Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-14

knew Mrs. Yelvert0n. Her tale wa
g~lib-alread7 prepared. Witness knew
the person calling heTsslf Mrs. Yelver'
ton. sac WISE tuld to selSoE her from the
three IsdIes then present in the Court
Witness fell hesdiOng Into the trap SET
for her. Without hesitation, she sWore
the fair ,hsred blonde lady was MIS-.
! YeIverton. Witness was sold 10 lock
again, to lOoE closely, to make sure enc
was right. There wss no need TO loOk
/ elOsely-Witness could not be mistaken
| she had seen Mrs. Yelverton q hundred
| times. Wrathful Kisses ran over the
crowded Court, but they were suppressed.
The first Of these peTjuTed women left the
box unconscious of the mistake she hsd
made. The second was brought IN, and
as the first, swore the blonde lady was the
true Mrs. Yelyertoa. The gentlsman's
counsel, seeing the damaging blow ms
case was receiving, wished to drop the
ether four women; the i2dy's- lawyer
sternly demanded the whole six should
be brought in and made to play out their
miserable farce.
The immense gathering of the /" great
unclean,u as Dickens calls them, coming
to know Of this too plain and gross vii
lainy we're reused to q phreT zy ofindigna-
ton against the husband Who could thus
outrage an innocent wife. Mistaking
another man for Msj. Yelverton they
seized him and We're hearing hia to the
river, there TO end his life, Just discover
ing their mistake in time to save it. The
real object OF their fury only escaped by
way of the roof and over the tops Of the
houses.
In AH the Year Round Dickens gives
a vivid account Of the unparalleled eX-
element in Dublin when the trial wac
going on. It lasted twelve days, three
of which Mrs. YelvertOn was under ex-
animation, and two OF the three she was
subjected 70 the "severest, closest and
most searching cross examination by the
ablest lawyers. Her digniied bearing,
candid, unreservsd, and outsp0ken frank
ness elicited the warmest admiration"
When the verdict in her favor was
given, all Dublin went wild with joy.
Dickens says: We are insane, tenn
pOrsrily we are black in the face with
frightfuI straining Of our lungs. We
bRttls our way OUT in the round hall, and
lind there an insane humanity, too,
roaring and believing in great bellows.
Utterly Gemsnted, we have to shake
hands with thousands OF uncleRn but
OverjOyad HANDS. We have to give epi-
tom I'd versions OF the great verdict to
groups Of the excited ~GnSashed, who
thereupOl go eff into insane dances and
below frsntiGsily. Dat in the street the
dense population walt for the hsroine OF
the night, whose carriage they drag
nome In q procession nifty thousand
strong" This vas the great trial which
proved there had been a marriage ac-
cordiDg to the Irish laws and the Roman
~, sLosFa -,Is-saa M,f-- X1I-oaf1n fhan
tried to evRde the marriage by falling
back on an Old obsolete law which
forbid marriage between q Protestant and
q Catholic. she Was a Catholic; he
claim Ell 10 be Protestant. This he failed
to prove, and q decree Was rendered in
her favor, establishing her marital posi-
ton, and awarding her msintainsnee.
then sued her in the Scottish courts
for damages, hoping to brssk her down
by litigation, knowing her flnds we're
limited. By the death OF his elder
brother, he became heir to the title and
estates OF his father, lord AvOnmore,
which position enabled him to raise
large sums Of money. He has persist
entity followed her with every species Of
persecution 81 Insane hate could devise,
aided by q lavish expenditure Of money,
Paid spies aud ~traQ1ceTs 0O1tinU ally dog
her steps. Even in this country, she is
not free from rude, base and contempti-
bic wEetehes. 4 bloatsd thing, in the
OF man, and who calls him
self Cronan, has followed her from town
to town, from city TO city, e~EdeSvoriDg
to injure her with the people among
whom she is sOj5urning, denying sBe Is
ths true hrs. YelvertUn, sending back
false accounts Of her readings, SANDER
ing her u whomsOever will listen. I'm
til his advent in Memphis, this poor
creatures character and business was not
ventilated through the papers Of our
country. It fs to be noped tie showing
Up he hiss had IN a papers may WRru
him from his infamous conduct.
/. a. VI.