Lincoln, Thursday, March ...
The Times, 1824-03-15T00:00:00

B.fo,r ,lf,. .e :',n l 1- l i.l. cX. '1bis v.55s al action brotight by the plaintifr'to recovercoin%ensa- tioll in rOian:ates for the io,s ofthe service of his d.:ughter. TIie ap- peartiJ)e of the snunug latdi was extremehv prepossessing, and when put into the Ivit.cbs box hier verv nioldest aslit ami:ble' denteanolr ex:ttd strrna l in laoill,s or savn`pa:hy in a!lIvho loelti her, ex- cCptlilg t;c sedicr and his f!i er. Mis Parler is th- onlv daeilter o:' very respectabie vareits. She is between lI; and 17 %crs of ave, but appears iot;eli ohler. Dur- n- t'ie whoie examiuation she con- ducted herself with great propriuty, and without the least appea;rance of' atitiio.. 11r. Ser-eanr.lV L-G1A' aNIdres die J ury.-The fact- of t'necase are i i a very narrciv compass, and I shia, lav thieimi beI'or2 you from the mlo)uh ot tlie unfortunatevctitit herselt. 'lile piliintiffl,ensiemen otthe iury. is atainer, farmier, and maltster, in the parish of Scawby. near 13n1gg in tlisCiiiunttv, and the detenidanit is a tarmnc in the vicinity of ifiessa-e p!sce. Livinr ncar to each other, the fanmilies were on tcrms of grc..t intnmacv. The d,tientlant is a very young ;nan. ger- tir men, nd it is scarcely credlble that one so grcen in years sonolld be so grayin vie. Iie is now noarried and at the verv mtoment that lie was endeavouring to accomplish the ruin of niy client's olauighter, he -vas tctuslY on the point ct' mrarriage wvith another wo. nman. Finding he coulfd not accomplisi ithi ends bv the ordinary neans of seduction, he told his uitlsuspecting victim that her father. whio was averse to the connexion, wou!l inever give his consent un- less she bec'ime pregniant. Ile cor..pleted her routi and the faiiilv had no s4spiciois otfthis iman. He wtts in and out ot the house whenev.r he pleased. lie possessed hinself of the poor girl's aflec- tiens. cOMpleted her -Ilin, anld Lthen.'ied-like. cast her awity for ever. At this moment of tine mr client's daughter is not 17 * ears of age, hat site is a pcrrcct wouman in her appearanec, and lhas been so fo;r tio or tihree ytars. Thie acquai:taitce of the partie: toak place when she was tin(t ornoe than 1:3 or 14 vears of ilse. anti it etintiuue(d to the sprin.ig of the last year, when hie accomplished hi; purpose and ab otdlnnr.d her. The le' ch ofthi intimacy proves that she wasnot e Sih prevtiled utpon. .Mis Parker, examined by Mr. Ci.tiirtc. jun.-Is the dauzhter nf tie paintifi. wvhio restles in the parish of Scav6y. Know; s The- ills O'Ivy. l-i knowni himn ftir or five years. Is about sixteen year7s and a halt' ol(l. Davy was intimtate with her brother, and c tnc to Se hinm tehen lie was ill. BIegaim to pay her particular atten- tion about thr-e or hour years atsice. He visited her as a lover, to marry her. Hlas no sister. Is ao emil daughter. Davy continued to pay her attentions till last A pril. T;heir intihacy was known io her father and tnothier, hut her t:dther objected to it. She at length provcdl pregrant,and was confinedonthe 2ithof laqt December. Davy toll her tihat her fathler would never give his consent LIIliCSS slte was p,regnant. The defentlant married the 11lth of May last. Did not knitv ttat lie was going to be mnarried. The wvomian he was married to lived at Boston. (Cross-exaiiiiinetl by Mir. RFADER.-Ije Was seventeen years ot age whteni he proposed to niarry her. This was about three years ago. hIer father always objected to it, but lier mothie did not. flel iitother never shut the wridaws when they ivere together. Never was locked in by her mother with I)avy. - Ile a]tva) s camc after her father went to bed, but her imiother sst vp tiil lie wvent awav. lle-examined by i\lr. (I'..s trs. jun.-Sh9e vent to a'chapel at Brigg, where she sometimes met D:vy, and they walked homne to- irether. ler mother askie l)Davy whyvlie Caile to see her (witness). aid he said ie intendled to marry Ier. Ile is non' living tipon a farm of 1liaowYn at Redboitrit. dir: READttmt telt certain that thei urotouli not give sucl ddarna es as wouild ruin the young man, who w wa a mere bor * and indeed the m,ost moderare damartes wottlti satisfy the justice itt' he case. .Mr. Baron Ht:t.i.ocuc charged the jur. -Hle said, in caves like this the;mount ot'fainagent rnust liave reflrenct to the conduct of the o(f)e'iding party as wvell as to hisproierty. 'l'he defendant's con- diuct il mlarrying an-rther woman .itsS after lie liad aceoniplishied the rut of th2 p!aintifl"s daughter was a pe^uliar aegravation of his o*iHtnee. The mother. it appeared, approved of the connexiozi, al- thoiugh her father disapproved ot it; but he saw nothing unnatt're.i or improttable in that. Sue might think she was promoting her taughter's hznpiness, anti the father oight be of a diflerent opinion. 'rlc parties were youn^, it weas true: thev wouild recollect the defend- atit had niade a proposal of marriage to thie iiiother. The jury consulted for ii few minutes, Acld returned a verdict- Dlamages .390tl. This verdict, which would have bec-ii mutch more sevCTe had the jtiry known that the defendant is a rich maim, appeared to give uni- versal satisfaction to a very crowdelI rourt. LINCQ,N. Tiwa:;iSn.ix-. 'UAnvv 1 1. PARKEIRi *-. I)AVV.