The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

POLICE COURT. -YESTERDAY. --ESTERDAY.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY EY Doom EMPLOTEES.—Jatriet
M'Calleston, John Gibson, the latter a smith and the former

his assistant', employed in a smithy in a yard belonging to
the dock trustees, and John Lamport, a carter, were charged
with stealing two anvils, the property of the dock trustees.
Detective-officer Carlisle, had the conducting of the case.
A man employed in the dock stated—On the morning of
the 16th September, I was getting my breakfast about eight
o'clock by the fireplace, in the shed in the Coburg dock,
when I saw the prisoner's cart came into the yard. After
it had been unloaded, the cart was placed against the door
of the shed in which the anvil was, and the other prisoners
put it upon the cart. After the cart was gone the other two
prisoners also left their work.
The Clerk : When did you mention this?
Witness : Not until last Friday, when the other anvil
was gone.
The Clerk : Why did you not mention it before ?
Witness : The reason why I did not, was because I was
afraid of my life, the prisoners are such desperate characters.
The Magistrate : Has the anvil been found.
Mr. Clough : No it has not. The prisoners had been ap-
prehended before, and were let go, but upon hearing of the
evidence the witness had given, they were re-apprehended.
The Magistrate : Is there any further evidence as to the
second anvil that was stolen ?
The Witness : I know it was in the shed between three
and four o'clock on Friday last. I was there when the pri-
soner came in with the cart, and I saw him place it as he
did on the previous occasion, when the prisoner Gibson asked
me if I would cut his hair for him, and he came into the
shed, and when I looked out againt the cart and anvil were

gone.
The evidence of the witness having been corroborated
by the dock time-keepers, the prisoners were remanded tar
a week to enable the detective-officer, if possible. the

two anvils.
mn. Chafer, who :9 described in the address card
as " Dr. Charcc, Professor of Astrology, Seer, &c.,
of Mo. 7, Dalrymple-street," and who also professes
to cast nativities, read planets , and answer all law-
ful questions that ladies and gentlemen may feel
desirous of consulting him, in relation to man's destiny, or
individual evpnf., mstbamatiaally projected, as relates to the
probable duration of life disposition, temper, mind, &c., of
marriage, its time and when, description of the husband
and wife, will the widow or widower ever marry again tra-
velling and going abroad; for honor; the most suitable
trade or employment for a child or other individual to follow;
if the ship is at sea and safe—its situation—lost money—
wills, legacies—letters expected—and on all the various
events of life. Terms moderate. Questions by letter en-

closing a fee, punctually attented to."
The Clerk ? This is another fortune-telling. case,—we
have already hod two others, and the offender is liable to
three months' imprisonment.
Detective officer Kennedy said, last night he obtained in-
formation that the girl then in the room had had her for-
tune told, and ho subsequently found her in a shop, after
which he took the prisoner into custody, and upon searching
him at the bridewell, the card produced was found upon
him, as was also onefound upon the witness. The officer pro-
duced a great number of books, glass, globes, diagrams, in
which were represented every conceivable form of marks
and forms, with various untranslatable signs, and several
hares' feet, which had as the doctor stated been used as a
charm against various complaints.
Ann Watson said, yesterday, I went to the prisoner's
house. The prisoner asked me if I wanted to have my
fortune told. I said I did. He asked me to sit down while
he lighted a candle. He then wrote on the slate for about
ten minutes. (The slate was produced, and showed such a
complexity of marks as to defy the most ingenious mathe-
matician to decypher.) He then asked me if " I had a
friend? " I said " I had." He said, "No, he is not a
friend, he is betraying you." I said, " I know I have
friends." He then said, " I had no parents," but I told
him " I had," when he said, "You may think people your
friends, but they are not, they will betray you." I then
asked him what he charged. He replied I leave it to you,
I put down 6d., which he took up.
The Clerk : Did he say anything more ?
Witness ; He said I had a friend who would betray me.
The Clerk : Anthing else ?
Witness : Yes. He said I should be in the family way
in four months, and that I should then be on the parish.
The prisoner : She put the sixpence down. She asked
me to make a charge, but I did not. I never did make a
charge.
The Magistrate : I can't think how persons can be so
weak as to go.
The prisoner : I have been in the business for 30 years,
and I was never here before. I profess to cure dines' from
those books.
The Clerk : Pray, how do you account fir pursuing those
cunning means, and using subtle devices ?
The prisoner : I was never here before.
The Magistrate : I think you are a most mischievous
character, and will send you to bridewell for three months.
The prisoner : This is the first time I have been before the
magistrates, and it shall be the last.
The prisoner was then committed for three months' im-
prisonment.
ALLEGED FELONY.—lane Ward, was charged by one of
the police-officers, with being suspected of stealing a purse.
The officer said last night I was informed by a little boy
that the prisoner had asked him to go into a pawn-shop in
Scotland-road, and pledge a purse for her. When appre-
hended the ticket of a watch was found upon her person.
The watch was pledged for 30s.
The Magistrate : Have you found an owner for any of the
property ?
Officer : No.

