ALLEGED ABDUCTION OF A GIRL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1232, 9 October 1885, Page 3

ALLEGED ABDUCTION OF A GIRL.

A Mrs Frost, of Hoxton. has made an application to the Magistrate at Worship street Police Court, London, respecting her daughter, aged seventeen. She said a Jady who represented herself asa “ missionary” called on her and offered to obtain for the girl a situation as general servant in a family at Kentish Town The girl accordingly left for the place. Not hearing from her for a few days applicant wrote, and received from the soup >sed missionary an evasive answer She therefore went np herself to the address given in order to see the g.rl She saw the “lady” there, and was told that her daughter was “her own mistress" an t could do as she liked, and would remain ar, the house. Applicant demanded that the girl should be allowed to accompany her home, but this being denied she became suspicious and made inquiry of neighbors. She was told that on one nuht the girl was visited hy a Jewish gentleman. She (the mother) ooul i not ascertain what actually took place. It was certain, however, that at about 2 o’clock in the morning the girl was accused of stealing a diamond ring, and the p dice were called in, but the girl was not apprehended. Applicant went to the place again, but although she saw her daughter she was unable lo get litr away, as she had evidently been influenced hy the lady to remain and refusa to return home. In consequence of what she had seen and heard, applicant had reason to believe that tier daughter had bean taken away for immoral purposes. The girl had had her hair cut, and in that way and by other means made to appear as attractive as possible. On tne previous day, the applicant added, she called the assistance of the police, but they were not empowered to compel the lady to give up the girl. She had since heard that the girl was to be sent to B ighton. The Magistrate said that as toe girl was over sixteen he was afraid that there was no law affecting the case, and no legal means provided for getting jho girl back. Unless she volunteered to return on her own accord, the mother coaid not be assisted by the law—at any rate, not as it present stood. The applicant said she was very sorry for that tact, and left the Court in much distress.