The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

BURGLARYO—GFIRISiiaWeiiiiTn(iged 25), silk dyer, was
convicted of having, on the 30th June last, broken into the
house of Joshua Johnson, a provision dealer, at Pendleton.
The prisoner was also convicted of a similar offence at the
house of Mr. Thomas Starkie, at Blackburn, on the 25th of
June. Sentence, four years' penal servitude.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER.--John Langan
and James Bradburn, both masons, were indicted for having
robbed James Sing, with great personal violence, on the night
of the 9th of April, at Manchester. The jury returned a
verdict of "not guilty."
BIGAMY.—Thomas Bently, labourer, was indicted for mar-
rying Ann Bond, on the 18th October/1851, his former wife,
Mary Bently, being still alive. The jury found the prisoner
guilty, and his lordship sentenced him to seven days' impri-
sonment, and refused to allow the costs of prosecution.
FALSE REGISTRY.—James Dawson, excise officer, pleaded
guilty to obtaining, at Bury, on the Ist of April, 10s. 6d.,
from William Kershaw Booth, by false pretences.
Commis CASE OF PERJURY.—John Taylor, smith's striker,
was charged with perjury at Bolton. On the 28th of June
last the prisoner went to Mr. Balshaw, the district registrar
of Bolton, and stated that an infant daughteri of his had died
in convulsions, and that there had been no medical attendant.
He then expressed his desire to register the death, and applied
for and obtained a certificate of registry. He had not had
any child dead, and was convicted of having obtained the re-
gistry on a false pretence. He was sentenced to be imprisoned
for twelve months, with hard labour.
HOUSEBREAKING AT SALFORD.—George Benson, labourer,
was indicted for breaking into the house of Mr. Thomas
Whipp, at Salford, on the 28th of May, during the absence of
the family at a funeral, and stealing £7 13s. and various arti-
cles of jewellery. Verdict, not guilty.
ROBBERY AT KERSLEY.—Joseph a Knight, stone-mason,
William Price, labourer, Ann Evans, factory-worker, Alice
Knight, charwoman, and Phoebe Jones, factory-worker, were
charged, the first with stealing and the others with receiving,
knowing the things to have been stolen. Knight pleaded guilty.
Various portions of the property were found upon the other pri-
soners, with the exception of Joseph Knight. There was a
second charge against all the prisoners, of having stolen three
pieces of calico and 70 yards of cotton cloth from the bleaching
ground of Messrs. John Burd and Co., at Radcliffe, near Bury,
on the 20th of April. Joseph Knight again pleaded guilty.
William Price, Phoebe Jones, and Alice Knight were found
guilty of receiving the property, knowing it to have been
stolen.
REWARD FOR FEMALE COURAGE.—His lordship called up
Mrs. Chappell, and ordered her to be rewarded with £5, as an
acknowledgment of her courage and activity in securing a
burglar (George Marsden) who broke into her husband's house,
at Manchester, on the 3rd of April, and pleaded guilty of the
offence on Monday.
BURGLARY BY A O'Brien, factory-worker,
was charged with breaking into the house of Henry Hart, at
Ashton-in-Mackerfield, on the 9th of May last, and stealing a
pair of boots, a chemise, and other articles. The prisoner was
found guilty, but strongly recommended to mercy, or to be sent
to a reformatory institution.
MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER.—Thomas Hayes,
labourer, was indicted for having caused the death of his
wife, Maria Hayes, at Manchester. Upon the evidence his
lordship directed the jury to acquit the prisoner, which they did
ATTEMPTING TO DROWN A SwxxnamaT.—Edward.
Aspinall, factory-worker, was charged with attempting to
drown Mary Connolly, at Stretford, near Manchester. Both
parties worked in factories, and they were courting. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty. His lordship sentenced him to
transportation for 15 years. The prisoner, on going down
the steps of the dock, clattered his clogs in jig fashion, and
gave vent to a shrill " cock-a-doodle do !"

THURSDAY.
BURGLARY AT LIVERPOOL—Patrick Scott, a shoemaker,
was indicted for having, at Liverpool, on the 4th April last,
broken into the dwelling-house of John Austin Tilley, and
stolen therein several gold rings, three gold brooches, and
other property. The prisoner was found guilty, and several
previous convictions having been proved against him, he was
sentenced to four years' penal servitude.
MANSLAUGHTER AT LIVERPOOL—Ann Cain, a charwoman,
was charged with the manslaughter of Mary Inglis. The
circumstances under which the deceased met her death are
briefly these :—On the afternoon of the 19th April, the de-
ceased went to the house of a man named Adams, where she
met the prisoner and several other women. They had some
drink together, and a quarrel took place. The prisoner and
deceased engaged in a very violent discussion, which resulted
in blows being exchanged. The two rolled together on the
floor, tearing each other like two enraged cats, until they
got near the fire, when the prisoner jumped up, seized the
kettle of boiling water from the fire, and emptied its contents
over the deceased, who was lying on the hearthstone. The
other women then interfered. The scalded woman was
conveyed to the house of her husband in Bay.horse-lane, and
was subsequently removed to the infirmary. Erysipelas set