Salacious reporting

Police. - Hatton-Garden. - Margaret Newman and Juliet Newman, her daughter, were placed at the bar before Mr. Laing, charged with having stolen some plate, linen, and other property, belonging to Mrs. Dodd, 38, East-street, Lamb's Conduit-street.

The investigation of the case occupied a length of time, and occasioned much interest; the prisoners having a short time ago appeared at this office to prosecute a lady named Rawlinson, residing in Goswell-street-road, upon a charge of stealing jewellery to a great amount, which accusation eventually turned out to be perfectly groundless.

The prisoners, it appeared, had lived in Mr. Dodd's house for six weeks, and they quitted the apartments on Tuesday last. After their departure some silver spoons and other articles were missed, and police constable Renshaw, being consulted upon the subject, suspected the prisoners, and traced them to 25, Hyde-street, Bloomsbury, where he found some glasses owned by Mrs. Dodd.

He took the prisoners into custody, and while at the station-house the younger Newman delivered up a silver spoon belonging to Mrs. Dodd, which she took from her bosom, and said it had been packed up by mistake.

A man of the name of Cousens was with the prisoners when they were apprehended, and he offered a sovereign to the officer to take no further notice of the matter.

After some further conversation, the prisoners were remanded, Mr. Laing giving strict orders, that they should be kept separate, and not allowed to converse, and when in prison that no one should see them without his order.

Miss Newman is a good-looking girl, about nineteen or twenty years of age, with a dark expressive eye, a Roman countenance, with long black ringlets, of a middling stature, and lady-like manners. Her mother is stout, wearing a large cloak and black bonnet, and her countenance indicates hard drinking. Her daughter is accomplished, and is said to be an excellent musician. They were left a large fortune, which they ran through, by the father, who was an opulent merchant.

Numerous charges are expected to be brought against the prisoners.