The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-27 00:00:00

but was not so sure of Knight, as his back was ted
The latter, therefore, escaped on the doubt, an
sentenced to be imprisoned for fourteen days.
Elizabeth Gibson and Catherine Gibson, ,"
daughter, were charged with stealing a large 4,.,)?
wearing apparel and three valuable rings,
of Mrs. Wallace, of Blake-street, with whom
prisoner lived as servant. In the present iustaul
jo
only could be brought home to the prisoners• t!'
girl's care at Mrs. Wallace's house, during tietotiO
sojourn of that lady in Lancaster, and was
been pledged by the elder prisoner at the shop ° otti
Crane, Scotland-road. Mrs. Wallace swore she
the prisoner a present of it.
.. the at
The magistrates said they would acovit the
the daughter might have represented to ner that
the
perty was her own. They had no doubt, 110%e
daughter's guilt, and should sentence .her to 0 1,
imprisonment. t ,
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STEALING EGGS.—A boy named John - 4`
Tuesday, detected pilfering some eggs from c --11"
west side of Clarence Dock, belonginer to the r,
Packet Company. This, it appears, has bec,onleio
kind of robbery with the epicurean juvenile ban
to ' 01,0
delinquent, in the present case, was sentenced
prisoned for seven days. Id
A DISGUSTING OLD BRUTE.—A repulsive P 134
named John _McGarry, was put forward bY 4N
charged with committing an indecent assault, lefr
evenmg, upon a little girl eight years old, na,,112„. :
Morris, who lives in Bacon-street, off Great 110" f 0 a
The child showing a knowledge of the nature of °"ke,
was sworn, and deposed that this depraved Int /
bribe of a half-penny, had induced her to go iv oh" %Lk
the se
Birche's-fields, where he assaulted her in a mane ' tau a f
e
pu ho
blication.
The mother of the child said that she came do* bra
saying she was hurt, and afterwards told who u 3
her.
An officer stated he had had the child tot
Northern Hospital, by one of the surgeons Lai
stated that although appearances were quite Co'
its statement, it had received no positive injuri•A
Another still younger child, who was not sw!„-s
a similar
Some
.wki.onmde.at
it did not know the nature of an oath, detailed
n from the neighbourhood dePAI ~ill„Vc
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habits of this hoary ruffian, being such as ha- le t
excited suspicion in the vicinity. He had been ca~n 'll
driven from the street with execrations.
The magistrate said that the mayor (who had;
seat on the bench) agreedwith him that as this was;„" of ,'d
aggravated and horrible assault, they would 7 ?LI th"'
heaviest penalty the act, applicable to such ease2t,
them,. and their sentence was, that the prisonera
imprisoned for three months and kept to hard In'
A DEXTEROUS ROGUE.—John Briggs was Ci e
obtaining. three shillings and four pence, wide;i ‘s"..
tences, from a woman with whom he lodged

street. _
Mr. Clough stated that he was the same tee zltti
about a year since, was convicted, and got thtint A
imprisonment for obtaining four pounds frail To rA,,
under the pretence that he was an honest man 1-tev, '4EI
into the police, but wanted that sum as a guarall4ol
necessary clothing. In the present case the frau fla
t(lin
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to no more than a common contract debt.
4be . ,
The magistrate said that it was quite plain LI TIL,,
was a confirmed cheat, and would soon cone' ct

again. He should now'be discharged.
John Halpin was fined 10s. and costs, or sec
-D 2,1
prisonment for assaulting police officers 78 and 6°6'
land-square on Tuesday night. 11.14
James Brooke for committing an outrageous
some females at No. 10, Peter's-street, and °tile! teV
conduct, was sentenced to pay ls. 6d. costs, or be h, ,!)
for seven days. 44'01.1,0,
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CHARGE OF BIGAMY.—John Hughes was pu., a
a charge of bigamy. It was stated that on t':), '43of
August, 1827, he had married Margaret Bannelll,o /14h,
Peter's church, Liverpool, and in June, of the Pr'
he had married Ann Wilson, in the same church, 1:
10p
being yet alive.
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Both wives appeared, but Mr. Clough date- tto a
witness to the first marriage, but the man and dc.
dead. The accused was accordingly discharged.