The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1850.

POLP

GUILDHALL.

MARIA OF CRUELTY AGAINST A
Genres Mew, Bra , a epeeist pleader, 0, Pompneort,
Temple, appeared Wore Aldermen Hamphery, on a suet-
moss takes eat wader the dreumnsases reported Is Wed-
assiey's Evros.
Mt. Clerks"• appeared ea behalf of the defendant, who
was sesommodeted with • 'hair Is the ..at. of the
At. As it was seams whoa the girl, lass Winced.
mould be able to bear as exushatios, It was sot bows
des the Ines would mime at ; hot epos the mere slimes of
• hear* the mean Wes erowded to nesse. The girl was
Weight from the hospital Is a gab, sad remised la the elder.
ms's private nom seta called tepee to en ',Jolene'.
John Stones said—l as • sleek to Kr. Phillimon. I
have Ines d. fetedaat's *smut several times at Pump-mart,
Temple. I drat saw her about the sad of last March, or the
of April. She ',peered to me to be is a very
state. I hays seen her at Ways]. 'dose. Oa
Frilly I saw her on the Maims. with het hand on her
stemadi, kallise It up. As she apparel very 111, I
asked how she was, but I noteiviel so 'sewer. Oa the tot-
' Merle, de' (Bedlam) I miw her wain is tin among is
Mr. P 's mom I alstalaed some food sad placed it
beim her, sad sis was seen after evan over to duo sun of
Ifre fromelleees ot the nubbin, Mn Bell
Adige Memo Esq., a temyleter, repeated that
pert el his svTMaas whisk lad to the lane of the summons,
smil said After.:—y sonvereadon with Mr. Sloss., he said,
" If I she the abild up it will soma like admitting the truth
of the dingo." I said I would as consider it any such
aid that I would prevent my clerk sad those
are•
na me tress ankles as, Immediate amp name him.
Me than went up Mum, iodise a few Mawr maned with
the 'ld. I toot her by the hand, and led her late my room.
I seat for some food for the eafertmate neaten, and them'
wen to defendant sad told him that the girl Amid be pissed
under the ears of the laundress until she was so far eoavales-
seat as to be enabled to reams to the mho. Defendant
made some ohne ion to this proesedieg. bat et length gem
way. I them seat for m budrw, and pestle, the seem
sag directions ter the disposal of the girl. I was going
away when iteleathat mmatadee his appesnam wain, and maid
his wife was detormised that the girl 'bosh sot reasia
with as, 621 mes she wee she would get up and take the
girl to tha weeklies**, larasa, with my slat. I said
that I mold mot allow the girl toilaave my onatady es I was
now remensible for her. Os Manley I thought it right that
• Opines should be sailed is. Dr. Minden wasteat ter,
sad he visited the girl. Whoa the &Heusi heard that
Dr. liandankad mesa the girl he said he would de
to mist hex When I ant saw the girl she was Is
fel stets of emadatioa. Her sloths. were wretiMa, sod
altogether preented the appearaso• of the most KAMM
misery. fte, ate the food tamed before her with pad
a.
Mn.l A. A. Pry, a barrister, liviag la the lam places ate.
'shorted this evident.
Mr. Elisabeth Ball, the Muskies, mid—l saw the she
p protajoar sada half ego. Ti the beet of my bad she
this ia a good state id health, berg Mt, and k
god meulittes. I saw Mr at many intervals gamy bet
nun bad any erommonleatioa with her until last Cbibrffi
when I remarked a lam sore plan upon her ell
asked her what wee the =atm, to which the replied that
her meter had Mink he, with a broom. I saw Ow fre-
quently shoe, sad she appeared to be gradually wit
away, sad leas, her seiner. Oa Sandal last I remind
her into mg we, sad I took her home, washed her,
and pat her to bed. I have her some bread and meet
sad porter. I head she was Is a very filthy conditioo her
gum was very dirty, and likewise her penes. WW II" was
washing hey back, I observed several auks between her
Moulder. They wen isTere brides& I *eked bar what
was the matter, and she said she hid base beaten. There
was so vermin about her. I also observed that her boom
ware ahead eosins through her skin, and she mold set
hold haresif upright from inalutom 810 remained at my
hoses, 20, earshot-sheet, seta Tuesday, whea she was re-
noved Is a 'eh, end I went with her, to the hospital.
Dr. W. Mendes to the Royal Free Hospital,
said—l saw Ws eat e house of the laundress enKindel
seising last, at Philimore's ranee& See wee tam in
amen uheatted emeditioa. The palm was seemly per
espdble. The extremities were very sold and livid. The
respirstios was feeble, and she was almost unable to speak
It was with dilleulty that I get her to MOWN my questiou
at all. I seeds • careful exeminatios of her, sad *use to me
contdoelon that *WO was no disease In mistime. It was a
ass remelting eating from west of food. Bach suit have
been the ems fee =my menthe, otherwise the girl never
could have been is sub an attenuated and low esedithe a.
she was when I first saw her. I ordered eons light and
autritious feed to be gives her in TM maims.
quntities, and advised has humiliate removal to ones
haspitaL She was taken to the Royal Free Roopitel
la the Graes-ianneed eta the following atoning.
I did not fled it sereerery to give her any medians beyond
• slight dose of molar oil. When she arrived at the hospi-
tal, she was In mash the sum state as when I saw her as
the preindlog da I ordered a matinuase of light Mod to
be milmiai st end is nay small gentrim. Hainpa is sow
better. Tire dirolsemelea ead-osldami at Mr extremities
k 4 is sun dem*, sataidlegond I swan her to be el Arly
' =4.1 am colts easielled that if she had been loopy
she must kayo did. She smM sot have existed
Y List mar matey days leaser. It was entirely owing to
IM SiO 1111111 aad warmth. This. woo marks of nohow as
mins gent of her body. particularly about the seek sad
dreams. They had sot bees inflicted by wring my
hard, sea as a stick, for If that bad been and the RUM
mast have bins broken, as there was non* to b=
between dm skis and bees. I have been In the
WA, dories Ms last wenty yeses, of swing mees of oa
Mow Keine, la missy of mid& the patties have died • few
hems atter their admission late the hospital. bat I sem saw
• ems at all approseltins the appeases", premated by that
pal. I could not have bollard that a pones could be so
,dosed and live. She was sonsialy the meet prism living
shrislea I had ever ma in the tosses of my lifr.
Alderman Humber, said it wee now nommen that the
girl should be brought forward. Two of tie asses of the
soon amerdingly went out sad rotonesd, earrylag • choir,
is which the girl was plea'''. On her asomenue is smut a
deep layoluatary groan soma to Amami warm t.
She was supported as *Howe is sr wry *at, sic
by the side of tic prodding eldiman, who had to pat ilemell
does to her moan to inn the feeble loads whin she
attend with great difisalty sad at long istervak. Her re-
plies to the ineetioss faked only reach the ear et the elder
mac, who is tern repeated them to Kr. Wood, the Mkt
Clerk, in • load votes mat the public might hear. We give
het starred pronely la her emu words as it nuked the
OMR

