The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-24 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Yesterday an ill-looking fellow, named John Jerome,
whose " profession" is that of a " cad" to hackney-coach
and cabmen, was placed at the bar before Mr. 4Awuts-
SON, charged with having stolen a silver watch from a
stylishly dressed gentleman, who, at the station-house de-
scribed himself as Peter Simpkins; Esq., 24, Curzon-street,
May-fuir. - : •
The owner of the property, according to the statement
of Sergeant Elliot of the D division of • police, is no less a
personage than the Marquis of • Waterford ; he was not in
attendance to give evidence.

John Fencourt, a cab-driver, residing at No. 10, Nightin-
gale-street, Lisson-grove, deposed, that. on the morning
of Sunday last, about seven o'clock, as he was on the rank
near the Plough public-house, Oxford-street, a gentleman
whom he had previously seen drinking With the prisoner,
got into his (witnesses') vehicle, when the prisoner came up.
and asked for something to drink. The gentleman refused
to give. him anything, and told him (witness) to drive on
towards Baker-strut. He accordingly did so ; but the
prisoner followed close behind, and when the horse was.
pulled up at the Globe tavern, he again asked if he was to
have any more drink or not. - In.erer to gpt rid, if possi-
ble, of the prisoner, whose importtinities were xery annoy-
ing-, the gentlemen was about to comply, and ordered of
the landlord, Mr. Harris some liquor. Mr. H., however,
observing that he was " rather overcome," objected to serve
him, and in consequence thereof, he once more got
the cab, when the prisoner, before he (the gentleman) d
time to seat himself; mounted the step, and drawingforth
the silver „watch in question from the fob, ran eff.

Yesterday Miss AfaryMargaret Faulkner, a lady of
independent fortune, residing at No, 4. Gower-street,
Bloomsbury-square, appeared at this .Pffice before Mr.
LAING, pursuant to her bail, charger)/by William Taylor,
a boy nine years of age, residing with his pare.nts at N0.:30,
Henry-street, Hampstead-road, with having stclen two bed
gowns, one petticoat, four towels, two pair of stoOdngs, and
other trilling articles, under the following extram-dinary cir-
cumstances :
The prisoner, who is about 30 years of age, wai accom-
panied to the office by several highly respectable frie.ads,
anti the case excited considerable interest.
It appeared that en sattarday plernoon last, ;.bout half-
past two o'clock, Ihspeeta Cat-OPbell, of E was
passing through Gower-street, when he !blind a riotous as-
semblage around the house of Miss Faulkner, .and the pro-
secutor and his mother stating that a robber?, had been
committed by a lady who had entered the house, but a po-
lice constable refused to take her into custody. Scveral of
the crowd complained loudly that there was one law for the
rich and 'another for the poor, and that being a lady Ler
offence would be winked at by the police, and expecting
from their excited state that they would offer violence.
to the house, he (Campbell) knocked at • the door, and
the boy who was said to have been robbed was admitted

into the house, where they were introduced to Miss Faulk-
ner, and the boy positively asserted that she was the
person who had robbed him, and persisting in his statement,
she was taken into custody to St. Giles's station-house, where
the charge was received by Inspector Bell, and she was
locked up for twenty-four hours. It being a charge of fe-
lony, the officers did not feel themselves justified in receiv-
ing bail, which was offered to any amount for her appear-
ance. However, Mr. Newton, of Leicester-square, visited
Mr. Laing at his residence, in the Temple, when that ma-
gistrate, after hearing the particulars of the case, received
bail for her appearance, and she was liberated on Sunday
morning. The boy's statement was, that his father was a
bird-fancier, and his mother a washerwoman. On Saturday
afternoon, about half-past two o'clock, he was carrying
home the above articles by his mother's orders, and on his
arrival in Gower-street he was accosted by Miss Faulkner,
who claimed acquaintance with his mother, and promised,
if lie would go with her, she would make him a present of
a horse and cart. She took the bundle from him, and on
their arrival opposite No. 4, Gower-street, she went in
with the bundle, telling him to wait near a baker's shop on

the opposite side of the way, and she would bring him- out
the horse and cart (toys) that she had promised him. He
waited there nearly two hours, hut she never returned, and
he went home and informed his mother, who came with 14,
to the house.
Mr. LAING, prior to On .0 ~,,, iencement of the examina-
tion of other wiimesses, ordered one of the officers td take
the boy outside the office.
Miss Faulkner declared in the most positive terms her
entire innocence of the transaction, and that she never saw

the boy in her life before. She left home in the morning
with two young ladies to visit the exhibition at Somerset-
house, and she returned home at half-past two in their com-
pany, and did not quit the house afterwards until she accom-
panied the officer to the station-house.
Mr. LUNG inquired how she was attired on Saturday ?
Miss Faulkner—Exactly as I am now, your .Worship—(in
a lavender-coloured silk dress, a straw bonnet, and a
white veil.)
The young ladies corroborated her statement, and the mo-
ther of the boy repeatedly interrupted them, until she was
ordered to be quiet.
The boy was now called in, when—
Mr. LeiN❑ asked him what sort of a dress the person
,
gown.
Mr. LAING—What did she have upon her head? Boy
—A cap and a straw bonnet; .
Mr. LAING—Did she wear a shawl? Boy—No.

Mr. LAING —Had she on a white veil ? 'Boy—No.
Mr. LAING said he believed the lady to be innocent of
the cLarge. It was proved that she wore a white veil.
Boy o.‘urriedly)—Oh, she had on a veil.
Mr. LaiiiG warmly asked him how he dared to stand
before him am,' utter such falsehoods. He inquired of the
officers whether he,, was known to any of them. Several of
them replied that they knew his father, whom they had seen
with bad characters.

Mr. Newton assured Mr. Laing that Miss Faulkner
was a lady of the highest res,lvetability, and was in terms
of friendship and intimacy with come of the first persons of
the country.
Mr. LAING ryas thoroughly convinced of her innocence.
He regretted that she had been depvived of her liberty for
so long a time or put to any inconveni6,nce. She was now
discharged from that office free from thi.. slightest imputa-
tion, as he believed her to he as innocent of the charge
brought against her as he was himself..'he had good
grounds of an action for false imprisonment if 'the parties
were worth pursuing.
Miss Faulkner, who was exceedingly affected, curtseyed,
and thanked Mr. LAING for the attention he had shown
.her, -and she left the office with her friends.