The Slender Veil of Slander in Paine Case Unfolds
A courtroom panorama reveals claims of Mrs Bonneville and Paine amid a web of letters and testimonies. Carver Cheetham and others face cross examination as witnesses dispute adultery, infidelity, and a bond while the court hears from judges Pelton and Sommerville. The crowd witnesses shifting loyalties as truth slowly surfaces.
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la Trappe
Carver
Paine
Thomas Bonneville
Tom Paine
Mr. Paine
Madame Bonneville
Mr.Carver
Cheetham
Firth
Hefsand
Mrs. Bonneville
Paris
Mr. Bonneville
Venice
Manly
Mr. Cheetham
Tesling
Underhill
Mr. Pelton
Bonneville
Sommerville
Attempt on Duke of Cumberland by Italian valet at St James's Palace
London reports a daring assault as Joseph Seillis, an Italian valet of the Duke of Cumberland, hid in a bedroom closet at St James's Palace armed with a sword and razor. He struck the Duke multiple times while sleeping, wounding the royal, before fleeing toward the yellow room. guards pursued and found the servant had escaped as alarm spread through the palace.
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Joseph Seillis
St. James’s Palace
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Purdy’s
Lucifer
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R. H. the Duke of Cumberland