The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-30
THE BAGOT WILL.
CONCLUDING SPEECH IN THE GREAT TRIAL At
DUBLIN.

DUBLIN.
From the London Daily News, May 1871
The interest in the Bagot Will can scarcely be
said 10 have absted although that the evidence IL
closed and further revelations looked Tor there
Is not the same anxiety TO obtain seat In court.
Every seat, however, Is occupied, and the court
would be ovsrcrowded were Il not for the excel
lent arrangements by which admission is granted
The speech Of Mr. Porter, Queens Counsel behalf
OF the defendants tho trustees under tho win which
Mrs. Bagot disputes, and which Is the closing speech
OF counsel In the case was very able performance
Mr. PorIer had not concluded when the Court at
haifpast four O'Clock, but Will probably conclude BY
one O'Clock tomorrow. Mr. Porter In the course Of
his speech. contendsd that the will was the most
fairly established that was ever brought to
court. II was seldom that SO important . case was
tried In Ireland, anu although The samount OF prop.
erty great there still important con-
sideraions at stake. Bernard Bagot who charged
with coercion. would derive dve thousand pounds
whether Mrs Bago succeeded IN breaking the VIII or
not IL was painful thing Tor any man 10 have 10
speak OF lady Of position, good appearance and ars-
tocratIc manners counsel would havo 10 spcax OF
Mrs.. BaSot In this case He would prove out Of her
own mouth that she had over and over again deber-
ately PICTURED herself. Il was strange thing that
her receiving presents from hiin-a circumstance
curious IN any rank OF No. but very strange IN the up
per classes
A WILD PABRoArIox
That TACT threw curious light over tho education
was plainly wlld fabrication too ridiculous 20 DO be-
leved by any one. 1t was too much 10 ask them ~
could lind no other place which TO be married .nan
tho third story Of some back house IN Lon
groom paralyZcd and unable to 60 up or
down stairs. She asked them 10 believe that she
bindiy throw herself INTO tho arms ot Tins old man,
and, although she had n doubt upon her mind as 70
the Legality Of the ceremony, yet she never asked
question II such story was told by little ignorant
Irish maiden from Connemara she would DO tgnomin.
Neville Basot's lie was that tho estate which ne had
purchased by the industry OF lifetime shoutu de-
scend TO his own right heir, aud VINO could tell now
he had been caJoed and pressed until he became
almost that, although ignorant OF II. he WINS
In reality the father OF this cIidg II ho believed
that no was the father OF This child would no not
have jumped at the offer 10 marry this handsome
daughter Of baronet and TO declare before tho world
that she was his lawful wife ana that he would one
Jay be the proud father OF an helr 70 Aughranes
Was Mrs. Bagot entirely above suspicion and was
the man mad woo suspected her when neither her
counsel nor herself had attempted to explain that
10 give up all past and tipsy acquaintances,
former lovers and admirers and never again
"a receive letters or presents from them9 1hsy
found her travelling the OF foreign city alter
midnight, and alone, coming from the company oil
this with tho knowledge of her mother, Lady
Werner, and family. Sucn conduct was revolving.
Basot, ana did her conduct lead him be-
lievc that she was not SHINING and intriguing
with otherss Counsel did not mean to say that
the conduct Of Mrs. Bag0t and her sister with the
two Lancer officers was not perfectly innocent, but
would any man who was unable TO leave his bed Ike
TO hear that his wife was dining until one IN tho
morning with officers whom ne had never ssenY He
(counsel did not say that officers worse than
other men, but there was a common opinion that
young unmarried officers not very straitlaccd
on points OF morality, and II they wanted a modcrn
Joseph tho Seventeenth Lanccrs was scarcely the
place TO 30 to look Tor him. II was. at all events,
something 10 try human nature Tor the husband 10
the wife leaning tho arm Of an unknown nand-
some young military man and cutting her husband
when she met hun IN the street, Would the COM
INQUEST workman have tolerated II Tor q single mo-
meut? No, u would be asking too much OF human
nature.
Judge Warren intimated that he would commence
his charge termination Of Mr.. Porters speech
tomorrow, and would conclude II early on Monday.