The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

POLICE CO URT.-YE STE lIDAY

LIVERPOOL

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES FROM THE PERSON.
—Two men named Thomas Collville and Patrick Jordan,
were placed at the bar charged with stealing 29 one pound
Bank of Ireland notes from a respectable Irishman named
It appeared from the statement of the
prosecutor, that he was about to sail for Ireland, in the
Sligo steamer, when he fell in with the prisoners, who pre-
vailed upon him to accompany them to a public-house in
Waterloo-road, and afterwards to Mr. Pickup's public-house,
in Great Howard-street, where they succeeded in making him
drunk, and then robbed hint of the money. Fortunately
they were not aware that he had £47 in another pocket.
The prisoners were remanded for seven days.
COMMITMENTS.—A woman named Catharine Ralph was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment, for having in her
possession a quantity of wheat, which she could give no
account of.—John .Forrester, a well-known thief, who was ar-
rested coming from the Theatre-Royal, on Tuesday evening,
with seven handkerchiefs in his pocket, was sentenced to one
month's imprisonment.
Elizabeth Leigh was charged with feloniously entering
the dwelling-house of Miss Knott, 14, Finch-street, and
stealing
i therefrom a satin victorine. She had been pre-
viously n the service of prosecutor. Remanded until Monday.
Emili Francois, a French seaman, belonging to the Al-
bert, lying at the west side of Prince's Dock, was charged
by the mate, Charles Ray, with stealing his watch, and
offering it for sale, to a woman named Ann Bredley, who
keeps an eating house in Bath-lane. The prisoner was re-
manded.

STABBING.—Stephen Dwyer, a respectable looking lad,
was charged with stabbing a female, iu Great Howard-
street, on Wednesday evening. She exhibited a serious cut
on the hand, which she said the prisoner had inflicted with a
knife, because she refused to consent to his proposals. The
youth admitted the offence, but pleaded some mitigating
circumstances. He was fined ten shillings and costs, or
seven days' imprisonment.
John Crawford was fined 2s. 6d. or 5 days' imprisonment,
for a very violent assault upon Market Officer, 10, in St.
John's market, on Thursday.
Miles Dey, for assaulting officer, 114, in Scotland-road,
and attempting to rescue a girl whom he had prisoner,
was fined ss. and costs, or 7 days' imprisonment.

THE ALLEGED ROBBERY AND FELONIOUS ASSAULT IN
MULBERRY-STREET.—Jonathan Kerr was again put for-
ward, charged by Agnes Johnson, of 28, Leander-street,
with a robbery and attempt at rape, in Mulberry-street, on
Wednesday evening, as mentioned in one of our impressions
of yesterday. It appeared from inquiries made by the po-
lice, that the account given of himself by the prisoner was
correct, and that the man bore a good character, whilst of
the female, it was ascertained that though respectable, she
was in the habit ofbeing out late every night. The case was
dismissed.

LEAVING WAREHOUSES OPEN.—The police brought for-
ward three informations for this dangerous kind of negligence.
Robert Wright, for leaving open a warehouse in Jackson-lane,
containing cotton, on the 19th inst., was fined ss. and costs.
Mr. Herbert, of Vulcan-street, was fined in two instances,
occurring this month, ss. and costs for each offence.
ABSCONDING WITH WORKHOUSE CLOTHING. —Jane Col-
ville, and Jane Oldfield, were charged with absconding
from the workhouse, and taking with them the parish
clothing. Colville, on the 26th of June, and Oldfield, on
Saturday last. The latter prisoner was sentenced to 25
days, and the former two months' imprisonment.

Docx ROBBERIES.—john O'Hara was sentenced to seven
days' imprisonment for, on Thursday, stealing a quantity of
rope from the ship King of the Forest, lying in the King's
Dock. John Williams: for stealinc, a bottle of rum from
George's Dock, was sentenced to three days' imprisonment.

CHARGE OF UTTERING BASE Com r .-:Elizabath Smith,
charged on Thursday with having in her possession a large
amount of base coin, was discharged, Mr John Levie, of 10,
Parker-street, having proved that the account she then
gave of herself was correct.
PUBLICANS AND BEER-SELLERS.

The following publicans' and beer-sellers' cases came be-
fore the Court :

PUBLICANS

John Winder, in Strand-street, for refusing to admit
police officer 56, was fined 10s. and costs.
Thomas Lloyd, Blundell-street, for Sunday trading, was
fined 10s. and costs.

Robert WEvoy, Bolton-street, Park, was fined 10s. and
costs, for selling table beer on a Sunday at improper hours.]
Elizabeth .11I'Vicar, Lime-street, appeared in answer to an
information laid against her by officer 56, for having drunken
men in her house at a late hour. Mr. Snowball, solicitor,
appeared on behalf of the defendant.—Police officer 56 said :
Elizabeth M'Vicar keeps a public house in Lime-street.
At a quarter before twelve, hearing a great noise, I went
inside, accompanied by officer 216. I saw ten men in front
of the bar, with a halt-gallon jug before them, six of whom
were drunk. One of the men that was drunk filled a glass
of ale and handed it to another. In the snug behind the
bar there were four men and two prostitutes. I tasted the
ale ; I could not say whether it was fourpenny ale; I saw
the ten men come out of Cropper's beer-house; they were
turned out, I ohould oay ca. oub ban, I did not Irnnw where
they went after, not until I encountered them at Mrs.
MTicar's public house.—Officer 216 was then examined,
and he corroborated the evidence of the previous witness.—
Eliza Kitson, servant to Mrs. M'Vicar, was then examined
She said: lam servant to Mrs. M'Vicar. I recollect these
men coming in; they were served with half-a-gallon of ab ;
fourpenny ale ; they were, in my opinion, perfectly sobe ;
one of them was singing a song.—Henry Dumbell was n,xt
examined; he confirmed the evidence of the servant grl.
She was fined 10s. and costs.

