Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-03
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EAIRADKDlNAkA ANl1 I)Pt BE CHARGE
OF BIGAMN.
very singular OF crjat con, Including a
ohurge OF blcany was brought up tut hratiug GA
MONDAY afternoon before Alderman Augustus -.
Tar. The parties accused we've Wm. Wood ,ud
Mary h. Boknell, and the ertanen Of The charge
against them on the part oithe Commonwealth, con
sisted OF their having been maulcd on the 29th OF
July last, the QUO having husband aud the other
wife living the tine.
Mrs. Margaret Wood, the legal wife Of the male
defendant, appeared rs 4 witness, and dcpo,cd thai
she had been married To hun some years Previous II
the Doth OF July She stated thai Mrs. Bcknell, IN
the absence OF her husband, boardcd n the samc
house with herself aud Nj " God aud that SIR had
times observed what she considered too close aud
iamiia, an intimacy between thcm. rms lady gave
her evidence ma very rlr5t aud cclu, manner.
She neither unbranded her i5lhlt>s husband MI did
she in any way Insult the wom,u who had SO deeply
injured her. Ga the contrary, sir exhibited much
torbearancc throughout. aud sud tlt notwilhstIn-
dug all that had taken place she would again receive
her husband home, II hc would return to hs duN
aud affections.
The Rev 7. G. Allen. uftbc Protestant L psoopa,
thntch, WAS next examined, aud testified thai the
parties accused WIRE duty married BY Inn ON the = h
IT July last and certificates tn that effect were pto-
duced. Before the ceremony was concluded howe.
er, II Appeared lfum HIS EeulleIulns tesmt thai
somcu hat singular incident occurred Adcrwanu.
ing the defendants the usual manner, at the sol
enln nature OF lhc contract they were about Il ca
gage III, and lis binding character, both according
10 the laws oi the laud md the Laws al GoI-hr
observed thU My 3. Blcbnrl gazedoa HIM in an
cNrlcs,tc aud latbera guafeI uanncr.-Ou looking
Al hci aHeuuyely, he lcmeluhorel hlving known her
when a child, and he So VIII IS thH ,ou
oos yonr mother know thai Yum are gong to be
AIRED J!
She replied - Ny mother knew it would take
place, but DID not expect uNct.'
Arc YOU single 2
Yes have been a widow these five months
They were then married.
According 10 the evidence OF Anne Macomb and
Judith THOMPSON, II further appeared thai thav
proceeded TO hensluglon, whrrclhes took raon and
said they had been mnn and wife IN tour wars.
Neare informed, Ia addition 10 the above trsfiinn
NY thai Wood had been susnrctcd before ut an i'm
proper Intimacy With Mrs Blcknel, and than mo
ccedlngs were twice instituted against HIM IN his
church. The evidence, however. was nor sufficiently
strong TO convict him.
The result of the examination before thr Alderman,
was, that both the defendants were held 10 bail IN
$500 each, To answer the changes Of adultery and
blghmy, to be preferred against diem at the ncxf
Court oil Criminal Sessions. THIS case has tx=
cited intense interest IN he Drstiirf of Southwark
and during The examination large ronronrsc ii woz
men assembled in front Of The Adcrman's Office.
who expressed then disarprobauou OF the conduct
Of the accused in very Icute terms
We give circulation to the following eulc G,r
hydrophoba in the hope that 1t may p,ovc sefyicra
bIc III commencing The elects OF what has thus
IN most cases, proved an tnCulahe maldy. The
New York Journal OF Commerce states that The zen
'eman who communicated II for publication declares
that he knew the CHLORIDE wash applied 10 the hand
OF man IN Amboy, which very badly bIticn by
mad dog. The bite occurred -four OF Eve wears .po
and no symptoms of the disease have vet appear.
cd The wound made by the d2g's tech has never
entirely healed.
From, The liverpool Hercpry ofJaig2
Cure Jor Hyaroftob dis the hydrop ,obl Sc ,
son has set IN, we comply with the request cor
respondent by giving insertion to the following
What we happen to know oithc extraordinary prop
ery OF the chloride OF lime induces to put great
faith IN lis properties III The Of the wound nflc
ted by dogs, OF any other means Edits. Mer.
cury.]
We are indebedto NJ, Cosier, a French physician.
for the following valuable discovery as preventive
TO hydrophobla.-Tdke two table spooulnls Of fresh
chloride Of lime in powder, mix il with half a mint of
water, and with this wash Keep the wound CONSTANT,
bathed, aud frequently renewed. The chlorine cns
possesses the power OF decomposing this tremendous
poison, and renders mild and harmless that venou
against whose ressess attack the artillery of mcdi
cal science has been long directed in vain II ia
necessary TO add that this wash should be applcI
possible after the infection of the h,,o
Another plan which has been extensively tiea at
Breslau and Zurich and may other pats of the
Continent, consists not merely in cutting out the
bitten part, (meie ncision has been found too of en-
unavaiiing,) but in combining with the incison
some ehecual means for keeping open the wound
and maintaining il state OF suppufaton
during a period of at least SIX weeks Other Gu.
raiiye means, the exhibition OF mercury balla-
donna or lytoe, were also employed IN the cases
Out upon these. ii is thought, little reliance can be
placed. The following are the results Of this treat
ment From 1910 10 1924. the number of persons
admitted INTO the BresIau hospital was Isl, Of
whom two only died of hydrophobia from 1888 to
1874 inclusive, there were admitted into the hospital
a, Iurich 233 persons bitten by different animals,
ie2 by Dogs of whom only four died,-two on the
second day OF admission, and in whom the disease
had probably become developed before they were
submitted TO the treatment. and the other two were
bitten IN parts tinside ofthe cheek and eyeld where
me INC prescribed means could not be employed with
the requisite exactness.
BILE 81 The Rattle Sadke.-rhe Marshall fVaN
Sen,'ne gives the annexed account Of the death of
gentleman, rom ths bife ihls ,n,t.I.