The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-25 00:00:00

ASSAULT AND STE.EET ROBARY.

James Anderson, a well dressed sleek-looking fellow, War:
charged for having assaulted. and robbed Michael' Colmar, a
plumber and glazier, who lives in Ray-street. Mr. Bluck
defended. Officer Skuce said, at half-past twelve the pre,7kus
night he heard cries of "police" at the corner of Dale-street
and Byrom-street, and on going forward he saw the prisoner
running, and he followed him. He ran into Fontenot'-street
and other streets, and after a smart chase he came up with
him, and observed him drop something, and having seized
him, he looked on the flags, and found a watch, which the
prosecutor claimed as his. At the station the prisoner dropped
the ring of the watch. To Mr. Bluek I heard him drop
something, but did not see what it was, but on looking on the
ground I found the watch. I saw him' clearly at the station
drop the ring of the watch. The prcsecutor said, I was going
home last night, when a woman came up to me in Byrom-
street, but I refined to speak to her ; the prisoner then came
up and hustled against me, and LI at once missed my
watch, and ran after him, and then the other came- and
caught. him. Mr. Bluek : Do von kaow the prisoner ?
Never saw him before. Were yen ever irk prism? Not that
I am aware of. Mr. Slick : I am instructed to ask if you
were ever in Walton Gaol for three months ? Never in my
life. Mr. Raffles : Were you ever in gaol at all' Never, sir.
Mr. Bluck : I was instructed to put the question; but T have

nothing more to say now. In reply to Mr. Raffles, Laycnek;
one of the detectives, said. he knew the prisoner to 1» C0.n,.-
uected with a notorious gang of thieves. Mr. Ramses said, he
never had beard A cicarer case in _his life, and.sentenced the,
prisoner to si x. months with hard labour.

(Before Messrs. J. R. JEFFERY and PRESION.)
CAUTION TO DOG-OWNERS.
Several persons were !Med in sums of from ls. to .is., for
allowing dogs to run about the streets. The extent of the
magistrates' power in such cases is £.5 ; and Mr. Jeffery told
the police to give notice to the Excise officers of all petsons
who had not paid their license for dogs, and then they would
be deg;'" with in another way.
PUBLICANS' CASES.
John Andrews, Scotland-place, was summoned by Inspector
White for permitting drunkenness in his house. Mr. Black
defended. . The inspector said there was a fight outside on
Sunday night, and on going in he found thirty persons—
mostly boys and girls; the greater part were drunk, and twe
men were also drunk in the house. The defence set up was
that the drunken people ran into the house from the street,
and the defendant could not help it. Mr. Black called a
i*itness to prove that the drunken persons found in the house
had haft no drink there. Fined £5 and costs.
Joseph Armstrong, St. Anne-street, was summoned for
doing business after eleven on Sunday. night. The defence
was that there was a christening in the house, and that it was
a private party. Witnesses were called to prove this. and the
case was dismissed.
BEERHOUSE CASES.
Anne Woods, of Kirkdale-road, was charged for selling ale
on Sunday morning. The officers who had the case said the
defendant offered theriimoney and drink not to proceed against
her. Fined £2 and costs.
William Coleman, Carlton-street, was summoned for doing
business after one o'clock en Sunday morning. Dismissed.
Thomas Wilson, Victoria-street, was summoned for doing
business on Sunday, at twelve o'clock. The defence *as that
the parties found in the house were lodgers, and this being
proved, the complaint was dismissed.
• Thomas Lewis, Kew-street, was charged for doing business
after twelve o'clock on Sunday. Seven persons were found
chinkingin the house. Fined ss. and costs.
David Newall, Mile-end, was charged for Sunday trading.
The defence was that the parties were lodgers. Fined ss. and
costs.
Alexander Lamont, Portland-street, was summoned for
selling porter oa Sunday at prohibited hours. Fined £1 a*.
and costs.

