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

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1854.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

You were five weeks in the hospital after that ?—Yes.
When you came out of the hospital, were you not
again under Dr. Pennington ?—Yes, three weeks more.
After you came out of the hospital were you not
sent into the country I—Yes, I was sent over into New
Brighton.
How long were you there ?—Eight days.
Who paid the doctor's bill ?—I do not know—l did
not pay.
Who paid your lodgings at New Brighton ?—The ser-
vant of Madame Anni gave the money.
How much was it ?—One pound.
Madame Anni was away five weeks before you left ?
Yes. _ _ _

CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.

Abraham, Belasco, proprietor of the Gun and Star,
Petticoat-lane, was summoned for unlawfully opening
his house for the sale of malt liquors before the hour of
one o'clock, on Sunday, the 20th of August.
Constable 630, said it was the practice of defendant
to open his house during the hours he was required to
be closed, and his brother was placed at the door as
touter, and to look out for the police. Last Sunday
week he entered the house in plain clothes with about a
dozen persons, at half-past eleven o'clock, and, on getting
up stairs, he saw about 150 persons from that time till
twelve o'clock see red with beer, at three half-pence per
glass.
The defendant's brother attended for him, and said he
was very sorry, but the fact was, as the officer was in
plain clothes, he thought he was a traveller.
Alderman Muggeridge said that such an excuse would
not apply to the 150 persons served, and as the defend-
ant had been convicted four times previously of similar
offences, he should inflict a penalty of 51.
The fine was paid.

_
Did you not leave her house the night she returned
home? —No.

On what night did you leave ?—On Sunday night last.
On what night did Madame Anni return home ?—On
the night before.

When she did return had you not three men in the
house with you ?—Yes.
Had you not a considerable quantity of clothes belong-
ing to Madame Anni packed up to remove 1-1 deny
that. The linen was packed up in the portmanteau,
but no dresses. I was obliged to keep it packed, for
there was no keeping anything on account of the girls.
Did you buy any new clothes before coming to Eng-
land ?—I got three dresses from Madame Anni alto-
gether.

LAMBETH.—Joseph Hart, aged 22, a potman at the
Duke of Suffolk public-house, in Brandon-street, Wal-
worth, was charged with attempting to strangle Eliza-
beth Bird ; also attempting to commit suicide by hanging
himself in the skittle-ground belonging to his master.
Elizabeth Bird, a good-looking young woman, de-
posed that for 3 years she had been servant of all work
at the Duke of Suffolk public-house, in Brandon. street,
Walworth, and for the last 3 or 4 months the prisoner
'was her fellow-servant as potman. On the evening be-
fore, at about half-past 4 o'clock, in passing through the
kitchen, the prisoner caught hold of her by the throat,
held her for 5 minutes so tight that he would have
strangled her had not the barmaid come to her assist-
ance. When he let her go she was so exhausted that she
sank into the chair. Witness subsequently saw the
prisoner go into the skittle-ground with the rope which
he used in collecting his pots in his hand, and suspecting
that his intention was that of destroying himself, she
begged the barmaid would look after him.
In reply to the questions of Mr. Norton, the witness
said the prisoner had paid her no more attentions than
one fellow-servant might to another, and she could not
account for his conduct in any other way than that he
was very tipsy at the time. The witness, who was
evidently most reluctant to state anything likely to press
against the prisoner, begged that the magistrate would
be lenient to and not punish him.
Louisa Thomason, the barmaid, said that on the even-
ing before she went into the kitchen to look for the pri-
soner and request him to clean down the bar, and as she
entered it she found the prisoner grasping the throat of
the last witness. Her first impression was that the pri-
soner was acting in fun, but observing that he continued
to grasp her throat in the same way she rushed towards
him and with some difficulty released Bird from his
grasp. The young woman, she perceived, was at the
time very much exhausted and sank into a chair.
Mr. Norton—Did you observe whether she was black
in the face ?

Did you ever pay for them ?—She had the money I
received from gentlemen.
What amount of money did you pay her ?—Some-
times I paid per a pound, and sometimes 10s.
Mr. Wybergh— Did you ever receive an account ?
Mr. Holme—Or did Madame Anni keep a copy of the
account. Did you ever see the account ? -She took the
money for the dresses, though I keep no account.
Did you pay Madame Anni anything after you re-
turned home ?—I did not.

Did you pay anything for upwards of six weeks e-
fore ?—Yes ; I paid it to the servant.
Is the servant here ?—I do not know.

Mr. Holme—Who brought you from Hamburg to
Madame Anni's ?—I was taken on board a ship at
Hamburg by a man named (the reporter could not
catch the name), and was sent here to Madame Anni's.
Mr. Blackhurst—What did you tlo in Hamburg
before you came to Madame Amu's. Were you not in
a bad house before ?—Yes.

Who was the person you had here yesterday ? [The
witness here pointed out a young man, who was then
desired to step forward, which he did.]
Who is he ?—He is the young man who brought me
out of the house of Madame Anni.

