The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-13
TRIAL OF MRS. OSBORNE.
THE DEFENDANTS HUSBAND BIZ
her SIDE.

Officers Bring Her From the jail Il
the Police Court-A Most Pitifll APP
pearance Presented by the Weeping
Woman-The Court Room Crowded
With Friends of the Two Families.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-Mrs Florence Etha
Osborne was this morning brought from
Holloway jail to the Bow street police court
where she was arraigned before Magistrate
Sir John Bridge, to answer a charge oi
perjury made against her in connection
with the libel suit she brought against hei
former friend, Mrs. Hargreaves, who had
charged her with the theft Of quantity d
valuable jewelry. The police court room VA
literally packed with the friends of the Os,
borneS and Hargreaves and with many whd
were attracted merely by curiosity. Mrs.
Osborne was brought from the Jail by *
ficers, but she was attended by her hush -n.s
She presented a most pitiful appearances
She was dressed entirely in black, and wheR
she was placed in the prison dock she wep
bitterly, bowing her head in her hands 81
her face could not be seen.
HER FAITHFUL HUSBAND.
Capt. Osborne stood beside her Outside thl
dock and held one Of her hands in his owl
and strived to Infuse her with courage "a
face the terrible ordeal before her
IL could readily be seen that the sympg
thy of nearly every one was with the uni
fortunate prisoner and her more unfortunate
husband, who has done everything in bill
power to alleviate the sufferiugs of the
woman who has brought such disgrace upos
her name His friends insist that no dis
grace should attach TO him for the acts of
his wife, and though society decress that hs
should suffer for q crime Of which he knew
nothing they express their determination to
stick by him.
FORMAL EVIDENCE OF PERJURY.
G. +. Gill, the well-known solicitor, ap,
peared for the treasury to prosecute tbs
charge. He produced formal evidence Of
the perjury. as shown by the records OF
higher court, and then called as a wltnesi
Mrs. Hargreaves
Mrs. Hargreaves repeated the evidences
she had given on the occasion of the trial OF
the libel suit. She went on to say that tha
jewelry had been restored to her and that
all the costs incurred by her in defending
the libel suit had been paid back to her,
The witness was then asked IL she had seer
Mrs. Osborne since the latter had returned
10 England and given herself up to the pot
lice. With every evidence Of deep emotion
Mrs. HaTgreayes said that she had visited
her at the Jail yesterday.
Mr.. Sphinx, the Jeweler. was then called
TO give evidence regarding the purchase OF
the jewels. He identified Mrs Osborne al
the lady from whom he had bought thi
Jewelry. After further evidence by Mr..
Sphinx and from witness from the Bank Of
England regarding the notes signed
by the prisoner, which it is admitted
she received in exchange for the
gold paid to her by Messrs. Snink. the
magistrate asked Mrs. Osborne If she had
anything TO say concerning the charges
against her. She, in a very faint voice
answered, "No.n
The prisoner was then formally com,
mitted for trial. 1t was developed TODAY
that Jhe treasury prosecution Of Mrs. Os.
borne Is based on charge of larceny as well
as perjury.