Jaao Wiltind mid—l sauna, as for 18. I recaost be
iaia the West London Union. Os this 19th of July.
is for two years ego, I loft it to go to Mr. Slow's. I
est that Kn. Sloane came to the aloe for me. Mn.
Slow *gored to take me into her genies. I sever remind
say wsgas. Mr. Parker, the ioniser of the West London
tialoa, went with me to Mrs. Sloan's. It was at 6, Pomp
court, Temple. I did all tha work *swept tho *Joking. 1
bad to alma the °Sees, make the beds, not of oersteds, mid
also to wash neelothes beionaing to Mr. and Mrs. Sloane,
sad those of a youig lady living with Mr. Slow, m
well as my own. I bad to wash seawall, cam a work.
I had oaly ow hod to melte, for the you'` lady mad a take
a ea& Into ea. of the siting-rooms sad sloop there. Sae
was living Mere all um his. I was us Mr. Sloaae's sonic.
My bedroom was a link roam between the young lady's sad
that of Mr. Sloane's. I had to sleep on a mamas played
en • bedstead. There were clothes apes It At Ent they
treated me very well ,• bat shin Wen montlis they hoh
away the pillow, sad I had to me my own clothes named.
At int I bad • blaskst, issanterpaise, and sheet; but the)
took away the Islaaket, sad I had only the skeet sad man-
imps& is. It was Mm Means did this.

