The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL.
(BEFORE MR. J. AIKEN.)
ROBBERY IN THE AMPHITHEATRE.—A young Scotch-
man, named John M'Pherson, who said he was a native
of Dumfries, was charged by detectives Carlyle and
Horn, with having stolen a watch from Mr. John Sloane,
Boundary-street. The prisoner was in the Amphi-
theatre, where there was a great crowd on Saturday
night, and the officers saw him push, in a suspicious
manner, into the thick of the crowd, and immediately
they heard some one say, "you have stolen my watch,"
and then they saw Mr. Sloane seize tha prisoner, and
they also caught hold of him, when he dropped the
watch. It was taken up from his feet; he had cut the
guard. Police officer 597, said he knew the prisoner to
be a thief from Manchester. He lived with all sorts of
thieves and robbers in Charles-street, in that city. The
Prisoner was remanded, in order to make enquiry about
him.

(BEFORE MR. BOLTON.)
ROBBERY AT TITH EB ARN •STREET STATION.—John
Davis, a well dressed and respectable looking person,
was charged by Mr. Chadwick, inspector at Tithebarn-
street station, under the following circumstances :—The
complainant said, at nine o'clock on Saturday night he
saw the prisoner and two other persons on the platform,
and suspecting their intentions, he watched them.
When a train came in, he saw one of the prisoner's
companions pick a lady's pocket of a purse, and band it
to the prisoner. Witness seized the prisoner, (the other
two got away,) who flung the purse from him, which
witness picked up. It contained 5s 4d, but the lady who
lost it, had gone away. He found another purse, contain-
ing over 235, on the prisoner ; it was evidently a lady's
purse Mr. Block defended the prisoner, and cross-
examined the witness, with the view of showing that
he was mistaken, but he swore positively to the
prisoner. %;r. Dixon (magistrate) said he attended pur-
posely to h ar the ease. He knew the witness to he a
respectable and useral officer, and had detected several
robbers at the station. Mr. Clough said the arrest of the
prisoner would, perhapS, lead to an interesting dis-
covery. He asked for a general remand. Granted. Mr.
Campbell, the bridewell keeper, said, on Sunday Mr.
Chadwick called at the main bridewell, and there
saw a female, who was locked up on another
charge, and he at once recognised her as one of the
persons who was with the prisoner on the platform at
the time of the robbery.

ALLEGED LADY PICKPOCKETS.— CURIOUS CASE.—Two
respectable and very well dressed females, named Esther
Wilson and Betsy Davis, were charged with having
picked the pocket of a lady named Mary Dalton, who
resides in Clifton-street, Everton, of £3 ss. Mr. Bluck de-
fended Mrs. Davis,and Mr. Goodier appeared for Wilson.
The complainant said she was standing at a shop door in
Commutation-row, when she saw a man knock down a
woman. The prisoner Wilson came up at the instant
and spoke to her, pushing up quite close to her, and she
immediately missed her purse containing the money, and
she gave the prisoners into custody. Mr. Muck : Why
did you give Mrs. Davis into custody ? Complainant :
Because she was near the other person. Mr. Bluck :
What hour was it? Complainant: A quarter-past
eleven. Mr, Bluck : I shall make you remember this.
Officer 660 said there were several swell thieves at the
place at the time of the robbery. Mr. Bluck said his
client was a highly respectable female, and lie would
prove it. She was returning home from the market, and
knew nothing whatever of the affair until she was
arrested by the police. He called Mr. Geo. Fletcher, a
provision
dealer, who said he had known the lady for eight
years, and swore she was highly respectable. She was at
once discharged without any imputation on her charac-
ter. Mr. Goodier contended that there was no case
made out against his client. Mr. Chadwick, from the
railway station, Tithebarn-street, identified the prisoner
as one of the persons who was in company with the pri-
soner John Davis at the station, when the lady's pocket
was picked on Saturday night. The prisoner was
remanded generally.

