The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-24 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

POVERTY AND CRIME.—Mary Gosaney, a middle-aged
woman of creditable appearance, was charged with begging.
Sergeant Hornblow, 4 B, said that at 5 o'clock yesterday
evening he saw the defendant in Eccleston square. She
begged of a gentleman. She asked him to relieve her as
she was in great distress. She followed and asked him
again. She ;had soma iusees in her hand. Witness fol-
lowed her into High-street, where she met another gentle-
man, and accosted him, and he gave her a halfpenny. She
then followed two other gentlemen, when witness took her
into cust.Y.ly.
The defendant said she was not a beggar, a fact which
the magistrate might satisfy himself of by icquiry of her
landlord, who was in attendance. her husband was a cos-
termonger, but, having caught a severe cold five weeks ago,
was affected with so severe a hoarseness that he was unable
at present to obtain a living in the streets In order to
support her husband and little family of children she had
done different little jobs of needlework, and failing to pro-
cure further employment, thought it better to buy some
matches and sell in the street than starve, snd that was all
she was doing.
Mr Arnold—The officer says you ware begging; you
were following different gentlemen.
Defendant—To sell my matches.
Mr Arnold—The officer says not; you asked a gentle-
man to relieve you.
Defendant—By buying my matches, I meant.
Mt Arnold—lf you followed and importuned persons to
buy your matches until they gave
of you, it would be begging in anothyeorufoarrePe.nuzettomgeet
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your landlord.
Thomas Nolte, eize landlord, said the defendant had done
needle-work as describol, her husband being so hoarse that
he could not hawk his goods.
Mr Arnold—What has his hoarseness to do with his
hawking his goods ?
Witness—He can't holla out, and therefore it's no geed
his having goods to sell in the street; and so she's obliged
to do the best she can. She made some little things for
my wife last week to pay her rent.
Mr. ArnoLl said that as defendant did not appear to be
a regular beggar he should discharge her, which he did
with a caution.

THAALES.

THE LADIES' CLUB,—Airs Catherine Jones, of No. 5,
Three-milt-lane, Bromley, came before Mr Paget this
morning and asked him for a warrant apinst Mary Ann
Condon, the secretary of the the " Star of the East Total
Abstinence Sisters of Progr,;ss, Tent No. 2," held at Union-
cottage, Union street, Whitechap i
for refusing to pay her
30s and 2a costs, or reinstate her as a member.
The applicant was a member of the society, which con-
sisted entirely of women, and was excluded on very insuf-
ficient grounds. Mr Paget ordered the secretary to reinstate
her, or pay her 30s and 2s costs. In default Mrs Condon
Mrs Jones now stated that the soretary would not
pay was
t to
~ be imprisoned seven days in the House of Correc-
tion.h- money or reinstate her as a ~ sis:er," but was very
insolent and obstinate, and said she would not obey the
magistrate's order, but would go to prison for seven days.
There had been a good deal of litigation in the society, and
other members had been excluded at the caprice of the
secretary. •
Mr Paget said the law would be too str. ong for Mrs
Condon. He directed a minute of the order to be served
on the secretary, and if it was not obeyed a warrant would
issue.
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elderly man, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with
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B,,2aling 11b of raw coffee.
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London Doi.'; Company
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the sudden jerk overbalanced the frail craft, and both men
were immersed in the water. Oa coming to the surface one
was seen to seize hold of the other, when they both sank
and rose no more. The bodies were soon recovered. Ryan
has left a Nvjfe and six children, and Williams is the third
member of his family who has met a violent death.
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