The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-15 00:00:00

MANSION HOUSE.

ROBBERY BY A CEPRIL—Henry Thornton Tubbs, of
10, Cornwall-villas, Dalston, clerk in the firm of Messrs.
Dalgetty, merchants, Gresham-street, was placed before
Aldermen Abbis and Hale, charged with stealing a letter
containing four £5 Bank of England notes, the property of
his employer.
It appeared that the prisoner, who was highly respect-
ably connected, was a clerk in the house of Dalgetty and
Cc., and in that capacity, on the 29th of September, he re-
ceived a cheque for £2O from the chief clerk, who was a
relative of one of the firm, with directions to proceed to the
Bank and get it changed for 4 £5 Bank of England notes,
which, after having taken the numbers, he was to place in
the letter and leave in the usual manner for postage.
The letter never reached its destination, and this
occasioned some inquiries to be made at the
General Post-office, when an officer was instructed
to investigate the matter, He inquired at several jewel-
lers shops in Cheapside as to whether any notes had
been taken, and he then discovered that three notes had
been changed in payment for a watch and chain, a ring and
pin, On arriving at Messrs. Dalgetty's, the prisoner was
questioned about the letter. He said he did not post it him-
self, as it was not his duty to do so. He was then asked
whether he had recently purchased a watch, &c., when he
replied that he had, and upon being further questioned as
to whether he had paid for them in notes, he replied that he
had, and eventually confessed to the robbery.
Mr. Decroz, chief clerk to Messrs. Dalgetty, said he
directed the prisoner to proceed to the bank and get a
cheque cashed for £2O, which he was directed to enclose in
a letter, and send as directed, in the usual manner. He saw
the letter afterwards, directed in the prisoner's handwriting.
The letter never: reaching its destination, an inquiry was
made respecting it. The prisoner denied all knowledge of
it, after he had directed and left it for the porter to convey
to the Post-office, The prisoner was not suspec'ed of the
robbery, and remained in the employ of Messrs. Dalgetty
till yesterday, when, in consequence of a communication
from a detective officer, he was given into custody.
The bank clerk proved the payment of the cheque for
£2O in four five-pound notes of the corresponding numbers
to those produced by the police.

George Russell said he was a detective c fficer, and yes •
terday he went to Messrs. Dalgetty's, and saw the prisoner
in the presence of his master, who handed the witness a
silver watch, a gold chain, a ring, and pin, and said
the prisoner had given them to him, stating that they
had been purchased with the stolen notes. He said to
the prisoner, " You hear what your master says ; is that
true ?' to which he replied "Yes." He was then taken
into custody and charged with stealing a letter contain-
ing- four five pound notes, the property of Messrs.
Dalgetty and Co.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and at the
prosecutor's wish it was disposed of summarily.

Alderman A bbiss sentenced_him to four months' im.
prisonment with hard labour.

BOW-STREET.

A SAD CASE OF DESTITUTION.—A little girl, about 12
years of age, named .Nlary Ann Leech, was charged before
Mr. Hall with begging.
One of the officers of the Mendicity Society said for the
last two or three years ho had known the child to be about
the streets, but he had never seen her beg and follow people
until yesterday, when he took her into custody. She ap-
peared very ill, and had scarcely any clothing on. He asked
where she lived, when she told him her mother and
father were both dead, and that ever since that she had
had to walk about the streets, and sleep, and get a little to
eat the best way she could.

Mr. Hall said it was a shocking thing to see a poor child
in such a condition, and asked where she slept last night.
The child said in Old Pye-street, Westminster. Some
time ago a good lady took her to the workhouse, in York-
street, where they took her in, but turned her out the next
morning. She had not a friend or relative in the world.
She felt very sick and ill, having had nothing to eat for a
long time.

Mr. Hall then sent for the relieving-officer of the Strand
Union, and having explained to him the circumstances of
the case, he instantly took the child to the Union, in order
that its pressing necessities might be immediately attended
to, and some inquiry made into the real facts attending its
expulsion from the workhouse at 'Westminster.