The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-07 00:00:00

THAMES.

Mary Ann Walker, aged 38 yam. better known ea the
female barman' who was in ukU attire, wu brought up on
remand before Mr. Benson, charged with begging in Cable-
street, St. George'e-in•the-Mast, on the night of Saturday,
the 2bth of March.

The prisoner, who was very ill when first brought before
the ms to on the 30th ult., now appeared in much
better health, and it appeared that she Lod been treated
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with great humanity in the Clerkenwell House of I
Detention.
A gentleman named Minett said he bad known the
family of the prisoner for many years. Her father was a
highly respectable man. He hid farmed his own land
in Hertfordshire, where she had an uncle, a farmer, now
living. He afterwards knew the father of the prisoner as
a licensed victualler, keeping • large public-house in
Westminster, where he died. The prisoner had received
as good au education es any lady of the lands and when
young was considered • highly accomplished girl, and be
was very sorry to see her in her present degraded posi-
tion. He believed that her uncle and other relatives
would assist her and send her abroad if she was again
remanded.
The prisoner expressed a wish to go abroad, and hoped
the magistrate would send her to prison again until ar-
rangements could be made for her welfare. She also
expressed • wish to resume the dress and position of a
woman.
Inspector Holloway, of the H division, said there were
several gentlemen connected with reformatory institutions
present who would take charge of her.
The prisoner expressed an aversion to go to any reform-
atory. She would rather go to a prison.
Mr. Henson said he would not send her either to a re-
formatory or a prison. She had already been to one re-
formatory, and no good had resulted front her stay there.
Ho should discharge her and send her to the workhouse of
St. George-in-the-East, in which pariah she was found,
until her relatives could provide for her. He then admo-
nished
bee on the folly of' her conduct in unsexing herself
and obtaining situations as stoker on board ship, barman
in taverna, and porter on the railway. She was not fitted
for bard work, and her health had already given way under
such laborious, and, for • woman, unsuitable occupations.
She had no right to assume male attire. It was unbecom-
ing, indelicate, and contrary to good morals to do so.
The learned magistrate then gent for a cab, and directed
Connor, 3.5 H. to accompany her to St. George's work-
bowie, and conduct her removal there with as much pri.
vary as possible. This was done.

CHARGE OF CRUELTY TOWARDS A SERVANT
GIRL.

At the Westminster police-court, yesterday,
Hiss Ann Turner, of 19, Walpele-etreet, Chelsea, appeared
to three summon's' obtained "vied beret the instance
of the Marquis Town/hand, charging her with sminnitlag
Mary Barry, her servant on the 18th of December, end
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again on the 29th of anuary ; and further with laving
seeted to provide her with proper food.
The Martinis Townahend was present, mid was scoots-
' "masted with a mat °Oho bench.
Mr. Smh, solicitor Tor the prosecution, in opening the
cue, pointed out that the third summons was taken oat
under the 26th section of the Consolidated Clauses Act,
observing that the health of the *errant, who is sway 17
years of age, had been injured by the neglect in quondam.
The girl, who was stated to be of weak intellect,
raid she entered the service of the Misses Turner in
October, 1866, and continued there till the end of January
last. She ought to have got up et sir in the morn.
tug, and sometimes did not. When this occurred
she was kept without her breakfast and dinner. She had
during the time she was there gone without her breakfast
three or four times, and her dinner two or three times.
Her mistress (the defendant) struck her ones on the eye
with a black-lead brush which she took from her hand
while she was Gleaning the stove, and afterwards told her
that it was an accident and she was sorry for it. She bad
repeatedly caned her with a thin cone on her hands and
shoulders, giving her two or three blows each time. Her
shoulders were covered with her clothes, but she had
Melnik her upon the bare Comydainant went on to
describe that defendant bad immersed her bands on one
occasion In hot water, bad thrown water over her, and had
made her once walk about with only part of her clothes
on, and on another occasion had made her get istO•tab

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of water.
In moss-maroisation by Mr. Thompson, barrister, she
admitted that she had free moms to food at all times, and
that she was very sorry when her mistress ciisohargedber.
Although her mother came once a week she never men.
phiaed to Mr of ill treatment.
In reply to the charge Mr. Thompson said that the
Misses Turner, seeing the eMIt end mother outside St.
Marys oaths& ehapel a Mate of penury, bad benevo-
lently iniseested themselves in their welfare by Mogilev
them both, and by taking complainant into their Berries,
, and procuring • situation for the mother. They used their
best Ileavdatue to teach th
wen obliged teoebild the &Aisle: •
damestio
rrvShe had wan beet treated useZeml:eastitutelt and tl;
OM her of Wes propensities her tesakfast had beenl two or
three gimme, delayed, but only for an hour or so, and she
never went without her dinner. After she had left the
Mesa Turner were entwined ley the visit ofirvZleman
from some benevolent boiettu4m in the Has to in-
quire late the trenhosnit she had remived. lodise gave
• fall expleneiten. modems told that if they did no• beer
r.prd, of the meow in a week they might eoselette 15
and thee, lifter a len; intnd, Usey food the
present proceedings taken.
The eeerelary ribs Are is the Haytearkot (Sod/4y for
the Preteelise of Weems and Children) due/aimed any
Whin mosses
id tg.l=set4llashowing that the girl wee
is better sendlace. than When she entered the service, was
well led soli Mented, spd pad ewe, it was proved that
pht hedelielectlei the elesemastenses detailed which bad
menteme te. heeetheld duties the eleanlinees of her erns
end • beim te gee her out of slovenly and bad
ebweit El that on one °amnion tweet three
eim her on her shoulders with a light
re y and obstinate, and needed conga
o. ten said that the charges could not be
ZWsminell2set with . respect to the food bad mos-
te the papa, and the meault eons.
tared "W—wse toe trivi•l to deserve punishment.
ens • total abennoe of cruelty sir Mew
timid As. dis'• Them was en old ides prevaleet
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minCilin't'
Ladder dr.* ;moderate amulet was ad red
&sem not Warr than the big* Aver, bet Itlnnitt be
hose in oiled that that faith bad ibewiford away-
/be digiliaand her eider bad honestly bra brde the
Met for the unfortunate ghi, and lbair beet-
root t cher injudicious. It would' bare been
better mbar the' found they could do nothing with her to
have seat her •w g.
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