The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28 00:00:00

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C--(' POLICE INTELLIG'E NCE.

GUILDHALL.—EmiIe Goldstom, of 83, Fleet-street,
was charged with unlawfully selling obscene prints.
Mr. Clarkson appeared to prosecute en behalf of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice, arid said 'this case
displayed a new mode of vending indecrictures, which
were daguerreotyped figures of wom tral*st a nude
state, taken in duplicate from living oblecks,aika.coloured
for the stereoscope. There was not L',49. slightest doubt
as to their immoral tendency. The ptieoher, in this case,
was a German, and whatever might be7:thought of sm h
pictures ou the continent, the sale ofthein in this coun-
try Wa3 a misdemeanour of a very high character. It wag
then shown that an agent in the cropta,y6:of the society
went to the prisoner's shop on Thursday Pat,z-and, asked
for seine daguerreotype pictures for the stereoscope. He
did not state what kind of pictures he required. The
prisoner showed him about twenty different subjects to
selnt from, all of which were of a very indecent charac-
ter. The witness selected one, and paid 15s. for it, and
then applied to the magistrate for a warrant, and on
taking the prisoner into custody the officer found in the
shop about 25 prints of a similar description.
The prisoner denied having sold the prints with the
knowledge that he was infringing the law, as such things
were sold freely in France and Germany, and exposed
openly for sale.
Alderman Humphery said ho had never seen such
obscene pictures exposed for sale during any of his visits
to the continent, and as it was an offence in this country
he should commit the prisoner to the sessions fur trial,
but he would accept bail for his appearance, two sureties
in 100/. each, and his own recognisances in 1007.
The prisoner was committed to Newgate in default.

MARYLEBONE.—Mrs. Mary Rantsbothant, wife o
Dr. Ramshothatn, physician, No. 7, Portman-square,
was charged with having stolen four cambric handker-
chiefs, the property of Mr. Moule, draper, 54, Baker-
street.

The prisoner was allowed to sit down in the dock dnr-
rg the investigation.

Dr. Rarnsbotbam was in court, and at by the side of
Mr. Franklin, the chief usher, close to the witness-box.
Mr. Herring, solicitor, Stafford-greet, here said he
attended for the prisoner, who seemed calm and collected.
Samuel Welch said—l am an assistant to Mr. Motile.
The prisoner has been in the habit of coming to our shop
and making purchases. This morning, bet wan eleven and
twelve o'clock, she came alone. I was standing, in the
centre of the shop, and the man who was serving her at
the counter had occasion to go away. I was looking in the
direction where she was, and saw her turn round and take
four. cambric handkerchiefs from a basket which was on
the counter. She put them in the pocket of her dress.
The value of them is 93. 6d. I went into the counting-
house and communicated to Mr. Mottle what I had ob-
served. Mr. Moule came out 'of the counting-house,
end I directed his attention • to the lady (the prisoner)
who was about leaving the shop. She was then -within
a few yards of the door. She went out, and I followed
her, and saw her go into a stationer's shop. Wlien the
came out I addressed her, and asked her If she bad not
been at Mr. Mouie's. Sate said she had not been there;
but almost immediately afterwards she said, " Oh, yes ;
I have." I requested her to step back with me, which
she did without hesitation, and on our way along Baker-
street she said, " I have got the handkerchiefs in my
pocket." I had not mentioned to her anything about
handkerchiefs. I told the prisoner, when she spoke of
the handkerchiefs, that rwas folly aware that she had
them ; and I also made a remark to her in reference to
some sleeves which wore stolen from the shop a week
or two ago, She said something in reply, but what it
was I cannot now recollect. I took her up-stairs to Mr.
Moule, when she drew from her pocket the four 'handker-
chiefs, and laid them upon the table, saying, " I merely
took them for the purpose of showing them to my sister,
and if she had not approved of them I should have
returned them." Mr. Moule desired that an officer
should be sent for, upon which prisoner said—" I hope
you will look over this, and send for Dr. Ramsbotham. '
Mr. Moule told her that it was a matter which he could
not upon any account pass over, and she was conse-
quent!y given into custody.
By Mr. Herring—Mr. Watkins was the person who
served the prisoner with what she required at the shop.
He is not present in court. The prisoner was in the
shop about ten minutes. There wore six or seven other
assistants there. No other customer was there but the
prisoner. I did not observe what articles were shown
to her by the party by whom she was served. The
basket was brought from the opposite part of the shop
to whore the prisoner was standing ; it is a usull thing,
whether articles are asked for or not, to bring forward
the basket as an inducement for ladies to make a pur-
chase. It was Mr. Moule, jun., who brought the basket
over and put it upon the counter. Prisoner had not
been in the shop more than three minutes before the
basket was put upon the counter. She did not look at
the handkerchiefs until after the young man had served
her with what she wanted, and had left her.
Mr. Broughton—Did she open the handkerchiefs
when she produced them, as you have stated ?
Witness—No, sir ; they were folded as they are now.
Mr. Broughton—Did she take any parcel away with
her?

Witness—l can't say, sir, whether she did or not.
Police-constable Beckett, 231 D, said—At twelve to-
day I was called into the shop, and the prisoner was
given into my custody. She was in a room up stairs.
I saw the handkerchiefa—(they were here produced by
the officer)—lying upon a table. She begged that Mr.
Motile would not charge her, as it would be such a dis-
grace to her family and connexions. She again asked
Mr. Moule to forgive her, but ho said he could not. She
then said to him, "Do as you. like." I took her to the
station-house in a cab, and at her request Dr. Rams-
botl•am was sent for.

Mr, Herring—Did she seem much excite-a ,and con•

fused when you took her in charge ?
Witness—Very much so.
Mr. Broughton, having ascertained that thcra was no
further evidence at present, said that he should remand
the prisoner to a future day, and it would then be neces-
sary to bare present the assistant by whom the prisoner
was served.

Mr. Herring—Will your worship take bail ? Any
amount of bail can be forthcoming.
Mr. Broughton--I don't feel that I should be acting
right in doing so, after the evidence which has been ad-
duced. lam bound, Mr. Herring, to do what I consi-
der to be justice, irrespective of rank or condition of life,
as to any party who may be charged before me. The
prisoner stands remanded until Monday next.
Mr. Herring—Then your worship positively refuses
to take bail ?

Mr. Broughton —I do, at present ; and if, on Mon•
day, when the prisoner is again brought up, I should
consider as to the propriety of my then liberating her
upon recognisances, I should certainly require nothing
short of two sureties in 1,0001. each.
The prisoner was then locked up.