The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-05-25 00:00:00

Legal.

AN INCENTIVE TO CRIME.

On Wednesday, at the Guildhall Polies Court, Lon-
don, Ann Spettigue, about 30 years of age, was charged
with stealing 24 yards of silk fringe and other trimmings
belonging to Mrs. Parkes, of George-yard, by whom she
was employed.
Mrs. Parkes said she had missed a quantity of trim-
mings since the prisoner had been working for her,
and in consequence of information she received from
one of her workwomen she gave the prisoner into
custody.
Fan Parkes said she saw • card of fringe sticking out
of the prisoner's pocket as she left to go to dinner.
The prisoner indignantly denied the charge, and said
her pocket was not sufficiently capacious to receive the
property it was alleged she had stolen. The fact was,
Mrs. Parkes engaged her with the view of making her
work as • forewoman. She had mantles to take home,
for which she was pald IS farthings each, and three-half-
pence for making the best mant,ee.
Alderman Carter.—Five farthings and three-half-
pence for making mantles?
Prisoner.—Yes, Sir, that is all I get, and when I told
Mrs. Parkes it was not enough, as I can only earn 4s. 94.
• week, working day and night, she said she was
ashamed of the pries, but ahe expected better work from
the warehouse.

pay her 2id. each mantle.
Prisoner.—lt is only lid., and I have to find needle,
and ootton out of that.
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—AI-dre;1711;-&-rier-.7And that is all you are allowed for
making a mantle ! Well, I have heard of the tailors'
sweating syetem, but I had no idea it had extended to

the mantle trade. Three-halfpence for making a mantle !
I never heard of ouch a thing.
Mrs, Parkes.—l assure you, Sir. I pay her 2s. 6d. per
dozen for nicking mantles, and the profit im little
enough, for I only get 33. per dozen from the warehotioe,
and have all the trouble and loss of time in obtaining
the work. a
Alderman rlarter.—You are quite right, the profit i
little enough. lam not finding fault with you, hut I
am looking at the merciless dealing of those merchants
who are giving such a bare pittance for such an amount
of work. I could not have believed it possible.
The officer oaid,—The prisoner has given a false name
and address, your worship.
Prisoner.—lt is not true. My name is Spettigue, and
the addreso is quite correct.
Alderman Carton—l alien remand her, in order
that some further inquiry may be made as to bet
character.

A DISHONEST TRAVELLER.—George Brown, a groom,
was charged with travelling almond due on a railway
between -Sseingetoke and London, without paying his
fare of Be, 6d., and intended to avoid payment.
ment.

--Robert Bassett, a ticket collector at Waterloo station,
deposed that, the night before, while collecting the
tickets from a Southampton train, defendant, who was
in a second-class carriage, offered him Is. 6d. as his
faro from Kingston. He asked him if the guard had
put him in at Kingston, and defendant replied that he
had. He than told him he could not take his money
until he had seen the 'guard and the guard having
denied putting him into the train, as stated, he took the
defendant before the manager at the station, when he
admitted that he had done wrong, and was very sorry
for it.

Defendant admitted that he had got in at Basingstoke,
and intended to get out at Kingston, but did not do so,
and.wee.y.ery lorry for !hit he had done.

,
Mr. Elliott observed that there could be no doubt that
he contemplated an impudent fraud on the company, and
for the offence he must pay a penalty of £2, or be ho.
pilloried for twenty days.
The defendant paid the penalty, and offered the fare to
Inspector Brent, who attended on behalf of the coin-
pany but that officer refused to accept it, telling him
that the company would proceed against him in another
manner, for its recovery, and it WU • matter under con-
sideration whether he should not be indicted for fraud.