The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY.

STREET ROBBERY.—Mary Ann Hamilton, was charged
with stealing some money from a poor foreign sailor-boy
who gave his name G. Dark Scherrp.
The bay stated that he was knocked down by another boy
who was with the prisoner, and while he was bleeding she
came up, and took the handkerchief out of his cap, and
cleaned his face. The money, Bs., was in the handkerchief
—he asked her for it, when she threw 4s. on the pavement,
and immediately ran away.
Police-officer, 305, spoke to apprehending the prisoner,
directly after the occurrence.
She was committed for 14 days.

• PICKING PocKErs.—Th, anas illiophy, was charged with
stealing a sovereign and is. 6d. from the pocket of Mrs.
M' Millen. Mr. 0 wen appeared for the prisoner.
The complainant stated she Ras standing at the corner of
Pitt-street, witnessing the performance of a monkey on a
table, when a gentleman touched her on the Shoulder and
asked her if she had lost anything. She then discovered
that her pocket had been picKed, and it was turned outside
of her dress. The money and purse were gone. The
sovereign was in the purse, but the is. 6d. was in the
pocket. The prisoner was standing close by her side. The
parson mentioned, said ho heard a shilling drop on the pave-
ment and saw the prisoner place his foot over it, when he
directed the woman's attention to the fact. _ •

M The
prisoner having been before committed for a similar
offence, for which he was sentenced to three months' impri-
sonment, was committed to take his trial at the approaching

SUSPICIOUS CIIARACTERS,—Two youths who gave their
names as Philip Macguire and John Ward, were charged
with attempting to pick pockets.
Detective officer Bussell said, about three o'clock yester-
day, he was in Bold-street, whe4khe saw the prisoners--one
was attempting to pick the pockets of a lady, and the
other came up. He afterwards saw them together, leaving
some ladies, and subsequently took them into custody. The
officer said it was difficult to detect them in the act, as they
had a hole in the side of the pocket, through which they
put their hands.
The prisoners' pockets were exhibited to the magistrates,
and were each found as represented by the officer, and un-
doubtedly is a most ingenious contrivance.
Another officer spoke to seeing the prisoners together in
Bold- streeet.

The prisoners were proved to have been in custody in the
month of February last, on a charge of picking pockets in
St. Mark's church, and the magistrates committed them for
three months. •

ROBBERY IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—MichaeI APNulty,
a youthful looking offender, was charged wick picking the
pockets of Mrs Gardner, in a railway carriage.
Police-officer 216 stated, on the arrival of the train yes-
terday, at the Lime-street station, he was informed that a
lady had had her pocket cut from her dress, and that the
pocket of another lady in the same carriae,cre had been
attempted to be picked. Having received a description of
the person suspected, he went and apprehended the prisoner
at a beerhouse kept by a man named William Cropper,
which was the regular resort for thieves. Upon his person
he found £8 Bs. 20. and a purse. Mr. Dodd, solicitor,
appeared for the prisoner.
Mrs. Gardner, the complainant, said she got into the
carriage at Wolverhampton, and sat next the prisoner, who
was in the carriage when she entered, and by ho.
right-hand scar, at tho inc pocket was on that side.
The prisoner left her side for a few minutes and went into
the other compartment of the carriage, where there was a
young lady, but very soon returned. As she was getting,
out of the carriage at the Lime-street station, she perceived
that her dress had been cut, and her purse was gone. She
was positive the prisoner was the person who sat next her
in the carriage.
A young lady who was also in the carriage, identified the
prisoner, and said, when he left Mrs. Gardner he went and
sat quite opposite to her. She was slumbering at the time,
but she distinctly felt him pitt his hand on her purse, which
was in front of her. He left her and went to his former
seat.

➢ir. Dodd endeavoured to shake the witness's testimony,
and to throw suspicion on a female who had left the train
before its arrival in Liverpool, but failed ; and the prisoner
having previously been convicted, was committed for trial
at the sessions.

