The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-12-03
, CurIou. Bosu- Baby Casc In England.


Iuc ln2iish pApr,s contain "details of threr-
dsys'uial in the Roll. Court London, which
e.tci cxtraordiu.ry Interest, from .he singular
revolutions respecting ph ase a. life that hsd hilh
rrio been regar tel a. cvcluaycy belonging IN the
domains Of fiction. In many re.P"cIs u resembles
tho celebrated Burdoll cunningham cs's ~, No~
York. The action was brought hy MISS Gsiury,
.cd ten years, 10 feroycr property To which d
claimed to H. emitted, the only child vi Mr. and
Mrs. Gedncy, It CRudlebury Hall, Lincolnshire.
The defendants, who climed to be the real heirs.
charged that the plaintiff was only sIpposit rgs
child. From the evidence II appears that Nj. and
Mrs Geinev were married in ISL, but hal no
children for several years. hovorsi miScarIagcs
bad occurred, and the parties are represented TO
have hvcd very unhappily together la the
latter part u lsj3 Mrs. Gednoy told her
hual and and friends tina, she VAS snasnis,
and In February, 1854, she went 10 London alone
10 consult physoisu. W.lhn a iew days alto,
her departure her husband received = letter
nouncing her sudden delivery OF female child.
lie At once hurried up to town. aud not liking 'hr
physician, \ Mr.. G0ss, who attended her, be dts
charged him, calling Ia another, medical stend-
Ant--Dr. Fsrro-who testified on the trial tia he
had no reason to doubt uist she had been actually
confined. At any rate he treated her Va oyery re-
srect US n she had been delivered OF child within
a couple Of days The mother on her recovery WAS
publicly churched her brother stool sponsor for
the child, and the father hal no suspicion VI any
thing wrong for years after, and until ho hal been
informed by other parties. In 1851 Mrs Gsdney
died aud up 10 that ume tho plaintiff VAS always
treated as their child On the very day Of neT
funeral however NJ. Gedney received letter flum
Mr Smith-hrs Gcdney's 'sther stating that
i the plainud mot really his daughter,
but A sippoaitlouH child and therefore gAim-
ing certain property to which be was entitled
a. next her IN Capc Mr.. 6edney had no ISSUE,
The case was brought ~ test tins sclaliu IL appear
ed in evidence that Mrs. GCdneg, who was n weak,
iupulsiyc woman, adopted this means In order to
l..aL Al affa nm gf q
Gee ted m impos.ug the child upon tie family, tut
was Afterwards seized with renoTse and con, cnned
the fraud b. several persons about her previous d"
her death II IA coTtAln that she never mAnliostel
any affection for the child, refused H. CSTess It, and,
II in disdau Of its mean birth, refused 10 permit
IL 10 be clothed according TO itH rank The lsni-
lady oi the LONDON lodging house where she was
| cJufued testified that she did not believe At the
time that Mrs. GCiuoy was really pregnant She
said that soon after tLe lauy took ll', thu
/ d ,tur tGus-y aud his vie arrived, the
/ latter, with bundle under her arm. For several
hours lharc but Lite nose or str III the ronin
! aDd a. the end VI hat time trr hndlady Wa called
IN and WAS shown female infant shat looked ~ #
/ It had been born week. monthly nurse t.Ht-
/ uul tint she saw enough u S1Nhy htr ma luc
| child was not new y born. young unmarried
! woman, named Lucy Fletcher, WAS produced, who
b swlrr that Uu the tn of fcnrunry' lNJi' couple
/ Ol I.ys before MI. Gc lles - alleged conhpentuL
she was delivered, IN the iors R,ai lying-'n HIS
I p.tal, uf a daughter, from whom she paftd a1t"
/ days alter 10 u geutleuush Who 7"d ne "Ahed II
f1T a lady " aI ~, .. never 50" Nc ihlli
q. ain. The person !. "Agm We chu1 ~s4
g,Yen was iuly Identified as Dr. GJsA'
. thr IhyaIcian vi. stUudci hrs. G-incj
This evidence, together ,.l. .le toulesaout 0 u q
lady aud other corTOba-ltN 'c'tm. a., p'ecWd'h
al, doubt and the Jur, lvt...'. 'tl' : I" 'he
eject that the Lite gir, "Lo has ereI iJfc passed
at Miss Gedney, was .i iead'} '.' 9't7nfi ul Lu'
. g Fletcher. rhus ended ga-' which hah only a
single pan Alel in glaud, .u t.e iar.''' douglas
trial OF tue last centuTS, Not" ' NM'"i'' me "p