The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-27


At the Central Criminal Court saturday, before Mr.
Justice Byes, Robert Hunter, described as doctor OK
medicine was placed IN e ooon on an on
the 4th OF October his residence In Upper Seymour
street in the parish Of s. Tss prsOns,'
pleaded not guilty. The rested mainly on the evil
dence Of Mrs Merrick herself. DR.. Hunter was not
was not registered; but he had obtained qualification
in New York He was gentleman who had been In the
habit Of advertising miraculous cures OF consumption,
and il was this circumstance which attracted Mrs. Mer,
rcks attention him. She consulted her husband, and
it was arranged between herself and her husband who
keeps obacconists shop in Upper Baker street, that
she Could consult Or. Hunter She accordingly called
upon him. and it was during her visits % him th.-tns
circumstance took place Of which the present case
arose Mrs. Merrick is tall, handsome woman, ap.
parently about thirty years OF age She narrascd
" reported Having locked the door he told her TO sit
on low chair, gave her somothng 70 inhale which
throwing her back committed the offence charged She
struggled much she could He put hts hand over
gr aaoo Aef leaving she went back to Dr. Hunters
door Tor embrocation, and then got into CAD ana
went home. She only saw the servant when che re-
turned to DR. Hunters reaching home she made the
complaint TO her mother On the Thursday morning IN
the following week. she made full statement 70 her hus.
Mrs Morick admitted that Cd the day Of the assault she
wrote DR.. Hunter telling him that the embrocation
Her mother told her not to mention the assault in the
lest Dr. Hunter should give her something TO nur9
her Her mother also though, that az she bad gsa Ios
band was tobacconist She knew that q charge had
made against her husband and brother BY Dr. Hunt
er 1T the Police court She had been in the habit OF
serving In her husbands shop Her husband mad been
bankrupt ~. . !;
Almost the only connrmatory evidence that Mrs
Merrc was in an excited state when she left Dr. Huny
ter's that she was weeping when she reached home,
and told her mother what had taken place.
Mr. Merrick admitted in crossexamipation that on
bankruptcy he paid dividend, that he owed money
70 other DOCTORS besides Hunter and that there had
been question between himself and Hunter Is "a
the fees.
Mr. Sergeant BalIantinc made powerful speech foe
the accused, commenting the strange conduct Of
Mrs. Merrick, In making no alarm ~ the time OF the
assault in returning to the surgery for medicine, IN
Afterwards writing 70 Dr. hunter and In Withholding
the information so long from her husband, &c. He
imputed that the charge was false one made 10 cxior
money
Tho jury at q quarter 10 four retired 70 consideR
their verdict and after absence Of quarter OF -
hour returned into court with verdict Of not guilty
The foreman OF ths jury had scarcely pronounced the
verdict when deafenng cheers IN the court AeN
considerable effort the part Of the officials they werQ
suppressed for the purpose OF allowing the Clerk OF
nigns TO take the verdict In the formal wy:You say
that be is guilty and that 10 the vcrdcs o. you all ~
The moment these words uttered the cheering wAa
again resined The late prisoner then walked ont %
the dock aud left the court, when the crowd outside
greeted him with perfect ovation Of cheers and COM
grntustionA Ho was met by q young lady, who was
understood 10 be his daughter Crowds Of people
thronged around him shake hands with him and 0sP
their Congratulations Ultimately Be succeeded In reach
Ing his carriage, when he drove or with tho members Of
his family amid waving Of hats and other manifestations
OF enthusiasm