The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-21 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OP IMPRISONING A WIPE.

Mr. Edward Hammond, with Elizabeth Allen,
his servant, having again surrendered to their ball, and
Emily Wakeman, a young woman who had formerly
lived in the sinks of Mr. Hammond, but who
it was alleged, had bees for the lent two years
that gentleman's Endres, having also attended in
obedience to a summons, the further examination of
the parties es the joint charge of aanaultieg Mrs.
Hammond and lc:Napkin( together to imprison that lady
for two years to the great injury of her health, and highly
detrimental to her necessary comforts, was game into before
the Hoe. G. C. Norton, at the Lambeth Police court,
yesterdaosl.
Mr. Bey, instructed by Mr. Bonner, se as the former
ocasion appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Oppenheim,
instructed by Mr. Neale, appeared for the defence.
After a short legal diectutsion Mrs. Hammond was sworn
and further examined by Mr. Healey. Se said that whim
she married her husband he was a widower, and bad four
children, the eldest of whom wee a boy of about 19, the Dart
14, • girt. and there were two other girls, about 6 and 7.
They lived in the same premises during the whole time.
Oee or two of them generally name in with Alien when
she came to her room, aped most have men her situatiow.
Emily Wakeman we. kind to her during her confleement,
but it was the summer before she had armalted her by
knocking her on the head.
Cross-examined by Mr. Opssiheim. —My maiden same
was Esealisi Barkley. In 1848 my mother mat me to •
water establishment kept by • medical roan.
Mr. Bailey here interposed, and inquired the object with
which this question wee put whether it was to test the
Lady's credit or blacken her character!
Mr. Oppesheim said—The view with which thear-
d
h Hammond hoe was put was to show that Er. Hammo was j
'in certain things which be did. I shall now ask Mrs. Ham-
mond • few more questions. Now, Mts. Hammond, when
you were at this homiepathic establishment had you not bad
child by the proprietor!
chiMld. n. Hammond—l Ins @educed by Dr. —, and I had a

Mr. °posehobs—Did you take that child to your but
hoots house.

Mrs. Hammond—l did ; and my husband knew dl aimed
it before my marriage.
A mass of erideoce was then goes let*, and three letters
written by the complainant were produced and read is court.
The tint wee to the father of Emily Wakeman.=
him that his daughter had bees sedsoed by Mr. th
This letter was dated March 4, 1062. The next was dated
March 5, 1862. It was addressed to the defendant : it com-
menced, " My deer husband," end was very affectionate is
teas. The writer said that others wished for a separation,
bat that she only wished to be re-salted to him, sad beams
home. A opeetiag betimes Mr. and Mrs. Hemmed took
place, used they retuned boom together. She then wrote
the third letter, which was addressed to the mother of Emily
Wakeman, and which declared that the statements that had
previously been made respectieg the„redtion of sheik' by
the defendant were "entirely false reduction
Os re.exarniaatioa by Mr. 13seley, Mrs. Hammond said—
When I wrote the setioad letter, asking my husband to meet
me, my Moeda were under the inspreselos that I was net go-
ing hack to him. My sisters were perfectly deceived by my
writing it. I upset a/1 they had does by writing this letter.
The third letter I wee made to write by intimidation. Mn.
Mush, his servant, Mood over me and compelled ms to
do it.
Mr. Norton—What was the intimidation
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itaa;clCiOnsetnaid, stood
over me sad mad* mo writs it, os Mrs. Yank pot her maw
to it ail a ',USW. My hsabsod treated me more kindly
attn. I did it.
. . .

