The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-03 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Sarah Clarke, who stood charged with having com-
mitted numerous robberies at dwelling-houses in which
she had lodged, was re-examined before Mr. Bingham.
Between twenty and thirty persons, who had been
robbed of plate and other valuable property, attended in
Court, and the majority of them identified the prisoner
as the thief.

Evidence in the following cases, in addition to those
which have already appeared, was now adduced.
Mrs. Smith, the widow of a Captain in the East In-
dia Company's service, and who resided in Barnes's-
place, Mile-end, stated that in the month of June last
the prisoner took apartments in her house, representing
that she was a widow in affluent circumstances, and that
her name was Williams. On the third day after she had
been in the house witness received a letter by pur-
porting to have been written by Mr. Loch, of the East
India House, and requesting her to proceed thither im-
mediately on business connected with the affairs of her
late husband. On arriving at the India House she was
informed that the letter was a fabrication, and she im-
mediately returned home, when she was told by her ser-
vant that the prisoner had gone out to purchase a duck
and green peas, which she had fancied for dinner. The
prisoner, however, failed to return, and witness soon af-
terwards discovered that a quantity of plate, a gold
watch, any other property, had been carried off. She
heard nothing more of the prisoner until she perceived
an account of her former examination at this Court.

The gold watch and a musical snuff-box, belonging to
the last witness, were produced by two pawnbrokers,
who identified the prisoner as having pledged them.
Mrs. Jones, a widow lady, residing at 26, Bidborough-
street, Burton-crescent, stated that the prisoner lodged
with her in November last, and she had only slept one
night in the house when she dispatched witness to the
East India House with a letter, which she said contained
an order on Mr. Loch for 201. The pretended letter, on
being opened, was found to be nothing more than a
blank sheet of paper, upon which witness hastened
back to her residence, but she was too late, the
prisoner having absconded after breaking open several
boxes, whence she abstracted a 201., two 101., and three
51. Bank of England notes, with a quantity of other pro-
perty. Two pokers, with which the boxes had evidently
been forced open, and the points of which were much
bent, were found lying on the floor. The prisoner gave
the name of Williams, and represented herself to be
highly connected.
Several silver spoons and other property, which Mrs.
Jones identified, were produced by a pawnbroker.
The Magistrate heard evidence in nine other cases, in
which the prisoner had committed robberies in a similar
manner.

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Police-constable Kershaw, of the G division, stated
that the prisoner had been pursuing her ingenious system
of robbery for several years past. In the year 1839, she
tenanted a house in Isabella-street, B a,ckfriars, the
front of which she let to a lady named Rowley, but
whilst the latter was confined to bed by a dangerous ill-
ness, the prisoner robbed her of a quantity of jewellery
and wearing apparel, and vacated the premises. She
was apprehended and tried for the offence at the Old
Bailey, but owing to some informality in the indictment,
she escaped conviction. Since that time she had been
carrying on her nefarious career with the most extraor-
dinary success in all parts of the metropolis.
The depositions in several cases having been taken
against her, the prisoner was again remanded until
Tuesday next.