The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-26 00:00:00

A GREAT TURKEY CARPET CASE.

Plaintiff is the manager of the Metropolitan Steam
Bleaching Company and sought to recover 16s. 4d., for
cleaning a Turkey carpet belonging to defendant. Plaintiff
stated defendant applied to the company, and gave instruc-
tions for the removal of a carpet to the works for the pur-
pose of being cleaned. Accordingly a man was sent, but
upon his arrival neither defendant nor her servant were at
home, but another person gave plaintiff's carman a roll of
carpet which he took away. This carpet was a large Tur-
key carpet, which was properly cleaned and returned.
Plaintiff did not ;know that the woman who gave the carpet
was not defendant's servant until to-day.
His Honour—How do you clean the carpets ?
Plaintiff—Oh, we wash them with soap and water, and
dry them.
Defendant said she never authorised the plaintiff to take
away the carpet, which was nearly spoiled by the cleaning
process. So far from being benefited, she had been a great
loser by it. The facts were that she wrote to the plaintiff
about some pieces of Brussels carpet, and he, by his man,
took the Turkey in mistake. As soon as she discovered
this, defendant wrote to the plaintiff desiring him not to
proceed, as he had got the wrong carpet ; but she received
in reply a notification that she was too late, as the cleaning
had commenced. When ,the Turkey was sent home the
Brussels was delivered to plaintiff's man, and on the return
of that it was paid for, though entirely spoilt. Defendant
never intended the Turkey carpet to be cleaned, as she was
about to sell it.
His Honour—That would add to its value ?
Defendant—ln this case it greatly detrimented it.
His Honour—l suppose it was a relic of a past century ?
Defendant (laughing)—lndeed, it was net. I remember
it being laid down.
His Honour—Ah, but it was not new ?
Defendant—Yes, it was—quite new.

His Honour thought there were lathes on both sides, and
as matters stood he thought a verdict for Bs. would meet
the merits of this great Turkey carpet case. (Laughter.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TINS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT.,--Worthy
Rich, a young man lately in the employ of Messrs. Nicholls,
extensive clothworkers, of Marshal-street, Golden-square,
was charged with stealing a piece of deerskin, the property
of his employers.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecution.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was
allowed to live by the prosecutors in a private house attached
to the warehouse, and some degree of confidence being
placed in him, the keys of the warehouse were left in his
care ; but in consequence of a quantity of valuable property
being continually missed, a watch was set on the warehouse,
two active officer'ilehig employed for the purpose, named
Crocker and Joy ; and on the afternoon of Sunday last the
prisoner'was seen to conic out of the house, and return
about eight in the evening ; and from the position in which
they were placed they saw the prisoner go down the steps
leading to the warehouse, and shortly after leave. On the
Monday morning one of the prosecutors, Mr. Lloyd Hall
Nicholls, had a piece of cloth re .measured, and found a
quantity of it missing, and as the prisoner never re-
turned, he was sought for and taken into custody at the
Mogul Concert-room, Drury-lane, on the previous night,
on suspicion of stealing it.
The prisoner denied being at the warehouse at all on the
Sunday.

Mr. Lewis said he should be prepared with further evi-
dence on a future day, and the prisoner was remanded.