The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-17
~ SEPTEMBER Il. 1874
FOCAL MATTERS.

r,p>e-THH CoST OF MAR
A'>.c,r ',..r,y,c,rs OBTAINED FY tRAOp.-ln
fltGh,'"r fltGii'.'.,nns Court Yesterday +, ID. Foote
TIE '," "4 n answer the charge OF iaisei =
Sss~;r 5s.,s~;nr before William /. LawIep; uepuss
S,,rr % nf the Hastings Court, tnat Ma.s 4
GFL" Got.ho,a.on was OF the tuIl age 0 t"eut!
h,>'',, wears. for the purpose OF oota.niIg
W - for The marriage OF oa,'es ". i"e
w. 4a tho said Mary +. Richardson, "hlch
anu am 80, was duly issued, and the marriage &C
tNV,$;n.)y tVt had. when in truth the. saio mary
= picnardson was only nineteen wears VI
s'.. Feo,e kpowins that sDe was hot u 'ne
s,u ave al twenty years -.
''', v%.srs Worthineton. OF inns Guy, anu
1,..;';.r, of Manchester. appeared ior Tue ac-
,S - and Mr.. CabeIl TOR the common
W., 49,, Tho case was opened the counsel TOR
,>' "'> d..,r,d demurrer to be entered to
u'.'$,,,it ;n,,ir,mrut. They claimed that, in the
~ ,ar,,e nf his duty. the clerk was not re-
r;r,S er," 70 make The party take an oath, but
- ~ procure y certificate rs 10 the age,
I,., oI TIN parties. -.,,,-,, ,,,,o,,,or .
.,'t ,,nula be authorized to issue IL
.,-sr .,.+s rcr marriage if he knew that one OF
.rc n,,rics WAS under age, even though IL
rsrti,ied that the capplicant was OF theiuii
sna O; twtn'y-ane years! -..-. -
~ ,ls, y2,,, OF course the clerk would oe
;,,.,;6.i in recurring an oath from the party
an,Iy;r.r for the license; but the defence
rftImrd rf ,ha. this WAS not 4 parallel case.
Thc court decided that in his opinion the
7o.;.l,,urr intended that Il clerk should re-
mir, IN slfidavit in case OF this KIND. from
,bD f,,4 that they bad added the word PRO
,.r" 10 ME section OF the Code under which
~, accused i indicted.
tn. evidence was then commenced.
MIR ". 7. Lawtou testified that james w.
U,I. and T.. II. Footc came into the clerks
dir Of the court, and that Mr.. Foote asked
fo- 2 raarriagecenSe for James W. hale and
N,ry T. richardson. Some question arose
ssro The aec Of the felIale, aud the parties
lsr The efticc. but returned in about an hour
aUi stated that they were satisfied about the
aap oi the lady, Mr.. Foote then made oath
that Mars +. Richardson was of the full age
Of uyenly.vne. and he issued the license.
Mary F. Richardson (A1rS. Hale) testified
fh,t Mr. Hale introduced Mr. Foote TO her
fiat Hale told her 10 get pen, ink, and pa
Or aud write: Mary F. Richardson,
iwtuty-onc Years of age" She told him
tM. ,lr vas nineteen years OF age and not
;-.As.l5s: : hat she was nineteen years
c,l on III lS.h OF March last that she was
theu tod 10 put this strip OF paper in her
shcc. which she put on and laced up; that
slr va. told not To take the paper from her
Shoe until bis tEIale's) return, under any
cyu.id,Iltion: that they then left, and
after IN absence Of about three-quarters Of
m holr rc.u,nad with the license under
which they were married; that she bad
known Mr. Hale since January last; that she
W,ut 70 Manchester on her bridal trip-(and
in al undr.,ouc remarked that it would have
BEEN better for her if she had gone TO her
grsit or inc saiiows).
Lewis Richardson, a cousin Of Mary f.
richardson, testified that she was nineteen
yrlI> O,G.
Mr.. CMi!lrey testified that Mary T. Rich
ayl,on was at her house the day before the
marriage. and showed her a piece of paper
which was taken from her shoe, on which
sous l.uscS bad been written-one OF the
i.UFe, was crumpled. but she could see that
l~a, Intended for 81"
The evidence was here concluded.
Mr. Caoei! stated the case to the jury and
i1oh Iii, SEAT He was followed by Mr.. Pull
lin for the defence, who did not claim that
b, client was innocent, but that the jury
ought 10 deal with him with that leniency
which haS ever characterized the juries Of
tLi> cJUniry.
M. Molthiuglon, for the defence, review
I'd the testimony, dwelling particularly upon
that Of Mr.. L1wlon, and made out good
Case from his >tand.poinD for his client.
AT. Cal'v concluded the case, and made
ac1Igia speech for the Commonwealth, re.
yit~ID@ he remarks Of the twolawyers who
12d PRECEDED hm. At250 O'clock the case
Vas given 10 the jury. They returned
Alter au alSynce OF five minutes with ver-
uIct Of guilty and assessed his fine at $50.
lAr Imprisonment, which is twelve months,
!, fixed by law.
,.Iamr> ". Hale. the person who married
A4!, +. Richardson. is on bail.