The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

again, to see if any attempt would be repeated to
pick my pocket.
Alderman Humphery—Well, did you lose that
handkerchief also
Mr. Harrison—Yes, sir. (Laughter.) I had
rolled it up tight and put it crosswise in my pocket,
so that I might feel it being taken.
Alderman Humphery—Did you feel your new
handkerchief taken ?
Mr. Harrison—No, sir. I was watching my
pocket to discover the thief at the very time it was
taken, but it was gone before I knew anything of
it. I heard some one call out, "Mind your hand-
kerchief," and when I turned round I saw the pri-
soner in the officer's arms.
Alderman Humphery—You should have secured
the corner of the handkerchief to the inside of the
pocket, and then you would have felt the jerk.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Harrison—l did not think of that. Well,
sir, 1 was about to ask you to pass a lenient sen-
tence upon the prisoner, because I certainly
tempted him to commit this theft by walking
round the same way again where I had lost my
first handkerchief.
Alderman Humphery—How could you have
tempted him. Did you not put your handkerchief
safely in your pocket and not leave even a corner
hanging out to tempt him ? This is not the first
handkerchief he has taken by a great many, and it
is my opini,n he bad the other one as well.
The prisoner, who had been iu custody before,
was then committed to the House of Correction, at
Holloway, for three months, and the handkerchief
given up to Mr. Harrison.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Mary Griffiths, an ema-
ciated and shrewish-looking woman, was charged •
with threatening the life of her daughter and de-
stroying her own husband's property.
Mr. Heritage, the solicitor, said that this was a
most distressing instance of a wife's misconduct.
The husband was foreman of some extensive iron
works, and laboured hard to support the family,
but the defendant's habits of inebriety were inces-
sant drawbacks to his best endeavour., and most
reluctantly he found it necessary for the safety of
himself and children to place her at the bar of a
police court.
Evidence was then given by the husband, and
Jane, his daughter, 16 years of age. Above one
hundred duplicates were produced of articles she
had pledged for liquor in a short space of time, and
the complainant stated that on the previous even-
ing she was in such a furious state from intoxica-
tion, that nearly every pane of glass in the house
was destroyed by her ; not content with this, she
followed them about the house with a table-knife,
vowing to have their lives, and she struck her hus-
band so violently with a pewter pot that the mea-
sure was flattened. All the young woman's clothing
was in the hands of the pawnbrokers, and she now
stood with part of her father's clothing on her. A
younger brother was actually found on one occa-
sion locked up in a room, the defendant having
first taken fi caul him his school money, and then
denuded him of his clothing.
Toe officers of the court assurad the magistrate
that the husband's conduct was uniformly highly
creditable, while the defendant's was monstrous.
Mr. D'Eyncourt observed that it was indeed a
fearful instance of depravity, and it could not be
tolerated that such conduct should be permitted by
a wife more than from a husband.
The accused, who said she was very sorry, was
ordered to find bail for four months. 01 course
she was locked up.

MARL BOROUGH- STREET. —Elizabe th Wil-
son and Flora Banting, who had been formerly
together in the service of Lady Caledon and Lady
Chat lemont, were committed for tral for fraudu-
lently obtaining goods from Messrs. Shoolbred and
Cook, linenclrapers, Tottenham-court-road, in the
name of the Marchioness of Salisbury.
THE ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG JEWESS.—Captain
Erlam was brought up for final examination,
charged with the abduction of Rose Goodman, a
young Jewish girl under the age of 16 years.
Mr. Morgan was for the accused, Mr. Lewis, of
Ely-place, for the prosecution.
Mr. Lewis said, on the last occasion it was stated
that the girl was 1G in October, but she was only
15, consequently but 14 years and 10 months old
when taken away. He would prove this by the
eviderce of the father. He could not produce the
registry, as Jewish persons were not reo-istered.
Rose Goodman was then recalled, and to ques-
tions, state i that on the day she left home to meet
Captain Erlam by appointment in the Haymarket,
she did meet him, and was then placed in a
brougham that was it, waiting. She took no clothes,
but clothes were provided by Captain Erlam and
given to her at Amiens, the first place they stopped

