The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-15 00:00:00

iniM.11611414190,

POLICE COURT

-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)
CHARGE OF STABBING.—A man, named Joseph Lewis,
dressed as a sailor, was brought up on a charge of having
stabbed a man named Thomas Bennett, in a public house in
Whitechapel. The case was somewhat mysterious. The only
facts stated in court were these : That Bennett was stabbed,
and is at present in the Northern Hospital, but there was no
certificate as to his state. There had been a fight in the public
house on Saturday night, and in the melee he was stabbed,
and the prisoner was observed standing near him, with a knife
in his hand. The prisoner was, for the present, remanded.
WONDERFUL EFFECTS OF AN ELOPEMENT.—Chrieopher
Timmins, Dennis Molloy, and Honora Molloy, were charged
with having assaulted several police officers, and Thomas Ken-
nedy was charged with fighting, and having created a serious
disturbance. From the evidence of several police officers, it
appeared that on Saturday night. between twelve and one
o'clock, there was a great row in Athol-street. On the police
going to the place, they found Kennedy an I another man
fighting, and a crowd of some two' hundred people keeping
a ring, and having "fair play," and doing other little affairs
of that description ; the ladies of the party keeping watch, in
order to prevent the " beaks " from interrupting
the " sport." The police secured Kennedy, but his antagonist
got off. And whilst taking their prisoner to the station a
crowd of over 200 persons followed them into Great Howard-
street, and as that thoroughfare had been just newly spingled
it afforded artillery for the crowd to assail the police with.
This they did, with such effect that Kennedy got away, and the
officers were severely punished by the missiles showered on
them by the riotous mob. They at last, after a terrible
hard struggle, succeeded in arresting the prisoners. In reply
to Mr. Mansfield, the police said it all arose out of an elope-
ment. Kennedy had run off, some six weeks ago, with one
Miss Leary, the daughter of a man residing in Athol-street.
The lovers had gone to Wales, and other places, and returned
during the past week, when the young lady's father instated on
a marriage. Mr. Kennedy, fur what reason did not appear,
refused to comply with the request, and this caused an " Inker-
mann" in petite every night since, in Athol-street,libetween the
Learyites and the Kennedyites. The fact was, said the
constable, it would be necessary to procure additional force to
put down the nocturnal scenes of slaughter that took place
in Athol and the adjoining streets. The officers added that,
when the factions had no policemen to pummel they flung
stones at each other. After the prisoners had been locked up
on Saturday night, the Kennedyites committed great
depredations on the heads of the other party
with stones, and at present several of them were laid
up in bed with cut heads and broken noses. Mr. Mansfield
reprimanded the prisoner for the assault on the police, and said,
but for the courage shown by the officers they would have been
treated worse. However, as Kennedy did not strike the police,
he might be discharged, hut, if again he was brought up, he
would be severely punished. His worship sentenced the other
three men to three months' imprisonment, in default of paying
fines of £5 each. There was a cry in court of c. we'll raise
the money." The woman was sent to gaol for seven days.

(BEFORE MR. R. V. YATES.)

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—A ruffianly looking fellow, of
powerful frame, named John Dalziel, was charged wish having
committed an assault and highway robbery on a gentleman,
named Andrew Fitzpatrick, on Thursday night last. From
the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared that about eleven
o'clock on the night in question he was going home on the
Walton-road, and, when near the public-house of Mrs. Bullen,
on that road, he was accosted by the prisoner, who asked him
for a glass of ale. He was rather fearful of the prisoner, whose
appearance was not calculated to inspire much confidence, and.
in order to act rid of him, he said he would comply with his
request. He then proceeded in the direction of Mrs. Bullens,
and, as he turned round, the prisoner struck him a violent
blow on the back of the head, which knocked him down, and
stunned him very much. The prisoner then tore his trousers
down, turned him over in the gutter, and nearly smothered.
him, at the same time robbing him of 103 in silver. Mrs.
Bullen proved that the prisoner was at her house a short
time previous to the robbery. The prisoner asked
for a remand, on the ground that he could
produce witnesses to prove that he was not there on the
night in question at all. The prosecutor said he had picked
out the prit-oner from amongst several persons at the bridewell,
and Mrs. Bullen proved positively th at her
house. lie was remanded for a week.
SUSPECTED PLUNDER.— A female

