The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-09 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE..

Anne Campy?, a female of respectable appearance, was
again elm:ail:Rd one charge of stealing jewels, the property
of Mrs. Julia Ann Phillips.
It was stated on the lest examination that the property
had been found in the possession of the accused, who at-
tempted to justify her conduct by stating that she had in-
tended to realise it in order to raise the means of placing
Miss Phillips, daughter of the prosecutrix, and who, through
her instrumentality, had become a catholic, ix a convent.
When the examination commenced, the magistrate de•
sired that the accused, who was allowed a seat, should lift
her veil.

Mr. Templemon, her solicitor, objected to this course,
considering that his client should not be compelled to do so
for the sake of gratifying the morbid curiosity of a crowded
court, and thus made an object to be gazed at.
Mr. Broughton, with considerable warmth, desired that
his order should be obeyed.
The veil of the prisoner was accordingly raised.
Lockerby, who, upon the previous examination, stated
the circumstances under which the accused was appre-
hended, now said, on cross-examination : While I was
searching for the jewels at the house previously mimed,
her solicitor came into the room, and said I should find
them in the crucifix-box. I was talking to tle mistress of
the hone at this time. I understood that young Mr. Tem-
pleman had received his information from Miss Campbell,
the prisoner. The lady of the house took the box contain-
ing the jewels from a trunk and banded them to me; she
had asked me if it was not possible that the Misses Phillips
had taken the jewels, but this was after Miss Campbell her-
self had made a similar remark, not before. Miss Camp•
bell asked me if the Misses Phillips bad been questioned
about the matter, and begged of me to search the house;
she did not express the slightest unwillingness that the
search should be made.
Mr. Templeman, a solicitor for the accused, questioned
Lockerby as to a pocket-book belonging to Miss Campbell,
and which he had found in her possession, containing
several letters and other papers, and which he suggested
should be given up either to Mies Campbell or her
solicitor.

In answer to Mr. Wontner, Lockerby said that the
female searcher at the dation-I:cuss had found on the per-
son of the prisoner the pocket-book and letters alluded to,
which had been given into a safe keeping. Ile lost sight
of them for a short time last Monday when he had given
them to young Mr. Templeman, for perusal prior to the
sue being investigated. Ile returned them to him and
said be had looked through them ; he had also let him see
them one day since, either Thursday or Friday lust.
Mrs. Phillips, the pro•ecutrix, a lady apparently between
40 and 50 years of age, and who was attired in deep mourn-
ing, deposed that she now resided at 7, Dox's-fields, Sou•
I thernhay, Exeter. The prisoner had been a visitor at her
house in Albert .street, Camden-town, with her (prisoner's)
brother. _ _

Mr. Broughton—How many did your family consist of ?
Mrs. Phillips—Three daughters and one son; the eldest
daughter is of age, my son Ls a minor.
Mr. Broughton—liave your daughters been brought up
in the protestant religion ?
Prosecutrix—Yes, sir, the late Mr. Phillips, my husband,
was a clergyman of the established church.
By Mr. 1 empleman—On the 19th of October last I went
to Ezeter, and previously thereto I placed certain jewels
under the care of Mrs. Campbell, the prisoner's mother. I
went out of town, and on my return I found that my jew-
ellery was gone. On the 28th of October Mrs. Campbell
returned to me the several cases. I opened them and found
that they were empty. I gave information of the robbery
to Mr. Templernan, jun., and he communicated with the
police. Tho jewellery produced by the sergeant is hero.
By Mr. Wontner—l bad anotherset of jewels which were
given by me to my youngest daughter. Miss Campbell,
the prisoner, urged me to do so. She did not urge me to
give the other two sets to my eldest daughters; they had
behaved to me exceedingly ill.
Some other evidence was gone into in reference to the
ease, and Mr. Wontner said that his client was quite will-
ing to abide by the decision of a jury, being conscious that
upon her case being brought before a jury, she would be ac-
quitted of the charge.
Mr. Broughton said he looked upon the case divested of
catholicism or protestantism entirely, and it must be dealt
with in another court, to which the prisoner would be scot
(or the robbery.
The prisoner, who by the advice of her solicitor reserved
her defence, woe fully committed for trial.
Bail wu taken for her appearance.
fhe following letters, which were found upon the accused
when she was taken into custody, were several times re-
ferred to in the course of the examination, the whole of
them addressed to the prisoner. One of them ran thus:
"My dear Madam,—l am very happy to have at last a
prospect of meting you. lam now living at 21, King Wil-
liam.street, Strand, three dun from the Oratory, and I
shall be very happy to se* you to-morrow at any time you
can conveniently call between 10 and half past 2 o'clock, or
after lulf-past 6 o'clock. I shall remain at home the whole
of Wednesday, unless I see you to-morrow. On the chance
of your wishing to take the opportunity of visiting the Ora-
tory Church, I ought, perhaps, to let you know that it is
closed between half-past 12 and half-past 2 o'clock.—
Behave me, my dear madam, very truly yours,
ANNE HOPI.
"21, Kim William-street, Monday fornisg."
Another latter was as follows;

"Old Hall-place, Ware, Sunday morning.
"My dear Madam,—There scams, indeed, to be some
fatality spinal our meeting. I sin now spending a few
days with some friends in Hertfordshire, so that I did not
receive your note till this morning. I cannot say how
sorry I sin thus to lose a second time the pleasure of seeing
you, and doubly so, since I perceive by your signature that
you have been received into the church. I shall soon be
returning to town, and, if I could then make any arrange-
ment for seeing you, I shall he moat happy. Mean-
while will you be so very kind as to send me a kw lines to
tell me where you are and whether I can be of any service
to you in your new position aa a catholic ? my
making this inquiry, but I know hew triendless recent con-
vert. often are. Will you also tell ine whether you know
anything more ah.nit Clara Powell, or can give me any in-
fermation about Miss Amelia Warren, the friend of a friend
of mine, who used tobo at Miss Selluns ?

