The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Tms DAY.

A HOPEFUL DAUGHTER.—Harriet Whitehouse, a well-
grown girl of 16, was charged before Mr. Arnold, at the
Westminster Police-court, with being drunk and riotous.
Henry Salsbury, 10 V.R., said that at seven o'clock last
evening he was in Queen's-road, West, Chelsea, when he
was informed that the defendant had been ill-treating and
assaulting her mother. Witness went up to her in the
street and asked her what she meant by knocking her
mother about, to which she only replied by a very filthy
remark, inquiring what it was to him. He found she
was very drunk and riotous, and he accordingly locked
her up. Her mother and father had promised to attend
before the magistrate. Mr. Arnold asked if they were
present. The constable said they were not, although
they had signed the police-sheet. They were respectable
hard-working people, employed at the Pimlico stores, and
defendant had lately taken to very evil courses, and the
company with whom she associated was of the vilest
character. It was impossible to know what to do with
her. Mr. Arnold asked her what she had to say to the
charges Defendant: I was very drunk. I was having a
drop more in a public house when my mother came and
knocked the glass out of my hand. I did not hit her; I
only pushed her. What was it to anyone ? As neither
of the parents appeared against her she was committed
to four days' hard labour, in default of paying a fine.
How SMALLPDX IS SPREAD IN THE METROPOLIS.—
Edgar Mayere, a seaman, was brought up at the Thames
Police-court, charged with an offence under the Sanitary
Act, in not making known to a cab-driver, named Weller,
that he was labouring under the smallpox when he hired
his cab on the 7th of last month. Weller has been fined
20s. for not immediately disinfecting his cab after he was
made acquainted with the fact that the man he carried
was labouring under smallpox. It appeared that the de-
fendant hired the cab on Stepney-green, and was driven
to the London Hospital, where he was refused admission,
on the ground that he was labouring under smallpox, and
that by the regulations of the hospital contagious diseases
were not admitted.t The defendant then ordered Weller to
drive him to the Whitehapel Unionhouse, where he was
also refused admission by Mr. Mayer, the master, who
found him in the midst of 50 or 60 paupers in the
hall, and ordered the driver back to the London Hospital.
where he was refused a second time, and he ultimately
found his way to the smallpox hospital. Police-Sergeant
Briden of the K division, traced the course of the cab,
which went upon a cab rank, and carried passengers all
over London before the police were made acquainted with
the affair. Mr. Harvey, the proprietor of the cab, said
he had disinfected it, tore out the linings, destroyed the
cushions, and repainted the cab. It had not been
out plying for hire in the public streets since
the 7th of December. The defendant, in reply
to the charge, said he did not know the fare
he carried was labouring under smallpox, when
he entered his cab. Mr. Paget : But you knew it after
'you had been to the hospital. He fined the defendant
55., and also ordered him to pay £3, the expenses of dis-
infecting the cab, or be imprisoned one month. The
defendant could not pay the money, and Mr. Harvey
kindly offered to accept of £2, which was paid, and the
defendant was liberated.