The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-04-15
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not Guilty. Isa
A new form Of crime has been
invented in London, and. unless
legal provision is speedily devised
70 meet the contingency, We may
EXPECT 70 hear Of numerous instan-
ces Of ito commission. The nov
city consists MOI IN the deed per.
petrated, but in the method where. s.
BY punishment 10 svaded. For some
time the English press has given
unusual attention 70 . certain rsb.
bery of diamonds by . Mr. and :
Mrs. Torpey; and. in the issue OF
the trial of the latter person, is il
Illustrated the new form Of crime
To get 0 clear view Of the matter,
It 10 neediul to recite its details. I
On the. 18th Of January last
gentleman called at the jewellers
shop Of Messrs. London 4 Ryder,
In New Bond streets He. asked to
see diamonds, and some were shown
to him. He then made an arrange I
ment fora ske.. axe certain |
articles Of jewels;ys ''S Is as house in |
Upper Berkeley street. His name
he left as Mark Tyrrell, and obser.
we'd that the object Of the arrange
ment in question was that Of show
ing the diamonds to his wife-for
whose use they were intended
before completing the purchase.
The shopman. one Psrkes. went in
due time to the house, and was
met at the door by Mr.. Tyrrell,
who apologized for the ,abaence Of
. servant, and conducted hts visit
or up stairs. When they entered
the drawing-room, Mrs. Tyrrell-
otherwise the Martha Torpey who
has just been tried for the robbie
ry--was seated by tho fire. Psrkes
soon took the diamonds from their
cases, and exhibited them to the
husband and WIFE, srVariousg re-
marks were made on the beauty Of
the gems, their cost and relative
desirability. and then Tyrrell pro.
posed to his wife that she should
call her sister, who was said to be
In the next room, to get her opin-
ion on the subject. Tho woman
left the room as suggested, leaving
Parkes standing with his back to
the door by which she went out
In few moments she came back
and said her sister would be there
directly. At the same instant she
passed behind the unsuspecting
Parkes and crammed q handker.
chief, saturated with some anmes.
thetic, over his nose aud mouth
simultaneously, Tyrrell rushed up
on him from the front and pinned
his arms against his sides. A
struggle ensued. Parkes trying Il
free his arms, and occasionally es
coping from the handkerchief, blu
Tyrrell or Torpey continuing t
grapple vita him, and the woman
to follow him up, and 70 thrust tn
handkerchief against his moutl
and nostrils. At last Parkes Va
thrown on . sofa aud became in
sensible. When he recovered b
found himself bound hand and foo,
while his male assailant was stan
ding over him. The woman Va
gone--probably to put the jewel
in some secure place. and the ma,
after cautioning his prisoner t
make no noise under pain of death
and saying that in . short tim
some one would release him, dis
appeared also. After . while Parke
contrived to free himself and mad
his ESCAPE.
Of course the alarm was givel
and equally of course the birds ha
flown. In the. sequel Torpey g
of safe to the Continent, where
is still at large, taking with him Il
diamonds. The police, howeve
managed to capture the woman
who had none Of the booty--au
the other day Martha Torpey ",
put on trial for the robbery. A
the facts, as we have stated ther
were duly proved, and the ca
given to the jury. In seven mil
utes, and without leaving the DO
that jury brought in the verdict
NOT GUILTY. and the prisoner "
thereupon discharged. This sill
gular looking conclusion was arr
we'd at upon theory Of great al
tiquity, but one, We should su
pose, that must be growing mo
distasteful to . certain class
progressively thinkers. This Ii
DRY consists in the legal fiction til
woman has no existence ga
through and by favor Of her hu
band. The Recorder, in summit