The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

THAMES.

A VERY STALE CHARGE OF FELONY.—Jane Whitson,
a very respectable young woman, the wife of a bricklayer,
and dwelling at No. 8, Plumstead• park, West Ham, Essex,
was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing
a sovereign about the minth of April, 1861, and two sove-
reigns in or about the month of August of the same year.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution;
Mr. Wilson, solicitor, defended the accused.

The prosecutor in this case, Allan Gathergood, is a brick-
layer, of No. 15, Mountford-street, Whitechapel. In the
year 1861 he lodged in a house in Whitechapel, of which
the prisoner's husband was the landlord. On Good Fri-
day, 1861, there was a sovereign in his box, which he kcpt
in his bedroom. On the following day he went to the box
for the purpose of adding a second sovereign to his savings.
The first one was gone. He mentioned his loss to his land-
lady, the prisoner, who declared she knew nothing of it, and
that it was a very bad job for him to lose his money. Soon
afterwards he lost a purse with some money in it. In
August of the same year he missed two sovereigns from his
box. It was not forced open. On both occasions the lock
was opened and the box locked up again. He mentioned
the loss of the two sovereigns to his landlady,and she said,
as she had done before, that she knew nothing of it, and
that it was a bad job. _ _

In cross-examination by Mr. Wilson, the prosecu-
tor said that six weeks after his second loss he
charged a washerwoman, named Eliza Groom, with
stealing the money, and she denied it. About twelve
months ago he was told the prisoner had stolen the
money, and wrote to her about it. He went to her dwell-
ing two days afterwards, and she demanded to know by
what authority he charged her. The box had a common
lock. Three or four men slept in the same room. He knew
one of them had a key that fitted his box. When he ac-
cused the washerwoman of the robbery she said her husband
knew all about it.

Eliza Groom, a laundress, the wife of Herman Groom, of
No. 11, Mountfort• street, Whitechapel, said she used to
work and char for the prisoner in 18fi1. She recollected
Mr, Gathergood accusing her of stealing £3. Before the
first sovereign was stolen the prisoner said she was going to
take a sovereign out of Mr. Gatbergood's box, and she
should borrow keys of a Mrs, Parry. She saw the prisoner
open the prosecutor's box twice, but did not see what she
took out. After the prisoner opened the box the prosecutor
spoke to her, and said he had lost £3 out of it.
Mr. Woolrych—Why did you not mention this before ?

Mrs. Groom—Because Mrs. Whitson owed me money.
Mr. Woolrych—l shall stop this case. I don't believe
this woman. If her story was to be credited it would
amount constructively to compounding a felony. Because
Mrs. Groom could not obtain payment of her account she
commits a felony.

Mrs. Groom was about to address the magistrate, who
told her to go about her business, and discharged the pri-
soner.

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, May 30.—Wind this day at noon—West;
light breeze and sultry weather.
OFF FALMOUTH, May 28,—Arrived— Adelaide, from
London for Barbadoes.

OFF PENZANCE, May 30.—Arrived—Agincourt, from
Melbourne.

CLYDE, May 29.—Wind S.W.--Arrived—A. W. Single-
ton, from Now York.

PILL, May 28.—Wind W.—Arrived—Martha Parker,
from Havanna.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, May 29—Gazena, from Tonala; John Howell,
from Rangoon ; Advance, from Rouen ; Clara, .from Sagua
le Grand.

Arrived, May 30—Moselle, from Antwerp; Argo, from
Gottenburg.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed, May 29—Glencara, from Alexandrria; Phoenix,
from Callao—both for London.

Passed, May 30—Monarch, from St. Vincent for Lon-
don; Catharina, from Vianilla for London; Kathleen, for
Cardiff; Renshaw, for Cape Coast Castle; Lope de Vega,
screw steamer, for Santander; Gefion, for Dalhousie—all
from London.

How THE CONFEDERATES GET THEIR SUPPLIES !
—The Richmond Whig, of May 12, says :--From
every side we hear that the spoils left by Hooker's army
exceed those on any previous battlefield, not excepting the
engagements around Richmond. lv of only an immense
number of small arms—variously estimated from 30,000 to
50,000—but an almost infinite quantity of overcoats, knap-
sacks, caps, and blankets. An idea of the spoils may be
gathered from the statement made to us by an artillery offi-
cer in regard to the men of his battery. He says that the
country is so strewn with blankets, &c., that his men in
marching from one field to another, since the late battles,
have
never cumbered themselves with anything, being Baas-
that wherever they may camp for the night plenty of blan-
kets and overcoats will be found. Shall these things be
gathered up, or thrown away, left to rot, or to be collected
by negroes and citizens, who, after all the troubl3 of getting
them together, are to be insulted for so doing? We trust
most most sincerely that Quartermaster Mayers will show
a proper efficiency in this important matter.