The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

A WICKED GlRL—Catherine Ontram, who has
not reached her twelfth year, was brought before
Mr. Benson charged with robbing two poor women
in Bowry's Almshouses, in the Bow-road.
A seaman's widow, an inmate of the almshouses,
said the prisoner was servant to another old lady
upwards of 90 years of age, inhabiting one of the
almshouses. She asked the prisoner to fetch a
pint of beer, and gave her the money to pay for
the same. There was then a purse containing 7s. 1 d.
on the table. She missed the purse a few minutes
afterwards, and taxed the prisoner with taking it.
The prisoner strongly denied taking the money.
She told the prisoner that she would forgive her if
she acknowledged the robbery. She still persisted in
her innocence, and she was given into custody.
Richard Brookfield, a police-constable, said he
was searching the room of the prisoner's aged mis-
tress and noticed that the cupboard door was closed
and a chair placed against it. The prisoner looked
anxiously towards the cupboard, and he opened it
and found the purse and money of the last witness,
and another purse containing three half-sovereigns
alongside of it.

The prisoner said—That is my father's purse.
Mr. BODSOII —ls that so ?
Witness_ To, sir. The purse and gold belongs
to another inmate of au alms-house, a poor woman
over 90 years of age, who is. too infirm to appear
here. The prisoner took the old lady's puree and
money out of a drawer, where she had deposited it
for safety.

➢lr. Benson said the prisoner had committed a
most serious offence, robbed her mistress, and robbed
another aged woman. He would take time to con-
sider what was to be done with such a wicked girl.
A reformator school, he thought, was the best place
for her. He remanded her for a week.

WESTMINSTER.
INVEIGLING CHILDREN TO COMMIT OFFENCES.—
M. Casgrove, a rough-looking fellow, was placed at
the bar, charged with being concerned in the utter-
ing of counterfeit coins under circumstances of a
particularly flagrant character.
John Daniel Smith, a boy about 12 years of age,
said that on Friday evening last he was passing
through Marshani-street, Westminster, when the
prisoner came up to him, with a jug in his hand,
and giving him a spurious half-crown, told him to
gointo the Rose and Shamrock beerhouse there,
and get him a pint of beer. He went to the house,
got the beer, and then returned with it and the
change-2s. 4id.----to the prisoner, who was wait-
ing for him in the street. Prisoner then gave him a
halfpenny and took away the beer and change.
Mary Roach, a child about the same age, said she
was in Marshal:a-street, when another man, who
was in company with the prisoner, came up and
asked her to go to the Rose and Shamrock for a
pint of beer, at the same time giving her a half-
crown and a jug. On getting into the beer-shop
she found the prisoner there. The landlord detected
the half-crown to be bad, and by that time the pri-
soner had disappeared. She came outside with the
landlord, and then the other man had gone.
Evidence was given showing that the prisoner
was apprehended on Saturday evening.
Prisoner made no defence.
Remanded till Monday.

ARREST OF THREE FENI.CVS.

THIS DAY.

Three men, supposed to be very deeply impli-
cated in Fenianism, have been arrested by the
police. They will be placed before the chief magis-
trate at Bow-street Police-court during the after-
noon. A full report of the examination will appear
in our late edition.