The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

THURSDAY'

POLICE COURT
.-YESTERDAY _Y
ESTERDAY

(BEFORE UR. MANSFIELD.)

TRH KNIFE.—Jane Hamilton, an unfortunate girl,
living in Spitalfields, was charged with having stabbed
Ellen M'Cann. It appeared that, without any provoca-
tion, the prisoner struck the complainant in the eye
with a knife, or some other sharp instrument, inflicting
a serious wound, which nearly destroyed the organ of
vision. Mr. Muck, for the prisoner, produced two
witnesses in mitigation of punishment, and there being
a doubt as to the instrument used, his worship dealt
summarily with the case, and fined the prisoner LI, or in
default of payment, two months' imprisonment.
MORE STABBING.—Robert Burrows, who resides at No.
41, Upper Beau-street, was charged witb having stab-
bed a butcher, named John Durham, who resides in the
same house. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoner. On Mon-
day night there was a dispnte in the house between
some women, and the complainant interfered, when the
prisoner stabbed him in two places in the thigh—aim-
ing at the abdomen. A surgeon stated that the wounds
were very long, but fortunately not deep ; one passed
over the femoral artery, and had it been cut, the man's
life would have been in imminent danger; the man at
present was not in a fit state to walk. Mr. Bluck
requested his worship to dell with the case at once, but
his worship sent the prisoner for trial.
CAUTION TO POLICEMDN.—Chief superintendent Quick
appeared to prosecute a man, named John Lloyd, who
had absconded from the police force on the Bth of April.
On the day in question, the prisoner absented himself
without leave, and subsequently absconded, and was not
heard of until Tuesday. He had six or seven warrants
for the collection of fines &c., in his possession at the
time he absconded ; the superintendent begged his
worship to make an example of the prisoner for the
information of the force generally; so as to show them
that they could not abscond without incurring punish-
ment. if a man had any complaint to make, he was
afforded every facility to do so, and his explanation
always had the greatest attention. He had never known
better regulations in that respect than exists in the force
at present; if a man wanted leave of absence he had
only to ask for it and he would obtain it ; in fact, the
greatest attention was paid to the men in all respects,
and if they complained of any grievance it was at once
redressed. He wished to make these observations to
skew the men that at the time every proper indulgence
was given, they would not be suffertd to violate the law.
The prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of £5, or to be
imprisoned for one month.
(BEFORE MR. SANDS.)

AN UNFAITHFUL SERVANT.—Margaret Doyle, was
brought up on a charge of having robbed her master,
Bernard Reilly, of £l2. It appeared that the prisoner
kept house for the prosecutor at Eaton-street, and on
Monday she absconded, taking with her twelve sove-
reigns. She was arrested by Laycock and Grisen-
thwaite, two detectives, on board a ship in the river,
bound for New York. She had paid £7 5s for her pas-
sage, and a box (with new wearing apparel) was found
with her, and also £2 in money. She was discharged,
as a promise of the passage money being returned was
made.

THE PURGL AY IN LONDON-I 1 OAD. —Margaret Jones and
Anne Nolan, mother and daughter, who were remanded
on a charge of having received a quantity of goods
stolen from the shop of Mr. Parker, London -road, were
brought up. A report of this case appeared in our paper
a few days ago. The remand took place, with the view
of arresting a son of the elder prisoner, who was sup.
posed to have committed the burglary, but the police
had not succeeded in catching him. The prisoners were
sent for trial.
CAUGHT AGAIN.—John Sommerville, a tailor, was

brought up charged by two officers of the Walton jail,
under the following circumstances. It appeared that
the prisoner had been confined in the jail for a month,
with having stolen some carpet. On that ('Tuesday)

morning he was discharged, but on searching
there was found on his person a quantity of thread

belonging to the jail, and. also a quantity of trowscr's
trimmings, which belonged to Mr. Hyarn, the tailor.
Mr. Hyam got trowsers made there, and the prisoner
was engaged working at his trade in the jail, and having
obtained liberty to mend his own trowsers the day before
he left, he sewed the trimmins and thread up in the
garment, but on his going out, ward master, Robinson,
searched him, and found the property. The prisoner
was sent to prison again for 14 days.