Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-05-12 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE PIMLICO MYSTERY.  In the Probate and Divorce Division of the High Court, the ease of Pay v. Pay and Moore recently came before the President and a common jury. Mr. Guiry, who appeared for the petitioner, said that the suit woe one foes divorce by reason of the respondent's adultery with Mr. Stephen Moore, the co-respondent, against whom damages were claimed. Mr. and Mrs. Pay were married in August, 1879, at St. Mary's, Lambeth, London, and they afterwards lived together in Westmoreland-street, Pimlico. In that house the co - respondent lodged with hie wife. On one occasion, when the petitioner returned home, he found the respondent and Mr. Moore sitting together on the sofa and kissing. He thereupon assaulted the co-respondent. At the beginning of last year Mrs. Pay was arrested on a charge of murdering the daughter of the co-respondent Moore. At one time, as some of the jury might know, the matter wee called "The Pimlico Mystery," and at another "The Yalding Murder." 'When she was arrested there was a letter found upon her which was intended for Moore, and in the course of a conversation with the police officer she admitted her guilt. She was put on her trial for murdering this little girl, and Mr. Moore, the co-respondent, was called an a witness. In the course of his evidence he admitted upon oath that he had committed adultery with the respondent. Wm. l'ay, the petitioner, was called. and gave evidence in support of the opening statement of counsel. He further stated that it was not until his wife was arrested that he had any intimation that she was I unfaithful. He had his suspicions aroused, as she used to be out every night. Had not since seen his wife. Inspector Marshall said that he had charge of what was known as "'rho Pimlico Mystery," and arrested Mrs. Pay, the respondent, on January 31st, 1882. Before her arrest she told him that she had been intimate with Moore, who hod ruined her. Upon his oath the enrespondent admitted his guilt at the trial. In the result the jury found for the petitioner, and assessed the i damages at £lO. His lordship granted a decree nisi, with costa.  THE Queen bas been pleased to appoint Tn... John Sawyer, E q, to be a member of the Legislative Council of her Ma esty's Settlement of Sierra Leone . and George Markham Dean and James Lovegrove IN aldron, Esq., to be members of the Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands —Gazette. . -  N, ACCORDING to communications received from Bucharest, Prince Karageorgevich the younger aspires to 1 the post of Governor-General of Eastern Bournelia. It Is said that under his leadership the union of Eastern Bournelia with Bulgaria will take place. Ph members of the Karageorgevich family, who are nearly all at present in Bucharest, are doing everything in their power to get up an agitation against Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. Tim Board of Trade have received through the Secretary of Stlte for Foreign Affairs a copy of a notice i-sued by the Italian Government, intimating that from and after the 19th ultimo vessels arriving from Calcutta and its neighbourhood with clean bills of health, and without compromising circumstances having occurred during the voyage, would be admitted to free pratique as soon as the sanitary condition of those on board should be found upon medical inspection to be perfectly satisfactory.