The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-04 00:00:00

A WIFE ROBBING HER HUSBAND

GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday Catherine Sutherland,
an Irishwoman, was brought before the sitting
Alderman, JOSt4UA JONATHAN SMITH, in custody
of an officer, charged with felony.
The first witness called against her,•gave his
name Valentine Sutherland ; and on being asked
whether the prisoner was a relation of his, said,
i` Yes, your Worship, she is my wife."
Alderman SMITH.—" Your wife ! Why, she is
charged with felony. A wife cannot commit a
felony against her husband.
Witness.—" I can't tell, your Lordship, how
that is ; but this I know, she has robbed me, and
of all I have got in the world too." - •
The husband then, at the suggestion of the
Magistrate, stated, that he was a seaman, and had
lately come from abroad ; his wife was very glad
to see him, and the more so when she learnt he
had some money to receive. He went to the Ad-
miralty., and received upwards of 501. for wages
and prize-money, tvhich be took home, and for
greater security placed under the bed. When his
wife made the bed, site said she would take care
of the money ; she accordingly took it away, and
went out. Ile had some suspicion of her, from
certain tricks she had played him before, and
therefore thought proper to go and look after her,
and hearing that she was going off into the coun-
try, got an officer and had her taken into custody
just as she had taken a place in the Plymouth
coach.

Catherine Sutherland, the wife, being asked
what she had to urge in her defence, said her
husband knew she had the money, she had it
above two days, and she was only going into the
country to see her friends. The MaOstrate then
questioned her as to what she had done with the
money, to which she replied, ‘iith much affected
innocence and simplicity. and every appearance
of regret and distress, " Please your honour, I've
lost it all."

The Alderman suggested to the husband, that
if his wife was detained in custody for a few days,
she would probably tell what had become of the
money:- This suggestion was about to be adopt-
ed, when Hawkins, the officer, sagaciously hint-
ed the propriety of searching the prisoner, and
she was taken into a private room for that pur-
pose.
On the return of the parties into Courr, the
features of the husband, which had exhibited no-
thing but melancholy during the time he was re-
lating the tale of his misfortunes, were lightened
up with a smile when Hawkins announced that
the whole of the property, amounting to 521., had
been found upon her.
The notes were accordingly restored to the
husband, who returned thanks to the Magistrate
for his kindness, and said he would be at the
trouble to take his wife home to her father and
mother in Ireland, and have nothing- further to
do with her. The prisoner was then delivered
into his care, after a suitable admonition from the
worthy Alderman.
SUICIDE.—An Inquisition was taken yesterday
afternoon, at the Turf Tap, Pembroke Mews,
Grosvenor-place, on view of the body of Joseph
Nicholson, coachman to the Hon. George Vil-
whose death was caused by his cutting his
throat when in a state of intoxication. It ap-
peared from the evidence of Mt. Kitchen, Sur-
geon to Sr. George's Hospital, that the wound in
the deceased's throat was from ear to ear, and the
windpipe completely severed;, by surgical means
he was kept in existence for more titan a week ;
he died from the loss of blood and want of sus-
tenance.—Verdict, " The deceased cut his throat
in a fit of temporary derangement."
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—O❑ Wednesday-morn-
ing a woman of the name of Margaret Molloy,
residing in Mutton-alley, Great Saffron-hill, was
found hanging by her garters to a joist in her
room. Her daughter, coining to the door at the
moment, gave the alarm, when she was cut down,
and on being taken care of she soon revived. The
reason she gave for this rash act was, that having
had a quarrel with her husband, she did that to
be revenged on him, because she knew he would
he sorry.