, 1870-03-04
THE FAMOUS m0RDAUHr CASE.
All About tho Lady Who brought
Scnn daI Upon she k.riuco OF Waaea
-inASdo vievy Of AriatocEntac Fam
lily Lttc-A FittfI1l Enscs

Scnn dal Upon sha ksriuco OF Waacs
-lnzldo view OF Ariatocrntac Fam
lily Lttc-A titifuf Cnse.
From fhs London La'ly lstus. Fttruary17.
tn. o,entne o: tbe nncn.tAsted.cf" :" Rsea: Wa.
eosss II vi safs 10 exc!se uoo
unl public tttsreAt Tue danss OF this Caurr at A
u1nts ste regarded With . caF.natty cAcu!ascd 10
lead nan cyblcaIly 1tctipAd to hsered tna: vice
IA more tts,ina!t 9 than v!ssue Most people wo1!l
hardy credit the ttgerneea with Wo,c1 rdtes and
ken1eueD Of ali ages c1lnor day after day fot tne
prltlltge 0! te21li & foul revelations OF !mp1re
been derled them, And even taen reluctantly.
The chIos!c attract1on ~h'ch this department oi
j Heightened, tKeat1 OF nun1red fold. accord-
ipE TO the patute Of the Gauss to be hea1d Cur.
otitJ 1oe yesterday to 'erer-ueat, for petsous o!
i feast va, o1er. TO he scaod moucsss ~ ths
neT1e6. II pcfhsps fotturAtA tnlpR that L1rf
Perxar &C has Q! late strictly limited ard re9u'a.-
"a me e. A. hs eoas ena Il 80 aso
yeatt rdAy teat the regulations were strictly en-.
1osced; The divorce coast U Eenetally ackaovl-
in tho metropolis possessing Accommod stion
which Il Goth trsn'y Aod bad, aud ventilation ,o
which consldsrs1ions as ~ the health znd Lie
scarcely room for sBo!e who nave basl.
nefa there. nucn less for strangers.
tteIn poiicersn At the door, tept u
% The marx By IN occasional visit from Mr. sape!.
81. s:tphets, sent away crowds ot ladies' aud
Genlen.tn who locked dosn to We,lulnstef ID
Mep. EoneS, aid cnl,dyeu OF All sorts sntl conii.
uorr, befouknt snd tmrlo.ed for bFef hou.
Es!nln rhe lealon.ly-Rnarded portals, one a
ed ptasuie was denled Tao coattesT Of he zen,
tieMel connec'eo With the coast .pWard All Thc
fh'e legitimate concern 10 Is led 10 much lupoz,.
| because theT were fepresen,s.tves of the nre[5
afe actual repostert, there are enough Of them h
l9teon h toss 20. 70 irngas small eutgraat snip
| would have n1!rd every cour4 fo We.tr,ns.er
without AuJ renforremeots from Chancerf Iane
ApresA and protests, however, vera oEefed to
deh1 eafs a1c the rssnlt WAS eonoaratire!y little
Crpwolng 1nEl after boon. Bprrts'ets uocoupected
WITH tne case-.he tnlf one on The paoer-vere
pstfent IL great iolce, AID they xe1e 10 intense il
tn uesrs 70 9esslo seats tna: one OF two learned
fetMn ner, hold1IR orlefs. we're unable to a.,
ntoaca tne'r lesdsrs Nnereupon an applicati
va Hads to permit the ttln And sllk gowns 70 a.
pear ID re tnIe row. Tne Jadge Ordinary did
not sccede 10 This request, but he dd intimate
ttaItdcAut!y that anv bstr.s:es was aRRr!eye il
me matter OF sittipg-roon. he had Only 10 e.a.e
a,s tfonhlss 70 the court. TIE bredess gentle
cnel no:shll!t'fs IN coprt, rome of whom
ioeludsd Geuersl Sir ". K7ollya who renained
tnio1chont The entire Sc nOor.: Lord Alfred "a
Get ~. kna-choal!. Huaes.ep, vi. F.. Nj Bfa1se1
M. T.. ard tEo. OF Sir CHARLES Moruxnnt'. ).
ofotaeff, No women were admitted auoug tht
spectsioIs.
