The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-30 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MR. HEYWOOD.)
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.—A fellow described by the
police under the comprehensive term of " regular thief,"
whose name appeared on the sheet as, William
,Clarke, was
charged with having broken into the shop of Mr. Thomas
Allison, flour dealer, Scotland-road, and stolen a sack, some
other tkings, and £3 lOs in cash. From the evidence of
officer Hargraves, 352, and "Aitioit, it' appeaied that they
watched the prisoner for about three hours, and at last saw
him raise up the grid leading to the shop, which he thus
entered. Some time after ho came out, when he was seized,
and the money and 'other property were found on his 'person.
A pOrtion being identified by the prosecutor, the prisoner was
sent for trial.

CAUTION TO LODGING•HOUSE KBEFERS.—MIII. Flood
who keeps a shop in Scotland-road, charged a young woman
named Margaret Coleman, with having stolen a shawl and
pair of boots. The prisoner went to look after some lodgings

in:the house of the prosecutor, and whilst there she managed
to take the articles, which were afterwards found in her pos-
session. There was another charge of a similar nature pre-
ferred against the prisoner, and she was remanded.

STRALING COPPER.—A young man, named John Latham,
who stood upwards of six feet four inches h.gli, nas charged by
officer 695, who said be saw him steal a 'quantity of copper off
a cart, and try to conceal it in another cart, of which he was
the driver. Mr. Muck appeared for the prisoner, and attempted
to show that the prisoner was only taking care of the metal.
He was fined ten shillings for not accounting for its possession.
STREKT ROBBERY.—A young woman very well dresssed,
and interesting looking, named Anne Wilson, and a young
man named James Jackson, rather, fashionably dressed, were
brought up by officer 163 on a charge of having robbed a man
named John Wilson. The ;prosecutor resides in Prescott.
road, and on Saturday evening last was robbed of a £2O note
and two half-sovereigns. The officer said he' arrested the

prisoner in a beer house in Christian street, from information
he had received, and on the prisoner Jackson he found 7
sovereigns and some silver, and on the female he found some
Bor 9 shillings. In reply to Mr. Block, who was for the
prisoners, the officer said he knew nothing about it, but from
what he has heard, and from having arrested them on the
charge. John Wilson said, on Saturday night he was on his
way home, and passing through Moorfields, when the female
prisoner accosted him ; he pushed her away with his umbrella.
but she continued to follow him until he had just reached home.
caught him by the breast, and then he again shoved her off,
and went into his own dwelling, and immediately missed his
pocket book containing the money. He then gave the police
information. Officers Scaife and Bolton (702) gave evidence
to the effect that the prisoners were corr.rades, and well known
theives. They (the police) had ascertained that the note in
question had been changed soon after it was stolen, at Mr.
Pentony's shoe warehouse, Commutation-row, where boots
had been purchased, and the prosecutor had seen and identified
the note. Mr. Pentony was not able to come forward that
day, and the prisoners were in consequence remanded.
Henry Bernard, who bad been remanded on a charge of
stealing paper from Mr. Thompson, of Pitt-street, was brought
up and discharged, as Mr. Block, for the defence, showed
some business transactions between the parties.
(BEFORE MESSRS. LAURENCE AND HEYWOOD )
ASSAULTS.—Mary Lenville summoned Rose Humphries
with having stabbed her in the forehead, and Rose Humphries
summoned Mary Lenville with having stabbed her in the e)e
Mr. Campbell appeared for Humphries. The parties reside off
Duke-street, and had a falling out about some money matters,
when they assaulted each other. They were fined 51. each.
(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)
A MAN or MANY TRADP.S.—Mary Connolly was charged
for having "wilfully, woefully, and of her malice 'prepense,"
annoyed a decent looking person, named M'Carthy, who said
be was a toffeeman, a peppermint lozenge maker, a seller of
milk, and a vendor of newspapers ! The ease rrented much

merriment in court. The arcadian eloquence of the com-
plainant, whilst detailing the wrongs ho had suffered—" all
for nothing at all, at all"—from the defendant, whom he
called " Lady Jerry," in consequence, as ho stated, of her
propensity to some liquid called " jerry," was the finest thing

