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Charge of Bigamy.—On Wednesday, Henry Napier Disney, a tall military looking: wan, having only one arm, was charged with having feloniously intermarried with Sarah Ann Stovin, his first wife being then and now liviag.—The prisoner, being at the time a married man, united himself in marriage with a youug lady named Stovio, who was a ward in chancery; and the present prosecution was instituted by her brother, at whose instance the prisoner had been apprehended an the previous evening.—Mr. John Charles Stovin, who proved that he was now residing in the Strand, and that Sarah Ann Stovin was his sister.—Mr. Bodkin : Was the prisoner married to your sister in the mouth of August last?*— Witness: Yes, I have every reason to believe so, but I was not myself present at the ceremony.—Where did it take place ?—At Burleigh-street chapel.—Miss Emily Drummond was then sworn, and stated that she resided in Knowles-square, Little CartcF Lane, Doctors’-commons, On the 14th of August last she was present at Burleigh-street chapel, and saw the prisoner married there, by license, to Miss Sarah Ann Stovin.—Mr. Bodkin applied to have the prisoner remanded, to give time for the production of witnesses from the country to prove the first marriage.— Sir F. Roe : It appears that Miss Stovin is a ward in chancery. Have proceedings been instituted in the Court of Chancery against the prisoner.—Mr. Bodkin replied that application had been made to the Court of Chancery upon the subject.—Sir F. Roe asked what time would be required before the witnesses from the country could appear?—Mr. Bodkia said that, as it would be necessary to send both to Warwickshire and Devonshire for them, he did not th*nk they could be produced in less than a fortnight. Sir F. Roc said that the prisoner would stand remanded uatil that day fortnight, but if the witnesses could be produced sooner, Mr. Flower should have notice of thv: fact.—The prisoner was then removed in custody.—It appeared that he had formerly served iii the guards, and subsequently entered iuto the service oi the ftucen of Spain, and held some rank in a lauccr regiment attached to the British legiou, under Colonel Evans. He lost his tight ana at the taking oi St. Sebastian, and returned from Spain to this country last summer, when he became acquainted wnh Miss Stoviu.New Mode of procuring a Christmas Box.—On Thursday, Barnard Boyle, was charged with stealing a sovereign from Sarah Woodhouse, his sister-in-law.—It appeared that the prisoner and the brother of the prosecutrix, with several others, were playing cards, on Wednesday, in North-street, Man-chestcr-square, for pots of beer. .The prisoner,having lo^t all his money, declined playing any more until he could procure some money, and for that purpose went away, and, meeting with the prosecutrix, he told her he was sent by her brother in all haste to get a sovereign from her, which she instantly gave him, supposing his story to be true ; and, inetead of delivering up the money as he was desired, he stopped on the way with his companions and got drunk.—Mr.Minshull ordered him to to be remanded.MARLBOROUGH-STREET.Shoplifting.—OnTuesday, Eliza Cuff was charged I
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London Magnet
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, Jan 01, 1838
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