The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

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POLICE COURT.

-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MR. CROPPRa.)

A BAD CAR-DRIVER,—Joseph Rylands, a car-driver, was
charged by Matthew Donnelly, car-owner, of No. 84, Park
Lane, under the following circumstances : —The complainant
said the prisoner came to him and stated that he had lost his
badge, and asked him to lend as much money as would get it, and
to give him employment, and he would repay him. He gave
the prisoner the money, and took him into his employment
also, and on the 16th instant, he sent him out at eight o'clock
in the morning with a cab. He returned at eight o'clock in
the evening, and lmving left the cab in the street opposite the
stable ran away, and was not heard of until Tuesday evening.
The complainant produced a woman who stated that she paid
him a fare of eighteenpence on the day in question. This
money had not been returned by the prisoner. In reply to
the charge, the prisoner left all the blame on the horse, which
he said fell down in the street, and caused the disaster. He
was remanded in order to produce more evidence.

A FAITHLESS SERVANT.—Teresa Archer, a servant in the
employment of Mrs. Jane Stockman,No. 57, Bedford Street,
was charged with having stolen and pledged a variety of bed
clothes and wearing apparel. The owner of the house was
absent, and during that time the prisoner took the property
from her mistress, as well. as some things belonging to two
ladies Wl° lodged in the house. It was proved that she
pledged the articles, and the tickets were found on her. She
was sent for trial.

(BEFORE MR R. GLADSTONE.)
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE—GALLANT CONDUCT.--A woman,
named Mary Chester, who resides in 4 court, Maguire-street,
was charged with having attempted to drown herself in the
canal. It appeared from the evidence that the unfortunate
prisoner got drunk, and whilst in this state she flung herself
from the battlement of Burlington-street bridge into the canal.
She would have inevitably been drowned but for the praise-
worthy and prompt exertions of a man, named David Brennan,
who was passing at the time, and who, at great risk, jumped
into the water and brought out the woman, who recovered after
some time. A police officer said the man deserved great credit,
and Mr. Gladstone complimented him on his humanity anti
courage, and hoped notice would be taken of it. The husband
of the woman came forward and said it was all the fault of
drink, for when tipsy she cared not what she did. Mr.
Gladstone condemned the conduct of the , prisoner, and
then gave her up to her husband, who promised to take

care of her

MORE KNIFING.--Charles Lawson, a sailor, wai
police officer 213 under the following circumstance

charged by
. He said

on the previous evening a gentieu,....
the Princes basin; a boatman picked it up, and gave it to
witness, when the prisoner and another man came up
and demanded the money, saying it was his property.
He refused to give it, telling him he must go to the Central
office in Dale-street, and claim it them. The prisoner went
away, but returned between seven and eight o'clock and again
demanded the coin, which ho again refused to give, when the
prisoner struck him, and then pulled out his knife, and swore
a terrible oath that he would rip his body open, and at the
same time made a plunge at him with the knife. It struck
him on the breast and split his coat, but did not 'touch his
body. He subsequently found that the coin belonged to a
gentleman who lived at No. 6, Tarnes'a-street. Mr. Gladstone
said : You tni2ht have taken the life of this policeman. The
use of the knife must be put down in Liverpool. It is an
abominable practice, and cannot be tolerated under any
circumstances. It is cowardly, assassin-like, and brutal, and I
am resolved to punish it. I fine you ; or, in default of
payment, to be imprisoned three months.
INTERESTING TO PAWNBROKERB.—Jarnes Tennant, a
baker, residing in Greetharn-street, charged a young woman
'named Sarah M`Owen, with having stolen his coat and a pair
of brass candlesticks. The prisoner confessed having stolen the
coat, and it was found pledged at Mr. Mares, Saint James's..
street, for 7s, but the youth who took in the coat could not
identify the person who pledged it, as he. alleged the
place was too dark to see any one. Mr. Cropper said the
pawnbroker must suffer for his conduct—he should have light
to transact his business. His Worship ordered the pawnbroker
to restore the coat, without any payment, and the prisoner was
sent to gaol for one month.

half a sovereign at

(BEFORE MESSRS. CROPPER AND BENN.)
THE DARK DEEDS.—John Gardiner, and Charles Sands,
the two black men who were remanded, on a charge of having
stabbed another black man, named Boyce, were brought up
on remand. Mr. Campbell appeared for Gardiner. The
parties are cooks on board American vessels, and it appeared
they had a fight about a " banjo," but the injured man could
not tell who stabbed him. The prisoners were discharged.
MORE STABBING —Sarah Dowdall, an inhabitant of
Preston-street, was charged with stabbing Ellen Kennedy,
another denizen of the same strew.. She was sent to pal
for six mouths, with hard labour.