The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-03 00:00:00

SHOREDITCH o.01:INTY COURT.
(Before Mr. Dusent.)

WHAT ARE LAWFUL COMMANDS 2-CAUTION TO DOMESTIC

SERVANTS-UPTON V. HOWES.

This was an action to recover one month's wages, in lieu
of the customary notice, plaintiff, who described herself as
a cook, having been only one day in defendant's service.
According to Mr. G. 0. Nash, who appeared for the
plaintiff, and the evidence of the plaintiff herself, it ap-
peared that she had been in a situation for eight
years, which she left, and subsequently saw a notice
that defendant required a cook. She applied for
the place, and her reference being satisfactory was
engaged at £l3 per annum. She went into the service
on May Bth, and all went on comfortably until dinner time
on the following day, when she was requested to clean
eight knives. This she declined to do, as it was no part of
the duty of a cook to clean knives. She told her mistress
she had never been asked to clean knives before ; in her
other places a boy had always been kept. Mrs. Howes
merely said that she kept no boy, and the housemaid
cleaned the knives. Shortly after dinner Mr. Howes im-
peratively ordered the plaintiff off his premises, and she
now sued for a month's warning money.
Defendant stated that plaintiff was engaged as a cook
and general servant. That she sent a rude message to
Mrs. Howes (this plaintiff denied), that he (defendant) told
her there could be only one mistress in the house, and that
must be Mrs. Howes, and he must, as she had refused to
obey lawful command; order her to leave his house.
His Honour thought there had been faults on both sides.
Plaintiff should have cleaned the knives when asked, and
had a proper understanding for the future, and defendant
should not have talked to his servant about there being
only one mistress in the house ; but, upon the evidence,
the verdict must be for the defendant without costs.

Mr. Howes made plaintiff a present of some money before
•she left the court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

T

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE SECRETARY OF A BENEFIT SOCIETY CHARGED WITH
EMBEZZLEMENT.—Mr. Joseph Moss, of 35, Queen-street,
Brompton, described as a commercial traveller, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with embezzling at different times
various sums of money to the amount of £l5O, the moneys
of the trustees of the Coachmen and Groom's Philanthropic
Society, held at the Albemarle-Arms, South Audley-street.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Oldreeve for the
prisoner.

In opening the case Mr. Lewis said the charge against
the prisoner would hereafter resolve itself into one of
stealing. The prisoner, who was the secretary of the
Coachmen and Groom's Philanthropic and Pension Society,
having obtained leave to sell out £l5O of stock in the Bank
of England and to invest it in the Post-Office Savings
Bank, had sold out the stock, but instead of placing it in
the Post-office Saving Bank he had applied the money to
his own use. Having only just been instructed in the
matter he should merely produce sufficient evidence for a
remand, and complete the case on a future day.
Charles M'Elroy, chairman of the society, said—l am a
coachman, and live at No. 5, Wilton-road. The prisoner
acted as the secretary of the society. I was not present
when directions were given for the prisoner's selling out
some stock, but I was present, as well as the prisoner, at:a
general meeting of the society, six or seven weeks ago.
The prisoner was charged with selling out the stock and
not applying the money as he ought to have done—namely,
to place it in the Post-office Savings Bank. The prisoner
admitted that he had sold out the stock, and that he had
not placed it in the Savings Bank, but had applied it to his
own use and purposes. Last night I gave the prisoner in
charge, he having come to the house where the society is
held. I told him I charged him with embezzling £l5O of
the society, and he did not deny it. I have no vindictive
feeling towards the prisoner, but am only doing what I
consider my duty.

By Mr. Oldreeve—l am the chairman of the society, and
was appointed by a general meeting. I was not present
when a resolution was passed to dissolve the Society. The
society is not dissolved. We want possession of the books
of the society, which have been detained by one of the
trustees.

Mr. Lewis—That is all- tho evidence I shall produce
to-day. -

Mr. Oldreeve—l have an answer to the case ; will your
worship take bail ?

Mr. Tyrwhitt at first declined, and remanded the pri-
soner, but subsequently said if he did take bail he should
require two sureties in £3OO.

THAMES.

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. A SAD CASE. Priscilla
Norton, a girl of intelligent appearance, well dressed, and
who appeared to hAve been well cared for, was brought
before Mr. Partridge on a charge of stealing three sove-
reigns, the monies of George Simpson, clerk, of No. 9,
Mercer-terrace, Limehouse.

