The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-31 00:00:00

POLICE.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.
Havrow.oanotw.--Seturday a young seaman, named Jemirna
Phi/pot, about 20 years of age, was charged with stealing between
70!. and 801. front 'her late master, in notes of the Leicester Bank.
From the evidence it appeared, that she became an orphan at the
age of seven years, mid had from that time until within these
three months been il the fan' ly of the gentleman whom she had
treated with so much ingratitude. She then suddenly absconded,
taking, as was supposed, the money in question, and had con-
trived to elude every search that had been made for her, until a
letter addressed to her aunt at Tiverton, and which had been
opened at the post-office, gave the desired information. In this
letter site stated, that although something preyed; heavy on her
mind, yet she was more comfortable than when feeding turkeys ;
and concluded by saying, she might be heard of at a tobaccontst's
in Chichester-place, liray's.inn-lane-road, where she was found by
Colson, a constable who received the information. On being taken
she confessed the robbery, and said that she had intended to go
away that night, as she had a presentiment that a discovery was
near. his. Huddleston, with whom the prisoner lived in Chiclies-
ter-place, said that she had been in his service about eight weeks,
and had represented herself as an orphan, anti just come from
Hereford. In a few days after, she told him site had received a
little legacy on the death of her mother, to the amount of 55/.,
which she requested he would enter for her in some savings' bank.
This request he acceded to, and she produced that ruin all in notes
of the Hereford Bank. From her general behaviour, he had not
the least suspicion that she came dialtonesily by the property.
Mr. ROGERS said that it was a case of the basest ingratitude he
had ever heard of. He should of course remand her till all the parties
were able to appear.
Mary Balmer, a wretched-looking 013 woman, was charged on
suspicion of stealing two large silver table.spoone, the owners of
which are at present unknown.—Mr. Crer, a pawnbroker, residing
in Gray's Inn-lane, said, that about an hour before the prisoner
came to his shop, and offered the spoons to pledge for 11. They
were very large and weighty, and bore the Scotch Hall mark, but
were without crest or Initials. On asking her whose spoons they
were, and how they came into her possession, her answers were so
evasive and unsatisfactory, that he thought it his duty to detain
both her and the propertr. The spoons he now produced. It was
here mentioned by an officer. that her son-in-law was a dustman,
and cleared most of the houses in Gray's Inn and its vicinity ; and
as there were several Scotch families in that quarter, it ought be
through his agency the spoons raise into her possession.—ln her
defence the prisoner declared she found then in Holborn, wrapped
up in brown paper, and thought she had a right to pawn them if
she liked,—She was ordered to be remanded for a few days, and in
the mean time every endeavour should be made to find the owner.
The spoons were delivered Into the charge of Limbrick.
CHARGE OF ItAPI.
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Jew, living in Shoreditch, a hawker of shawls and silks, was on
Saturday put to the bar, on a charge of rape on Ann Martin, a
married women, and the mpther of several children, last Wednes-
day week, at No. I, Brownlow.strie, Drury-lane. The case was
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