The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY,

POLICE COURT. YESTERDAY,

PASSING BASE HALF-CROWNS. —Robert Hales was charged
by officers 421 and 665, with uttering two base half-crowns
yesterday morning, between the hours of one and three
o'clock, and with having in his possession twenty nine half-
crowns. Eliza Laycock disposed that about half-past two
o'clock, prisoner, with two other men, came into her oyster
cellar, at Copperas-hill, and tendered her a half-crown, in
payment for six penny worth of oysters. She had some
suspicion that the half-crown was bad, and refused it, upon
which prisoner gave a good sixpence ; prisoner then said if
she would change the half-crown, he would take six-penny
worth more, whereupon her husband, who was in the snug,
said he would do so. When prisoner got his change, he
asked witness at what time the Glasgow haat would sail,
and witness said she did not know, but that if he went to
Swan's public house which kept open all night, he could
see the papers there, and they would probably give him the
necessary information. The men then went out, and witness
immediately tried the half-crown, which her husband had
taken, and found it was bad ; she immediately followed, the
men to the public house, where she had directed them, and
there gave the prisoner in charge to the officer. Mrs. Pul-
fer, who keeps a public house in Bolton-street, also came
forward. She had, upon the same morning, taken two base
half crowns from three men, answering to the description of
the prisoner and his companions, but she could not identify
the prisoner. Officer 665 deposed that he arrested the pri-
soner and another man, whom Mrs. Laycock could not iden-
tify. Immediately on arresting him, the prisoner drew two
parcels out of his pocket and threw them behind him, and
on picking them up, he found one parcel contained 14 and
the other 15 base half crowns. The prisoner, in his defence,
said he came from Birmingham, from whence he could pro-
cure a good character. The magistrate said character would
avail him little at present, as this was a -very clear case, and
he should send it for trial to the sessions. The half crowns
produced were extremely well executed; they were of two
different issues, one bearing date 1836, the other 1846.
ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—Mary Lynch, and Jane Williams
(remanded from Wednesday) were again brought up on a
charge of illegally pawning boots, stolen from the shop of
Mr. Roberts, Pitt-street. It appeared that the prisoners
came into his shop; and, choosing a pair of shoes, paid one
shilling upon them as a deposit. After they had left the
shop, witness missed a pair of boots,, and suspecting pri-
soners, who were in the habit of visiting his shop, he got a
policeman to watch them until he saw them go into the
pawn shop of Mr. Ilyam, Dickenson-street; the officer there
arrested both prisoners, and on the person of Lynch he
found two pairs of boots, the property of the prisoner. An-
other pair, identified by him, was pawned by the same per-
sons for three shillings. The magistrate said he was not
satisfied with the evidence against Jane Williams, and she
should therefore be discharged. The case against Lynch
was clear, and she should therefore be ordered to pay three
shillings, the value of the property, with 20s. fine, or in de-
fault be imprisoned for one month.—James Mallet was
charged with illegally pawning a pair of black cloth trowsers
and a black shooting coat, which Henry Overton intrusted
to his care, on Thursday week, to carry to the Southport
Station. Mr. Mason, of Brownlow-hill, pawnbroker, proved
that the prisoner pledged the clothes. Prisoner had been
committed before for a similar offence. He was ordered to
pay ten shillings, the value of the article, and £2 10s. fine,
or be imprisoned for two months.
STEALING ROPES.— John Lindon was sentenced to 7 days,
imprisonment for stealing ropes on Wednesday evening,
from the ship " Post-boy,' lying in George's-dock. He had
been previously committed six times.
FLEECING A SAILOR.—Ann Connors, an elderly woman,
was charged with being concerned between 12 and 1 yester-
day morning, in robbing a seaman named Saunders Mc
Clusky, of twenty-one sovereigns, in a house in Eldon-street.
Prosecutor said he had accompanied a female there after
leaving a singing-room, and was a little in liquor; after some
time he fell asleep, and was awakened by feeling a hand in
his pocket. On complaining of losing his money, the prisoner
assisted, in tumine him nut. a the 11117ISP TT. ..11.,1 an
officer (312), and had the woman arrested. He had that
day changed 125 dollars into English gold. On the part of
the prisoner, it was attempted to be shewn that she was not
in the house when the robbery was committed, ultimately the
case was remanded to produce further evidence.

CHARGE OF ASSAVLT AGAINST A POLICEMAN.—Officer
711 (Edward Davies) was charged by James Bannon, a
flatman, with assaulting him at a quarter to four on Sunday
morning. He left his house to go to work. In Bannister-
street he met two men, and in a short time afterwards
the defendant, with another officer, came up, when the
officer ordered the two men away, and 711 asked com-
plainant where he was going? "To work," was the reply.
" Work be d-d, this is Sunday morning," said 711, and
immediately after struck the complainant with his baton on
the eye, ear, and arm. The foreman of the flats deposed to the
good and sober character of complainant, and to the danger
to the flats that might have occurred by the delay he met
with. Officers 465 and 320 deposed to very bad conduct on
the part of the complainant during the whole of that morn-
ing ; and also swore. that it was only three o'clock when
complainant first came up to the defendant, when he took his
number, and charged him with this assault. The policeman
charged complaiant with being drunk, but the minute-book
described him as sober when making the charge. The police
stated that Bannister-street was the most awful district in
the town, and that this man only trumped up this charge to
excuse himself for neglect in not going to his work at` a. pro-
per time. The case was ultimately postponed till this day,
for the testimony of the inspector, that the discrepancy as
to time might be cleared up, and as to the identity of the
prisoner.