The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-11 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

CURIOVS CASE.--James Begging and Ann Bermingham,
alias Powell, were placed at the bar, charged under the fol-
lowing circumstances:—
It appeared that the female prisoner was first given into
custody by her partner in trouble, who charged her with
has rubbed him of four sovereigns ; but whilst the charge
was being booked at the station-house the male prisoner ex-
hibited such nnequivocal symptoms of drunkenness, by toss-
ing his money about and committing other extravagances,
that Inspector Yonge also ordered him to be locked up.
Towards morning, when the fumes of the liquor he had taken
were somewhat dispelled, he expressed a wish to withdraw
the charge he had made, and appeared so anxious on the
subject that the Inspector's suspicions were excited, and he
proceeded to the cell where the female prisoner was locked
up, and questioned her whether there was any connection
between her and her accuser. She immediately answered
(evidently smarting under the disagreeable effects of incar-
ceration) that she was a married woman, and that her ac-
cuser had seduced her from home, and was then in posses-
sion of two watches, together with other property, belonging
to her husband, that she had carried off with her. She gave
the address of the house in which they had since lived, as also
that of her husband, and added that her paramour had also
stolen her wedding-ring, which she had no doubt was then
about him.

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Police-sergeant Palmer, upon this, proceeded to search him,
and found upon him a purse containing a number of sovereigns,
and on looking closely at the purse, he perceived that a wed-
ding- rill.. formed one of its sides. The prisoner confessed that
the ring had belonged to the woman, but declared that she
had given it to him as a love token. The husband had by this
time been sent for, and on his arrival his worthless wife threw
herself into his arms, and with a flood of tears bemoaned her
infidelity. The good man was proof, however, against her
endearments, upon Ending which she loaded him with impre-
cations, and declared that he was not worthy of wiping her
dear James's shoes. A policeman was despatched to the pri-
soner's lodgings, and he there found the watches, and some
other trifling articles of property belonging to the husband,
and the latter was directed to attend at this office in the
morning.

lie accordingly punctually attended, and stated that he was
a tripeman in the ne►ghbourhood, and also kept a beer-shop,
which had been managed by his faithless helpmate before she
eloped with her fellow prisoner. So far, however, from feel-
ing any against the latter, he seemed to consider that
the injury he had inflicted upon him by participating in
robbing him of his property was fully counterbalanced by the
service he had rendered him in ridding him of his wife.
The worthy Magistrate inquired if there was any evidence
to show that the male prisoner had been aware that the pro-
perty, belonged to the husband ; and there being none such
forthcoming, both prisoners were discharged.
Whilst the husband was under examination his frail rib made
sundry fond attempts at reconciliation; but finding thatbe was
proof against her glozing, she clove closely to 4. her dear
James," and they left the office lovingly together.