The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-09 00:00:00

POLICE CO URTS. vE ST ERDAy.

LIVERPOOL.
THE LODGING-HOUSE ROBBERIES.—Henry Lloyd, re-
manded from Monday on a charge of stealing wearing appa-
rel, money, and other valuables, from various lodging-houses
in Liverpool, was yesterday again placed before the magis-
trates.

Nearly thirty lodging-house-keepers, whom he had swin-
dled and robbed, were in attendance. Those who came for-
ward and whose evidence was taken, were Maria Hughes,
22, Derby-street, Edge-hill ; Jane aldes, Bittern-street ;
Jane Carper, Almon-street, Myrtle-street; Thomas Temple
ton, Ormonde-street; and Margaret Roberts, 18, Longsdale-
street.

The evidence of the two first was alone finally taken, as
the prisoner admitted his guilt, (seeing that the cases against
him were complete). In most instances this dexterous rogue
only slept one night in the houses of his victims, decamping
the following morning with whatever money and valuables
or wearing apparel he could conveniently lay his hands upon.
It was said by the detective force that during the last two
months they had traced stolen property to the prisoner to
the amount of upwards of one hundred pounds, besides cash
stolen from his victims, to the amount of at least twenty
pounds more, and yet notwithstanding this, the amount
.of
cash he had upon him when arrested was only twelve shil-
lings, and he was arrested wearing a stolen shirt, and had
not a second one to replace that upon his back.
The officers, in giving their evidence, admitted that they
had received great assistance in tracing this case from Mr.
Christopher Meadows (of Meadows and Ambrose's, 51, Fon-
tenoy-street,) who had, with commendable anxiety to sup-
port the public interest, given them every facility in carrying
forward their enquiry, and now willingly came forward to
prosecute the guilty party. We put on record the more rea-
dily, this alacrity on the part of Mr. Meadows, because on
several occasions latterly, complaints have been made of the
difficulty there existed in getting pawnbrokers to come for-
ward and prosecute.
The prisoner was sent for trial to the Quarter Sessions.
A JUVENILE PICKPOCKET. —Julia Browne, a girl of only
10 years of age, who on Monday was brought before the
bench, charged with picking pockets in the street on Satur-
day night at the instigation of her parents, was yesterday
ordered by the magistrates to be conveyed to the workhouse,
pending an application which they intend to make, in order
to procure her admission into the industrial school.
THE WATCH ROBBERY IN CHURCH-STREET— William
Campbell, charged with a street robbery upon Mr. Hough-
ton on Monday weer, itua caxu,b Lio i,“troL
violence, at the corner of Church-street and Whitechapel,
was yesterday brought up for examination. The watch has
not yet been found, but the magistrates decided on sending
the prisoner for three months, with hard labour, to the
House of Correction.

Comirrnmrrs. Denis Jones was charged by a decent
looking Irishman, named James Mahony, with robbing him
at " The Blind Beggar" public house, in Vauxhall-road, of
three sovereigns and 6s. 6d. in silver. Whilst pretending to
coax prosecutor for a treat of a glass of ale, the robbery had
been committed ; 6s. were found upon the prisoner, who was
convicted, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the
money found being ordered to be returned to the prosecutor.
Robert Hughes, Thomas Disney, and Samuel Holden were
placed at the bar, charged with stealing a quantity of marine
stores, the property of the ship Mattco, Captain Richard
Wallace, from St. John's, New Brunswick. Hughes was
second mate, Holden was boatswain, and Disney was a sea-
man. Mr. Chilton appeared for the prosecution and Mr.
Campbell to defend the prisoners, who were exceedingly re-
spectable looking seamen. The stores in question, and now
produced, were ropes, deep sea lines, and yarns. It was
distinctly proved that they were got round the chests of
Holden and Hughes ; but it was set up that they had only
been used as makefasts for the ordinary purpose of security
for their property. Against Disney no proof of any robbery
was adduced. The latter was accordingly discharged,
whilst Hughes was sentenced to pay a fine of 205., or four-
teen days' imprisonment, and Holden to pay a fine of 10s.,
or be imprisoned for seven days. The owner of the ship is
Mr. Craig, of St. John's.
Edward Goodwin was summoned by Read and Jones, the
market inspectors, to answer an information laid against him,
for exposing for sale, at his shop, in Vauxhall-road, 460 lbs.
of unwholesome beef. He was fined 20s. and costs.
STEALING WEARING APPAREL.—Mary Me Manus was
charged with absconding from the workhouse, and taking with
her the workhouse clothes, and a new pair of stays belonging to
an inmate of the house. She sold all the articles belonging
to the workhouse, except a blue wrapper she had then on, when
taken into custody. She was committed for a month, with
hard labour.

RIRKENHEAD.
(Before JOHN RALPH SHAW, Ti'
_Patrick Mack, a youngster not more than 10 years of age,
was charged with stealing coals from the dock quay. The boy
in his defence, said that his mother sent him to do so. The
magistrate said it was quite distressing to see children of that
tender age brought up by their parents to acts of dishonesty, it
was the parents that ought to be punished instead of their poor
children.

Morris Jones, and Edward Murphy, two seamen of the
vessel 13raziliera, lying initheißirkenhead docks, were charged
with smuggling tobacco. It appears from the evidence of a
Custom house officer named Thomas, that he was doing duty
were about to :go onshore; that he searched them and found
on each a pound of tobacco concealed under their clothes and
in their pockets, and that he was unable to give them in charge
until yesterday, as only himself was on board and ho could not
leave. Defendants admitted the charge, and they were each
fined 9s. 6d., being the single value of the tobacco.