, the property of Mary Oaks,
her mistress. The prisoner, who cried bitterly during the
proceedings, pleaded guilty. The prosecutrix is a single woman, and
gets her living by mantle-making, She engaged the prisoner to do
what is termed "finishing off," that is, making the button-holes and
sewing on the buttons. The prisoner was also employed to fetch the
work from the warehouse, and deliver it when finished. On September
7th her mistress sent her with the six jackets, and she never
returned. Sergeant Smith, a detective, who apprehended the prisoner,
said he had made inquiries in the case, and found that up to this
time the prisoner had borne a good character as an honest,
hard-working girl. She had quitted her former lodgings, which had no
furniture but a small table and a few rags in a corner, and he
discovered her in a room which was perfectly bare. Miss Oaks was
examined, and said the prisoner was employed from nine in the
morning to eight at night. The Judge: How much did you pay her per
week? Miss Oaks: Four shillings. The Judge: Did you give her her
food? Miss Oaks: No; I only get one shilling each for the jackets
myself when completed.
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