The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-20 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

A SECJND EDITION.—A man, with the historical name
of Charles Steuart, dressed as a • sailor, was charged by
"General" Kennedy, detective officer, with begging in
the streets, " contrary to the statute in that case made
and provided." The case was out of the ordinary course,
as the following will show :—The " general" said he
saw the man with the " royal name " (Kennedy knows
all about Royal lines, being a descendant of the Irish
king Brian Born, who was the son of a Kennedy,) go to
several doors, and ask for relief. He had one of his arms
doubled up in the sleeve of his jacket, saying it was
knocked off in the war, but Kennedy was "too cute "for
him, and when the prisoner saw- him, he pulled the
"stuffing" out of his arm, and began to cry out a second
edition of the —; it was an old Irish newspaper,
twelve years of age—[a voice: "It was better than
the second edition of the —, and had more naves in
it !] —and his hand was as good as any other man's fist.
The prisoner said he had been twelve years in the navy,
and he was not a begging character at all. Mr. Mansfield
said the prisoner was well able to work, and he would
send him to jail for a month as a vagabond.
Tits DANGER OF INDULGING SUSPICIONS —Two young
men, who gave their names as James Nicholls and Patrick
Drayne, were charged by officer No. 9 under the following
circumstances :—The constable stated that while oft duty in
Oldhall street, on Monday night, ho saw the prisoners
together. After some time he observed Drayne " trying" the
shop of Mr. Barlow, pawnbroker, and when ho arrested him,
Nicholls came up and asked why he had done so. 'l'ho con-
stable then arrested Nicholls also, and had them both conveyed
to bridewell. When searched, 'there was found in Nicholls's
possession the sum of £26 10s. Both prisoners indignantly
repudiated the charge, and alleged that at the time the con-
stable was labouring under the influence of drink, and that he
had ill-used Drayne. In support of this statement, they ex-
pressed a desire to have called a "navvy" named McNalty,
who works at the North Docks, and who was in their company.
Mr. Clough at once sent for MoNalty, who, when sworn, said
that he was in company with Drayne on Monday night, and
that on leaving a public house, where they were in company
with their cousin, a sailor just returned home, they fell in with
Nicholls. The latter, who is a stranger in the town, asked
them where he could get lodgings, and they were in the act of
directing him when the officer carne up, and crying out to
McNalty, " get out of this you Denison street prig," com-
menced to beat him. Witness hastened home, and then the
dicer turned round and arrested Drayne and Nicholls. The
prisoners were at once discharged and admitted as witnesses
against the constable, who was directed by the magistrates to
stand forward. Nicholls, who seemed a respectable man, on
being sworn, said that ho was a wood dealer, of Canterbury,
and that he canto to Liverpool by the Great Western Railway,
on Monday, for the purpose of seeing the agents of one of the
Australian Line of Packets. He arrived in Liverpool about
nine o'clock, in company with a seaman, with whena he agreed
to spend the night. His friend, however, left him about half
past eleven o'clock, and the people of the public house not
being able to accommodate him with a bed, lie left the place
about a quarter. to 12 o'clock. He met McNalty and Drayne
in the street (he had seen them before in the public house),
and while asking them to direct him to a lodging, the officer
came up and assaulted McNalty, and then turned round and
seized Drayne and knocked him down. Witness observed to
a person on the opposite aide of the street that it was a scanda-
lous proceeding, and when about to take the constable's num-
ber, the latter turned on him and also arrested him. In con-
clusion, the witness declared that he was well known to the
members of the Corporation of Canterbury and the police
officers of that city, and that any enquiry there would fully.'
establish the respectability of his position and character.
Draync, on bong sworn, corroborated the previous witness,
In answer to the magistrates, Mr. Clough said that the officer
had been charged, twelve months since, for drunkenness, but
that he was considered an efficient rfficer. There could be no
doubt, however, that the men bad beers taken to bridewell
without just cause, and that it was a most improper proceeding,
Mr. Christopher Scott, booking clerk at the main bridewell,
on being'sworn, stated that the officer was not drunk when he
brought Nicholls and Drayne to be locked up. Mr. Aiken
said that even if the officer had great ground to suppose that
they were suspicious characters, he should not have arrested
them, but have cautioned them to go home. There. was mat

however, the least ground for supposing tfiat theY. were sus-
picious characters, and in acting as he had done, the conduct of
the officer was most unjustifiable'. He should, therefore, be
stispE,suded. [lt was observed that, the officer had, oil, this oc-
casion, unfortunately taken a Deayno (" drain") too much.

BIRK EN HEAD.'
(BEFORE J. S JACKSON, VQ•
John Cooper and Frederick John Steel, the two boys
who were remanded from yesterday, were brought up,
and as the charge against them was not pressed, they
were, after a strong admonition to avoid a repetition of
the offence, ordered to be discharged and taken to their
ship.

A TRESPASSER.—John . Simpson, who said he was a
sailor; but whose hands did not appear,to have for,some
time raised anything heavier than the cap. be wore on
his head; was•charged as a suspieious character, having
been found on the premises of Mrs. Croxford, Soiner—
ville-street, at four o'clock-yesterday afternoon. From
the statement of • the servant girl, it appeared that the
fellow must have entered at the back door, and made his
way right through the house, until he was discovered in
the lobby. The prisoner, who treated the -matter very
lightly, said he had come from Portsmouth, and was
trying to get a ship, and he only went to beg. The
Magistrate said that begging was only a pretext for
getting into peoples' houses. Mr. Birnie, superintendent
of pollee, said that many complaints had of late been
made by parties at whose houses such fellows as the
prisoner had inanged to purloitivarioas articles within their
reach, and then escaped. The M tgistrate : No doubt of
it. Witain my own circle of acquaintance numerous
instances have come to my knowledge where sculking
fellows like the prisoner have been suddenly found
standing at the kitchen doors watching the opportunity
of taking- whatever was lying about, and he was deter-
mined to make an example of all that were brought
before him, more particularly where the parties charged
appeared strong and fit for work, like the prisoner, but
who would not work ; and sentenced him to twenty-one
days' hard labour at Knutsford.

