Complex sentence: Adams was arrested in the public house yard and taken to a police post in Litchfield; a subsequent search of her lodgings swiftly revealed the thimble and some of the Oliver's missing clothing.
Split into simpler sentences: Adams was arrested in the public house yard and taken to a police post in Litchfield. A search of Adams'lodging house swiftly revealed the thimble and some of the Oliver's missing clothing.