The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-20 00:00:00

THE EXtkESS, VirtIESDAY titkateli• OCTOBER 20ci. 1864.

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fityliahly-drened young woman, who gave the
=1 Mary Hanfall, waa mimed in. the: dock before Mr.
at the Greenwich palmated, mania, teamed
With band and robbery meder the following chwanernatese
`Mr. Seagrove, solider, attended ter the
It that the =ma of August =pannier
wee admitted as • pupil at the seholastic establishment of
Him Hervey, Ashburnham-house, the Grove, Blackheath,
being taken there by reapecteble-lcoking penoss, who gave
references, and represented themselves as Mr. and Mrs.
Wilkins, of Bras, Odordareet, Loudon. A day
or two altering& it was found that her dear
tire had been so entirely neglected that abe was
taken from the ether pupila and admitted as •
boarder, her repreantaties being that she was the of
Mr. Horsfall, ILP„ and of Colonel Hanfall, of Bath, and
that she shady powered • fortune of 4001. a year, with
of 8001. per annum. Haag been takes by
litirte=ZY to • jeweller and silversmith's at Greenwich,
for the purposedf having of ha initials placed upon diver
forks sad spores, the prisoner mule nee of the introdue-
' bon the. obtained to oat a few days afterwards sod to
sang • geld =doh, value 151., which, she said, she in-
tended making a_presset to a amen, and desired it to be
sent to Km Harvey's raridenes, and promising to
call an another day to choose • gold guard. Pre-
vious to patting with the watch the tradesman
called upon Miss Harvey to ascertain whether it
would be right to led the prisoner have the pro-
pray, and the prisoner having Rade the representable
named as to her assumed high oceendoes, and also that she
bad • banker's draft in her far 401., Miss Harvey
informed him that she t ht he would be correct in
letting the prisoner have the watch, and It was accordingly
sent to her. The fellowiag day the spin caned at
the shop, and having selected a guard, value 61., de-
sired it to be met to her at Mies 's, and promised to
seed a cheque for both the watch and guard. Instead, how-
ever, of Beading the cheque as promised, theloiLineoesear
accompanied by Mae Harvey's housekeeper,
saying that her solicitor was then out of tows,
aareliM"Ziadl his nears she could not obtain • residues.
A few day' iruhrequeutly the primmer paid another visit to
the atone ahopa, awl marina that Kim Harvey had (imam her
pelto have another =tab sad guard, to be placed
to Harvey's) aocount, she ealested the articles,
11 which were sent by the apprentice to Miss Harvey's, with
• note for that lady, but not directed, and instreaktes
being given to him to see that Wei Harvey had the same.
The esrmat who took the parcel in returned to the door and
I told the apprentice that all we. etwrint, but she appears
to have been met by the Komt. who woe
' from the parlour on beanag its apprentice, and
so became posesseel of the property. On the ,
11th September the usual
of week;vacation as Illebaslaim
commenced, said the prisoner ha expressed her desire I
spend such vacation at Bath, an visit her uncle, Colonel
orstal, Mies Harvey, at her request, sod she stating that
her uncle (the colonel) objected te her travelling acee by
railway, consented to accompany her to Bath, wirmitry4be
arrived the sane evening, and at once proceeded to
Hotel, ia that city, where they remained the following
day (Sunda) and Ifooday. On Moeday. afternoon, while
on • visit to some of her own friends in Bath with the
prisoner, Miss Harvey was asionished at the arrival
of her brother-in•law briagiag with him not aely trades-
!Den's accoonts for goods supplied to the prisoner, bet she
information that a mysterious robbery bad been committed '
at her reedier* at Bith, two diamond hamlets and
several rings ba? been found to have been carried off,
and which beloa to a lady residing in the loam. No sus-
picion even at is time appears to have been entertained
of the primates real character, and bating declined to
leave Ilath until the end of the week, Mies Harvey left her
there, returning to Blackheath with her brother without
delay. The police authorities were sore after conuatunicaterl
with, sad on impure. being inalitated theasselasion arrived
at wae that of the peisouter not only being an impostor, but
also the thief, the sensing jewellery, which belonged to the
lady housekeeper, having been taken from a casket in • room
in which she and the primmer were in the habit of sleeping.
The sass having been put into the hand' of Mergence, a
detective officer of the B division of metropolitan police,
he ascertained that ON of the stolen beseelete sad also silk
dresses had teen received in pledge at Mr. Lawny's, Far-
ringdooareet, City, by • person well-imowa at the
shop, and who war identified as being the prisoner from
• photograph linens she had left bellied her.
Margate= (a warrant hang been obtained) at once pro-
needed to 's Hotel, at Bath, when he discovered that
the prisoner had unexpectedly taken her departure,
leaving no trace of her whereabouts. It was eat
ascertained by bLargelson that the prisoner had visited
Clifton, where, after staying at an hotel for the Bight, she
had left for Bristol. At this latter place she appears to
have had an interview with Mr. Benjamin Bedell, a local
attorney, and acting upon representations merle by the pri.
sonar that gentleman waa induced to visit London and to
make equities at Blackheath, preparatory to receiving in-
structions to commence an action at law against Miss
Harvey by the rawer for defamation of diame-
ter, the prisoner stating that she had been accused
of robbery. On returning to Bristol, however, Mr.
Bedell fondthat his fair cleat was nonest, end the next
triosef her movements wasthat she had been as Liver-
pool, Birkenhead, sod Holyhead, wawa she bad takes
the packet-boat for Dublin. Oa Bataan lad Mergence
left for belated, for the purpose of apprehending the psi.
sober, who was ascertained, through communication with
the Dublin rake, to be staying at Jary'm Hotel, College.
green, Dublin, and on Monday afternoon ha off acted her
capture while she was walking slag the streets of that
city. Whet told the chugs easiest her, she made no reply.
It has also eines been smartened that the
bad formerly resided at Leeds, the tradesmen ortl7:
place she had defrauded out of a °Desiderata amount.
After-Lavin Leeds, in May last, she came to Leedom, and
stayed a fortnight at the house of lira Hist:mak, LS, Beam.
lor's-buildings, Holhone, aad thee left for Paris, returning
to Mrs. Hancock's, and afterwards obtainieg admittance to
Mims Harvey's establishment upon false representations, no
such persons as Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins being known at the
address given in Oxford-street.
The , who wee seacesmodated with a men, and
with her face covered with her shawl during the
imminence, was remanded for • week, an application to
admit her to bail being refused.