The Sun. — 1833-09-17 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  W OR SHIP- S TREE T.  Yesterday a chubby-faced girl, about fourteen years of age, named Hannah Hutchinson, was placed at the bar before Mr. BROUGHTON, and charged, under very extraordinary circumstances, with stealing a quantity of jewellery and plate from the residence of Mrs. Martha Newbury, of 42, Fercival-s•reet.  The jewellery and greater part of the plate were stated to be the property of the prosecutrix, who is a widow, and the remaining articles the property of Mr. Murch, her uncle, resident in her house, who was formerly an acting inspector in the G division of police, and has since succeeded to the situation of Mr. Henry Camp Shepherd, who, it may be remembered, was inhumanly murdered upon the premises of his employers. Messrs. Williams and Co., in Compton-street, Clerkenwell. The prisoner had been taken by Mrs. Newbury out of Sr. Luke's workhouse some time since, and was believed to be an honest, well-disposed girl; but on Sunday the whole of the family went out, leaving only an invalid young lady and the prisoner in the house, and upon their re.urn in the evening they found that the prisoner had absconded, carrying off a small mahogany box, with the jewellery and plate, and about four shillings in cash. Between seven and eight o'clock that evening a gentle knock was heard at the street door, which was immediately opened ; but the person who knocked had run away, and on the step was found a basket, containing three silver tea-spoons, a pair of silver sugar-tongs, and one shilling, which appeared to be part of the stolen property belonging to Mr. March ; and shortly alerwards one of the family, a little girl, who had been sent out on an errand, reported, that as she was returning home she met the prisoner about 200 yards from the house, and attempted to detain her, but the prisoner being the stronger broke away from her, and ran of ; but information was immediately given, and in about an hour she was taken into custody, with most of the stolen property upon her. Thomas Kelly, police constable 224, G, was at the Bunhill-row station, when Mr. Murch gave information of the robbery, and a particular description of the prisoner, who wore a straw bonnet, and some other articles of clothing belonging to the parish, and a red striped apron. About twenty minutes past eight o'clock the witness met her in Playhouse-yard, which leads from Golden-lane to Whitecross-street, and believing her from the description to be the person he was in search of, he stopped her. She bad in her band a handkerchief, containing a quantity of onions, and under her arm a small mahogany box, the lock of which had evidently been forced. In her bosom were found a pearl ring and brooch, a penknife, a gold chain, and and some other thimble,arnk oasked knb t dbe vd.ei rsyiif t aat ther onseypa, bitrcaieo:dtavanoino, numbersisnerdeooeakchmmrwsiot things, arid also 2s. Mrs. Newbury identified the various articles produced, but she said there were still missing five tea-spoons, a silver cream-ewer, a silver snuff-box, and some other things, and also several letters belonging to her deceased husband,. relating to family affairs, and of considerable importance to her. These bad been kept in the produced mahogany box, tonbnosdaesefunhns consef c:oht higsrioayimh, aniunaodrgei gtu:nhloi gosib‘sevraeetoealoisfs:swdbeitt :halnaoti Sunday gether with the jewellery, &c. n it d Mr. BROUGHTON said it was a most extraordinary cause ?—Mrs. Newbury said none. She had believedstbkf ouhintrsocolluncwigoenhiotootnlnvo.shtf she ei et and nothing had occurred to excite luoefami Iteryiun3efi fscert‘oefvaitoereaeop;rendosfai dhubgbt Wsliaobnedulyliaftdtc coins  The prisoner stated, in answer to questions put to her by the Magistrate, that she had been brought up entirely by the palish. Her father was dead, but her mother bad married again and was living at Cow. cross, and she had a cousin living in Co wheelalley, Whitecroes-street. She wept and sobbed so  cept her declaration that nobody had instigated her to the robbery.  _ Mr. BROUGHTON expressed his belief that she must have been tutored in the transaction by other persons, and he gave directions that every effort should be used to trace the matter.  The prisoner was then remanded for a week.