The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE,

LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT-YESTERDAY

zaron Alderson took his seat on the bench shortly after nine
o'clock' The first case proceeded with was
Tu. n
--- RILn MURDER AT MANCrIESTER. —Bridget Kelly,
agsd 30 d • •
ie.. • escribed in the calender as a charwoman, stood
cocted with having at Manchester, on the 21st of October,
wint
_lBlY__and maliciOusly murdered her own male child, aged
Atk'Y • Mr-Wheeler conducted the prosecution,and Mr. rindal
the ts.°n, at the request of his Lordship, watched the case for
brr_fr sonor, who had not engaged any counsel. Mr. Wheeler
,h..e Y op7ned the case to the jury, by stating the facts he
ai be able to prove against the prisoner, and bad just
tePeated the statehrnent made by the prisoner when first charged
viith the off„
police, when His Lordship said - Do
Yoll"
onfotthinkeethayt tthhaet part had would have been better left
ststeee,. Your opening ? I
.do. Mr. Wheeler : There is ano'l,iei
bet 'nest before the magistrates. His Lordship : Rut it had
ter ours• • The way 'we used to do it
* . out in the evidence.
sissstilla-" There is statement inail" -by the prisoner which
jilitutioeyroper time I shalla lay h' ore 'you." That is the way
fell 7 to be done. Mr. "'heeler then proceeded to call the
Ist °wing evidence. Mary Ann Howell, a nurse at the Canal
.ii IN Woikhos,
4'IMA th - • '' Manchester, stated that on the 27th of
the 7,1, c arison.:,• was admitted into the Workhouse. On
~ja ; 7,1 °et' she was delivered of a male child, and stayed
‘.lhtli,l„ust until the 21st, when she left with the child.
hoebs.l., Was , strong. healthy child when it left the work - potti;... Before it left it was supplied withd a grey flannel
hattoob's.,a blue cotton skirt, a blue stiipe cotton frock, a
t'ers iklor, and a pair of white worsted socks. Those things_
:40tv."UPPlied by the workhouse. The child was christened Wm.
the.
Priaon'e:, The prisoner called herself Mary Morgan. B
hoose r left the house I told her she had better not leave the
kr, Asils°oo, but she insisted upon going out, and she left. By
tanfitk-el7.lnria" : There are a great many young persons always
talkie Hu,' the house. There are a great number of shirts
the obi" those the child had on, and go out of the house with
%eat si dren. By the Judge : This child was dressed in the
Atk. ,tres,
ii,,, given By
the workhouse to such children, ty Mr.
day 11„-"n ' The child was a fine healthy child. I saw it the
.wheeler,t'-Itich it went out, and it was quite well then. By Mr.
le et._There was no male child left the workhouse at that
‘'as on ',Pt the deceased. The last one that left the house
Alm 'lto 13th, but that was in the house at the present time..
a ato,,an' cocky: On the 25th of October I was employed in
a tetaded boat came uP
Wail ,-- Yard near the canal, in Mill stri:/et. On that day there
f
the ca rat. and afterwards the body o
loth,,a eild was taken o' t of the water. Police-constable
It at '''' ale Stated • .1. ."child from the water, and left
1. the N.
~• i took the
of
Colon-Ptatir"..:(ion Inn, with the landlord. It had a pair _
-"o t. -mdeocks, a cotton binder, and a tape round its neck.
V ‘4l)e wag 1 'Stew , pole. By the Judge : There was no appearance
'fah_ gulatio
marks round the neck. [The
,-reava. 11, tier was there any .
!slid - Prodneed.) Examination continue . d : It was a male
ten
t sp: 4nd appeared to have been in the water eight or. days.d
livedl a tile child. Ann Follon stated : I am a widow,
Sheaii
eaki,,,,'llt cellar in Bengal street. I know the prisoner.
ate-a..°dge with me there • she had a box ; she stayed. withht
ate 4.,,,-,"t three k • when' she left my house she said that
made going tolveheerau'uele's, at Birmingham. (His lordship
isileri :very exertion to get this witness to fix the time,Abut a
ttioeii;° succeed.) She left her box at. the !muds?
child
tr,fter she left she came back again ; she i did not bring a
fat apps her; she never said she load bad child while she
a il ded a police
oe4i4la,Y. The day after the prisoner wasappbroehx
sotoo u'e Caine, and I showed him she and he took
Iltit • things frcm it. I did look
.into the box,
ti,, it ...
• You
to leak":as not locked when I did so. His Lordship
'l 'tato the box and that is only an excuse for. your
stity, G '
It in 0 away : you are. :
the most useless witness . I•ever
toott a court of justice. '
rho witness I never was in a
are no
kist of justice before His Lordship : Go away, you
was sle'eall.d you only annoy. us; go away. [This witnessiye a
041:thaglY loquacious, but would not or could not
jr to
t
g frequently
to
any question as to dates, although
the i‘.` to do so Inn is lordship.] Mrs. Gape, the land
took the
tlothi atigation , and a witness, named Harrison,.too
the
Polic„,lig from the body of the child, and handed it tothat
411 t,l4an. John Kirkwood, a sergeant of police, stated k
tiie
lati,onge afternoon of the 26th of October last, he totottining
tbiii %into custody. She was at work at a p
pahielad,a and I
voishe4 4 told her 1 was informed she had had a
said I have had
l'a cblid know what had became of it ? Shesai ,
ktocle. ',. While I was away I was at Birmingham with my
I afterwards
Wet" -1 then took her to the police station.
took ° the house of the witness Fellon, and from the box I
teolia striped frock, a pinafore, and a skirt. There is the
the
Ivth„„,of the workhouse marks on the articles. Fromwere
brodo-'' liariison I received albandage. [These articles
an
tlis 'eeecl, .) I returned to the police office. The in,splcotnor and
Chsh,ret.aurter were there. The inspector said : ' -I
Ilse k' uh Wtth the wilful murder of your child drowning it in
by o
say
IllY th,•"ht°n canal." He said, "Now, you are not asked. .t. , ,
.17,11 --e, but what you do say will be taken down in writing."
