The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-29 00:00:00

POLICE CO

ESTERDAY

(BEFORE ML

How THIEVES ARE MADE.—Jane Turner and her No
daughters, aged respectively 13 and 10 years, were
placed in the dock charged with robbing the shop of
Mr. Huntingdon, baker, of ffyrtle-street. The house in
which the orisoners reside and Mr. Huntingdon's shop
were, some time since, one premises, and there is still a
communication between them by means of a door. A.
.few weeks ago, Mr. Huntingdon began to suspect that
his shop was being robbed, and supposed that the thieves
effected their entrance by means of skeleton keys. He
communicated with the police, an] on Wednesday night
detective officers Thompson and Scaife secreted them-
selves in the shop. Noshing occurr-d during the night,
hut about six o'clock on Thursday morning they heard a
noise, and soon saw the two younger prisoners descend -
ing by the ladder from the store room to the shop. They
packed tip some bread, and as they were about to leave
the shop the little sister cried out, " Eliza Ann, you are
taking too much bread; mother said you brought too
much yesterday." The officers followed them up the
ladder, and found the mother in her own room waiting
for them. They then ascertained that the prisoners had
effected an entrance into the store room by drawing the
nails from the communicating dour, which had been
closed up, and that they fattened it on their side in such
a manner as to lead any person to suppose that it Was
still nailed up. They found a number of loaves and a
quantity of flour in the room, and in the pocket of Jane
Turner some marked coppers, which kad been stolen
from the till. The prisoners were all most respectably
dressed, and we were informed that the father is a
plasterer, and a man of excellent character, and that he
has constant employment. .111 r. Mansfield, in sending
the case for trial, sail—This is one of the Inostdreadiul
cases of felony that could be ; for there can be no doubt
that the m niter told the children to steal. If ever
a'woman des rued the heaviest possible punishment for
stealing, it is that woman Jane Turner, and as I do not
feel comp' tent to inflict that punishment on her, I will
send the three to tha sessions for trial, and I hope the
recorder will deal severely with her. The prisoners, who
offered no defence, were then committed for trial.
ANOTHER VASE OF STABBING.—Harriet Rayner, an
unforiunate girl of the town, was charged with stabbing
anwher girl, named Ann Hughes. in Richmond street,
on Wednesday night. The wounds were not dangerous.
The charge was fully made out, and the prsioner, who
is a wry youlg• and pretty girl, was committed for trial
at the sessions.

(BEFORE MR. DIXON.)
Mr. Lavi Lazarus, pawnbroker, Paradise-street, came
before the court, and through his attorney, Mr. Block,
complained of the reports of his case (which was before
the magistrates on Wednesday), and which appeared in
the morning papers of yesterday. He hoped that
his Worship would have the statements corrected, and
would also withdraw his own observations in the case.
lir. Dixon said that he thought what had been stated in
the journals was perfectly in accordance with what had
taken place in court. As to himself he should repeat
what he said the previous day, and declare that had the
case came before him in another shape, he would have
punished Lazarus most severely.
THE •,ROBBERY OF £49.—John Murphy, who was
remanded_ on Saturday last, on a charge of stealing
£49 from a young man named Martin, was ag..in brought
up, and admitted having taken the money. He said
that he and the prosecutor had been always intimate,
and that he at first merely
.took the money for a joke,
and with he intention of returning it • He admitted
that he hid formerly been a bad character, but declared
that he had long reformed, and that he would not have
been guilty of the present offence if he had not been on
the " spree" at the time and had the 4. horrors" on him.
He hoped the affair would be overlooked, and that- he
would be permitted to wake up what had been lost of
the money—£l7. Mr. Block appeared for the prosecu-
tion. Mr. Dixon would by no means consent to let such
a person loose, and asked what sort of a place must. be
the lodging house kept by him. He was committed`
for trial.