Diss Family History Group

THE WAXWORKS’ CONTEMPT.

Respondent’s Undertaking: Case Allowed to Drop.

This morning Mr Justice Swinfen Eady sitting as vacation judge in the High Court of Justice resumed the hearing of a motion by Mr. Henley in which the proprietor of waxworks at Great Yarmouth named Stewart was asked to appear before the Court to answer a charge of contempt.

The grounds of the application were that the respondent exhibited a portrait model of William Gardner at present under committal on a charge of murder at Peasenhall, Suffolk, the victim being a girl named Rose Harsent. The models were stated to represent the prisoner standing behind the girl in a threatening attitude.

Stewart the respondent to-day appeared before his lordship and explained that the inclusion of the models complained of had been done by his agent without his knowledge or authority and he had already telegraphed to have the figures removed along with all posters &c., and would go to Yarmouth by the next train to see that the instructions he had given were carried out. He further undertook to pay the costs.

Under this undertaking counsel for the complainant did not press the motion and said he would take no further steps in the matter.