The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1888-04-07 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY AT WARWICK.  Mary Wheeler. • fanhionably dressed on. native of Hampton Lucy, but wbo recently resided at 33, Douglas rosd, London, was charged at the Court Howe, Warwick, on Monday, before the Mayor and other Maaistrates, with elealing a basket of egg., valued at 2. 6d, fain the carrier's cart of Mr• West, of Hampton Lucy. no Warwick ; and also with etealing electro-plated forks, and seven spoon, the property of Mr J. Mann, restaurant keeper, Church-street, Warwick.-Mr A. E. Overall deferideth-Thorn. Richard Hunt, landlord of the Brown Bear Inn. steed that defradant game to hi. boo. shoot 3.30 on Saturday afternoon, and enquired what Dom Mrs West, carrier, would Mart for Hampton Lucy. Ile told her that it lambi be about 5 o'clock, and the left, wying " When the come., will you let her knew that a young lady from town wishes to go back with iter." A short time afterwarda. lie w. looking throrgh his bar window. mil new defendant pew the house with • basket of eggs on her arra, muting from the direction of Mrs Went, cart. He ea. •fterwards told that the eggs had been stolen, and on subsequently meeting dsfendant at the Poet Office. he informed the police.-In the course of crow-examination, witness said Hint defend., maimed " lively and perky"' when he firs. new her. She had • glans of beer at his bows for which sire pail -Mrs Kitchener, ot the Volunteer Arms, Smith-week deposed to purchasing the eggs in question Born defendant for 4. 6.1. Defendant told her Boit Mn. Weet had sent them. mil after the lad bought there she sent up to Mn, West to wo if it woo all right, land found out the theft -Mrs West identified hem, and in crowasmnination said that she had known prisoner .11 her life, but had not seen lier for 12 months. She had always thought her respectable, enil had heard nothing against her. -Inmector 11.11 elated bad la received information of the robbery and a description of the defendant who sem " wearing • line hat with • feather. and • dagger through it.'' and he mid her on Saturnay night in Smithatrest, walking with a young inan. Ile went to her and told her that he wanted to meak to her *bout nor. eggs„ end she replied that the know nothing about the eggs, and addorl "Yo,, hod better be careful what you .10, fort have jont comedown from town"-(laughterb Ile took her to the Voluoteer Inn, where Mn, Kitchener identified her When charged the said. "1 never stole any basket of egg.. I don't know what you mean. By the Mayor •• Defendant had been lobbing. lint won still either ' -The second charge was then gone into. -Mins Harriett Brown, assimant in bin Nlann, restaurant, sail thnt ilefenibent mime to the shop about four on Saturday afternoon, and went tnto the rooni as the lath of the shop. She Ilad some eold beef, and remained in the mom alone for some time. Before defendant went into the roan wit.,,, had placed II forks and 15 . spoons in • basket in the room, and on Monday . morning she mimed sit fork* and eleven spoons. , She iilentilial those producal tea the miming ones -Mn. Bunn corroborated -Impector Hall 'naiad that when he maimed defendant, she was carryiog 00,0 funk, no.l . hoowo ergein. '""erat. 40.71.0VigL1 theni at a se% ono ssl railneo sllii‘iph"at Warwick. oh* had lOs 7,1 is her prime.- Defendant elected to lee deal; with sommarily, mil Mr Overell addreated the Benth Urging that the girl was not responsible for her actions when she committed the 110011. .to support of this contention Henry Ileum, • solicitor, clerk, of London, wa• called and said the. on had known defendant for two yeam. She , was the daughter of respeciable people who livwl • at Hampton Lucy, and he was vogage I to be runrriad to her in September next. Ile had noticed that recently defendant hai seemed depremed. and more than ones she had threatened to commit suicide. Ile had in comeitnence , watched her w closely as he 0001 1. She came with lam to Leamington on Friday, and they stayed at the house of a friend all night. He was I with ber all Saturday morning, and left her . about noon. Ile went to larmingliam and she said she was going home. -In reply to father , • questions Inspector Hall • id that during the last night defendant was in the lockath she neenel very excited. ant prayed Aloud frermently. -Mrs Mann also added that defendant. upset a great many things when she We, at her rooms, and emptied moone waloroato the pickle bottles, . and poured 50000 pickles into the water bottle , The Bench retired, and nber • few minutia' enneultation the Mayor offered to notegr remand ; ef the ems if more evidence as both, defendant • [ state of mind could be procured - s.ted 1 thrall he could not produce further evidence on that terelen',ll7tbed recc ntlry aeiled.rh7omr the decision of the Renck -The Mayor remarked that the two ewes were MH „proved, and re sieid • **Wenn. 01 two month imprisonment  Comm,'