The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLICT'ENCE, Dec, 6

Yesterday a deputation of influential gentlemen
from the parishes of Chelsea, Kensington, Padding-
ton, and Marylebone, waited upon the Right
Honourable Mr. William Cowper, Chief Commis-
sioner of works, to urge the necessity of the speedy
formation of the proposed road across Hyde-park,
to connect Paddington with Brompton and South
Kensington. The right hon. gentleman was ad-
dressed by Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P., Mr. Tite, M.P.,
Messrs. Kemshead, Freeman, Nicholay, and Roche,
and Lieut.-Colonel Wortley, on the great inconve-
nience which they contended existed for want of
such a communication as that proposed, and the de-
sirability of its being effected before the opening of
the Exhibition next year. In reply Mr. Cooper
said, for the last two years ho had devoted a great
deal of his attention to the subject. Anyone taking
the trouble to glance at the map of London would
see that the communication north and south
betwen Kensington-road and Uxbridge-road was
very bad. Now, as such large masses of the
population had settled in those parts known as
T 5 burnia and Belgravia, it was his opinion that
it was necessary some arrangement should be
made. He considered that if the omnibus traffic
from the railway stations to the Great Exhibition
next year was to go through Park-lane and the
other still more inconvenient thoroughfare of Church-
street, Kensington, it would occasion such a con-
tinued jam that it would be a great public incon-
venience. He felt called upon, therefore, to have a
starting point from the Paddington Station to the
Great Exhibition, open to all kinds of vehicles;
but it need not be open to slow traffic. They must
take it for granted that a road on the surface would
b e totally inadmissible, as it would be too great an
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LAMBETH.—CIIARGE OF ADOUCTION.—DanieI
Garnsey, a young fellow, 22 years of age, a carpen-
ter and joiner by trade, and who is employed at
Covent-garden Theatre as a scene-shifter, was
brought up in custody, and placed at the bar before
the Hon. G. C. Norton, charged with unlawfully
taking Elizabeth Ann 'Plowman, an unmarried
girl, under the age of
.16 years, out of the posses-
sion of Mary Louisa Miler, her mother.
Mr. Alfred Miller, of 20, Church-street, Camber-
well, said—l am a dispenser of medicine. I was
married to Mrs. Mary Louisa Plowman, widow, in
1852, and her daughter, Elizabeth Plowman, aged
14 in August last, lived with me and her mother.
Last Monday evening, at five o'clock, she went out,
saying she was going to Mrs. Sibley's, in Grosvenor
Park, Camberwell, and she has never returned. The
prisoner is employed at a house that is being altered
opposite to my residence, and has been at work
there about three weeks to my knowledge, but I
did not know of any acquaintance between him and
my stepdaughter. From what I heard I made in-
quiries about the prisoner, and saw him at the
house lie is at work on Tuesday last, but not
being satisfied with the information I received I
did not speak to him. At that time I had given
information to the police, and on Wednesday I
went with an inspector and asked the prisoner
where my daughter was. He said, " I don't know.
I have not seen her since Monday night. I met
her at Camberwell-green, and we went as far as
the Elephant and Castle, and then I left her. She
turned back ta, come home, and I went to my
home." Shortly after he came to my house, and
said " I spoke an untruth, and I am come to
speak the truth. I did take your daughter away,
and took her to my father's house. She slept there
that night, and the next day I took lodgings for
her in Bedford-street, Covent-garden." I asked
him the number. He said he did know it, but
that it was at a house in a lane leading out
of Bedford-street, and that he did not know
the number. I told him that if he produced
my daughter by five o'clock I should look over
it, and he promised to do so. She did not come
home, and last night I went with the police again,
when the prisoner was given into custody, and he
then said that if I gave him time he would produce
my daughter, but did not know where she was.
It was here stated that the missing girl was in
court, having been brought by the prisoner; and a
plain, puggish-looking, stout girl was here recog-
nised by the witness as his daughter.
Mrs. Mary Louisa Miller, the wife of the hat
witness, said that Elizabeth Ann Plowman, then
present, was her daughter, and under 16 years of
age. She was born on Aug. 11, 1847, so that she
was only 14 last August. I know the prisoner by
sight, but I was not aware that he was acquainted
with my daughter, who was absent from her home
against my will since Monday evening last. My
daughter has a future interest in a freehold estate,
left by her father, my late husband, Charles Plow-
man, the rent of which is received by me during
my life, after which the property goes to my said
daughter. I had no knowledge of her intention to
leave my house. She left at five o'clock on Monday
evening, promising to come back, but she did not
do so. I received the two letters from her now
produced.
The following is a literal copy of the last letter
received
DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER,—I am both happy and
comfortable, and don't intend returning home again. I
am living with Dan's sister at present; and do what you
will you shall not take me from him, has we allways had
a regard for each other. I came away of my own accord,
so that no blame should attach him as I ham sure he
always meant well towards me, so that dont trouble your-
selves about me has I shall come to see you soon,—Believe
me your affectionate, " LizziE.”
Miss Mary Aston, a friend of the family, cor-
roborated a part of the testimony of the first wit-
ness, having been present at the interview between
him and the prisoner.
Police. constable James Kay, 51 F, deposed to the
anorehending the prisoner, on the night
--,.'den, where he was employed.