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STEALING A PAIR OF TROUSERS. - Richard Pearson
and Ann Murphy, who had previously been remanded,
were committed for three months, for stealing a pair of

trousers.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERlES.—Elizabeth Elliott, a respectably
attired woman, was brought up on suspicion of having stolen
several gold rings.
Police-officer, 62, stated that he received information that
the prisoner had been endeavouring to pledge two gold
wedding rings at the shop of Mr. Burton, London-road, and
he followed her to another pawn-shop, where he found her
offering them in pledge, and he took her into custody. The
pawnbroker confirmed the statement. She had four sold
wedding rings in her possession. The police having received
information of two extensive robberies in Bolton, the one on
the night of the sth inst., when a pane of glass was cut in
the window of Mr. Ashall, jeweller and watchmaker, Man-
chester-street, Bolton, from whence 24 gal rings were
abstracted ; and, on the evening of the sth, 33 gold rings
and other property were abstracted in a similar manner from
the shop of Mr. Tritchlen, Bradshaw-gate, Bolton, it was
suspected that the rings in the possession of the prisoner
were a part of the stolen property. Mr. Asholl attended
and identified one of the rings. Another pawnbroker produced
four rings which had been pledged by the prisoner.
The case being of a very serious nature, and not in the
jurisdiction of the Liverpool magistrates, the prisoner was
sent to Bolton.
Jane liforland, the keeper of a beer- ho use in Ashton-
street, was summoned before the bench for having refused
to admit the police officers into her premises.
Mr. Owen appeared for the defendant.
The police-officer stated that he had received information
that that there was an enclosed communication, large
enough to admit a jug, in the cellar, and on Sunday morning
last, about a quarter past ten o'clock, he, with the other
officers, went to the house ; they inspected the parlour, and
were going to the cellar, when the defendant turned the key
and would not allow them to enter. He b^"-
Laui e. eke „11.., but oLc rerusea, and said she would not
admit him or anybody else.
By Mr. ()wan : The defendant permitted us to enter the
house, but refused to let us go into the cellar.
Mr. Owen said the ,defendant had permitted them to enter
the house, and having done that, there was no case. The
information stated - " Shall allow the police to enter the
house." His client had done so.
Mr. Wybergh : But the information also says, " and
premises."
Mr. Owen : Yes, but that is only a law term, with no
meaning, as commonly used as possible. The premises
means the front door.
The Magistrate : Was the room that defendant refused to
admit you to.licensed by the excise?
The officer said he believed it was—it was used to keep
the beer in.
It was admitted that the room was so used, and Mr. Cowell
having pressed his objection, that the police had not been
refused admittance, as they had been admitted into the house.
Mr. Wybergh referred to the act of parliament, and the
case was adjourned for a week, to enable each party to make
themselves thoroughly acquainted with the law on the point
raised by Mr. Owen.
John Ellis, a beer-house keeper in Upper Mann-street,
was summoned for refusing to admit the police-officers to his
house.
The police-officer said he went to the defendant's house
and knocked for admission, having seen some parties going
in and out the house, but the door was not opened to admit
him.
The Defendant : I was gettingc, my breakfast, and I came
to the door as soon as I could. I was not half a minute
before I opened the door, and called you back.
The Magistrates : Did he call you back?
Witness : He did ; but I would not go.
The Magistrate : What time was it ?
Witness : Twenty minutes past nine in the morning.
The Magistrate : How long did you stop at the door ?
Witness : Four or five minutes.
The defendant called a witness, who stated he went into
the house, but did not see any person there except the land-
lord. He was at the house on the previous evening when he
left a book—" Uncle Tom's Cabin "—and he went there
for it.
The Magistrate : That has nothing to do with his refusing
to admit the officers.
The clerk having read over a long list of similar offences,
from which it appeared he had five- times been fined in the
penalty of 514