'
!h":lrtheilt,Baid : "I have nothing to say, but I did it. Ileft
- the °atiTuse this day week about eleven o'clock. I remained
Iscarje'" all duntil • when I went to a back ground
t ill ay six, . st IN . street, and threw it into the canal, near a factery.
bit i 4 13 c"ered with th thrush, andl threw
Nearly dead when
"li. im l'he Judge :c Did you write that statemetiitt.downThe
take:an : I did. The Judge : Let me lookd
at
tis lordship
'3(414-.41" Produced a small pocket book, act
teetilUtd it With the f ho had left the box.
statement, a ter
viiii UtiltiP„B",id : Policeman, if You will take my advice, you
d with an
'Mee o° "nIY tell prisoners, when- they are charge
down
and
Ill'lsila-: that what they' say will be taken .
them
`l"t gaff at
tl liat you call cautioning
N Y''''' will them they'
to wait until.
ti._. befor I tell
r ,s e the
say anything.
%ii •hosn magistrate before they
to the Manchester
4141„ as Rayner, the house snrgeon
the deceased
qilti. it said he bad examined the body of . .
tlirays.).•,t was a find child, and its death was occas.ioned. byht
1,444 4i
-„g. The was Blight bruise on the head, which might
bye
deadh-"Pellet' after " a
tmt,, aim er it got into .
The articles of clothing
they'l fsonl nut two or three
.days.
identified as being like
thtt,'OgeliveLn? body of the child were
to such children who left
I,o_`4.essablittri from the workhouse.
addressed the jury on
s),lt't ift.of 4?
prisoner,
Mr.. Atkthinatsotnhocomight be some doubt
laitla,,li Ylontity °f
tiro
uczilndg
His Lordship, in summing up,
(')4a st 2t 118, a 1110 St Painful case no doubt, but there was l
fat/' t4C'tf9rw reward be pursued, and that was for the
j 4., to find _
verdictar course to
with the truth, and for the
„Ygo to
s.:_`B4B a in a.ccordaoncdceanee with the justice of the
tiritethi 1,17
they Question
ntence inwoauc
Id therefore have to consider was,
il
lilts° Yeling °voltthe death of her child by throwing
ei,ii the
wate an cause.
to ,ence Itti r' His lordship then . briefly therecapitulated
thliethe ads on the trial. The jury, after consulting.h
o,"'ard t f" a fewminutes, returned a verdict of guilty of
ythe
"eteyetaa,tgaitilit the prisoner, but recommended. her to
ht
I,,Vetcliet - the court. His Lordship : You have given a
croigEn.
`mind ‘`.and under the circumstances of the case a right re
Clerk
'4 Art4`rui and I am much obliged to you for it. The
I,:botaa Rail having called upon the prisoner to know why
lit c'' 4110Uld her, she appealed moat
Isl,
_uieusly f___ not be passed
much affected
uponevidently
t0,),u0 awful for
mercy,_s and appeared
was
placed. In passing
orlchse 11,7.._P0_ 1 i ior.l in which. lordshipli
e said—Let the sentence
44......atis her"routtoired prisoner, his
Adressing the prisoner, he
,that Itidget Xelel against her..
t you is fearfully clear ; of
Yes a- as cell ' Kelly,
th•e case
'gams
doe? and ill_ , am as if I had seen you.
The, their av Jury. have come to a very right verdict, and have
to „Y has, cutY like men with consciences, andlike , Christians.
s. lue s.„, -
Ofdtuun you Hilt but they have recommended.
you
that
-scesirurcy the g y'l
hope I did not regin.? _
!halt t4endatloo b court.
pleasing to me to have it. .l.
4 der
ereeon.itne_ !
nut it is
very
ideration of the crown, which
rttieesay
wine:eyatutetnodetd
atoc•anbaut still, yours is a very serious
al'a toi a" YoU roust have ' severe punishment, and will
hiore leoe a very
Oit,,,Y Of the this costntry. I
shall recommend you to the
that you be
is ti`_ several crown, but I shall. also recommend
to `'s father of I wish I could punish the man who
n was then removed,
i'litillt a 4.,.,1 Your child. The prisoner
NAtipOsittli.;4Luting condition:
'rl, oat, koh.wzru vio N EY
LE CE A LIVERPOOL GANG.—
James Thompson, grocer,
)I,s nuke wairrisoill, furniture broker,
Woods, watchmaker,
4‘itiOttieharged
vrdith 7:lbaoviiinrger,onantdhe
Jamesllth of October, at Walton,
able sled aoufd robbed George Thompson, a clerk, were
1),,:lled wi,, truuley. James Heywood and Irwin!Josep
knowing it to
otos been
57 re,:eiving a portion of the money,
.ne
ed
t the
Irliec'ttio 01en• Mr. Blair and Mr. Aspinali conducted
, lir , and the Prisoners defeuded by Messrs. Sow-
stet st, si were
no
evidence
teteed ag in uluo, and Thompson. There was
have already
4 a- 14aCla -St Ilerwood. The facts of this case _ 11- to 's Public was heard before the borough
bight to
lea i : when the case .
blsto Previousg a‘ratea, and were simply as follows :—On the
toe
erly a clerk the robbery the prosecutor,
Geo. Thompson,
' els tit iiv• •street, went to
Upper Huskisson
Nit
~. a.brothel• ing
in Upp
kept by the prisoner Ward.
si%tee4..ordshin.......,tu, Hotham street,l
At that time he had
silse_n pou,),(__ Lae more fool le]. . kor r.. This
mites, four or five sovereigns in gold, and some
by "Int he , 4thney was all in a purse. On the following
b° a pop left that house, and went to a public house kept
that
st ''''o named •❑ Great Newton street. At d
\sh h, t0.,,_ Hill,. in.
Psi Jett th_ulc., out his purse, in the presence of War ,
tqoit4ers, 14 2: . house, but shortly after d
rturned with the
lit
~lahioe":"Dinson, Thompson, and A quarrel
oo
ds' te should
th„' tiled b and it was decided that the ispu
to join
shoal' it Y a race. Robinson asked the prosecutor
t ' seeing the r and, after being much pressed, he
'eat tilteil t° go. It
sheathe Zsologic 1 Gardens,wasagree
nib .04 ,_. a and a car was sent for. It was
1,4
.race past six o'clock when they went .
in the car to see
41411 ..,Prom one o'clock he had been in the house,
tilt'
t Y aiFeeP apillow 1 • been provided for him. After
kept 4,", ...ley ',,), laving d
1.
lane, to a public house
ch,._ uY kr_ _ ent up the Boun a
yid for more drink, and
+Nd half
at)unbar. There he pa
''• sovereign, He then put his purse into his left