AN AFFECTIONATE FATHER.-John Coopar, a farm
labourer, was brought up by warrant from. High Leigh,
near Warrington, where he had gone to from Childe
Thornton. The prisoner might be termed a stupid
fellow, for when apprehended for the arrears of main-
tenance for a child that had been affiliated on him, ha
had upwards of £4 in his possession ; and although
persuaded by his master to pay the amount to the
constable who apprehended him; he preferred being
brought to Birkenhead at his own expense. He was
ordered to pay the amount stated in the warrant and all
costs.

THE CASE OF MR. JOHN HENRY GOODERE,
ATTORNEY. .

The Police Court was crowded to excess yesterday
morning by persons anxious to. hear the details of the
charge preferred by Detective-officer Carlyle against Mr.
Goodere, who was summoned on a charge of being
drunk and disorderly in court, and with having insulted
Messrs. Benn and Sands, two magistrates, who presided
in the court on Wednesday last. This case came before
Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Holme. Mr. M.Donnell, barrister,
appeared for the defendant. Carlyle, on 'being sworn,
said, on Wednesday, Mr. John Henry Goodere, attorney,
appeared in the court for a prisoner named Goff, whom
I had in custody. I asked for a remand, for a few
moments, until I could get in a witness. He (Mr. G.)
met me in the passage and asked me what evidence I had
against the prisoner ? I replied I would not tell him, as
I did not know what turn the case might take. He was
drunk at the time. He then said, in a disorderly and
ungentlemanly manner, that he would go into the court
and have the prisoner discharged at once. He bustled
about and then went into the other room, but the magis-
trate bad not come there at the time. There was something
in the Daily Post that morning about his proceedings
the previous day, and he went over to the reporter of
that paper, and said something to him. The gentleman
told him to go away, when he got into a passion, and said
he did not care fur the police, the magistrate, nor the
reporters. He said the police and the magistrates had
conspired together, and with the assistance of the Press,
they thought to put him down, but he was resolved not
to be put down by the police, the magistrates, and the
Press put together—that he was a gentlemen and an
attorney, and that he would teach them a lesson. He
then spoke to the reporter of the Rat, an that gentle-
man told him to come awl speak with him when he was
sober, as he would not hold any conversation with him
then, as he was drunk. His conduct was violent to the
reporter, and the police were called on to remove him.
He talked' very wildly about the liberty of the subject,
and when the prisoner was remanded (in the latter part
of the day), went into the second court, before Mr.
Benn and Mr. Sands, and Mr. Clough and Mr. Wybergh
(the chief clerk), would tell what took place there; he
was drunk all the time. Mr. Clough was then sworn,
when Mr. M.Donnell said, perhaps he could save the
time of the court. He was instructed to appear
in the case on behalf of Mr. Goodere, and he
did so. It was a subject of very sincere regret
to him to find a gentleman of Mr. Goodere's
education and profession, standing in the position in
which he now stood. The gentleman had, most un.
fortunately for himself, allowed his self-controul to
become, for the time, ungovernable; but he had now
instructed him to express his deep and unqualified
regret at what had taken place. He was instructed to
say, that it gave Mr. Goodere very great pain, when he
came to consider the matter cooly, and he (Mr. M‘Don-
neli) trusted that this sincere expression of .his regret
would be received, and that the magistrates would be
kind enough to make a liberal allowance for words used
in a heated moment, and for unguarded expressions at
such a time. He (Mr. M‘Donnell) did not, on the part
of Mr. Goodere, offer to palliate or justify the words or
conduct resorted to on the occasion, but he trusted that
the administration of justice in that court, would be
blended with kindness, when the largest, the widest,
and most ample, apology, was tendered in the
most sincere manner, for what had hastily taken place
in a paroxism of excitement. He (Mr. Goodere)
regretted it deeper than could be expressed, and he
wished to atone for it in every way, and he trusted
that, after.this apology, the bench would act leniently
towards him, and that the kind attention shown to others
would not be denied to him on the present occasion. Mr.
Mansfield said after the very proper statement made by
the learned counsel, he thought it desirable that the
summons should be withdrawn. Indeed, it was the
only course the defendant could have taken with pro-
priety, after what had taken place already. No doubt
the defendant had grossly insulted two of his (Mr. Mans-
field's) valued and esteemed colleagues on the bench ;
gentlemen whom he valued in all respects, for the great
assistance they had rendered him on the bench, and
the sacrifice of time that they made in the discharge
of public duty, without any reward whatever. The
defendant, to say the least of it, was influenced by
very intemperate seal; but still the magistrateS should
not be subject to insult or annoyance from him, no
matter what he felt for his client. Re (Mr. Mansfield)
trusted that this would be a serious warning to Mr.
Goodere, and that he would in future conduct himself
with becoming decorum and propriety. The summons
was then withdrawn. Mr. M'Donnell said he was
directed to thank the bench for the decision they had
come to. The crowd then left the court, and the ordinary
business was proceeded with.