The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-15 00:00:00

POLICE COURT v
ESTRADAT

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

MYSTERIOUS I—A respectable looking woman, named
Jane Shea, was charged by a Mrs. Catherine Sherrop, who
resides at 35. Tenterden-street,,under.the following mys-
terious circumstances; Mr. Bluck:, appeared for the
llni_fauer. Several witnesses were examined and cross-
examined in the ea:SP, thdcOnclusion of the evidence
Mr. iMansfield declared • his inability 'to make it out,
although Mr. Bluck (he' said) had used all his ability and
iitrin vain to elucidate the matter. As well as our
or could-get at. the mystery, it, should seem that
------ months -ago, a -woman, whose-name did not trap=
spire, had given Mrs Sherrop a sovereign to keep for her:
On Thuraday m'ornitlg the woman called :for, the money,
and she took Wont of a small hoir,*and was in the act of
handing.it to her, at-the. sametime speaking to her, as she.
'alleged, in the most amicable manner. At this particular
mOrnent the prisoner. who- was a total stranger to the
complainant, entered the house, and without saying a
word, took uIS-a, jug, with which she struck her a violent
blow en the crown of.the head and floored her. Her head
Was cut, and
of
the floor, the prisoner broke about
20s. worth glass and other *ware of that description,
and then took the sovereign out of her hand and went
-away. .On the-other hand it was shown that the. corn-
. plhinant was fighting with the woman about the sovereign.
-and that the prisoner. who was a friend of the latter, went
to,save-her, and that in the scrimmage the things were
broken. It also transpired that the re was a law suit some
:Where (not,stated)on Thursday befween the parties. and
that this caused an ill-feeling., Mr. " Mansfield said the
ritv of the case was made more visible as the wit-
ned. lie really never heard of such a
No One'could believe that the prisoner
house'and *coniriiitted an assault
ay,provocation, or without knowing her.
ned to have been broken, and he would fine

jngOnt:

went into complainant's
on lmiwithout
The glaas'seo
the defendant

1 and cost

• BEERHOITSZ CASES.—The following charges against
betThouse keepers were disposed of :—John 'Hughes, Bed-

ford-street, Park, 2s 6d. jMary Jones, Mill-Tane, dis-
Missed. Elizabeth Mallin, Chadwick-street, dismissed.
John Lloyd, Tobin-street, 5s and costs. Thomas Hart,
Park-.-oad, Is and I.s. John Hussey. Henderson-
street, 40s and costs. George Whitley, Bride-street, 40s
and, costs. James Leslie, Egypt-street, 40s and costs.
William'lSTicholson, Circus-street. 2s 6d and costs. Hnrh
Logan, Ben Jonson-street, 2s 6d and costs. Martin.
Doherty Harrison-street, 40s and Costs.

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EMIGRANT RUNNERS CASES.—Captain Prior, one of the
emigrant (government.) agents, summoned the following
persons under the 75th sec., chap. 119, of the act 18 and
19 Victoria, for acting as emigrant runners without
license. Richard Burgess, 55, Frederick-street, fined 20s
and 4s 6d costa. _Joseph Hachenall, 13, Lawton-street,
£2 and 4i 6d costs., Henri Lockwood, 23, tnion-street,
5s and 4s 6d costs. _ _ .

aaa. V a.
CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.—Peter Donnelly, pub-
lican, Great Howard-street, was summoned by Inspector
'Comlin, and constable 684, on two informations, one
Charging him for allowing drunkenness in his house, and
a second for alloy' ing a fight in his house, contrary to the
statute in both cases. The charges were proved, when
Mr: I3lnek, for the defendant, said it happened on the day
of the steeple chase, and that the people who were drunk
and fighting at the house, had come in from the races,
and could not be got out. He produced several witnesses
in support of this version of the case, and the magistrate,s
dismissed one, charge, but fined lOs on a charge of having
disorderly persons In the house.

(BEFORE MR. ALDERMAN ROLME.)
SUPPOSED ROBBERY or WATCHES.—Two men, dressed
in rather swellish style, and to exterior appearance re-
spectable, and about 30 years of age, who gave their
names as John William French, and John William Dyer,
and a female named Margaret Marsden, were brought up

by officer Sullivan, of the detective force, under die fol-
lowing suspicious circumstances. From information
which'Sullivatt had received, of a considerable number of
watches having been stolen hi Manchester, Liverpool, and

other places, he was on the alert. On Thursday evening,
after six o'clock, he went to a house in Moon-street, when
hr. arrested the two men, and found on a table, in the
room where they were, eleven silver watches, two gold
do., some Valuable gold'ohains, and two peninsular medals
—one with the name of Geo. Thorpe, Royal Artillery, and
eight clasps ;. the other bearing the name of Reuben Kaye,
48th foot, and three clasps. One of the gold watches was
described as stolen from Manchester, and it bore the same

number and other marks, as the missing article. One of
the silver watches had been stolen from a sailor, named
William Ashley, on Sunday night, in this town, and he
fully identified the watch as his property. -It was one of

tho-se found. in the room with the prisoners. Sullivan then

went to a house in Richmond-row, where he arrested the
woman, as an accomplice. She said in reply to his ques-
tions that french was her husband. When he asked the

male aisoners, in the hOuse in 11joon-street, what account

they could give of the prOperty, Fiench said he bought
all frorela,man in Manchester, but he could not tell who
or what he was, nor, where he lived. In reply to his

Worship, French told the same story, and said trans-
action took place at. his house in Brown-street, Saltord.

