The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-27
LONDON SENSATION.
labeled Ileapty and Fashion In Court

by Mrs. Edward Langtry and Mrs. Cor
wallis West, was there to be tried. Lot
before 10 o'clock there were iashionab
carriages making their way down File
street, and handsome cabs, with unusualI
swell occupants, were wheeling roun
the corner of tho HolbOrn viaduct int
the Old Bailey.
The stalrcaSes that led 10 the courtroom
were bright with modish bonnets an
light autumn oVorcoats. Many person
had brought their lunches with then
Belgravia had migrated into the precinct
OF Newgate. The benches set apart 70
yisitos, rising tier upon tier behind th
barristers' seats were filled within fv
minutes after the doors were opened. Th
feminine element predomlnated, many Q
the ladies' with opera.glasses in hand.
Sir Charles Whetham, tho Lord Mayor
whose term OF Office expires In a few days
entered the Court In his long red robes
preceded by his officers with sword ant
maCes. lie took his seat on the bench be
side the presiding Judge. At his righ
was Sir Robert Garden, who presides ~
Magistrate at Guildhnll. Sir Robert hat
the Times spread out before him, and wa
reading with considerable interest, ant
not without certain hilarity, an extended
account Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS case
which had entered It's second stage upon
tho preceding day. Atessrs. BeVan and
Burt, the SlerilIs, with members Of the
Common Council and other city officers
were accommodated with other Conspicu.
GUS seats in the Court.
At five minutes after 10 the Court rose
70 Its feet and Justice Hawkins entered
Sir Henry Hawkins, OF the ExcheQuei
Division, is keen.eyed, red haired little
Judge, with q knack Of delivering his
phrases with sharp jerk and OF pitching
his voice in o shrill key, which Is at first
amusing, and afterward tireBome. The
space allotted to the Bar was thronged. Sir
Williams, Q. O., and four eminent counsel,
appeared for Mrs. CORVALLIS West; Ser.
geant Parry, Mr.. Montague Williams and
Others for Mr.. I4angtry.
The prisoner had evidently appreciated
hegravity Of his situation, for Nlr. Willis,
Queen . Counsel, had been engaged to de.
tend him. The printers were also repre-.
sentcd by counsel, who rather watched
tho case than took part in it. Mr.. Ed
ward Lewis, the Solicitor, who Is said 10
know the secrets Of half thegreat families
OF England, looked about the Court,
nominally appearing for Mrs. West, but
whispering with equal i'm:
partiality to Sir Watkin Williams and
Sergeant Parry. None but the most i'm.
portant cases had ever drawn such an ar.
ray OF barristers into q Criminal Court,
AS sat up on high and looked down from
the topmOst tier Of seats, the white wigs
OF the opposing counsel seemed to me
like lines OF breakers in the Coney Island
surf.
The prisoner was at once brought into
the dock. He sat there seemingly un.
and gazed about him with a
careless mir. He is said 10 be twenty.
seven years old. He has dark mustache
and side whiskers. He wears eyeglasses,
His face is Of decidedly Hebrew cast,
Tho clerk OF the Court read over the
charge to him. It set forth that he, on
the Sth Of October. published deiama.
tory libel concerning Mr.. CORVALLIS West
and his wife, and on five various occasions
Mr.. Langtry and his wife. Be.
ing called upon to plead (Roscnbers's
he was instructed to put In plea
Of guilty. The printers counsel also rose
and tendered similar plea. Before any
thing more could be said, Sergeant Parry
had adjusted his eyeglasses, and, with
great earnestness proceeded 10 O que upon
that count Of the indictment which
charged the prisoner with knowing the
article in the "Town Talk" 10 be false, He
said that the person who publishes a pa
per ought to know its contents. 1t was OF
no avail that Rosenberg had given the
name Of the writer of the articles It no
more lessened his offense in the ewes of
the law that in that Of public opinion.
Rosenberg was the responsible editor, and
Rosenberg was The man on whom the full
penalty ought to fall.
The learned Sergeant thon called Mr..
Edward Langtry into the witness box.
The appearance OF Mr.. Langtry excited
the llYeliest interest, The ladies' brought
their lorgnettes into play and whispered.
Comments passed freely from bench 10
bench. Mr.. Langtry has the air Of an
ordinary English country gentlemen. His
age is thirty.eight. He has a red nous.
tache, slight side whiskers, and was OK.
ceedingly plainly dressed. Hewas strange.
ly embarrassed. As he gave his TESTIMONY
he glanced with an air OF awkwardness
round the court, as though ashamed Of
The publicity into which he had been sud.
denly brought. lie swore to the utter
falsity OF the allegations made against his
wife.
Sergeant Parry then called on tho court
for itsseVerest sentence. lie said that the
public must be protected from such
mendaCious scurriiity.
Mr.. Willis, q. O., replied. lie argued
that the prisoner had received the infor-
nation from another person, and had sup
posed it to be true. He then created a
sensation by introducing the name OF the
Prince OF Wales. "Far be 1t from me-"
he said "to suppose that Prince could
depart from that morality which it is his
duty to maintain" A ripple of haltsup.
pressed but audible laughter ran round
the, spectators seats. The barristers
nudged each other. Mr.. Robert Garden
busted himself moro deeply in his Times.
The Lord Mayor glanced severely at the
and Sir Henry Hawkins gazod
earnestly into space. The Clerk restored
order at once, and Judge Hawkins sun
med up the case impartially. The plea OF
guilty was then accepted and registered
on the files OF the Court.
Alter lunch, Sir WatkIn Williams stated
that as Rosenberg had been convicted In
the l4angtry case, no would accept his plea
In answer TO the charge OF simple libel in
the West case. With respect to the prin.
ters, he was willing they should 20 free
on entering recognizances to a large
amount for good behavior. lie proceeded
to read the article entitled "&lrs. Corn.
wallis at Home" He argued that Mrs.
Vests husband had done his best 10 stop
the sale Of her photographs, and added
that the newspapers which denied this,
saying that the will OF an individual was
paramount in such case, have misIed
their readers by laundering interpreta.
ton OF the laws enacted under the auspi.
ces Of the Copyright Commission. Mr.
Willis asked that the prisoner be treated
with leniency. Rosenberg" he sail
"has a wife and young children. The,
have no means OF support; thew will +,