ATTACK ON A WARDER By CONVICTS.—A most
savage and wanton attack took place on Saturday, at the
hemp store of the Portsmouth dockyard. While the
convicts were at their usual work two of them, apart
from the rest, watched their opportunity, and suddenly
sprung on the warder and endeavoured to throttle him.
They got him down and jumped upon him, at the same
time kicking him in a most brutal manner. Fortunately
the warder was a powerful and determined man, and
after a hard struggle with the ruffians threw one of them,
upon his back, and was thus enabled to draw his staff,
and such good use did he make of it that he shortly
brought the miscreants on, their knees suing for mercy.
The alarm had by this time been given, and the fellows
were secured in a very battered condition. The warekr
was much injured, and for some days will be confined Lei
the hospital.
Tan isanseuisirsuxe SALE OP POEiONS.—An inquest
was held on Thursday evening at the Maid and Magpie
public-house, Stepney, before Mr. Humphreys, coroner,
and a jury, on the body of Mrs. Rebecca Stephens,
a widow, aged 37, who committed suicide by swallow-
ing a quantity of oxalic acid. The deceased had been
a widow three years. She was the mother of eight.
children, to whom she was very fondly attached, and
had assured the lives of all in November and December,.
1858, for sums varying from £5 to LIZ each, and
had paid the weekly premiums regularly. She kept S.
general shop in Wellington-place, Stepney, and was,
a very industrious and thrifty woman. Some time age
she formed an intimacy with a married man named
Sudergreen, a broker and appraiser, and they had.
cohabited together for about eighteen months. He
was the father of four children, and they lived
with the deceased, and she was very kind to them.
The intercourse with Sudergreen proved an unhappy
one. The deceased had been greatly troubled for several
months past, and was
.at times very incoherent. She
had also complained of her head, and informed her
neighbours that if they ever found the shutters up they
must not be surprised. About five weeks since she gave
birth to a child, which has since died, and this event
appeared to increase her afflictions and her disordered
brain. On Tuesday morning the deceased managed to
send all the children out of the way, and directed one
of them, a boy aged eight years, to proceed to a
distant chemist's shop, and purchase twopennywortle
of oxalic acid. When the boy returned with the
poison he found the house closed, and the street door
fastened. A communication was made to the deceased's
neighbours, and they being unable to enter the house,.
and no answer being given to their repeated knockings,
the police were sent for, and two constables procured a
ladder, and obtained admission at the window of the
first floor. The deceased was found stretched on the
floor quite dead. A cup, containing a small quantity'
of oxalic acid, was found upon a table in the room.
Mr. James Horton, a surgeon, and registered medical
practitioner-, of High-street, Stepney, had made a
post-mortem examination of the body, and said that
death was caused by swallowing oxalic acid, and the
stomach was very much corroded. In answer to a
question by the coroner, Mr. Horton said the, parcel of
oxalic acid purchased by the deceased's son was suffi-
cient to kill three or four persons. The jury said there
was no doubt the deceased's guilty intercourse with
Sudergreen had preyed on her mind, and then expressed
an opinion that chemists and druggista were highly cul
pable in selling -
dangerous poisons. The deceased had.
been provided with several doses of oxalic acid before,
she sent the boy for another parcel on Tuesday morning..
It was monstrous that chemists and druggists should be
permitted to sell deadly poisons to children. The coro-
ner agreed in all that had fallen from the jury. This
was a matter of the deepest importance to the public at
large. He should impound the oxalic acid on the table,
and adopt some further proceedings in the matter. The
jury then returned a verdict that the deceased com-
mitted suicide, and was of unsound mind when she com-
mitted the act.

NEW INCENTION.—TtIE New FOUNTAIN FEN.---A greater
annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardly be met with—the
difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve-
ments the new " fountain pen," just introduced by Rudhall
and Co. is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effec-
tive contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of
a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this barrel
can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly
clean without any chance of being corroded. Another feature
in this pen is, that one dip in the ink will last for five minutes'
quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and
in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in everyplace, it wilt
be found to fill a, scant felt by every one up to this time. We
have tried this splendid pen:handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall,
South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are
sure all who use it will give a full verdict in its favour.

We quote a few more of the extraordinary cures, without
medicine, effected by Du Barry's delicious Health Restoring
Revalenta Arabica Food. Cure No. 180: Twenty-five years'
nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, from
which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine
could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Dn
Barry's Food in a very short time. W. B. Reeves, 181, Fleet-
street, London. No. 4,208: Light years' dyspepsia, nervous-
ness, debility with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for which my
servant had the advice of many, have been effectually cured by
Du Barry's health restoring Food. I shall be happy to answer
inquiries. Bev. J. W. Flavell, RidWigton Rectory, Norfolk. 121]
Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of spurious and injurious
imitations offered under a variety_ of false pretences. Nevin 's
imitations are prohibited by the High Court of Chancery under
a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevill and his
agents; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabica
Food, and that Du Barrys are connected with such patent are
utterly false. No canister is genuine without the name Barry
Du Barry & C, 77; Regent-street, in lull, on the seal and
wrapper. Shop eepers who attempt imposition in one article
must expect to bo distrusted in all others. Packed in Vas at
ls. 2d. ; 1 lb. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. lls ;, 121 b. 225. ; 241 b.
40s. The 12 lb. and 24 lb. canisters are sent carriage
free on receipt of Post-ottlee Order by Barry Du Barry
and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum Msson
and Co., and through all grocers and chemists. Agents
in this district :---Nixon & Thew, 1, Castle-street; T. Low;
Kirkus ; Forsyth ; F. G. Jonei, 5, Paradise-street ; R. Sumner
& Co; H. b. Alpass ; E. Pearson & Son; J. Oliver; W. Cross;
Sharp, Higgins, & Co; Clay & Abraham, 37, Bold-street; Evans,
Sone & Co., wholesale agents; John Beynon; Thompson &
Capper; J. Strawson, druggist ; G. Bramwell & Son ; C.
Bromlow, 1, London-road; Isaac Woodville, tea dealer;
Raimes & Co., wholesale druggists ; F. Staveley, druggist,
Price-street T. D. Walker, Ranelagh-street ; .1. H. Howell,
72 Dale-street; HingstOn, druggist, Bold-street ; Henry
Middleton; Gilbert Brothers; J. Cruice; Grace & Belk;
G. Barber, 21, Great George-street, Birkenhead; T. Fore,
druggist; B. J. Candler; J. Dutton; J. E. Hargraves '+
Sanders & Co.; C. Jones; J. Green.

Printed and Published by WALTER HENRY PEAT, of No
8, Wesley-street, in the Parish of Toateth-park, at his
Printing EStablishinentS-3, BRUNEWICK-STREET (Wier of
Castle-atfeet), and 40, LEI6H-STREBT. Liverpool.
AUGUST 25 1860.