Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-12
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The Trial OF Dr. Lnrisner.


occupied with the exiraordnary trial Of Dr.. Lard.
ncr, the celebrated writer and lecturer he team
engine, who some time since ran away with the |
wife Of Capt. Hesvisides. II was stated hy the |
counsel for the plaintiff that the unhappy l,ly was
The daughter Of Colonel spicer, formerly Of the
i2h 10, GERS, and since resiling at the Chateau de
Capncture, in the parish Of Ou,reau, Bolosne. In
the year 1898, Mr.. Heaviside, the planiif. whose
mother was sister of Colonel Spicer's, west to
Bocgne, and for the first time saw Miss Mary Spi-
eer his first cousin, and the only child of Colo el
spicer The marriage took pace on the l7lh of
July. lss4, at ST. Michaers Church, Bath. II was
marriage Of pure affection, for Cap,si, Hcsvside
had ample means to make him care but lite ahou,
the fortune Of his wife. He made settlement of
10000 upon Mis-, Heavsile, which was secured
in the usual way the dividends to he paid to him
during lile then TO her after his death, and in case
of there being no child en-, OF in the even, of ,he
no, heing Of age, then she was be entitled abso-
lutcly TO the whole of the reversona,y inter St She
was likewise entitled to the roversion of el3,00O.
upon The death of her father. Shortly after then
mlrriagc they went the continent, ard up n
their return they resided for time at Saunders
Lolge, OSkineham, Buckinghamshire. aud about
ten years ago came to reside in Brunswick square,
Brighton, where they had since kept up n esab-
lishment and moved in the first circles of society.
They appeared to re devoted to each other, and
their union gave riee to that strong cement of the
af ctions, children. Mr. and Mira Heaviside had
ooiviu MI ha, tbo oil ,c;yI ,r
ege, the second l3, and The boy jears old. The
plaintiff was fond father and loving husband Il
in this life they could expect TO find happiness, the
jury would imagine that would be found in such
home as this; but in an evil hour the defendant
made his appearance among them He came to
Brighton abou, some literary pursuit. and his icpu.
taon q man Of science passport into Soc
ETY.. He obtained on Introduction to the plaintiff
and unhaIpily for him, received a visitor Of
his house. Tbore was nothing in his conlucr, his
age, or his appearance 10 induce the suspicion that
he was a dangerous visitor. Captain Hcavis de
Taas in the habit Of attending to his mag steral
duties at the Town Hall, and be was also one of
the directors Of the Brighton railway, During lis
ab ence from home he defendant had the opportu.
nifty of visiting Mrs. Heavisde; but so much
ton was observed. that the attendants and tlose
constantly about the misguided lady, wee unable
10 discover that any familiarity existed between
them, and the witnesses would therefore be unable
to point out the beginning of the fatal influence
which the defendant possessed over her. and which
he txercised in the contamination Of his criminal
and hair
would, however, assist them in coming to 4 concu-
sion. II was hardly to be believed that the def NJ
dan, could be carried away by any headstrone feel
ing or any mpulse of passion, and therefore, so
absurd defence could not be sci up. They knew
that there were many approaches to the female
heat wom.n who possess NJ inor mate share
of ,alen, nigh, be misl'd and decoy,d from The
path Of virtue by person OF superior requirements
who for sinister purposes paid de'erencc TO her, in
o,der that, when her vanity or'rcame her reason,
he might serpent Ike law his meshes aronnd his
victim and make her erreuievsbly list. These were
the dark and insilious arts tina, wor practised by
the defendant, and the jury would he able TO trace
every web that was designedly thrown around The
Plaintiff g wife unit show az inexticaby surroun-
ded. Mr.. Heavislde left Brighton on the ! lth of
March, aud came to London; and on the 18Th Of
the SINE month Mrs Hcaviside quilted home at an
early hour in the morning, stating that she was
going on visi, to Mrs Grevie.
We annex letter " ritten by Ms, II. imme}i-
a,ely after her slopemen,. It was addressed to her
husband:
"sunjay March is, ls40.
81 ST, down to the painful duty OF fulfilling the
promise mede in my note o Friday
81 win do it as briefly he cicumst lnce TO be
told ard the feelings to be expressed will pc nit
You have observed the continued ndisposiIion from
which have suffered for many weeks past, aud
which have allowed you to suppose proceeded
f,om bodily illness. My suferings however, were
of different nature, ard arose from a diff rnt
cruse. They originated in tn mind aud in The
heart. Among the peTsons introduced TO eur
auain,ance within the last few monhs was one.
who, unfortunately for me, p,oduc' d such an Inn
preston upon my heart, ss felt could nev,r be
elfaced in the fret period Of our acquaintance,
aat,ered m, self that the .en,imtnts lie inspired
were those of friendship merely, and INDUCED in
his society with unguardad, and as the event proved,
most inprud, II! freejom; as this, however, was no
mole than was dene by other ladies' by whom his
acausnlance aud conversation were eagerly sought,
and as never before had reason To dstIust my self
proceeded unapsrehsnsve of the consequences
He depar,ed from Brighton, and the effects Of his
absence convinced me for the first time OF The T. al