Destitute and Starving in a Cellar.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3162, 25 March 1889, Page 2

Destitute and Starving in a Cellar.

At Westminster Police-Court, Warhurst, 19, a wretchedly-clad girl A who looked weak and ill, was before Mr d'Eyncourt under the following circumstancesßobert storekeeper to Mr 0. Humphries,,of . • Knightsbridge, deposed that jester-, day forenoon he -was engaged in • makingnn inspection of his premises, and among the places he '' visited was an empty house, Herbert-gate. In a coal cellar open-' ing into the area he found the accused lying on some boards with,nothing to cover tor with the exception: of ,H«|g dress, .Which was 1 covered with mud. The girl, who seemed to be in a dazed and half-, unconscious state, said, in reply to his questions, 'that sho .thought she had; r been in the cellar'some days, and that v Bhe en ma thero because she had no home oi' friends. The rain had come through into the cellar, which very close and smelt badly. Shewaßjfci given into custody really from motiveJß of charity.—Constable Clanoy, 5W - 8.R., said he was called to the cellar by the last witness, and found the accused "huddled in aheap" on the. boards. , She toldihim oh the way, to the station thai she spent her last 2d in bread and butter.on Saturday night, when she got into the area for shelter, and that she had had nothing to eat -sime; also that she was - formerly a weaver at Oldham, in Lnnaashire, which town she left in April or May la&t, partly on account of the strike of the mill hands, and partly because she was beaten and ill-treated by a cousin.—ln reply to questions put'by the magistrate and Mr Stafford, the chief iclerk, the girl stated that she tramped to London, begging her way, and that she got a situation during the season as a jam coverer at CroA/ and Black well'a, Siuce she wK • discharged from thero. she has been on the streets, aud had lived in a room with a girl called "Dark Annie." in Katharine-streot, Netting hill, i Wearied of .her wretched->lif<v| she said she could not go out" money, and' last Thursday, as she owed the landlady 8s she was .turned out. She walked about the -streets all Friday and Saturday, and late that night took shelter in the cellar, Dr Francis Pearse, divisional surgeon of police, who was sent for to examino the girl by,direction of the magistrate said she was in a very miserable, nervous condition, She had a nasty wound over' the left ankle, the result of a fall, and this was in a bad ¥tate : through neglect. It would take at'*.?least a fortnight to heal. She was weak for want of fond, but not so prostate as might have been,expected from so long a last, Constable Clancy remarked that she ravenously ate some scones which he bought her on the way to the station, She wsb so weak that,he had to bring herio the police-court in a cab. Bhaisiy that her parents were dead, and that her cousin at Oldham knooked her about because she did not bring home enongh money from the mill, Mr d'Enycourt commended the policeconstable for his humanity, and ordered his expenses to be refunded out of the Poor Box. The girl was sent to Kensington InGrmary, and hf' recognisances accepted to appear off tho court again in a fortnight's itime. V

The Spiritualistic . Sensation

Another''Walker Seance."

Some the Melbourne papers publishod some sensational, articles regarding Mr Tboa, Walker,' at present one of the members for Northumberland >n the Legislative Assembly, and then well-known as a Spiritualistic medium and leoturer. It was stated that while ongageOi Spiritualistic seances in CanadHß had caused tlio death of a maa named G, T, Saunders through the übo of phosphorus whilst carrying oa these seances. When Sir Henry Parkes came into office last time, be thought that, if possible, Walker's character should be cleared, and he wrote to the police authorities at Toronto, where the caso occurred in 1874, asking that the papers should be forwarded, in order that the case might be examined into. This was done, and they wore submitted to the then Attorney-General, Mr Wise, who expressed his opinion that a prima facie case had been; made out against Mr Walker." The InspectorGoneral of Police was informed of thfl <■ matter, and lie communicated the Canadian authorities, asking if they intended taking out an extradition order against Walker. A reply was received that the affair took place too long ago, and authorities did nob think they be able to get witnesses together now. It was explained that at' the time of the occurrence Walker left Canada for Amerioa. When Mr;,. Dibbs oame into office he had the papers relating to the caso printed, and he also asked Walkor for an explanation. On Friday both papers were laid on the table of the House. Walker's reply shows that while he and Saunders were experimenting with phosphorus in connection with Spiritualism the phosphorus exploded, and Saunders was badly burned. Lockjaw afterwards set in, from which ho died. Walker states that he returned to the United States, where ho was leoturing for two years and offered to givo himself up to justice, and he could have been arrestod at any time if wantod, Ho is of opinion' that Sir Honry Parkes simply used the oocurrenco to try to rain bis (Walker's) political life. Mr Walker lectured at Newcastle on Sunday night, whon he referred tff the charges of murder' in CaitffeY. made against him. At the olusion oi his address a resolution ; - was carried to the effect that the . papers laid before Parliament, together with Mr Walker's explanation, did not, in the opinion of the meeting, show that there was any truth in the charges alleged against Mr Walker, and that ho still retained the sympathy and confidence of ths audience.

Curious Relics. ? . Some curious relics ar'o about to fall into the possession- of'the city of Auckland, through -the kindness of Mr S. B. Browning. They formerly belonged to the late Mr' Samuel Browning. The first (says tlio New Zealand Herald) is a French brass oannon captured at Waterloo. Mr Browning is desirous of presenting this gun to the city, but as tlie ciroumstances under which it came into his possession'prevent his making it an absolute gift, he is desirous of placing it at the disposal of the City Council,^'a peppercorn } . has been; ip jipf «tji|i.. ; Brownirig'' family ,fpr fbrty v ts y ; prior to which it was owned bj Mr '< ,S. B. Browning's god-father, late Mr Benjamin Joyd, who irfi* s as a L6ng iboar4-: r of; fti.B < . ysoiit Wanderer. "ThW ie ilw't~

i copy of the "Australian Journal,' the oldest newspaper in the Australian colonies (1824), and Australian Wool Company's promissory it notes (£1 each) on the Royal Bank '▼of .Australia. Among the rare manuscripts are; Autograph letter from the Duke of Wellington; soveral letters from the late Joseph Hume, 11 .P.; letter from Dr. Gutzlaff, the oelebrated German traveller. All these letters we addressed to tho 8 late Mr S. 11. Browning. Petition of tho citizens of London to the House of Commons for the nM of the then existing navigation laws. This petition was drawn up by the late Mr S. Browning, and signed by all the leading bankers, merchants, shipowners, and influential citizens of the city of London. The ropeal of the navigation laws followed in due course. Among the curios arc two • Chinese magnetic compasses, Chinese silver hair-pins, eto. J WELI'S Haik BiipjM. 7 If gray, restores original color And ■ A|olegant dressing, softens and beautifies oil nui grew.. A Tonic Restorative stops hair coming, out; strengthens cleanses, heals scalp.