue was wa taken away, in March 1896, she
was hIteen years and one month old she
had Decn at Miss Daulby's school, for four
or nVe years. am the owner of an estate
IN the county of Chester, of considerable
Vaiue' a have also large personal prop
er,y:, Whenmy daughter was taken away,
1 nad not known Edward Gibbon Wake
neid. nd not even know his name, and
l am certain that he was not acquainted
with any OF my family, and most sincere
never consented his marriage with nv
daughter | left Shrigley Park on Mon
DAY, the 9th of March, for London, and
from that day to the Friday following |
was absent on my journey. The first init
NATION got OF the occurrence was from
Miss Daulby, one of the ladies with whom
my daughter had been placed. She arriv-
ed at Shrigley on Monday, the 18th of
March, and upon hearing of the circum-
stance from her, sent off messengers in
every direction. know Mr.. Griinsditch,
who has been for considerable time nv
confidential agent When l set out for
London, Mrs. Turner was i'll, and Miss T.
had returned to school about a fortnight
before that period. She has an uncle re-
iciJ Monohoe4or
and is gentleman of opuence. NV
daughter is heiress to him as we'll as to me-
Mr.. Sergeant Cross-What is the dis
position of granddaughter ?-is she ingenu-
Gus and confiding, or otherwise?
Mr.. Turner-She is remarkably con-
| fiding.
| Twas about to change my residence and
remove to a new house at the time nv
daughter was taken away.
Mr. Adams then said, the next witness.
my Lords, that | propose to call, is Miss
Ellen Turner.
When Hiss Turner took her place at
the bar she was examined to the the fol-
lowing effect:-She said, am the daugh-
ter of William Turner, of Shrigley Park.
4 was, in March, 1896, at school, at Miss
! Daulby's, at Liverpool. On the seventh
March | remember leaving school. Invent
from Miss Daulby's in a carriage. was
alone n the inside of it, and there was a
servant on the box. made an observation
that tie carriage was not my papa's. The
servant answered that the carriage be-
longed to the physician. My reason for
leaving the school, was that my mamma
was much worse. Miss Daulby told me
this was the reason. / first went to Pres
colt. From Prescott we went to Manches-
ter and stopped at the Albion Hotel. l
was tod that | would meet my papa there.
j have relations at Manchester, and when
proposed to go to see them the servant
objected and said that the gentleman would
be here Immediately; l abstained from
going lecause thought that by the gen.
tleman he meant my papa. was IN the
room considerable time before any one
came to me. At last a person entered,
! Whom had never seen before, but who
now understand to be E. G. Wakefield.
On his entering the room, rose to leave
1t; he requested me not to 60, and said he
was commissioned by papa TO take me to
him. did not then understand where
papa vas; believed it was on account o:
my mammals health had been sent for
Mr.. Wakefield told me that it was no
slight circumstance which prevented nv
papa fpm fetching me himself; that cir
cumstaice, he afterwards informed me.
was the state of my papa's affairs but he
then gaze me no further explanation on the
subject | remember that Miss Green
way, had been at Miss Daulby's school,
and that she left it shortly before l did. 1t
was generally known that she left it in con-
sequence of her papa'S difficulties. | also
remember that my papa, on taking me
back to school, had to pay bill We
were talking before that of Mr.. Greenway's
Iaffairs, and | reGollect my father not having
money enough about him to pay his bill,
upon which he observed, I" think l shall
fail too" This he said in iocular way,
and | at the time took it to be Joke.
Wien Mr.. Wakefield told me of papa's
4 Circumstances, his remark respecting Mr..
Gleenway, at once occurred to me. We
next proceeded to Halifax; on our way l
fully expected to have seen my father at
j Iiuddersheld and he requested me to re-
naln, in order THAI he might 90 and look
Tor my papa. lie returned ard said he
had received no letter, and that he was
! much surprised at the circumstance, but
nc, at the same time, expressed his convic-
tpn we should meetmy papa at Kendall. We
/ arrived early in the morning at Kendall.
. asked how long we should stay, as had
some acquaintance whom wished to call
, on. He said that would entirely depend
on ,apa Whilst at Kendall got no let
' ters but remember seeing Edward Glib
/ bon Wakefield and William Wakefield,
reading one at the window in which we
, we're; Edward Gibbon Wakefield after
: wards came up to me and said, F" perceive
you a1 anxious" To this made no re-
+ ply lie then said that he would shortly
tell mdwhy my papa could not meet me.
We wet from thence to Carlisle. On our
way h{told me that bank at Maccles-
field hal failed-it was the bank of Ryland
n and D$is, and that it had almost ruined
!, my pap He added, that an uncle of his
( had let my papa some money, to relieve
him fron his distress, think he mentioned
. the sun to be 100000. He afterwards told
me thata Blackburn Bank had failed, and