The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-18 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Anne Watson was it the bar, chsrged with
stealing 76 yards of silk, vshseig, the property of Row-
land Cooper. • _.
It appeared that the prisonervame into the shop of the
prisoner on the 26th of August. She inquired about
some calico, which was shown her, but did not buy it.
She returned again, and the shopman was at the time
showing some silks to a person in the shop. In a short
time he missed five pieces, and found two of them with
the prisoner and three at her feet. The prisoner was at
the time standing near the counter.
A witness was called en behalf of the defendant, who
stated that she was in the shop at the time, and that sho
believed the prisoner was only taking up the silks which
had fallen.—The prisoner was acquitted.
Maria Downs, spinster, aged 27, was charged with
stealing a purse, containing two sovereigns and two half-
crowns, the property of Joseph roode.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor
and the prisoner, together with another female,
went into some public-houses in Swan-lane, Kensington,
where they had some gin, for which the prosecutor paid.
He took the money out of his purse, which he put into
his waistcoat pocket and walked out with the prisoner.
In a short time the prosecutor perceived that his purse
was gone ; and ho seized the prisoner, and kept her
till a p"liceman came up, who took some of the money
out of her hand. The remainder was on the ground
near her. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and it
appearing that she had been before convicted of a felony
of a similar nature, she was sentenced to ten years'
transportation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
BOW-STREET.
Emily Brockwell was brought up for final exami-
nation, charged with stealing 1001. in gold, the pro-
perty of Mr. William Cunningham.
Mr. Wooller defended the prisoner.
Mrs. Margaret Cunningham stated that she was the
wife of the prosecutor, and rented the top floor of
Mr. Fairbrother's house, in Bow-street. On last
Friday she had 100 sovereigns in her room, in a bead
purse, inside a velvet bag, which was placed in a
drawer in the front sitting-room. On Friday morn-
ing last, on going to the drawer, she missed the bag.
On discovering her loss, she questioned the prisoner,
who was servant to Mr. Farebrother. She said she
was sorry for the loss, but she knew nothing about
it. A policeman was called into the house, and shortly
afterwards the prisoner came up stairs, with a printed
cotton bag in her hand. She said she had found the
bag in the water-closet. On opening' it, it was dis-
covered to contain 1001. 10s. Witness asked the pri-
soner if Mrs. Fairbrother knew anything of it, and she
said that she did not. The prisoner had access to the
room in which the money was deposited.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wooller—Witness had said
to the prisoner that she would give 201. if she could
get the money back. She did this to induce the pri-
soner to tell her all she knew about the matter.
Mr. JARDINE directed this to be entered very care-
fully on the deposition.
The officer who took the prisoner into custody
questioned her, and she said she had bought a pair of
. eta s, for which she paid 3s. 6d., in Cross-court.
Ann Rerillds, of No. 7, Cross-court, deposed that
the prisoner purchased a pair of stays at her shop on
the 9th of September. She paid 85.6 d. for them.
Me paid for then* with s sovereign.