The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-26 00:00:00

Cross-examined by Mr. Jones—She was 19; next
birthday. Had known Cudmore about 12 months.
She had never joked with him further than being
civil, or given him liberties of any kind. Did not
remember telling him three or four months agci that
she had dreamt about him, and would swear that she
did not. Emily Nevard, a young woman living
on St. John's-green, was with her at the fair,
and on leaving her she went down Magdalen-
street to the dressmaker's, and then re-
turned to her mother and aunt at the Plough
corner. • She again went to the fair between six
and seven o'clock in the evening, with her aunt and
cousin, named Charles Lukin, a painter, living at
Southminster, and did not stay at the fair later
than ten. When she left the fair she went up to
Mrs. Taylor's, Military-road, where she slept that
night, and the next morning she went home to her
father's at Lexdcn. She slept both nights of the
fair at Mrs. Taylor's. Did not tell Cudmore the
next day that she was very sleepy, as shehad been
at the fair both nights with her young man. Her
mistress lately had to complain of her conduct with
a cabman who recently came to the house, but she
never told her her other servant did not conduct
herself in that way. Cudmore had only been five
minutes in the house before he took liberties with
her, and had been there altogether 20 minutes.
When Cudmore came in she was in the little par-
lour, and on her going into a back-house to melt
some grease off some candlesticks he followed her.
Cudmore did not say, " I shall be off, I cannot
stop any longer;"- and she did not say, " 0, stop a
little longer." Did not say to him, " I shall be
done in a few minutes," or " You have got no cou-
rage in you, you only promise." During the five
minutes before Cudmore touched her, she had
not said anything to him. She only tried to
resist him. Would swear she never gave him
any liberties in her life. On two previous occasions
Cudmore took liberties with her. She told him
she would tell her mistress, and he said, "Don't
be so silly, it is only a joke." Never complained to
any one of them. Did not tell Cudmore he must
wait until her mistress went to London. Had never
given him gin and water and other things. Upon
her oath, all that took place with Cudmore was not
with her consent. When she told him her master
was coming she did not rush out of the house, but
r. ran ito the back kitchen. She did not run into
Mrs. Cooke's or any other neighbours because he
followed her. She did not stop in the back house,
because she was afraid he would interrupt her
there. Did not know that the conversation in the
back house could be heard by the neighbours. She
made as much noise as she could. The nearest cot-
tage to the back house was not distant the lengthOf
that room, and that cottage was Mrs. Mussett's.
Had she made a noise, she did not know, if Mrs.
Mussett had been in the cottage, whether she
could have heard her. The back house was a
boarded building with cracks in it. She knew Mrs.
Mussett was at home that morning. The back
house was the length of that room from the kitchen.
The back door of the kitchot was open. There was
a little yard between the kitchen and back house.
She could not shriek out. She never could call
very loud, but called as loud as she could. She
called out, " For God's sake don't, Cudmore."
She could not say any more, her strength failed
her. It was the second time her strength failed
her. Notwithstanding her distress and anguish
of mind she could not shriek out more. She
'did not call out loudly the first time, as she
thought her master was coming. She had not seen
her master on the other side'of the water a few mi-
nutes before Cudmore came.. 'She did not go with
Cudmore to look for her master. Had she called out
for assistance in the yard,<coming out of the back-
house into the kitchen, she should not have had it
that she knew of. There was a straight path froth
their yard up to Mussett's back-door. There were
two paths, ono leading down their garden and one
up to Mussett's house. She did not notice whether
the doors or windows of Mussett's house were open
or shut. After all that occurred she did not kiss
Cudmore, or ask him to brush her dress, and he did
not do so. Cudmore came again to see her master,
as he said he would; she did not know how long
afterwards, but it was the same day, and before
dinner; she told him tlich.:qliat she would tell her
master. It was before she went to Mrs. Cooke's that
he came a second time. Cudmore came a third time
to the house just before two o'clock. It was at the
time her master was at breakfast that Cudmore
came back the second time. Her master then told
Cudmore to come about two o'clock. When her
master came to breakfast she did not speak. Her
master was there, and saw Cudmore as soon as he
came to the door. A man named Lufkin lived in a
house of Mr. May's, but she had not been frequently
" larking" and playing with him. She never had
done so. _ _

Re-examined by Mr.Church—The cabman alluded
to came with two gentlemen in a cab. She did not
',take liberties with the cabman, or allow him to
take any with her ; all the conversation she had
with the cabman was about a little child being run
over upon North-hill. Her mistress did not like
her to talk to the cabman, but he did not offer to
take any, liberties with her, and nothing was said
about his taking liberties ; it was the mere fact of
her talking to the cabman; that her mistress com
planed of. Mrs. .Taylor, at whose house she slept,