The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

(BEFORE MR MANSFIELD.)

THE KNIFE AGAIN! —Every day our police reports are
full of details of stabbing cases, often resulting fatally.
Liverpool, at present, and for some time past, seems to be a
disgrace to England, in this respect. Have the authorities
no power to put a stop to the frightful use of the knife that
prevails ? Ye.terday morning, there were three or four
cases of stabbing brought before the bench, and amongst
these a man named Edward Daffy, was put forward on a
charge of having stabbed a woman named Jane Maguire, in
PauCstreet. Her head was ba"daged r,p and her face
covered with blood. The prisonei's head w.,3 also covered
with blood, which clotted his hair, and one side of the
cranium was bound up with sticking plaster, and both
persons seemed t i have suffered severely. It appeared from
the evidence of the officer, that there was a 't great fight" in
Paul street, and that the brother of the complainant and the
Prisoner were engaged in a fierce conflict, when the woman's
husband joined in the melee. They used knives; and on
the woman coming down stairs, she was stabbed by the
prisoner on the forehead. The woman on being put into
the box, not only exhibited great reluctance to proceed, but
said she could not tell who struck her. The police officer
said they were all a faction together and did not wish to
proceed against each other. Mr. Mansfield said, if people
took a fancy to get stabbed, and suffered it, why, ho would
not interfere. In this case he could do nothing, as there was
no evidence, and he most therefore discharge the prisoner.—
Anne Doyle, a native of Orange-street, was the next
prisoner. She was put forward on a charge of attempting
to stab her husband. Police officer 499, produced a knife,
which he said she had in her hand. She was following her
husband in the street, swearing she would kill him; and
when he (the officer) attempted to stop her, she said she
would "do for him." The prisoner's husband refused to
come forward to prosecute. The prisoner was sent to jail
for seven days.
SOLDIERS' WIVES.—Some soldiers' wives applied to his
worship for assistance to enable them to join their husbands.
The applicants stated that they had addressed themselves to
the parish authorities, but the only relief they could get there
was by going into the workhouse; this they refused, as they
said it would separate them from their children. His
worship ordered Marks, one of the officers, to make out a
list of the deservin; persons, and be would lay it before the
mayor and the officer commanding the staff, and see what
could be done for the poor women. He said he had
received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Connor, in reference to
some remarks, which he felt it his duty to make a few days
since regarding a testimonial. He had the highest opinion
of the Rev. Mr. Connor, who was incanable of doing any-
thing improper; but he (Ur. Mansfield) had not beard, as
yet, any statement in reference to the observations which he
used, that had induced him to alter the opinion he then held
and expressed. He was sure that if Major Powis knew the
circumstances under which the piece of plate was got up for
him be would blush every time he looked at the testimonial,
when he knew the persons or parties who presented it to
him raised it by begging from beggars.
(BEFORE MR. ALDERMAN TURNER )

AN OPEN OoNFFS3ION—ROBBERY OF ,L 26

and Robert Satetiff., said to be man and wife, the latter

described as a shoemaker, residing in Rose-place, were
charged with having stolen £2610s in gold, from Wm. King.
The facts of the case were as follows : —The prosecutor is
a chair-maker; and was on his way home, shortly after two
o'clock on Tuesday morning, when he entered an eating
shop kept by a Mrs. Rolands, in Cases—street, to get some
supper. The prisoners were in a "snug," into which he
went. He was sober, hut very sleepy, and while his supper
was being got ready he sent for some ale. He fell asleep
in the mean time, and when he awoke he found his money
and the prisoners gone. He gave information to the police,
and two officers proceeded to the prisoners' lodging, where,
on searching, they got seventeen sovereigns, and on the
woman's person, by the female searcher, two half-sovereigns
more were found. The male prisoner, at first, told the
police the money was his own, hut he afterwards denied it.
The female, in reply to the bench, said, I took the money,
but I only took what the police found, and I'm sorry for it
now; my husband, here, knows nothing about it." One of
the officers sail the woman was not the man's wife. She
was a person who walked the streets at night, and the man,
was in the habit of following her. The prisoners (who
were well dressed) were fully committed for trial.
Swm.r.s.—.Tyro young and fashionably dressed persons,
whose names appeared on the sheet as Sarah Cowley and
E lward Smith, both of whom spoke with strong Scotch
accent, were charged by Mr. Charles C ladwick, carriage
inspector at the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, who
said, shortly after six the previous evening hesaw them on the
platform at Tithebarn-street station, and suspecting them,
for certain reasons, he kept his eve on them, and after some
time, he saw them fellow a lady. The male prisoner
"covered" the woman, and he saw her put her hand into

the lady's !pocket, when he seized her. Mr. Goodier
appeared for the male prisoner, and contended that there
was nn evidence against him. In reply to him, the com .

