The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-31 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.
Joseph Plymplon, formerly • shopkeeper on the west side of
Fleet-market, was brought before Mr. Alderman Bit rnoEs yes-
terday, upon a warrant, charged with an assault of an aggravated
description.
Mr. Jopson, the Vestry Clerk of St. Andrew's, Holborn, briefly
stated the circumstances of the case. Their workhouse, he said,
unfortunately generally contained a large number of persons, male
and female. A master and a matron were appointed to superin-
tend these individuals, and the prisoner had the good fortune about
six months ago to be chosen into the former situation. Within a
few days the Overseers bad had an intimation that the prisoner
conducted himself improperly towards some of the young females
in the house; and upon inquiry so much had come out, that it was
deemed necessary to discharge him instantly front his office of
muter, and to take steps towards his further punishment.
Two girls were then examined, one of them only ten years and a
half old, who deposed to some gross and indelicate behaviour on
the inn of the prisoner.
The prisoner denied their statements.
The Alderman, however, crediting their testimony, and deeming
the charge to be of a nature that demanded the fullest investigation,
directed the prisoner to find bail to answer for the assault upon the
girls; and In default thereof lie was committed.
Sarah Murray was charged with haring stolen a blue coat, be-
longing to John Frederick Johnson, out of the house of Mr. Cooper,
541, Shoe-lane. The evidence brought forward was that of a ser-
vant girl, who had seen the woman go out of the shop, and sus-
pecting that she had stolen something, followed her, aud accosting
her, asked her what she had taken; sHe said" Nothing." Not being
satisfied with this answer, the whne,s went to a young man, who
was standing at the door of a neighbour's hones, and requested
him to go after the prisoner. The young man, H. Green, in com•
plianee with the above request, went after the prisoner, and asked
her what she had got : she said "Not any thing;" but he then ob-
served that a part of a blue coat was hanging below her shawl. He
therefore searched her, and found the suspicions of the servant folly
established by finding a blue coat upon her person.
The coat was identified by Johnson, who had left it suspended
upon a glass bin. In the pockets were found several instruments
cased by glaziers. and which were sworn to by Johnson.
The officer, on searching the prisoner, found in her basket a cloth
and liquor glass concealed under matches, and said that she had
been out or prison but a very short time.
The prisoner said that dtstress was the motion of the commis-
sion of the crime--that she had formerly kept a respectable shop,
and that her husblunt had left her about nine years ago, and bad
taken away 300/.
111 r. Alderman BRIDGES said, he thought lie should be render-
ing a service by sending her to Bridewell for three months, which
was done accordingly.
John Wills, who was discharged from this office last Friday, was
sent to Bridewell for three months, for having stolen some bunches
of greens from a stall in Fleet-market.