The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-14
TWO CENTS.
Saperssr Court.
Before Chicf J ustice Oakley

Superior Court. ltt
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yvDoR's cHARGE-vHRDIcr oY THE JURY.
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Ayau 13.--On the opening Of the Court this msPu~
Ing, the Judge commenced by remarking that naAnv
,iings said and done to divert tho attentioa q
1aries rom the main considerations Of the a
Issue All parties stand equal footing In court a
justice This is very extraordinary; indsed he
had seldom extraordinary in ts general
aspect. II presents charge against the defendant
/ OF an aggravated character-that he set fsOt .
plan to ruin this girl aud entieed her into his
vices for that purpose which having been oHeoted hs
then set on foot design destroy her testimony By
inducing her TO make false oaths In order to deprive
her evidence OF weight II used against him On tho
other side the deendant represents that 1t Is
spracy against him got through the agency Of the
Smiths his former partners. with whom he he's had
controversy. The charge and the defence pre-
sent ease Of very extraordinary character They
Ind the GIRL apparently intelligent telling her story
in the main aspect consistent that she had been up
to the time Of her connection With the defendant,
chaste girl detailing long train circum
cae ulat.d to impress themselves strongly on ths
mind. On tho other hand. from the testimony OF the
defendant appears that sho was girl Of early loo .
habits, and utterly lost all decency in har
conduct and In her language and. II believe
the testimony OF Mrs. Ingle, she Is abo thief.
The Jury would the character Of tho evidence,
and IL would be necessary to apply to it y strict
scrutiny. lie would describe to them this nature
called an action for seduction There IL no suos
action knowing the law II is the misfortune ora
father to have n daughter who Is light in her conduct.
there L. question parent and child but the ques
ton Il then IL this defendant the fther Of the ohll Of
which the girl to be delivered. Tho
il the only person Who can tell who l. the fthor of her
child IL Is important here Us In every case to re-
member that when plaintiff comes into court II IL his
duty tabsh the whole matter alleged and IL the
jury find that he has not done they bound 10
give the defendant the benefit. Now, keeping that
in mind they satisfied that defendant hal aa
intimacy with the girl that he is tho father of tbs
child il they would find for the plaintiff; but IL they
in doubt they would leave the matter wh they
found it, aud the defendant would bs entitled their
verdict. In Of this kind, the woman ia almost
only witness because such acts matters or
pubcsty; and IL she In be confded in In ninsty-
nine cases out OF one hundred. there would be nc
redress; but when the evidence goes to detail suoh
transact ions here detailed they would tho
necessity OF applying the greatest scrutiny ths grls
The learned Judge here gave agenera outline Of Caths
rine Runnetts evidence II her story be true n
presents case graat aggravaLion but
Il is diffcult to believe that married man sho1td
plan deliberately the seduction Of female and thsn
troy the Of her testm Dny
therefore the evidence does present dcult to b.
believed and IL ought to be supported by strong cir
cumstances The girls manner astonshed him (tlss
udqe) in the course of her Examination she declared
circum ances cnlculsted to destroy her testimo ony
such IA concssing that she had erself to bs
married woman and II she married woman
action would lilo here. She told Gimb~eIe that she
married and subsequently. with reference TO Tho
controversy with the Smiths. she stated that Bagsy
was IA married woman II struck the judge that hero
was point to determine; IL Bagley had sent her u
Oinbrcde. he must have known the n Lewis;
then why consult her the lawyers oice what
name sho should take. 1t Is by looking at the tesi-
mony in all it, minute circ um that they would
he enabled to say how stands tho matter This very
important act OF swearing she married to sytan
Lewis. IL the turning point Of the whole IL
fact she stands utterly Inaccurate with regard 10
truth and though ne was not prepared 90 ssy thss
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