that could be imagined. He talked learnedly
" nietamorfiss !" and other things of a like nature, and whet
recounting the wrongs that the wife of his bosom had endured
from the fair delinquent in the dock, the poor man rubbed
hie eyes most furiously and seemed deeply ejected, which had
an opposite eject on all present, who screamed again with
laughter at the attempt he made to shed tears. At last he
wound up a speech of nearly half an hour's duration, by stating
that the defendant had promised to " dismantle" his humble
dwelling, and if she carried that threat into execution it would
compel him to take a house in the neighbourhood of
Abercrombie-square. This caused a tempest of laughter, but
the complainant did not seem to understand the fun he had
created. After a side-splitting scene the defendant, on her
word •f honour not to annoy the

gentleman" any more, was

hers, named

Charlea, and Edward Redmond, were charged with having
violently assaulted a man named Miles Reilly. It appeared
that some time since one of the prisoners and the complainant
had a ti, n.. On Saturday night the prisoners fell on Reilly,
and beat hint severely, breaking his j ►w. Mr. Wall,
house-surgeon at the Northern Hospital, stated that t
plainant had a severe scalp wound, and had =.l
fractured. 110 could no

his jaw
was out of (Inver.

ATTEMPTED SMUGGLIN(

James Stewart was fined

on shoro from a shi

river. The fine was paid.
(RNPORE MR. G. HOLY.)
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DARING ROBBERY.-Three young fellows, named William
Irving, Joseph Reynolds, and John Armstrong, were charged
with having committed the following outrage, at lialf.past nine
o'clock on Saturday evening. The prisoners were in custody
of officer Smith, 647, and were described as carters who infest
the corner of Murray-street, and the neighbourhood of the
market, and who are a positive terror to the inhabitants of the
vicinity, and to the pubic generally. Mr. Jones, the con-
ductor of a public house, kept by a namesake, at the corner of
Marble and Oharles-streets, said at half-past nine on Saturday
night, Mr: Meredith Roberts (an independent gentleman,
residing at 8, Hope-place), entered the shop along with another
gentleman. The prisoners followed them in a suspicious
manner, so that the witness kept an eye on thorn. Mr. Roberts
witness e s s The
supplied, prisoners
was rather "fresh" in drinkwiajohththeoti
raelephed that the old gentleman would
raked called 'ffoorr
paymentthree g] as; s etsh
ooyf
pay, and witness asked him if ho would, and he
said he laid not mind, and at the same time took
out his purse for the purpose of making payment.
The instant he did so, Irving seized him by the wrist, and
twisted the purse out of his hand. Witness collared the
assailant by the neck, and then the prisoner Armstrong cried
out " sling it," upon which Irving put his hand behind him,
and gave the purse to Armstrong, but witness seized him also,
and called for assistance, and immediately Smith, the officer,
camo in and took the prisoners into custody. The purse,
which contained nearly £4, was found on the ground. The
prisoner Reynolds did not participate in the offence, although
ho was present with the other prisoners. He was discharged.
His 'Worship said he was determined to put down such outrages
in Liverpool, and committed the other two prisoners for trial.
(REFORM MR. CHARLES TURNER.)
CHARGE OF FELONY.—A person of respectable appearance,
named Henry Bernard, was charged with having stolen a ream
of paper 361bs. weight, from the shop of Mr. Thompson,
Pitt-street. Mr. Block was for the prisoner, and asked for a
remand to this (lay, alleging that there has been dealing
transactions between the parties, and it would be ascertained
that the charge of felony was unfounded. The remand was
granted.

FONDNESS FOR TDB " WEED."—Two youths, named
George Hailly, and Edward Lamb, were charged with baring
stolen a Couple of bundles of cigars from the shop of Mr.
Sofien, in Shaw'• Brow. The boys ran into. the shop and
snatched up the cigars, with which they ran away, .but were
captured. They, with the utmost coolness, now said they
had a gre:it fancy for the weed, and not having tho means of

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satisfr•ing the propensity they were tempted to steal the cigars.
The young vagabonds were sent to jail for a fortnight, with
hard labour.

THE ADVENTURES OF A WATCH.—A wretched looking
old woman named Bridget Iliggings, and a miserable lad,
named allutuas Goon, were brought up by Inspector
SW I • .

Murphy [on the charge of stealing and pledging a watch
belonging to a sailor, named McNeill. On Tuesday night
last the prosecutor lost his watch, but could not tell how or

wt...., a. He Was very ut unit. The next day the female
prisoner, pledged the watch at Mr. Bettnessi's, Paradise-street,
for 11. A description of the watch was subsequently sent to
the pawnbroker., and then the Inspector was sent for by a
young man at Mr. Bennessi's, who told him he had the watch,
,Ive him a description and the address of el.- - -he