The prosecutor missed his gold from a bag in his teapot,
and suspicion fell on the prisoner, who was servant to his
landlady, and who had access to his room. He went to the
police station soon afterwards, and saw the prisoner in
custody.

A very honest, respectable, and discreet man, named
John Mobbs, gardener in the Victoria-park, and dwelling
at the inspector's lodge, had his attention called to the
prisoner, who was spending a good deal of money in
trifles and sweetmeats among the hawkers in the park,
and he ascertained that she had changed two
sovereigns. He questioned the girl, who said
that she had £2 to take to her father, a porter in Leaden-
hall-market, and the money she expended was her own
money. The girl also exhibited a purse containing a
sovereign, and 16s. 6d. in silver. Mobbs took the girl to
her father and ascertained that her statement was false.
She afterwards admitted that she had stolen the three
sovereigns from Simpson's teapot, and spent £1 3s. 6d. of
the money wastefully.
The father of the prisoner said she had lost her mother,
and that she was the youngest of three children. He had
supported her properly and:set her a good example. Sho
had been in prison before for a robbery. She was a very
handy girl, and could read and write well.
Mr. Partridge said this was a very sad case, and that
after a week's remand he should send the girl to a reforma-
tory school for five years, and make an order upon her
father to contribute 2s. 6d. per week for her maintenance.
The Father--I will gladly do so, if you wish it.
ANOTHER JUVENILE DELINQUEN'T.—James Lambern, an
audacious urchin, aged 12, brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with being concerned in stealing a bowl, contain-
ing about 75., out of a till, in the shop of Mrs. Elisabeth
Taylor, tobacconist, No. 2, Devon's-road, Bromley.
Mrs. Taylor and her daughter saw the prisoner leaving
the shop, and another boy in advance of him, and at the
same time noticed that the till was open, and a bowl con-
taining the money gone. The boys were pursued. They
were sharing the money in the bowl when the prosecutrix
and her daughter came up with them. The other boy
threw the bowl away and escaped. The prisoner was
secured.

John Pearce, 676 A,
who took him into custody, put
some questions to the prisoner, and he stated, in answer to
the Magistrate, that the boy partly said he did commit the
robbery, and partly that he did not.
Mr. Partridge—He did not say that. Tell me exactly
what he said ; repeat his own words.
Policeman—He said he was with the boy who took the
till, but it was not him who took it.
Mr. Partridge said that police-constables should hear
what a prisoner had to say, but ask no questions, make no
promises, or attempt to dissuade them from saying what
they pleased.
At the request of Inspector Kerressey, of the K division,
who wished to arrest the prisoner's confederate, Mr. Par-
tridge remanded the prisoner for a week.

Epsom Races and the Gamblers and
Pickpockets.

EPSOM POLICE-COURT.
(Before Mr. E. Northy, Chairman, and a Bench of
Magistrates.)
The following prisoners were brought up charged with
different offences, Inspectors Thomson of the Detective
department, and Armstrong of the V division, attending
to watch the proceedings.

James Brown was charged with gambling on the race-
course with dice.

Bell, an active plain clothes officer, proved seeing the
prisoner make several bets, and money pass. Upon the
prisoner being seized he threw away a handful of silver
money, and was with difficulty secured.
He was sent for 21 days with hard labour.
Two smartly dressed lads, named Clifford and Allen,
were charged by Sergeant Cole, 23 C, with stealing a purse
from the pocket of a lady. Clifford was committed foi
three months and Allen for two.

Wm. Davis was charged by Field, 65 V, with gambling
with cards, and, having pleaded guilty, was committed for
30 days, with hard labour. Two sharpers, friends of the
prisoner, offered the police a guinea each to let the pri-
soner escape.

A man named Kershaw was sentenced to 21 days for a
similar offence,

Two little boys were charged by Brookes, 11, with
picking pockets, some handkerchiefs being found upon
them. They resisted so much that they had to be carried
bodily to the station.
A child, named Teddy Banks, and three lads, named
Dowd, Jackson, and Daly, all residing in St. Luke's, were
charged by Inspector Thomson with stealing a purse from
a lady while on the race course. The prisoners were com-
mitted for three months each.

A man was convicted of stealing a pair of spectacles
from off the nose of a gentleman, and was committed for
21 days with hard labour.
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The detective police, under the direction of Inspector
Thomson apprehended between 50 and 60 prisoners of all
descriptions, the whole having a very motley appearance.
Considering the large attendance on the Derby Day very
few robberies from the person were reported, which is
rather extraordinary.