THR NATURE OF THE CASE
From the Lond,n Ttuss. F<bT1a1y17.
Mol6anat rs. Morea7nt. This was petition b,
Sir CHARLES Mcrdsuut. IT Walton Hal, 10 tbt
county ef Wataick. for . dissolution OF his m u
nsgb With Harriet SafAa LADY Moruauus. OF, tnf
ground OF adultery 1hs petitioner alleged the
marrese Oh the 9Th OF Oeccmoel, 1866, At 81
J9Lnb Eptscop.t Church, Perth; conabitatlon a
teri with viscnu1r Co,e III MsJ, 5una and J3Iy
!ets. ~ Ceesnsm pace. atd 10 Juiy, 1906 and
her ard December, 1855, a: WALTON Hail. md ii
Ncsmecf, lstal o: tho Alea .ur.a 'el, EulRhts
etlase. arg adu!:sry al.o Eth come person bo
iusry, 1e69. The cltGuou was sesred oo Lsoy
MoIdanrt At Walton Hall, on TIE so:h Of April
te6a. An application Waa a'terw9rd made on ne1
| that ane was not Of sound mind, ard WAS. tnere,
lore, urAose TO Plead and to give lpstruc loue Gol
| htt dettt ce, Ent tse sp2Icauou WAS supported
nau tf The petitioner, with the r1eH Of sboNipa
Inst Lsdy Mordautt was fsiR R1tng insanity il otnei
70 9vol1 pcad;pG 10 the pe:.t:or, aud on The 2Tsu
| ships father, sIr Thouas Moccriefrs, thoold al,
| pear as her guardian od lt.n, goe the purposc q
fsisng the q9e.t'oa az TO her state OF mind. or
cofnlr8l5 enteien an Appearance and alleged ths,
| At tie tine 1hen the ctaloa ia tnts ssit VA:
etIved n, or the respondent, TO vi, on the suta O.
lid. and tha. she has Lot since been, and IL no
roE, OFT tout d 10 nj. The petitioner ha>feQ takel
uent or ihis ALLEGATION, the question was orieset
It Low cafe Oh for tral.
rHE rR,.Y,
The limited accoDmodR;l3h Of the court BaE
o1rhlS Sufficient for Inc -ltrespes, and ohe1a who
.n.,e Gn;!Rea 20 oe Pieseat; but osstaea these
1pectattrs. ttc'uov cto#d Of barrtsttfs Ehc
~ ~ =. sSKsa ~ tue Sss., ano tne atmoapheie
tainted Il he hoI ~ sr,a .as !, n:aIls
charses In,3an,, d M NJ Ara,Ws spPaafed sor "
r ~ .r"e;hs 4 aS tn1 pst, .ontr' Dr. Deaee q
cr,trt ma ons,9.n ~ 1u - ~ safls loI e.t J. MOB
~ - Lv aho af 'ente Watched tie case for the
Wv ..........
The # i5s os TER ,.ns sA1E ns,o ,non
sqstdlau Q! The reepol deai,
:. Ut. pea1e opened the cate. He as.d that al.
sns sat .as brought BY reasoa OF alleged
soullelt Ess LOT the question to be dectded, and
re negsed The tory to o!amlss en.ie1y from shetI
putl Ore OF the II qutty into witch hev vera a,nt
10 enter, Il nnticIed tot xhe-h -hur Lady NorJsunr
vas ne mos: 9oity Woman IN ,he world, or tne
they snEd re stfed 10 decide was enetbsr. o. a
certain cay, AID st1 ce tnat dsy, Lady No:daunl
bad or bad nul oeen OF foard ntad, s3ca al ID.
