Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-06-20

Lady Compton and her son. the rear Of The
party brought up by Sir Jasper Thornley,
whose Jolly. ioxhunting face Shone like {
tlll-blown peonv. The lady. though pain
fully agitated. looked ciiarmingiv: and the
tlmld. appealing glance she uncon Sciouslv
AS ii were. threw round the court. would
in doubtful case. have secured a verdict
Very well got up. indeed said Mr. s.
in voice sufficiently loud for the jury to
hear--'very effectively managed. upon my
word We were. however in too good
humor to heed taunts: and as soon as
silence was restored. Mr.. Frampton briefly
stated :he case, and rose TO address the
Jury My speech was proposelv brief.
business-like. and confident. | detailed
the circumstances OF the marriage Of Nio-
let Dalston then only eighteen wears o!
age. with a Mr.. Granger: the birth of a
son. and subsequent disappearance of the
husband: concluding by an assurance to
the jury that should prove. by incontro-
vertable evidence. that Granger was no
/ other person than the late Sir Harry Comp
ton, barcnet.--This address bv no means
lessened the vague apprehensions of the
/ other side. counsel that. with such
materials for eloquencc, dsdained having
!
bic case. The smiling countcnances Of
Mr.. s. and his brethren became sud-
denly overcast. and the pallor and agita-
ton Of Lord Emsdale sensibly increased.
We proved our case clearly, step By
step: the marriage. the accouchment, the
hand writing of Grainger-Bilston proved
,his-to the letters addressed to his wife
were clearly established. The register Of
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clerk of the Leeds church; the initials Il.
Il. were pointed out; and at my suggestion
the book was deposited for the purposes
of the trial with the clerk of the court
Not word of cross-eXamination had pas
sod the lips of our learned friends on the
other side: they allowed our evidence to
pass as utterly Indifferent a change was
at hand.
, Our next witness was James Kirby.
groom to the late baronet and to the pre-
sent carl. After a few unmportant ques-
tons | asked him ifhc had ever seen that
gentleman before. pointing to Mr.. Ferret.
who stood up for the more facile recogni-
ton of his friend Kirby.
.Oh, yes, he remembered the gentleman
well and a nice. good natured, soft sort of a
gentleman he was lie treated witness at
tiIG hIlIIo. ILoIltoll, 10 Us IIiuCtl
brandy and water as he Xix ed out Of respect
to his late master whom the gentleman
seemed uncommon fond Of
well, and what return did YOU max e
for so much liberality!'
Return! very little, do assure We.
told un how many horses Sir Harry kept
and how many races he won; but couldn t
tell un much more: pump as much as he
Il L..
no more
An audible litter from the other side
greeted the witness as he uttered the last
sentence. Mr.. s., with one Of his
complacent chances at the iurv-box, re-
marking in a sufficiently loud whisper,
That he had never heard more con-
elusive reason for not telling in his life ,
did you mention that you were present
at the death of the late baronct.'
Yes, did, told un that were within
about three hundred yards Of late master
when he had that ugly fall; and that when
got up to un, he sort ofpulled me down and
whispered hoarse-li ke:-'Send for Rever-
end Zachariah Zimmerman remember
ed it. it was SIGH an outlandish name like >
ooh, oh, thought |, as Mr.. S-reach-
cd across the table for the parish register,
II. Il. is acquiring significance, l per-
ceive'
We'll and what did this gentleman say
to that!'
Say, Why nothing particular only
seemed quite joyful 'maized like; and when
| asked un why, he said it was such
comfort to find his good friend Sir Harry
had such pious thoughts in his last mo-
ments'
The laugh quickly suppressed, that fol-
lowed these words did not come from our
learned friends on the other side.
Sir Harry used those words!'
lie did but. as he died two or three
minutes after Of course there was no use
to send for no parson whatsomever.'
Exactly. That will do, unless the other
side have any questions to ask No ques-
ton was put, and the witness went down,
Call said to the crier OF the court--'call
the Rev. Zachariah Zimmerman
This was bomb shell. Lord Eapsdale.
the better to conceal his agitation, deScen-
ed from the bench and took his seat be-
side his counsel. The Rev. Zachariah
Zimmerman examined by Mr.. Frampton,
deposed in substance as follows:-'Hc was
at present rector of Dunby, Shropshire, &
lldu DcCu III Hott OIucIS more iid1 twenty
wears Was on a visit to Reverend Mr..
CRANKY al Leeds seven years ago, when
one morning Mr.. Cranky, being much in
disposed, requested him to perform the
marriage Ceremony for young couple
then waiting iii church. He complied.
and joined in wcdlock Violet Daston and
Henry Granger. The bride was the
lady now painted out to him i'll court: the
bridegroom he had discovered about two
wears ago to be no other than the late Sir
Harry Compton, baronet- The initials L.
T. were his. and written by him. the parish
clerk. a falling old man, had not oifica.ed
a, the marriage
How did You ascertain that Henry
Granger was the late Sir, Harry Comp
TOM
i was introduced to Sir. Harry Comp
ton in London at tat, house Of the Arch