BEER-SELLERS.

Jeremiah Grady, Bolton-street, Park, for selling ben. o:
Sunday at improper hours, was fined 20s. and costs, hyvin,
been fined three times before.

Thomas Cottrell, a beer-house keeper, Tomlinson-street,
appeared in answer to an information laid tgainst
him by detective Southwell, for selling beer in the
morning on Sunday last. Mr. Chilton, solicitor, ap-
peared for the defendant. Detective Southwell, accom-
panied by police officer 56, visited defendantt house,
last Sunday morning, and found a man and wonan in the
bar, with a pint jug and a pewter measure contaning ale.
Officer 56 corroborated the evidence. Mr. Chiloh, on be-
half of the defendant, called several witnesses, hit failed to
shake the evidence of the officers. Fined 40s.,ind costs.
John Staunton, for having a man drunk in hishouse on
last Sunday morning, was fined 55., and costs.
John Dwyer, 81, Martin-street, was fined Os. and costs,

for selling ale on Sunday morning.
Christian Barker, for the same offence, wis fined 6s. anc
costs.

John Tones, Woodstock-street, having ben fined in March
last, 10s. and costs, was yesterday fined 20,. and costs.
Thomas Dent, Blenheim-street, was find 20s. and costs.
Peter Sheppard, Lime Kiln-lane, fined twice before, had
a fine imposed of 20s. and costs.
Edward Murphy, Eaton-street, was fined 2s. 6d. and
costs.
Elizabeth Joyce, Mason's-row, Gloceter-street, was fined
20s.

Tohn Gouldstone, Hughes-street, wts fined ss. and costs.
MANCHESTER.
SHOPLIFTING.—Yesterday, at the Salford Town
Hall, two young men and a boy, naned respectively Robin-
son, Kiernan, and Hall, were placed in the dock on a charge
of having, on the previous, day, robbed the till of Mrs.
Hodgkinson, beer-house keeper, Silk-street, of 6s. 6d. Two
of the prisoner§ went into the shop: while the other retrained
outside. A shoemaker proved the robbery. The magistrates
ordered the prisoners to be committed to the sessions On
being removed from the dock, one of the prisoners in a
threatening attitude, said to the witness who ap?eared
against them, " If I ever come out I'll break your wok.
ROBBERIES NEAR RAILWAY STATIONS.—At ti.e City
police court, Manchester, yesterday, a respectably dressed
man was placed in the dock under the following eirmustances.
A police-constable stated.that about three o'clock cn the pre-
vious day he took the prisoner into custody fn,..
passengers from the Victoria railway station, evidenty with
the view of robbing them. When searched, a mmber of
flash notes and sovereips were found in the pusseson of the
prisoner. Mr. Beswick, chief superintendant of police,
stated that there wer' twenty or thirty vagabond' who were
constantly iu the habit of accosting people fron-
the country
en their arrival at Manchester, asking them n
claiming whether they
did not come from such and such a place, thi
ac-
quaintance with some of their friends or reatives, decoying
them into some public-house, to have a riendly glass, and
afterwards robbing them by taking from aem genuine notes
and sovereigns,aand replacing them by onterfeit or " kash"
coin. After a severe reprimand from the bench, no case
being proved against the prisoner, he was discharged.
ROBBING A GLASS MANUFATURER--At the City
Police-court, Manchester, yesterday two men named Edward
Standstreet and John Allan were placed before the magis-
trates on a charge of having sven a quantity of glass, the
property of their employer, M. Joseph Guest, glass-manu-
facturer, Brook-street, Chorton-upon-Medlock. A young
man in the employment of Ar. Guest, proved that on the
evenings of Tuesday, WeOiesday, Thursday, and Friday of
last week, the prisoners .rew off a quantity of metal from
the pots, which Standsteet took away, when it was cold, in
his handkerchief. M. Guest stated that in order to conceal
the deficiency of the glass the prisoners had manufactured
some wine glasses ;.stead of small children's fosses. On the
house in which Sandstreet resided being searched, a quan-
tity of glass was.ound in it. Both prisoners were committed
to take their
t.al at the sessions.
ILLICIT .OISTILLING.—At the Salford Borough
Court, yestcday, before Messrs. Trafford and Kay, a charge
was prefzred against a female named Isabella Wood, of
15, coper-street, Salford, of being the possessor of a still.
The erarge was preferred by Mr. Escourt, superior of
exeis. who stated that the defendant had been already
pupshed three or four times for illicit distilling, and
tly.t the Board of Excise were determined to use all the
aeans in their power to put down the practices in which
they had been indulging. It appeared from the evidence
adduced, that two officers of Excise, Mr. Thomas Ashford
and Mr. George Windle, went to the defendant's house, 15,
Collior-street, where they found a sill at full work. Wood
was found there, taken before the magistrates, and in de-

fault of payment of a fine of £3O for working the still, was
committed to prison for three months. He is now in a
course of serving that period of imprisonment in gaol. The
present charge was, that he was the owner of the still, a fact
which she admitted to the officers. She was fined a, or
in default, ordered to be imprisoned during her Majesty's
pleasure.

CONVICTION FOR MURDER AND SENTENCE OF DEATH.
—On Thursday last Nathaniel Mobbs, a cooper, residing in
Enoch Court, Whitechapel, London, was tried at the Central
Criminal Court, on the charge of having murdered his wife
by cutting hor throat. lie was foun guilty, and Mr.
Justice Cresswell passed sentence of death upon him without
holding out the slightest hcpe of mercy.