The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

POLICE v COURT.--ESTERDAY.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD
VIOLENT ASSAULT.-A well dressed young man, named
John Maher, was charged with having committed a
violent assault on police officer Ferguson, 499. The
complainant said he was on duty in Tithbarn-street, at
one o'clock the previous night, when he heard a great
se at the corner of Key-street, and on going to ascii..
7 the cause, he saw tha prisoner and another petsbri
y, and

making
the other t
sage in Key-street, ;Ind continued to make a great nurse:
[he witness went aft'r him, and on entering the passage,
the prisoner struck him a violent blow with a stick on
the nose. A medical gentleman stated, that both nasal
bones were broken, and thit the injury would be per-
manent. The only thing the prisoner said was, that he
had just come from Dublin. He was:fully committed
for trial.

Flo told them to go a
t the nrigoner went into a

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PPA I . —.John Jackson, a vendor
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was' A
eh urged under the following circum-
stances. MC. John Hopwood, of Great Crosshall-
street stated, that soon after six o'clock the previous
evening', the prisoner entered his shoo, where there
were two gentlemen at the counter in conversation The
prisoner grossly insulted the parties, and when witness
told him to go out, he abused and insulted him very
much,. and then ran into the street, to,;: up a brick and
flung. it at him. By shutting the doo' complainant
saved.hitnself, but the brick knocked off the handie. Tn
reply to the charge, the prisoner said " they flung and
into the street and broke my neck." Mr. Mansfield
said if they had broken his neck, perhaps it would net
hare proved so much harm. He fined the prisoner 55.,
or in default of payment 14 days imprisonment.

(BEFoRE MR. C. S. PARK

MIL CAIN IV 'hR(►UBLII AGA“.—Williarn Cain, a
" deer," who had been up en two previous days during
the week, on charges of having swindled persons, was
brought up again yesterday on a charge of havinz robbed
Lydon of ,C 2, The story told by the dope was

; follows
.bn prnrin

On Thursday evening he met the prisoner,

r Canton

ape shawl, wh'ell he

was

worth 100 dollars of any man's money, and that he had
just arrived from China with it. The prosecutor refused
to have anything to do with such a valuable article, as
he had only two sovereigns in the world. The rrisoner
then treated him to some ate, and fol!owed him to the

lodging-house, where he induced h
sovereigns on the table. The p
down stairs to call the mistress to I,
dollar shawl, and in the meantime
pocketed the coins, one of whVi he subsen.,
up, and the other was found concealed on him..
defended by Mr. Campbell, who urged that there was
no legal offence committed, and, besides, the complain.,
ant had got his money. The prisoner was remanded
for a week, and the money was given up to the

iNn two

cuter then went
f- the hundred
prisoner had
ntly gave
He was

owner

A LUNATIC.—A person, named James Cullen, was
brought up, charged with having stolen seven! leather
trunks from the shop of Mr. Collard, Lord-street. The
prisoner walked up to the door, where the articles were
placed, and deliberately took them up and walked
aw.iy with -hem. Bridwell - keeper Campbell
said the prisoner had been up a day or tvrai
ago for a like offence committed at the same shop, and
he (the prisoner) stated that he would continue to steal,
unit he had got committed, because he could get no
food. It appeared that the unfortunate fellow had been
ill for a long time, and from his manner and conduct, it
seemed that his mind was not all right. •He said he had
been eleven years on the Chester and Holyhead railway,
and was subsequently engaged at Birkenhead ; but he
said for the last thirteen months he had been ill, and
recently he had no food. The magisteate said it was
apparent that the prisoner's mind was not all right ; be
would remand him for the present, in order that an
enquiry should be made into his case.

PUBLICANS' CASES

Joseph Beautnon, Shaw's•hrow, was charged with
doing business at illegal hours. For the defence, it
was shown that the persons found in the house, were
friends of the defendant, and that he had them as his
private guests, and that they had not paid for any drink.
Complainant dismissed.
Susan Orford, Simpson-street, was charged with
selling gin at illegal hours on Sunday. In this case,
the defendant proved that she had given the gin to a sick
woman, and had not made any charge for it. Dis-
missed.

Ann Quinn, Now Bird-street, was charged with doing
business at illegal hours on Sunday. The defence in
this case was, that the liquor sold, was for a sick
person, but the fact was not proved, and a flue of 2s 6d
and costs was inflicted.

BEERHOUSE CASES

Elizabeth Olive, Pitt Street, was fined 2s 6d, and

2s Gel costs

William Christian, Mann Street, fined 23 6d, and 2s 6d
costs.

Margaret Pendleton, Watkinson Street, acquitted.
James Adamson, Paddington, fined is, and is costs.
Rilph Pickering, Park Road, fined is and is costs.
Robert Eastbain, Prince Edward Lane, fined Is and
Is costs.

Margaret Murphy, Chisenbale Street, tablebeer seller.
was charged with selling beer on Sunday morning ; fined

2s 6d and 2s 6fl costs.
Nmsxxc

Tilt SmoR.L.. ...—Mr. Thomas Lister, of Wood-
stock-street, was summoned by Inspector Wignall, under
the smoke nuisance act. On the 19th March, the inspec-
tor saw " dense volumes of black smoke" issuing from
the defendants chimney. Mr. Stone appeared for the
defendant, and produced a witness to show that all was
done that could be done to prevent the smoke. A fine
of £1 and costs was inflicted.