Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-02
lQlOrtester Daily Spy.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

Richard Guinness Hill, nephew OF the celebra
ted banker, and brewer of Dublin stout, )" as
chronicIed in late English papers, we have
concluded to entertain a higher opinion in the
future of those tales of "haunled lives"
The particulars of the afinir, as laid before
the magistrates al Rugby, present one OF the
most remarkable cases OF fraud, duplicity and
cruelty which probably ever occurred in Eng
land 1t appears that Hill, who is about 81
years OF age, and man OF gentlemanly bear
ing few years ago married a grand daughter
of Sir Francis Burdett and protege OF Miss
Burdett Coutts. The interval between the
time of marriage and the beginning OF 1859
was passed by the happy pair in travelling,
and without any apparent disturbance in their
domestic felicity In the early part Of the
above mentioned year, however, appeared a
little stranger, for whose future welfare Hill
became desirous to provide in a manner not as
usual except in those aforementioned narrow.
ing tales. few Slys after the birth Of the
child Hill adopted a course to destroy its iden.
tity, with the presumed object OF possessing
himself of certain property devised by a will
made by Mrs. Hill, giving the whole Of her
property, which was considerable, absolutely
to her husband in the event OF no issue sulviv-
ing her deCease.
lie first registered ihe child under false
name and description, aid then induced his
wife to consent to its being put out to nurse
in London to which place he proceeded and
on his return stated that he had procured a
suitable person to take charge OF it, The
mother believing her husbands representations,
entrusting her child to the care of girl II
years of age, the daughter OF the woman vino
was in attendance upon her, who conveyed it
by special train to the city, where she was met
by Hill, who drove her to some portion of
I,On6On with which pouutry ri la
was unacquainted, deposited box containing
the ch!ds clothing, and then returned to the
railway station, where they were met by two
women to whom the child was given. Upon
the return of the girl to Rugby, she intimatcd
TO Mrs, Hill that the child had been put into
the hands OF improper persons Hill, however,
comhatted this assumption By assuring his wife
that the girl was mistaken.
From time to time Mrs Hill expressed the
greatest anxiety regarding the welfare of her
child, but her husband always asseyerated that
it was in proper hands and was progressing
most satisfactorily. This state OF things contin-
utd for about two years, and at length Mrs.
Hill told her husband that she insisted upon
seeing her child. He refused to comply with
her request, a serious alteration took place,
and lie ultimately subjected her TO gross ill us
age. Upon this separation toOk place !; but
short time subsequently he made overtures to
his wife, to live with her again. She indig-
nantly repeed his offers for time, but at
length promised to consider them favorably,
provided that he satisfied her as to What he had
done with her infant. lie informed her in re
turn that it was dead and then she demanded
the register OF its death, and pressed him upon
this point. Being thus placed in difficulty
he altered his story, stating that the nurse in
whose care he had placed the child had lett
England for Australia, he providing the pas
sage money
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