The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Hannah Avery said—l am 13 years of age, and reside
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at 10, Queen-street, Webber-street. .bout eight weeks
ago I was with Eliza Slough and Lizzy Avery. We
were passing the Victoria Theatre, when the gentleman
there (the prisoner) spoke to me and said, " Will you go
with me ?" I said yes. I then went with him into the
Waterloo-fields ; the other girls followed us and waited
for me ;it was getting dusk at the time. Witness here
described the indecent acts as described by the last wit-
ness. He gave me half-a-crown and said, " Good night."
s. I was never with any man before. I went with that
man, because Lizzy Avery said to me, "Go with him."
A good while after he again met me at the same place,
and I went with him to a room. (The witness here de•
scribed what took place on that occasion, from which it
appeared that the criminal offence had not been effected.)
I laid down on the bed myself. He gave me 4s.
Cross-examined—I live with my father and mother ;
my father is an Indiarubber worker, and my mother
does needlework. I did not object to go to the house ;
and I knew what he wanted me to go with him for. I
knew the house ; I had heard of girls going there ; I
knew it was a bad house, because Eliza Sloukh told me
it was.
Eliza Slough—Oh, I never told you that.
Witness— You did. I told my mother last night—
never before.
Elizabeth Colwell said—l am 13 years of age, and my
father is of every trade. This witness described the in-
decent assaults committed on her in the same way as the
former girls. She further said that it was Hannah
Avery that first told her that the gentleman was in the
habit of following them, and that she knew that the
house the man and Hannah Avery went to was a bad
house, because she heard persons in the street say so.
Mr. Solomon—Your worship, that may be true, be-
cause after nine o'clock at night, they are all prostitutes
and thieves who are walking about the streets in the
neighbourhood.
William Turpin, 193 M, said—Last night, about nine
o'clock, I was standing at the corner of Great Suffolk-
street, when a man and woman came up to me. The
woman said, " I will give this man into custody for com-
mitting rape on five children." The prisoner is the
man, and he said it was false.
Elizabeth Irving said—l reside at 23, Webber-street.
On Wednesday night my little girl came home. She had
some money which I thought she had got dishonestly. I
charged her about it, and after some time she told me
-what the man had done to her and the other girls last
night. I took her with me, and she pointed the pri-
soner out as the party. He said he did not know any-
thing about it, and walked away. He kept dodging me
about, trying to get rid of me ; several times wished me
good night, and offered me his address. When he found
that he could not get rid of me, he said I wanted to
extort money from him. At last I met a policeman, and
gave him into custody.
In cross-examination she denied that she knew that
her daughter used to walk about the streets. She used
to come home about ten o'clock, but as she was nursing
a baby for a lady she imagined that she was delayed at
her situation. She admitted that since she heard of
this affair she was told that the man had behaved in the
same way to another child who is only seven years old.
Another child, named Lewis, ten years of age, has had
more money than any other girl from the prisoner.
Mr. Norton—Then we must certainly have the other
children here as well as Lizzy Avery, who seems to have
been the principal one in the case.
Mr. Solomon then made a strong appeal for his client,
on the ground of the improbabilities of the stories told
by the girls. As to the story of the witness Hannah
Avery, even if it was true, she was a consenting party.
The character of the prisoner, who is highly respectable,
would also lead to a belief in the improbability of the
charge. It was a most grievous case, and he could not
help saying that the mothers of these children were more
to blame for thus permitting such young creatures to
wander about at night in such a locality.
Mr. Norton—l certainly cannot listen to any appeal
in this case. It is a most shocking state of things, and
I am determined to sift the affair to its utmost limits.
What must we think of the man—if we can call him
such—who can thus go about destroying the morals of
these little creatures ? I have never heard of so gross a
case since that of Smythe, the surgeon ; but he always
contrived to have his victims above the legal age. Ido
not know any crime more calculated to injure the
morality of the minds of little girls, and thus damage
and destroy their social positions in life. I must remand
the prisoner for the attendance of the other children.
Mr. Solomon—l hope your worship will admit him to
bail.

Mr. Norton—l will not extend to him any favour of
the kind.
The prisoner was then removed.
The details cf the case were heard with evident horror
and disgust by a crowded court, and the worthy magis-
trate's observations on the case were heard with evident
pleasure.

