The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-15 00:00:00

POLICE
COURTS.--YESTERDAY,

LIVERPOOL.

LOOKESTO FOR BLACKBERRIES. John Walsh, a very
small boy, was charged by officer 660, with stealing 21 lbs.
of butter. The officer stated that he met the prisoner in
Scotland-road on Thursday afternoon, with the butter in
-his possession. The prisoner said that he was seeking
blackberries at Kirkdale when he found the butter at the
back of a ditch. The magistrate said it was a very un-
likely place to find such an article, and as he had been
in a scrape before, he should now be committed for one
'Week.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A PROSTITUTE.— A SIMPLE
YANKEE.—Charles B. M'Kane, a naturalized American,
and one of the arrivals by the " Golden Age," on Wednesday
evening, complained of having. been robbed on 'the night
of his arrival, of 660 dollars in 33 twenty-dollar pieees.
He stated that upon leaving the steamer, he had the mis-
fortune to come in contact with the prisoner, Catherine
Wilkinson, in the neighbourhood of Prince's dock. She
hailed him, and unfortunately for himself he returned the
salute, and went with her through innumerable streets and
lanes until they came to a house, kept by a woman whom
theprisoner represented to be'a widow, and highly respectable.
No doubt the victim believed this, for he immediately
retired to rest, the money at the time being fastened about
his waist, in a buck-skin purse contained in a buck-skin
belt. In the dead of the night he was awakened by a
gentle hand, and found his belt unfastened, and not liking
this liberty on the part of his charmer, he gently, intimated
to her that "if she attempted that game again he would
choke her." The prisoner evidently seemed to think that
such a course on the part of the man of gold was not
at all improbable, if she did not change her tactics, so she
resolved to adopt the soothing system, and that, with the
potent auxiliary of whiskey, as she considered her Yankee
friend far too " wide awake," with almost un-
precedented simplicity, particularly in a person just
returned from the first land of gold, the poor victim took
from the insidious hand of the prisoner, three glasses of
"the native," how qualified it would be hard to say, but
he then fell, asleep in right down earnest, and on awaking
found that his money was gone, and that the fickle
fair one and the " little widow', had levanted
at the same time. Officers 628 and 63, stated
that this case was now in the hands of the detective police ;
complainant had made his statement to them soon after he
discovered the loss, and pointed out the house in which he
had been robbed, which proved to be a brothel kept by a
notorious character named Flynn, in Bannister-street. The
police immediately arrested the prisoner's "fancy-man" who
was named John Wilks, and who was now put forward.
On Thursday evening, 628 arrested the female prisoner,
whom complainant mdentified in a beer shop in Milton-st. ;
in the beer shop the officers got a new pair of stays, which
they ascertained had been left there by, the female prisoner;
who they also found had been purchasing a number of ar-
ticles in Whitechapel, and "her man" had been also newly
rigged out in a full suit of clothes. Several articles, such as
a new cap, a new pair of boots, &c. were produced. Mr
Clough said he would ask for a general remand in this case,
no money fiad been found. Remanded accordingly.
ANOTHER CHARGE OF STREET ROBBERY AGAINST A MI-
LITIA MAN.—Peter Pendlbury, a man in the uniform of the
Lancashire Artillery, was charged under the following cir-
cumstances :—Yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, a gentleman
charged this man with having robbed him of his gold watch.
Witness saw his guard hanging broken from his neck. The
gentleman gave his name as William Rigby, but he did not
now appear, although he promised the officer last night that
he would. The gentleman came running round from Islington
and he made the complaint to witness in the London Road.
Two Militia men came round immediately after, and ran as
soon as they saw the gentleman and officers. Witness
pursued them and succeeded in arresting the prisoner ; but
his companion escaped. The gentleman at that time indentified
the prisoner. Mr. Clough said, if the case was remanded
till this day, they would probably find the gentleman,
and then complete the case. Remanded.
(It was mentioned afterwards by Mr. Clough, that Mr.
Rigby had turned up, and that lie refused to come forward,
or give his address, and said he would call on the magis-
trate at his private residence. The magistrate stated that
he could not hear him on the case, except in prisoner's pre-
sence.)
A MALAY IN TROUBLE.—Catherine Fitzimous, and Ann
Chambers, were charged with robbing a poor Malay named
Shak Goomerali, in a house in Spitalfields, of £2 4s. It
appears from prisoner's interpreted statement, that Fitzimous
took the money and Chambers received it. But as the Malay
stated he was robbed at eight o'clock on Thursday evening
and was found by the police, according to theirs, at the
house of prisoners crying . for his money at eight o'clock
yerterday morning, the magistrate said it was a case in which
his mind was not sufficiently satisfied to convict. He
should therefore discharge both prisoners.
A SAVAGE.—A large strong labouring man was charged
with assaulting a little idiot boy who frequents the pier head.
It appears the-screams of the boy attracted a crowd, several of
whom cried "shame," until one more active in his in-
terferance, gave the prisoner in charge to the police. Pri-
gonpr alleged in his defence that he was only playing with
the boy, and did not, mean to hurt him. The Court sentenced
him to pay a fine of 10s., or be imprisoned for a month.
ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.--Police officer, 799, charged
a man whom he found drunk in the streets the previous
night, with having struck him and created a riot upon being
arrested. The evidence was corroborrated by officer, 297.
The prisoner was sentenced to pay 10s. fine and costs, or
be imprisoned for a week.
DEFENDING A PET.—.Tohn Monk, a sailor, was charged
by a woman named Knight, who stated that she kept a brothel,
with having assaulted her. Mr. Owen defended the prisoner.
The complainant stated that the prisoner was in her house; and
went up stairs into a room where there was a pigeon belonging
to her, when he took out a knife and cut off the bird's head
on coming down stairs she remonstrated with him, when he
struck her. Her husband came to her assistance, and the
prisoner took out his knife, which was with difficulty taken
from him. On behalf of the prisoner. some witnesses were
produced who were in the house at the time, and who
swore distinctly that he had no knife, and that the first blow
was struck by Knight, the husband of complainant. The
Court was compelled, in consequence of the conflicting evi-
dence produced, to dismiss the case.