Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1905-02-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE ABDUCTION.  She said that Miss Rawlins wit put under her charge by her brother-in-law. They lodged with Mrs Nightingale, It was her custom every Friday morning to go with Pleasant Rawlins to the Oxenden Chapel, and on the Friday before she Nom to go away Mrs Brunton told them that sho had ocea.sion to go to Golden-square, and it being on the way invited them to go with her in her coach, and she would put them down at the chapel, They went sith her, and when they were in Dartmouth-street the coaoh was stopped and Hartwell, the bailiff, got into it. Mrs Busby said that ,he and Miss Rawlins were in a very great fright, and that she exclaimed: "For God's oalee lot us COMO out, we are not concerned!" But Hartwell put his arms round Miss Rawlins's waist and said: "'Tis this lady and you I am eoncierned about." Then he made them go to the Star and Garter Tavern, in Drury-lane, where he said they could send for their friends. Mrs Bayntan pretended to be very angry with th, bailiff, who called her "Mrs Port." At the tavern Mrs Baynton advised them to put their masks on, but as she had done nothing amiss she would net. Mns Bayntan hurried out, saying she would fetch their friends.  They vrere both in a very groat fright, and the witness said to Mies Rawlins, "We will live a.nd die together." She then took hold of her arm, but Hartwell pulled Miss Rawlins away, and said they were arrested by writs from different courts, and Miss Rawlira must go to Marshsoa, while ghe must go to Newgate. They hurried Miss Rawlins away. Then she went to the window and cried out, " Murder, murder! For God's sake take care of the rAiing woman, for I do not know where they are carrying her!" Spurr, another bailiff, said, "What have you got by your bawling:, We are better known than you." It was between ten and eleven when they were taken to the Star and Garter. At about twelve the woman of the house came up and said, "Why do you not inquire into the cause of action ?" W akesnan , a bailiff, said there was a writ against Sabina Busby at the suit of William Jones. At last Mrs Busby found a man, who went to fetoli two friends of hers to bail. At first the bailiffs were impudent to them, but presently they shifted away without taking bail, and let her go with her friends. She did not owe any money to William Jones, and knew nothing of such a person. Swendson, at this point in the evidence, asked Mrs- Bulky if she knew of any love between Miss Rawlins and himself. The judge put the question, and all through the case he took this course, though it seems he did it rather to interpose between the prisoners and the vritnesses than with the object of assisting him. Mrs Busby aidP she did not. The proseeution then called Wakeman, one of the bailiffs, who proved that he was engaged in the Matter by Holt, a tavern-keeper, and that after Pleasant Ra*lins had been taken t Hartwell'e house in Wych-street he was taken somas the road by Holt to a tavern, the Five Bells. The room lie was taken into was divided into three botes, and in the middle box Swendsen was sitting. Holt give him some drink and then left the two together. Witnesses also proved that Mrs Bayntcai wee a woman of no character or position, and that she was !sot a gentlewoman from the country, but for some time had lodged in the same house as Swenclson.