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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 393, 12 July 1866, Page 6

The Late Mr Enright. —ln our last issue we were called upon to report the attempted suicide of the above unfoitunate gentleman, and stated that no hope could be entertained of his recovery. The event proved the truth of this foreboding, as death resulted very shortly afterwards. Mr Enright was an old settler amongst us and very greatly respected by his fellow-townsmen. For several years he had held the situation of chief officer on board the brigantine Sea Serpent, of which Captain Blair was master, and latterly had held the command of the cutter Mahia, the recent accident to which (as elsewhere reported) seems to have been a source of anxiety and trouble to him. We give elsewhere a report of the inquest held upon the body of the unfortunate man, from which it appears that the immediate cause of the awful act was, as is too frequently the case, indulgence in alcoholic liquors, resulting in delirium tremens and temporary insanity. The greatest sympathy is felt by the neighborhood for his unfortunate widow and three fatherless children, who are by the sad occurrence deprived of their natural protector and support. This is the fourth instance since the date of our last summary of human life sacrificed to the demon alcohol. Found Dead.-— We are informed that some days since the body of a man was discovered in the vicinity of Waipawa. The body was recognised as that of a man who had been staying drinking for some time past at a public house there, and was last seen alive when leaving the said public house. Fire near Wallingford. —We regret to have to record the total destruction by fire of the premises late in the occupation of Mr Fleming, near Walliflgford, together with its contents, including provisions, &c. t for 12 months. Indeed, we are informed that two persons who happened to be on the premises at the time had. a narrow escape with their lives in leaving the burning building.

SiNGtriAE Chaege oe Abduction.— The Despatch of the 22nd April gives the following narrative of circumstances disclosed before the Magistrates at the Thames Police Court“ At the Thames Police Court, on Monday, Ellen Houghton, aged forty-four, was charged with being concerned with Christian Olifiers, a pickle merchant, in the abduction of a youg lady named Tolly, under the age of sixteen years. Mr Young solicitor, said Miss Tolly left lisr father's house on Good Friday, and on the same night was with the prisoner Houghton at her dwelling. They left England together and proceeded to Paris. Through the interference of Lord Cowley, the English ambassador, the French Police had made an active search for Miss Tolly, and she was found by them at the Hotel Sebastapool, on the previous Friday, and restored to her parents. A wealthy old man, named Olifiers, sixty-six years of ago, married, and with a daughter twenty-six years old, was under remand as principal in the abduction of the young lady. Olifiers had made her presents and talked about marrying her when had obtained a divorce from his wife. The story of the prosecution was that the woman Houghton was the agent of the man Olifiers, and had instigated the young lady to leave her home, and accompany her to France, where he (Mr Young) believed it was the intention of Olifiers to join them. A warrant was granted on Saturday for the appearance of Houghton, and she was captured on Saturday night at the London-bridge station, on the arrival of the train from Folkestone. When arrested, the prisoner said to the police-inspector Kerrisy: ‘ 1 did not take her, she left of her own accord. I only went to France with her to take charge of her.’ Mr Stoddert solicitor, who defended the prisoner, mantaned that there was really no case against her. She did not counsel aid, or abet Mr Olifiers in the abduction of the young lady. Mr Knox observed that the prisoner had been guilty of an act of great imprudence, to say the least of it. He remanded her, and refused bail. On Thursday, both prisoners were again placed at the bar. Miss Tolly, was called as a wiluess, said the prisoner Olifiers was in the habit of coming to the fancy repository kept by her parents in the Bow-road. They began to correspond about two months ago. Her letters were sent to Mrs Houghton’s addressed to Miss Annie Wilson. Abut a month before Good Friday he spoke about marriage, and he afterwards gave her £5 to buy clothes. It was agreed that she she should proceed to Boulogne. On Good Friday she left her father’s house and went to Mrs Houghtons, Stafford-row, Bow, as she thought she should like her to go with her. ihey went to the Queen Hotel, St. Martin’s-le-Grand, that night, and slept in the same room, and next day Mr Olifiers joned them. Mrs Houghton gave her £5 she had received from Mr Olifiers, and he gave her £2O to pay expenses. It was agreed that they should go to Boulogne and then to Paris. After their marriage they were to visit Mr Oliflers’s native place in Holland. On Sunday morning they went by rail to Bedlull to Folkestone, where they slept all night—she in one room, Mrs Houghton and her child who was with her, in another, and Mr Olifiers in a third. Mr Olifiers left.thom next day, and they proceeded to Paris. Her father and brother found her in Paris, and brought her in on Saturday. She produced a long and ill-written letter she bad received while there from Olifiers, in which he sent her ‘ ten hundred thousand kisses,’ and called - her ‘ sweetest, dearest, lovely Lizzie,’ and described the mannes in which he was watched by the police in London in consequence of the suspicion against him. In cross-exrmination Miss Tolly admitted that she made the first advances to the male prisoner. She opened the correspondence by sending him a fancy card with ‘ A Merry Christmas aad a Happy New Year’ written upon it and signed with her own name. She knew Mr Oiifiers was married, but he told her he should get a divorce from bis wife and marrry her. At a late hour Mr Paget again remanded the prisoner. The prisoners were again brought up on Friday and committed for trial.”