The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-31 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

The Common Sergeant was occupied the whole of the
morning in disposing of Mint cases, none of which pos-
sessed the slightest interest. •

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

STEALING BAGATELLE BALLS, &C.—OPPERING TO
SELL A MAN HIS OWN PROPERTY.—George James, a
shabby-looking young titan, described as a tailor, was
charged as follows :

Jesse Goodchild, broker, of 4, Little Crown-court, said,
that about six the previous evening, while in his shop, the
prisoner brought three bagatelle balls, and offered them to
him for sale, but feeling satisfied that they were not his
property, he refused to buy them. The; prisoner then left,
and shortly afterwards he missed two chairs, part of a set,
from the door: and which were covered with the piece of
cloth produced. In about twenty minutes after the prisoner
came bask to his shop with something wrapped in the
piece of cloth and drew from the cloth a pestle and mortar,
which he put into his hand and offered for sale. At once
recognising them as his own property, ho asked how he
came by them, and he said he had had them two Months,
while the fact was the things were safe in his shop in the
morning. The prisoner then made off, throwing ►way the
piece of cloth, but he was taken into custody shortly after-
wards.

Prisoner said he picked up the pestle and mortar in the
street.

Waring, 33 C, said he found the three bagatelle balls on
the prisoner, who said he had had them some, time, and
the pestle and mortar 18.rcionths.,

Mr. John Wilson, .of the Had Bull, St. Ann'senon.rt,
Soho, identified the bagatelle balls as his property. They
had. been' used-and were safe at five o'clock the previous
afternoon. They were taken from the first floor, and were
worth 10s: He tad only been &short time owner of the
house; and had never seen the prisoner before.
The constablwasked fora remand, which was granted by
Mr. Beadon, .with the view of treeing the chairs, and to
make inquiries as to the prlSoner's antecedents.
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1 THAMES. . .
Ax
:11TFUL RPM —Sar4h_ 9risley, a dirty girl, aged
.15 ,Years, without.ehawli or bonnet, was brought before
Mr. Yardlo chaiged with:picking pockets.
Mrs. Sarah Wi/lianie, of No, 14, New Portland-itreet,
Coinzuercial-.road; stated that she was in a grocer'S, shop,
waiting to be served with tea and sugar, when she felt a
hand in heelveket and the prisoner standing by her side.
'She did not take the hand out of her pocket directly, but
alloyed it to„remain there, at the Same time.wondering
whakthe;gir),eould be after; but,whon the hand was with.,.
drdiviibier 40-Ithrtal'',4l?s2,:iiittkPertainty, for she 'Missed' 14
half-tiO44irmdim'rnediately tieNsi3d-the girl with sftfilixig
• ‘.rt
it, '1:110:00* prq_cidiatelyllll.li4e4. to the door au,d, cola •
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her
71eilinisralTixt, e,t
1e lin in her bosom. 71avuitnarresa:ttiongli
L 9310 lifiinw.itiargiiittitiy:J. f, • :J.- N., -7 •
.ilitiiii•MletiOiilp:osll; •9f Nom, 63 Greetifiell-I,ret
,shop, and ii# pri,
-4.yitness ()aught hold',
of the:girrahandtheinianarst-sh§flli.it there; and the girl-
calleds,lsnt, 4,•;014il:4-oro-litirtianismy wrist."
-17p,r:Oeili4tct WAttess was much wiser thap
end lie thought it,was vers, strange thatanimi--:
the hand'of a strange girl to re'-'
manna in her pocket for an' instant, after she found it there.
The priso4er, who sobbed lentlly, said she was quite inno-
cent, atkd'AishOctto go hotne to her mother. Mr. Yardley
asked her where shik.lived, to which she replied, at No. 3,
WilloW-Walk,llackney-road. The magistrate then inquired.
if any of her Tehkti wem'e present, to which a policermMili-
plied that the prir,i.ler'll eiritst wai Outside. She was called,in; -14eing,fries9,,q1a.,by,__the Magistrate, sajd 7ahe'
and her sistor,2lived at. No. 3, GoWer's4alk, near Black
man's flooPoraßf Whitbchapel.. ',A young' man cari,to
her honsi and said` her Sister was in 'custody. ' '
Mr. Yardley•-,Where.i4eur mother f Why did she note
coup here
Witness—She is out nursing in the Minories—my mother
can't-be here.

•

YardlepHls this witness known?
A Policeman,--Yes, she is a common prostitute, and
walks Ratcliff-highway.

Witness--I am a lawful married woman, and my hus-
band's name is Brown.

Mr. Yardley—You may be a married woman, but there
ism() doubt(you, are. a prostitute. I strongly suspect the
woman wha was with the prisoner yesterday was her Di other
and received the half-erorin that was stolen. I wish I had
ker jte-re. • ,
teche, ',the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner was'
well known to him, and that she had passed through his
hands. , •

said she was quite innocent, and never put her hand in the
pockets of the ladies.
The prisoner made the Indid -piteous exclamatienis And
Mr. Yardley said he had no doubt of the prisoner's guilt,
and that she was a very wicked and artful girl. Hs did
not believe a word said by the prisoner's sister. He could
not do better than separate the girl from the infamous set
by whom she was surrounded. He sentenced the prisoner
to be imprisoned for three months in the House of Correc-
tion, and kept to hard labour. If she was brought before
him again he would send her for five years to a reformatory
and compel her mother to contribute largely towards her
maintenance.

71115 niirs MARKETS.

NAY MARKETS.

SMITTIFIRLD.—Meadow hay, £2 16e to S 4 4e ; elever,
£4 Os to £6 Os ; a.nd straw, 5s to £1 les per load.
Supplies very moderate. Trade slow.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to S 4 4s; clover,
£4 Os to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 Hs per load.'
A slow demand, at previous rates.
WRITIICHAPEL.—Meadow hay, n 15s to £4 4s; cloven,
£4 Os to £6 5s ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 10s per load.
A. slow kale.