The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-04 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

Anne Wilkins, a genteel and goo&looking young
female, was brought before the Aiagistrates upon
the following charge :
Sergeant Christian stated, that between 1 and 2
o'clock on Sunday morning information was given
to hitt) that a female had been to different gin-shops
in Whitechapel, who had robbed her father of 1001.,
and had then but 151. of the money left, Which she
frequently exhibited, and was in a fair way of losing
also. He, in consequence, made inquiries touching
the matter, and traced the prisoner to a brothel of
the lowest description in Wentworth-street, where
she had entered but a short time before. On ques-
tioning her, she acknowledged that three weeks
before she eloped with a private soldier, who be-
longed to a recruiting party at the time in
Cam-
bridge, from the house of her father, an opulent
farmer, residing at Denny Abbey, about seven miles
from Cambridge, taking with her 1001. in cash, and
that all she had left of that sum was 151., which she
handed to him.

The prisoner, who continued to weep bitterly,
acknowledged that what the constable had stated
was true, and in reply to the questions of the Ma-
gistrates said, that some months since she became ac-
quainted with a private soldier, who belonged to a
recruiting party at Cambridge, who told her his
name was Robert Smith, and said he belonged to
the Foot Guards. Having ascertained from her
where she lived, he was in the habit of visiting her
constantly, but her friends, discovering their attach-
ment, locked her up, and forbade her all further
correspondence or connection with him. The
soldier, notwithstanding, continued to come to the
front of the house every night, so that she had an op-
portunity of speaking to him from her chamber win-
dow, and she at length made up her mind, as he
was coming up to London, to elope with him. Sl:e
accordingly prepared herself with a change of dress,
and 1001. in cash, on Wednesday three weeks, and
came to town with Smith. On their arrival he
took lodgings for her in Westminster, and continued
to visit her regularly every day until Wednesday
last, when she discovered that he lived with another
female, and she accordingly left him. She added,
that there was no blame whatever attributable to
the soldier, for that he neither encouraged her to
take the money, nor come from home, and that she
was willing herself to take the consequences, and
entreated the Magistrates to allow her to go home
to her friends.
Mr. WALKER asked to whom the 1001. she had
taken with her belonged, or what she had done with
the remainder ?—The prisoner replied, that 281. of
it were her own, having made it by the sale of
poultry, &c., and the remaining 72/. was her father',
and said she had spent 8.5/. of it on herself, the
soldier, and his friends, since she left her home.

Mr. WALKER asked if the soldier had promised
her marriage ?—The prisoner said, he did, but not
immediately.
Christian here remarked, that since he took the
prisoner he had sert a person to make inquir;es
about the soldier, but was unable to find him out.
It was certain, however, that he did not belong to
the Guards, as there was no recruiting party be-
longing to any of the household regiments recruit-
ing at Cambridge at the time the prisoner spoke of.
Besides, the prisoner said his facings were buff or
yellow, which was not the case in the Guards.

The prisoner, who continued to sob and cry aloud,
again entreated the Magistrate would allow her to
go home, but Mr. Walker ordered her to be de-
tained until Thursday next, and that in the mean
time her friends should be apprised of her situation.