The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

MONDAY

(BEFORE MR. BAND 3.)

PLUCKING ! A respectable-looking young man, named
Thomas Morris, charged a fellow named John Mollay.
who keeps an improper house in SpitalfieldsP ,with having
stolen all his clothes, and pledged them for £1 Bs. The
complainant went into the locality of Spitallields, and
whilst in a state of intoxication he fell asleep, he was
stripped of all his clothes, and the prisoner was identified
as the person who pledged them for El Bs. The prisoner
was ordered to pay the amount. and also a fine of 205.,
or in default to be sent to gaol for one month.

MORE or IT !—A smari:looking young man, named
Thomas Evans, whose local habitation for business did
not transpire, charged Ellen Griffith, Catherine Murphy,
and Sarah Clare, with having stolen his gold watch, a
five pound note, and four sovereigns, in a
Albion-street. The complainant went into the house.
and, almost as a matter of course, lost the watch and
money. He was at the time, as a learned friend ob..
serves, " the victim of hospitality," which, being tran-
slated into the vernacular, means " screeching drunk,''
and being in that happy state, he could not tell anything
about how he lost his property, and the prisoners were
therefore discharged.
**RECEPTION OF A CHESTER MAN !—William Whittaker.
,ectable looking person, who said he camr

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Chester, charged tWo young. girls, named Mary Burn
and Margaret Coonly, with having stolen his coat. He
said he came from Chester on Sunday evening, and met
a sailor crossing from Birkenhead, who advised him to
lodge at a " most respectable house in Banister-
street" (the worst of all the bad streets in town.) He
went there accordingly, and when he got up in the
morning, he found his coat had been pledged for 12s.
He spoke to the mistress of the house about it, and she
gave him the ticket, telling him he ought to be very
thankful for having one coat left him. D
Were you drunk when you went there ?
I was doing ; I was not perfectly sober

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Nor perfectly drunk? The girls said the complainant
sent out the coat to pledge, and that he had a glass of
brandy, a quart of ale, and a shilling out of the amount,
and that he said he would come back from the railway
where he had plenty of money, and pay. The complain-
ant denied this story; but the prisoners said they could
bring witnesses to prove it, and they were remanded to
this day for that purpose.

(BEFORE MESSRS. S. HOME AND DENN.)

A BLACKGRIARD.-A well-dressed person, named Sin-
clair Coates, was charged by constable 297, who said he
was on duty in Great George's-street on Sunday, where
he observed the prisoner, who was drunk. It was the
hour when the people were going to church, and he saw
the prisoner catch hold of several ladies and put his hand
round their necks; several were much alarmed, and one
began to cry; he then arrested him. Alderman Holme
said it was a pity some of the ladies did not come for-
ward to prosecute ; had they done so, he would have
inflicted a heavy penalty on the prisoner for his out•
rageous conduct. He fined him 5s and costs.
Aloes STABBING.—AIfred Stafford, a resident of
Denison street, charged a sailor, named Charles Thomas,
with having stabbed him. The complainant said he was
passing along Denison-street, when he observed the
prisoner and seven or eight others on the flagway, which
they blocked up so that he could not pass ; he stepped
off the flagway to pass and avoid them, and in doing so,
he stumbled against one of them, whereon the prisoner
struck him behind the ear with a knife and cut him
severely. This was fully proved by a woman who saw
the transaction. The policeman who had charge of the
case, said he took the injured man to the hospital,
where he had the wound dressed. The doctor said he
had some doubt that the wound was inflicted by a knife,
although the wound was a clean one; it was not con-
sidered dangerous, although it was severe. The prisoner
admitted having strnck the complainant, but denied
having used a knife. He was fined £3, or in default of
payment, two months'. imprisonment.THE ATTEMPT AT SUlClDE.—Elizabeth Eaton, who
had been remanded on a charge of having attempted to
cut her throat, was brought up. A report of this case
has already appeared. The doctor of the prisoner sent
in a certificate, stating that he did not think she was
insane. She was given up to her parents, who were
ordered to take care of her.

SATURDAY.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

A BAD HUSBAND.—ATTEMPT AT SUIOIDE.--Mary
Evans, a person apparently about thirty years of age,
was charged with having attempted to drown herself.
Police constable 475, stated that he saw the prisoner on
the previous night, running, in a most excited manner,
towards Saint Domingo Pit, and from her manner, and
the state of excitement in which sbe appeared to be, he
suspected all was not right, and he followed her. Just
as she was about to plunge into the pit, he caught her,
and with some difficulty prevented her from flinging
herself into the water. In reply to Mr.
.Mansfield, the
poor woman told the following story :—She said she was
a native of Ctimberland, but had lived as servant in
Slater-street, about ten years ago, when she married a
bricklayer. Sometime since her husband sold up their
household goods, and they went into lodgings. He
then began to keep company with another woman, with
whom he finally ran away on Saturday last, and, as she
heard, they were gone to Australia. When she heard
this, she became quite senseless, and did not know what
she was doing. It was arranged by the court, that a
warrant. should be issued to arrest the husband, if found
in Liverpool, and an officer was sent •with the poor
woman to the parish officer for that purpose. She said
if her husband could not be found, she would go to.
service again, as she had no children. She promised
not to make any attempt on her life again, and she was
then discharged.