A DISGRACEFUL SCANDAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6037, 20 September 1887, Page 4

A DISGRACEFUL SCANDAL.

(Per s.s. Wairarapa, at the Bluff.)

[By Telegraph.]

[FROM OtTB OWN COEBESPONDENT.] INVERCARGILL, Sept. 19. One of the cruelest and moat scandalous casep of betrayal and desertion that has over been exposed in Maryborough, Victoria, was lately brought under the notice of ths Carisb'rook Bench. The Ead and sinful story connected with the case may ' be briefly told as follows .—There lived in .Timor a family named Lynch, whose only daughter contracted an intimacy with a youth named James, who was also reared in the place. Assuring her by a promise j of marriage, he eventually effected her i seduction, and when this was accomplished • gradually deserted her. A. child was born, and an illness followed, necessitating the poor girl's treatment in the local hospital, where she died only a day after her betrayer had espoused another. He went to live at Carisbrook, taking a cottage within a few doorß of one occupied by Mrs • Taylor, an aunt of the victim. The Taylors i naturally enough have remembered keenly ' his treatment of their relative, and have lost no opportunity in manifesting their regard for him. This ultimately led to a quarrel, which brought the whole story before the Police Court. It appeared from the evidence that James and his wife were passing Taylor's a few days since, when the lattter remarked, in the hearing of Miss Taylor, "These people are a : sneaking lot," to which the indignant girl retorted, "Come and look at the mu'Hered." James then rushed at her, and, seizing her by the throat, swore, "By , I'll murder you too," and knocked her about considerably before her ■ motherarrived to her assistance. The girl sued him for assault, for which offence he was fined 403, with £2 2s costs ; in default, seven days' imprisonment. He was also bound over to keep the peace. A counter . charge, brought by James . against Miss Taylor for insulting words, was summarily dismissed. After cross-examination, James made an admission of his promise of marriage given to the unfortunate girl Lynch, and her seduction by him. These admissions were only made, however, after repeated denials to the contrary, and when his own letters to his victim were pro- ■ duced and read in Court. The mother of • the girl Lynch, who has charge of tho illegitimate child, intends prosecuting James for its maintenance.