The Yelverton marriage case : Thelwall v. Yelverton : comprising an authentic and unabridged account of the most extraordinary trial of modern times, with all its revelations, incidents and details : specially reported.
- Avonmore, William Charles Yelverton, Viscount, 1824-1883.
- Date:
- 1861
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The Yelverton marriage case : Thelwall v. Yelverton : comprising an authentic and unabridged account of the most extraordinary trial of modern times, with all its revelations, incidents and details : specially reported. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![^’’na one of these Major Telverton ?—No Who were they ?—The two gentlemoa at the end of the table. (Major Yelverton’s attorney and another) Had they anything with them —No Had they a lock of hair ?—No By the virtue of your oath, had they a lock of hair and a bit of a gown ?—^No, nothing They came to you on behalf of Major Telverton ?—I did not ask them What did you think ?—Why, I thought since it was But they did not teU you ?—No Where were you when they called ?—At Mr. Clarke’s How long after you saw the lady at the hotol.^—A couple of months. Oh! after I saw the lady at the hotel it was three years Do 3'ou know Priest Mooney ?—Yes, I attend his chapel. I do not know the vostry-woman who attended Killowen chapel. I knew Mrs. Telverton very well when these two gentlemen sailed on mo Did they remind you of her ?—I rcmerahcred her Always ?—Yes You are quite sure the woman who called on you was Mrs. Telverton ?—Perfectly suro What was the time of day ?—About ten o’clock in the morning Did that woman call on you a second time ?—I never saw her but once, except the time I saw her at the hotel How long after the two gentlemen came ?—It was the same season Was it after the two gentlemen called, or before ?—It was before But after the man from Scotland came ?—The man from Scotland came the year after they were married, in 1858 A Juror—Who told you they w'ercmarried ?—I heard in the chapel they were married Sergeant Sullivan—To be sure you did The year after they were married the gentleman from Scotland came —Yes Did Ml'S. Yelvei-ton come before cither of these two gentlemen ?—Yes * Do you swear tliat positively ?—I do No mistake ?—No And the woman you saw at the hotel was the same who called on you ?—Yes. No person oame but the one Sergeant Sullivan—Bring that lad)' here now [At this stage of the proceedings the witness appeared to give her evidence with considerable hewtation. and as the lady alluded to was being brought into court, she turned anxiously round to see her. 'The interest of the scene at that moment was, perhaps, greater than at any other period of this extraordinary trial, e-xoept during the cross-examination of the witness, Eose Eagan, on the previous evening] Sergeant Sullivan (to witness)—Keep your eye on me, ma’am; don’t stand looking for her; don’t get nervous Sergeant Annstrong—She is not getting nervous Sergeant Sullivan—1 am just calming her The lady who had been confronted with Eose Eagan the previous evening was now brought into the court and confronted with the witness. The entire body of spectators in the gallery stood up to observe the demeanour of the witness, whose agitation increased every moment Sergeant Sullivan—Pray, is that the lady? (I'o witness)—Look at that lady now; look at her, ma’am The Chief Justice (to the spectators in the gallery, almost the entire of whom were standing)— Sit down, gentlemen—sit down. (To the assemblage in the body of the court)—Gentlemen, turn the other way. This lady is not brought in to be stared at by a lot of idle ])eople._ Sergeant Sullivan (to witness)—Is that the lady.^—That is the lady. (Sensation, and a cheer and clapping of hands in the gallery.) Sergeant Sullivan—You may go down Sergeant Armstrong (to the witness)—Stay, I have to ask you a question. Bridget, is that,the lady who told you she was Mrs. Telverton? > Witness—Yes Sei'geant Sullivan—But she has also sworn she was the same woman who was at the hotel William Sangster examined by Mr. Brewster—Do you keep the hotel in Rostrovor.^—I do Did you ever see the lady whom you saw in court, in the witness box the otoer day, at your hotel ?—Yes Do you keep books at your hotel?—Yes; I have them here now Do you know the appearance of Major Yelvertou?—Yes Was he at your hotel in August, 1857?—lie was Was the lady you saw in the witness hex the other day with him?—She was Do you know by what name they nassed?—There was no name given How long did they stay ?—.Vbo'ut ten days Whilst they werc'there did you drive them out ?—I did Where to?—To Warrenpoint . Did the lady call at the post-office ?—She did](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28408214_0126.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
