The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-02 00:00:00

POLICE IN

This Day.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Samuel Okey, a diminutive urchin, abOut 14, was charged
before Alderman Stone, the sitting magistrate, with
picking pockets.

From the statement of ono of the City detectives, it
appeared that ho saw the prisoner and some other lads in
Lower Thames• street yesterday afternoon, and ho watched
them and saw them put their hands into the pockets of
several ladies. He saw the prisoner follow a lady, and as
she was about entering a cab with a gentleman put his
hand into her pocket, but the lady declined to go
to the station. On searching the prisoner he found on
his person 4s. 2d. in silver and coppers, and a whistle, which
the young thieves of the metropolis were in the habit of
using to call each other. lle also found a piece of coal in
his trousers pocket.
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Alderman Stone—Coal ! what did ho want of coal ?
The officer explained that these young thieves were in
the habit of putting a piece of coal in their mouth when
they went out of a morning for good luck. (Laughter.)
He said that the prisoner was well known to the police
as one of a gang of young thieves who infested Thames-;
street and its neighbourhod, and had been previously con-
victed.

Sentenced to 3 weeks' imprisonment.
Thomas Long was charged with stealing a purse con-
taining two duplicates, a half-sovereign, five shillings, and
some halfpence, the property of Elizabeth Cuthess, a mar-
ried woman residing in Vauxhall-road, Lambeth.
A policeman said that last evening he saw the prisoner
on Old Swan pier, and his suspicions being excited, he
watched him on board of the Matrimony steamboat. Ho
followed the prisoner, and detected him in the act of put-
ting his hand into the pocket of a young lad. He found on
the prisoner the purse, duplicates, and money in question,
which were identified by Mrs. Cuthess as her property.
The prosecutor corroborated this evidence.
The prisoner, who stoutly protested his innocence, was
recognised as an old offender, andwas remanded fora week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A PALTER.—MaIy Pox was charged with being drunk
and disorderly at the door of St. Martin's workhouse.
The case having been proved,
Mr. Kuox asked if anything was known of the prisoner?
Dacke, one of the workhouse officers, said that on Aug.
28, 1860, the prisoner was brought before the late Mr;
Beadon for disorderly conduct, and sentenced to seven days
imprisonment. On the 4th Nov. she was brought before
the same magistrate, and discharged with a caution. She
was twice before the magistrates in 1861, and once repri-
manded and once committed for seven days. In 1863 she
was charged with taking away her clothing, and after be-
ing remanded seven days was discharged ; again charged
with a similar offence, remanded for 14 days, and dis-
charged; again, for disorderly conduct, committed for
seven days. In 1864 she was charged with taking away
her clothing, before Mr. Knox, remanded seven days, and
discharged. In 1865, charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly and discharged. In 1866, drunk and disorderly :
committed for 21 days ; making away with her clothing :
21 days ; again, the same offence, 21 days ; and, again, the
same offence, 21 days.
Mr. Knox committed her for a month with hard labour.