The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE. •
A young woman, named Ann Brown, was brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed her
fellow-servant of three sovereigns, and two half-
sovereigns.
Charlotte, housemaid to Mr. Cousins, of the Steel•
yard, Thames-street, stated that the prisoner, who was
her fellow-servant, had been in her master's house as
nurserymaid four weeks. About a fortnight ago witness
went out with her mistress, and left the key of the box
between the two mattresses of the bed in which she
slept. On Saturday week last she missed from her box
three sovereigns and two half-sovereigns. On Wednes-
day night, as the prisoner was going to leave the house,
witness told her her mistress wished her to be searched,
and she appeared to be willing that her person and her
box should be searched. Accordingly the cook performed
that office, and happened to find three sovereigns and a
half-sovereign wrapped up in a piece of whity brown
paper in the toe of the prisoner's stocking. Witness be-
lieved the paper to be that in which she had inclosed the
gold.
Martha Beal, cook to Mr. Cousins, stated that when
she proceeded to make the search, the prisoner willingly
submitting. said, "Is it likely I have got it about me?
Is it possible I could take it?" A difficulty having oc-
cured in taking off her boot, she wished to go fur a knife
with which to cut the lace, but witness would not stand
that, and, on pulling off the boot, found the cash in the
stocking.
Mr. Cousins stated, that after the detection of the
robbery, the prisoner said, when left alone with him,
that she had never done such a thing before, and would
never do it again, if she were let off, and that Charlotte
should have her money.
The LORD MAYOn, who considered the case a very
bad one, then committed the prisoner.
John Murphy, and Margaret Murphy, his mother,
were, after sercral examinations, committed for trial
upon charges of felony brought against them by Messrs.
Crocker, of Friday-street, warehousemen. The male
prisoner was a servant in the establishment, and had the
charge of the warehouse, but in consequence of suspicions
entertained of him he was given into custody upon the
charge of having robbed his employers. He hid upon
his person, and in his box, twelve duplicates, which cor-
responded with those produced by pawnbrokers, of goods
which were identified as the property of the prosecutors;
and it was proved that the female prisoner had pawned
several pieces of print which had been stolen from them,
and were designated in these duplicates.
The•feinale prisoner said that she had bought several
pieces of the print, which she pointed out, of a shop-
keeper who became bankrupt, in Chiswell-street.
A young man, named Joseph Guest, who seemed to
care nothing for anybody, was charged with having
loitered about the Poultry, for the purpose of committing
a robbery.
A policeman stated that he saw the prisoner "hanging"
about the neighbourhood, on the preceding night, fur
an hour, and getting into nooks from which he could
with ease pick pockets without being observed. Witness
bad been told, by a gentleman passing by, that the pri-
soner had been trying a great many pockets for some

time.
The Lotto MAYOR—WeII, prisoner, who and what are
you? Prisoner—Oh, why, I can't just say; I live about
like other people, I suppose. lam knocked pretty con-
siderably to and fro, I gueis.
The LORD MAYOR—What countryman are you ?
Prisoner—Do you mean the spot of which I am a-
native ?
The LORD MAYOR—Exactly. Prisoner—Well, I am
an American as I am told.
The LORD MAYOR—And what have you been doing.
By what means have you been supporting yourself ?
Prisoner—Why, I tell you I've been knocking about like
other people. I have no trade now, and never had, but
I have been at sea. I was at sea about three years ago.
The LORD MAYOR—And what have you been doing
since ? Prisoner—God knows. I've been about the
Borough these nine or ten months, doing anything and
very often nothing.
The LORD MAYI,R—WeII, I shall give you an oppor-
tunity of bringing some person here to tell me something
about you. I shall remand you for a day or two, and if
nobody will come forward in your favour, I shall commit
you on the charge of being in the neighbourhood for the
purpose of committing a robbery.
The Prisoner—You'd better finish the business at
once. Don't give yourself the trouble of having me
up again.
The LORD MAYOR—You shall not have ground for
saying that you had no opportunity of bringing up per-
sons to speak favourably.—The prisoner was remanded.