The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-21 00:00:00

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pris,mer to go to the store, on the quay, as he
I to order and send down provisions to the shin.

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he. came up with them, he asked Rourke if he
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into American money,'

at the same time handing

him what appeared to 1

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The other prisoner took 6.ourke to a store, and then told
him to go back, and tell his comrade to give an order
for the " stuff," as all was right. The poor dupe went
accordingly, but it is needless to say that he did not
find the " head man in charge of the provisions."
Thompson and Scaife having heard of the swindle,
arrested the prisoners in the house alluded to, and they
were at once identified by. Rourke, who was not left a
farthing in the world. It was really lamentable to see
the state of distraction to which the poor fellow was
reduced. He said he had worked long and hard in
Ireland to collect as much as would take him to
America ; he had paid his passage to New Orleans, and
had the 235. to pay his fare from that place to St. Louis
—he had not a farthing more on earth. The prisoners
said it was a pure fiction on the part of the complainant;
they had never seen him before. In reply to the magis-
trate, the complainant said he was quite sure of the
identity of the prisoners. The officers said Burke had
described the prisoners so accurately, that they (the
officers), directly knew them. They had had more
trouble with the prisoners than with all the other
thieves in Liverpool. Cunningham said that was a libel
on his character! as he was a highly respectable pig-
dealer and cattle driver. (Laughter.) The officers said
the prisoners had been in custody several times on
charges similar to the present, but they always managed
to get off for short periods of imprisonment, in con-
sequence of the prosecutors going away. Cunningham
said that was another libel on his character, and he
certainly would bring an action against the officers for
damages, as he had never been charged. before. Mr.
Anderton, the second clerk, on looking over the records
of the court, said Carberry had been seven times con-
victed, and six times discharged, and Cunningham had
been six times convicted, and six times discharged.
Mr. Hornby said the prisoners were a pair of audacious
villains, and he should certainly send them for trial,
but for the departure of the poor Irishman. He would
therefore send them to gaol for two months each, with
hard labour. Mr. Clough, with his usual good nature
and benevolence, said he would try and do something
for the poor fellow who had been so grossly swindled of
all his hard-earned cash.

POLICE COURT-SATURDAY

(BEFORE MR. 11. HORNBY.)

A YOUNG SIIOPLTPTER.-A girl, not more than nine
years of age, named Margaret Kirwan, was charged with
having stolen 4lbs of bacon from the shop of Mr.
Rothwell, No. 4, Great illmer.street, The girl went
into the shop and asked for a pennyworth of cheese, and
whilst there she took the 'neon, which had been on the
counter, and which was found upon her when followed
into the street. The girl said a woman sent her to take
the bacon, but her story was not credited, and she was
committed for fourteen days.

NOT PursEßvm—Two youths, named John Rice, and
Thomas Wynne, were charged by Constable 579, who
said he saw them leaving the Coburg dock, and on

approaching him they d

ascertained t

broken open, aoci tt
tied for

prisoner

were corn

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loyment of
arged with

Margaret 6 ilcrest, 7

led to

for one moot

robbed him of a
four dolinri in si

arrived from

posset, and whilst in a state of unconsciousness he was
fleeced of everything. A portion of the money was
found on the pris-merg, and it was proved they had put,

chased

prisoners were committed for one month each

AN UNGRATFFUL SCOUNDREL.—A young fellow, named
George Roberts, with fiery red hair, a sharp, intelligent
face, and the characteristic bumps, according to phren-
ologists, of music highly developed, charged a fellow,
named James Connor, with having stolen his fiddle.
His story was a sad one. fie said his father and tno!her
lived at Manchester, but had suffered a long time from
ill-health, and could not earn anything. Being a good
performer on the fiddle, he went about playing, and
thus earned what kept his parents and two brothers and
sisters in a little fond. At Warrington, he fell in with
the prisoner at a public house where he was performing.
Ths prisoner induced him to accompany him to Liver-
pool, where he said a fortune awaited him. He played
along the road at several places, the prisoner collecting
the money, and lived in good style on the receipts. On
arriving here, he picked up a trifle about Waterloo-
road, the prisoner all the time acting as cash-taker.
At last, on Friday evening, the prisoner sent him a
message, telling him be would take care of the fiddle
until he returned. When the poor lad came back, the
prisoner was gone, and what was wove, the fiddle was
found to have been pledged for 6s. The prisoner was
remanded, and the worthy magistrate told Mr. Clough
to take care of the boy for the preser,t.

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

SELLING DISEASED MEAT. —TWO men, named Edward
Evans and RThert Edwards, were summoned by Inspec-
tor Read, for exposing for sale twenty ppunds of dis-
eased mutton. Edwards pleaded in extenuation of his
offence, that he had not been brnnght up to the butcher-
ing trade, but Mr. Mansfield said that there would be
no excuse admitted in such cases, and inflicted a fine
of twenty shillings and costs. Evans did not appear,
but the same fine was inflicted also in his case.

WARNING TO HOUSEKEEPERS.—Two Welshmen, named
William Hughesand John Turner, were respectively tined
5s and costs, and 40s and costs, the first, for exposing
for sale a quantity of Welsh mutton, stuffed with fa-, to
give it the appearance of plumpness, and the other for
exposing a carcase of ewe mutton, stuffed with fat in the
the same manner, to represent wether mutton.
WIPE DESEHTION.—A man named Peter Matth ?Ars was
brought up in custody, charged with having deserted
his wife and family, and left them chargeable to the
parish. He was earning good wages in Birmingham,
where he was apprehended, but :pent nearly all his
money in drink. He was committed for two months
with hard labour.

Dtsso UTIONS OF PARTNEMIIIP.—T. Cordingley and G.
Rastrick, Bradford, Yorkshire, plasters. M. Philips, Sir
G. R. Philips, Bart., J. W. Philips, R. N. Philips. J.
Chadwick, and G. Murton, Tean and Cheadle, Staffordshire,
and Eagley, Lancashire, and Stareley, Westmoreland, and
City of London, smallware mannfacturers,

so far as reoards

G. Murton. H. W. Ripley, J. Broadbent, end W. II
McCrohen, Bradford, Yorkshire, merchants. C. Stanley

I J. It

3)wer, G

Wrlnri

Lila bad been I Pe.q3'

the cnn

tables that th. 3 train should run the whole way from
Peterborough to Hull, and that was sufficient. Viewing
t as a case of contract, he held the defendants
'id not see that anv inconvenience
that principle. Under
at the judgment of
the other judges