Is this his card ?—Yes it is ; he is called Branger.
The card was then put in. It was as follows :—" C.
Gervene and Co., riding academy for ladies, gentlemen,
and children. Teachers in horsemanship. Horse break-
ing instructed. 34, Great George-street. Hours from
12 to 3 in the afternoon, and from 5 to 7 in the evening.
Riding ground, Greenland-street, Liverpool. Presented
through ."
Mr. Wybergh—Are you any relation to him ?—No,
sir.

Witness—No, sir ; but I think that in a few minutes
she must have been, and that it was lucky I went into
the kitchen just as I did. Witness added that some time
after the young woman came to her and begged she
would go to the skittle-ground, as she very much feared
the prisoner would hang himself, and witness, in conse-
quence, proceeded to the skittle-ground, fortunately
taking with her a knife. On entering the skittle-ground
she saw the prisoner suspended from a beam by the
rope she had before mentioned, and instantly cut him
down. He appeared insensible, and the part of the cord
round the neck was so tightly on, that she was obliged
to cut it also. She then sprinkled his face with cold
water, and he soon exhibited signs of restoring animation.
Mr. Norton complimented this witness upon the pre-
sence of mind, courage, and promptness with which she
acted on the occasion.

Mr. Blackhurst—Now, did he not take you away
from Madame Anni's for the purpose of living with
him ?—He wanted to see me borne.

Mr. Wybergh—But what can the meaning of this be ?
Mr. Blackhurst—You will see by the newspapers that
it is stated he is her brother. This will test her credit.

Mr. Wybergh—The question is that of detaining her
clothes.

Mr. Blackhurst—Exactly; but as she has stated this
is her brother, and now she denies it, that will test her
cred it.

Mr. Wybergh—When you went away how many
others were in the house ? There were seven—now five.

Mr. Blackhtirst—Was not this young man with you
every day while Madame Anni was away ? Not every
day.
How often then ?—Two or three times.
Mr. Holme—Was he in the habit of staying there at
night ?—No, sir.
Did he ever give you any money ? No, sir.
Mr. Blackhurst —Now, what is the value of the
dresses ?

Mrs. Mary Meadows, the landlady of the public-
house, said the prisoner, while in the service of herself
and her husband, had conducted himself with propriety,
and was an excellent servant in his situation. The
young woman Bird had also been unexceptionable in
her conduct ; but no doubt could exist that the prisoner
was attached to her, though she did not encourage him
in it, as she had a young man who was paying her at-
tentions, and that this had something to do with the
matter, which occurred in her (witness's) absence.
Mr. Norton here remarked that it was quite clear the
young woman had not spoken the whole truth, and de-
sired her to go into the witness-box again. She did so,
and said—" She never considered that the prisoner se-
riously intended any affection for her, as he had fre-
quently drunk with and had been on the most friendly
terms with her young man."

Mr. Wybergh—Just give us the value of each article.
Three dresses at 21. each ; one dress at U. 10s. ; an-
other, 11.; another, 10s. ; two velvet mantles, 3/. ; a
blue cashmere mantle, 2/. 10s.; a small brown mantle,
2/. ; and another mantle, 1/.

Mr. Wybergh—Let me see ; that is 17/. 10s. ; there-
fore, the case is out of our jurisdiction.
Mr. Blackhurst—We are desirous of giving every in-
formation. lam not here to justify a house of this
description, but you will presently see why she came to
the house and and what was the cause of her being turned
out.

Mr. Wybergh—The goods claimed by the Police Act
ought not to exceed 151. for the magistrates to have
jurisdiction ; now it appears, according to her own
showing, that they amount to 171. 10s., and her proper
remedy must be in the county court.

Mr. NortonL-Wha is the young man of yours ?
Witness—A carman and nightman, your worship.
(A laugh) . . _

The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said he could not
account for his conduct in any other way than that he
had been drinking rum all day with a young man who
was going to sea, and he was truly sorry for what he
had done.

Mr.' Blackhurst—No result can follow the examina-
tion ; still lam willing that any of the officers of the
police should go to the house and inquire if there is any-
thing in it belonging to the girl, and if there is, it shall
be given up.
Mr. Wybergh—As far as this summons is concerned
there is no case.
Mr. Blackhurst—Notwithstanding that, I have no
objection to the superintendent of police making all in-
quiries, and all that belong to the girl shall be handed
over. She has been nearly two-thirds of the time
in the hands of a doctor since she has come to this
country.
Mr. Holme—Whatever may be the case with reference
to public morality, we can only say, this is a summons
for detaining clothes ; and it appears, from the evidence
of the girl herself, that it is beyond the jurisdiction of
the bench, and the only remedy is in the county court.
Mr. Blackhurst—Still, if the magistrates have juris-
diction, we are quite willing to make the fullest inves-
tigation.

The magistrate, on his solemn promise not to repeat
the offence, consented to the prisoner's discharge, and
told him he owed his existence to the presence of mind
of the young woman Thomason, for had she had to
return for a knife, and not taken one with her to the
skittle-ground, no power could have saved his life.

