The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-23 00:00:00

G PI L DHA LL.

ll'am Quick and Sarah RuYkman, the latter one
of the servants at the Auction Mart, and the former
a carpenter, employed occasionally at that place, were
brought before Mr. Alderman 11. Hughes, charged
with being found together in the coffee-room, under
suspicious circumstances.
William Hammond, constable 160, stated that on
going round his beat, at one o'clock that morning, be
found the door of the Auction Mart open. He rang
the bell, and Mrs. Morgan, the housekeeper,' came
down. She was much astonished, as she had' per-
sonally seen that all the doors were fast before she
went to bed. He and his sergeant were invited in
to see who was concealed on the premises. The
kitchenmaid was missing from her bed up stairs,land
in searching about she was found in the coffee-room
bar, where she had been sleeping with the carpenter
on the hearthrug, with the slight additional comforts
of a pillow and a blanket. Upon the man they found
some housebreaking implements.
Mr. Alderman H. Humus asked of what descrip-
tion they were ? The officer said they were two
centre- bits.

The carpenter observed they were the common im-
plements of his trade; besides, he had no stock with
him, and could make no use of them.
The officer replied he had found a stock on the
premises which the prisoner had left there some days
before.

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IhtcPew ads a
the Alderman would think
to leave a tool behind him, common thing for a man
nothing

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s
st Morgan,
stated
t haa t widow,s
he knew
keeper,ew the prisoner Quick, and
she thought he had no intention to rob the house.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES asked if she knew
he was courting the kitchenmaid.
She replied she had heard of it for some time, but
she had no idea that he was in the house on Sunday
night. Upon inquiry she found he had been let in
by the housemaid, who locked the door again and
brought the keys up.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES Iluctraßs presumed the
kitchenmaid performed the like kind offices for the
housemaid on another evening.
Mrs. Morgan said she did not know, but she had
discharged both. She supposed she was not bound to
give a month's warning in such a case.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES said there could
be no doubt that she might discharge instanter per-
sons guilty of such breaches of good morals.
Mrs. Morgan proceeded to state that she had seen
all the maids to their rooms before she retired to bed
herself, and when she saw the prisoners in the bar
she was quite upset. When she opened the door
they rose up.
Mr. Alderman Humus HUGHES asked how far
they were dressed or undressed F--She said she could
not tell.

The ALDERMAN said she must have been upset
indeed if she could not tell whether they were naked
or not.

She replied she could say they were not naked.
The ALDERMAN asked if there were any marks of
the centre-bits about the premises ?—?sirs. Morgan
said there were not. No property had been dis-
turbed.

The female declined saying anything.
Quick said he was not admitted at the front door.
He was in the scullery when Mrs. Morgan came
round. He thought there would be no harm in sleep-
ing in the coffee-bar, as he had stopped out late, and
the girl came down because he was frightened at
sleeping alone in a strange place.
The ALDERMAN asked if he had anything to say
why he should not be committed as a rouge and
vagabond.
The prisoner warmly declared he was no vaga-
bond. He could prove he was an honest respectable
man.

Mr. Alderman HuGins HUGHES asked who but a
vagabond would enter a lady's house to demoralise a
part of her household, and ruin the reputation of a
young woman, and probably reduce her to the condi-
tion of a miserable outcast. He was not satisfied
about the house breaking implements,
.and he should
require strong testimonials to his previous career.
The prisoners, who each seemed- to be twenty-
five years of age were remanded till Wednesday, fbr
character.

CLERKENW ELL.
Thomas Burdett Howe, a young man, was charged
with having violated Elizabeth Maria King, aged
eight years.