The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-07 00:00:00

ABDUCTION OF YOUNG GIRLS.

The Hull magistrates were yesterday (Wednesday)
engaged in the investigation of a case in which a
foreigner, named Christian Shantoff, was charged with
having decoyed over to England a young German girl,
named Auguste Heinroth, for purposes of prostitution.
The prisoner was dressed as a sailor, and professed to
be one, but it was stated by the police that he kept a
house of ill-fame in Hull. A warrant was issued for his
apprehension a fortnight ago, but he absconded and was
only taken into custody on Tuesday night. The girl he
is charged with bringing over to England is about 17
years and a tali old, and is intelligent-looking, with
very pretty features. From her statement it seems that
she was.born at Staffenhaven, Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
and in May last was in service in a public-house kept by
a person named Albrecht, at Altona. While there the
prisoner frequently visited the house, and often told her
that she would earn much greater wages in England
than she did there. At length he announced that he
and his wife were going over to England to keep a pub-
lic-house, and offered to engage her as servant. She
consented, and came over with him and his so-called wife
in the Prince steamer, to Hull. When they arrived, he fur-
nished a house in Agnes-place, and thither they all went.
After the expir2,tion of some days he told the complainant
that his money was all gone, and that she must go on to
the streets or starve. The poor girl protested against
any such course, but ultimately was taken out by the
prisoner's wife, who spoke to several men in the streets,
and one at length went to the prisoner's house with
them. Arrived there, drink was sent for, and the com-
plainant being made drunk, her ruin was effected. After
this she was again and again driven by the threats and
abuse of the prisoner to the same course. About a fort-
night afterwards she saw the mate of the Britannia
steamer trading to Hamburg, and he offered to take her
borne, but the prisoner would not allow her to have her
clothes, and the result was that she was obliged to be-
come a common prostitute for a subsistence. These
facts were very clearly stated, and a register of her cha-
racter, such an all domestic servants in Germany are
obliged to keep, was put in, and showed that in her na-
tive country she had borne an irreproachable character.
A remand was asked till Monday for the production of
further evidence, and granted. There is an immense
number of German prostitutes in Hull, and it is stated
that a regular trade has been carried on in the bringing
of them over.

FRIGHTFUL DEATH OP A YOUNG MARRIED FEMALE.--
Yesterday Mr. Langhain held an iiiquest at St. George's
Hospital, on the body of Mary Tann, aged 18, a remark-
ably fine young married female, wife of a paper-hanger,
living at Belgrave Cottages, Pimlico, who was burned to
death. On Tuesday morning last deceased was in the
kitchen, about eighteen inches from the fire-p:ace, stoop-
ing down, when a lighted coal shot out from the grate,
and falling on her back set her gown on fire. In one
moment she was in a complete blaze, and rushing up
stairs into the garden, crying " fire, fire," the attention
of a neighbour was called to her, when, seizing a carpet,
he threw it round her, and succoded in extinguishing the
flames. She was found to be shockingly burned in the
back, neck, and face, the skin from which and her arms
peeled off to her fingers' ends in unwrapping her. She
was immediately placed in a cab and conveyed to the
hospital, where every possible aid was rendered, bat she
lingered in the most excruciating agony till Monday
morning last, when she died. Verdict, Accidental
death.