The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7 his Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Gross IMPOSITION.—Margaret Robson wa3 charged ag

follows :
Mr. Robert Bennett, tailcr, of No. 44, Conduit-street,
said that about 7 o'clock the previous evening the prisoner
came into his place of business and spoke to his clerk, who
was engaged with a gentleman. His clerk told her to
wait, and the prisoner then put a letter into his hand,
which his clerk after wards handed to him. The letter
was as follows :

"Friendly Brothers Society, Little Britain-
" I certify that the late George Harris, having been 3
member of the above society for several years, and I'l3
widow having produced satisfactory testimonials, is ell'
titled to receive the sum of £B, upon her first paying up
the sum of 19s. Gd. duo in the books.
"Joils THOMPSON, Seel-
After reading the letter he asked the prissner why 011°
came to him, and she said because ho had been kind to
he
on former occasions, when she came to him with a letter
from the hospital for her deceased husband. She sal
was in great distress, and asked him to assist her.
expressed Lis doubts of the truth of her statement, an
put some questions ro her, her answers to which co;
vinced him that she was not speaking the truth, but °
wishing to be harsh he offered to take her to the Diendicas
Society, where she would, if her story was true, b
assisted. She expressed her thanks and went with 11
in a cab, but on getting to the end of the street she asked
him to forgive her, as she had been telling a parcel of lien
and that she had done it for the sake of her mother, t
was old and ill. He tden took her to the Vine-s tree

station. reel
Butcher, 137 C, said the prisoner had told him a Parcel
of falsehoods as to her address.
The prisoner admitted all she had told Mr. Bennett 110
false, but said she was in distress.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner was one of a dangerous claS
It
and if every one would do as Mr. Bennett had done
would be a great benefit. The prisoner would ba
mated for three months with hard labour.

HAMES.
ASSAULTING A RELIEVING OFFICER. Charles Vire3geh
pauper, aged 54, of 10, Victoria-cottage, Bow, was brottr.
before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting la
Samuel Owen Cambridge, assistant relieving-officer
Popular Union.
The prisoner has long received parochialrelief°o: :11]
Poplar Union. Yesterday he obtained an order frera
committee of guardians at the Bow Vestry-house for re'l-or
in money and kind, and he took it to the relieving4ficae
at the relief-office in Bow. All the things ordered
delivered to the prisoner, who came back in the
office
eVeli;--g
and said that no moat had been given to hint.
It nie"qd
told that everything had been delivered that
be
close', he
O
on tho order, and as the was about to t
was requested to depart. He refused, and made s gr,a%
disturbance. He said he had not had his meat for
and rung
child, called the relieving-officer ugly nmeq,
Mr: Camlnidge cm the mouth. He was at 'last rora°V°
and given into custody.
g, ed
Mr. Clarke and Mr. Fleming, assistants, Wn--111
fir
the statement of Mr. Cambridge. t
rue prisoner said he never received the nieat, tha •
17inaesncdheated by the relieving officers, that he bad beeilibi
Mr.
r.
Cambridgerapet in
and others,
an haddana th
abeen o harshlyonly
meat.
shown by Mr. Cambridge, Mr. It was
Clarke that the prisoner bad been kindly treated, that
had shown an insubordinate spirit, udbad insulted a'"
threatened the guardians and others.a ..,„vero
a eater-doe
Mr. Paget said there were thou sands
worse fed, worse housed, and worse looked after 0.00,4
prisoner, who was not grateful for the excelleut.r;ol.
afferdecl him and his family by the Union. he Pribsotta
was a man of education, and ought to have shown
1? gOnl
•-•
example. Ho sentenced him to two months
meet and hard labour. Fleming'
La
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