The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-22 00:00:00

STRIPPING OF A CHILD BY A CHILD.

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Mary 3PNatly, • girl about 51I'Vell years of age, was in-
drcied :or stealing one pinafore' value 2d, our petticoat,
salor ld, and one frock, ralne 6.1., the goods ut William
Fodder, off the person of his ~on, in the parish of St. Mar-
Romeo, ‘lestminster, na the 16111 September.
Elizabeth Fodder' the wife of the NON ("slur, and mother
II the boy, stated, that she lived in Wrsinsinster road; uu
Thorrilay last was its her noon at sit% o'clock iii the evening,
aid bad her son anti her; • little girl, the one at the bar,
came in and asked him to go on, to play ; she had sliver
area her before; be went ; at the time he had on the clashes
mreitionrd is the radicinrent ; he did nut return till half.
past ten o'clock; i.e had the petticoat on ; but the most of
tee other things bad been taken off; his father brought him
Luck.

The boy was then put on the table, and did net appear to
be above three years and a laslf old.
Wm. Fodder, the prosecutor, a soldier, said, that on his
sou's nut coming home; he went out through the neighbour-
hood in search of him, anal fund him at the house of W. il-
lisin Stanley, He knew nothing 11101 C.
John Smith, a genteel looking boy, described himself as
the son of a King's Messenger, residing in Pimlico. On
the earning in question he had been out walking, and saw
Vie child on the table in company with the little girl at the
bar. She had the child's clothes off—witness desired her
to put them on, as it was indecent to have him iu Held con-
ei..eon in the street. A lady passing did the same. On this
•",e took the child down Sistford.plare, and they followed
s.iil watched her. He wes shortly after joined by William
It was between sin and seven • o'clock when hr first
s,itr lier.
William Stanley, a soldier, was passing, at '2O miuutes
yea,t ...yea, and wan addiewsed by a lady, fur God's sake"
in, take the little child from the girl into his care ; he asked
lie gal where she had been with the child? blie answered
they were coining from school. lie said, is it at this hour?
Ye.s, said she, we are often at school later. He endeavoured
to make the boy tell his name, but she cried out, you need
sod ask hint any qieestiona he never spoke in his life—he is
ell brother William," wl;erena the hay's name was Fee.
eleak. Un questiouing her where leer father and mother
I eeil, she said, beyond the Peek its Westminster. Wit-
t,' told her when vier it was, lie would to nod leave her
at home. She replied, there was not the least occasion, she
erns often out ninth later, and knew the road very well. He
nollkill'alendleiti she led him through Ducking-
t.sui.grete ihto the Park, to Westmiuster,from that to Piece-
s; V), and Ruud-Street ; and on his remonstrating with her,
sad her fallsea's hoese sae iu Oxford-lane, Osturd•street.
Yo•isig Smith was with witness, and after Ibis they dropt
shout fifty or sixty yard., to observe whit she would
40, still keeping her in night. She made minus efforts to
e;a.le them, and at one time thinkiag she had succeeded in
etieugso,lo gnu to sing in the street, asking the passe ugtra for
looney, and aelliog them her father was a bricklayer; on this
v.-itreass went up to her and said he nculel take her to the
nateb.hutise; at hearing which she began to cry so loud,
thil a ereewel of about *2OO people collected, some of whom
sevieed him to beware of what he was about ; by the advice
ed tethers, however, coneurrisig with his uwu judgment, he
takeber to the watch-house; the keeper lucked her up,
Giro she began again to cry dr. atlful!y, and offered if
Ile would let her out, to esplaiu herself to him; he opened
tie door, and she raid that her name was Denby, and
tout she lived in George.street, Si. Gilea's. Afterwards
sic said on her hollow, if be would let her go away,
else stolid tell him her real name, which sbe then repre.
•eraed in he Mao, M' ally, and that she bad a step-
toll mother. 11 be officer said a oiglit's lodging
love would do her no harm, and kept her lucked up all
t..,111t. Witness took the boy home, iniendMg to bring
tin to the watch•hoose, but Ins parents wide shortly after.
• a I Ja, found, to shun( he delivesed hint about tau o'clock.
Ise xi morning the girl was taken In Mailboiough.street, and
it appeared the lass swine was her true one, and that her
menhir bad been Meirried • second time, to a nian of the
Lame of Denby. Mae ladd the Justice there that her father
hawked rotten and lace among* the streets, and that her
/rutin,. was • ballad singer.
The mother of the git I said that she was addicted to many
had habits, from which She tried in vain to break !le off—iu

pm-titular: to ramming awsy from her, and going no one
knew whither. (lure site bud kept away ter meow weeks to-
getter, and whet. brought home, after two wiplits, ran off
again. She had Imem rudessou ring to gri icr into the House
a Refuge, and would he glad if she was pet into any place
where she might leant better vats.
The Jury tumid the Prisoner Guilty.
%the Chairman, after some deliheiation sad comiultation
with the Magistrates, sentenced her to usie mouth's solitary
j mprisonmeut in the House of Correction.
PICLING POCKETS, &c.
George Howard, aged IS, was indicted for stealing true
htodherciilef, value 10d. front the person of Henry Robert
wow", is the parish of St. Mary-le-hone.
Henry Kobset Wither. mod, he was walking no the day
uisted is tie tauttetateot through true if the streets 'Kir
sdsi•square, sod staddeply beard a cry of " Viola bandker.
(loaf is *split'!" He found it ass guise, and saw Ilse
nrr run past Wan with it ; he porsimit, and nes..l km sight
a him; be dropped it in "Soho-square, tool was lakes up
ter rg by an officer ; bad into doubt it was the Prisoarr.
The oCiceg was gotta'l taut did nut appear.—Verdiets
On the Catitt&lialet iturising into Ws character, it,ap-
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