Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-28 00:00:00

ANOTHER JEWESS ABDUCTION CASE,

At :he Worship-street (London) Police Court, on Satur-
day, John Aarons, a swarthy, sun-burnt young fellow, who
gave his address at the Continental Hotel, Leadenhall-
street, was charged with the abduction of his cousin,
Rebecca Pa,s, a young Jewess, 15 years of age, from the
house of her father, a boot maeufacturer, in Pitfield-street,
Hoxton. The prosecutor, who displayed great emotion
while giving his evidence, stated that his daughter, the
unfortucate subject of the present inquiry, had been
brought up and educated by her aunt, a lady of property,
residing in Northumberland-terrace, Regent's-park, who
had adopted her from her infancy. Daring the
intervening perio i witness had only occasionally seen
her, until the latter part of last week, when he was
greatly surprised and shocked at the receipt of a
communication from her aunt, to the effect that his daugh-
ter ha•l formed some improper connection which rendered
it necessary to place her under his exclusive control. His
, daughter ac2ompanied the servant who brought the mes-
sage, and she bad been since kept at home under strict
supervision until the previous afiern on, when the prisoner
called at the house and stated that her disagreement with
her aunt had arisen from a trifling misconception, which
had been satisfactorily explained, and that he (the accused)
had been deputed to convey her back to Northumberland-
terrace, where her uncle was anxiously waiting to take
leave of her before he started for the country. On the
faith of his assurance, witness allowed his daughter to
accompany him, with the express understanding that he
would return with her before six o'clock in the evening,
but he failed to do so, and, on subsequently proceeding to
her aunt's residence, he ascertained that she had not been
brought there, and that the whole of the prisoner's state-
ment was a complete fabrication. Having failed in all his
efforts to obtain any tidings of his missing child, witness gave
directions to the police for the apprehension of the pri-
soner, and he was aecidentally met that morning in Hounds -
ditch, by Turner, the Cay officer, who at once took him into
custody. Mrs. Louisa Salumons, the girl's aunt, a very lady.
like person, stated that, during her lengthened stay with
her, the utmost care and attention had been devoted
to the education and moral culture of her niece, which she
was sorry to say had not been attended with the desired
result, as she had lately clnducted herself in a manner
which had been productive of considerable apprehension
and uneasiness to her friends. A short time since witness
discovered that she had contracted an acquaintance with a
man of loose habits and inferior station, and that she had
carried on a clandestine correspondence with him, which
was actively aided and connived at by one of her servants.
Witness forthwith discharged the latter, and sent her niece
home to her father, in the hope of saving her from the con-
sequences of such a dangerous connection. On the follow-
ing day the prisoner paid her a visit, and after particularly
inquiring into the circumstances connected with the absence
of her niece, he introduced the name c f the man who had
secretly courted her, of whom he spoke in eulogis'ic terms,
and concluded with the observation that he considered it a
shame to divide those who loved each other, and that, as
far as he was concerned, he would lend a helping hand
to bring them together. V- e prisoner left soon after,
and she heard no more of him until she received the
startling information that he had beguiled the girl from
her father's protection, under the pretence that witness
had sent for her, which was, of course, utterly without
foundation. The witness added that the prisoner had
only recently returned from Australia, and she had not
seen him for years before the interview referred to. The
prisoner sharply cross-examined the witnesses with an
air of confident bravado, but without eliciting anything
to affect their testimony. Mr. Hammill said that the
cha•ge of abducting the girl by means of false representa-
tions having been clearly established against the prisoner,
he should order him to be remanded for a week. The pri-
soner, briskly : " You don't mean that ! Why, I have
paid my passage money to America, and the ship sails
to-morrow. But you'll take bail, of course." The Magis-
trate : " Certainly not, at present." The prisoner was
evidently astounded at this intimation, but speedily
recovered his confident demeanour, and swaggered out
with the gaoler.