The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-12 00:00:00

WYMIUK V. JUDXINS.-TILE SEWING MICIIINH.

This was an action to recover £lO cash paid for a sewing
machine, one of defendant's patents.
Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, a widow, and
said that £lO had been paid for a machine sold by defen-
dant, but which machine would not sew.

Mr. Mortimer said he paid £lO out of £l2, and the machine
was sent to the plaintiff. It would not work, neither could
defendant's man make it.

Mr. Worley deposed that he took the machine back to the
defendant, who said ho would not give 50s. for it.
Defendant said that the machine was a very excellent
bile and worked beautifully, and it was false for any ono to
say that defendant's man could not work it. The plaintiff
came to defendant and took lessons, and after breaking a
needle in the machine left the premises. Defendant was
willing to give plaintiff anotner machine when some new
ones were made.

His Honour found for the plaintiff. Defendant had
plaintiff's £lO, and had received his machine back. There
was no doubt plaintiff was a troublesome woman, and in all
future cases defendant had bettor make an out and out bar-
gain.

Defendant—l have sold 1,500 machines, and never had a
complaint before.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES. Ann
'Walker, a servant, was charged before Mr. Bingham with
obtaining a qaantity of grocery goods from the shop of Mr.
Joseph Dobson, grocer, 288, Oxford-street, by false pre-
tences.

Mr. Dotson said the prisoner came into his shop on the
previous evening and ordered some grocery to be got ready
by her return in a few minutes. On coming the second
time she took up the articles from the counter, and said,
"They're for the Victory," and as the proprietor of that
house (Mr. Turner) was a customer, he allowed her to have
them ; but the thought coming across his mind that he did
not know her, be sent an assistant after her, and he found
that instead of going to Mr. Turner's she went up Oxford-
street. Ile sent to Mr. Turner, who said she had left his
house about two months.

Mr. Turner, of the Victory, 167, Oxford-street, said the
Prisoner left his service two months, and she had no autho-
rity to obtain goods in his name.
A brother of the prisoner stepped forward and said he
believed his sister had acted under the control of her hus-
band, and that sh• was only from Yorkshire 10 months.
Mr. Bingham said he should remand her for a week t•
see whether this was the only case against her.
SHOP ROBBERY.-Arthur Steggall was charged with
stealing, from the shop of Mr. Richard Tuckey, draper, of
58, Mortimer-street, a Paisley shawl of the value of 18s.
Mr. F. Tuckey, brother of the prosecutor, proved hear-
ing a noise in the doorway of :the shop on the previous
evening, and on going out saw the shawl drop from pri-
soner's hand. The prisoner said another man took it. The
value of the shawl was 18s. He had lost two dresses on
Saturday night in a similar manner.
Prisoner denied taking the shawl, and said he was in
employ as a tailor.

Police-constable 47 E said the prisoner gave a correct
address, and he knew the other man alluded to as a bad
character.

Mr. Bingham remanded the prisoner, offering to take
bail.