Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-08-31
r,om The Philadelphia INQUIRER.

tdriordiaary and double charge Of Big
IA very singular case Of Grim con- in
4 goc charge Of bigamy, was brought up
A hearing Yesterday afternoon, before AL
man Augustus d. Tarr. The parties
ned were VIM. Wood and Mary G..
&rtDeI, and the gravemen Of the charge
4 inst them on the part of the Common
y, Nh consisted of their having been mar
4 on the 29th of July last, the one hav
4 husband and the other wife living
fbe time. We regret to learn tina, Wood
once been considered a highly respecta-
and moral man. Mary G. Bicknell was
4 wife of Mr. John Bicknell, the mate Of
now lying at Baltimore.
ENy Margaret Wood, the legal wife OF the
defendant, appeared as witness, and
4 S,ed that she had been married to him
1 ne years previous to the 29th of July
/. stated that Mrs. Bicknell, in the alb
I es of her husband, boarded at the sam e
n. with herself and Mr. Wood ; and that
had a, times observed what she consid-
\ too close and familiar an intimacy be-
@o them. This lady gave her evidence
very clear and feeling manner. She
aber unbranded her fathless husband, nor
4 ,be in any way insult the woman who
I 50 deeply injured her. On the contra
4 che exhibited much forbearance through
4 and said that Notwithstanding all that
4 taken place, she would again receive
4, husband home if he would return 10
duty and her affections.
The Rev. T. G. Allen, Of the Protestant
syopal Church, was next examined, and
sifed that the parties accused, were duly
buried BY him on the Goth Of July last, and
|tifcaes tothat effect were produced
shrethe ceremony was concluded, how
ru, It appeared from this gentlemans test
Nny. that a somewhat singular incident oc
sned. After warning the defendants in
eusuaI manner Of the solemn nature o
tcontract they were about to engage in
rd its binding character both according tc
D. laws Of the land and the laws Of God
.obseryed that Mary G. Bicknell gazeC
thim in an expressive and rather agi,atec
nnaer. On looking at her attentively, hi
|rnembered having known her when /;
Add and he said-"Why, Mary, is tina
/ ml Does your mother know that 20,
+ be going TO be married
She Replied" My mother knew it woult
BIKE place. but did not expect it yet2"
Are you single"
'Yes have been a widow these fv
ranhs.n
They we're then married.
According to the evidence Of Anne Ma
nnb and Judith Thompson, it further az
pared that they proceeded to Kingston
there they took a room, and said they ha
Ken man and wife for four years.
Weare informed, in addition to the abov
tsmOny that Wood has been suspected bs
be of an improper intimacy with Mrs
BcSneIl, and that proceedings were twlc
nSfuted against him in his church. Th
1druce, however, was not sufficient
Kong 10 convict him.
The result of the examination before tn
Alderman was, that both the defendant
'de held to hail in $500 each, to answe
@tharges of adultery and bigamy, to b
eerred against them at the next Court {
Vlmmal Sessions.
ibis case has excited intense interest
A'Dstrict Of Southwark; and during tn
ANIMATION large concourse of women
embed in front Of the Alderman's ohic
'@ expressed their dsapprobation of tt
9Aducl Of the accused, in no very gent
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