"Believe me, my dear Madam, yours very sincerely,
" ANNY. 1101'S."
The three letters which follow are, per.iaps, tat a more
important description than those which we Lave above
given :
"My dear Madam,-1 would have thanked you for your
' very kind letter before, but 1 have been considering and
asking others whether there was any hope of being stile to
act on your advice. Mrs. Pelvis i ...s exceedingly angry with
me for having introduced poor (Aara to the priest who re-
ceived and confessed her. I can therefore do nothing av
her co-operator, as Clara's mother seems absolutely nevi o-
vary. I had been with Clara at the 'Home.' I knew her
previously. I met her one day as she was walking, and
begged of her to go with me and see a priest. Site did so,
and was received by the' Mother Superior.' I was too late
for the post then; but Zia Langston, knowing from one of
the children that Clara had gone with me, wrote or scut to
Mrs. Powell a most ridiculous story of Clara having been
carried off by force and imprisoned. Mrs. Powell came
here next day in terror, and distress, and great anger. Clara
was at church fur h.'s. confession. After her return, her
mother and the ' Mother Superior' prevailed on her to go
back and sec Dr. Pusey. Clara, however, protested to the
last that she would be firm in the frith, her mother saying,
' Clara, if you do not go, you and I are two.' In the course
of the next week she received protestant COll2OlllOlOll, and
towards the end of it. I believe en the Fraley, she went to
Devonport. She was to have communicated in the Cath. lie
church, in the presence of Our Lady of Mercy, on the 24th
of September, and that occurred in the week she was at the
time Between leaving there and going to Devonpurt. I tell
you these fedi in cum° any opportunity should open, that
you may know how she Cara. there. Mrs. Powell's address
' Lymington, Hampshire ;' at present she is
in Loudon, No. 1, Upyrr Wimpole.etreet, Cavendish-
square. Imu myself on the eve of entering a foreign con-
vent, but Mrs. Hope has promised me to be ready to help
Clara, if there should be any opportunity; her address is
17, Montagu-square. She is not personally known to Clara,
and has been interested in lit r through others. I congra-
tulate you most heartily on having escaped from the dread-
ful situation you were placid in, and I feel I can never be
thankful enough to Almighty God (or release from 'the
Home.' I have the names of several of Miss Sellon's pesters,
end, perhaps, being so few at the • Hume,' you may have
heard more of 'Sister Charlotte.' Sister Harriett is unfitted
in mind and body fur such a system.
" Believe me, my dear Madam, yours truly,
•• Outwit re C. M
utn-
" Whitsun.cre, 1852 Vicarage.place, Kensington."
"My dear Madam—l em afraid you must have thought
me very remiss in not answering your letter, and thanking
you fur the kind interest you have expressed in toy Weirs,
but really I have had so much to do that time his failed
Inc. I have taken my rest lotion, not lightly, but after
much thought. I ran quite understand that, after having
just escaped from Miss Sellon's, you should feel a repug-
nance to the monastic system, a caricature of which has
been so painful to you. I am afraid I can give you no
more information than I have already done as for making
the truth known about poor Clara. Ido not think the
time has come when it can be done. No one will believe
it, except the few who know what the mortal slavery is
which Dr. l'usey brings his victim. under, when he has
them under Lis uncontrolled power and management ;
neither have we any knowledge of Clara's present state.
Mime Sellon's ceremonial may content her. 1 think it likely
Mrs. Powell may get frightened, and rescue her daughter.
Perhaps 1 would ask advice from you. Igo to Paris next
week, and I am my glad to know before I go, that poor
Clara is likely to find help in you, for I am sure that you
will not neglect any opportunity which may offer. liar-
riett's family name I do nut know. She is completely
under Mr. Richards's influence. Serail Anne is the laugh-
ter of the Protestant Bishop of ledinburgh. Susanna is a
Miss Logan, her friends are Scottish Presbyterians 1 have
heard that there was a plan of sending two lisle
Catholics, to the ' Orphanage,' but I du not know whether
lit was done._

'Beliere me, m dmadam, '
T ear y..ur sincerely,
" Vicarage-place, Kensington. " eII•ILLOTTE WHITE."
Another letter ran thus :

Matlam,—l hope you will excuse my taking the ►iberty'
of writing to you. Your pamphlet has most paialully in-
terested me, as an old and valued friend of mine. bliss Cla-
rissa Powell, has !ken, sad prohablyis, under discipline at
Devonport. She went thereabout the 25th Sept. lest year.
She had been at the Home' in London, where she was tint
as Sister Clara. She had become a Homan catholic, and
was compelled by her mother to return to the 'Home.' The
week after, I believe, she was sent to Devonport, but the
most painful mystery hangs over the whole matter. I should
feel it a real kindoeu if you could tell me whether you saw
her at Devonport, and in what state of mind and health she
seemed to be. Believe me, your's truly,
CHARLOTTE C. WHITE.
"Vimrage-place, Kensington, May 29."
Tho whole of the letters, of whiah the above are copies,
were found in • pocket-book which was taken trom the
prisoner.