The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-30 00:00:00

WIIEDDON V. WIIEDDON AND SMITH.

In this eaeelhe respondent had obtained the ver-
dict of a jury, and one of the witnesses on behalf of
the petitioner stood committed to take his trial for
perjury. This morning, on the motion of Dr. Spinks,
The Court dismissed the petition, and condemned
the husband to pay all the respondent's costs.

POLICE INTELLIGE.NCE.-April 29.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Henry Clark and Mary
Anne Clark, man and wife, were brought before the
Lord Mayor, charged with feloniously receiving a
variety of articles, the property of Mr, C. Davey, the
landlord of the Fountain and Star Tavern, Castle-
court, Lawrence-lane, that had been stolen by a
young woman, named Caroline Hodson, who was in
his service, and who is under remand for that
offence.

Jervis, one of the City detectives, stated that in
consequence of information he received he went on
Monday afternoon to the residence of the prisoners
in Westmoreland-street, Pimlico, and found them
there, and he inquired whether they knew a female
named Caroline Hodson. They both said that they
knew her very well, and that she was in the habit
of visiting them. He then told them that he was an
officer, and that Caroline Hodson was in custody for
robbing her master, and that from a letter that was
found in her possession he had reason to believe that
sbe had been in the habit of bringing property to
them that belonged to her master. Both the pri-
soners declared that Hodson had never brought
anything to their house except a small quantity of
tea and sugar and about a quarter of a pound of
tobacco. He then searched the house and found a
number of plated spoons and forks, some sheets, and
a towel, the whole of which articles were identified
by Mr. Davey as his property, and as having been
stolen during the period the girl Hodson had been
in his service. The officer added that he showed
the male prisoner a letter that was found in this
girl's box, and he admitted that he had written it.
Mr. C. Davey, the prosecutor, said that upon
Hodson's box being searched a variety of articles
were found, and also a letter written by the male
prisoner, in which he thanked her for the parcel
she had sent, and said that Sally was so pleased
with it that she sent her some kisses in return. (A
laugh.) The prisoner also stated that he was him-
self very much pleased with the "smokes" she had
sent him. (A laugh.)
. .

The Lora Major- asked what was meant by
"smokes."

The prosecutor said that this no doubt referred
to the cigars and tobacco that had been purloined
by the girl Hodson. The letter also requested
Hodson to bring another bottle of gin to cheer them
up, and went on to say that they were all rather
short of cash, but they hoped to be able to " Keep
their Toby's" up for some time. (Renewed laughter.)
He added that he had seen both prisoners at his
house occasionally to visit his servant, and he un-
derstood that the woman, was Hodson's sister.

In answer to a question put by his lordship, Mr.
Davey stated that Hodson was in his service for 18
months, and he had no doubt from what had been
discovered that she must have been robbing him
nearly the whole of that time. He added that he
was quite sure that all the articles produced by the
officer were his property, and some of them had been
missing for several months.
The prisoners were then remanded.
A cab driver, named James Richard Ilstone was
charged with furious driving on Cornhill, and
running over an old man and breaking his leg.
Mr. W. J. Marshall, a gentleman residing in
Leinster-gardens, Hyde-park, stated he was in
Cornhill on Monday afternoon, when he saw the
prisoner driving very fast, and he had himself great
difficulty in getting out of his way. Almost imme-
diately afterwards he knocked down an old man as
he was crossing the road, and the police interfered
and took him into custody.
A certificate from St. Thomas's Hospital was
put in, by which it appeared that the injured per-
son had sustained a compound fracture of the left
leg.
The prisoner was remanded, but bail was taken
for his reappearance.

LAMBETH.—Mary Ann Davis alias Long Poll,
a coarse, masculine, and powerful young woman,
well known to the police, and Maria Price, were
placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of
shoplifting.
Mary Ann Hubbard, shopwoman to Mr. Keen, a
draper, 48, London-road, Southwark, said that on
that morning the prisoners came into her master's
shop and asked to look at some buttons, and she
placed some before them. While pretending to be
looking at the buttons, she (witness) saw Davis
take up 26 yards of print from the counter and put
it under her crinoline. She was about to walk
away when witness called to her master, and Price
stopped to pay for the buttons. On Saturday last
the prisoners were at her master's shop, and bought
two pair of stockings, and just as they left she
missed two pieces of stuff. On that occasion Price
stopped to pay for the stockings, and Davis said,
" I shall go on before you; make haste after me."
Mr. Keen said that suspecting the prisoners he
watched them on their coming to his shop, and saw
Davis put a piece of print under her clothes. When
she was in the act of leaving ho stopped and
charged her with the theft, and she dropped from
her dress the piece of print produced. It measures
26 yards, and is of the value of 10s. 6d. The pri-
soners had been to his shop on Saturday last, and
once before, and on both occasions he missed valuable
property when they were gone.
Police-constable John Chuter, 123 L, said the
prisoner Davis lived with a returned transport
named Lear, who on one occasion effected his escape
by jumping out of a railway carriage while the
train was in motion, and who since then had been
summarily convicted of felony. He (Chuter) had
frequently seen the prisoners together, and on
Saturday observed them come out of the shop of
the prosecutor, and he was quite satisfied Davis and
Lear got their living, the one by shoplifting and
the other by picking pockets.
The prisoners pleaded guilty to the charge, and
were committed for six months each to Wandsworth
House of Correction.

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