The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

AN ELOPEMENT IN LIVERPOOL.

,at
if so inclined, gratify the lovers of gossip,
,`hai ;"4,08, and old maids, on the subject of an elopement
~'Yein?.,4 place in not from, the "good old town" on
4kon'lluoY evening' . The ages of the parties who have
t- to this romantic way of becoming " man and wife,"
,}laio:t Pry much from each other—the " happy ma'i'l
the al 35, the " lovely lady," say 25, or about a
'de Portion of the hundred under that time. Where
varties resided, we know well enough, but
the When and where and how,
,/tllar,ll,eY met and wooed and made exchange of vow,"
r,",°,4 going to disclose more particularly than to say,
ige a"
why,as ai the Fancy Ball, and if it did not happen
Ileadin,,,, it might have done so. There are several streets
,th-6,..41 all directions from the Exchange, and he that
ISTO7, ear let him hear, for here is wisdom—let him
f Which the lady lived—if he can, and if he cannot,
Vrtta"i,OB not at our door. Now there are a great many
ioltot , Lancashire, such as
.St. Helens, Warrington.
blthto'nreston, and so on, and if you could only name the
Yon would be sure to find out the residence of the
-11th,:an• Generally speaking, young ladies who go on
qiilf-0-"rt of romantic excursions, do not take the trouble
INElortabg their maternal parents of. their absence. The
Of .1 Pair •
Pew in question acted much wiser than the generality
to • e -
.414 40 circumstanced ; they did not resort to special
:4e, coaches with four greys and all the etcetras. No,
letlY west to church, got the knot tied, and then
81. 1,11 their residence at an hotel in the neighbourhood of
les.terrbile'a Hall, where they remained very quiet until
:411 and then made their exit by the express London
bY this stratagem the lady eluded the pursuit of
e 4 alencla, assisted by the detectives. P:okbly the
1.44 "ac o B-igiem, may have bsen hououred by
reeenee or the; , haiipy couple,' boforc this time.

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%rt. 41.
ICTION OF SWELL-MOB PICKPOCKETS.
tts
rt.4vlr SENTENcz —At the Surrey sessions, William
qtr hNilojn Thompson, 23, and Alice Weeks. 21, well dre3sed
roe,"' were indicted for stealing, at Wandsworth, a
" containing seven shilling=, from Mary Ann Sapp.
le)ii, r ere also indicted' for stealing a sixpence and some
toklei tnonies from Elizibeth Taylor, and a purse
seven shillings from Geirgiana Policy, also
toce,,n?avvorth. Mary Ann Sapp, the wife of a_ green.
krilay ,„1° Etigh street, Wandsworth, stated, thet. on
th 13'h ultimo, the prisoners came into
14.:er oh
niftier ethe' pretence of
.m.aking a purchase.
at that time her purse containing seven shillings.
44t.. et;elress Pocket, and while the female was looking
or carrots, the man pushed against her
ilt_4llifit_ times. 'They afterwards left the shop,
aullet; to call again and fetch the carrots.
111(1 ~,,ne after they were gone she missed her purse
,ge Pi;",ants. She aye information to the police, when
t'llto,aNters were tracedg to another shop and taken into
Rbitt Prsolicseco,nstable 263 V, said that he was.
pp chop on the evening in question
eallekdahhis in and told him of the robbery,
at the same time a description of the prisoners.
?ft itlt after them, and stopped them shortly after. they
jallatirkk Taylor's shop. On the following morning. he
tO Iseitrrsi. 6app'i purse, emptiedi of its contents, in a
%%'tn h ner house. Mrs. Pol ey's.purse was also handed
Pt a% iit3tl3' afterwards: Georgiana Polley said, she
e e, ationer's shop at Wandsworth, and on the
the prisoners entered her place, and
1ie,,4t1 some valentines. After they left she
in-le Purse, containing 7s. No other persons had
4116,1,.eer shop that evening; and while the female
43:1 -dlop at the valentines the male prisoner pushed
talltSrellecie3l against her. She identified the purse
IV, relict, 4_3 her property. Matthew Skinner, a gentle.
44410. r's putarLa.t Wandsworth, said he picked up Mrs.
hisarden near her shop, on Saturday
;llncittlailte' the 114ath o f gFebru'ary. He handed it to the
er- fir. Lilley addressed the jury at some length,
.
to been
of uil'4 Progredty was returned. Previous coons
°ltr i),
the chairman sentenced the prisoners
"ear3' penal servitncle.

A -EdDIY PICKPOCKETS.
1164!v31 4%Bollthvi ark police court, on Tuesday, Caroline
40;t'ttti!e,rtatY Ann Scofield, two. young females, fashion-
atici '‘wore charged with stealing a purse containing two
ju'i"v° half sovereigns, five shillings and ninepence,
it'Ora;:;ll'nga from the person of Eliza Ann Ford. Both
thp, ga natives of Lancashire, and. evidently. connected
ttai,f3lifa,:lg of swell-mob thieves infesting the crowded
114s1514? at ',ha of the metropolis. The prosecutrix, young lady
gihretiou:e Roy Inn, Creek road, Deptford, said that
kon
atti "at afternoon shortly after four o'clock, she was 100
4444 t4h,l4lti,llitter's window, in Newington Causeway. She
ta,t keite her purse and money quite safe in her
tlto:4'ded While standing there a number o
..1
15kt,,it'? to cer and pushed rudely against her. A little girl
ler and told her some of the parties had. taken
tat,' Th°,,tit of her pocket, and on feeling she missed her
prisoners were just behind her, and Grays was
Itot,ltta4' nY the girl as the person who had robbedG her.
as
IlitcePtd tilikunediately accused both of them, when (Trays
:414,,111) arse,Z„P and they both ran away. Her purse
'4 gf: ntan and handed to her, when she found. the
Them' as Stein, engineer, of Deptford, said he
d'4o. pupalong Newington Causeway on the previous
lift up
41:.„ saw the prisonerb follow several ladies, lift up
and try their pockets. There were about
sa
ot:weti tit; l.eetntn, ales with them acting in concert.
while
etntekes
'/Pet: Atik, and saw Grays lift Miss Ford's dress w
tthe Covered her with er muff, and as soon as they
kilotee:" 0157 ra Gray s was taken into custody on
eti,4 Witnessn ofollowed ythe other to a house in the
t 1'4") Where she su
Pal e Hepositive they
t4tor °nnected with the robbery. Henry Lowden,
'litee) *l4oll_ Deptford,. said he saw Grays drop the
'l4O °° picked up and handed to the prosecutrix..
ttp `OlO 123 P, said be pursued Scofield into a
ety'nee ,eGurt in the London road, and, after a desperate
„/Ni",Nei, Which she scratched his taco and injured him
;•2 fearehe'd succeeded in taking her into custody. She
h.°l' the lid the station house, and on her was found
nt gold and silver. The prisoners, who asked
lkith il 'l)d'anno of an attorney to defend them, were remanded
ther:LaY• They declared that they were strangers to

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