The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-04 00:00:00

UNGRATEFUL, TO SAY THE LEAST.—A young woman
named Ellen Norris was charged at the police court yesterday
with stealing £2 from Mrs. Elizabeth Parkins, of Clarence-
street. The complainant, a neatly-dressed, pleasant-looking
little woman, said that the prisoner came to her with a tale of
great distress on Friday morning, to the effect that her step-
mailer had turned her out of doors into the street. She
(complainant) consoled her and gave her food and clothes, and
promised to let her stay until she could get a place. In the
afternoon they went out together, Mrs. Parkins wishing to
purchase some groceries. After they had got a short distance
the latter discovered that she had left her purse behind. The
prisoner offered to return and fetch it, but Mrs.
•Parkins said
she could make her purchases another time. The prisoner
insisted upon running back for the purse, and this arousing
the suspicion of Mrs. Parkins she turned back too, but on her
arrival found that the prisoner had received the purse with
the £2 in it, and made off. She was apprehended next day
with 18s. still in her possession. With the remainder she had
purchased a new bonnet, a dress, a pair of boots and a pair of
ear-rings. There was a second charge also against the
prisoner. Her step-sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson, of Ander-
son-street, Toxteth-park, said that she had been keeping the
prisoner for the last three or four weeks unknown to her
husband, and that on Monday last she decamped, taking with
her a new dress belonging to her (Mrs. Nelson's) eldest
daughter, and 4s. 100. in money. The prisoner was found,
the same evening, in the Adelphi:Theatre, with the dress upon
her, and was made to restore it. The case was remanded for
a week, as the only legal way of inflicting a, punishment on
the degraded girl.
A VERDANT YOUTH FROM THE GREEN ISLE.—An extra-
ordinary instance of "greenness " was brought before the
Police-court yesterday. William Williams, a well-known
street duffer, was charged with stealing twenty shillings.
From the evidence of several witnesses, it appeared that on
Friday evening, the mate of the American ship Shakspeare,
staying at Mr. Horrocks's public-house, Waterloo-road,
wanted change for an American gold eagle, a 5-dollar piece.
The barmaid not being able to accommodate him, asked John
McHale, a youth who keeps a smallware stall, just opposite
the house, and who described himself to the bench as " a few
months here from Daublin,' " to get it changed for her at
Mrs. Coles's, an adjoining public-house. The prisoner, who
had been drinking at Horrocks's, heard the request and fol-
lowed the boy to M►s. Coles's. McHale received twenty
shillings in change for the " eagle " from Mrs. Coles, when
the prisoner called him on one side. Some whispering passed
between them, when the prisoner, by some unexplained means,
cajoled the simple boy into giving him the change, and ran
off, throwing back a shilling to McHale as he passed through
the door, with an injunction to " give that to the policeman."
(Laughter.) McHale went back to Mrs. Coles to complain
of the change being stolen from him, when she very naturally
laughed at him, and told him to take better care next time.
The prisoner being known was eventually apprehended, when
he offered to refund the money to the mate of the Shakspeare,
but the latter refused "on account of the dirty trick he had
played upon the boy." Mr. Bluck, the prisoner's attorney,
laboured hard to prove that there was a mistake as to iden-
tity, but the bench felt perfectly satisfiednpon that point, and
sent Williams to gaol for three months,

PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE (IN ROGUERY) RIGHTLY
REWARDED.—Mary Ann Heyes, a young woman, of very
dissipated appearance, was brought up at the Police-court,
yesterday, charged with obtaining goods by a perseverance in
fraud worthy of a more honest cause. A young lady, assistant
to Mr. Pen Cony, boot and shoemaker, Commutation-row,
Lime-street, stated that Heyes came to the shop on the 24th
of August, and selected a pair of ladies' boots, which she
ordered to be sent up to a certain address at Low-hill. A
shopman took the boots to the address but, finding no one
of that name, he took them back to the shop. On the 27th
she came again, and asked why the boots had not beesdelivered. She was told why, and then she said that they had
mistaken the address, and that the boots were to be sent to
Radcliffe-street. She also managed to steal a pair of similar
boots while in the shop this time, but the robbery was
not discovered then. These boots she pledged at Mr.
