The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

POLICE COURTS.-YESTERDAY,

LIVERPOOL.
STEALING A COAT.—James Al'Uore, a respectably attired
young man, was charged with stealing a coat, from the out-
fitting warehouse of Mr. Gray, 63, Byrom-street. A boy in
the prosecutor's shop observed the prisoner take the coat,
and police-officer, 654, detected him with it on his arm, he
not having had time to take the ticket from it. The prisoner
pleaded intoxication as an excuse, but, as it appeared that
he had only just been released from the confines of the gaol,
was committed to take his trial.
ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.—Edward Fust, was
charged with attempting to pick the pockets of several
persons. Police-officer, 176, said he last night watched the
prisoner, and saw him repeatedly feel gentlemen's pockets,
with the intention of robbing them. The prisoner denied
the charge, but having been before committed, and invariably
found in suspicious company, he was committed for three
months. . „

WHISKEY AND OYSTERS.—Two respectably dressed young
feniales, who gave their names, Mary Ormond and Ann
Nightingale, the latter the keeper of a house of ill fame, in
the locality of Clayton-square, and the former, one of her
" young lady lodgers," were charged with stealing nineteen
sovereigns. Fur some little time the complaining party did
not appear, but, after being repeatedly called by the officer
of the court, he entered the witness box, and stated his name
was William Pennington, that he was a jeweller, and when
at home resided at Carlisle, but at the present time he was

staying at the Saddle-hotel, Vernon-street. Last evening,
as he was perambulating the town, near Church-street, he
accosted the defendant Ormond, and they repaired to the
house kept by Nightingale. On entering, he politely asked
whether he and his friend could have some whiskey, and,

upon being as politely informed that he could, he sent for
three, and, at the suggestion of " his lady-love," added 2s.
worth of oysters. After partaking of the refreshment, and
" talking soft nonsense," he went out for one or two shillings

worth of whiskey, which having- dispatched, he requested
to retire for the night. He most positively stated that he
retired to rest alone, and at the time he unrobed, his money,
nineteen golden sovereigns, were in his possession. He went
to sleep, and this morning he was, according to his own
account, astonished and surprised to find Miss Ormond
comfortably asleep by his side. Upon making, this discovery,
the fumes of the whiskey having evaporated, he felt for his
money, butfoundit was gone, and upon informing Miss Ormond
of his loss, replied "she was sorry for it, or something of that
sort," and was about to take some further repose. when Miss
Nightingale was called up, and a regular argument took
place,—the gentleman " persisting that he had the money
with him," the two ladies each "denying that they knew
anything about it." At last Miss Nightingale called in the
assistance of a police-officer--a search was instituted—but
no money was found, except ss. he had himself presented
to Miss Ormond, in the early part of the evening. Not
being at all convinced but that that he had lost the money,
and that the two women had stolen it, he gave them both
into custody. The young woman confirmed the statement
in every particular, except that " the gentleman" was often
taking the last glass, was rather the worse for liquor,
and that he and " the young lady" actually retired toge-
ther. _ _ _ _ _ _

There being not the slightest evidence against the defend-
ants, and an inspector of the detectives stating that the house
in which the robbery was alleged to have been committed,
was a respectable house of the description, they were dis-
charged; the gentleman from Carlisle leaVing the court with
looks which bespoke that he was by no means satisfied at
the conclusion the magistrates had arrived at. In making
his exit from the room, one of the officers remonstrated with
him for using such language derogatory to the bench, when
he indignantly left the room, saying, " What do I care for
you or
ROBBERIES. —James Waters and William Long were
charged with having committed several felonies in
Great George's Place, Mill Street, and Park Lane, and
stolen therefrom various sums of money, principally
in copper money. It appears that after the robberies
the prisoners went to a brothel in Norfolk-street, and gave a
female a quantity of farthings, to go and get changed into
other money. This caused a suspicion, and they were
apprehended. One of the farthings, as was also a knife, found
upon the prisoners, was identified, and they were committed
for trial at the next sessions.
STEALING A CHAIR.—An old woman named Elizabeth
Smith, was committed for three months, for stealing a chair
from St. John's Market.
PICKING POCKETS.—A young urchin, named Thos. Tyna,
was charged with picking the pocket of a female of one
shilling. She stated that she detected the prisoner in the
act. He being an old offender was committed for one month
and to be publicly whipped.
ANOTHER CASE OF STABBING.—Patrick Hand, a dissi-
pated looking fellow, about 35 years of age, and by trade a
tailor, was charged with stabbing with a scissors, the keeper
of a lodging house, off Duke-street, on Monday night. It
appeared that the prisoner cohabited with a woman ‘v ho had
eloped with him from her husband in IroAnd, and that they
lodged in the house of the prosece*,,.• He came into the
house at all hours in the ~;Bnt, and was in the constant
habit of brutallk „sing the unfortunate woman whom he
e was frequently warned that he would not
tted into the house at such hours, and it was when
he was refused admission by the prosecutor on Monday
night, that he drew the scissors, and stabbed her. She was
immediately taken by the police officer to Dr. Mitchell's, in
Duke-street, who dressed her wounds, and pronounced them
to be of a dangerous character. It appears that the prisoner
is a very violent character, as he also stabbed, under pre-
cisely similar circumstances, the prosecutor's husband, a few
days ago. He was remanded until 12 o'clock to-day.
Informations were returned against the negro, Edward
Gay, for stabbing the woman named Ann Gill, on Saturday
night, in Queen-street.
Two men named Michael MqVulty, and John Smith were
fined each 2s 6d and costs, for fighting dogs on last Friday,
slauehterhouse in Blount-street.
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DESERTION OF ALy.—Yesterday, at the
City police-court, a hawker named Patrick Gilligan, was
placed in the dock on a charge of having deserted his wife
and family. It appeared that the wife and her family of four
children went into the workhouse about five weeks ago ; that
since then one of the children had died, and that one was
so ill it was not expected to live. The husband, who hawks
looking-glasses, left his family about six weeks ago, and had
never been to see them since. This morning he called at the
office of the workhouse, and said that he could easily keep
his wife and family, but that he had been off drinking. After
a severe reprimand the bench, he was ordered to be im-
prisoned for three weeks, with hard labour.
BRUTAL CONDUCT OF A SON.—Yesterday, at the Salford
town-hall, a person named Abraham llP.Arealy was placed
before the magistrates, charged with being drunk, and creat-
ing a disturbance in his mother's house on Sunday night. It
appeared that on that night he was very drunk, and creating
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taeohnffigederreearvOured to take from the outrageous fellow a knife which
he was brandishing in his hand. In doing so, the neighbour
got his hand cut, but he thought that that was done acci-
dentally. The mother stated that her son kicked her on
Sunday evening, but that he did not do so intentionally, as
he was drunk and did not know what he was doing. She
admitted, in reply to a question from chief constable Taylor,
that she complained of her son's conduct about five years ago,
and that on Saturday she stated at the police-office that she
was apprehensive of danger from him, he was so drunk and
furious.
Mr. TRAFFORD said he must find two sureties in 420 each
to keep the peace for three months.
On Monday, while in Piccadilly, Yarwood was accosted by
one of the prisoners, who invited him into a beer-house, in
Dale-street. While they were drinking there, the other
prisoner, came in along with some other men, who com-
menced playing at cards, and before they had finished, the
prosecutor lost his watch and 60s. in silver,
Both prisoners were discharged 4