hand trousers pocket. He then proposed that ho should go
home, and all the other prisoners agreed to accompany him
Robinson offered to show them the way, and took hold of his
arm. They had walked on for about half an hour, when he
told Robinson that ho thought they wore going the
wrong way, but he said no ; it is all right. The other
prisoners were close behind. He turned to go into the Breck
road, but at the corner he was held by the arms and shoulders
by somebody behind, and Robinson thrust his hand into his
trousers pocket, where his purse was, and then they all ran
away, and he was left alone without his purse. He soon after
gave information to the police, and they went in pursuit of the
prisoners. A number of witnesses were called to identify the
prisoners as being the persons in company with the prosecutor
at the time of the robbery, and from their evidence each of
them was clearly shown to have been in his company from the
morning of the robbery until they all left the public house
kept by Mrs. Dunbar. From that time up to the time of the
robbery there was no evidence against the prisoners except that
of the prosecutor, wl", said that they all followed him and
Robinson, but admitted that he had not turned round to
look at them, but he supposed it to be them, until the time of
the lobbery at the Corner of Breck road. The several state-
ments made by the prisoners at the time of their committal
was then put in and read. His lordship intimated that there
was evidence sufficient to go to the jury in the case of Robin.
son, but with regard to the case against the others he thought
it too loose to trouble the jury with. Mr. Sowler then ad-
dressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner Robinson, in the
course of which he strongly animadverted upon the conduct
of the prosecutor, and his mode of life—particularly on the
night before the robbery, when he was spending his time in a
brothel, and drinking, and contended that on his unsupported
evidence it was impossible to find the prisoner guilty. His
lordship summed up the evidence, and the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty against all the prisoners, who were in-
stantly ordered to be discharged.

