The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1863

true that the Austrian police has arrested in an
arbitrary and illegal manner numerous persons sus-
pected of having aided the inaurrectioc, and it seizes
arms wherever they are to be round, and systemati-
cally imprisons insurgents taken with arms in their
hands. In abort, Austria does more than Russia
has a right to expect from her, though, at the same
time, far less than she might do were she disposed
to exercise all possible means for helping her former
ally. But that the Governor of Galicia connived
with Russia to let Wysocki's expedition go into
Volhynia to its destruction can be shown to be
false ; and that Colonel Kunsti, who commands
at Brody, informed General Kreuter, who corn.
mands at Radziwillow, when and where the expedi-
tion was to cross cannot be shown to be true. These
are the two great charges now made against the
Austrian Government or against its agents, and of
course neither Count Mensdotff. nor Col, Kunsti
can well come forward to disprove them. It has
been stated by the Cracow correspondent of a
Breslau paper that Count Mensdorff, after consult-
ing the Russian Government as to what he should
do with the two thousand insurgents destined
for Volhynia, was requested to let them enter,
and than thereupon he allowed them to form
in the woods, to remain there three weeks un-
molested, and only at the last moment made
show of wishing to prevent their passage on to Rus-
sian territory. Falling into the lowest depths of
the :ridiculous, the Cracow corespondent adds that
Count Mensdorff, Governor of a province, ex-Am-
bassador, a General in the Austrian service, went
himself to Brody, and " placing himself at the
head of a patrol," pursued the insurgents in the
troods, and captured from them a quantity of old
clothes. A French paper, after citing this non-
sense, remarks with much naivete, " Ceci n'a pas
besoin de conementaire." Indeed, the only part of
the statement worth commenting upon is that in
which it is asserted that the insurgents had time
given to them to form in the woods, whereas I can
testify that they had to take the greatest precaution
to get to the woods at all ; that they were obliged
to start for the frontier the moment they received
their arms, and that the Austrians did not ev,n
give them time to learn how to load their rifles,
If the Austrians are thought to have made great
efforts to prevent the departure of an expedition
they are accused of undue severity ; if they are sus-
pected (however unreasonably) of having favoured
its departure they are charged with having played
into the hands of Russia.
As for Colonel Kunsti's letter to the Russian
General at Radziwillow the Go-eta Narorlowa of
Lemberg, after declaring that this pretended letter
was in its possesaion, has abstained from publishing
it, though challenged to do so by the official journals
of Lemberg and Cracow, which affirm positively
that no such document exists, or has ever existed.
The Gazeta .Norotedowa promised to send the epistle
in question for pubiication to a French newspaper,
and now the Opinion Nationale affirms gravely that
it has received it, and yet does not print one word
of it, though it can find spice for a long letter fecrn
the Russian Consul at Brody to General Kreuter,
in which nothing at all remarkable occurs. It is
not for Colonel Kunsti to show that he has not been
in correspondence with the Ru,sians. It is for those
who hazard such an accusation against him to show
that they have not done so without any sort of

The. Murder of a Girl at Islington.

William Henry Clarke, the young man who stanr:A charged
with feloniously killing and slaying Elizibeth Hunter, at
Greenman's-lane, Islington, on the night of the 30th of

March in last year, was again placed at the bar of the

Cierkenwell Policy Court, before Mr. Barker, for re-exa-

mination.

Mr. Clarke, addressing the Court, said he had the honour
to be instructed by the solicitor to the Treasury. He had
to state that as the case now stood, and with reference to

the evidence of the little girl, sister of the deceased, it was
not the intention of the Crown to proceed further against

:he prisoner upon the charge of murder. The evidence

at present given was not sufficient to entitle them to ask for

a committal. The police had no lurther evidence to justify
them in asking for a remand, nor did there appear to be any

prospect of obtaining turther evidence to substantiate the
charge. But, in withdrawing this charge he had to submit

to them other charges showing that on three occasions the

prisoner had been guilty of indecent conduct towards chil-
dren of a youthtul age. One of the,e cases was that of his
conduct towards a girl named Mary Ann Baxter, towards
whom he behaved indecently in the greenhouse. No com-

plaint was made by the mother to bring the prisoner to jus-
tice, but upon Rc we, the prisoner's master, having a com-
munication with the prisoner, the latter made a confession,
and nothing further was clone, That was one of the charges
he had been directed to bring under the magistrate's consi
deration. Another charge he had to press, but he should
not be in a position to proceed with it that day. It was that
of a girl named Lambert, residing at 9, Oxford-street, New
NJrth-road. He mentioned this circumstance that it might
be known that this charge would also be included in the
indictment which would be preferred against the prisoner.
It was a charge similar to the previous one, with the excep-
tion that ho asked this child to take a letter for him, and
took her to a nursery-giou,,d in Marlborough-road (in-
stead of William-street) which was also in the occupa-
tion of Rowe, and the prisoner on that occasion endea-
vowed to commit an indecent assault. He was taken into

