The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-22 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY AND EVENTFU.

CAREER OF A YOUNG wom.zuv.

At the general quarter sessions for the Lindsey
division of the county of Lincoln, held on Friday
last at Kirton-in-Lindsey, a young woman, 24 or 25

years of age, was charged with obtaining Pine
bottles of medicine and nine packages of powders
from Dr. Mackinder, of Gainsborough, by means of

false pretences. About a fortnight ago the young
woman, whose parents (poor labouring people) live

at Dunholme, near Lincoln, went over to Gains-
borough on a visit to a poor woman, said to be her
aunt, and there she remained a day or two, and then
took up her quarters at a low part of the town.

Very soon after her arrival, it appears, she com-
menced a system of hoaxing and carried it on with
great perseverance and much success for several
days. Her orders were given on every hand with
the most reckless profusion, the articles ordered
embracing everything necessary for the complete
furnishing of a large house. The tale she told the
tradespeople was to the effect that she had taken a
house of very large dimensions, and was having it
fitted up in first-rate style, preparatory to her en-
tering into the married state with a gentleman of
great wealth named Richardson. The happy event,
it was represented, was to come off on an early day.
Of a cabinetmaker named Hind she ordered articles
to the value of £24 16s. 3d. To another cabinet-
maker named Benson she gave an even still more
extensive order, his bill amounting to £34 15s. 6d.
This account was made out to Mr. Geo. Richardson.
She patronised drapers to a large extent, goods
being ordered of Mr. Platt to the amount of £25 ;
of Mr. Moore to the amount of £l2 ; of Messrs.
Emerson, Cook, and Co., to the value of £2O; and
others in the same proportion. The articles em-
braced silk and satin dresses and other costly
goods. The boot and shoemakers came in for a
share of the good fortune, boots of peculiar shapes
being ordered of Mr. Dowell, Mr. Hands, Mr.
Hardy, Mr. Hindmarch, &e. An earthenware dealer
named Chatterton received a large order. Of a
fruiterer named Fish she ordered a couple of bride-
cakes. She went to a register office and represented
that she wanted a servant of modest and engaging
demeanour, irreproachable character, and good abi-
lities ; and after some difficulty, a girl was got who
satisfied her. Of an ironmonger, named Parker,
she obtained on one day goods to the amount of
£l9 Bs. 1.1 d., and on another day £lllx. 6d. worth.
The latter articles, which she took away with her
without paying for, were two brooches, an eye-glass,
a silver thimble, two watch keys, a set of studs,
two rings, and a purse. In each of the above in-
stances she stated that the goods were to be sent
down to her new house on a certain day. The day
before the period fixed, however, Parker took the
precaution to make sundry inquiries and the result
was the detection of a gigantic imposition. She
was then taken into custody, and all the money
she was found to possess was one penny. On
Thursday laat she was charged before the magis-
trates, at Gainsborough, with obtaining the goods
from Parker, the ironmonger, but the case failed,
and she was then indicted for obtaining the medi-
a tine and powders from Dr: Mackinder, on which
charge she was committed for trial. She had re-
; presented to the doctor that she had lived six years
with a Mr. Tatam, of Harpswell, and was now sent
by them for advice and medicine. Sbe was to be
cured, she said, if it were possible, and Mrs. Tatam
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did not care about the expense. Mr. Tatam swore
that he had never seen the young woman before
that day, and had never given her, nor had his wife,
any authority to obtain the medicines in question.
It further appeared that she had had, on the same
false pretences, four teeth extracted. She had like-
wise gone to Mr. Fairchild, surgeon, and got other
medicine. It was shown that she was an entire

stranger in the town, although she had lived as
servant to some farmers in the neighbourhood. She
was found guilty.. A question was raised as to her
sanity, but no direct evidence was given on the
matter, and she was sentenced to two months' hard.
labour. We (Manchester Guardian) have been in-
formed that the young woman has been carrying
on a similar career, although not quite to the same
extent, in several other towns in Lincolnshire.

COUNIRY MARKETS.

GLOUCESTER—OcT. 19.

A better supply of English wheat, which met a good de-
mand, at an advance of fully is per quarter on last week's
rates. Foreign sorts more inquired for, and is to 2s higher.
Oats and grinding barley very dull. No change in the
value of beans. Peas rather dearer.