AUSTRALIAN NEWS. An Extraordinary Case. Alleged Abduction of a Young Woman.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 191, 12 February 1887, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

An Extraordinary Case.

Alleged Abduction of a Young Woman.

At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on 31st January, before Mr Addison, S M., Edward Gilbert Flemming, of the firm of Messrs Thompson and Fleintning, importers, of Wynyard Square, was broughi upon remand charged with fraudulently detaining Julia Margaret Rose, a female, aged eight een years, out of the possession and against the will of Thomas Rose, the person having lawful charge of her. Fiom thu evidence adduced, it appeared that the prosecutor was Thomas Hose, mining manager, of Solomon Terrace, Surrey-street, and chat the girl was his daughter, and wa6 formerly in charge of some refreshment rooms in Oxford-street. On December 28 the deiendant, with Miss Rose, drove up in a cab to Mr Rose's houee, and Mr Flemming wae introduced to Mr Rose by hia daughter as "her intended." Mr Flemming eaid no wad paying hia addresses to his daughter, and as Boon as he could fix up his business in the warehouse he intended to marry her. Mr Roeo then replied that his daughter was rather young, and he would have to be consult* d in the matter. Mr Flemming rhen taid he understood that Mr and Mrs Ro j © were going to the races on New Year's Day, and that he had asked Miss Robe to go. Miss Koso left her father's house betweon 10 o'clock aud II o'clock on Kew Y ear's Day tv meot tbe defendant, as Mr Rose thought, to go to the races, but Mr Roee, who went to the races, did not see his daughter or tho defendant there. Miss Rose did not return home until tbe following auy, w hen the defendant iind she drove up to the hou6e in a cab. When Mr Rose spoke to hie daughter about boing out two days with the detendant the latter replied that he need not bo alarmed, as they changed their minds aud went to Manly. They miesed the last boat and ho took a private room for Miss? Rose and one for himtelt. Aitor this interview Mr Flemmhjg lett, and Mr ito-e sent his daughter to her room The following day Mr Ro.-e a^kbd hia daughter fci an explanation, and sho eaid slie wae married to Mr Flemming, Me Robe then went to Mr Flemming and asked him if he was honourably and lawfully married to hU daughter, but ho decliued to give him any intotmation, Mr Fleoiniing then went into King-street, where he mat Miss Rose, and they went away together. Mi-s Rote lefumed home that afternoon, and remained until 9 or 10 o'clock, when she went out, at.d did not return home again until t*he was taken homo in a cab. On tho following day Mr Rose and his wifo were goiDg down King street when thoy Baw the defendant with their daughter. Mrs Ro-e thrashed Mr Flemuiing with her umbrella, and ho away and ran to his warehouse, w hilo her daughter ran into a refreshmentroom in King street Mr Roae took his daughter home and put her in her room, and the next morning, when Mr and Mrs Rose got »p, she was gone, and the stopped away from home until she was arrested by the police. Mr Rose said hid daughter was a good and prudent girl until she mat the defendant, and sho wan taken away againat his will and consent. Ho went to his solicitor, who wrote to defendant's solicitors on the matter, and they replied, offering £50 without prejudice, to petfclo the matter. It appeared that on New Year's Day Mies Ro.se and Mr Flemming went te the Steyne Hotel, Manly, where they stopped that night, occupying the same room. On January tho 6th Miss Rose wont to tho Langham Hotel, Wynyard Square, and said she had had a quarrel with nor father on account of her having been priva oly married. She stopped at the hotel, and on tho following day the defendant went to the Langham and stopped there that night, occupying the same room a? Miss Rose, who h'j said was his wife Emily Marriott, of Herefordatreet, Globe, gave evidence that Mies Ro^e lodged at her houuo for about a fortnight. She represented herself as a widow named Mrs Griffith-. The defendant, who represented him&elf as Mr Aahton, visited Mips Rose at Mis Marriott's, and it was from Mrs Mairiott'a tlvit the girl was arrested on a warrant as nn unwilling witness in the case. Mis? Rote, when in tho witness box, taid she left bar homo voluntarily and of her own f>-ee will on all occasions. Mr Fioimnirig did not induce her to leavf homo, and ho naver detained her. She loffc her father's home through fear, as her father threatened to "do for her." Bis Worship said that the defendant was charged with detaining the girl, and the evidence did not support tbe charge, therefore he dismissed the case.