custody, but the charge was not pressed, as the father o
the child had a reluctance to do so. The third charge was
one of more recent date. He was instructed that in May of
the present year the prisoner took a child named Sophia
Quin to a shop, put her upon his knee, and was guilty of
some indecency towards her. She screamed and ran away.
This case would depend upon the girl identifying the pri-
soner. These were the charges which he brought under too
notice 01 the magistrate, in order that the prisoner might be
committed for trial.
Mary Ann Baxter said—l am 12 years of age. Igo to
school on a eunday. I reside at 3, Concord-buildings,
Lower-road, and have done so for some years. One night,
at about a quarter to 10, I was going with a little girl to get
some beer at the George IV. publichouse,when the prisoner
said to me, " Little girl, will you take a letter to 19, William-
street ?" I said I would. I NI as then in George-street,
which is the first turning on the left from William-street.
He did not give me a letter. He took hold of my hand, and
walked by my side. lie took me into the nursery gardens.
The nursery gardens open into William-street. When there
he took me into a room and locked the door. I think the
door was unlocked when he went there, He then made use
of a bad expression, and I screamed and halloaed, and he
said if 1 was not quiet he would cut my ---throat. I still
continued calling out, and he took me into another room,
which was all glass. He got a handkerchief with black
and white spots, but I do not know what he was going to
do with it He put it over my face, and I pushed it away.
I still continued calling our, and he said if I made less noise
he would let me out. At first he said would give me ld.
He afersd it to me when he got into the first room, but I
would not take it. After that he offered me a 4d. bit, which
I threw on the floor. (The witness explained that he wanted
to take improper liberties with her, as he had done in the
first room.) It was then (aim added) that he offered me the
4d. piece. I screamed, and halloaed for him to let me out,
He unlocked the door, and I went out. I went up the gar-
den, and he came up the garden and let me into the street+
I went home and told my mother what had occurred.
Louisa, the other girl, went home when I went into the
garden.
Cross-examined by Mr. Dickie—He did not put his hand
above my knee. He did not hurt me. Ido not remember
the dress he had on. I next saw him about six weeks atter-
wards. I remembered hire because of his face. I then told
my sister of what had occurred.
Mrs. Caroline Ann Baxter said—l am a widow and a
charwoman. The previous witness lives with me. I recol-
lect she made a complaint to me sometime in October, 1861.
She told me where she had been, and said that a young man
had behaved indecently towards her.
Mr. Alexander (second clerk)—I cannot take that. It is
not evidence.
Mr. Cierke, as counsel for the Crown—I think it is.
Witness con,inw d—ln consequence of that I went to the
house in "William •street. Some days after I saw Mr. Rowe
in the nursery gardens. I made a complaint to him. I saw
the prisoner close against Mr. Rowe in the garden. He was
near enough to hear the complaint I made; I asked how it
was that that young man took the child down the garden,
and what he wanted to do with her. Mr. Rowe said, " I
don't tbink he is guilty." Ho asked the prisoner some ques-
tions, and said to him, " Have you done such a thing ?" and
the defendant said, " No." I had asked Mr. Rowe in the
and using her in that
prisoner's presence how he dared to take the liberty of tak-
ing my daughter down thegarden
shametul manner. I did not charge the prisoner with any-
thing, as he had not hurt the child. The child was at my
elbow, Mr. Rowe wrote down what my daughter said, and
what he said, but I do not recollect what it was. I went
away and left the prisoner with Mr. Rowe in the garden.
Cross-examined—lt was five or six days after my daugh-
ter complained to me that I saw the prisoner.
A witness named Curzon proved that he went with the
last witness to the nor sery-ground,
isss, I occupied a nursery ground
Mr. George Rowe, of :389 Sherborne street, Downham-
road, said—ln October,
in William-street. The defendant was then in my service.
I recollect Mrs. Baxter and Mr. Curzon coming to my
garden on the 9th of October. The defendant was there
when they came, He was there when complaint was made
to me of his conduct towards the child. The following
statement I wrote in the presence of the prisoner :—" Wed-
nesday, 9th of October.---William took the child into the
seed shop and locked the door and opened the greenhouse
door, and took her in there, and put his handkerchief against
her month. She called out. T hen he opened the door and
took her up to the street door, let her out, and she ran
away. William saw her first at the corner of George-street
and asked her to take a letter to 19, William-street, to the
nursery. Louisa Peterwood was with her, and saw him
and told her mother of it, who lives at 23, Rotherfield-street!
I went on after him, and he said Come along.' He did not
give me a letter. On reaching the
garden he opened the
door, and I went away down after hire." That was not the
tos ine- t
first I heard of the transaction, for
Mr. Curzon told me of it
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the following day. Ihave repeatedly spoken to the prisoner
about it. I said to him that he had been charged with taking
a little girl into the greenhouse, but he most solemnly denied
it, and called God to
witness that he ve
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mother of the child had said that if he confessed she would
not press the charge. After that he did confess.
Cross-examined—l have understood that all he did was
to put his handkerchief over her mouth.
Mr. Clarke said that was the case for the prosecution on
this charge.
Mr. Dickie said that a great deal of extraneous matter
had been imported into this case, through the inquiry at
acquitthe
prisoner C o u r t .
of He felt certain that the jury would
criminal assault, and he asked the
magistrate to grant a discharge.
-short May,
e n time
a Saturday, ago
just
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Mr. Barker said it was a case he should not think of
withdrawing from a jury.
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Sophia Allen,
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was sad
u— lastwhen the lamps were lit at night. I was going home from
following the chimney sweepers, who were dressed up at
the time. In Biehopsgate-street a man spoke to me.
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saw the prisoner, and picked him out from among a number
of other men as the man that spite to me. He asked me if
that was Bishopseate-street, and I said, "Yes." He asked
me other questions, and then took me to a iced cream shop.
He held my hand, and walked with me to the shop. He had
an ice, and gave ins a spoonful of it. He put me on his
knee, and I was sitting there when he gave me the ice.
[The witness then described the indecent and improper
liberties taken by the prisoner.] She added—l kicked and
screamed, and ran away, leaving him in the shop. He did
not hurt me.