Mr. Clarkson said it was gaits clear that defendant bad
seeks to do with it, and that undies. ought not to be
takaa Spinet him,
The Alderman *mild defendant was asswerable for his
wife's sondset.
ism Wilbred eciatinued—l used to pt bread and dripping
and soiree for breakfast, sad meat sad potatoes for dinner,
sad else tea sad breed sad butter ia Me 'maim. That
Tali ply at Sr.'. A few minute afterwards shay gave me
eals a hale bit of bread sad mustard he to onset, with
mem sad earraway seeds. It was ohm doves sad
twelve, sad sometimes one o'olork la the day bean ptsewtile, sad I never bad anythiagbefore that Ilna.llllh.
I roes to my work m early as six o'sleek la the malming.
Them was • cupboard where they kept the bust. I new
Gould get to it, bet If I meld tad press abused WS nal.
mid to eat than. Ikm may her my Maser a Huh keel
sat broth sith a geastity of mustard la it. Who them
was not onward they gam pepper in sash qualities that ft
used to bars my nioatis.-The last time I bad moat was shoat
a swath Mime Mr. Phillistom saw nee • &ea I had a little
beef, bet not lamely lemma eel omit Mit. It was genamelly
six or seem Wale& in the oatokot Mhos I pt say dinner I
somothaat Won cud stamodatai ahoy Mr. and Kn. MOON
dieted. I used Was to have he tea a little breed and pawn,
or mustard, bet they would sot allow me aaythiag to &IA
with it. I was not eves allowed to take say water. lambi
net set at it without Mrs. Steam eels me, and she west
beat me if I attempted It. Mts. Biome cud often to bees
aut. 81. bas fripeetly beaten me Mogan I have wars tbe
sleeves of my obits on my arms 4 the asernlas walla I was
doing my work, mintrary to Mr erten. I nerd to wear them
mar my ems Messes I was es sold. That happens( nearly
every Ronda,. 1 was beaten betides that bemuse okra Mm.
Slosse had gem oat sad bought some meat for the tett—
when the meat wee bailed, sad the am had the meet, the
water It was belled is was patina buds ; whoa Min Blouse
same to look at the basis she messed me of drinaing a little
of the water. I mid I had not. bat ohs beat me very math
for It. Mr. Sloop was often pumas when I was Matsu.
Mr. Clarkson Imre mak Appel that the mitoses did
set in say way implimte the deisiedent.
Alterman Hamper, said that what the girl kat lint told
him Implicated Mr. Sloane in the hi. hot de
It will be nmeseary, &hoop azttomaly diZotai. tar use
the girl's own words:—
Jaw Wilbred soatlasod—My stigma said cues to no
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that I meet est nue II aq nifit Met. I eshi I would art,sad was detensisd eft to b OR She gelled Mr. Mow,
end he am* sad bald see wide in hand sone of no dirt
down sty throat. (The whale of die mesas asenabird is
coon here bent Into • load sod tang- 'cottoned yell of la-
d'ys. ss avian the defendant). The *taus soatiwaed—
r. Means heat an the first thing in the morning maied
M di had naseab to eat, on I used to say " Tee." I aid
not senapiels. tenses* I thong* I eaeld sot get soy nor.
hem @bees than what they gave see. I did not think of
OP &imam to sonpisfa. basun I did sot know when It wee.
The rya lady seed tosost foe Mr. sad Mrs. Mesa.. Tney
Odle dadastlasa not add acdasitsas Wed bee. I

seed to wait at talon, those' they did tat give me anything
to at there. Alto, Mown the meet need to be pat away la
cupboard is the sitting TOM sad I was sot allowed ago
lulu" that room minas Mut. Blatine or the young lady was
with me.
The mimeos bed for some time spclutn with inermaing
difficulty. and it was evident she was beaming a:headed by
the length of eke exandnation.
Mr. Clarkson rose to roam manias, sad said—Whoa
did Mr. Moans beat yen ?
After a long interval, the whams whispered to the Alder-
man, " Mr. Sloane beat to stout a moth ego." After
replying to this she appeared to tall asleep, and biome per-
fectly unconscious.
Dr. Mande., who had been attentively watching the an-
tannest' girl's sppearaneediere rose, and add the cross
examination mast be discontinued instantly, ea in the pre-
sent condition of the girl eh* wad not passably sustain it any
lancer.
Is,. Clerks:on bore said, that ander the present painful
/imminence' be would willingly forbear putting any further
question. in the present state of the unfortunate witness. He
believed that when the ease come to be farther investigated.
it world prom a Menai aspen then that which ti now
appeared to west.
Aldan= Ilsaaphiellirs. 81ssas nut she appear on
the next sesseisa M raw Me mans dares.
Bail was, star sow beshatis• sorepled, sad Mr. Sloane
was bound weer, Wiesen in 2001. and two sureties of 1001.
melt. to appear and usurer the *huge next west.
During*. fm, ezeminetion winnings were Mond
neernery to be Itinistimed to the girl to keep her from
fainting, and at tine aims of the proceedings she was con•
Toyed beck to the hospital in • stab, ruder the we of Mr.
Robertson, the house surgeon.