The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-13 00:00:00

tili=SU

STERDAY

(BEFORE MR. STITT.)
NOT ACCORDING TO NAME:—John Smith alias James,
a well known plunderer of ships, was brought up on a
charge of having stolen some wearing apparel from the
cabin of a vessel called the Vigilant—the people belong-
ing to which, did not display any vigilance on the occa-
sion. The prisoner being such an old offender, was fully
committed for trial.

TAKING " TIME."—A young woman, with a child in
her arms, who gave her name as Ann, M'Kene, was
charged with stealing a watch (value £4 108) from
Richard Owen, a well dressed man about 45 years of
age. The prosecutor met the prisoner in Rumford-
street, and after discoursing about the weather and other
public topics, she ran away into Water-street, when he
missed his watch ; he called a police officer, who followed
the prisoner, and saw her fling the watch to four females
who were concealed in a warehouse door. The article
was recovered, and the prisoner. arrested. She was
committed for two months. _

CHARGE OF EMBEzzLEMENT.---Richard Radcliffe, who
had been twice remanded on a charge pf embezzlint,
£39, belonging to. Mr. J. O. Lever, corn merchant, of
Manchester, was brought up by Inspector Murphy.
Mr. M'!)onnell appeared for the prisoner. There was
no additional evidence offered, nor did any one appear

)r the prosecution. and th

as diScharged

Vauxh

to aseer

doubt they would have grievously injured each other.
Their conduct was described as having been most dis,
graeeful and outrageous. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, one
of. the prisoners said her brother got married that
morninz. and, of cou

all went on a " battering
spree," as the brother stood"any quantity of lush." A
dispute arose, and they had a fight in consequence. They
meant no harm, and were merely kicking each other for
pleasure, in order to celebrate the " wedding party."
Mr Mansfield said their defence was as disgraceful as
their conduct, and he fined them £1 each, or in default
of payment one month's imprisonment.

BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT

Yesterday the Revs. Fielden, Case, and Coxon and
Messrs. Bryant and Shaw, presided in this court, for the
purpose of disposing of the business of the district.
ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—A girl, named
Elizabeth Barns, was charged with stealing some lace
belonging to Mrs. Stafford, her mistress, and a handker-
chief, the property of Mr. Prowse, of Tranmere. On a
previous day, the prosecutrix and other witnesses,
attended to prove the offence, after which, the case was
remanded until this day. In consequence of no persons
attending on the present occasion, the prisoner was
discharged.
ANOTHER ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Ann M'Cabb, a
middle aged woman, was charged with stealing.aishawl,
the property of. Mrs. M'Whirter, Argyle-street. It
appeared that the prisoner had lived for upwards of
twelve months is the servic lof the prosecutrix. She
left about the month of September last, after which the
shawl was missed. On Monday last, police constable
Hodson, from information he had received, went to Mr.
Hilliers's, where the prisoner was then employed, and
found the shawl in her box. This shawl was taken to
Mrs. M'Whirter, who identified it, and gave the prisoner
into custody. Mr. Bretherton appeared for the prisoner,
and argued that the shawl had not been stolen by the
prisoner, as if so, she would never have worn it publicly
in the streets as she had done, immediately in the neigh-
bourhood. It appeared that the girl had heretofore
borne a good charactei, and the prosecutrix declining to
proceed further in the case, the prisoner was then
discharged.

Fl 7DING " A PURSE.—James Smith, a man whose
personal appearance was certainly rather against him,
had not the case been in itself rather suspicious, even
after be had made his, statement in explanation, was
charged with ltvirig stolen a purse, containing £1 lOs 6d,
:the property of a poor woman named Sarah Roberts, the
wife of a labourer, living at Neston. On the morning
of Saturday last, she had been :vending some fowls and
potatoes at Tranmere, and when at the house of Mr.
Dickenson, she, by some accident, dropped her purse,
containing the sum stated, but did
.pot discover her loss •
until some time afterwards. Prom the evidence of the
Tranmere insppctor of police (Williams). it appeared
that that two of the young ladies of the house had, after
the departure of the woman, picked the purse up from
the step of the door. The prisoner, however, sent and
dem raided it, saying that it was his property. The young
ladies consequently gave it up to him. The two young

I in th

to poor woman stated she had lost. In answer to this
large, the prisoner said that he had lost a purse on the

the -girl

After a c