The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER,.

PLUNDERING SHOPKEEPERS--ALLEGED ROBBERY BY
ACCIDENT.-A respectably dressed middle-aged woman,
who gave her name Margaret smith, was charged with
committing a robbery at the shot of Mr. John Groabey, a
clothier, 55, Strutton-ground, W!stminster.
John Harvey, a youth in the prosecutor's employment,
said she was passing by the shopat 8 o'clock last evening,
when he saw her iut her hand down amongst some caps
that were resting on an iron static in front of the shop win-
dow. He immediately missed tie cap, and she was going
on, when he stopped her, pulled aer cloak on one side, and
took the cap from under her arm,
Mr. Arnold—Did the prisoner say anything ?
Witness—She asked me what was the matter and what
I was doing, when I told her I vas looking for a cap that
she had taken from our door. When I took the cap away
from her she said she was very sorry, she did not intend
to do it. I then took her back to the shop.

Mr. Arnold—Was she sober?
Witness—Quite sober.

Sergeant Grant, 2 B, said he WEN called to take the pri-
soner into custody, when on her Laing charged with steal-
ing the cap produced, she stated that she had had no in-
tention of stealing it, and begged to be allowed to go, but
her request was not acceded to.
Prisoner--I am very sorry that this has occurred, but it
was purely accidental. I was passing the shop when nay
cloak came unfastened, and a shawl which I was wearing
under it for warmth slipped down and nearly fell off. I
pulled it to got it again upon my shoulders, and with it my
cloak, and I must have caught this cap up in doing so.
The cap was not fastened in any way,and was fixed between
my cloak and shawl, where it hung for a minute till the boy
found it; and I declare most positively that I never had it
in my hand.
Mr. Arnold—The boy says he saw you put your hand
down as you passed.
Prisoner—l did not. I knew nothing about the cap until
it was found between my shawl and cloak.
Mr. Arnold—Let the boy stand up egain.
Mr. Arnold—Now this is a most serious matter to this
poor woman. Are you certain that you saw her put her
hand down to the caps as she was in the act of passing.

Witness--I am.
Mr. Arnold remanded the accused till Tuesday next.

THAMES.

A MiscntEvous WolfAiv.—Mary Ann Taylor, a
woman about 27 years of age, who said she was the wife of
a labourer, was brcught before Mr. Partridge, charged
with breaking a large sheet of plate glass, valued at XI, in
the window of the Brewers' Hall, wine and beer house in
the Commercial-road

......
A carman, named William Tucker, said he was passing
the Brewers' Hall soon after 10 o'clock last night, and saw
glass which was broken s.tsle and hurl it against a pane
intoof
many pieces. She then ex-
othleeimpreidso,n, elrnpaivcke
duopne it
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Mr. Stephen Henry Atkins, the landlord of the Brewers'
Hall, said the pane of glass was worth Li. The prisoner
said she came out to break windows, and if she had not
smashed his glass, she most certainly
would have broken
some other person's glass.
Mr. Partridge—Are you insured?
Witness—l am not, sir.
night, and really did not know what she did.
Whe
she was intoxicated last
The prisoner, in defence, said
Mr. Partridge—
re is your husband ?
Isir; he promised to be here.
ler
bad been guilty of a very
wantoni‘Tilii . e.
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and
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shlai don'tiedvotuhee koponrtoi.swo
He Should not dispose of this
case until he saw the prisoner's husband. If some arrange-
ment was not effected with the laudlord of the beerhouso,
he should inflict a severe punishment.

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IMPUDENT ROBBERY.---Ann ItaVdtol2e, alias Margaret
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was brought
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stealing
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a a shawl,
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of
a
poor woman named
, St, George's in the
East.
practice of entering the
recognised The
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soonerg, put in the dock than she was
aoler,maks an old thief, who
pleaded guilty a few years ago before Ur. Yardley, and was
many
robberies similiar
tcoonthvieetperde.senSth,eahnacis been
dwellings of the poor in their absence and taking up any
thing that fell in the way.
The prosecutrix, I\lrs. Callahan, beard footsteps in her
room while she was in another part of her house, and upon
returning saw the prisoner leaving the room with a shawl
was in guilty
the of
under her arm, which she had removed from a chair. Mrs.
Callahan stopped the prisoner, and detained her till a con-
stable arrived. The shawl was valued at 33. 6d., and the
only one possessed by the poor woman to whom it belonged.
Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market quiet; no change. Sales about 3,000
bales. Imports, 3,138; previously, 11,702.

SHIPPING—This Day.

LoNnoN, Jan. 28.—Winn this day at noon—SSW.
moderate braze, and very fine weather.

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Morning.
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Arrived, Jan. 2S—Gifon, from Revel ; Blue Jacket,
from Languna.
Sailed, Jan. 28—Seine (steamer), for Boulogne ; Lord
John Russell (steamer), for Dunkirk.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Freedom of Dartmouth, and Squirrel, schooner,
from the north for the west ; Cowringhee, from Calcutta,
for London.
Anchored—Orquo, from London, for London.

TUE SIIAKSPERE COMMITTEE, it should be re-
membered, have given their sanction to the publication of
a Coventry badge, the production of Messrs. MuHoney and
Johnson, of that city (who have presented £25 to the tund),
with a view to its being worn on April '23. It is expected
that this approval of the badge will IQ of great assistance
to the manufacturers of Coventry.