The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-03 00:00:00

THE CHARGE AGAINST PROFESSOR

EISL_EY.

The young girl, Maria Anne Mason, gave evidence at
Msr borough-street Police-court on Thursday, against
R chard Risky, who is charged with following her
ROOM ana annoying ner in and around Leicester-square.
She is described as " a rather pretty girl, of small stature."
She said : I live with my mother and father at Star-
trine, North-end, Fulham. On the 17th of August I
was sent to visit my sister in Mount-street, but I did
lot stay to dinner. I was brought round Leicester-
square by my sister, as I was going home by an
)mnibus. I went to Piccadilly with my sinter to get
an omnibus. I saw that gentleman (pointing to the
?risoner), and he asked me to go with him. I said, " No,
am going home." He asked me again, but I would not
with him. I said " No," but I did not say why I
would not. I went towards the house of Mrs. Checkley,
hi Greek-street. I went through E,yder's-court and
Leicester-square, and the prisoner was following me. He
again asked me to go with him. I kept telling him "No,"
but he would not go away. There is a draper's shop
In Leicester-square, and, as I was passing it, the prisoner
told me to go to the window while he spoke to me. He
pulled my jacket, and caught hold of it. He had
touched me once before he got to Leicester-square, when
he pulled my jacket. I walked on, I never took any
notice of him. When he pulled my jacket and asked me
to go with him, I said "No ;" but did not say why. I
walked on, and he followed me, and kect on saying,
" Will you come with me ?" He said, " You come with
me, and I will take you to the theatre." I said " No,
Sir, I am going home ;" and he said he would give me a
dress if I would go with him. I said "No ;" but he con-
tinued to follow me, and shewed me his ring, and said he
would give a very nice one if I wouid go with him. He
tried to pull me against a coffee-shop door, but I got away
from him. He told me he wanted me but did not say
what for. He kept on asking me to go with him but I
would not. When he got into the street where women
were with fruit stands he bought some apples. He asked
me whether I liked apples, but I did not make him any
answer, and walked on. On coming up to me again he
offered me two apples, but I refused, and he said
"If you won't have them give them to scme one
else," and I took them. He followed me to Greek-street,
and while looking in a tobacco shop said, " I want to
speak to you," and took hold of my jacket, but I took it
from him. When I got to Hayes-court he asked me to go
down a street in a contrary direction to that in which I
was going, but I crossed the road, and went to
Mrs. Checkley's, where I made a complaint. I
understood the prisoner to mean the Alhambra
when he spoke of the theatre, and that if I went
there he would make me a nice present. He did not say
where he lived. He said he would meet me again at
half-past eight o'clock, but I refused, and did not tell
him where I lived, but I told the gentleman (Mr. Hales),
who afterwards came to Mrs. Checkley's. I had seen him
before, but I do not know how long ago ; it might be a
month ago, and it was in Ryder's-court. I was going home
then, after seeing a sister in Dean-street. He asked me
to go with him, and I ran away. The words he used were,
" Come with me." I was going to an omnibus, but
was afraid to do so because I was afraid he would follow