The History of Duelling. Vol. 2 (of 2)Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Philosophy
The History of Duelling. Vol. 2 (of 2)
Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Dueling
“‘Lord Cardigan yesterday authorised Captain Douglas to require of Mr.
Tuckett to afford him satisfaction, in consequence of a letter, of which
Mr. Tuckett has avowed himself the author, and which appeared in the
Morning Chronicle of the 4th instant, signed ‘An Old Soldier;’ many
parts of which contained matter entirely false, and the whole of which
was slanderous, insulting, and calumnious.
“‘CARDIGAN.’”
“London, September 12”
September 28.
Lord Cardigan, his second, and the second of Lieutenant Tuckett, were
brought before the bench of magistrates at Wandsworth, and were all
committed to take their trial at the ensuing sessions of the Central
Criminal Court. The charge, as against the noble Lord, was for “shooting
with a pistol at Lieutenant Harvey Tuckett, with intent to murder or do
him some bodily harm;” and, as against Captain Douglas and Captain
Wainwright, for aiding and abetting, in the character of seconds. Lord
Cardigan was admitted to bail on his own recognizance of 2000_l._, and
two sureties of 1000_l._ each; and the two other prisoners were required
severally to give bail in the sum of 500_l._, and two sureties in
250_l._ each. The parties were then bound over to appear and prosecute
the prisoners at the ensuing sessions.
October 14.
Lieutenant Tuckett being sufficiently recovered to appear before the
magistrates of the Wandsworth Court, a special session was this day
held, for the purpose of entering into his examination, on the charge of
shooting at the Earl of Cardigan, with intent to murder him. The former
evidence having been read over, he was fully committed to take his trial
upon the charge of felony, and ordered to enter into his own
recognizance in the sum of 1000_l_., and two sureties in 500_l_. each.
October 21.
At the session of the Central Criminal Court, Mr. Adolphus, in behalf of
the Earl of Cardigan, this day begged leave to ask the judges on the
bench a question, before their lordships proceeded to the business of
the day. He found, he said, that on the list of causes to be tried,
there appeared against the seventh, the name of James Thomas Brudenell,
Earl of Cardigan. Now, Lord Cardigan, being a peer of the realm, could
not be tried in that court. He therefore submitted, that the name of the
noble Earl should be taken from the list. Mr. Justice Bosanquet and Mr.
Justice Erskine agreed, that the course would be to remove the
indictment, by a writ of certiorari, into the Court of the Lord High
Steward, and that it would be very inconvenient to try the case of
Captain Douglas before that of Lord Cardigan. It was finally arranged,
that the recognizances of all the parties should be respited until the
next session.
February 16.
TRIAL OF THE EARL OF CARDIGAN, BEFORE THE HOUSE
OF LORDS, IN FULL PARLIAMENT, FOR FELONY.
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