plainant said the lady did not lose anything. The learnt.,
gentleman contended that his client must be discharged

The prisoners, not being known to the police, were dis

charged with a caution:
CURIOUS CHARGE.—A gentlemanly-looking person, about
50 years .f age, whose name appeared on the sheet as
William Henry Smith, said to be of the firm of Smith and
Hodson, general agents, was brought up by Inspector Horn,
on a charge of the following, description :—Mr. Henry
appeared for the prosecution, and from his statement, it
appeared that some time in April last, the prisoner caned on
Mr. John Foot, a brewer, at West Derby, and told him he
could procure a quantity of hops, and, after an agreement,
a bill of £175 18s 3d was given to the prisoner in relation
to the hops. It was not stated whether the hops were
delivered ; but the allegation was that, towards the end of
July the prisoner obtained two bills, one for £75. with the
view of returning the original bill, hut, as he stated, he got

this bill discounied, and did not apply it as designed

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Henry said he would ask for a remand for soriie days, in
order to produce witnesses; but his Worship said, on the
case shown there was not grounds to retain the prisoner, and
he was therefore discharged.
DENIAL NINE POINTS OF THE LAW.—A comical-Joking
fellow, named Niurphy, was charged with having stolen three
hens. A witness stated that he saw the prisoner "coaxing"

some fancy fowl with bread and meat, and when he got-a
lot in a cluster, he made a grab at and caught three of them,
which he put inside his shirt, when the witness caught him.
The prisoner denied, in the very strongest terms, that he
was there at all, and vehemently protested that he did not

see alien for a 'fortnight before last Christmas ! He was
sent to jail for three months, being a well-known " foul"
robber.

(BEFORE MR. ALDERMAN TURNER AND T. BOLTON.)
CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—John Boyd, an inspector at
Tithebarn-street railway station, appeared to answer a com-
plaint made against him by Isaac Brunt for an assault,
which consisted in the defendant having ejected the com-
plainant from the premises of the railway company. On
hearing the details, the magistrates were fully convinced that
the officer, who is a man of intelligence and respectability, was
only doinf his duty, and that he was perfectly justified in
the clurse he adopted, and therefore they dismissed the

compl4int.
ANOTHER ASSAULT.—A smart, intelligent girl. late a
waitress in Mr. Philip Angelo's eating-house, Great Howard-

street, summoned brr employer for an assault. Mr. Block
defended. It, appeared that the complainant was told 10
defendant not to bring in any drink for his wife, for if she
did he would turn her away. Oa the other hand, tha

mistress as positively asserted sbe would dismiss her, if she
refased to bring in the " liquor." She did bring in some,
and this caused a quarrel ' • and she alleged that her master
beat her, and gave her a black eye. He was fined ss. and
costs.

THE DOG NUISANCE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—l am glad to see you notice this subject. It is,
indeed, most intolerable to see the number of dogs that are
allowed (to the danger of foot passengers) to be at large in
our streets. I notice that almost every house in Barlow-
street, and the adjoining, Upper Baker-street, West Derby-
road, has a dog, and you cannot pass without being
furiously attacked by one of them. Surely the police should
see to this. A fine sheuli be enforced on parties allow-
ing their dogs to be at large, especially at the pres-nt time.
—I am, &c. RETRIEVER.

Liverpool, 19th August, 1856.

AN ADVENTURE.—About the still and solemn hour of
midnight, between Tuesday and Wednesday, when " nature
seeks repose in balmy sleep," a hero of the Crimea, accom-
panied by his " laydie love" went down to view the har-
bour, be, no doubt, describing all the while Sebastopol or
Eupatoria. Tn doing this, they both sat down upon the
steps of Earl Greys's Dock, Dundee; but ere they long had
sat, a cry wa3 heard, a double cry, which brought the
guardians of the night, and lo ! deep in the dark abyss, two
figures there appeared, struggling for life, and bawling out
for help'. By great exertions both were rescued from their
perilous positiou.—Northern Warder.