The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-06 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE SAILOR AND HIS GOLD.—Catherine Layton, a
woman of the torn, of 17, Baker- street, Stepney, was
brought up on remand before Mr. Partridge, charged with
stealing £7 in gold from the person of John Grey, a sea-
man dwelling in Rotherhithe-street.
The prisoner, who is a most notorious thief, and is the
landlady of a house of in Baker-street, met the
sailor on the Thursday before the 20th of June last, and
after he had treated her with grog and a supper, he accom -
piinied her to house in Phillip-street, St. George's-in the-
East. He had not ben with her many minutes before she
suddenly left him and ran down stairs. The sailor followed
her, and she called out to him, " I have not touched
your money, your gold and vest are under the
bed." He had taken off his vest, from which he
took a sovereign when he first entered the house
and gave the woman the piece of gold. In doing so he ex-
hibited the remainder of his money. When the prisoner told
him his belt and gold were in the rcom he bad just li ft he
foolishly returned to the house. He found his belt, but the
gold was gone. He met the prisoner three days afterwards
(June 20) and gave her into custody. The daughter of the
prisoner, who is likely to be as infamous as her mother,
offered to swear that her mother was at home at the brothel
in Baker-street at the time the sailor declared that she was
in his company, but Mr. Woolrych would not allow her to
commit perjury in her mother's behalf, and he remanded
her from time to time to give the police an opportunity of
finding the sailor's money.
Mr. Partridge asked if there was now any chance of re-
covering the sailor's gold; and on being answered in the
negative, discharged the prisoner.
THE DIVORCED WlFE.—Anna Shrubsole alias Mudd wa
brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with committing a
breach of the peace, and assaulting and threatening a young
woman named Sarah Melina Sargeaut, No. 1, Hannibal-
road, Stepney.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said the prisoner was the
divorced wife of John Shrubsole, late proprietor and driver,
of No. 1, Hannibal-road, and the complainant was his
housekeeper.
The Defendant (spitefully)—Housekeeper indeed—his
mistress.

Mr. Young said Shrubsole and his wife had been parted
three years, and a decree vas/ for a divorce on the ground
of adultery, on the part of the defendant, was signed three
weeks ago, and she must now adopt her maiden name of
Mudd.

The Defendant—Shrubsole is my name•
Mr. Young—l deny it is your name, you have forfited the
name of Shrubsole.

The Defendant—lt is only my dear children I want.
Mr. Ycui4,—You are not entitled to them.
The Defendant—l brought them into the world,
Mr. Young said that the defendant had been in the prac-
tice of annoying the complainant, and had been committed
for an assault for one month. All he required was that
Anna Mudd—

The Defendant—Shrubsole, if you please'
Mr. Young—That Anna Mudd be required to find one
surety to keep the peace.
The complainant said she was engaged in EOM domestic
duti.s in the bard of Mr. Shrubsole's house, when the de-
fendant suddenly made her appearance, seized her by the
dress, pulled the gathers out, and abused her very much.
She said she would lay wait for her, and Mr. Shrubsole's
wo sons would do the same.
The defendant said her sons had been turned out of doors
by their father, and she would protect them. She knew
nothing about the proceedings in the Divorce Court until
the decree was served on her. If she was bad her husband
was bad, for he once kept a black man's wile. She only
went to her husband's house to see her children, and was
told to leave the place.
Mr. Partridge—You must not go to your husband's
house. You have no longer any claim upon him. I call
upon you to enter into reeognisances to keep the peace—
yourself in 120. You are to keep the peace towards all her
Majesty's subjects for 12 months.

Mr. Young—l hope you will make her find a surety to
keep the peace—one surety at least•
Mr. Partridge—Not at present. Some allowance ought
to be made for the woman's situation.
Mr. Y,ung—l hope she will throw no more stones
through Mr. Shrubs()lo's windows in the night time.