He could not tell who the man was,

The other prisoner

said he resided in Napier-street, and that he was in the
habit of getting jobs from French, and he went to look for
one when he was arrested. The woman declined to say
anything. The Alderman said it was quite clear that two
of the watches were fully identified as stolen property,
and ho would remand the prisoners, and in the meantime
let a communication be made :with Manchester on the

subject. The prisoners were remanded to this day

(iirti.oßE MEPSRS. HOLME AND TURNER
ASSAULT ON TUE HIGH SEA's.:—Captain john Clanson,
of,the ship• Sea, was summoned by a black man named

Peter Ryder, who was cook on board the ship, for having
assaulted him at Bonny, on the 17th June last. Mr.
Block appeared 'for the complainant. From the evidence
produced, it appeared that on the day in question the
dinner was got ready and taken to the cabin by the
ard, `when the captain flung the contents of the dish
nd then ordered the crew to lash up the
him. This was done, as described by the
" most unmercifully." The defence endeavoured
up was that the defendant was not then in charge
tip, hut that he only obeyed the orders of his
officer. Alderman Holme said it was a brutal
rovoked assault., and he would fine the defendant
5, or in default, of payment two months' imprisonment.
CHARGE AGAINST A BOARDING-HOUSE KEEPER.—Thos.
D 7 ulligan, the keeper of a sailors' boarding-house in Green-
land-street, was summoned by a sailor named Robert.
Williams for detaining his clothes. There was a dispute
about an account between the parties, and (as the com-
plainant said) the defendant seeing he had plenty of money,
wanted to make a " pull at him, but he would not allow
it as he had overpaid his account. The magistrates
ordered the clothes to be given up, and the wife of the
defendant left the court declaring her intention of keeping
the worth of the whole case out of poor Jack.

in his face, a
cook, and flog

THURSDAY.—(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)
SAVAGE ASSAULT.—A powerful-looking man, about 27
years of age, named William Anderson, described as the
keeper of an infamous house in Pall-mall, was brought up
on a charge of having committed violent and savage
assaults on a person named James Barnes (a sailor) and
constables 420 and 571. The man Barnes and officer 420
had their faces torn in a fearful looking manner. The
officer said, about a quarter past twelve o'clock that day
he was going down Pall-mall, when he heard a great noise,
and on looking round, he saw the prisoner running
furiously afi erßarnes. The latter was covered with
blood, and calling loudly for assistance to " prevent the
prisoner from murdering him." The officer made a grasp
at the prisoner, who at once knocked him down, and
shoving two or three of his fingers into his mouth, nearly
pulled the jaw off, at the same time inflicting several
wounds on his face. Officer 571 then came up, and he
was knocked down and kicked by the prisoner, and it
took six men to capture and lodge him in the station
house. The complainant Barnes said, at eleven o'clock
that morning he met the prisoner (whom he did not know
before) with some friends of his, at the bottom of Denison-
street. They had some drink, and, as witness had no
money he took off a top coat, and sold it to get some
drink, not wishing to be worse than another. The pri-
soner then asked him to go to his house and that he would
give him drink, and a cost in place of the other. He went
accordingly to Pall-mall, but when the prisoner got him
there, instead of giving him a coat, he wanted him to sell
that which he had on his back for more drink. This he
refused, upon which the prisoner then made a furious
attack on him, seized him by the neck, thrust a finger
into his eye, and nearly pulled that organ out on his
cheek. Four women who were in the place also attacked
him with candlesticks, pokers, and other weapons and
had he not managed to get out and call for police, he
probably would have been killed. This statement was
fully corrobated by a witness who saw the transaction.
A gentleman who was passing through Pall-mall said he
saw the attack on the police, which he described as very
violent and savage. The prisoner managed to fasten his
leg some way into a " lorry " wheel, and in this pofyiti)m
he resisted the police, so that they could not p
away. Barnes said that in addition to the injuries he
had received in the eye and face, the prisoner knocked
him down and nearly bit a piece out of his thigh. The
prisoner was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
(BEFORE MESSRS. RATHBONE AND TURNER.)
A VALENTINE.—One of the most remarkable cases-we
have heard for a long time came on before' the above
named magistrates. It was the case of Charlotte Wilson,
against her husband, Mr. John Wilson, described as a
general and commission agent, living at Stafford-place,
Craven-street, Islington. The simple charge was one for
an assault. Mr. Campbell appeared for the complainant,
the defendant had no legal adviser. The lady, from her
appearance, could not be more than twenty-eight years
of age, and is very handsome, but the fearful temper she
exhibited throughout the hearing of the case, spoiled all
the romance and poetry of her beauty. She laughed out-
right, cried, shouted like a squeaking trumpet, talked so
as no one could hear her, in turns. She got into fearful
paroxysms, and, anon, assumed the gentleness of a dove.
She caused a large amount of laughter, and occasionally
she laughed herself, at the merriment she created, and
then she would burst into a violent rage, and use lan-
guage, not exactly fit for a respectable drawing-room.
On being sworn, Mr. Campbell proceeded to examine her,
but she went out with such express speed:and, with such
violent gesticulations, against her husband, that Mr.
Campbell had to inform her several times, that if she did
not put on the break. he would fling up his brief and
depart in silence. With a vast deal of coaxing, a great
deal of threatening, and divers other devices, Mr. Camp-
bell succeeded in getting from the complainant a history
of the case,-which, as well as could be collected through
the fits already alluded to, amounted to this :—She had
been eleven years married before her present espousals.
Her former husband was dead; leaving her with three
children. Some fourteen _or fifteen months ago she