SHOOTING WITH INTNNT TO KILL AT HESKETH.-301111
Ashton, aged 28, Isaac Rimmer, aged 31, and Thomas Hig-
ham, about the same age, all English labourers, were charged
with shooting at Patrick Conlan, an Irishman, with intent to
kill and murder him, on the 23rd of Sept. last, of Hesketh.
with- Becconsall. This was a row between English and Irish
labourers, 'and from the evidence of Elizabeth Porter, it
appeared that her husband kept a public house in Hesketh.
On the 23rd of Sep. lag, she saw the three prisoners at her
husband's house. A person by the name of Wignall was also
there. Besides those there were several Irishmen in the
house. For some time, they were all drinking together, but a
quarrel took place between Wignall,an Englishman, and Cave
an Irishman. The three prisoners tried to stop the fight, and
she tried all she could to get all the Irish out of the house,
which she did. The three prisoners were in the kitchen. She
got Wignall home. Her husband had a gun, which was pro-
duced. Michael Cove, a labourer, lived within a quarter of a
mile of the last witness' house. Ho kept a lodging house
for Irish labourers. At the time in question, Patrick Con-
lan lodged in his house. He and his son went to bed
together. There were several other lodgers in his house
at the time. There was a good fire in the room besides a
candle. Conlan was sitting in a chair smoking his pipe.
There was a great noise as if persons were surrounding the
house. The witness heart a shot fired through the door.
which hit him on his knee. Next, there was " a washing of
stones and water thrown through the kitchen window which
broke it. He went to the side of the window when he saw
the prisoner Ashton coming up to the window with a gun in
his hand. Ho pointed the gun through the window, having
the butt to his shoulder, and discharged it at Patrick Conlan.
He called out that be was wound-A, and threw himself on the
bed. He could only identify Ashton. Cross examined :
He had never said to any person that he was in bed all the
time. He was not holding the door for the protection of his
son Michael. He heard his son Thomas say to Ashton " give
over,'; " give over." This was after the gun was fired. His
son said : "Ashton, you had better give over, or else come in."
Ho might have said d—d or something worse, but he did
not hear him. Ashton lived near to him, was a farmer, and
went sailing, but he never heard anything wrong of him. When
he was sober he was a quiet man, but when he had a little
drink lie was very mischievous. He had since been tnrned
out of the house, and there had been continual complaints,
during the ten years he had been there, of the disorderly con-
duct of himself and his son. Patrick Conlan, who was over
from Ireland for the harvest, recollected being at the Hesketh
Inn on the day in question. There was a row, and the
Irishmen were turned out. He went home to the last wit-
ness's house. While he was sitting by the fire having a pipe
he heard a noise, but he could not understand what they said,
more than that it was some persons talking outside the window.
A missile came through the window first, then a shot came
through the window, and Cove called out, " Oh, I am killed."
Then another gun was fired through the windrw, and the wit•
nese was shot in the thigh. He took some of the pieces of
lead out of the wound. The disturbance lasted upwards of an
hour. Mary Cove, the daughter of the former witness, was
called, and she stated that at the time of the disturbance she
was in the next house. On hearing a noise she got up and
went to the door. She had a candle in her hand. She there
saw all the prisoners standing by her fa'llet's door, and Ashton
taking a leading part. She called out to them, " I know you
all," when Higham went to a gate and anew a stone at her.
Mr. Bannell, a surgeon, stated he had examined the person of
Conlan. He had a gunshot wound, but he did not think it
dangerous or severe. By the Judge : From the position in
which lie was informed that Conlan was sitting at the time, if
the gun had been fired at him the wound would have been
much more severe. lie did not think that the gun was fired
at him, but through the window. At this stage of the trial
his lordship intimated that he did not think that the charge of
shooting with intent could be substantiated, but. that it was an
unlawful firing. Tho jury, after a brief consultation, returned
a verdict—guilty of unlawfully wounding against Ashton, and
acquitted the other two prisoners, There was another charge
against the prisoners, but no evidence was offered in the case.
The prisoner Ashton was then sentenced to six weeks' impri•
sonment, having been in confinement since the mouth of Sept.
last. The prisoner wns defended by Mr. Atkinson, Mr.
Bowler, and Mr. Simon.

