The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-15 00:00:00

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.

Caroline Lock pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
her with stealing a number of articles of wearing apparel,
the property of Mr. Newton, of Gower-street.
The Judge said he should like to know something about
the prisoner.
Mr. Newton said she had been in his service for some
time, and was looked upon as a trustworthy person. Her
wages, he thought, were about £l4 a year, and she had
money in the savings bank, so ho did riot think it could be
want that had driven her to commit the robbery. She,
however, he believed, was about to be married, and perhaps
such a circumstance might have induced her to take the
things.
The mother of the prisoner, a widow, said the prisoner
was her daughter, and was the eldest but one of ten chil-
dren, five of whom she had with her at home. She could
not account for her child robbing her master, but she asked
the Court to deal mercifully with her child, who had
hitherto borne an honest and upright character.

The learned Judge said it was a very melancholy case.
The prisoner, in the possession of a good character, had
gained the confidence of her master and mistress, and after
that had so far forgotten herself as to rob them. He could
not but think that the idea of marriage had induced the
prisoner to steal the articles. Her conduct in admitting a
young man to her master's house after he had retired to
rest was highly censurable, for it was by such acts houses
were too frequently robbed. In this case, however, it appeared
the person admitted was a respectable man, but he could not
but think it was highly improper for him to visit the house
at such a time. He would, in the present instance, inflict
a very lenient sentence on the prisoner, as he had been in-
formed that immediately she came out of prison she would
quit London for the country, where he hoped she would
conduct herself in such a way as to regain the character she
had now to a certain extent lost. The sentence of the court
was that she be imprisoned in the House of Correction for
two calender months.

Margaret Mackenzie was found guilty of stealing a shawl
and other articles from her landlady.
Police-constable 16 D said the prisoner was a most
dangerous and ungrateful thief, she had been repeatedly
in prison.
The judge sentenced her to three years' penal servitude.

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
Two men, named Hawkins and Scott, were indicted for
stealing a bps of rags, value 18s., the property of the
employer of Hawkins.

The jury found both prisoners guilty.
The Judge sentenced Hawkins to nine, and Scott to 18
months' imprisonment.

POLICE INT_ELLIGENCE.—( This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ANOTHER DOG STEALING CASE.—A crossing. sweeper,
named Thomas Lucas, was charged, before Mr. Beadon,
with knowingly and corruptly receiving the sum of 10s.
from Mr. Marcus Amor, jun., of 135, New Bond-street, for
recovering a dog, his property, the dog having been stolen.
It appeared that about five weeks ago Mr. Amor lost his
dog, and the prisoner came to hint and said he knew where
it was, and the man who had got it. Mr. Amor told the
prisoner he would give him ss. for his trouble if he got the
dog back, and the prisoner left, but returned and said the
persons who had got it said they would rather kill it, and
that they must have 10s. He gave the prisoner 10s., and
he brought the doe back.

Prisoner made a rambling defence, showing that he was
well acquainted with the dog stealing fraternity. He, how-
ever, denied all knowledge of the way the dog got to Shore-
ditch, where he found it.
Mr. Beadon said the prisoner's conduct proved that he
well knew the dog stealers; and it was strange if, as he
pretended, ho knew nothing of the dog that he should be
able to go to the man who had it.

Butcher, 137 C, who recently captured a dog-receiver of
the name of Kendilton, and who now awaits his trial, asked
for a remand, which was granted.

THE REASON WHY.—Two rough looking fellows named
Wm. Waling and John M'Alister, who had evidently given
oach other a severe mawling, were charged with being
drunk and fighting.

Mr. Beadon—Why do you get drunk, and then fight ?

One of the Defendants—We had not seen one another for
a long time, and we met, got drunk, and then had a fight.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Beadon discharged them with a caution.