The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-18 00:00:00

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PICKING POCKETS.—A young man, shabbily dressed,
who gave the name of William White, of no occupation,
was charged with stealing a pocket-handkerchief, the pro-
perty of a gentleman named Henry Souter.

Police-constable Best, 461 City, said that he was on duty
in King William-street, City, last night, about nine
o'clock, when he saw the prisoner put his hand into the
pocket of the prosecutor, and follow him over London-
bridge. The prisoner again put his hand in his pockets,
and he saw him pull out the pocket-handkerchief. The
prisoner then attempted to escape by running down Thomas.
street, but he took hum into custody. At the station-house
he was recognised as having been there several times previ-
ously, which he did not deny, but nothing further was
known of him by the police.
The prosecutor identified the handkerchief as his pro-
perty, and said that he did not feel a pull at his pocket.
The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said, " Upon
my honour I did not take the pocket-handkerchief."
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A DANGEROUS LEAP FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—
Emma Dear, an interesting well-dressed and intelligent
little girl about 13 years of age, appeared before Mr. Selfe,
on a summons, which charged her with leaving a railway
carriage while iu motion, and contrary to the bye laws of
the North London and Blackwell railway companies.
It appeared from the evidence of Amos Maynard, goods
inspector on the North London line that on the arrival cf a
train from Hampstead on Thursday fortnigut, at the
Stepney junction station, and before it had stopped
he saw the defendant with her arm on the door of
a second class carriage in the act of getting out.
She jumped on to the platform while the train was in
motion, and fell and narrowly escaped with her
life. The step or scraper of the next carriage caught her
dress and pulled her towards London, and her dress be-
coming entangled in another carriage turned her about
again. He rushed forward and dragged her from the car-
riage as it was dragging her along, She was in the greatest
possible danger, and was severely injured.
The girl said her head and shoulder were bruised, that
she saw gentlemen jump out of the carriage, and that it
stopped and gave a jerk, when she laid her hand on the
door and was thrown down on the platform.
Maynard said the train was not stopped when some gen-
tlemen jumped out of the carriages. The prisoner followed
after them and the train went a full carriage after the
prisoner jumped out.

Mr. Selfe said he Was very sorry indeed that the girl was
injured. It would be a warning to her as long as she
lived not to leave a railway carriage while the train was in
motion. He regretted that the railway company had not
summoned the men who jumped from the railway cartiages
while the train in motion. If that had been done he
would have filed them very severely. He could not alto-
gether pass over the offence of the girl. He fined her 2s. 6d.
without costs.

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The mother of the girl begged of the magistrate to re-
lease her daughter, and said she had no money to pay the
fine.

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Mr. Selfe—You ought not to come to a police-court
without money. Go home and fetch the money. Your
daughter shall not be locked up, but the fine must be paid.
The mother said she lived in Islington, and had a small
income. She was about to leave the court when a gentle-
man lent her half-a-crown to pay the fine, and the girl
was liberated.