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In cross-examination the witness said—There were no
other persons in the shop bus ourselves and the men that
served. I complained to my mother when I went home.
I had never seen him before that night.
police-sergeant Robert Adams, 63 City Police, said—l
know the ice shop spoken of. I heard of this affair on the
2d
a oei f
o r
a complaint being made by the father at the
n:
laOn the 24th July the prisoner was placed among
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others at the Islington Police-station. The prisoner
waset t
nota l
pointed out to the witness. inspector Wiseman
said, "Do you see anybody here that you know ?" At that
time she had her eye en the prisoner, and she said "No."
She afterwards said that the prisoner was thy man, and
pointed him out.
Cross-examined—The master of the shop did not recog-
nise the prisoner.
The prisoner said he thought it was very hard that he
should be committed on this charge, as he could prove that
on the day named he was at another place from 10 o'clock
in the morning until 10 o'clock at night.
Mr. Dickie said that under those circumstances he should
ask for an adjournment. He thought that every leniency
uld be shown to the prisoner, who had been charged
with the commission of a most dreadful crime, and that
without the slightest tittle of evidence to support the alle-
gation.

Mr. Barker said that, whatever evidence might be ad-
duced, he should feel it his duty to send the case for the
consideration of a jury.
Mr. Dickie said that as the prosecution which was taken
up by the Government had failed, he hoped that the magis-
trate would take bail. No jury would convict, tor it must
be evident to every one that, had not the prisoner been

charged with the serious crime of murder, he would not
had these cases brought against him. He cauld put in re-
spectable securities for the prisoner's appearance at the
trial.
Mr. Barker said he expected such an application would
be made, he would take bail, the prisoner himselt ili the
sum ot £lOO ; and, a- there were two charges, he 'should
require four sureties in the sum of £25 each.
Mr. Dickie said that the charges were slight and the
prisoner poor, and therefore he hoped that the magistrate
would reduce the amount ot bail.
Mr. Barker declined to accede to the application.
The prisoner again protested his innocence, and was re-
moved.

Tribute to George Cruikshank,

The following beautiful and nobly well-deserved tribute
is offered to the genius of George Cruikshank, in the newly
published (August) number of Blackwood :
" George Cruikshank is still among us. The same hand
which, before the commencement of this century, had
twined its infant fingers sound the ebony shaft of the etch-
ing-needle, claiming as its• own, with the sure instinct of
genius, the sceptre of its tuture sway, the rod which was to
bend spirits to its command, is now busily plying its skill to
reproduce on copper the greatest protest wherein its owner
has recorded his undying declaration of war against the
demon " Drink," If the title of a man to the gratitude of
his race, to rank as a philanthropist and a benefactor,•de-
pends on the amount of happiness and innocent pleasure
which he has bestowed upon others, the, name of George
Cruikshank is entitled to a high place amongst the worthies
of the nineteenth century. Of' the millions who, since his
labours began, have been horn into the world, fretted their
hour, and passed away, or who, like the writer of these
pages, still remain when their sun has far passed its meri-
dian—of those who, day by day, are rising into manhood,
and of the numbers greater yet who will arise when that
active brain is at rest and that busy hand is still—how
many have reason to bless the name of George Cruikshaiak I
How many peals of infant laughter must ring their sweet
music in his ears—how many beds of pain and sickness has
he cheered—hop many hearths has he brightened I Well
do we remember, in the days of our own boyhood, how one
gentle s,irit, which has, long, long years ago, taken its
flight to heaven, would linger with delight which made it
• forgetful of pain over the creations of his fancy, and trace,

with hands almost transparent in their whiteness and their

slenderness, the frolics of the elves and hops of German
tairy story. Long may George Cruikshank enjoy the well-

earned pride of looking back over half a century gladdened
by his genius, and the satisfaction which he may honestly
feel from the conviction that no thought which the sternest

moralist could Condemn has ever been awakened by his
pencil!