The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-27 00:00:00

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(Before Mr. L. PEEL.)

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER

(Before Mr. R. GL4srosz.)
BAD MEAT.

LIVERPOOL POLICE &0V11.T.---tzsuRDAY.

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t t(R.ef9r,e Mr., RAFFLES.)
• AS SA FEIALF4'•
ATO7refful I,,:okirttriri, named john Cowley, the master of
ttpl on rthiantt, ckarged with harine
assaulted a female idreed Ellenfritr. Mr.:Parker was for the
complainant, and Mr. Block for Pie r:titioper. /t appeared
es
from the evidence of eomplainant and /motile!' wil.rre' , that the
complainant's husband worked with the prisoner, add tI:3IA. ths.
latter owed his employer 8 /MIS money. On the night of 3dtti
funs the woman went to prisoner's house for the money, when.
an altercation took place, and then the prisoner assaulted her.
Mr. Blifek proddead t,o witnesses to prove that the women
was in fault, lint his Worship said be belie. cd the complainant,
anctiftied the piiionef £3, or two inotillts' imprisonment.
IdFIING A: RIFLEM. Nf 1

Ellen Brown *as charged haring stolen a watch
belonging to Anthony Doherty. The prosecutor said he was
very drunk the previous evening, and met the. Piisauvr in
Great Homer-street, and after some time she dike his watch..
Mr. Bluck (far the prisoner) : You were very drunk, yott
Yes. Did you not claim all the furniture in her house as
yours? Not at all; I lire with my father and mother, in
Gerard-street. Arc you not a. 4 bould" volunteer? To be
sore I am. And were you dressed in your rifle clothes last
night! Td he snit I was. And she rifled the rifleman ? To
be sure she did. Mr. Badges From the evidence of this man,
who s aye% lie lias so drunk, I cannot nit the prisoner. Mr.
ihought so, sir;' .but she will giVe him back his
watch. Mr: : That's elf he wants; I suppose. The
prisoner was then dischirrged.

POCKF,T PICKINO. •
A young fellow named Robert Purcell, -"loo had bccn dis-
charged on the previous day, was brought up oil a Charie,ol
having picked the pocket of a young female, named Louisa
Ellis. The prisoner was on the Landing-stage, where he put
his hand in the girl's pocket, but was caught by her and one
of the stagemen. The prisoner was sent to gaol for three
nionths.

CAUTION TO RIFLEMEN.
Benjamin Evan?, eT 12, Mi I.road, one of the 13th Lanca-
shire Volunteers.; was s'uniaoriect VY Percy W. Hcwgill,
the captain of the company, for not havini paid kis entrance
fee of IN., and a shilling a month' subscription, mating At°,
gether 16s. The corhplainant stated that the defendant joined
his conipuni, tht did not pay the entrance fec of 106., and he
is alt niPnthei in arreir of a shilling a month; he did not attend
drill either. The defendant's Monier Said he had only 12s. a
week, and she had to support tnrie or four In family out of it,
and could not pay. Mr. Raffles said it Was the drat case
brought before him under the. act. He had the power to
award double the sum, but he would only order him to pay
the 16s. aid coats, or seven days' imprisonment. •

Hugh O'Donnell, a cooper, living in Thomas-4trect, was
brought up charged with the manslaughter of his wife, Mary
O'Donnell. Mr. Cobb appeared for the prisoner. The details
of this case were 174;blitihed twic iii the Daily Times. The
facts were these : On the 26ni of mile, tilie prisoner and his
wife were in a state of intoxication, .when ttie prisoner pcilled
the deceased down the stairs and broke tier leg; iioni the
effects of which she die 4. Tnere was an inquest held, arid tEe
Coroner's jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the
prisoner. The depositions of the witnesses in the case were
taken by Mr. Peel, who sent the prisoner for trial.

Enciflt Woo cook, of St. Martin's Market, was summoned
by Inspector Jones' for baring exposed bad meat for sale, and
fined :Gs. and costs. NlThan'. IkVerte, of the same market,
was fined a like sum for a like offenci. goree other persons
were also fined tor similar offences.

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST
A CORPORATE OFFICER.

When the day's business had terminated at the police
court yesterday, detective officer Patrick brought up
William Cohtell, late a collector belonging to the Cor-
poration, on a charge of basing, embezzled about £3OO
belonging to that body. Mr. Walter a?tieared for the
prosecution. The prisoner absconded about D'ecemter
last, and was not heard of until yesterday, when he gave
himself up to the police. Mr. Cozens, the detective
,officer of the Post-office, had been sent to America
after the prisoner bat he was not successful, as the
prisoner had returned, although Mr. Cozens had traced
him over ti great part of America. It seems the prisoner
had returned, arid went to live in the Isle of Man. The
prisoner was not defended by any legal itintlennan. Mr.
Walter said the prisoner was formerly engaged in the
Town Clerk's Office, but was removed from that to a
more important position and promoted to be a Collector
of Water Rates, a position which he held for several
years, up to the 13th December last. On that day,
something occurred which caused the prisoner to
get notice that he would be brought before the
committee, and lie then disappeared. His accounts
were then gone into, and defalcations discovered. At
present, he (Mr. Walter) would bring twd cases against
the prisoner. In December, he received from Messrs.
Earles and Carter £29 odd, and only accounted for
£1 6s. 4d. The next case was, that on the 13th
December the prisoner received from Mr. Lane, brewer,
£34 9s. 7d., and only paid £9 18s. 7d. of that sum to
the.treasurer. The prisoner received, on the Bth Nov.,
1856, arid siitfsectuengy, from Messrs. 'Rutin, brewers,
the sum of £llO 3a. id., tut only accounted for
£35 lls. 7d., leaving a deficienci of £74 IBs. It was
the duty of the prisoner to -enter all the nSotim he
received, and pay it over the same day to Mr. White,
the treasurer; but he had not done So. He then called

Mr. Charles Ward, book-keeper at Messrs. Earley and
Carter's, who said that firm was indebted to the Water
Committee, and on the 13th December he paid £29 Bs.
to the collector who signed the receipt.
Thomas White, the treasurer of the Corporation,
said the prisoner was. a 6011eetot of water rent for some
, years. lie collected for sm:dial:id and Vauxhall wards.
Messrs. Bullen, Lanes, and Earley and Clirtcri were
indebted to the Corporation for water. The pr/seiner
should account to him every day. He did not pay ,to
him the amount received from Earls and Carter on the
13th DeceMber, but he paid in Li 6s. 4d. as received
fefini that firm. The receipt given by the prisoner to
Messrs. taries' and Cater for the sum is in the prisoner's
handwriting.
Mr. Walter said the parties in fhe dater case were
not present; but he thought it right to ask for a remand,
as he would ask to have the prisoner sent for trial to the
assizes, and, therefore, he would wish to have some
other charges perfect before the final committal of the
trisoner, The case was then adjourned for an hour,

Mr. Wm. Williams, ‘'eloYigirlg to Mr. Lane's breweiy, .
proved that. on the 13th December lie sew Mr. Lane
pay the prisoner £34 Os. 7d.; .and-he- proved the rCeeirtt
given by the prisoner for that sum.
Mr. White proved that the prisoner only accounted
for £9 18s. 7d. of that sum .
Mr: Walter said that was all the evidence he would
offer at the present
Mr. Raffles asked the prisoner if hes hid anything to
say, and he replied he had nothing to say. flie derisi-
tions were. then taken, and the prisoner was sent for
trial.