The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-17 00:00:00

POLICE COURT. YESTERDAY.

THE RECEIVERS OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—A licensed
marine store dealer, named Burke, and a femaleOwere brought
up by the police on a charged receiving property, knowing it to
have been stolen. As the owner of the property conld not be
discovered, the prisoners were discharged, Mr. Holme, observing
that he feared there were too many of the licensed brokers who
knowingly received stolen property, and as one of the persons
who had the granting of these licenses, he should, certainly,
stop the defendants at the next meeting, and that might be a
warning to others.
ILLEGAL PAWNING.—Fanny liPlvett was committed for
21 days on a charge of stealing a silver spoon, and illegally
pawning the same, she being an old offender.

CHARGE OF ROBBING THE BANK.—The lad, Joseph Price,
who was yesterday remanded on a charge of stealing some
money, was discharged, his employers not appearing to press
the charge, after a severe admonition from the magistrates.
ROBBERIES BY PROSTITUTES.—Betty Davis was committed
for two months for robbing Joseph Williams of a pulse and
255. in Whitechapel.
.Elizabeth Flinn, another prostitute, and a notorious thief,
was charged with robbing,a sailor of £8 75., at a brothel in
Preston-street. The complainant went with the defendant to
her house on Wednesday night, and early on the following
morning he found his money gone. The purse was found, in
which was a five•pound note, which had evidently being over-
looked by the prisoner. She being an old offender, and her
husband being also well known to the police, was committed
for three months, the prosecutor not being able to remain in
Liverpool, or she would have been committed for trial at the
sessions.

Ann Lynn was also committed for three months, for steal-
ing £l3 from a sailor, named William Desmond, who had
accompanied her home. The magistrate, in this case, also re-
gretted that the sailor could not remain in town that he might
have sent her to a higher tribunal, that she might have been
sent out of the country, she being a notorious thief and pros•
titute.

Eliza Smith, a prostitute, was committed for two months,
for stealing a watch from a person named Foster Parry, who
had accompanied her home o:1 the preceding night, and the
next morning found himself without his coat or watch. The
coat was returned to him by paying a sovereign, but the watch
was pawned at a shop in the Vauxhall-road, the ticket of
which was politely handed to him, upon which he impolitely
gave the prisoner in charge.
A GANG OF SHOP-LIFTERS.—Michael Fenna, John Sul-
livan, Catharine M'Carthy, Elizabeth Mason, and Julia
_trodden, a gang of most deplorable looking objects, and whose
appearance would naturally excite pity, were charged with rob-
bing a number of provision warehouses. From the evidence
of detective-officer Russell, it appeared that he met the prison-
ers the previous day in Renshaw•street, and entertaining some
doubts as to their honest intentions, he watched their move-
ments, when he saw some of the parties enter several provision
shops, while the others kept on the watch outside, and subse-
quently apprehended, and took from them, some butter, pork,
and sugar. Mr. Wright, 8, Northumberland-street, identified
the butter as his property; they were each committed for three
months' imprisonment. Mr. Bluck attended for the prisoners,
but the facts of the case were too glaring to be denied.
ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—Two lads named Johnson and
Turner, were charged with stealing a pound and a half of
tobacco, the property of Mr. M'Millen, tobacco and snuff
manufacturer, Surrey-street. The prisoner Turner was an
errand boy in the employ of the complainant. On the previous
evening ho was sent with 321bs. of tobacco to Frederick-street,
but as it was suspected that he had previously been guilty of
abstracting goods from the parcels instrusted to his care, the
foreman followed him. Shortly after he left the premises he
was joined by the other prisoner, when they went into back
Frederick-street, an unfrequented locality, and took. from the
parcel a pound and a half of tobacco, which was found upon
them. The prisoners were remanded for a week to enable
the officer to inquire into their previous conduct.

PUBLICANS' CASKS.

Joseph Allen, keeper of a public house, Regent-road, Was
summoned for a violation of the act, on the 4th of this month.
fTenhidsanwta.s an adjourned case. Mr. Dodd appeared for the de-
Police-officer Wilson, 165, stated that at half past eleven on
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opened, and on his going in he saw the men coming from the
counter. He also saw wet glasses turned upside down, and on
examining two of the glasses ho found that they had contained
whiskey.
Cross-examined : There was sufficient in the glasses to taste.
They were placed on a drainer. There is a large yard belong-
ing to the premises, which is let to Mr. John Wilson Green,
shipbuilder. I know that one of the men who wont into the
house is not in the employment of Mr. Green. When I went
to the door I did not knock, but when it was opened for the
men to come out I entered.

