The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-03 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
A MUSICAL CRASH.
A poor little Italian boy, who gave the name of Joseph
Cuno, charged a big young fellow, named Robert Linton, for
having broken his piano. The poor little lad said (through an
interpreter) that he was in Renshsw-street on Saturday night,
playing his instrument, to get a few coppers, when the priso-
ner came up, struck him and knocked him down, smashing
his piano. He would be satisfied to take a pound for the
damage done the instrument (although a person who was
present said it would cost more than that to repair it). The
prisoner was ordered to pay one pound and costs, or to be
imprisoned for a month.
A RUFFIANLY AND UNNATURAL SON.
An ill-looking fellow, named James Mathew, twenty-one
years of age, the son of a decent woman, who lives in Fair-
hurst-street, was charged by his mother for having assaulted
her. The old lady stated that the prisoner was a downright
blackguard; lie was tier youngest son, and she gave him gooi
schooling and a trade; for the last two years he hardly did
anything but lived on her industry and some allowance that
her eldest son gave her. The prisoner was generally out at
night, and when he came home drunk, he was in the habit of
beating her. On two recent occasions he assaulted her badly,
and on Saturday night he came in drunk, and because she
refused to give him money, he struck and knocked her down,
so she gave him into custody. Mr. Raffles (to the prisoner):
You seem to me to be a very worthless fellow. Prisoner :
Yes, sir. Mr. Raffles : I will not give you an opportunity of
paying a fine, but I will send You to jail for three months,
and at the expiration of that time you must find sureties to
keep the peace, or be imprisoned for six months additional.
EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.-,A HORSE IN A
BEERHOUSE.
Police-officer GB2 brought up a young man named Mark
Gaffney. who was dressed in livery, and said to be a servant in
the employment of Mr. D. Evans, of Fairfield, charged under
the following circumstances. The officer said at a quarter
past eleven o'clock on Saturday night I saw the prisoner
driving a phaeton down Shaw's-brow ; he was drunk and was
flogging his horse furiously ; the animal ran madly down the
blow darted into a hoerho‘lse (laughter) in the Old Hay-
market, and the carriage turning user wen. stir. braith-
waite's drapery shop, broke the window, and the gas coming
In contact with some goods in the window, set them on fire.
Mr. Braithwaite proved that his loss amounted to £2 165..
The owner of the beerhowse did not attend to prove his loss.
The prisoner had nothing to say in answer to the charge. He
was fined £2 Ns. The fine was paid.
POKERING A POLICEMAN !
William Price, and Elizabeth his wife, were brought up by
police-officer 184, charged for having committed a violent
spseult on him. The complainant said on Saturday night he
heaid a great noise in Roscoe-street, and on going forward to,
ascertain what it was, he saw the prisoners quarrelling with
each other ; be told them to go into the house, when the man
said he (the officer) had been isickiug him, and he wanted to
take his number ; he came over to witness with a candlestick
(and candle) saying he wanted totake his number, but instead
of doing that he struck him a desperate blow under the ear,
knocking him down and injuring him severely. The man
then got into a cellar, followed by the officer, when the
Woman attacked halo with a poker, and beat him terribly on
the head and Lack,' inflicting severe wounds on the
The doctor told him the'wonnds were serious; and Mr. Raffles
remanded the prisoners until this day, and told the officer to
bring the doctor with him.
A SUPPER OF OYSTERS AND A "TICKER."
A young fellow named Thomas Jones, was charged with
stealing a watch from Ferdinand Latories. Mr. Bluck defended.
The wife of complainant said they keep an oyster shop in
Paradise-street, and on Saturday night the prisoner entered
the house
"are the oysters ga7ed
tthoe-
night ?" `a`n\d'ery" flin4e4lll4s"terssa,yssibr,e' says "Then
Politeness to open me a 'plate." " Step into the snug, sir, says
I," and so I began to open the fish. Before I had finished
opening the plate, he came out of the snug and walked into
the kitchen behind the snug, asking for bread and butter,
My husband was asleep in the kitchen; and when the prisoner
eat Up his oysters he paid for them, and was going away,
when I saw my husband's watch was gone, and wakened him
up. He collared the prisoner and knocked him down, when
he banded back the watch. Mr. Bluck made a funny speech
about the "natives," and their nutritious qualities, and the
gentlemanly conduct of the prisoner for paying for them, and
how it might be a mistake on the part of the watch, or its
o viler, who was in drink. Notwithstanding his eioqeence on
oysters and "tickers," the prisoner was sent for trial. '
THE ROBBERY OF £75.