The Magistrate : Prisoner, what do you say to this
charge ?
Prisoner : All I can say is that the watch belongs to a
gentleman who gave it to me to pawn, because he had no
silver with him.

The Magistrate : I shall remand you and see if an owner
can be found.
ANOTHER EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY EMPLOYEES.

James Dillon a lad in the employ of Mr. Williams, Alex-
ander Rankin, a carter in the employ of Messrs. Leftwich,
and Co., and John Fanshaw, a marine store dealer, Liver-
street, were charged by detective-officer Eaton, the former
with stealing some bags and canvass, and the latter with
receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen.
From the evidences of the several witnesses it appeared
that the detective-officer was on the watch, near the prisoner
Fanshaw's premises where he saw Rankin with a sack on
his back, in which there appeared to be a bundle. He ap-
prehended him, when he said the bags were only old pro-
vender bags, and he was selling them for " his 'lowaace,"
which he was permitted to do. This statement the master
denied, and upon searching Fanshaw's premises, no fewer
than 28 bags were found, all of which were identified as the
property of Mr. ;Leftwich. In the marine store dealer's
premises was also found a quantity of canvass, which he
said he had purchased of the lad Dillon, which turned
out to be the fact, but Dillon had no authority to
dispose of it. The property was all identified by the owners,
each of whom gave the prisoners, who had been in their
employ, excellent characters, and believed that they had
been led from the path of honesty by some more designing
than themselves.
Mr. Owen, solicitor, attempted to give Fanshaw a charac-
ter, but Mr. Clough said he had been there before.
The magistrates committed the prisoner Dillon for two
months, for robbing his employer ; and the others were
sent to take their trial at the sessions.
THE SWELL Mon.—James Healing, who was remanded
yesterday on a charge of picking pockets at the Theatre
Royal, after the performance by Miss Cushman, was com-
mitted for three months imprisonment; thA 10,17, TLuAU
watch he attempted to gl-001, Lai iug appeared and identified

PICKING PomFs.—Tatnes Hanlon, was remanded on a

charge of stealing a pocket handkerchief from James Burns,
in the Clarence-dock.

.Margaret Evans was committed for three months for
having stolen a coat from the shop of Mr. Howins, Brown-
low-hill. The boy in the shop saw her take the coat from
the door, and when he followed her she threatened to "stick
him." The police-officer (586) saw her throw the coat
down, when he "put in an appearance."
JUVENILE OFFENDERS.—A little urchin who gave his
name Wttitay, Paity, was charged with stealing some pipes,
tobacco, &c., from the shop a Is* John Depor, 18, Mount-
pleasant.
Police-officer (449) : About six o'clock last night the pi-
sonar was given into my custody for stealing " these 'ere."
(We believe that the police-officer exhibited two small
pipes, but from the loose and slovenly manner in which the
police-officers invariably give their evidence before the
bench, it is with the utmost difficulty that the reporters can
comprehend their meaning.)
An assistant in the shop spoke to seeing the prisoner in
the shop two or three times in the course of the evening ;
but could not identify the property produced. She could
only say it was like them in the shop.
The prisoner was remanded.
ROBBING A PARCEL.—The two boys Johnson and Turner,
charged with stealing some tobacco from Mr. M'Millan, and
who had been remanded for a week, were committed to
prison—the former for three, and the 'att.' for tcrn months.
T-avvn TONS OF IRON STOLEN.—Patrick Dunn and
Simon Lynn were charged by police-officer Moneypenny
with stealing four tons of pipe iron, the property of the'
Commissioners of Woods and Forests.
The property was taken in a cart from the south front of
the custom-house. It was clearly traced to the custody of
the prisoners, who had taken it away, saying they' were
authorised to do so by Mr. Holme.
The prisoners were both committed for trial at the sessions.
SusricioN OF STEALING TOOLS.—Robert Parker a joiner,
was charged by a police-officer on suspicion of stealing
some tools.
The officer said he was on duty last night in Park-lane,
when he received information that the prisoner was pledging
same saws, and he went to the shop and apprehended him.
He had other tools upon him.
The Magistrate : Have you got an owner.
Police-officer : No.
Prisoner : They are my own tools except one, and I told
the officer so.
Magistrate : You are known here, therefore I shall
remand you.