Damages Sought in Clergyman's Promise Suit in Northampton
In a case heard at the assizes a Miss Mary Saunders sued Rev. Percy Bysshe Harries rector of Corby and Deege for breach of promise of marriage. Damages claimed £1000. The plaintiff, from Monmouthshire, alleged improper conduct linked to Aberystwith visits and letters from the clergyman. Details describe letters offering marriage and financial expectations, with a complex history of meetings and social arrangements.
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Assize Intelligence. The Weekly Chronicle 1848
A sweeping compendium of courtroom actions across multiple districts. Violent murders, assaults, frauds, thefts, and embezzlement dominate reports from London courts, with detailed witness testimony on cases including a lethal husband’s murder attempt, counterfeit money frauds, Chartist-related thefts, and public notices of emigration and exhibitions.
Surrey Sessions Indictment of Mary Green for Purse Theft
Mary Green a young woman was indicted for stealing a purse containing a half sovereign and five shillings from John Rock. The Post Office employee testified to his acquaintance with Mrs Smith and Ava Smith in a Westminster public house where the theft occurred. The jury acquitted the prisoner after defence argued the prosecutor’s conduct cast doubt on the case. The second matter covered a Chancery petition to supersede the Innacy commission concerning Mr Sombre’s recovery, with private hearing debated and postponed.
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Trial Ends in Tears as Judge Delivers Doom
During the trial the prisoner showed deep emotion and when the judge declared the verdict he burst into tears, sinking down exhausted as his fate was sealed.
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