A MAGISTRATE KILLED BY POACHERS.—lntelligence
has just reached Sheffield that W. Leonard Gillßag-
shawe, Esq., ofthe Oaks, near Sheffield, and Worm Mil,
Derbyshire, a magistrate for the county of Derby, and
the West Riding of Yorkshire, has lost his life in an
affray with poachers. There teas a large party of
poachers on Mr. Bagshawe's preserves at Wormhill last
night. Mr. Bagshawe went out at the head of a band
of keepers to drive the poachers off. A long and bloody
strife ensued. Mr. Bagshawe fought hand to hand with
three men, and was driven into some water, where he re-
ceived a blow from a gunstock that knocked him down
insensible. He died to-day. He was a fine athletic
young man, of about 25, and was well known as a skilful
oarsman. He succeded his father to the paternal estate
two or three years ago.
ISLIO POLICY AND ROYAL AFFINITIES. —The Berlin
correspondent of the Oest Deutsche Post writes that Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Manteuffel was the bearer Of a letter from
the Empress of Russia (sister of Frederick William IV.),
which produced a great impression on the King. The
imperial writer, who addressed her brother " from the
bed of sickness," says that she is likely to be one of the
sacrifices to the
swar, as she cannot take the German
baths, which are so
extremely necessary for the restora-
tion of her shaken e
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health.
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would break her heart
the field against the Power which had rendered such
great assistance to her fat er when he was in peril. By
A the
way of a diversi
ustrian Emon the `archduchess Sophia, mother of
eror, is h
to Berlin to see her sister
the two German courts, the Queen of Prussia, and d°ragw o closer the union between
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FIFTY TON SCREW STEAlfzu Fos A
own the river by
terday an experimental trip
a small iron screw steamer, called Les Trois Amis, in-
tended for Australia, and, as we are smal-
lest vessel that will ever yet have attempt
ed
the Antipodes. Her burden is 50 tons (huilderas' ineainvoyage to
ment). She is schooner rigged, and fitted withasngrlee.
high pressure engine of only 10-horse power, constructed
at the steam factory in Pitchers ship-building yard at
Northfleet, where this tiny and beautifully modelled lit-
tle steamer was built, and from where she was launched
on Saturday last, with every fitment complete, and her
steam up, so that in a few minutes after gilding from the
slip, she was enabled to start on a trial trip, which prove-1
highly satisfactory. On yesterday her owner and a party
of friends were on board, when she made a further
trial, as above stated, down the river under steam and
canvass, preparatory to her taking her departure for the
Australian colonies. She performed the distance from
Northfleet to the Nore light-ship in little more than two
hours. The result of this trial, both as regards sailing
and steaming, was as satisfactory as could be desired by
all partial interested in the successful issue. Les Trois
Alai' will proceed to her destination in the course of a
week, having
only her cargo and ship's stores to take on
ward. She is to be navigated on her voyage to the
Antipodes by lir. William Annel, the master in charge
Of her at present, a mate, and a grim of kw hands,

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LAMBETII.—jcseT h Bertged, a f eapectable-looking I
described himself as a sta.-
man, 40 years of age, who '
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ne, Newington, was
tioner, residing at Lansdowne-tern._ rtou, charged
placed at the bar before the Hon. C
with indecently assaulting with). intent C;l\
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under the age of 12 years.
Mr. Solomon, the solicitor, defended the prisoner.
Eliza Slough was the first witness called. She was
rather diminutive in size, but sharp and knowing for
her years. Her answers to the magistrate as to the
knowledge of an oath being satisfactory, she was sworn,
and said—l am about 11 years of age, and live at 11,
Mitre-street, Webber-street, Blackfriar's-road. About
six weeks ago I was near the Victoria Theatre with
other girls, named Lizzy Avery and Hannah Avery.
It was about nine o'clock in the evening. The
other little girls are about 13 years old. While we were
standing there that gentleman (the prisoner) came up to
us and asked us to go with him. He then went down
the Waterloo-road and up Granby-street. I and Han-
nah Avery went after him into the green fields, the Wa-
terloo-fields. Hannah Avery went into the middle of
the field with him. I stood outside to mind the baby.
I saw him lift up her clothes and he exposed himself.
He did nothing else. I did not hear him say anything
but " Good night." He gave her 2s. and went away.
They were about 5 minutes in the field together. The
night after he again came down our street. He saw
myself and my sister, who is younger than me, standing
in the street. He asked us to follow him, and we did.
When we got to the fields he said it was too light, and
he gave a sixpence for sweetstuff. The night after he
came again, and Hannah Avery went with bim into the
railway arches in Granby-street. He again behaved to
her in the same way as before, and gave her 2s. Another
night she went with him to a house in a street near
Herbert's-buildings, Waterloo-road. I waited outside.
He then gave her 4s. Another night I went with him
under the arches. He did to me what he did to Hannah
Avery, and gave me 2s. I divided the money between
us. I saw him again on last Monday week. He then
asked me to go to a room with him, but I said I was too
young. He then gave me 2s. for going under the arch.
The other girls stood outside while I was there.
Cross-examined by Mr. Solomon—l used to go to
school in the Waterloo-road, but have left off about a
month. A good many girls went there. I have been
walking about the Waterloo-road and other streets with
six other girls as late as 10 o'clock, but not lately, be-
cause I have been in place, which I left because my mis-
tress could not pay me. I have been at the Victoria
Theatre. Igo there twice in a year. When we met the
man we were laughing and joking, but not with men or
boys. I did not tell my mother what had been done to
me, because I did not like. I told her the other night,
because another girl told it—her name is Emma Irving.
We spent the money we got from the gentleman. We
spent it in pastry. I never went to the theatre with any
of it. I went under the arch with the man, because
Lizzy Avery said, " You little stupid, why don't you go
with him ?