Seduction
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Cases of the Four Courts No 4: The Seduction of a Dean’s Daughter – Adams v Dundas, 1831
A caddish but highly eligible army officer seduces the naive daughter of the Dean of Cashel during the family’s annual seaside holiday in County Louth, only to find himself a defendant in an action brought by the Dean under the… Continue reading
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Damages of £1000 awarded against Former Lord Mayor of Dublin for Seducing his Own Daughter, 1846
From the Cork Examiner, 2 March 1846 “MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE – VERDICT OF £1000 DAMAGES AGAINST THE LATE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN FOR THE SEDUCTION OF HIS OWN DAUGHTER COUNTY WICKLOW ASSIZES – FRIDAY The Hon Mr Justice Ball took… Continue reading
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The Trial of Luke Dillon for the Rape and Seduction of Anne Frizell, 1831
From the Chester Courant, 26 April 1831 “TRIAL OF LUKE DILLON, FOR RAPE AND SEDUCTION (Abridged from the Dublin Papers) At five minutes to ten o’clock, the prisoner, Dillon, was removed from Newgate into the dock, when, without stopping for… Continue reading