The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-05 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-SATURDAY.

STEALING. BUTTER.7--A lad who stated his name was
William Leach was committed for three months on a charge
of stealing. several pounds of butter, the property of a shop-
keeper living in Netherfield-road North. The woman
missed the butter from her shop, and it was found in the
possession of the prisoner by the officer.
ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A. PROSTITUTE.—Inn Foley, a
respectable and decent-looking young female was charged
with stealing a sovereign from the person of a man who gave
his name Miles Kunden, at a brothel, this morning. The
complainant, apparently a respectable man, stated that on
the previous evening he had, while walking along the street,
became acquainted with the female, whom he accompanied
to abrothel, where they had so mething to drink—half a crown's
worth of brandy—and then retired. This morning, when he
was getting out of bed, he fancied lie saw the female trying
to swallow something, upon which he went to his pocket,
from which he stated a sovereign had been abstracted. He
accused her of taking it, which she at first denied, but upon
being threatened to be given into custody, she said she
would try to get it for him again, as she had swallowed it.
She, in about three minutes produced the sovereign, and re-
turned it to him. He then gave her into custody. The
magistrates expressed their surprise that the complainant
could be so credulous as to suppose that a sovereign could
pass through the accused in so short a time as three minutes.
The complainant assured the bench that it was a fact ; but
they not believing the statement, called upon the prisoner
for her version of the affair. She denied swallowing the
sovereign, and said the complainant had, on the previous
night given her, after some little hesitation, 4s. 6d. ; but
when he arose this mornig he insisted upon her returning
that amount to him, this she refused to do, when he gave
her into the custody of the police, charging her with steal-
ing a sovereign. The magistrates discharged the accused,
and the complainant evidently much chagrined that his tale
had not been believed, left the court, cutting rather an un-
enviable figure, after such an exposure.
ROBBING THE WORKHOUSE.—A pauper named John
Hobson was charged with stealing some gin and whiskey
from the stores in the workhouse. It appeared that a por-
tion of the wall of the store-house had been broken in, as
with a battering-ram, and about two gallons and a-half of
gin, and a gallon of whiskey had been stolen therefrom.
The prisoner had been . seen to drink some of the gin.
Committed for twenty-one days.
STEALING EGGS.—A lad named John Sing was charged
with stealing tour eggs from a stall in St. John's market,
for which, the robbery having been clearly proved, he was
committed for fourteen days.
STEALING A D um—Margaret _Flannagan, an old of-
fender, was committed for one month, on a charge of steal-
ing a duck from the same market.
A CAB-DRIVER CHARGED WITH RUBBERY.—Abraham
Williams, a cab driver, was charged with stealing a gold
watch guard and watch, the property of Isaac Benn, a per-
son who stated that he had recently come to Liverpool, and
had taken up his residence at a house in Netherfield-road,
North.
The complainant stated that he had taken a cab on the
previous night, and paid the defendant 3s. before he started.
He had been driven about the town for some time, and
stopped at the corner of Roscoe-street, when the defendant
demanded 3s. of him, which ho refused to pay, when lie
forcibly took his guard and watch, saying he should keep
them until he got the money.
The Magistrate : Were you sober ?
Complainant : If I had been sober I. should not have re-
quired a cab to go home in.
Police-officer 367, stated about half-past twelve o'clock,
he heard the cry of " Police," and went to the corner, when
the prisoner was given into his custody.
The cabman stated the defendant, who very drunk, called
him into a public house and asked him to drink, after which
he engaged him to drive him home. He took him to the
place where directed when the complainant, using some dis-
graceful language, told him to take him to another place.
lie drove him about for two hours, and he left the cab at
the corner of Roscoe-street, but refused to pay the fare, and
he seized hold of him to take him to the Rose-hill police
office, when he caught hold of his guard and the watch
came with it. He gave him his card when he started. He
would not give his address. He was so drunk that he did
not appear to know where he did live.
The magistrates dismissed the case, having censured the
complainant for the manner he had given his evidence,
which led them to believe that he was scarcely sober, and
also the cabman, for using such violence.
Dock ROBBERY.—James Boardman, an old offender, was
committed for one month, on a charge of stealing a piece of
iron from the Sandon dock.
STEALING .WEARING ATPAREL.—Emma Richardson, a
young woman, appeared before the belich, enveloped in
something resembling a white sheet, the dress she had on
when apprehended having been identified as a part of the
property she had stolen, and therefore taken from her, was
brought up; charged with a most impudent and wholesale
robbery. It appeared that about the 15th day of October
last, the prisoner went and engaged apartments at Mrs:
Thompson's dressmaking establishment, Danzic-street, hav-
ing represented that she was about to leave England for
Australia in the course of a few days, being only waiting for
her cousin, who was barmaid at the Adelphi hotel, and was
going to accompany her. From the prisoner's apparent re-
spectability, and the gentility of her demeanour, Mrs. Thomp-
son permitted her to tan the apartments, but a few days
after she decamped with a very large collection of wearing
apparel, including shawls, dresses, and linen ; and nothing
further was heard of her until that morning, when she was
seen. in Whitechapel, and apprehended with one of the
dresses upon her person. The dress and another portion of
female attire were identified by Mrs.. Thompson and her as-
sistant, and the magistrate committed the offender for three
months' imprisonment. -
ROBBERY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN 'VESSEL.—Richard
Phillips, an American sailor, was charged with breaking open
the chest belonging to one of the crew, and stealing there-
from a watch and some money. As the offence had been
committed a few days after the vessel had left New York,
the magistrates had no jurisdiction, and the prisoner was
consequently discharged.
AN ARTFUL DODGE.—Two Irish youths, named Cooney
and Dillon, were, charged with stealing shakings from a
vessel in one of the docks. The theft was witnessed by the
police-officer. The accused each began to explain their
share in the transaction in the true Irish dialect, which the
magistrate said he could not understand, and informed them
they must talk in English. This they said they could not
do, and proceeded as before. There being no owner for the
property, the magistra',.; said—You aro Irish; would you,
if I let you go this t: , go home to Ireland. This offer
was too much for them to resist, when they, in as good
English as woo over spoken, assured the magistrate they
would, and were sent down to the office to be taken home.

ASSAULT.—Peter Casselby, a lazy, dissipated-looking fel-
low, was committed for two months' imprisonment for a
most unprovoked and violent assault upon his wife.
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ROBBERY. —Two lads, who, it would appear, are per-
fectly irreclaimable, named Andrew Frame and Michael
.Flinn, were charged with stealing a goose from St. John's
Market. The two lads were, just previous to the robbery,
discharged by the magistrate before whom they were then
brought ; no person appearing to prosecute them, they
were committed for fourteen days, and each to be well
whipped.
SLIDING ON THE LANDING-STAGE.—TWO men, named
Richard Tasker and Richard Groom, residing at St. Ann-
street, Birkenhead, were each fined ss. for sliding on the
landing-stage at two o'clock on the morning of the 27th
ult. There was a very thick fog at the time, and as the
stage. was very slippy from the keen frost, the acts of the
defendants were calculated to render the place still more
dangerous.
SMUGGLING.—Jaines M Carney, fireman on board the
steamer " Times," was fined 215., or, in default of pay-
ment, committed for 21 days, for smuggling half a gallon
of whisley. The prisoner was detected in passing through
the Clarence dock by officer Walsh. The whiskey, which
was contained in a bladder hid beneath the prisoner's shirt,
was 20 per cent. over proof.
Informations were returned against Patrick Hand for
stabbing Margaret Simms, lodging-house keeper.

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