The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

locked up from six in the morning until tea at
night, while her mother was from home taking a
walk with Mr. Clarke.
Mrs. Davis—That is a falsehood. The girl could
not have been locked up in my house all day wit h-
out my knowing it. I believe the girl is a great

liar.
Cecilia Canning, the defendant's sister, said that
her niece had told her that Mr. Clarke had been
visiting her mother, and that her mother had
warned her if she said anything about it to her
father she would kill her with a stone.
Mr. Selfe said Mr. Clarke's evidence was indis-
pensable, and sent a messenger to request his at-
tendance.
On the messenger's return, he said that Mr.
Clarke would not attend, and knew nothing about

the affair.
Mr. Selfe then ordered a summons to issue for
Clarke's attendance, and upon his arrival he was
sworn, and said his name was Edward Burton
Clarke, and he was in partnership with his two
brothers in the Mile-end-road. He apologised for
not attending when the messenger first called.
He was then attending a customer upon very
urgent business. He never saw Mr. Delafosse until
that day. He knew Mrs. Delafosse as an occasional
customer at his shop. He was never in her dwell-
ing in his life. He had never taken grocery to her
house, or taken liberties with her. He never kissed
her, either in her own house or elsevc here. He
never walked out with her. He was not in the
practice of taking home grocery to customers'
houses. There were two men employed by the firm
especially for that purpose. There were three
partners in the firm, himself and two brothers.
Mr, Selfe—Are you a married man ?
Mr. Clarke—l am not, sir.
Alice Delafosse was recalled, and said Mr. Clarke,
who had just left the witness-box, did call upon her
mother, kiss her, and give her money. Her mother
and Mr. Clarke went into the back parlour and shut
the door after them, and locked it. They were
there at least half an hour.
Mr. Clarke said the girl's statement was false.
He knew nothing more of Mrs. Delafosse than her
being a customer, and he was quite surprised when
he received the summons to attend. The statement
of the girl was wickedly and atrociously false.
Mr. Hubert Wood—You say you never visit cus-
tomers or carry home grocery to their houses ? You
set out by saying you went to a customer's house
this morning,.
Mr. Clarke—l did for payment of an account.
Nothing else.
Mr. Selfe said he did not believe the girl, but he
did believe Mrs. Davis and Mr. Clarke. The defence
set up was a grievous aggravation of the offence.
The unfortunate child Alice Delafosse had been
uttering lies, and against her own mother, as well
as attempting to injure the reputation of a respect-
able tradesman. Believing, as he did, that the
charge of adultery was not sustained, and that the
charge against the defendant was made out, he
committed him to the House of Correction for one
month, there to be kept to hard labour.
Mr. Hubert Wood gave notice of appeal.

WANDSWORTIL—COMMITTAL OF THE WIM-
BLEDON FORTUNE TELLER.—Yesterday wes ap-
pointed for the re-examination of Selina Smith, the
young gipsy woman, on the charge of telling for-

tunes.
While the Court was waiting for the arrival of
Dr. King, the prosecutor, Inspector Lovelace han-
ded to the magistrate another communication he
had received from the Lincolnshire constabulary,
stating that the prisoner's description did not agree
with the 'roman they wanted on a charge of telling
fortunes, but they believed that she belonged to the

same family.
Dr. King and his two female servants attended
and he entered the witness-box.
Mr. Day man inquired of him if he had received
a satisfactory analysis of the contents of the bottle
from his friend at Whitby.
Dr. King said as yet he had received nothing
satisfactory.
Mr. Dayman observed that there not been suffi-
cient time.
Dr. King said he had carefully examined it, and
found what the prisoner stated was in it.
It may be here mentioned that the prisoner has
never stated publicly what was the nature of the
powder she mixed in the bottle.
Mr. Dayman hearing that the servants were pre-
sent, ordered them to stand up. He told them that
r they, had both behaved very ill in the matter. It
was the duty of servants to protect their masters
and mistresses from imposition. They had not
done so, and had encouraged the prisoner to work
upon the credulity of their mistress, partly for their
own enjoyment, and partly for a questionable
purpose.
One of the servants essayed to speak, but his
worship told her that it was what she had stated,
and she could not now free herself from her state-
ment.
Mr. Dayman then addressed the prisoner, god
told her she had been exceedingly wicked. If she
supposed that the bottle of mixture would have a
poisonous effect, then she was guilty of secretly at-
tempting to murder a husband, of all crimes that
of secret poisoning being the most detestable. If
it was true, as she had stated, that the mixture
was not poisonous, then she had been guilty of
gross impiety, as she had evoked the Almighty
to the making of a lie. Any way her conduct had
been very bad, and he should inflict the full
punishment for fortune telling. He then com-
mitted her for three months, with hard labour, and
said that if anything should be found in the mixture
of a suspicious or deleterious character, she would
be put on her trial for a much more serious offence.
He recommended Dr. King to try experiments with
the mixture on some small animal.
Dr. King said he intended to try experiments on
a small puppy he had.
Mr. Dayman was anxious that he should, and
that the superintendent of police should also make
experiments. In this matter it was best to be satis:
fled there is nothing in the mixture. In a case of
so odious a nature they could not be too safe. He
told the prisoner again, if they found anything un-
satisfactory she would be tried for a serious offence.
The prisoner said if they gave her the bottle of
stuff, she would drink it, as there was no harm in it.
Mr. Dayman said she was punished now for tell
ing fortunes.
The prisoner said the servants asked her if she
could tell fortunes, and she replied " Yes." She
had no thought of telling fortunes until they asked
her the question.
The officers of the court then removed the prisoner.
- A gentleman then rose and said that Mrs. King
had not been represented.
Mr. Dayman thought Mrs. King's name should
not be mentioned.
Dr. King concurred in that opinion.
The gentleman said that Mrs. King had a coin•
plete answer.
Mr. Dayman observed it was clear that Mrs.
King's servants had practised on her credulity of
mind, and prompted the prisoner as to what she
should say. He nad no doubt it was all an impo-
sition from beginning to last.
The gentleman said it was very unpleasant, for
Mrs. King was a very respectable lady.
Mr. Dayman said it was clear Mrs. King had no
serious intention, for she refused to pay for the
bottle of mixture, and had the prisoner bundled out
of the house.
Dr. King said that all he had to complain of was
of the mischief brought into a family by fortune
telling.
The parties then withdrew, and Inspector Love-
lace promised to acquaint the superintendent with
his worship's request that he should make experi-
ments with the mixture ill conjunction with Dr.
King.