The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-12 00:00:00

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fused history of a public.bouse, and some wine given ; but,
although the prisoner tried to make a debt of the affair, he
failed, and he was fully committed for trial.
AN INCORRIGIBLE GIRL.—A girl. named Ann Jane Leech,
was charged with stealing some money and clothes from the
house of a Mrs. Fairclough,;in Moor-street.. A remarkable
feature in the case was related by Mr. Clough and
detective Carlyle. It seemed that some time ago the gill was
charged with a like offence before Mr. Aikin, who toik eom-

r, and by considerable exertions be got her into

the La'lies Char

le Penitentiary,

with great kindness, but last week she lett the institution,
and turned to her old bad trade. She was committed for
three months.

CURIOUS CASE OF BIGAMY.—A. very miserably-looking
fellow, named 'fbotnas Redmond, a shoemaker, was charged
by Anne Newall with bigamy. Mr. Clough sail before the
evidence was gone into he wished a remand, and for that
ground he would ask the policeman, 590, who had the prisoner
in custody, what he said when arrested ? The constable stated
as follows—" The prisoner did not object to have two wives
(laughtet) —that is, he dial not deny that he was married to
two women, but said he could not avoid it." " (Laughter.)
The prisoner, in answer to this, said " I don't deny it at all. I
am a man of veracity, and wish to speak the truth only. I am
very fond of the truth—l am, indeed. My first Wife scan-
dalized me—disgraced me—dishonoured me. She his indeed,
and therefore I thought I must "exonerate" myself from her,
and get another wife. Four years ago she left my girl to the
wide world, and the streets of Manchester into the
bargain. She " exonerated" herself .from me, and
went to live with a particular friend of mine—he was a
particular friend, I assure you—as his wife ! and what did she
just as bad ? why told him I was dead-r-dead as a door nail !
—consequently I was justified in taking another wife !"

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FLUNnER BY A FOREMAN

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named David Jones, foreman to Mr. Richard Williams, a
tailor, carrying on business%in Tarleton-street, was charged
with having stolen a quantity of cloth, and other materials,

the property of his employer. The' piisoner was in custody
of detective officer Caton, who said, in consequence of infor-
mation that the prisoner was acting dishonestly to his employer
I took him into custody. 1 went to a piece brokers, a Mrs.
M'Farland, No 28, London-road, and there received some
cloth which had been sold by the prisoner to her, and which
Mr. Williams identified. 'Mr. Williams said he had great
confidence in the prisoner, who had been with him for six or
seven years, but it appeared latterly he (the prosecutor) lost
a great variety of property, which it appeared the prisoner had
purloined. The prisoner alleged that in consequence of the
smallness of his salary, which was thirty shillings a
week, Mr. Williams always gave .hica a suit of
clothes every year, and that the property now produced
consisted of the articles which he bad taken for that purpose.
Mr. Williams admitted that he did make the prisoner a
present of a snit of clothes every year, but denied the other
portion of the prisoner's statement, and said the property was
positively stolen from his stock. The prisoner was committed
for two months for not being able to account for where he got
the property.