The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTS.

CLERKENWELL.
Mary Bailey, • girl about 17 years of age, was charged
with an accomplice named Mary Clarke, • slovenly girl, of
about the same age, with stealing a parcel containing • gold
chain and seal, a gold pencil-die and toothpick, and a gold
locket and cornelian heart, the property of Sarah Jackson,
a young lady residing at Mr. Carter's, silversmith and
jeweller, Matilda-street, Islington. From the eircumstanees
ander which the robbery was effected thereon be no doubt
that a scheme for plundering the prosecutor's premises to a
mash greater extent had been for some time in contem-
plation.
Mr. Alfred Carter, who stated that he took the prisoner
Bailey into bin service from motives of charity, deposed that
en Saturday evening last the girl was sent out on • few
errands, but never returned. On the robbery being dis-
covered her absence gave rise to the opinion that she
was the thief. He accordingly gave • description of her
to the police authorities, and on Monday evening she and
her companion were apprehended at a " penny gaff" in the
neighbourhood of King's•cross. On being taken into cus-
tody. the prisoner Bailey informed witness that she was in-
duced by her companion to leave the street-door ajar, and
to tell her where the property in question was placed. She
did as requested, informing the other prisoner that the
property was placed upon the stairs. She further stated
an the presence of witness and others that her companion
had frequently endeavoured, but without success, to per-
suade her to let thieves in during the night.
Miss Julius and other witnesses corroborated the evi-
dence of Mr. Carter with reference to the statement made
by the prisoner Bailey.
The prisoners denied all knowledge of the robbery, and
Clarke declared with the utmost of that she had
ads any such confession as that deposed to by the
several respectable witaemes.
Scott, 390, informed the magistrate that when taken into
custody, the prisoner Bailey stated that the property was
pawned at a pawnbroker's near the Holloway-gate, but
that no trace of the articles had as yet been discovered.
The prisoners were remanded for a week.
THAMES.

WM . Foley, aged 10, was charged with stealing coals.
A Thames police-constable, named Major, No. 36, stated
that he saw the prisoner take four large pieces out of a ,
barge moored near the Thames Tunnel, in Wapping, and
after covering them with mud he put them in a baaket.
Tho prisoner, in defence. said he was only 10 years old.
Mr. Yardley—You are old enough to know better.
The prisoner—l want to get a living for ra,pelt. I only
take the bits of coal out of the barges. There's plenty
more, sir.
Mr. Yardley—What did you intend to do with the coals ?1
The prisoner—To sell them about the streets, as I have
before.
Mr. Yardley—Where do you live ?
The prisoner—With Mrs. Driscoll, an Irish woman, like
myself. She gives me a lodging free, and I have to find
myself, quite how I can. My mother lives in the same
house, in the back kitchen.
Mr. Yardley—There is a fire there ?
The prisoner—And a good one, yer banner.
Mr. Yardley—And it is kept alive by stealing coals.
Where is your father ?
The Prisoner—ldes at home with a dead leg, sir.
'I be mother of the prisoner, a dirty and dissipated look-
ing Irishwomse got into the witness box, and M a whining
tons said she brought up her main the paths of virtue end
honesty, that lto was a good boy, that she always kept him
at ham what be was sot at @shoal, that be wooer west