The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-20 00:00:00

Al A RYLEBONE.

A charge of a serious kind was brought forward
yesterday against a very respectable-looking man
named Thur tell, who is represented to be a musi-
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cian of good abilities, holding apartments at No.ll,
Osnabuigh-street North, Regent's-park.
The accuser was Charlotte Rawlins, his own maid-
servant, about 15 years old; and she stated that she
had lived 18 months with her mater, and he never

behaved rudely towards her until last Wednesday
week. He then came down into the back kitchen at
six o'clock in the morning, where she slept with two
of his children, and awoke her by pulling down the

bed-clothes. He afterwards behaved with greater

impropriety, and made her get up and dress-in his
presence. He went into the country on that day,
and she said nothing about it to her mistress or any
other person. On Sunday night last her master had
company—a gentleman and a lady. He sent her to
bed at nearly upon ten or half-past ten o'clock; and
soon after he came down and took liberties which
rather exceeded the former, and in the morning she
told a laundress working for her mistress of it, and
also her aunt, and she told her father; and he said
he would hare her master brought before a Magis-
trate. She added, that while he was with her on

Sunday night, his bell rang twice before he would

leave her.

Mr. HosmNs, addressing the defendant, said
" This is an important charge, what answer do you
give ?" Defendant—lt is one of which lam per-
fectly innocent ; and I shall be obliged to you if
you will hear my witnesses.
The laundress was first examined. She went at
half-past six o'clock on Monday morning to wash for
the family, and she was surprised to find that the
complainant had not, as was usual, lit her copper-
fire. The complainant excused herself by saying,
her master had hindered her by coming down, and
behaving very impudently to her while she was in
bed. The laundress advised her to tell her mistress

of it. " No," she replied, " I will not say any thing
about it to my mistress ; I will tell my aunt ;" and her
father fetched her away the same evening. The
laundress gave the following particulars of a subse-

fluent conversation :
The complainant to her—" Is there not money to
be got when a man behaves in this way to a young
girl ?"—" I don't know."" I have seen it in the
papers."—" I hope you don't mean to take a false
oath ?"—" No, but I should not mind telling a few
stories if I could get some money by it."
The girl denied that she had ever mentioned
money to the laundress.
Mr. Samuel Calkern, a person of genteel appear-
ance, whose address was not required, gave the laun-
dress a charaCter for probity.
The landlord of the house where Mr. Thurtell
lives stated that it was on the precediNg Wednesday,
and not on Wednesday week, that Mr. Thurtell
went into the country, and he did not return until
11 o'clock on Sunday night last. Mrs. Thurtell was
put to bed in the morning; he apprised Mr. Thur-
tell of it when he returned, and his bell did not ring
after he entered the house. The complainant, in
his opinion, was not to he believed. He never in-
trusted her with a message to her master or mistress,
but always communicated with them himself.
The defendant requested an opportunity of making
his answer more complete, by other witnesses, and
Mr. HOSKINS thought it right that he should be
allowed a second hearing for that purpose.
The father of the girl, who is a gentleman's ser-
vant, opposed it ; and, under the advice of the Ma-
gist rat e, Mr. Thurtell entered into recognizances,
himself in 100/. and two sureties in 501. each, to
meet the charge at the Sessions.