The Sun. — 1863-06-23 (London, England)

THAMES.  A VERY BAD DAUGHTER.—Sarah Ann Gilbert, a girl about 17 years of age, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with robbing her father.  Martin Gilbert, a carman of No. 2, Sharp's-buildings, Minories, said his daughter had repeatedly plunder, d him and all attempts to reclaim her had been made in vain She took money out of her mother's portemonaie and squandered it among idle and dissolute girls. She cut up blankets and sold them at rag shops for a tenth part of their value. There was a sum of 4s. 10d in his pocket when he went to bed last night, and when he got up this morning it was gone. She ran out of the house when he missed his money. He went after her and overtook her, but he did not find any money. He was quite certain the money was taken by his daughter and she did not deny it. The girl had for a long time given him much trouble, and his losses by her depredations were very considerable. She was never ill used. Her mother, sister, and aunt had tried to reform her, and were unsuccessful. A lady at Dalston had kindly and humanely taken the girl under her protection, and given her good advice, and endeavoured to make a better girl of her. The prisoner was obdurate, and would not promise to amend. He was very sorry to prosecute his child, and he only did so in the belief it would save her from absolute ruin.  Mr. Wool rych asked the prisoner if she had any answer to make to the serious darges against her. She made no reply, and appeared very sullen.  The Magistrate said this was a very sad case, and remanded the prisoner to the Clerkenwell House of Detention  for a week.  SHAMEFUL PLUNDER OP A SAlLOR.—Daniel Tenison a porter, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing £ll from a sailor named James Thompson. The prosecutor's account of the transaction was somewhat confused. He was paid off 17 or 18 days ago, and received £l2 12s. 5d., consisting of a £lO Bank of England note, two sovereigns, 12s. in silver, and sd. in copper. He saw the prisoner and another outside the Shipping-office, and they said to him, " Have, you been settled with ?" He answered " Yes, I have." They told him not to mind the tailors and landlords, of whom he had clothes, board and lodging, and led him into a carriage, the door of which was open. He hesitated about going into the carriage. They pushed him in, and he was taken to various places, and had drinks on the way. He became insensible, and when he picked himself up he found that he had been bruised, kicked, and stripped of all his money and some of his clothes.  In cross-examination by Mr. Gomm for the prisoner, the seaman said he did not know where the prisoner left him. He was in half a dozen houses. He had no boots, no hat, no coat whin he came to himself. He could not retain anything on his slomach, and was ill for three days and three nights after he was robbed. He changed a £lO note in a respectable house. He owed a man named Gilbert money, but did not pay him. He asked the prisoner to procure him a nice girl. He was not then aware he was going to be robbed and half murdered. A police constable said the sailor bad been beaten most awfully by some one. The sailor—l say the prisoner and another beat me and robbed me. Yesterday I met the prisoner and he asked me to drink with him and how I got on, and when I met with a policeman gave him into custody. Mr. Gomm elicited from the prosecutor that he had no recbllection of what had taken place after he bccame intoxicated.  Mr. Woolrych said the unfortunate sailor had been plundered of all his hard earnings and scandalously illused. He wished he could ascertain by clear evidence the perpetrators of such an atrocious outrage. It was a pity that mariners did not avail themselves of such excellent institutions as the Sailors' Homes in West-street and the East India-road, instead of trusting themselves to crimps, touters, and other harpies. There was not evidence enough to justify him in committing the prisoner, and he must be discharged. The police could take him again if additional testimony could be obtained.