The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-06 00:00:00

THE DAILY TIMES, TITESDA, MARCH (3, 1800.

LIBRARY.

A letter from J. T. Denson, Esq., was read, presenting
some books to the library of the Chamber, for which the
cordial thanks of the council were tendered.

COMMUNICATIONS.

Many letters were read on various subjects, not or
immediate interest, and were referred to committees for
consideration.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-FESTER DAY

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
A FEMALE CANNIBAL.—Ann Lannigan an elderly
woman, was charged with having committed a brutal
assault on a young woman named Ann Dodd. The
prosecutrix occupies a room in a brothel, kept by the
prisoner's daughter. She was going to leave the house
on the previous day, and was paying the prisoner's
daughter the rent when the prisoner entered and wanted
some of the money. The prosecutrix declined to give
her any,.and the result was that she was knocked down
by the prisoner who kicked• her on the jaw and bit a
piece 'of'flesh about an inch sqUare from near the eye.
Mr. Pemberton, of the Southern Hospital, said the flesh
was bitten clean away. The case was sent for trial.
THE STOLEN WATCH.—IsaaC Best, who was described
as the mate of a vessel, was brought, up on remand,
charged with haVing stolen a watch helongingt4 Sergeant
Rioharki 144 Y, tq whom it was presented on 'the 27th
ult., by the Haigh Rifle Volunteers. Mr. Cobb defended.
Op the 28th he offered the watch for pledge at Mr.
Stankey's, Oldhall-street, and as the watch bore an
inscription showing that it had been presented to the
sergeant on the previous day, and as the prisoner was
ur}allle tq giye a proper acpount of the manner in which
hp had become possessed of it, he was given into custody.
Sergeant May said that the watch was presented to him
on the 27th ult., by Captain Thompson, of the Haighi
Volunteer Ride Corps, and on the 28th he came to Liver-
pool en his way to Dublin. He went to Murdoch's.
public-house, opposite the Trafalgar dock-gates, and
there met the prisoner with whom
.he Ivent, to sev.erali
Places 411Tillga 41q. 1144 IA Ills
,:trilopng Jib note, an the ease oniaining thewateh;i
*grdoch, ,for care i and, when lcay.ing the;
house, 'being a hurry to get on board the steamer, hel
forgot the watch. The barmaid, said that, on the fol-,
lowing morning the prisoner came to the house and
aSked for " his" case, _Having ascertained from Mrs.
Murdoch that a case had been left, she supposed that it
belonged to the prisoner arid handed it tq him. Tt
al orq afterwards that be has apps bonded. p}'-1
miner at first :denied the: charge, and was committed for
trial, but, subsequently,. he pleaded guilty, and 'Mr.
Raffles, remarked that this was a wry artfid robbery,
ordered the
irisoner to be sent to jail for three niotOs.,l
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A URGLARY.—WiIIiam Amer, the
warehouseman; who was remanded a week ago, on this
charge, was again brought up and remanded for seven
days further, a principal witness being absent from
illness.

EMBEZZIIEMENT.—RObert F4l4lknart a xard man, in
the service of Messrs. I.yrich and Riutton, timber mer-
Ofants, tinrat,street, was charged with having embezzled
G' s, whin li he had received in
.payment for an oar which
he had sold. When apprehended the prisoner admitted
that he had kept the money, and in reply to the magis-
trate he said lie had nothing to say; he could only throw
himself upon' the mercy of his masters.--.lllr. Lynch
said the jiris,ianer hod heel i theif onll3lOY for ebeig flatly
ye,sr They had every confidence in him, and had he
rat them ton ;days ago, they would have given him the
best character they possibly could have given him.—Mr.
Raffles said he always looked upon these offences as
serious, but as the prosecntors had said that the priSoner
had borne a good character until recently, he should deal
leniently with him. He must go to gaol for a mooth,
and be kept to hard lahcaw
.43-rnmr,TD!o 'co o,krAtis! MONEY BY FALSE 144E-
raan, who gave the name of
Freeman, but *hose real appellation was Thomas Fruen,
was charged with having attempted to obtain money by
false pretenoes.—Major Archdale said that between
twelVe and one o'clock yesterday, the prisoner came to
him at the North Fort, gave his name as Dr. Freeman,
of Rodney-street, and was shewn into his room. He
represented that he came on behalf of a its. NW.,
widow of a captain in the amp', 'Oft was wonnided at
seb,tstlpbl, and afterwards died. ge said the woman
i/os liViog-inTiorgardistreet, and was in great destitu-
tion i and that he and Dr. O'Donnell were obtaining
money to relieve her. After conversing with him for a
short time he suspected the truth of the story, and gave
him into custody.—Mr. Raffles : What have you to
say ?--Prisoner :I am only a week in Liverp4o.4 MY
finances ran very short, and did not knot,/ what to do ;
8:9 Nfent to ttft3 niajok 'Nuking he would contribute
something towards the object, and at the same time to
assist Myself.—Mr. Raffles : This is really obtaining
alms by false pretences.—Prisoner : The Mrs. Fra-
ser I mentioned. is in reality my sister, and lives in
Dublin. She is. preset trionwnii in a state of
Meat deatjtAion.7-Niajor Archdale He told me she
114,1 in flowaxcl.7qFeet.—_-Pri4l4pr I intended to bring
hgr them—The case was remanded for enquiry, .