quig as the presert vas entirely new ia thas
c5utt IL othef courts Ii O pIoceedr0 ans IA nj.
lar eroogn. acd ,nere wese many criminal tt,alp
n ~ Wn,cn re qaes!oa stose. Tne prl:cips uaon
ehnnA 10 pot OF his Trial Hhap t7r- ~ - :
nlin's,f .-s.* 70 ar s1attid1 HhlEn conld only he
~ete 10 e found IL ths Law bo rs. Aaa one or ne
sIs r Enen ne cenia fetes then WAS fhs: OF the
.!'at u ftnh tor n1Rn ueaton, 10 The tTenty'etc-
shst cas. ~ o. ne STATE Itss" as II
.oat Ease Inc p'tealns Jacxe ca4fKtd the Jury Al
io,;ev x, ..
make ol M. a'q are nov sEsd
for'ups,e s,sle Of m,zd whsa tss accdeat s' nao- @
psted, lof ts II lecessafy TO d>cass OF inqaro 4
VII What effect Ills preFen. :ate Of m,rd rnpht
have Whenever that question cones 10 b. dIs.
cuk.ed; he, the humanity Of the law Of Esy'a
ta'nt 3 'n,o tnay wslca common humanity, vseaoui
Ian shall te called upon 10 nake bis defsncs
a. time when nis MAD Is in that si:ua-
ou,Ts tIso @ n9sse1 h:s sn,1 go5 ae may &C. tas IN.
in. season wnes b colo Gig tosetest nss ,ne!,
pa nso 'ae eIe: ne s5s'i Be abe 20
nett Of tre law; II 's IoE you, theretoss, 20 IN.
9o,Ie rle;fsr tae pIsoI Ii nov 10 that ata.e Of
on aprss,suess 1nh nse ~ ~ a. tu n man a5 PIT
Sass sns toins ans eoansel tos the prisoner have
ann ia eiy n15n 4. p,ope1 m lof Joas sattstaeion
op iat nS: 70 ~ aaef soaf
,nona IT. tss, !. s1y pregnant WITH onserva-
ssns Soa oos toey nave called wi'nesses, and gone
1on !. th ,a snan H. o. n le ana sta1s :,
IN i, sAs ~ nen tue t~o euefa wee rtttssp,
M .ne tApSaske ~ Mnicn you aSee aeAta. Mn'So
tet11a 70 nc Lot 10 !eave an. uouot On acy mans
Er... ,.n.. .u;. Ehatn.- 80. ~ Sou.+ Nv
~ n Jnu 20" sss - :. INC p1sones =, ~
tls n,. i'"e s ID -, 7 OF lIeane a'a:s o! mtna
The Isse 81 !. Me1osn =. Mn,s s,e !e an,ca
tSs,e ~, s,t.,.,snn ~ = - M ~ S
=. Geo1e" snt,n1. ~ s,a tae I'm ~. .ae
Inn Huu t.s}, suG , pi!sosst
~ ss,srnssnt' tnteR ~ .aoa =. as1ss
r.1ne - sn 1atn -, sst.sn nt4n ~ "
ft,nc ~. 4 M ~ . =; " ~. - 14 st4 f ID
n H. IN sn..t,nn n4' u 6s pcrson ncruss 4n
sr.,a - ss3s Ts'rocto4s !or hi d*fenSs was
On ;be sstn Of ANN La, tnst tfe ts,eS and petl-
ticn we're terytd On LsdI MoIosuat, sad colsa.
World brrH1re The tnn,oct nf fa:st'gstton. a!-
though il vss 70, u1ta the altt e July thAt ire
QUESTION vas nut iLto proptsI Inape . % fecrtEe
tore, 1ney y saiA nov o. -,iea pp3o to decide
E8s, Wkether atr1et q. "a tLaoJ NOr13u1:} RxB