The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-11 00:00:00

Sb-N, LONDON.,

pledging the silk, but denied giving 26, Wardour-street,
his address.
Alfred Heath, sliopman to Mr. Young, pawnbroker,
Pri,7,ces-street, Soho, produced a piece of silk similar to
that stolen, pledged on the 31st of August by the pri-
son,r for :10s. He gave his acme Mons. Alphonse, No.
2, King street, Soho.
Arthur John North, shopman to Mr. Lendton, pawn-
broker, Green-sCeet, Leicester-square, produced four-
teen yards of silk, pledged on the Ist instant, at half:-
past eight o'clock in the morning. for 305., in the name
of Madame l)egere. Cochi not identify the female as
the person who pledged it.
Madame Antonio Calon, No. 5, St. Martin's-street,
gave her evidence through Mr.:NV iist, and stated that
the male prisoner on Tuesday last came to her house and
offered some lavender-colaured glac.6 silk for sale at 6s.
per yard. Witness agreed to buy it at that price, an
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paid the prisoner 30s. on Saturday last, and agreed
pay him the remainder at 10s. per week. She had
known the prisoner fifteen months, and had frequently
purchased articles of him.
John Gray, sergeant C division, said, in consequence
of information he had received, he went on Saturday
evening to Mr. Young's, pawnbroker, in Princes-street,
and found the prisoners in one of the boxes. Witness
asked the male prisoner if he had pledged any silk at
Messrs. Harrison's. Prisoner said he had. Witness then
asked him where he got it from ?:" Prisoner replied,
that ho received it from a French lady, and he
gave her the duplicate and the money. Wit-
ness asked him if he resided at 26, Rupert-street,
and whether the female prisoner was connected. with
him? Prisoner said yes, that was all right. Witness
then took them both to the station, and on searching
them found 16 duplicates relating to articles pledged by
the male prisoner. He also found the other duplicates
referring to the silk produced. Witness subsequently
went to 26, Rupert-street, and on searching the
first floor front room he found the remnant of
silk produced, of the same kind as that lest by the
prosecutor. Witness then returned to the station,
and asked the prisoners where they got all the silk from.
The male prisoner said, "a Frenchman came to him
and asked him to dispose of twelve yards. He disposed
of ten ) ards to Madame Calon, and the other two he
kept himself." Witness added, that the reason he de-
tained the female prisoner was that numerous robberies
had latterly been committed by a gang of Frenchwomen,
who made it a practice to pay visits to silkmercers,
jewellers, and others, in bodies of three and four, and
while one of the parties contrived to keep the attention
of the shopman, by purchasing some trifling article,
the others managed to steal whatever laid most
convenient for them to lay hands on. if she (the pri-
soner) was remanded, he had no doubt that other per-
sons would come forward and identify her as belonging
to the gang above mentioned.
In defence the male prisoner admitted pledging the
silk. He often had things brought to him by Frenchmen
to pledge, and he always pledged them at Mr. Young's,
to whom be was well known.
The female denied all knowledge :of any part; of the
transaction.
Mr. BINGHAM remanded them for a week, but agreed
to accept good and substantial bail for the female's ap-
pearance on Monday next.