The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-26 00:00:00

THE FOUNDLING.

HONTiIe47IIILET OFFICE.—On Saturday, Miss 'bail
Murphy was brought before Mr. Blacker, charged .with
stealing four pounds from Mi. James ticEvoy. Miss
Murphy appeared with a very tine child, about four years
old, in her arms ; she had engaged two female friends to
act in the double capacity of witnesses and counsel on the
occasion, and however deficient the ladies might have been
in legal knowledge, they were nothing wanting in another
requisite, namely, fluency of speech.
Mr. James M'Evoy stated his own case. Please your
Worship, this lady and I war taking a pint of porter to.
gether, and I had four pounds in my hand, which she took
from me, and refused to return.
_ .

Miss Ann Murphy—No such thing, your Worship, he
gave it me on account.
Magistrate-01 on account ; for services performed, I
presume ?
Miss Murphy—Yes, your Honour, we were fellow•
servants together.
Ist (Female) Counsel—Fellow-sarvants they were,
your Worship, and she gave him credit for the V.
2d Counsel—They lived together, your. Honour.
Mr. M'Evoy—l say she took the money from me, and
its none of my child, I'll have nothing to do with it.
Magistrate—A child; why this is a new part of the case.
What about the child ?
Miss Murphy.—Yes, your Worship, three years old
last Easter. Hold up your head, honey, and let his Ho-
nour see your pretty face. There, your Worship, that's
my child, and I'm not ashamed to own it.
Magistrate.—Well, Mr. McEvoy, what have you to
say about the child?
MTvoy.—l say it's none of mine.
Magistrate.—Why, man, it's the very image of you, you
can't deny it.
M'Evy.—l do deny it; rll have nothing to say to it.
Ist Connote-0, you wicked skater, to forswear your
own. _ .

2d Counsel.—Jemmy, you're a bad man to deny it.
Magistrate,—Do you know any thing about this wo- ,
man ?
M'Evoy.—l believe I do, a little.
Magistrate.--Had you any intimacy with her—criminal
intimacy, I mean ?
Miss Murphy.—Yes, your Honour, he had.
Both Counsel.—Aye, that he had, your Worship, and
well lie knows it.
Magistrate.—There, you see, the lady is not ashamed
to own it.
M'Evoy.—Why, you see, we were fellow-servants to-
gether, as she says.
Nfagistrate.—And this is your child; as like you as
possible in every feature.
Ist Counsel.—You may say that, your Honour, and
here is the bill for the nursing of the dear crature. The
following account was then handed in for the Magistrate's
perusal:—
" IVfr. James M'Evoy,

To Miss Alin Murphy,
To three years sine* for nursing your child, groin March 80,
1828, up Much SO, 1826. LSO 0 0
By cash at sundry times,
Via. January, 1825, 8 8
Do. 1826, 111 6
July o 4 6 8

LI 6 itt

£22 13 I

Trish, or 420 13 Si, British." -
The Magistrate *aid the eme was clear : this
s
WEvoy's child, and the mother had given him credit for
the ill.
Will
IVl‘Evoy. she swear it's my child ?
I will, your honour.
Miss Murphy.—
Counsel. —`And so will I, your worship.
2d—And I too if needful.
Magistrate.--I shall dismiss this charge, and advise
you to pay the poor woman the balance of her dem
honourand.
M,Evoy.—l deny the child; and hope your
will give me a clear acquittance of it. ,
Alagistrate.—l shall leave those three ladies to settle
that with you.
Mr. James MiEvoy then left the office four pounds
poorer, and a child richer than he thought he was.