james Taylor, ali'as Young, described a's a returned con-
vict, was brduglit up by Detective-officer Smile, on a charge
of being concerned in the robbery of £75 from Mr. Barton, on
Friday night. On' Saturday a female was brought up on the
same charge, and remanded. A full report of the ease appeared
in our paper of yesterday. Messrs. Bluck and Cobb defended
the prisoner in the present case. Senile said he heard of the
robbery on Saturday, and when he saw the woman who was ,
charged with the offence, he recognised her as living with the
prisoner, and he went in search of him, and utter some time
he saw him go into where he lived, in Ccosshall-street,
had a monkey jacket 4114 Cap on, and in about
11 amour and a
half he came out, dressed as he is now. (He was very well
attired ; in fact, quite the gentleman.) I asked him his name,
name was TeSler, and
but 1 did ; and after that he said his
and lie said Young, a sailor. He thought I did not knew him,
that'
he vr as 'a Potato dealer. dot £7 en the pr. -
goner. Mr. Block ; Then you robbed him of that sum.
(Laughter.) I took it off him. Mr. Muck : Where did
o'clock. Mr. Bluck : Where was he going Most likely
to
you arrest him? In Dale-street, between the hours of one
two
and consult you. (Laughter.) Mr. Bluck : Did you
find a fifty-pound uute on him ? No. Mr. Gluck udr a limver:
gave the same
evidence as he 4i4 o
s
BartOnl IT" the money, and 4(140', liie
p,eund note No ; only thewas seven
examined,pou andink NolonSaittrday ;
had no
. •
d shit that the prisoner was the man
reply to Mr. Bluck, he said he had no doubt about the man's
identity in tug own mind ; but if
the life of the Prisoner was
not like to swear positively
Who stopped tarn. In
aepending on his oath, he wou.cl ,
44Mr.
Kehoe as the ono he lost on Friday evening
Button-streetast.
at
R.
Dewhurst, a printer, said, I found this £5O in
to him. He identified a fifty,PQl4o pate shown to i by Mr
six o'clock on Saturday morning. A gentleman passed, and I
said, I have picked up a five-pound note, and he was a
fifty. I went to the Bank and got it changed, and wrote my
said it
name on the back of it. Cross-examined by Mr: Bluek : I
Kaye been with :,4r,1107:( dreenwco for,
years
1, ttlkencel7
it was pot my own note. ; got gld for 'M •
this follow has committed a•felony. Me. Raffles: The
note id produced. 'Mr. Cobb : We have only his word for t
that he foUnd it. 'HoW do we know that 'sic it6ll.
Mr. Bluck argued strongly that the prisoner must be (.lis,
i
dis-
charged on this evidence. 'Mr..Raffles said he would, remand
the prisoner till Saturday, when he would be brought tIP along
with the woman, who is charged also. The witness, in teply to
was that it might he at the Bank when any one claimed it.
Mr. Helios, said the reason why he went and changed the note
Inspector Horne said, I have the money Safe. The prisoner
ik7n, remanded,
(Before Messrs. TORR and R. Sum.)
SEAMAN'S WAGES.
Thomas Davant, mate of the ship Istra, of this port, sUnl-
moned Captain Sanders, of that vessel, for a sum of 4.8 6c1.,
Which was deductedfrom a SUntof 'clue to himfor wages
on a voyage from Liverpool to the River Plate and back. Mr.
Muck was for the claimant, and Mr. Cobb for the captain.
The sum in dispute was claimed as stoppage by the captain for
iron and horns which he alleged were lost, and for which be
held the mate liable. This was disputed by the latter, and
hence arose the difference. The captain, however, failed to
sustain the case, and the magistrates made an order for the
amount claimed, with costs.
APPRENTICE CASE.
Mr. George Henry Horsfall appeared to complain of an
apprentice named Powell, who had absented himself from his
work since the 11th of June. He said the apprentice absented
h any reason. The, father of defendant said he
wirlis
antelifl the indentures cancelled. In February, he said one of
:the foremen in the cooperage, where the boy was bound, beat
him, and on the 9t4 June one of the apprentices beat hire, and
was the reason the boy lett ; and he (the fether therefore
cancelled.' reply to Mr. Horsiall,
he told him
thatwtholas:ne offence.
wanted
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the parties,
done go back to 'his tlOrk.- At
first he refused, and said he would rather go to gaol ; but after
some consideration and advice, he said he would return to his
duty.more, and advised the boy to