The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-10 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH- STREE T.

A CASE OF REAL DISTRESS.—An application having
been made to Mr. Tyrwhitt on behalf of a poor widow
named Herring, living in St. Ann's-court, Soho, O'Shaugh-
nessy, one of the warrant officers of the court, was ordered
to make inquiries, and reported to the magistrate that he
found the poor woman, who had been left a widow only a
few weeks, living with her family of seven children in a
small room. The poor woman was in a sad state of health,
and in very great distress, which was increased from the
fact that three of the children were ill. O'Shaughnessy
further stated that he found Mrs. Herring to be a most de-
serving person. The result of the officer's inquiries being
satisfactory to the magistrate, Mrs. Herring, whose ap-
pearance fully bore out what had been said respecting the
state of her health, which is such as to leave little hope of
her recovery, attended the court, supported by a friend, and
Mr. Tyrwhitt kindly ordered her to receive some assistance
from the poor-box.
STEALING VALUABLE BROOCH.—THE DANGER OF
TAKING SERVANTS WITHOUT CHARACTERS.—E. South
gate, a young woman, who had only been 10 days in the
service of Mrs. Catherine Vaile. of 216, Oxford-street, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a brooch of the
value of £36, the property of her mistress.
Mrs. Vaile said the prisoner had only been in her service
10 days, and on Monday she missed a brooch of the value
of £36, from a drawer in her bedroom. She asked the
p,is ner if she had seen it, and she said she had not,
and protested her innocence. She told the prisoner
that she should not leave the house till it was found,
and yesterday the prisoner said she would, and she (Mrs.
Vaile) then sent for a policeman who took the prisoner to
the station, but the ch,rge was not taken. The prisoner
followed her home, and while in the kitchen she raised the
prisoner'S clothes and found one of her petticoa's on the
prisoner. She then sent for a constable and he took the
prisoner to the station, and n her (Mrs. Vaile) returning
home again the brooch was found on the kitchen floor
where the prisoner must have thrown it, fearing the con-
stable would search her The prisoner begged to be for-
given, and said she would give £l,OOO if she was not pro-
secuted.

Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mrs. Vaile whether she had a
character with the prisoner.

Mrs, Vale said she was to have had one, but the prisoner
represented herself to be in distress, and she at once took
her in consequence.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

ROBBERY AT THE ST. JAMES'S BATHS.—Alfred Wm
Catley, a young man, was charged with robbery at the St.
James's Baths, Marshall-street, Golden-square.

A young man named Malcolm Josephus Mill, having
been ill for some time, went to the baths, and left his clothes
in one of the departments. The prisoner left the water
before him and dressed himself. When the prosecutor
afterwards went to dress titnself he put his hand in his
pocket and found that his purse had been transferred from
one pocket to the other of his trousers, and 55., which the
purse contained, had been abstracted. The prisoner made
e.ff, but was captured, and then owned to taking the money.
Mr. Tyt whitt said it was of importance to persons who
went to the baths that their property should be protected
He should commit the prisoner for a month with hard
labour.