-717hOmas Abrahams said that be lied been a gardener ia
the employ of Mr. Hammed, and that he had freqeently
ease Mies Emily Wakeman and Mr. Hammond go out in a
carriage
Janosetcarbter. deposed to having, since February bet.
noticed a canine driven from Laurel-bowie, in which
he had seen Mr. Hammond and Mies Emily Wakeman (as
he called her). He further mid he bad seen the same parties
walking arm-in-arm on Peckbant-rye.
The came having closed hem
Mr. Nortoe—From what has been said, sod the evidence
plated before me, I have made up my mind that this is a
seas for further inquiry. I should have preferred, myself,
that some other course would bare bees takes, bat when
I beard from bigotries I personally directed to be made
that this unfortunate lady wan confined in this way, I de-
termined not to lose as hour is bringiog the case to light.
The case has been investigated, and the remelt is snob este
leave me 'soother wormlike& to mead the cane to the serious.
In the cam of smash there will to separate iodictmesta, so
that the nee prisoner may be able to give evidence for the
other.
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prnooen werstbs• ocommined both forconspirsey old
sassult, bat Uinta oa heavy bag.

ROBBERY BY • LADY'S MAID. —On Saturday
eight the lady's maid of Jim Bell, Unswerth Hall, pear
Weabiegtora. wee &pergola at Newcastle, oa the charge of
stealing a quantity of jewellery, each aa leaothes, lockets.
and brecielete. Mrs. Bell. her besbeed sad family, bad
bees fray Mew on Saturday, aid on returning, various
articles of jewellery were mimed, which coupled with the I
disappear** of the prisoner, directed suspicion against
her. It was calculated that at the hour she bad left the
house, she would just have time to walk so as to catch
• late traie from Wealth:oos to Newcastle. mad
Mr. Bell acoordiagly drove to Newcastle, *lamed-
rated with the police, aid got the young May
apprehended at cams as her arrival, the train having ,
luckily been tether late. The primmer is apparently
about 22 years of age, with pale thin features and lady-like
*peen**. She had ealy bees about three moat* to the
service of Mrs. Ball, bat wee eider petite at the Wee et
the robbery. It was found that in addition to the jewel. I
levy she bad brought away with her • silk drew aid grey
cloth mantle, the property of her mistral, and • booed
bobtail* to au of her fellow servants. She wore these •
articles at the time of her apprehension. She had she
taken away **family medielne chest, under the impreeden,
it was supposed, that it was the plate chest.
A Tutu, Sim. —At the Birmingham Public- I
odor on Monday, • charge against John Smith, now in the
Gourd Hospital. was go* into. The primmer was charged
with breaking into the warehouse of Mr. J. Randall,
jeweller. Hockley-street, aid small* leom. of gold, sod 5a
woe* of postage stamigin—total vales. 251. On Seed* night,
shoes *levee o'clock, Mr. Grua, landlord of the Jewellers'
Anne, Upper Hockley-etreet. and his man, William GAON
observed femur e*gb-looking characters loitering shoat
the neighbourhood, and their seepicions being aroused,
they determined to watch them. ()rice armed himself
with a gin, which was, however, only loaded with bleak
cartridge, and, at about one o'clock, the primmer wee mese
geed* oat of Mr. Readall's warehouse. The priermer
was told to stop by Mr. Greets and his man, bet he me
away. Grim penned him for some distance, repeatedly
threeteabeg to shoot him if he did sot stop, and at last, at
the bodes of Hocicludreet, his *tames sad his vied
hal* alike *beaded, be bed, aid the ramrod (onions-
oately for the primmer) bad* bees is the excitemeet
asol-
dentally left in the gas, the pciamer was wounded is the
thigh. He fell down, but an Grire coming ap, rose sad
showed fight, but was *oohed down immediately with the
gun. The police wan quickly oa the spot, aid the pri-
soner was taken to the Keekersibreet station, and thence to
the General Hospital, wham be bow lies in the custody of s
plies-oflicser. About fondue mum of gold have been
Weed from the warehouse, bat nothing wee hued am Smith.
His confederates *fortunately mede their escape. Soper-
'standout Speer applied that the ease might be remanded
ISlMoaday most, for the rinoares appearana, while was
pasta—Dleirlaphsin Post.