A SAD STORY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1672, 26 September 1887, Page 3

A SAD STORY

One of the oruelleßt and most scandalous cases of|betrayal and desertion that haa ever has been exposed In Maryborough (Victoria) waa lately brought under the notice of the local Benoh. There lived m Timor a family named Lynch, whose only daughter oontraoted an Intimacy with a youth named James, who was also reared m the place. Assuring har by a promise of marriage, he eventually effeoted her seduotion, and wh*nthls was accomplished : gradually deserted her. A child waa born, and an illness followed, necessitating the girls' treatment m the looal hospital, where she died only a day after her betrayer had married another. He went to live at Oariabrook, taking a cottage w.thin a few do na of one occupied by Mrs Taylor, an aunt of the victim. The Taylors naturally enough have romemberad keenly his treatment of their relative, and lost m opportunity m manifesting their regard for him. This ultimately led to a quarrel, wh'oh brought the whole story before tho Police Court. It appeared from the evidenoe that J and his wife wore passing Taylor's a few day's Bince, when the latter rem irked m the hearing of Miss Taylor, " Thesa people are a sne. king lot," to which tho girl retorted *' Come and look at the girl you murdered " Jam .a then rushed at her, and, Beizing her by the throat, Bwore "By , I'll murder you too," and knocked her about oo_aiier_,bly be'ore her mother arrived toher aaaiatance. The girl saed him for ao«ault for whloh he waa fined 40s, with £2 2s coats, In default seven days' imprisonment. He waß also bound over te keep the peace. A .oorrta. charge, brought by James against Miss Taylor for insulting words, was summarily dismissed. After cross-examination, James made an admission of hia promise of marriage given to the unfortunate girl Lynch, aad her seduotion by bim. Theße admissions were only made, however, after repeated denials to the oontrary, and when his own letters to his victim were produced.