HOUSEBREAKING AT MANCHESTER..—Thomas Smith, aged
23, a moulder, was charged with having, at Manchester, on the
7th of Oct., burglariously entered the dwelling house of Mr.
Dobbie, and stolen therefrom a quantity of silver and copper
money. The prosecutor, Andrew Dobbie, stated that he kept
the Greyhound public house, in Ludgate-hill, in Manchester.
On the night in question he went to bed about half-past eleven
o'clock, leaving all the doors and windows fastened. The next
morning he was called up, and on 'going down stairs he
found the side door open. The fanlight was gone. He
missed two boxes containing some money. There was
nothing to prevent a person opening the door from the
inside if they got in at the fanlight. A little lad named
Ward stated that he was going ,to work about a quarter
before six o'clock, and when near the prosecutor's house
he saw four or five men standing there. The prisoner was
one of them, and he saw him take a little boy and " heave"
him in at the fanlight. The door was opened directly,
and the prisoner went in and soon brought out a drawer
with some money, and the little boy with another. They
both ran away. The prisoner was found guilty. A former
conviction was proved against the prisoner, who had pre-
viously been transported for seven years in 1852. The
prisoner then went by the name of Allen. His Lordship
said : You are one of those gentlemen, who having been
been before transported for seven years, have been sent
back to again give us trouble. The prisoner : I am inno-
cent, and the policeman know it. He told the boy what to
say. His Lordship : But you were only 66charged last
July. The prisoner : But I am innN.ent—what can I do ?
I can't do any thing. If they say I did do it, I can only
say I did not. All I know I am innocent. His Lord-ship : you
are an unlucky fellow. Prisoner: I am an unfortunate
fellow. His Lordship : You have already been transported
after being five times convicted. Prisoner : I am innocent
now, but I do not care what you do with me. All
I can say is, that I am innocent, and the policeman knows
it, and he never can prosper. He will never get over it.
His Lordship : The sentence of the court is, that you be
transported for the term of twenty years. The prisoner as
he was leaving the dock said : I thank you sir, perhaps I
may stop myself before that time.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER a WIFE IN LIVERPOOL.—Thomas
Willets, aged 45, hairdresser, stood charged with having
stabbed and wounded Ellen Willetts, his wife, with
intent to kill and murder her. on the 12th of Oc-
tober last. Mr. Brett conducted the prosecution.
The prosecutrix said, she had been several times separated
from the prisoner. The last July she was in Manchester,
where he was living with another woman. On the 11th of
October last, she was in her shop, at Tarleton street, Everton,
selling some ginger beer. There was a man named Fisher
there. About half-past twelve o'clock at night, she was be-
hind the counter, near the fire. At that time, the prisoner
camp into the shop with his hat over his eyes. The witness
said, " Well, sir •," not knowing him, when the prisoner re-
plied, "Well, sir, aye;" and lifting up his hat she saw his face.
He came round the counter. He caught her by the neck
with one band, and with the other, in which he had a large
penknife, he drew across her neck and throat, cutting through
her handkerchief. She called out, when Fisher caught hold of
the prisoner's hand, and she ran to the door and called out
" Murder," The prisoner was, immediately after, taken into
custody. After her throat was cut her hand was injured with
the knife. The reason she had been compelled to leave him
was, because he was so jealous that she could not live with
him. William Fisher fully corroborated the statement of the
wife, and said, is the struggle to separate them' he got a cut
in the neck, It was also stated in evidence, that while at
Manchester, he had threatened to take his wife's life ' • and that
he would come over to Liverpool to do it. The prisoner, in
his defence, said . The only reason he had for attempting to
do the act, was because she was a bad character ; in fact, that
she was as he alleged, inconstant. His lordship briefly
summed up the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of
guilty, of intent to murder his wife, The sentence of death
was recorded against the prisoner. His lordship said he should
recommend him to the mercy of the Crown, because he be-

lieved that he was insane. lie would, therefore, be confined
for life.