at.
Cross-examined by Mr. Morgan—Her father
came to Ostend to receive ber. She dined with
her father and Captain Erlam at Ostend. Her
father and Captain Erlam drank together. She
did not know whether her father and Captain
Erlam parted friends, and shook hands. She heard
her father say if Captain Erlam came to England
he would give him into custody. bile told Captai❑
Erlam she was not 16, and when on the Continent
Captain Erlam gave a dinner to celebrate her 16th
year. She believed then she was 16 from what
her mother had told. her. Captain Erlam after-
wards told her that he had been separated from his
wife for 15 years.
Mr. Lewis having referred to a letter written by

the girl to her father,
Mr. Bingham said it was not necessary to go
into extraneous matters. The question to decide
was this, was the girl under 16 at the time she was
taken away from Dome, it being an offence to take
away a girl under 16.
Abraham Levy Goodman, father of Rose Good-
man, proved that his daughter was not yet 16 ;
that his daughter left home without his knowledge
or consent in August last. After the elopement of
his daughter he received a letter from Captain
Erlatn. The letter was as follows :
" Madam,—By desire of my wife, combined with my
own sense of a duty I owe to you, I send a few lines to
bPg that yon will not be under any anxiety on behalf of
your daughter, who, you may fully depend, is under the
protection of a husband most devotedly attached to her,
and whose study it will be through life to promote her
happine=s and welfare. Family circumstances render it
necessary that our marriage should for the present re-
main generally unknown, especially to a member of my
own family ; and I trust, now that Rose is mine beyond
recall, you will, considering our mutual interest, act
accordingly. I will conclude by saying that I trust our
conduct will be looked upon as leniently as possible both
by yourself and Mr. Goodman. Rest assured nothing
on earth can make tue for a moment forget the serious
duty I have taken upon myself for life. Rose still hopes
that you will accept her best love, and believe me,
madam, your most obedient servant,
" JOSEPH ERLAM."
Mr. Bingham—During your interview with Capt.
Erlaw, at Ostend, did you ratify or sanction the
proceedings of Capt. Erlam
Witness—l did not.
The letter was without any address, and he did
not find out where his daughter was until the
November fallowing. Having found out his lough
ter, she consented ta meet him at Ostend. He did
meet her there, and he !oak her sway.
Cross-examined by Mr. Morgan—Did not dine
with Captain Erlatn at Ostend. Paid for his 'mu
and his daughter's dinner. Did not give Captain
Erlam a cigar. Did not know Captain Erlam per-
sonally. Had a suspicion that his daughter ha-1
gone away with Captain Edam, in consequence of
what had previously happened. His daughter had
brought a card home with Cap'aiu Erlam's name
on it, who had offered her marriage. He tore the
card up, and scolded his daughter for receiving it,
telling her she was no age to bo married at. He
then removed his daugh•er to Brighton.'
Emma Beckington, who had nursed the girl's
mother, said Rosa Goodman was born in October,
1841. •
Mr. Bingham said, on the evidence before him,
he must send the accused for trial.
Mr. Morgan applied to have bail taken.
Mr. Bingham was disposed to refuse bail, and to
leave the prisoner to apply to Judges' Chambers.

SOUTHWARK.—ItonnFav WITH VIOLENCE.
T omas Genge, the landlo, d of the Great Britain
beershop, in the Waterloo-road, was charged with
having been concerned with others in stealing forty
sovereigns from Simon Nelson, au aged Prussian,
in the parlour of his beershop.
The prosecutor, who spoke very good English,
said. that he is a draper, carrying on business in
Southampton. A few days ago he came up toLon-
don ta purchaQe goods, and about five o clock on
the previous afternoon ho was crossing London-
bridge, when a Scotchman asked him the way to
sonic place, Witness told him he was a stranger
in London, when the Scotchman said, "So am I,"
and inquired which way he was going. He told
him he was going to his loigings near Nine-elms,
when the Scotchman said so was he, and they then
walked together till they came to the Waterloo-
road. The Scotchman suggested that they should
adjourn to a public-house forretreshment. He con-
sented, and they went into the Great Britain beer-
shop, when witness called for a bottle of ginger
beer for himself and a glass of porter for the
Scutchma,n. The prisoner was at the bar, aud
said to his companion, " Walk inside, Mr.
Murray," and then they entered the parlour. Im-
mediately af erwards two other men came into the
room and sat opposite to them. Witness undid his
waistcoat to get at his belt, in which he bad depo-
sited 160 sovereigns, for the purpose of taking one
out to pay for the beer and ginger 13‘.er. Then the
prisoner suddenly left the i•Jm, shutting the door
alter him, and immtdiately the Scotchman seized