The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

SCANDALOUS ROBBERY OF A SAILOR.—Janet Cotter, a
mean looking fellow, 37 years of age, and described as a
labourer, of No. 1, Upper Well-alley, Wapping, was
brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing three
£5 notes, six sovereigns, and other moneys from the per-
son of James Farmer.

The prosecutor, a homeward bound sailor, was proceed-
ing towards his dwelling in Smith's-place, Wapping, on
Wednesday afternoon, with a black bag containing his
clothes and other things in his hand, when the prisoner
accosted him and offered to carry his bag. The sailor re-
fused to part with it to a stranger, but the prisoner
managed to keep in his company, and took him to the
Waterman's Arms public house, near the old Thames
police-station, and drank with him there. The sailor left
the bag with the landlady of the house, and the pri-
soner dragged him to the Rose and Crown public-
house in the same street, and nearly opposite
where he soon fell asleep. On awakening he found that
his pocket containing all his money, threo .£5 notes, 6
sovereigns and silver, had been cut out. Ho was left with-
out a farthing of his hard earned wages. The prisoner
was gone. He was apprehended yesterday by a police
constable named Frederick Greenfield, No. 495 K., at the
North Country Sailor public-house. He admitted he was
with the sailor on Wednesday, and said he had earned
£1 4s. at the Aberdeen wharf on Wednesday, which turned
out to be a falsehood.

Mrs. Henrietta Thornton, landlady of the Waterman's
Arms, said the sailor left a bag with him on Wednesday.
She had previously seen him with the prisoner outside the
house. They appeared to be quarrelling about the bag.
The prosecutor was partially tipsy, but the prisoner was
sober. The sailor returned at half-past 6 o'clock quite
drunk. The prisoner, who was with him, dragged him
across the road. She saw the sailor take four half-crowns

from his waistcoat pocket, and she told him he was a very
foolish fellow to carry so much money about him, on which
he said, " I have the rest hero," pointing to his trousers
pocket, the same which he described as having been cut
out.

James Smith, potman at the Rose and Crown public-
house, in High-street, Wapping, said the prosecutor, who
was very tipsy, came into the tap-room on Wednesday
evening at 6 o'clock, laid his head on the table, and fell
asleep. The sailor was asleep for three hours. The pri-
soner was in and out of the house several times while the
sailor was asleep. When the sailor awoke he said all his
money was gone, and showed him that his pocket had
cut out.

Mr. Partridge had no doubt the sailor was plundered of
all his money, and asked if the numbers and dates of tha
stolen notes were known.

Greenfield—l dare say I can obtain the numbers and the
dates of the notes at the shipping-office where the sailor
received his wages.

Mr. Partridge—Do so, and give the necessary informa-
tion at the Bank of England, where the notes will be pre-
sented. They can then bo traced. I will remand the pri-
soner for a week.

And then he drew a dial from his poke,
And looking on it with lack lustre eye,
Says very wisely, 'lt is ten o'clock :

Thus we may see,' quoth he, '‘hOvv the world wags.'"
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