The court then adjourned

SECOND COURT.
BEFORE MR. SERGEANT CHANNEL

his Lordship entered the court a few minutes after
nine o'clock.

STABIIING AT tIVERPOoL.—EIIen Ambrose, IS, was
charged with having at Liverpool, on the 9 h September,
feloniGusly stabbed and wounded Mary Lowe, with intent
to kill and murder her. Another count in the indictment
charged the prisoner with stabbing with intent to do some
grievous bodily harm. Mr. Baffles, for the prosecution,
stated that on Saturday, the 30th of August, Mary Lowe
interfered with the prisoner for striking a girl in Chisen-
hall•street. About ten days afterwards, viz., on the 9th
of September, Mary Lowe met the prisoner in Vauxhall-
road, and at the time both were sober. Mary Lowe said,
What did you insult me for; yon are as big as me;
could you take it out of me now ? " Upon this, the
prisoner struck her with something on the arm, and the
prosecutrix said, " Take the keys out of your hand." The
prisoner replied, " They are not keys, and you will find
that out soon," and then made off. The prosecutrix soon
after became insensible from loss of blood. She was con-
veyed to the hospital, when it was found that there was •
an incised wound on the upper part of the left arm, two
inches in length and two in depth, and another incised
wound on the left side, about half an inch deep,
and an inch long. The jury found the prisoner guilty of
wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and she
was sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard
labour.

BURGLARY AT PRESTON.—James 'Whiteside, 25, a
tailor, and Thomas Emery, 28, were indicted ; James
Whiteside for having feloniously broken and entered the
dwelling house of James Miller, at Preston, on the Bth of
September, and stolen therein a pair of trousers, four
black cloth waistcoats, thirty-five yards of moleskin, two
and a-half yards of black broad cloth, two shawls, one
black dress coat, one other coat, a pair of boots, four
muslin handkerchiefs, and two silk hankerchiefs, the
property of the said James Miller. The prisoner Thomas
Emery, was charged with feloniously receiving a portion
of the property, knowing it to have been stolen. The
prisoner Whiteside pleaded guilty, and Emery pleaded not
guilty. The prosecutor, Mr. Miller, is a tailor and
draper, residing in Adelphi-street, Preston. On the
evening of the 7th of September, which was Sunday, the
prosecutor and hts family retired to bed about ten o'clock,
when all was safe. On Mon,lay morning, when they got
up, they found that a window and door had been broken
open, and the stolen articles taken away. The prisoner
Whiteside had formerly been in the employ of the prose-
cutor, and the two prisoners lodged together. On the
Monday morning, at five o'clock, after the burglary,
Whiteside came to the house where the two prisoners
lodged, with two bundles. Subsequently they endeavoured
to pawn the articles in Preston, and ultimately they left
Preston for Liverpool in company with two women, and
on arriving in Liverpool they pledged the goods, which
were afterwards traced. The prosecutor was called, and
deposed to the facts of the burglary and missing the
stolen property. A number of pawnbrokers and clothes
dealers in Liverpool were also called, who deposed to the
prisoners offering to pledge and sell various portions of
the stolen property. The prosecutor identified several of
the articles, which were produced in court. The jury
returned a verdict against Emery of receiving the stolen
goods, knowing them to be stolen. A previous conviction
having been proved against both prisoners, they were
sentenced to eight years' penal servitude. They were
both returned transports.
STABBING AT LIVERPOOL —Hugh Rourke, 21, a seaman,
was charged with having at Liverpool, on the 17th of
August last, feloniously stabbed John Carr, with intent
to kill him. The prosecutor is a labourer living in
Banistre-street. About half-past twelve on the morning
in question, when he was returning home, he met the
prisoner close to his house, accompanied by two women
and another man. One of the women, as he was passing,
pushed Carr aside, and he in return pushed her against
the wall. Upon this the prisoner hit him on the mouth,
and immediately afterwards put his hand into his pocket
and drew out a knife. One of the women placed herself
between the prisoner and Carr, but he dodged round, and
made a blow with the knife at Carr's head ; Carr lifted
up his arm to ward off the blow, and in doing so, he
received the blow on his fingers, which were so severely
cut as to render some of them permanently useless. The
prisoner then threw down the knife, and ran off, followed
by the women and the other man. The jury found a
verdict of guilty on both counts of the indictment. Sen-
tence—three months' imprisonment with hard labour.
ROBBERY AT ASHTON-UNDER- LYNE. —Esther Austerberry,
18, a weaver, was charged with having, at Ashton-under-
Lyne, on the 24th of October last, being in the dwelling
house of James Wilton, stolen twenty-four shillings in
money, two dresses, and various articles. It appeared that
the prisoner had been lodging at the house of the prose-
cutor some four or five months. On the day in question
the prosecutor's wife had had occasion to put some money
amounting to 275, into a drawer in the house, and the
prisoner had an opportunity of seeing her. The family
went to bed about ten o'clock at night, leaving everything
secure. A little after five o'clock the next morning, the
prosecutor's wife called upon the prisoner to get up, and
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prosecutor's room completely dressed, and asked for a
match. She then went down stairs, and soon afterwards
called out, " Oh, we have all been robbed." The prose-
cutor and his wife went down stairs, and found that a
number of articles had been taken out of the house, and
that the back door and the yard door had been opened.
There were no marks of violence upon the door, and sus-
picion fell upon the prisoner. She denied having any
money, but on being searched at the police station a purse
dropped from her person which contained the exact amount
of money which had been missing from the house. The
missing dresses were discovered in the piisoner's box in
her bedroom. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced
to ten months' imprisonment.

