The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-04 00:00:00

ABDUCTION OF YOUNG GIRLS.

Anni Rosenberg, a procures of considerable notoriety
in Liverpool, but better known as "Madame Anni,"
on Friday morning appeared before the sitting magi-
strates, at Liverpool, in obedience to a summons, which
charged her with the illegal detention of 15/. worth of
wearing apparel belonging to a young woman named
Anna Margarita Hesser, a native of Hamburg. Mr.
Blackhurst appeared for madame.

It appeared that the young woman, who is a tolerably
pretty girl, but not possessed of any particularly attrac-
tive features, had been the manager of a large commercial
hotel, in Frankfort-on-the-Maine, where a "gentleman"
called in the beginning of the present year, and, represent.
ing himself as a commercial traveller, offered to get her
a much better situation than that which she then occu-
pied in Hamburg. The offer was also made to another
young female of great respectability, and after some con-
sideration they consented to accompany him. When
they arrived at Hamburg, however, the friend who had
decoyed her from her home and her friends took her to
a house of ill-fame. -Here the applicant soon became
aware of the position she was in, and her virtuous in-
dignation was aroused at the treacherous means which
had been employed for her seduction. She accordingly
wrote to her friends in Hamburg, telling them of what
had occurred, and requesting their assistance. They in-
stantly replied, but the letters were intercepted by the
mistress of the house, who, upon finding that steps were
about to be taken to release her victim, determined to
foil the efforts which might be made for that purpose by
shipping her off to England. . With this end in view she
told the applicant that her friends, upon learning the
course she had taken upon her arrival at Hamburg, had
forsaken her, and were not disposed to render her any
asssistance whatever. The woman then said she had a
highly respectable friend in England, with whom she
could get a situation ; and though the poor girl stoutly
persisted against such a proceeding, she was immediately
shipped off to Liverpool. The, proceedings which took
place this morning fully explain her position since that
time.

Mr. Leo D. Sternfeld, a German, was sworn as inter-
preter, and the following are exactly the proceP dings
which took place.

Mr. Wybergh, magistrates' clerk—Are you a ingle
woman ? Yes, sir,

When did you came to this country ?—About six
months ago.

Did you then go to the house of the defendant ?—Yes,
sir.

What clothes did you take with you there ?—Four
dresses and some other things—some mantles and one
bonnet.

Mr. Blackhurst—At this stage of the proceedings we
might as well produce the clothes, as what belongs to
her is in court.

Mr. Smith--Are you willing to deliver them up ?
Mr. Blackhurst—Oh, yes ; we never refused'to do it.
Mr. Wybergh—What' the four dresses, one bonnet,
and the under clothes. Have you those clothes here ?
Madame Anni—This is one of the dresses she speaks
of. I have no others, and one she has on.
Witness—Yes, that is one.
Defendant—That is all she brought. The jacket be-
longing to this dress she has on.
Mr. Wybergh—Are all these the things you brought
with you ?—Witness—No, sir, they are not all, I brought
three dresses more.
Mr. Wybergh—What are the things which you now
claim not produced, but 'which you say you brought
with you ?
Mr. Smith (to the interpreter)—Ask her what she is
short of ; let her see if any of the things are not there !
Witness—,There is a rose-coloured jaconet dress, a port-
manteau full of linen, and a grey mantle.
Mr. Wybergh—How long did you stay in the de-
fendant's house ?—Six months, I think.
Did you pay anything there ?—Yes ; a pound a week.
Regularly ?—Madame took it from my money.
Have you been anywhere else ?—Yes • in hospital.
How long were you there !—Five weeks.
How soon after you came to this country did you go
into the hospital ?—I cannot recollect exactly.
Mr. Blackhurst—Just ask her if she did not go back
to Madame Anni's after she came out of the hospital ?
Mr. Wybergh—ls that so !—Yes, air.
When did you leave !—On Sunday night last.
Did you owe her anything ?—I do not know ; she
said I owed her 471.
Is that correct ?—Yes ; I think I owe her some money,
but I don't know how much.
Has Madame Anni presented you with any account ?
--She said it was in a 1)00k, but presented no account.
Mr. Smith—Did you pay what you got to Madame
Anni ?—Yes.
Mr. Wybergh—Was there any agreement made with
Madame Anni ?—No, sir.
Mr. Smith—Then how do-you know you had to pay
1/. a week ?—Madame Anui told me so.
Mr. Holme—Are we to understand that you handed
over all the money you received to Madame Anni ?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Smith—Did Madame Anni enter that in a book?

—Yes, sir.
Mr. Helene—Who kept that book ?—Madame Anni.
Mr. Wybergh-:-Has Madame Anni ever lent you any
.money ?—Yes.
Mr. Blackhurst—Uovv long were you at Madame
Anni'a before you were taken unwell ?—Eight weeks.
Were you under Dr. Pennington before you went into
the infirmary ?—Yes, for three weeks.