The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-05 00:00:00

SINGULAR CHARGE OF FRAUD UPM
A YOUNG LADY.

A gtntlemanly-looking man, about forty 3 ears of ace, Y
at first refused his name and address, but afterwards said ho
was Major-General Frederick flaynes of the Madras Arms,
was charged on Tuesday, at the Mansion-house, in tubs.
with haying committed perjury in makings false .1e:el:as:so,
to obtain a marriage license, and with obtaining a smu el
money under false pretences from Miss Ann 1.3 e, a youn,.:
lady from Scarborough in Yorkshire. The followiug are Cie
particulars
The proaecutrix stated that about six weeks ago she
came to town on a visit to some friends. About a month
since met the prisoner on the Metropolitan Railway,
when, by purchasing her ticket, he was afforded a
pretext for introducing himself. Nothing further
transpired on this occasion, but they met again acci-
dentally next day. He then presented her with his
card, with "Major-General Haynes, Madras Army."
upon it. He said that he was in England on private -
leave, and that if it were known he was here he
would get into trouble, and that he had given his
word to his commanding officers, M'Claverty aid
Mansfield, that he would return as it was not his regular
leave. Having obtained herfpermiasiun, he called spun
her at her friend's house on the succeeding day, and re.
rnained about a quarter of auhour. lie repeated liht vi,it
on several OCCMiollf4, and ultimately,on the 12th of May,
asked her to marry him and go out to India. lie told ber
that he was not a married man, and in urging his suit,
said she would mar both her own happiness and
his if she did not listen to him. lie said that when
they were married they would go down to Scarborough
(where the prosecutrix is very respectably con-
nected). Having ae-reed to become his wife, he want oil
her to marry him at a registrar's office, but this she
declined to accede to. On the 111th he became aware
that she bail £7OO in the funds, and he sail, " Give
notice, and have it sold out." Eventually they visit
to Doctors'-commons and got a license, and afterwards
to a stock-broker's and sold out stock to. the amount. of
£637, for which the prosecutrix had a draft on Pres-
cott's bank. They then went to the pariah clerk of
Islington and made arrangements for their marriage,
which took place on Saturday, the 15th. The prisoner
then asked her to give him a draft, and at his request
she went to the stock-broker's and had the words 'pay*
cash" written on it, as it was crossed. The prisoner then
cashed it. lip to the 26th she lived with him as hits
wife. On that day they were to go to Scarborough,
but at King's-cross Sation he sail he was rot
and could not go, but that she might proceed. Sae
remarked that as she was his wife it was proper
that she should stay with hint, but he would wit
allow it, and after buying her ticket, and g:ving her `Y.,
he saw her off by the train. When she got home her
friends told her that she had been "done." On the fol-
lowing day she came to town for the purpose of giving
the prisoner into custody, and saw Mr. Hague Miller;
,of the National Provincial Bank, and another gentle-
man on the subject. Since then the had been on Pie •
look out for the prisoner. On Monday moaning idle
saw him in Carey-lime, In the City, and at once pointed
him out to Mr. Miller, who went up and addressed
him as Major-General Haynes, but he said that-that
was not his name. The prosecutrix then gave him.
into the custody of a policeman on the charge men-
tioned above. On being searched it was found that he
had a watch with the monogram " J.W.M.A.," and a
locket bearing the following inscription t—
"J. W. M'Alpine. 4 memento of vth Jantgarg, 103, front
hie toeing wife."
The locket contained the photograph of a lady. It
was also stated that the same name was discovered in-
side his boots. The watch, locket, and a sum of I:10
were taken possession of by the police.
The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said he would
reserve his cross-examination until he had legal advice.,
In the meantime he applied to have the money returned
to 'him, but the application was refused.
The prisoner.—Will you take bail.?
The Magistrate, —Certainly not; I would not talus
bail to any amount.
The prisoner was then remanded till Saturday, and
was removed in custody.