The -prisoner, who seemed very penitent, was then
discharged.

ABDUCTION OF YOUNG GIRLS.

Amu: Rosenberg, a procurers 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 151. worth of
wearing apparel belonging to a young. woman named
Anna Margarita 'lesser, a native of Hamburg. Mr.
Blackhurst appeared for madame.

Mr. Smith—She has sworn that the property is worth
171. 10s. We can only go as far as 151., so that she
must deal with Madame Anni by civil action. I think
(to Mr. Blackhurst) you said sho was turned out ?

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 has 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. Blackhurst—When Madame Anni returned from
Germany she found three men in the house with this fe-
male, and when she found out what was going on in the
house the girl asked to go out, and she. never returned
since.

Mr. liolme—One can only lament such a state of
things as this, that there should be foreigners in the town
bringing girls from abroad. The whole matter is a
highly disreputable transaction from beginning to end.
Mr. Blackhurst—l am not here for a moment to jus-
tify it.

Mr. Smith—ls the other girl (one by the side of
Madame Anni, and exceedingly pretty) a German too ?
—Yes, sir.

Mr. Blackhurst—Did you not give this girl (by the
side of Madame Anni) this bracelet ?—No, I lent it her.
[lt was a hair bracelet, neatly mounted. Mr. Black-
hurst immediately handed it back to the witness, Hessen]
Mr. Blackhurst—She was at perfect liberty to go out
at any time she pleased.
Mr. Wybergh—We cannot go any further. She
must bring an action in trover in the county court.
Mr. Smith—Well, the case must be dismissed.

The parties then left the court, the clothes which had
been produced being previously given to Hesser.—
Liverpool Chronicle.

REPRESENTATION OF WIGAN.—On Friday evening no
gentleman had really offered himself as a candidate to
supply the vacancy in the representation of the borough
of Wigan, although ten days had elapsed since the death
of Mr. Thicknesse became known in the town. The
gentlemen whose names ase mentioned are the same as a
week ago, namely, Mr. Joseph Acton, mayor ; Mr.
Henry Woods, coal proprietor and cotton manufacturer,
both Liberals ; and Mr. Francis Sharpe Powell, bar-
rister at-law. Mr. Acton was chairman of Mr. Thick-
nesse's committee at the last election, and his proposer
on the hustings, and he appears to be regarded now as
the foremost man of the Liberal party. Mr. Woods is
a young man, but his claim is grounded on the fact that
at the last election a requisition, signed by numbers of
voters (chiefly Roman Catholics, displeased at Mr. Thick-
nesse's vote in favour of the Ecclesiastical Title Bill), was
presented to him, and he was only induced to decline
becoming a candidate lest his offering might prove an
obstacle in the way of Mr. Thicknesse's return. Mr.
Powell, who is a young man, and recently called to the
bar, is a Conservative, and offered at the last election,
but was defeated. As the Conservatives are now ilia
minority, and Mr. Powell is not regarded in favour by
many of them, it is not expected that he will offer unless
there is a division in the Liberal party. Up to yes-
terday morning about 150 voters had signed the requisi-
tion to Mr. Acton, and 40 others had promised to vote
for him in the event of a contest. The constituency
numbers about 750 electors. Mr. Woods is expected to
return from the continent tomorrow. No committee
has been formed to promote his election, and some of
the friends of Mr. Acton purpose waiting upon him to
induce him to withdraw, and prevent disunion in the
ranks of the Liberal party.

Mr. Leo D. Sternfeld, a German, was sworn as inter-
preter, and the following are exactly the procee_dings
which took place.
Mr. Wybergb, magistrates' clerk—Are you a ingle
woman ? Yes, sir.

When did you come 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. 113,ckhurst—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 tany 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. Wy bergh—How long did you stay in the de-
fendant's house 9—Six months, I think.
Did you pay anything there 9—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. Blapkhurst—Just ask her if she did not go back
to Madame Anni's after she came out of the hospital ?
Mr. Wybergh—ls that sot—. Yes, sir.
When did you leave !—On Sunday night last.
Did you owe her anything 9---4 do not know ; she
said I owed her 471.
Is that correct 9—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 book, but presented no account.
Mr. Smith—Did you pay what you got to Madame
Anni 9—Yes.
Mr. Wybergh—Was there any agreement made with
Madame Anni 9—No, sir.
Mr. Smith—Then how do you know you had to pay
1/. a week ?—Madame Anni told me so.
Mr. Holme—Are we to understand that you handed
over all the money you received to Madame Anni ?
Yei, sir.
Mr. Smith—Did Madame Anni enter that in a book?
—Yes, sir.
Mr. Holme—Who kept that book 9—Madame Anni.
Mr. Wybergh—Has Madame Anal ever lent you any
money ?—Yes.
Mr. Elackhurst—How long were you at Madame
Anni's before you were taken unwell 9—Eight weeks.
Were you under Dr. Pennington before you went into
the infirmary I—Yes, for three wooko.

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