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London, England, 1855-01-20 00:00:00

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SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE MAS-
TER OF MARYLEBONE WORKHOUSE.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the Marylebone Board of
Guardians, the Rev. E. Scobell, M.A. in the chair, an
important and serious investigation took place as to the
conduct of Mr. Whelan, the master of tie workhouse,
arising out of a recent case at the Marylebone Police-
court, where Mr. Jas. Mill, a clerk at the Great Western
Railway, was committed for trial on a charge made by a
girl named Paine, aged 16, whom he had taken into his
service from the workhouse, of his assaulting her with
a criminal intent.

Mr. Tubbs, the relieving overseer, made applicatton
for an order to employ counsel for the prosecution at the
trial, and in answer to questions said, it was true that
he had seen the girl Paine cone out of Mr. Whelan's,
the master of the workhouse's apartment, and that it was
also a fact that the master had suggested to him the pro-
priety, in the first instance, of allowing the girl to take
201., and afterwards 101., in preference to sacrificing the
man's character. He (Mr. Tubbs) replied, that he would
not do so for 50/., on which the master replied, he would
then attend the police-court, and give the girl a character.
Mr. Whelan, the master, in whose presence the state-
ment was made, said he emphatically and unequivocally
denied the whole of it. In answer to questions he ad-
mitted that the girl was taken into his room by the
matron, Mrs. Whelan, and that the accused's wife was
there. He did not see the accused there, except that he
came to take his wife away. He did not know of any
offer of compromise, or that Mill had been before the
rota and admitted that he had taken liberties with the
girl.

Mr. Williams, a guardian, expressed his astonishment
at this statement of the master before the board, when
he had himself told the master the fact as to Mill coming
before the rota.

Mr. Hutchins, another guardian, said he had also seen
tbo'a,censed Mill coming out of the master's room.
Mr. Whelan said that was at three o'clock when he
went to fetch his wife.
Mr. Tubbs, on being called, reiterated his statements,
and declared them to be true. It was suggested to exa-
mine Paine upon oath as to whether she was offered any
compromise, but it was overruled, pending the judicial
inquiry.
The prosecution was ordered to be proceeded with,
and the charge against the master was directed to be re-
ferred to a special committee of the whole board for fur-
ther investigation.