(BEFORE MR. T. BOLTON.)
A BURGLAR.—A TICKET OF LEAVE MAN.—A young
man, named John Keely, alias Williams, alias Napier,
was charged under the following circumstances—(a
police-officer handed in two " tickets of leave " which he
found on the prisoner) :—lt appeared that on Saturday
night the prisoner, by means of skeleton keys, entered
the house of Christina Maxwell, No. 2-court, Nelson-
street, where he packed up a variety of property, which
he was about to remove, but was scared away by some
interruption. He was chased and arrested. The pri-
soner was sent for trial at the sessions.

SuomFrnio.—Maria Jackson, a well-dressed young
woman, was charged by Isabella Jones, of Brownlow-
hill, with having stolen four pairs of boots from her
shop. The prisoner went to the shop under the pretence
of purchasing something, and, whilst there, she con-
trived to steal the boots in question, but she was caught
before removing the property. She was committed for
two months.

AN OLD WOMAN AND A YouNo MAN,--A wretched-
looking old woman, named Elizabeth Mason, was
charged by a young "swell," named William Charles
Cooper, with having stolen £1 14s 6d from him. The
complainant told a story that: disgusted all who heard
it, and the prisoner said she was drinking with him in
several public houses, and that he gave her the money.
The exact sum was found on the prisoner, who was sent
to gaol for two months.

TILE GAROTTE ROBBERY IN BEDFORD STREET —Peter
Duff, and John, James, and Thomas Kelly, who were
remanded on a charge of the above description (the
details .4' which we have already published), were
brought up. Mr. Block defended the prisoners. In
addition to the evidence already given, Mr. Edward
Jones, the manager of a bread shop, stated, that on
Saturday night week, about a quarter to one o'clock, he
was going home, when he was attacked in a violent man-

ner, and nearly choked ; he was robbed of I4s, his
watch, and some small articles. He swore positively to
the identity of Duff and Thomas Kelly, as two of the
persons who attacked and robbed him. He was seriously
injured, and had been under medical treatment ever since.
A young woman, named Jane Phillips, identified both
Duff and John Kelly as two of the persons who were
engaged in the attack on the prosecutor, and a young
man named James Wilson identified James and John
Kelly, and Duff, as being at the spot, but in reply to Mr.
Blnck, he said lie did not see the outrage committed.
Officer 482 said, he saw the prisoners running away from
the spot where the robbery had taken place. Mr.
Bluak contended that there was no case made out
against James Kelly, and said he was instructed to prove
that Thomas Kelly was not present on the occasion in
question ; but, exercising his discretion, lie would not
now use it, but reserve it for another place. He would,
however, call for the discharge of James Kelly. He
was discharged accordingly. The other three prisoners
were fully committed for trial.

THE POOR IRISH NAmou.—Josepti M'Glide, John
M'Guire, and Anne Higgins, were brought up on
remand, charged with robbing a poor Irish nailor, named
John Hodgson, from Ballinsaloe. Mr. Bluck defended
the female prisoner. A few days ago the details of this
case were fully published. The evidence was gone over
de novo. Mr. Bluck cross-examined the prosecutor at
some length, and caused considerable laughter, in con-
sequence of the simple answers given by him. Mrs.
Finch, a publican, stated that the three prisoners called
at her house and wanted change for an Irish note, but
she refused to change it. Mr. Bluck contended that the
prosecutor ought to be in a lunatic asylum for believing
all that had been told him. He contended that his
client should be dealt with under the Vagrant Act. In
reply to the bench, Mr. Campbell, the bridewell keeper,
said M'Glade had been tried for manslaughter, and
acquitted at the last assizes. The woman had been
several times convicted of felonies. His Worship dis-
charged 111‘Guire, and committed the other two prisoners
for trial.
THE OUTRAGE ON THE WELSH WOMAN.—John Jones
and William Crawley, who were remanded, on a charge
of having committed a gross outrage on a Welsh girl,
named Mary Anne Williams, were brought up. The
evidence was the same as already published. The case
was dealt with under the Summary Act. The prisoner
Jones was sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
and Crowley was discharged, as the evidence was not
considered sufficient to convict.