The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-06 00:00:00

Extraordinary Charge of Abduction.

Yesterday Christian Olifiers, aged 65 years, who was de-
scribed as a general merchant, of No. 14, Tredegar-place,
Bow-road, but who is alleged to be an extensive pickle-
merchant, with a manufactory in Crispin-street, Spital-
fields, and who has offices in the City, was brought before
Mr. Partridge, at the Thames Police-court, charged with
taking an unmarried girl named Elizabeth Tolley, under
the age of sixteen, from the custody and possession of her
parents, and against their consent.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution,
and said the young lady who had been induced to leave
her parents and home was 15 years and nine months old,
and the daughter of people of high respectability. There
was no doubt the prisoner, who was a man of wealth and in
a good position, had induced the young lady to leave her
home, that he knew where she was, and that she was being
concealed with his knowledge and consent. It was a most
aggravated case. The prisoner was a married man with a
family. his wife was living, and he had a daughter 26
years of age. He had told Miss Tolley he was to be
divorced from his wife, had sent the young lady a valentine
on St. Valentine's-day, and various presents, and at last
induced her to quit the home where she had been brought
up under the care of kind parents. The charge was made
uudcr the 55th clause of one of the Consolidation Acts of
the 24th and 25th of Victoria, which stated, " Whosoever
shall unlawfully take or cause to be taken any unmarried
girl, being under the age of 16 years, out of the possession
and against the will of her father or mother, or of anyother
person having the lawful care or charge of her, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall
be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for
any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard
labour." Mr. C. Young then went over all the facts of the
case as proved in evidence.

The young lady had not been found since she left her
parents' house, and they were in a state of great affliction.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tolley, of Addington House, Addington-
road, Bow, said her husband was a collector of Queen's
taxes for the district, and they kept a fancy repository, at
which hor two daughters assisted. Her youngest daughter
was born on the 12th of July, 1850. She saw her for the
last time on Good Friday afternoon, at half-past four o'clock,
and missed hor about five. * Her daughter loft her home
without her consent.

Mrs. Elizabeth Buton, a widow, of 14, Tredegar-place,
Bow-road, raid the prisoner lolged in her house, and had
done so for nine minths. She knew ho was s married gen-
tleman. She saw the prisoner go into Mr. Tolley's shop on
Good Friday. Sho had heard the prisoner say he had a
fair young lady, and that ho intended to marry her as soon
as he was divorced from his wife. She know Miss Eliza-
beth Tolley. She was a fair young lady. She had seen
Mr. Olifiers wave his hand as he passed up the garden. He
waved it to the young ladies in Mr. Tolley's shop.
Mr. Geo. Macrae, nurseryman and gardener, of Bow-road,
next door to Mr. Tolley's house, said—l know the prisoner
well. On Saturday night week ho came to my house and
said, " I come to see your wife and thank her for telling
such lies about me." I said, " What of it ?" and he said

the dear girl told him that my wife, Mrs. Macrae, told
her that he was the associate of all the low girls in
the neighbourhood, and that ho was always about with
them. I told the prisoner I did not believe anything of the
kind. The prisoner said, " I can show it to you in her own
handwriting. You can take my word as a gentleman for
that, and there are three letters for you to see." The pri-
soner also said it would not matter, as the dear girl
had gone away. The prisoner was very much excited about
Miss Tolley, and said " The dear, dear girl wants me to
take a house for her at Brompton ; it is rather a gay place,
but I think I will let the dear girl have her wish, and take
her to Brompton. lam going to get a divorce on Tuesday
week from my wife, and then I shall marry the dear girl."
Cross-examined—When he came to me on Saturday
night he was decidedly drunk. I had to take him home
and remove his boots. They were elastic boots, and he
could not put them on again while lie was intoxicated.
The prisoner was remanded for a week. Bail refused.