The Sun. — 1818-12-04 (London, England)

A WIFE ROBBING HER HUSBAND  GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday Catherine Sutherland, an Irishwoman, was brought before the sitting Alderman, JOSt4UA JONATHAN SMITH, in custody of an officer, charged with felony. The first witness called against her,•gave his name Valentine Sutherland ; and on being asked whether the prisoner was a relation of his, said, i` Yes, your Worship, she is my wife." Alderman SMITH.—" Your wife ! Why, she is charged with felony. A wife cannot commit a felony against her husband. Witness.—" I can't tell, your Lordship, how that is ; but this I know, she has robbed me, and of all I have got in the world too." - • The husband then, at the suggestion of the Magistrate, stated, that he was a seaman, and had lately come from abroad ; his wife was very glad to see him, and the more so when she learnt he had some money to receive. He went to the Admiralty., and received upwards of 501. for wages and prize-money, tvhich be took home, and for greater security placed under the bed. When his wife made the bed, site said she would take care of the money ; she accordingly took it away, and went out. Ile had some suspicion of her, from certain tricks she had played him before, and therefore thought proper to go and look after her, and hearing that she was going off into the country, got an officer and had her taken into custody just as she had taken a place in the Plymouth coach.  Catherine Sutherland, the wife, being asked what she had to urge in her defence, said her husband knew she had the money, she had it above two days, and she was only going into the country to see her friends. The MaOstrate then questioned her as to what she had done with the money, to which she replied, ‘iith much affected innocence and simplicity. and every appearance of regret and distress, " Please your honour, I've lost it all."  The Alderman suggested to the husband, that if his wife was detained in custody for a few days, she would probably tell what had become of the money:- This suggestion was about to be adopted, when Hawkins, the officer, sagaciously hinted the propriety of searching the prisoner, and she was taken into a private room for that purpose. On the return of the parties into Courr, the features of the husband, which had exhibited nothing but melancholy during the time he was relating the tale of his misfortunes, were lightened up with a smile when Hawkins announced that the whole of the property, amounting to 521., had been found upon her. The notes were accordingly restored to the husband, who returned thanks to the Magistrate for his kindness, and said he would be at the trouble to take his wife home to her father and mother in Ireland, and have nothing- further to do with her. The prisoner was then delivered into his care, after a suitable admonition from the worthy Alderman. SUICIDE.—An Inquisition was taken yesterday afternoon, at the Turf Tap, Pembroke Mews, Grosvenor-place, on view of the body of Joseph Nicholson, coachman to the Hon. George Vilwhose death was caused by his cutting his throat when in a state of intoxication. It appeared from the evidence of Mt. Kitchen, Surgeon to Sr. George's Hospital, that the wound in the deceased's throat was from ear to ear, and the windpipe completely severed;, by surgical means he was kept in existence for more titan a week ; he died from the loss of blood and want of sustenance.—Verdict, " The deceased cut his throat in a fit of temporary derangement." ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—O❑ Wednesday-morning a woman of the name of Margaret Molloy, residing in Mutton-alley, Great Saffron-hill, was found hanging by her garters to a joist in her room. Her daughter, coining to the door at the moment, gave the alarm, when she was cut down, and on being taken care of she soon revived. The reason she gave for this rash act was, that having had a quarrel with her husband, she did that to be revenged on him, because she knew he would he sorry. 

Article type: Incident