The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

SATURDAY

(BEFORE MR. J. H. SMITH.)
THE BACON THAT WAS SAVED ! —P. Hughes and J.
Smith, two bays, were charged with being concerned in
stealing two sides of bacon, weighing 56 lbs., and Anthony
Newall, the keeper of a provision shop in Preston-street,
was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to have
been stolen. Mr. Bluck appeared for the last named
prisoner. From the evidence of a young man in the
employment of Mr. Thompson, provision dealer, Clayton-
square, it appeared that on Monday evening last a person
called at Mr. Thompson's shop, and ordered two sides of
bacon to be made up, as he wanted to forward them to
Aberdeen. The bacon was made up accordingly, and ltid
inside the door, the person stating that he would call in
the evening and pay for them. When shutting up the shop,
however, at night the bacon was missed, The police were
informed of the fact, and officer Smith went in search and
he found the two boys, who admitted to him that they had
stolen the bacon, and gave it to Newall, who paid them
2s. for it. He then went to the shop of Newall, where he
got the two sides of bacon, which were identified by Mr.
Thompson's young man. In answer to the charge, Mr.
Bluck said he was instructed to state that the wife of his
client had purchased the bacon in his absence, and that the
prisoner knew nothing whatever about it ; that the woman
had since absconded, taking with her £4O and a gold watch
and chain, leaving him desolate and destitute. It was
ascertained that the story was correct, so far as the abscond-
ing of the woman was concerned; but that she had gone
away on Sunday, and that was a day before the bacon was
ordered or stolen from Mr. Thompson's. The boys said they
stole the bacon, and gave it to Newall himself. Mr.
Bluck said the statement of the boys could not be evidence
against his client, whatever it might be against themselves.
The bench sent the boys for one month each, and Newall
for two months, for not being able to account for how he
got the property, and the bacon was ordered to be restored
to the owner, and was thus " saved" to him.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE —A few days since there ap-
peared in our police reports the details of a case, wherein a
man, named Humphries, was fined £lO, for an alleged
assault on a woman named Kitchenman, and in default of
payment he was committed for three months. The case has
been so recently betore the public, that it must be fresh in
the reader's memory. The evidence, on which the magis-
trates arrived at their decision, was that of the complainant,
whom Mr. Block, her legal adviser, described, as he was
instructed, to be a highly respectable lady of independent
property, and a young boy named Watson. On Saturday
Mr. Edwards, from the gas office, came before
the bench, and stated that the man Humphries
had been in the employment of the company, and was
a person of excellent character, and he (Mr.
Edwards) was induced to make an application on his behalf
under the following circumstances. He said the boy Watson
had called at the gas office, and stated that he had been
induced to tell a falsehood on the day the case was heard
before the magistrates, and that he had suffered so much
since that time that he could not endure it any longer, and
that he now came forward to tell the truth. The story told
by the boy was to this effect, that on the morning of the
18th inst., he was.at Miss Wilson's, No, 32, Clare-street,
where he was employed as a messenger ; Miss Wilson, a
Miss Clarke, and Mrs. Kitchenman, who was the complain-
ant against Humphries, were at breakfast in the kitchen,