Iloughton's,Scotland-place. On Fridayweek, the 24th August,
she•went to the shop of Mr. Richard Crossley, South Castle-
street, and asked to be supplied with a pair of boots,
mentioning that she had bought a pair there about six
months previously. The shopman being busy, directed a boy
to serve her. She did not purchase any that were shown to
her; but managed to take away a pair of patent-leather lace-
up gentleman's boots, unknown to those in the shop. On the
same day she attempted to pledge them at the shop of Mr.e
Bolton, Richmond-street, saying that they belonged tohtehm
person with whom she lived. The assistant, suspecting
to have been stolen, told her to send the owner, and
was
'the boots. The prisoner never returned, and informationl
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VERY ODD.—About three months ago a black cloth mantle'
trimmed with a peculiar description of grey velvet, was stolen
from the shop of Mr. Esdaile, draper and hosier, Byrom-
street. On Saturday evening last, Mr. Esdaile saw a rather
pretty young lady walk past his shop, wearing what he be-
lieved to be the identical mantle. He ran out, stopped the
young lady, invited her into the shop, and politely asked her
how she became possessed of the mantle. She told him that
it had been bought at the Liver-house, but added that she
could not be quite certain, as her mother had purchased it
for, her. The young lady,—a:Miss Margaret Rogan,—was de-
tained, and her mother sent for. The mother said she had
purchased the mantle from a Mrs. Mary Willock, an old
clothes dealer, who keeps a shop in Brownlow-hill. Mrs.
Willock was accordingly apprehended, and brought up at the
Police-court yesterday, where all parties concerned appeared.
Mr. Esdaile valued the mantle at £2 25., when it was stolen.
He was quite positive it was the mantle that was produced in
court. Miss Rogan said she paid only ss. for it, and did not
consider it a very low price, as it appeared to have been
worn a little, and was also spoilt in the making, there being
a seam up the back, on one side, of which the "nap" of the
cloth brushed one way, and on the opposite side another. On
examination in court this proved to bee thfact, though Mr.
Esdaile acknowledged that he was previously
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of it.
The prisoner Willock said—" I bought it for
business, from a respectable old lady named Gardnine3r,watoi
don't know where she lives. It was hanging up at my shop-
door for three weeks before the lady bought it. The mother of
the young lady came very often to look at it, and I at first
asked 7s. 6d. for it. I deal with some of the first quality in
Liverpool. (Laughter.) I don't know where to find the old
lady as I bought it from, but she passes my shop every day,
and I could find her out from that." Superintendent Clough
said that the prisoner had kept au old clothes shop for many
years, without anything having been known against her by
the police. Upon this the magistrate (Mr. Bolton) discharged
her, enjoining her, at the same time, to find the " respectable
old lady named Gardner."
UNPLEASANT RESULTS OF A. "LITTLE LARlC."—James
McArdle and George McNeill, two young men, who described
their occupation to be " nothing particular," were brought up
at the police-court, before Mr. Bolton, yesterday, charged with
stealing a horse and gig. Aliont ten minutes to eleven o'clock,
on Sunday night, Mr. Charles Dillmann, a German, residing
in this town, called upon his friend, Mr. Charles Grau, who
keeps the Black Ball Hotel, 48, Duke-street. He left his
horse and gig at the door, and asked that somebody might be
placed to take charge of it. Mrs. Grau herself went to the
door for this purpose, and seeing the two prisoners hanging
about the door, she begun to remove the cushions and other
moveable things from the gig, " for fear that they should
steal them." She had scarcely got within the front-door with
her first load, when the prisoners jumped up on to the gig and
drove off. An alarm having been given, Mr. Dillmann set off
after his stolen property on foot, while Mr. Grau made
chase in a cab. Directed by the sound of the wheels,
Mr. Dillmann kept the runaways in view, as far as
Scotland-road, where he lost sight of the chase. He then
dived up one street and down another, enquiring of those
he met whether they had " seen a gig running away with two
men in it ?" In Bevington-bush and Limekiln-lane he learnt
that " the fellows had driven by like mad," and at last, utterly
bewildered, he enlisted the services of two or three working
men he met to aid him in the search, Emerging into the
middle of Marybone, about a quarter to 12 o'clock, he enjoyed
the sight of the vehicle coming into it from an opposite direc-
tion, and he ran up and secured the pony's head, for the
animal knew his voice and stopped when he called to it.
M'Ardle jumped off the gig, and wanted to fight the owner,
"in satisfaction," as he said, but police-officer 296 coming up,
he was taken into custody. In the row that occurred when
the runaway giewas caught, McNeill managed to escape, but he
was apprehended early yesterday morning, at a house in Spar-
ling-street. On being asked what their defence was, M`Ardle,
in a tone of innocence, said—" Me and this chap (M Neill) had
been drinking together in the Johnny Swift public-
house, when he axed me if I would jump up on the
gig for a lark, and drive quietly up and down the street
till the gentleman come out. (Laughter.) No sooner had
got up than we had no power over the reins, and the
wb away with us both, down through Whitechapel.
pony ru.- 1^" 1 When he got tired we pulled him up,
(Renewed hack to Duke-street, when the
and we were taking the poll, --,Ater.) This inge-
gentleman came up and sauced us." be by
nious defence of the prisoner, borne out as it seemeu
the circumstances of the chase and subsequent capture, evi-
dently rather puzzled Mr. Bolton, the magistrate. He went
to consult with Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary, and, after a
feowosnsmetshisnei,o imprisonment."nf
uteos'tahbissence, he returned, and= .9,4ressing the pri-
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