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Source: Bell's Weekly Messenger, No.1828, Sunday, April 10, 1831

Elizabeth Flint, cook to Sir G. Tuthill, was committed on Wednesday, charged with having robbed her master to the extent of between 200l. and 300l. It appeared that she received a certain sum of money every week to pay the house-bills, all of which were entered in a book, which she returned to the housekeeper every Monday morning, with the signatures of the tradesmen attached to their bills. These, it now turned out, had been forged for some time by Betty, who appropriated the money to her own use. The discovery arose from one tradesman, knowing Sir George's punctuality, having a sum of money to make up, and enclosing a. polite note requesting payment, of his account. She said nothing to the charge, and was removed, in custody to Newgate.