when Mrs. Humphries, the wife of the man who is now ?11
Wilson.
came in. She was the washerwoman for Miss
Wilson. Miss Clarke asked Mrs. Kitchenman if she.hadd
kept up Patrick's day and she replied, " No, she
the colour too much." Mrs. Humphriesisaid, that emrs.
a woman, if not better, had kept up the day ;" when as
Kitchenman replied, " there never was as good a ev0nia,11,..5,
herself (Mrs. K.) except one," at the same time calling 1"-.1,t,
Humphries a very bad name. The latter then went out,
and sat down on the steps of the door, and comma and
crying. Whilst she was there her husband came
seeing her in tears, he, said "they must have done soretu,i;
sod
or
°ea
bad to you, or you would not cry this way.' and
husband and wife then went into the hong", This
Mrs. Kitchenman spat in her (the wife's) face. then
led to blows between her and Mrs. Humphries, an- 30,
Miss Clarke and Miss Wilson interfered, but the n,1,c0.
Humphries, prevented them, and they ran off for the pol',o
He said Mrs. Kitchenman then ran towards the table. :4
which there were standing some glasses and tumblets,_uan
was apparently about to seize one, when the ;103
Humphries, pushed her to prevent her doing so, AT! •vely
fell over on the sofa. The boy Watson stated
that the man did not strike her, although he (the hoY) do
been induced, by promises of reward, to swear, on Wool
the case was tried, that the man not only struck herethieh
times, but also kicked her severely on the side, all °' that
he now declared to be totally untrue. The lad' ads be
he feared he would not be paid 20s that was due him 1, so
did not swear as he had been desired. He said he fe'"
told tes,
much remorse since, that he could not rest Until he
whole truth. Mr. Edwards said, under these circuMs'3lo,o
positi
had
op „reel
he trusted the bench would do something for the
who was in gaol. Mr. Smith advi,ed Mr. Edwards 0:IP:Ise
to the magistrates who had convicted Humphries, au tani
to get affidavits prepared, and forward them to the sore
or
of state. If the facts were as stated, no doubt a ehargiS be
perjury, and also for :subornation of perjury, w,e,,u,,./ing
against some one. He could not act in the case, `Td bd
heard it. Mr. Edwards thanked his worship, ant' aa. eae
would take advice on the subject, which he considered
to
of public importance, as well as of great consequenee,tog od
poor fellow who was in gaol, aad who bore a
character.
emadso92e°
PHYSIC AND FELONY.—A tall and rather hmleu
looking young woman, named Anne Smith, was e,,,u,,-s-ji-oP
with having stolen a silver watch and £3 10a from t`'.,"hs- De,
of Mr. Henry Emmett, chemist, whose shop is irt M3r;-ther
but who resides in Brunswick-road. The case was'" gri
a strange one, the following being the evidence.4,s is
Emmett said the prisoner came in, and whilst she,"-Tiog
the shop he had occasion to go out for a short time, ,e4oid
her in the shop. On hie return the prisoner was gelleicleslc'
immediately he missed the watch and money from h'"„ssh
The latter had been in a purse, which was left, but We Nag
was gone. He gave a description of the girl, and she
ot s
subsequently arrested. Police constable 443 said av: the
quarter before twelve o'clock he arrested the prisoner ';ll,t le.
public house of Mr. Joseph Callavanni, corner of qthe
street, and ho found upwards of £2 upon her, and Aa; to
station the watch was found upon her person. In allaw- She
the charge the prisoner made the following statement .ant
said at about one o'clock in the afternoon the coMPlaiinmor
sent for her to his shop, and she remained with him bad,
that time up to nearly eleven o'clock at night; they and
during the time, three pints of gin, which they drani‘,,'
gin
—Complainant, indignantly: deny that; we had u": 0
nor drink at all. Prisoner: Yes, we had three Pill'n;so
gin, and if the magistrate sends: for your own rand
he will tell the truth, you'sent him out twice on an e,r—o
and you know you abused him for not stopping pO. Phan
rbeo
enough one time. Complainant : I deny it. Prisoner: tell
let the magistrate send for your snot, h will •e'
Magistrai
whether I am speaking the truth or not.
What have you to say to stealing the watch and nleinoeiloe
Prisoner : I did not steal the watch at all, he gave it 'e-,ora
when I was going away, after remaining in the house 'The
one o'clock in the day to eleven o'clock at night. od
money found with me is my own. Mr. Smith: were Yt
up stairs ? Prisoner : Yes, for two hours. Complailin t
That's not true. Prisoner : I dareyou to send for 11,..1
magisb.- f
own man, and ho will tell the truthy—let the
send for him, and if be is sworn he will speak the truth of
every word I now say. Mr. Smith to Conaplainant hop
seems strange that you should go out and leave your 5.0,
to a stranger I' Prisoner : I am not a stranger to blot
Complainant : Yes, you are. Mr. Smith : Then how go,
you leave your shop in the possession of a stranger ?
plainant : The fact is I sell medicine, sir. Prisoner
tlemen, I beg you will send for his man, and let hiln,,rn•
-
ll
the truth. Mr. Smith : I discharge you—let the e"
plainant get the money and the watch.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)
r.l CAUTION TO BOYS.—Three boys, named Thomas Penile!
Edward Ryan, and Charles Roberts, were charged h 9 deg
stable 509, with being concerned in a stone match. It
aint
stated that upwards of 400 boys had assembled at ',tot
Martin's-in-the-fields, where they were engaged in a re,dict
pitched battle of stone throwing. The result of the colltere
was that thirteen squares of glass in the church
broken, together with two street lamps, and an innunlerite
quantity of windows in houses were also demolished. ere
prisoners were captured out of the lot of rioters. They 11
fitted ss. each.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 1

WIND YESTERDAY—South.

HIGH WATE R—Morn., 7 25—Eveg. 8 32—Height, 12 it. 1

OFF THE PORT AND INWARD BOUND. hoe,
Emma, Neva, Walter Scott, Scamander, Rose, Alice, ion"
Guacho, Hero, Arequipa, and General Dunlop.

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esas,
New York—Gov
garet and Jane, Marseilles—Andrew Foster,
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Orleans—Fortunatus Alexandria. March 31.—Samuel iirt„o'cjor-
Orleans—Alblos Palermo—John Link, and Southampton,..'
Hungarian, Mobile—Africa (R.M.S.), New York.