The Sun. — 1868-04-30 (London, England)

DESTROYING CLOTIIING IN A WORKHOUSE.— Three women, named Maria Taylor, Mary Ann Sturgeon, and Mary Ann Duggin, were charged with destroying their clothing while casual inmates of St. James's Workhouse.  In answer to the chare the prisoners said their clothes were only rags and very dirty. ➢lr. Knox committed them for 21 days each.  TIIAII,IE§.  AN INCORRIGIBLE THlEF.—Margaret Wilson, an old and dissipated-looking woman, who owned to 50 years of age,- but appeared to be 80 at least, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of Einos Parrott, of No. 6, Spectacle-alley, Whiteehapel. The prisoner deliberately unfastened the boots exposed for sale in front of Mr. Parrott's shop, and walked away with them. The prosecutor and his wife and daughter all saw the robbery committed. Mr. Parrott went in pursuit of the prisoner, and upon overtaking her asked her for the boots. She then threw them at him, an 1 she was given into custody. _ .  The prisoner, who is very feeble from gin and dissipation, said she took the boots and was sorry for it.  Mr. Benson—A most impudent robbery, and I am afraid it is not the first one you have cornmitte I.  The Prisoner —I only had two months' imprisonment some time ago for a little thing. Mr. Benson—flow many more convictions are there against you ?  Roche, the gaoler of the court, said that the prisoner had pas3ed through his hands a great many times.  Mr. Benson said lie should on this occasion dispose of the case summarily, but if the prisoner was brought be:ore him ag tin and a case was made out he should commit her for trial. He sentenced her to three months' iawrisOnment and hard labour.  EXECUTION OF BISHOP, THE SYDENIIA3I  iIIURDEREIe,-7(THES  (By Electric Telegraph.) MAIDSTONE, Thursday, Noon.  The unhappy man, Richard Bishop, who was tried and convicted at the late Central Criminal Court Sessions for the wilful murder of Alfred Cartwright, on the night of the 2d ins:ant, in the Hamlet of Sydenhatn, in the County of Kent, has just expiated his crime upon the gallows. The unhappy man, it will be remembered on the night in question was in a state of intoxication, and commenced making a disturbance in the village, more especially at the door of the deceased's house. For that offence, and his unwillingness to leave when desired, the murdered man gave him into the custody of the police, and whilst he was being taken to the station-house he drew a knife and fatally wounded Cartwright. The culprit was at once taken before.the magistrate and committed on the capital charge. At the inquest some surprise Was manifested by the coroner and jury at the speedy way the man was convicted, but as the grand jury vvele then sitting there appeared no other alternative but that the inqu,st should be proceeded with, to enable the witnesses to be examined by' the said grand jury. A true bill was found, and the wretched man had his trial, and was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. Since his condemnation he has frequently acknowledged the justice of his sentence, but maintained that he knew nothing of what he did, as he was then mad drunk. There were apparently several things in favour of the culprit why the fall sentence of the law should not be carried out ; and Mr. 11. Pook, the well-known solicitor of Lawrence Pountney Hill, City, has been unremitting in his exertions to obtain, if possible, a commutation of the capital sentence. In answer to a communication sent to the Home-office, in which he set forth the claims the criminal had for a mitigation of the sentence he received the following : —'• Whitehall, April 28, 1868. am directed by Mr. H irdy to acquaint you that having carefully considered the case of Richard Bishop, on whose behalf you applied to him, he regrets that he can see no sufficient ground to justify him in advising her Majesty's interference with the due course of the law.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, A. F. 0.