The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN OLD OFFENDER CAUGHT IN THE ACT.—Mary Ann
Sullivan, described as a charwoman, was charged with
being found in a house in Upper Rupert-street.
The evidence in the case showed that the prisoner, whose
practice is to carry a bunch of keys with her, and enter any
house that she may find the door left open, and then, when
detected, to say she was looking for a" Mrs. Smith," on
the previous day entered, by some means, the house No.
5, Upper Rupert-street, and commenced operations by in-
serting one of her keys into the lock of a bedroom of a
person named Crewer, who happened to be in the room at
the time, the door being locked, she having been unsuc-
cessful with the lock of the adjoining roGm. To her great
surprise he opened the door, and, on asking her what she
wanted, she merely replied that her object was not dis-
honest, and ran down stairs. Mr. Crewer followed her down
the stairs, and saw her pull a key, from tho Jock, which was
now produced.

Dodsworth, 333 A, said, he took the prisoner into custody,
and at the station a bunch of keys, 11 in number, and
suited to open any ordinary lock, was found on her.
The prisoner, who was committed from this court some
months since for a similar attempt in Tottenham-court-
road, and who was recognised by Sergeant Mills, of the E
division, as an old offender, was committed for three months
with hard labour.

A PERSEVERING UTTERER OF COUNTERFEIT COIN.—
William Taylor was charged with uttering counterfeit coin
to Mrs. Bradbeer, tobacconist, of 31, Greek-street, under
the following circumstances :--

The prosecutrix said that on the previous evening, about
nine o'clock, the prisoner came in and asked for half an
ounce of tobacco, tendering her in payment a shilling. She
gave him change, and put the coin in the till with one or
two others. About 11 o'clock he came again and asked for
half an ounce of tobacco, again tendering her a shilling. For
this also she gave him change, and put it in the till. A few
minutes after he paid her another visit, this time also ten-
dering her a shilling, but asking for a pickwick. She
served him, but did not put the
.coin into the till
but left it on the counter, and immediately after he
had left a suspicion arose in her mind that it could not
be all right, and on looking at the shilling on the counter,
and also those in the till, she found them all to be counter-
feits. Two friends came in shortly afterwards, and while
telling them the circumstances, the prisoner entered the
shop a fourth time and asked for another half ounce of
tobacco, this time tendering a pod sixpence. She then said
to her friends, " This is the man," when the prisoner im-
mediately replied, " I've come in for tobacco and given you
good money." He then tried to get away, but was pre-
vented, and given into custody.
Police-constable Hurd said he had made inquiries at 7,
Great White Liou-street, where the prisoner said ho lived,
and found that he paid 4d. a night for his lodging, and had
only lodged there three nights.
Remanded.

THAMES.
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Anne Masterton, a woman
about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with stealing a large quantity of wearing apparel,
the property of Abraham Sugenberg, a Jew, carrying on
the business of an outfitter and clothes salesman, of No.
151, St. George's-street, alias Ratcliffe-highway.
It appeared that the prisoner had upon several occasions
pawned new clothing at the shop of Mr. Telfer, in Rat-
cliffe-highway, and said they belonged to sailors who were
lodging at a boarding-house in Prince's-square, St. George-
in-the-East. Yesterday she came again with a pair of new
trousers and a necktie and asked for a loan upon them. Mr.
Poole, assistant to Mr. Telfer, again questioned the prisoner,
who repeated the story she had told before. Mr. Poole directed
her to fetch the sailor, and she left the shop. Mr. Poole
followed her, and instead of prcceeding to Princes-square
she entered Mr. Sugenberg's house. Mr. Poole immedi-
ately communicated with. Mr. Sugenberg, who at once iden-
tided the trousers and necktie offered in pawn as his pro-
perty, and also owned two other pairs of trousers which the
prisoner had pawned in-the course of the present month.
The prisoner, in defence, said she had been saving up the
money, and purchasing the spoons and towels at intervals
for the last twelve or fourteen years.
A ponce constable believed he would find an owner for
the spobns and towels if the prisoner was remanded.
Mr. Yardley—Let the prisoner be reminded until Satur-
day nat.