The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-14 00:00:00

THE WINTER ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT.—YESTERDAY.
(Before Mr. Justice KEATING.)
BURGLARY BY A BOY.
Richard Green, a lad of 14 years of age, and described
in the calendar as imperfectly educated, pleaded guilty
tti a charge of fblotiiottsly sttaling one pair of stockings,
and 4s. 6d. from the dwelling-house of John Settle, and
afterwards burglariously breaking out of the said house•
His lordship sentenced the prisoner to be kept in prison
for 14 days, at the expiration of that time to be sent to
a reformatory for five years.

•, AT LIVERPOOL.
Paul itinnali (26), who 4-di described as being "oil
instructed, pleaded guilty to having, at Liverpool, on the
2nd of November, burglariously entered the dwelling'
house of William Powell, and stolen, therefrom two
watches, two chains, and one cash-box, the property 0f
the said 'William Powell. Sentenced to eighteen moan',
imprisonment with hard labour.

. IiuROLARVA
Mary Ann Filcher (0), , iniperfectly instructedt
pleaded guilty to ttcharge , 14+1, ngz barglariouslY
entered the house of John Duckvoith; aril Stolen,er
chair and thirteen chimney ornaments belonging to tl
said John Duckworth ; and one chair of the goods ao
chattels of John Harrison, on the 16th of September
last. Several previous convictions were recorded against
the prisoner, who was sentenced to five years' penal
servitude,
ttrEsslVE ROBBERIES BY A LETTER•CARRIER.
.oharlei Richard titips (19), , a respectably-attired
Y'oung clesCilieci- in the palOdar, as imperfectlyini3tructed, p,lcad6l to chargeVrereired 000
him by PostniasteMienef9.l of stealing post l'etter
at Manchester. His Lordship, in sentencing the pOso•
ner, said that after having read over the depositions,
•
and after mature constu Iv—.,tion of his case, ho thought
it was one of the worst charges he had known of the
same nature. The .learned ouunsel for the prosecution!
,
Was in a position to prote 11d less than 21
againOt Alio*ed. very Op*,tlftit he ,t
ppceeded pport, mode.opelling
every letter he Boiiiti st lily hands dpross,and stOing
large quantities of jewellery and tank tidtb,
.wifibhffi
abstracted from letters entrusted to the Post-oce by the
public. The prisoner had certainly received a good
character, but in such cases as the present good characters
were of little avail, because he could not have obtained
a situation in the Post-office unless he had a good
character, which he had afterwards taken advantage of
and plundered from those Who had placed confidence in
hint Annther painful, part of the ease was the exhibi-
tion hi, his father n the. Witness box, which showed
that, he could ilot ekcuse hiniself.on, the g,rotind of bad
example, because on the contrary his father i^as a WI
of excellent conduct, who had served his country, an
appeared decorated with medals for faithful service.
Therefore he had no doubt he had had everything 02
keep him in good conduct, and to dissuade him from all
evil courses. He had taken every circumstance of the
ease into consideration, and the judicious remarks of the
prisoner's counsel, but he felt that he would not be dis-
charging his duty to the public if he did not pass upo.n
him a severe sentence, which was that he be kept in
penal servitude for three years on the first count, and all
additional font years on the second count.

OURGLARY AT WINSTANLEY.
Thomia" Speakman (39), imperfectly instructed, and
James Houghton (26), who neither reads nor writes,
were charged with having at Winstanley, on the 27th of
July last, hurglariously broken and entered the dwelling-
house of John Devonport, and stolen therefrom one
dress coat, two waistcoats, two pairs of trowsers, one
cloth overcoat, one pilot coat, and two shirts, the
goods and chattels of the said John Devonport. There
was also another charge against Speakman for larceny
in the house of James Forshaw, at Blackrod, on the Bth
of August last& The prisoner Speakman pleaded guilty
to both. ihdictnientg .
Lind was called on behalf of the
prosecution as a witness the etliei: prisaiiert whd
denied the charge. From the opening statement of tlis
learned counsel, and the evidence afterwards adduced, it
appeared that on the night in question the prosecutor
was sitting in the parlour of his own house, when two
men, answering the description of the prisoners, coolly
entered the room. He immediately enquired what they
wanted there, but before he had got the words off his
lips the men decamped by the front door, and as they
were going away struck him a blow upon the face. The
prosecutor then locked the door, and suspecting that all
was not right he awakened his daughter, and then made
an examination through the house, and discovered that
the articles mentioned in the charge were missing. In-
formation was given to the police, who, having seen the
prisoners hanging aboUt the prosecutor's premises, set
off in pursuit of them, and traced theni to several public-
houses, and to a pawn shop at Warrington, where the,'
had pledged the goods. Several previous convictions
were proved against the prisoners, who were sentenced.
Speakman to ten years' and Houghton to four years'
penal servitude.