Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-06
SIZE BAA' A'vESTHE ORDEAL
Mrs. osborneA Prosecuted by the
English TreA fury Officials.
AND PARLIAMENT MA Y INTERVENE

Discharged on the AecusafseAi Of Obtain
ing Money IN False Proteaa es, She Is
Rearrestcd Tor Perjury and Locked Up
IN Jail-No Reason for uer Pnosecution>
LONDON, Feb. s.--Mrs Florence Ethel Os-
borne, who was arrested at Dover upon
landing there from the Calais steamer,
charged, IN connection with Che famous
Osborao-Hargreaves stolen pearl case, with
obtaining e550 froIaSpink & Sons, jewellers,
OF Bond street, tho amount alleged to hnge
been paid to her for Jhe stolen iewsiry, was
arraignetl in the Guildhali court The lord
mayor % London, the Hon. David Evans.
presided Mrs. Osborne deadly pals and.
almost fainting, WAS escorted to O sent at
the solicitors table The court room was
crowded, and many expressions Of sympathy
were heard Tor the unfortunate woman
At the opgning Of the court by the lord
mayor there was a long and painful delay
and much whispering 10 and by the court,
from which il became apparent that there
was some hitch insthe proceedings. AS time
wore on and nobody appeared Tor the
treasury the lord mayor became impatient
ana then showed signs Of decided anger,
commenting in strong terms upon the laxity
Of the government officials, Finally he adj
journed the court for half an hour and sent
n messenger with a warmly wnrded note TO
the treasury department, asking reascu for
the neglect Of the treasury to send repre-
sentative TO present the charge against Mrs.
Osborne, and notifying that department
that the prisoner would be discharged I'M
less the treasury was promptly represented
at the Guildhall.
Discharged sad Rearrested.
The result Of the lord mayors message
wis that before the half hour of adjourn
ment had expired an official from the treas
ury appeared at the Gundhall having driven
there in hot haste ia a cab, and TO the as
tonishment of the court, Of The prisoner and
Of all the others present announced that
/ the treasury did not intend TO offer amy evil
dence against Mrs. Osborne. The lord
mayor, as soon as he had recovered from his
surprise discharged the prisoner and she
( left the court amid slight applause
i The treasury's representative WAS ques-
/ toned as 70 the reason for the unexpected
step on the part Of the government, but re
fused to eulighten his questioneIs as to the
reason for refusing 20 press the charge
against Mrs Osborne a rpason suggested
was that Major and Mrs Hurgreaves had
positively refused to appear against Mrs.
Osborne, and that the treasury would adopt
another line Of prosecution which would
force them to give testimony
This theory seemed TO have been verified
when it became known that Alra Osborne
had been rearrested shortly after leaving
the Guildhall, placed in a cab and driven TO
Bow street police court, where she was for
mally charged with perjury. 1t was said
that this second step on the part Of the au-
thorities had been kept a secret in the
Guildhall in order to prevent rush OF
people to Bow street The prisoner was
crying bitterly when placed in the dock at
the police court. Her husband, Captain
! Osborne, accompanied her 20 the Guildhall
! and into the prisoners dock at Bow street,
doing his utmost to console her, Mrs Os-
, borne was formally remanded for a week
I without bail