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FAMILY AFFAIRS.
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on College Green, Bristol, purporting, that to his (the cap-
tain’s) great surprise, he had discovered that his brother, Sir
John, had been murdered by two ruffians, and that the villains
suspected, had made their escape. This confirmed Mr. Smith
in his suspicions, and the captain being seized, as before
mentioned, was brought before the mayor at the town-hall,
where many of the aidermen and magistrates of the city
were also assembled.
On the death of Sir Edward (the father of these unhappy
brothers), and of Mr. Dinely, Sir John, to whom the title of
Baronet devolved in right of his father, had a very pretty
estate, when his father’s, and that for which he changed his
name w’ere both joined. It is said, that he was possessed,
in the counties of Hereford and Worcestershire, of up-
wards of 4000Z. per annum; but we are assured his
income was a good SOOOZ. Sir John, about the age of
twenty-three, married a young lady, the daughter of a
merchant of that city, who gave her a fortune of upwards
of 20,0007.
But it so happened, some years after, through domestic
jars in Sir John’s family, that Sir Robert Jasen, a neighbour-
ing Baronet, who came pretty frequently to visit Sir John,
was suspected of familiarity with Lady Dinely.--Sir John’s
suspicions were raised to such a degree, that he forbid
Sir Robert his house. The consequence of this was,
that Sir John brought an action in the Court of Common
Pleas, at Westminster, for criminal conversation, and
laid his damages at 2000Z. The jury gave Sir John, 5007.
damages.
Sir John, after this, indicted his lady for a conspiracy to
take away his life; and by the evidence of a servant-maid,
the lady was found guilty, and committed to the King’s
Bench prison, for twelve months, and to pay a small
fine. While she remained in prison, he petitioned for
a divorce; but she being assisted with money by Captain
c 2 Goodyere,
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on College Green, Bristol, purporting, that to his (the cap-
tain’s) great surprise, he had discovered that his brother, Sir
John, had been murdered by two ruffians, and that the villains
suspected, had made their escape. This confirmed Mr. Smith
in his suspicions, and the captain being seized, as before
mentioned, was brought before the mayor at the town-hall,
where many of the aidermen and magistrates of the city
were also assembled.
On the death of Sir Edward (the father of these unhappy
brothers), and of Mr. Dinely, Sir John, to whom the title of
Baronet devolved in right of his father, had a very pretty
estate, when his father’s, and that for which he changed his
name w’ere both joined. It is said, that he was possessed,
in the counties of Hereford and Worcestershire, of up-
wards of 4000Z. per annum; but we are assured his
income was a good SOOOZ. Sir John, about the age of
twenty-three, married a young lady, the daughter of a
merchant of that city, who gave her a fortune of upwards
of 20,0007.
But it so happened, some years after, through domestic
jars in Sir John’s family, that Sir Robert Jasen, a neighbour-
ing Baronet, who came pretty frequently to visit Sir John,
was suspected of familiarity with Lady Dinely.--Sir John’s
suspicions were raised to such a degree, that he forbid
Sir Robert his house. The consequence of this was,
that Sir John brought an action in the Court of Common
Pleas, at Westminster, for criminal conversation, and
laid his damages at 2000Z. The jury gave Sir John, 5007.
damages.
Sir John, after this, indicted his lady for a conspiracy to
take away his life; and by the evidence of a servant-maid,
the lady was found guilty, and committed to the King’s
Bench prison, for twelve months, and to pay a small
fine. While she remained in prison, he petitioned for
a divorce; but she being assisted with money by Captain
c 2 Goodyere,