The Magistrates said he should not be doing his duty,,
if he did not suspend the licence, which would disqualify-
him for two years.
The licence was consequently suspended.
Alm Green, beer-house keeper, Albert-street,. Evertor);
was summoned for having allowed drinking in his house
after the regular hour of closing .
The police-officer stated he went to the house at half-past
one o'clock on Sunday morning (midnight) when he found
ten persons there, and three beer glasses on the table.
The Magistrate : What have you to say ? -
The defendant said he admitted that the persons were
there; but the fact was, he was a musician, and Mrs. Ed-
wards, the widow of another musician, had asked him to
raffle off a musical instrument, and he had consented ; and
the parties had, after their professional engagements, which
did not conclude until between ten and eleven o'clock,.
asseinbled there for the purpose of raffling it off.' He had
spoken to the police-officer on,duty, and had waited some
time to see the inspector, and the police-officer had told him
that they had no power to give permission, and told him to
go, and if they kept quiet nothing would be said about it.
Tho magistrate said the law did not allow such h6uses to
be open after eleven o'clock, but dismissed the case, Caution-
ing the defendant not to offend again.
Ann Harker, the keeper of a public-house in Scotland-
road, also appeared to answer a'complaint mada against her-
house. Mr. Clifton appeared for the defendant. •
The police-officer stated on Sunday last, about half-past
twelve o'clock, he saw a person knocking at the side door
of the defendant's house. There were 'two men, one was
walking backwards and forwards, on the watch. There vas
a policeman on duty passed at the end of the street., he
watched him until he was out of sight and then returned ,to
the door and both went into the house. In abauf three-
minutes after, he
.(the policeman) went and knocked at 'the
door, and as soon as he knocked he heard ,a scuffling noise
in the house, and was let in, when he saw two men running
upstairs—two men in the kitchen and three glasses on the
table. The two men he had seen go in were in the kitchen.
Mr. Clifton . Pray what account did the female give you?
Police-officer : I asked her what account she had to give,
and she said they were some friends of hers. • She gave no
account of the glasses.-
Mr. Clifton for the dependant said she had kept the house
for forty-eight years, and had never had a complaint made
against it until within the last six months, and called
Mrs. Buckley, vho stated that the person who' Caine 'tot
the house was a friend who came from Chester, about a
watch, he having lost his, and wanted another. She
positively swore that there was not a drop of drink in the
glasses on the table, nor had there been a drop of liqUor or
ale sold thaL woruiug. _ _ _

Mr. Howard, the person who went into the house) con-
firmed the last witness's statement, relative to going about
the purchase of a watch, and denied that there were any
persons up stairs, and that the person who accompanied
him watched the policeman as he was merely walking up
and down to keep himself warm.
The magistrates dismissed the case.
John Tr.bucca, publican, Crosshall-street, was summoned
for selling liquor on Sunday last.
Mr. Yates appeared for the defendant.
The police-officer stated at half past nine o'clock on Sun-
day morning last, he saw persons going into the defend-
ant's house. He first saw a man and woman go in and
'come out again. He next saw two females go up the back
entry and &lowed them, and when he got to the_ back door
he saw them coming out, one of them said to him, "it is
your turn now." The door was shut in his face. The .in-
spector went in at the time, and they found a glass contain-
ing ale, and two measures one having had whiskey in it and
the other rum.
By Mr. Yates: He was in the street when he first saw
the persons go into the house. He believed there was a
house in the back yard.

Mr. Yates : Now, on your oath, will you swear that you
saw the females coming out of the .back door ?
Police -officer : Yes, I will swear I saw two women come
out of the house.

Mr. Yates : When you went into the house what did you
find?

Police-officer : In the cellar two measures containing
ale, and two pewter measures containing rum and whiskey

in the bar.
The inspector said he was in Dale-street, and that he saw
a man belonging to the house who was sent out as a spy.
Ile went to the front door while the other officer was at the
back.

Mr. Yates addressed the bench for the damdant and
called

James Nugent, who stated b had been a lodger in the
house for seven years. ire was in the house on Sunday
morning. He was not out of the house at the time it was
said he was sent out as a spy---nor was he ever sent out as
a spy. There were not two women, or a single person went
into the house that morning. He thought he must have
seen them if .they had gone in. •
Mr. Yates: 'Will yam„ A.tu u women
ualne into the house that morning by tho back door ?
Witness : I will swear there were not..

Mr. Yates : Was any ale or spirits sold that morning ?
Witness : I will swear there was not a drop sold.
Magistrate : Could it be sold without your knowledge ?
"Witness ; I must hare seen it sold if

Magistrate : Where were you ?
Witness : I was up-stairs, and could see the back door.
Mrs. Kimsloke said she was a servant in the house, and
when the officers came to the house she was cleaning the
windows, and could see if any persons went in at the front
door, and she could also sec the back door.
Mr. Yates : Did you see any person go into tho house
for half an hour before the officers came ?
Witness: No ; I did not.

