The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY AT THE UNIVERSITY CLUB
Sarah Essam, kitchenmaid at the University Club, Pall

mall, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a
quantity of glasses, decanters, linen, and other articles, the
property of Sir Charles Blunt and others, the trustees of
the club; and Ann Farley, of 10, ,t. Paul's-terrace,
Camden-town (but who, when taken into custody, gave the
name Ann Barnes, said to be her maiden name, she
some time since having married from the Club, where she
was a servant), was charged with receiving the same, well
knowing them to be stolen.
Mr. Talbot, of the firm of Talbot and Tasker, Bedford-
row, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, sen., of
Ely-place, for Essam.
A large quantity of property was produced in court.
Sergeant Toy, 9 C, said—Yesterday afternoon, about two
o'clock, I saw the prisoner who now gives the name of
Farley go down the area steps of the University Club. At
that time she appeared only to have a small basket with
her. At twenty minutes past two she came up the area
steps from the kitchen with a very large parcel under her
apron. I fancied she was very heavily laden, and followed
her to Trafalgar-square, where she got into an omnibus.
I got in also, and on the journey to Somer's-town
I felt that there was something heavy in the bundle. On
her getting out of the omnibus I followed her some distance
and then stopped her, feeling certain that she had some-
thing besides clothes in the bundle. I told her I was a
police officer, and asked her what she had in the bundle.
She said, " only clothes I am going to wash for a friend."
I told her that I believed there was more in the bundle than
clothes, and she then said that if that was the case the
things had been put in by her friend. I told her that I
knew where she had got the things from, for that I had
followed her from the University Club. I then got a cab
and conveyed her to Vine-street police-station. On open •
ing the bundle the prisoner was carrying I found a quan-
tity of flour and two glass cloths with the club mark on
them, and in the basket some eggs and butter. The pri-
soner was then searchPd by the female searcher, who found
on her some wine glasses and a tumbler. At the station
she gave the name of " Ann Barnes," 4, St. Paul's-road.
I went there, but nothing was known of her. I afterwards
went to the University Club and saw Essam. I told her
that I was a police officer, and that she had sent some
things to be washed that day. She said she had, and
I then told her that I should take her into custody
for stealing a number of things from the club. She said,
" Yes, I know I have been very foolish, and that I have
taken many little articles for which I am sorry." From in-
formation I afterwards received I went to 10, St. Paul's-
terrace, and in the parlour occupied by Farley, I found 9
tumblers, 9 wine glasses, 6 decanters, 6 quarterns of flour,
2 gallons of split peas, and some towels and clothes marked
with the club mark, and a number of other articles. On
Es-am seeing the property that morning she said that some
of the things belonged to the club, but not all. Farley said
that some of the things had been given to her, but that
some jars of jam were her own property. I shall, how-
ever, be able to produce a witness from the club who wrote
the names on the papers covering the jars.
Mr. Talbot said —I shall call no other witness to-day,
but ask for a remand, the committee of the club feeling that
the system has been carried on for a long time and wishing
- to make further inquiries.
Mr. Lewis—l cannot resist a remand so far as my client
is concerned.
Prisoners were then remanded for a week.