STABBING AT LIVERPOOL.—Mariana Ooha, 25, a Spaniard,
and a seaman, was charged with having, at Liverpool, on
the 27th of Sept., feloniously stabbed, cut, and. wounded
Thomas Smith, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.
From the statement of the case ou the part of the prosecu-
tion, it appeared that on the evening of the day in question
the prosecutor, in company with his brother John Smith,
and his brother-in-law, named Andrew Simpson, were re-
turning from Toxteth-park to Liverpool. Whilst in Park.
lane the prosecutor and Andrew Simpson turned aside into
another street for a few moments, leaving John Smith going
slowly on alone. Whilst John Smith was walking on
alone he passed the prisoner, who was standing in
the street, talking with a woman in Park-lane. As
John Smith passed the prisoner he accidentally trod on
the prisoner's foot. Smith walked on, and the prisoner
followed him, and without saying a word, or asking for
any explanation, he made a stab at him, and cut through
his trowsers, inflicting a trivial wound just above the navel.
The prosecutor and Simpson then came up, and saw the
prisoner with a knife in his hand. They went up to him
with an intention of getting the knife from him, when the
prisoner made up to the prosecutor 'and stabbed him,
inflicting a severe and dangerous wound on the chess., near
to the heart. The prisoner continued furious, and,
holding up his knife, said, " me fight, me fight." He
was, however, kept at bay by Simpson and another man
named Taylor, who came up, until the police arrived, who
seized the prisoner, took the knife from him, and took him
into custody. The prosecutor was taken to the Northern
Hospital, when the wound was found to be of a very
serious character. He remained there until the 3rd of
November. He was not yet recovered. Witnesses were
called, who deposed to the above facts. Their evidence
was conveyed to the prisoner, who was undefended, by an
interpreter, named Francisco Tomaso. The prisoner was
found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.
BURGLARY IN LIVEREOOL.—WiIIiam Eccles (17) was
charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 15th of S-pt.,
burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of
Thomas Fraser, and stolen therein one cap, one pair of boots,
and other articles. The prosecutor is a butcher residing in
Liverpool ; and it appeared that on the night of the 14th
of September the family retired to rest, when all in
the house was safe. When the servant got up in
the morning she found the kitchen in a state of disorder,
a quantity of clothes being strewn about the floor
She alarmed her master and mistress, who came down
stairs, and discovered that a number of drawers had been
opened, and a quantity of articles taken from the house,
amongst them the articles charged in the indictment. From
information given to the po ice, the prisoner was taken
into custody on the 17th instant, at two o'clock in the
morning, whilst he was in the act of trying the windows of
several houses in Prospect street, Phythian street, and Low
Hill. The boots and shoes were found upon tho prisoner
at the time he was taken. These were sworn to by a servant
' of the prosecutor as the master's property, and a shawl and
other articles of wearing apparel stolen by the prisoner,
which he had pawned in Liverpool, were also identified
as the property of the prosecutor. The prisoner was found
guilty, and there were also two other indictments for
burglary against the prisoner, which were not proceeded
with. He was sentenced to four years' penal servitude.
VIOLENT ASSAULT BY A SAlLOR.—Edwards Roberts,
(22), a seaman, was charged with having at Liverpool, on
on the 17th September, unlawfully, maliciously, and
feloniously done certain grievous bodily harm to William
Jones, with intent to maim and disfigure him. It appeared
that on the evening of the 17th of September, the prose-
cutor, in company with another man, named Thunder, was
proceeding along Oldhall street, and when they came
opposite to Ormond street, they saw a number of sailors
quarrelling. Thunder went up to them, and pushed one of
them aside, which gave offence. Thunder then said, " I
beg your pardon if I have given offence." On this the
prosecutor said " don't beg his pardon, but come
away." The prisoner then came up to the prosecutor,
and gave him a violent blow in the face. Prosecutor then
felt some one's face near his face, and something sharp
about his nose, which he thought to be teeth. He then
fell, and was insensible. On recovery he found that his
nose had tbeen violently bitten, and disfigured. His face