Inspector Skirmer corroborated the evidence of Wilson

Mr. Dodd said that as to the entering of the men into the
house he did not mean to deny. but he would prove that they
had obtained ...toussion, not for the purpose of getting drink,
but to go to the yard of Mr. Green, in whose employment
they were. He might, however, remark that the defendant
had the present house for three years, having previously kept
one in Great Hovvard-street for five years, and during that time
not a single complaint had been made against him. The cir-
cumstances under which the present charge arose were very
simple. As the officer had stated, the yard to the house was
let to Mr. Wilson Green, who was surveyor to the board of
trade, and extensively engaged in shipbuilding. His men had
frequently to go to the yard on business on Sundays, but as the
gate to it from
,the street was always locked on that day, the
defendant permitted them to pass through his house to it. Ac-
cordingly on Sunday, the 4th, six men in the employment of
Mr. Green came to the house, and on being admitted passed
right through to the yard. The other, the seventh man, was
a dock gateman, who came to inquire after Mrs. Allen, who
was ill in bed, and it would be sworn to in evidence that
neither he nor any of the other men had taken any drink
whatever in the house.

Mary Butler, barmaid to Mr. Allen, examined .
On the morning of Sunday, the 4th, six men in the em-
ployment of Mr. Green, knocked at the door between 11 and
12 o'clock, and were admitted. They passed right through to
the yards and in a few minutes returned, and passed again
through the shop. They drank nothing. The seventh party
who called, was a dock gateman, named John Gray. He
called to inquire after Mrs. Allen, who was ill in bed. He
drank nothing.
Ellis Edwards examined.

Is in the employment of Mr. Green. Keeps the key of the
gate to the yard. He opens it sometimes for the men on
Sundays, but when he does not, they get to it through Mr.
Allen's shop. He did not open the gate oni Sunday, the 4th.
Mr. Dodd said, that were it not then high water, Gray
would have been in attendance to drove that he drank nothing.
Mr. Green was also in attendance, but his business would not
permit him to stay. However, he could only prove what
Edwards had proved.
inspector Skirmer observed that there was a constable then
present who would prove that three of the six men alleged to
be in the employment of Mr. Green, were, on the contrary,
firemen on board a Newry steamer.
The magistrate said that it had been proved that seven
glasses were found wet, and smelling of spirits, and besides it
had not been shown that the men had any business whatso-
ever that required their presence at the yard. The defendant
should therefore be fined in I Os. and costs.

John Garstage, keeper of a public-house in Limekiln-lane,
was summoned for a violation of the act on last Sunday
morning.
Police-officer Wilson said that on Sunday morning, at twenty
minutes to nine, he saw two men admitted through the back
door of the defendant's house. They remained there for
abojit two minutes, and on entering the house he found two
measures containing whiskey.
The defendant stated that he was not at home at the time,
and he therefore could not swear that the men had not been
supplied with drink. But it was his servant, who was very
young and ignorant, that they forced to admit them.
He was fined 10s and costs ; the magistrate, however, observ-
ing that the fine, though recorded, should not operate against
him.

Mary Walsh Lysaught, beerseller, Portland-street, was
summoned for a violation of the act on last Sunday.
The officer stated that at half-past nine o'clock, on Sunday
morning, he saw four men admitted into the defendant's house,
and on entering he found them drinking half-a•gallon of warm
ale. The officer (Wilson) further stated that the father of the
defendant had lost the license of the present house. The
license was then taken out by his daughter, against whom
firms to the amount of 501. were recorded, and it was now in
the name of the defendant.
Mr. Owen appeared for the defendant and said that he did
not deny that the men had got the ale; but it was given them
under circumstances which would excuse the act.
George Lysaught, son of the defendant, was then sworn, and
lie stated that the men lodged at his mother's house, and they
having procured for him employment, his mother asked them
on the Sunday to take the ale.
The summons was dismissed.

James Groves beer-seller, St. Martin-street, was summoned
for Sunday trading. In one cellar, defendant sold soap, and
in the other beer.

Mr. Chilton, who appeared for the defendant, admitted the
selling of the soap.
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The defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs.

Edward Jones, beerseller, Blackburne-street, was sum-
moned by officers 681 and 60, for refusing to open his door on
their knocking and demanding admission on last Sunday night.
The defendant's wife said that they were going to bed at
the time, and that they always kept their house shut from
Saturday night to Monday morning.

The defendant was fined 40s and costs.
Henry Woods, beerseller, Athol Street, was summoned for
a violation of the act on last Sunday. Tne summons was
dismissed.

David Sall, bcerseller, Dublin-street, was summoned for a
violation of the act on last Sunday morning.
. .

The officer (Wilson), said that he found some men sitting
in the kitchen, with jugs of ale before them. [The defendant
said that the men wero cattle-drovers, and he did not think
it wrong to supply them with the ale. He was fined 2s. 6d.
and costs.