lat the prisoner was

of rather ladylike
appearance, who,e name was given as Jane Price, was brought
up by detective Marks, on the following charge. He said the
prisoner was in a shop in Church-street, on Saturday, where
she purchased a piece of silk for a dress. When it was cut off
she said she had lost her purse, and went away. It was sus-
pected that all was not right, and Marks was called, and with
a young man from the shop, they followed her into Messrs.
Richardson Brothers, in Church-street, where she did the same
as at the other shop. Marks then took hold of her, as she was
about leaving, when she dropped a picee of silk from under her
dress, and tried to shuffle away from it. Tho silk was
identified by the young man as stolen. Marks
then proceeded to her lodgings in Truernan-
street, where he fund a vast quantity of property
—as much, he said, as two men could carry in a large trunk,
and, amongst the things he mentioned as very valuable, were
the following :—A silver cream jag, eighteen new books,
eleven boxes of scented soap, six bottles of perfumery, a jar
of honey, three valuable satchels, a piece of crimson damask,
a quantity of merino, gold lockets, and a great variety of other
things, for which the prisoner would not give any account.
Mr. Grimmer appeared for the prisoner, and said her husband
was a respectable man, who travelled the country as a
photographic artist, and a teacher of mathematics and other
sciences. He used to remit her considerable sums of money,
and no doubt she had purchased the property alluded to,
Marks said he fund some money in the place, and the bus.
hand stated that he had sent her that sum by post-office order.
lie asked his worship to remand the prisoner, as he, no doubt,
would be able to trace out owners for some of the property.
She was accordingly remanded for one week.
VIOLENT ASSAULT.—A young man named Martin Gavin,
was charged with having committed a violent assault on an old
man named William Congrave, in Sawney Pope-street. The
complainant, who had his head bandaged up, said, a
few evenings ago, the prisoner entered his house, and,
without any provocation, struck him three violent blows on the
head with an iron bar, which inflicted serious wounds on him,
and knocked him senseless. The prisoner, in reply to the
charge, said his sister and the daughter of the complainant had
a fight, and the complainant had beaten his sister, and he
admitted that he beat the old man in return. The prisoner
was sent for trial.

A" DUFFER."—Andrew May, a well known " duffer," was
brought up on a charge of having " chiselled " a youth from the
"Green Island," who seemed as" verdant" as his country. The
complainant said his name was Daniel Cardiff, and that he
came from Nowtownards, near Belfast. He had as a com-
panion one Mister Ferguson, and as they strolled along the
docks, looking at the big ships, who should come up but Mr.
May. There is an old adage which says, " Welcome as the
flowers of May," and Mr. Cardiff, and his friend Mr. Fer-
guson, seemed to think that Mr. May was—if not the flowers
of his namesake month— at least the very pink of politeness.
He invited them to " beer," as he said it was about " liquor-
ing " time, and then, in a confidential manner, told them he
bad some tobacco that never saw the face of an exciseman.
This information being well received by the two "Dromios," Mr.
May then communicated a further piece of intelligence that posi-
tively astounded them. He pulled out a " real Canton crap*
shawl," which he said cost £l2. It was intended fora present for
Queen Victoria! but by one of those lucky chances, which
happened only to " gentlemen" like Mr. May, it had fallen
into his hands. He was very willing, however, to oblige
his fiends by selling the reversion of the article in
perpetuity, for the insignificant and ridiculous sum of twenty
dollars. This being redueod into English money would make
a sum of about £4, but Mr. Cardiff expressing his inability
to produce so much precious metal, Mr. May, in order to
shew his disinterestedness, produced two pieces of Persian
satin, which he offered ,to throw in by way of a "tiny" to
the intended present to Queen Victoria. Mr. Cardiff offered
all the money he had, namely E 1 17s. 6d., when Mr. May,
after an ironical a=hem or two, whistled up the delicious tune
of " over the hills and far away," and. then took his leave.
with an impertinent it terrogatory of " do think I stole them ?"
This appeared to have a sedative effect on Cardiff, and ulti-
mately he purchased the real Canicei crape and Persian velvet
for £1 17s. 61., the value of the entire lot being about twelve
pence of good and sterling money of this realm. The end of
the whole affair was that Mr. Cardiff got compensation, and
Mr. May made a solemn vow to quit Liverpool for ever. He
was told if he ever came " up" again, he would certainly be,
" knocked down" for three months hard labour.

LOSS OF THE AMERICAN STEAMER OSPREY

KINGSTOWN, Jamaica, Marc 26.—The American
steamer Osprey, which called into this porton her way from
Santa Martha to New York, unfortunately took fire in
this harbour early yesterday morning, through the act
of a fireman who was engaged in drawing whiskey from
a cask, close to which he had placed a lighted candle.
Every effort:was made to save the ship, but without effect.
She was towed out into the stream when she sank,
having been burned to the watei's edge. The ship's
instruments and other articles of value are all saved.
The loss will fall heavily on the insurers or on shippers
at Santa Martha and Carthagena, as the Osprey had on
board a valuable cargo of catchouc and dyewoods
from these places. The loss to the Kingstown shippers
will be comparatively trifling.