was covered with blood. Information was given to the
police that the prisoner had assaulted the prosecutor, and
he was apprehended. The prisoner was found guilty of a
common aasault, and sentenced to two months' impriso -
meat.

ANOTHER STABBING CASE AT LIVERPOOL.—EIIen Cogan
(50), was charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 6th of
October, feloniously cut, stabbed, and wounded Ellen
Devereux, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm.
From the statement of Mr. Preston, who conducted the
prosecution, it appeared that the prosecutrix, Mrs. Deve-
reux was a washerwoman, and that the prisoner was in the
habit of going to her house, and annoying her, when in a
state of intoxication. On the evening in question the pro-
secutrix met the prisoner in Cross Eldon street : and, going
up to her, said, " Mrs. Cogan, I never offended you in my
life, ant can't you let me alone ?" The prisoner thereupon
lifted her right hand, and striking the prosecutrix several
blows on the face with a knife, said, " That's for you."
The prosecutrix was sober at the time, but the prisoner was
very drunk. The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlaw-
fully wounding, but acquitted her of felony. Sentence
deferred. _ _ _

—GARROTTE ROBBERY AT LIVFRPOOL.—WI3I. Sinclair (29),
anchor smith, was charged with having, at Liverpool, on
the 26th of September, feloniously assaulted John Jones,
and stealing from his person a watch, a guard, and three
shillings, and sixpence in money. From the statement of
Mr. Mansfield it appeared that on the evening of the rob-
bery, about half past eleven, whilst the prosecutor was
walking along Bedford street, he was followed by
the prisoner and t o other persons. When he came
to the corner of Cambridge street, the two other
men pissed him, and at the same moment the prisoner
Sinclair seized him by the throat, and nearly choked him,
while the other two men came up to him, and put their
hands into his pockets, one on each side, and took all his
money out of his pockets, as well as his watch and guard,
whilst Sinclair held bim by the throat. After robbing him
they knocked him down, and then ran away. On recover-
ing himself, he looked for a policeman, but half an hour
elapsed before he found an officer. The three men were
afterwards taken into custody, but the prosecutor could
only ideutify the prisoner, and the others were discharged.
The prosecutor swore to the identity of the prisoner. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty. In passing sentence, his
lordship said that this was an offence of a most outrageous
and alarming character, which was greatly on the incrmse,
and must be put down. The sentence of the court was that
prisoner be transported for 15 years,. _

ANOTHER GAROTTE ROBBERY AT WINDSOR.—John G-Jr-
vett was charged with having, at Windsor, Liverpool, on
the 28th of September, feloniously assaulted Robert Smith,
and stolen from his person a watch and guard, and six
shillings and fivepence in money. The case was very
similar to the one preceding. On the evening of the 28th
September. the prosecutor was going across some vacant
land near Chatsworth street, on his way to the railway
station. The prisoner and another man overtook him, and
asked him if he knew a man named John Jones, a joiner
and builder, He answered in the affirmative, and they
then asked him to show them where he lived, as they were
strangers. Prosecutor Faid he had not time, as he had to
meet a train at the railway station. The prisoner and the
other man walked with him, and asked him to have a glass
of ale. He refuses?, and in a few moments Ihe other man
seized him by the throat, putting Ws knee against his
back, whilst the prisoner robbed him of his watch and
chain, and the money above named. The prosecutor had
no doubt whatever of the prisoner being the man who
robbed him, while the other man held him. The prisoner
was found guilty, and sentenced to fifteen years' transpor-
tation
The court rose at six o'cloe:i.