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RUNNINGAWAY FROM SCHOOL.A BOARDING6At the Worcester Shirehall, Ann Ewings, Elisabeth Arle, Sarah Lewis, John Greaves (butcher), and Edward Ballinger (baker), all of Ombersley, have been charged, the first named with having, on the 24th of April, at the b of Ombersley, taken, or caused to be taken, Annie ilton, who was under the age of Id, out of the posses' sion and against the will of Mary Mills; the others wereoharged with aiding and abetting.Mr. Clutterbuck, who appeared for the complainant,stated that Miss Mills kept a boarding school for young ladies at Ombersley; that on the 24th April, during her temporary absence, Miss Hamilton and two other young ladies left the school, and concealed themselves at the house of Mrs. Ewings. When Miss Mills was searching for them she passed the house of Mrs. Ewings, wb- seeing her, told them to keep close. *Mrs. Ewings got Greaves and Ballinger to wait outside the village with a cart a a 11 the young ladies came to them J Mrs. Lewis mid Mrs. Arle gave the young ladies mqney; and the men drove them toWorcester. ..Miss Hamilton, who is 15 years old, was called as a witness. She Bald that she and her two feUow-boarders, Pimm a Lines and Jane Dunbar, left the school and went to the house of Mrs. Ewings. They said they were going to run away from school, but had not money enough, and they were given 5s. each by the three female defendants. Greaves and Ballinger came up with a trap; they got in, and were driven to Worcester. When they reached Worcester they went to the Pack Horse, and had some claret. Ireavea and Ballinger sf yod here withJhemabc uarters of an hour, and then went with them to the statum.'• e and the other young ladies went home to their** This was the case for the prosecution.Mr Bentley, for the defendants, submitted that no cawshad been mSe out. In this case.the ymumtheir own accord, had gone from the tMills before anything occurred in reference to the dawn-dantev£}w«ejessed to go back, butreftued todo soSd then the7 defendants did what best unde the circumstances—assit »d tib» to reach their homes. This was done in broad daylight inthe village of Ombersley; there was no concealment of any% magistrate said that looking to the words of the statute,“ 8Sfunlawfully take or cause to bo taken, they Jame to the conclusion that the case was not proved. Thedefendants were therefore discharged. , ,* Major Lavie observed that, in his opinion, the drfemdantshad done wrong. They ought to have taken the young1*M^ ^re^°who sheared for Lewis, said if the whole ofthe circumstances J td been gone int; he shewn that all that his clients did was under the impulseof womanly feeling.
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Sun and Central Press
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, May 20, 1872
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