Mr. Yates : Will you swear there was no person went into
the house ?

Witness : I will swear there was not a person came into
he house.

Magistrates : Could any person have gone into the house
by the back door without your seeing them ?
Witness : I must have seen any person go in either at the
back door or the front door.

(One of the officers of the court explained the plan of the
house, by which it appeared that, situated as the witness was,
she could see if any person went into the house, either by
the back or front door.)
Mr. Yates : Was anything sold on Sunday morning ?
Witness : There was not. There was not a person
came into the house that morning. The policeman
might see me go out and in, as I went for some bread.
The measures were just as they were left on the previous
night; they had not been washed up.
The magistrates dismissed the case, one of them (Mr.
Crossthwaite) observing that he believed that liquor had been
drank in the house, but as there was a doubt, they would
give the defendant the benefit of that doubt.
Owen Evans, publican, Union-street, was summoned for
having persons in his house on Sunday last.
Mr. Cambell appeared for the defendant.
The police-officer stated, on the morning of Sunday last,
at ten o'clock, he went to the house, when he found eight
persons in a back kitchen. They were sailors. He also
found a bottle and glass. There were other persons in the
house.

Mr. Cambell : Did you ask the female, who is the land-
lord's mother, who they were ?
Witness : I did.
Mr. Cambell : What did she say ?
-Witness : She said they were lodgers. She said some had
lodged there for weeks, others for months. She pointed out
two of the company, who he knew lodged elsewhere. He
had asked for the key of the bar, but the' woman said she
could not find it, and she afterwards took it out of her
pocket.
Mr. Cambell addressed the bench for the defendant, and
called

The lodger who stated that on Sunday mornino• 1t wn,,F,„l
,umuLumeto VrinK, and as Were was not any water fit for
drink, ant the female gave him a small bottle of porter,
which he drank, and then went to church.
Edward Jones, stated that he admitted two or three
persons into the house on that morning. They were friends
of the sailors.

Mr. Cambell—Was anything drank in the house that
morning ?
Witness—No, not a drop. The bar-maid was not up.
Not a drop of ala or drink was sold that morning. I have
the management of the lodgers. '
The landlord's mother, who had the key of the bar, fully
corroborated the statement made by the other witnesses.
Tne magistrates dismissed the case.
_Anthony Scalier, publican, Waterloo-road; who did not
appear, was finod 40s. and costs, for selling some gin to a
female on Sunday morning.
Mr. Yates, who stated he appeared for the owners of the
property, said thelman had been turned out of the house-;
and ,s he had been fined only the previous week, when Mr.
Mansfield had ordered a report to be made to the licensing
magistrates, he hoped that the fact of the man having been
turned out of the house, would also be reported.
Michael M'Comaskey, beer-house keeper, Dundee-street,
was fined 40s. and costs for refusing to admit the police at
a quarter before one o'clock, Mr. Mansfield observing that
as long as any person was up in the house they must open
the door to the officers.

Joseph Smith was summoned for having an internal com-
munication with another house. The defendant promised
to have the communication closed up, and the case was
dismissed.

Eliza Seane, the keeper of a public-house in Waterloo-
road, was fined ss. and costs, for selling two half-gills of
whiskey to a female. The defendant admitted the fact.
Jaines Bond, Scotland-road a beer-house keeper, was
summoned for selling some milk on Sunday morning.
Police-officer 165, failed to prove the case, and the defen-
dant, who appeared by his wife, was acquitted.
The following persons were also fined for various offences
against their licenses :—Thomas Pemberton, Hill-stree'c, 10s.
Edward Dickson, Upper
,Mann-street, 10s. Mary Galla-
her, Preston-street, 10s. John Bell, School-lane, 52.
Charles Farrington, South Castle-street, Is. and the costs
in each ease.

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Two brutes, in a drunken' state, fought near Hull, on
Wednesday afternoon, and one, named Darbee, killed the
other, named Field.
On the 3d instant a new opera of Balfe's was performed at
Vienna. It is called Reolanthe.