The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.
CASE OF AFFILIATION.--The beadle of St. Botolph,

Aldgate, summoned a young man named Henry Paplet
before the LORD MAYOR, in order that a girl might affi
liate a child to him. The case was rather of a remark

ab;e kind.

The girl appeared with the child in her arms, and swore
without hesitation that the defendant was the father.

The defendant—lf I was on my dying bed this women

I'd declare that the child is not mine.- This abandoned
girl is the sister of my wife. I took her into my house
out of charity, and after being with us eleven weeks she
became a mother, to our great astonishment ; and this is
her gratitude for our kindness.
Kinnersley, the beadle—My Lord, nobody ever sus-

pectd that any one else was the father ; the girl bas

always stuck to her story.
The defendant's wife, who appeared to be in great
distress, said that the girl had most cruelly deceived her.
" I thought," said Mrs. Puplett, " when she took ill that

,he was attacked with cholera, and I sent at once for Dr

Davis, who gave her some powders. I thought, as the
powders did not seem to have effect, that what they call
collapse would take place, and I sent off for another doctor,
and he also prescribed for her, but he was scarcely gone
when she became the mother of a baby, without any as-

sistance."

Kinner•ley—l assure you, my Lord, that our parish is

more troubled with that sort of cholera that brings people

into the world than that which takes them out of it.

The Lon') MAYOR—Did the girl say any thing to her
sister about the father of the child at that period ? Mrs.
Puplett-1 asked her who the father was, and she told

me that I didn't know him ; that he was a sailor, and had
promised, when he returned from his voyage, he would

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marry her.
The Girl—Well, for all that, your husband is the father
of my child ; you and he make out a very good story for
yourselves, but I'll take my oath my story is true.
The LORD MAYOR—You must be a very abandoned
young woman, if your story be true, to admit the familia-
rities of your sister's husband.
The Girl—They were not married at the time, and he
was always after me.
Mrs. Puplett—No, you dirty hussey ; it was after me
he was. After you, indeed !—(Laughter.)
Kinnersley—Please you, my Lord, if you believe me,
and I understand these things well, for 1 believe my parish
thinks of nothing else, he was after both on 'em.—
(Laughter.)
Mr. Hobler (to the girl)—How could you let your
sister marry a man who played you such a trick? The
Girl—l didn't act unkind. In fact 1 gave tham the
money to get married ; that was all I could do.
Puplett—My Lord, I am totally innocent. When she
was confined I told her that if she wouldn't tell who the
father was I'd apply to your Lordship. " Oh, very well,"

said she, " I'll swear it to you, so that I shall get some-
thing out of you, at any rate."
The girl having sworn the child, the LORD MAYOR
said that the case appeared to him to require deliberation.
Witnesses were accordingly ordered to attend, when the
Magistrates are to decide upon the paternity.
BOW-STREET.

A COACH SNEAK —A well-dressed;nan, named John

Edwards, was on Saturday brought up, charged with
stealing a brown paper parcel. directed to Miss Eld, Slea-
ford Hall, Stafford, from the Chester mail, while standing
in the yard of the Golde❑ Cross Inn, Charing-cross.
It appeared from the evidence of a man, named Elder-
field, a wheelwright, employed by Mr. Horne, who keeps
the Golden Cross, that on the previous evening, lie saw
the prisoner enter the yard of that inn, take the parcel off
the coach, and walk away. He immediately followed
him, and gave him into custody of police constable F 56,
who, upon searching him, found a new silk pocket-hand-
kerchief, a light-coloured crape shawl, and a quantity of
leather, also supposed to have been stolen ; together with

IL 3s. 6d. i❑ money.
The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, said,
that be was a respectable man, and that he held a lease•
hold of 400 acres at Grantham, in Lincolnshire, but re-
fused to state his place of residence in town. With regard
to the propel ty, he said be knew nothing whatever of the
parcel. The crape shawl and handkerchief, be said, he
had bought for an unfortunate woman, but had not had
an opportunity of giving them to her.
Sir F. ROE, under the circumstances of the case, felt it
his duty to remand the prisoner, in order that some in-
quiries should he made as to his character.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SHorLIFTING. '
—Goddard, the officer, into whose care the warrant was '
given to apprehend the Misses Turton, on a charge of
robbery at the St. James's Bazaar, informed Mr. DYER
that ever since the warrant was granted he had been in
readiness to execute it, but Mr. Downes had never been to
him to accompany him to the residence of the ladies for the
purpose
of identifying them. Under those circumstances,
he was at a loss how to act.
Mr. DYER-There was some difficulty made by the
complainant to me after the warrant was granted, about
who should go and identify the accused ; and it was stated
that Miss Finlay was in too nervous a state to go with you.
Now, I thought, when that young lady gave her evidence,
she laboured under no such indisposition. I was asked to
let Clements go down to identify the ladies, but I stated
to Mr. Downes that as Clements did not see the felony
committed, it would he very improper to let him go, for
he might make a mistake as to the persons of the young
ladies. I thought that Mr. Downes left the office under
the full intention of going down on the following morning.
Goddard—Although I have been to the Bazaar, I have
never seen him since.
Mr. DYER-Mr. Downes may have left the office
under the inistaked notion that Clements could go with
him, and therefore you had better see Mr. Downes upon
the subject.
Goddard accordingly proce,ded to the Bazaar, and
on his return stated that he had seen Miss Findlay,
and she stated that she would not go, for what
had taken place had made her extremely ill ; but that
Nlrs. Johnson had seen the ladies, and she could go. Mrs.
Johnson, the Inspectress of the Bazaar, declined going, as
she could not leave the Bazaar. Goddard and Ballard were
then ordered to go to the residence of Mr. Downes, High-
street, Islington, to ascertain whether he intended the
warrant to be executed or not. Upon Goddard's return
he stated that he had not been aide to see Mr. Downes,
but the daughter thought that C ements ought to go.
Mr. DYER-Then nothing has been done, and I must
say that what has taken place is nothing more than a so-
lemn mockery of justice, playing with the criminal juris-
prudence of the country. Clements could not safely go
and apprehend the ladies; he would have been liable to an
action ; and, as far as you are concerned, Goddard, with
the warrant, you are discharged. Goddard then withdrew.
Mr DYER observed that he was very sorry for what
had taken place. When measures were attempted they
ought to be carried through ; and, for his part, he did not
know why any distinction was made between the high and
the low offender.