The Sun. — 1858-11-26 (London, England)

LAMBETH.—Henry Rudledge, who was remanded on the serious charge of violating his daughter Kate, a girl of 15 years of age, living with her in a state of incest, and ultimately threatening to murder her and destroy himself, underwent further examination. Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, attended from the Society for the Protection of Young Females ; and Mr. Solomons attended to prosecute ; Mr. Wontner, as before, appeared in behalf of the accused. A respectably-dressed middle-aged woman, with a child in her arms was brought into court, and having admitted herself to be the prisoner's wife, she was accommodated with a scat in front of the bench. The girl Kate Rudledge was then called into the witness-box, and, having been sworn, the evidence she had given on the last- day was read over to her, and she declared it to be correct. She further, in reply to the questions of Mr. Sleigh and the Magistrate, said—lt was on the Friday after I came to my father's on the Saturday preceding that my father took liberties with me. It was in the morning early—about 5 o'clock. I was in the same room with my father, who on that night slept with my little brother, and his wife slept with me. Iwas awoke by my father coming to bed, and his wife held me in the bed. I screamed, and was going to get up, when he called out, " Whist !" struck me ith his open hand, and told me to be quiet. At that time his wife was, awake, and held me.  Mr. Norton—How do you mean by holding you? Witness—She was holding me by the feet for about five minutes, and that time I was ox my back. At that time my ther was taking indecent liberties with me.  Mr. Norton—Do you mean to say he acted so to you at this the first time, while his wife, as yousay, held your feet, and against your will? Witness—Yes, Sir. • _ The witness further said, she struggled as hard as she could to prevent her father doing what he did, but he held her' down and prevented her screaming by placing his hand on her mouth. On each occurrence of his committing the offence she had used every effort to: prevent him ; but he threatened that he would do for her if she ever said any. thing to anyone about it. Mr. Sleigh here applied for the removal of Mrs. Rudledge into the dock with her husband, on a charge of aiding and assisting her husband in the 'commission of rape on her- step-daughter. Mr. Wontner objected-to.this unless the charge was first made at the station-house in the usual form, and, he begged to warn the persons giving the charge of the consequences. Mrs. Rudledge was, however, taken to the station and given in charge by the aunt of the prosecutrix, and having been brought back again was placed by the side of her husband.  In cross-examination by Wontner, the girl Rudledge said—My stepmother left her home about four months ago. I had: told my father something about her 'that made them quarrel: I told him she was in the habit of going downstairs three or four mornings a-week to a 'Man Whom she let into the house, and they .quarrelled after that. I k.n*w my father went to that man's house about it, and that man summoned my father before the magistrate at Woolwich, for abusing hill'. I appeared as a witness before the maoiStrate, who told me that I had perjured myself, and my stepmother has not been back :since. The case before the magistrate was dismissed. Mr. WOntner—Now, respecting your father's Bible. I wish to ask you if you know where it is? Witness—No, sir, I dc) not. Mr. Wontner—Did yqu go to a priest at Woolwich on the morning you left ?. • Witness—We did not, but we. saw a priest, who' gave us the direction to go the lodging in the Lambeth-road. Mr. Wontner—Where did you see the. priest ? Witness—At St. Georges. We went there, and he gave us the direction to the landlady, and on going there we saw a bill in the window. In re-examination the witness said that when her father charged:her with, doing raoniethingindOcent