The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A CLANDESTINE VISITOR.—James White, a stableman,
was charged with being found in the house of Mr. Raphael
Brandon, architect, 65, Regent-street, fc.a. an unlawful

purpose.
Mr. Brandon said that, in consequence of information he
received, he went last night into the bedroom of one of his
servants, and notwithstanding her denial that she had any
person there, found the defendant under the bed. He then
sent for a constable and gave him in charge, the young
woman stating that he had no right to dc so.
Sergeant Howe, 21 C, proved finding the defendant under
the bed.

Defendant said it was. quite true he was there.
The young woman stepped forward and, crying, said it
was all her fault, as she had invited the young man to the

house.

Sergeant Howe said the defendant had given a correct
add reas.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said Mr. Brandon was perfectly right in
giving the defendant into custody-. If not, housekeepers
would be exposed to the risk of all sorts of persons being
admitted to their houses. As the defendant had given a
correct address, he would take his own recognisance not to
go to the house again.
The required recognisance being entered into, the defen-
dant was discharged.
A CHILD-THIEF.—A MOTHER PROSECUTING HER
DAUGHTER.—Anne Maria Stevens, eight years of age, re-
siding with her parents at 33, Fitzroy-market, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with robbing her father of half-a-
crown.

On the mother, a respectable-looking woman, getting into
the witness box, and being asked by the Chief Clerk whe-
ther she wished to prosecute her own child, she said she
did, as it was not the first time she had been guilty of
robbery.
On being sworn the mother said that on the previous
afternoon she missed from a little box a half-crown, and on
asking her daughter (the prisoner) where it was, she denied,
all knowledge of it. Subsequently, however, it was ascer-
tained that the child had changed it at a sweetmeat shop.
She was then given into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said if it had been the first offence he
doubted whether her parents would have prosecuted.
The mother said that only a fortnight ago the child sold
a bundle of linen worth £1 58 to a rag shop keeper.
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Mr. Tyrwitt said he would have the child detained that
he might consider what could be done, but it was understood
that she was to be given up to her mother at the close of
the day.

THAMES.
Mr. Paget, the Magistrate recently appointed to succeed
Mr. Woolrych, was en the bench precisely at 10 o'clock
this morning, and commenced the hearing of applications
for summonses, warrants, and advice. These applications
were so numerous that it was 15 minutes past 11 before he
could proceed with the regular business—the night charges,
40 in number. It is customary at this court to hear the
drunken charges first, but a special request was trade to
hear the following case in consequence of the constable
engaged in it being required in another case at Woolwich,
Maria Burchhardt, or Buchardt, a married woman, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with pot stealing.
George Brooks, barman to Mr. Sands, landlord of the
Roebuck, Cannon-street, St. George-in-the-East, stated
that the prisoner came into the house and called for a pint
of porter. After drinking it she called for another pint of
porter, but did not return the first pot. After she had
drunk the second pint of porter she left the house, taking
with her the first pint, which she concealed under her
shawl. He went after her and gave her into custody.
Turner, a police• constable, No. 104 H, stated that the
prisoner asked him to be lenient with her, as she had a hus••
band out of work, and 12 children to maintain. He knew
the prisoner to be an abandoned character, who was not in
distress, but received 10s. per week from her husband, from
whom she had been long separated.
The husband and daughter of the prisoner were called.
They appeared to be very respectable persons, and in great
distress of mind at seeing the disgraceful position of the

prisoner.
The prisoner said she had only one question to put to her
daughter. It was this—N3w, my dear, do you think I
would steal a pint pot
Mr. Paget—l really cannot allow such a question as that
to be answered.

The prisoner then said she would leave the ease in the
hands of the magistrate, and pleaded guilty. _ _ .

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After a long investigation, Mr. Paget sentenced the pri-
soner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one
month.