The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-25 00:00:00

The Lord Mayor—The witness need not answer that.

Scotty—Oh, yes, she must. I have a public duty to
perform. (Laughter.) I have—(laughter)—and it's but
just you should know the character of the witness.

Scotty—How long have you been a prostitute ?
Witness—l deny I ever have been a prostitute.
Scotty—Have you never sold stolen property for a ilsh.
monger named James ?

Witness—No, never.
Scotty—Did you never show me a key which you said
belonged to Thompson's warehouse in Bow-lane, and didn't
you wish me to break in there ?
Witness—No, I swear I never did.

Scotty—l'll have it all out, so you may as well speak the
truth. My lord, she and I broke into Thompson's.

Witness—l deny it.

Scotty—You may easily do that.
The Lord Mayor—lf you wish to make a confession of
all the robberies you have committed I am quite ready to
hear it. The witness denies that she has done as you say.
Scotty—She's sworn to speak the truth, and have
it all.

Witness—lf you want it all out, why don't you have it ?
I have sworn to tell the truth, but I've not sworn to the
silk robbery or the bullion place. You know you broke
into Bennock's. (Sensation.) If you want it all, why don't
you have it out ? What did you break my ribs for ?
`Fitness—lt's false ; you brokewithßecausayouwentmy ribs because other men.
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you said
I had £l9O in notes belonging to ono of your companions
from the bullion place.
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Scotty—Did you never carry my tools for me?

Witness—Yes•

Scotty—And where did you lefty() them ?

Witness—Where did I leave them? Why I left them
with the Coombes's. I never had tools in my place but
once.

Seotfy—Didn't you show me a key belonging to Alice's
of Angel- street ?

Witness—No, you offered 10s. for the key after they had
the Bramah lock put on.
Scotty—My lord, the witness standing in the box has
got on a dress that was stolen from a linsey place in Red-
cross-street. _

Witness—Well, if I have you gave it me for carrying
the tools, and it is not much of a one after all.
Caseley—You know all tho men concerned in Johnson's
robbery ?
Witness—Yes.
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Caseley—Was I one of them ?
Witness—No.

An Inspector of the Thames Police proved the finding
of nine watches in the Thames.
The warders of several prisons were next examined, and
proved a number of convictions to penal servitude against
the male prisoners. Caseley was proved to have been sen-
tenced, amongst other things, to four years' penal servitude
on the 4th June, 1860, for stealing a quantity of plate.
The Lord Mayor—How Inuch time was remitted ?
Caseley—None, my lord ' • I did it all, and brought a good
character home with me. The police-constable of the N
division can speak to this if he likes. I was apprehended
on such a number of frivolous cases that Mr. D'Eyncourt
was sick and tired of seeing me, so they brought in a re-
cruiting sergeant into tho police-court and enlisted me into
the rifles. They made a soldier of me because they could
not get me transported. That's the way thieves are made,
and then society blames them for being dishonest.
Mr. Merriman addressed the Lord Mayor for the prisoner
Wilkinson, and
The Lord Mayor said Mr. Lewis had abandoned the
charge he had against him, but Mr. Pater attended to
prefer a fresh charge against him.
The case of Mr. Walker was concluded against the pri-
soners, upon which they were fully committed.
A charge of stealing a quantity of silk was then formally
opened, upon which they were remanded.