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

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 discroot 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 ho ascertained that she had changed two
sovereigns. He questioned the girl, who said
that she had £2 to take to her fathor, a porter in Leaden-
hall-market, and the money she expended was her own
money. The girl also exhibited a purse containing a
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She afterwards admitted that she had stolen the three
sovereigns from Simpson's teapot, and spent £l3s. 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.
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audacious urchin, aged 12, brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with being concerned in stealing a bowl, contain-
ing about is., 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 ho did commit the
robbery, and partly that ho did not.
Mr. Partridge—He did not say that. Tell me oxactly
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 tho 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.)

Tho following prisoners were brought up charged with
different offences, Inspectors Thomson of the Detoctivo
department, and Armstrong of the V division, attending
to watch the proceedings.

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

Dell, an active plain clothes officer, proved seeing the
prisoner make several bet; and money pass. Upon tho
prisoner being seized ho threw away a handful of silver
money, and was with difficulty secured.
Ho was sent for 21 days with hard labour.

Two smartly dressed lads, named Clifford and Allen,
wore charged by Sergeant Cole, 230, 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, G 5 V, with gambling
with cards, and, haying pleaded guilty,
was committed for
30 days, with hard labour. Two sharpers, friends of the
prisoner, offered the police tL guinea each to let the pri-
soner escape.
A man named Kershaw was sentenced to 21 days for a
similar offence, _ _

Two little boys wore charged by Brookes, IZ, with
picking pockets, some handkerchiefs being found upon
them. They resisted so much that they had to be carried
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mitted for three mouths 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.

The detective police, under the direction of Inspector
Thomson apprehended between N 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
Father extraordinary.