Northern Times. — 1857-09-02 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

FLAGRANT DEPRAVITY.  At the Worship-street police court. Hermann Hacke, a uitddle aged German, carrying on business as a sugar baker, in New-street, Whitechapel, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with having threatened the life of a young girl named Elizabeth Christie, under the following peculiar and aggravated circumstances :—From the evidence of the complainant, a comely and modest looking you g person, about 17 years of age, it appeared that she was a native of Kipgston in Jamaica, but in consequence of the death of h.r father, which occurred in her infancy, she and her sister were brought over by their mother to this country, Some time after their arrival her mother formed an accquaintance with the prisoner and eventually engaged to act as his housekeeper, but subsequently lived with him as his pi, rsi wife, which resulted in Ihe birch of two other children. On the death of her mother, which recently took place. witness and her sister ware left without a surviving relation in this country, and having no means of support, she reluctantly co lsented, at the urgent request of the prisoner, to remain in charge of the children, and superintend his househoid affairs. The prisoner, however, soon afterwards basely availed himself of her forlorn and friendless position, to insult her with improper overtures, in which he pertinaciously persisted, until his disgraceful conduct attracted the no:ice of his own brother, who advised her to leave the house. Before she had time to do so, the prisoner attempted by force to accomplish his infamous purpose, but she managed to escape from h'iss, and fled to the helm of a respectable tradesman in the neighbourhood, of whom she implored protection, which he kindly afforded her, ani she had since been staying with his family., On discovering her place of refuge, the prisoner followed her there, and clamourously demanded that she should be given up to him, as he was the proper guardian; bat after repeatedly calling at the house, and finding him self foiled in his nefarious object, he assailed her, at his last visit, with the most fearful imprecations, and having threatened to murder her unless the assented to his wishes, she lost no time in obtaining a warrant for his apprehension. The evidence of the complainant was corroborated by the humane gentleman in whose house she had obtained refuge, and who further stated that in she course of his last attempt to docoy her away, the prisoner was so greatly exasperated at her refusal to cohabit with him, that he demolished several panes of glass in his efforts to drag her out. The witness alded that he felt so much sympathy for the hapless fate of the poor girl, that he was resolved to provide for her, until he had an opportunity of placing her in a respectable situation, as he felt satisfied that the withdrawal of his protection must inevitably consign her to disgrace and ruin. Gee, the warrant offic-r, stated that the prisoner abruptly left'the neighbourhood, immediately after the warrant had been taken out, and eluded pursuit until the previous evening, when witness found him skulking about close to the house of the last witness, and at once took him into custody. In answer to the charge, the prisoner impudently declared that he had been actuated throughout by the best feelings towards the complainant, and that the ev:dence of the witnesses had been g-eatly exaggerated. Mr. D'Eyncourt strongly animadverted upon the heartless and profligate conduct 4,f the prisoner, and oriered him to find two substantial sureties to be answerable for his good behaviour for six months. The prisoner was unable to procure the required bail, and was carried off in the prison van.  Exclusively for cLoTruNG BOYS from 6 to 20 Years LE\V ES & CO xl