The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-12 00:00:00

VIOLATION OF A GIRL.

DORKING, MONDAY.—This little village has for the
past fcw days been in a state of great excitement,' in
consequence of Mr. George Elton, aged 15, brother-in-
law of the Hon. and Rev. A. Sugilen, of Newdigate,
I Surrey, and George Elphick, aged 20, groom to the hon.
gentleman, being charged before Mr. Charles Barclay
and Mr. George Cubitt, county magistrates, with having
committed a rape upon the person of a girl named
I Elizabeth Crauley, aged 16, a house-maid in the employ
of Mr. Sugden ; and Maria Fenn, aged 23, a cook in
the same establishment, was also charged with aiding
and abetting in the commission of the same offence.
The follossing evidence wan adduced, after three ad.
journments :
Mary Elizabeth Crauloy deposed—l am sixteen years
old, and am in the service of the Honourable and Reve-
rend Mr. Sugden, of Newdigate, as a housemaid. I
have lived with him about two months. The first
time any liberty was taken with me was on Sunday,
the 13th of August. About ten o'clock, after the family
had gone to bed, on the same evening I went out to the
village, and called at Mr. Farrington's, and when I
came back I found Charles George Elton and George
Elphick smoking and drinking in Elpbick's room, and
Maria Fenn with them. I sat down with them, and
stopped some time. I asked Maria Fenn if she was
going to bed. She said " Yes," and we both walked
into our room, and whilst we were undressing, Elton
came through our bedroom to go to his own, there
being no other way except down-stairs and up another
staircase. After Elton had gone through I locked the
door, leaving the key inside. We then put out the
candle and got into bed. Shortly afterwards Elphick
entered our room and unfastened Elton's bed-room door
and let him in, and said to him, "You get in on Crau-
ley's side." I replied, "If you do, I shall tell Mr.
Sugden." Elton then got into bed, and Elphick on the
side of Maria Fenn. Elphick then leaned over Maria
Fenn and took hold of my arms and one of my legs,
and whilst I was struggline, and screaming, Maria Fenn
put her hand on my mouth, Elton at the same time
having his knees on my chest. Elphick then got hold
of Maria Fenn by the waist and the hair of her head,
and carried her into his bed-room, and in their absence
Elton accomplished his purpose. During that time I
screamed for assistance, but Maria Fenn said she could
not come, for Elphick would not let her. Elton then left,
and went into his own room. I then got up and went to
Elphick's room, and found Maria Fenn in bed. I remained
in the room because I did not wish Elton to be in my
room again. I was at this time sitting by the window.
After that I went into my own room, leaving Elphick
and Fenn in bed. Elton came through my room again
to
go to hie own. As he was coming through I re-
quested:ufsted him to ask Maria Fenn if she was coming to
bed again. After Elton had gone through, I wont into
titillyked M unless ea.Z72• and Elphick told me " I should be in the
He as
intles I allowed him to repeat the offence.
a
first replied in Fenn if it would not be so. She at
persuaded
~e
eI
negative, but afterwards said, "Yes,"
and both that it would be better for mo if j
would
I allowed
it.
my a did not wish it, and if it was it
not be
and got into bed. wish
Elphielktben went into my own room
came in afterwards and got
into bed, and notwithstanding my cries and resistance
be
e, accompl I
wentished o
g his perpo,,e Alterll that Elphick left
m and tlee
o n,o tour of
t
I till Mr. Farrington had said that there awnays a aboutun
an unpleasant nature in circulation. Elphick and
Fenn told me not to tell any one, for if I did it
would be the worse for me. The first person I
spoke
to respectingcircumstance sea the a Mr. Farrington, on
Saturday, the 2d September. Ile said he had heard
something about me. I then told him about it, and
to me on
what Elphick had done Sundayevening,
13th of August last.
When I saw the policeman I re-
quested him to take Elphick into custody in consequence
of what ho bad beci postal; that 0_ had done to me at
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