The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

POLICE COURT. -YESTERDAY. --ESTERDAY.

Patrick Malone, charged with embezzling £8 15s. 6d.,
the property of his employer, Mrs. Jane Percy, of Oliver-
street, was again brought up, having been remanded the
previous day, but was discharged with a caution, the clerk
at the steam packet company's offices not being able to say
whether he had engaged a berth by one of the packets for
Ireland. The prosecutrix recovered £8 ss. 6d. of the
amount.

Mary .M"Cauley was charged with stealing some tea, the
property of Thomas Mason, grocer, of Whitechapel. The
defendant went into the shop for some trifling articles, when
she was observed by two assistants to take some tea, about
4 oz., from a small bowl standing on the counter. When
detected, she dropped the tea on the floor. Discharged with
a caution.

DESERTION FROM THE NAVY.—A gentlemanly young man
was charged with deserting from The Queen. In his defence
he alleged that he had joined the ship at Falmouth, at which
time it was promised him that he should have a month's
leave of absence. It appeared that there was some mistake
as the ship sailed to Portsmouth, from thence to Cork, and
then to Plymouth. Not previously having had leave, he
took the advantage of going ashore, and went to visit his
friends. He came to Liverpool, but missed the packet, when
he found his ship had sailed. It was not his wish to leave
the service, he had no desire to do so, but was most anxious
to go on board. He left the court with the Board of Admi-
ralty's officer.

ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—Thomas Woods was charged
with stealing some cloth and other articles from a pawn-
broker, Renshaw-street. It appeared that police-officer
686 was on duty when he saw the prisoner with a bundle,
and stopped him. He stated that his employer had sent him
over to Ireland to commence business. 'Upon making in-
quiries he found that his employer did not know that he had
left the house, and identified some of the articles found upon
him. In answer to the magistrate, the complainant said he
had no objection to again take the defendant into his em-
ploy, provided he would promise not to offend again. Re •
manded.

STEALING MONEY.—John Gorratty was charged with
stealing 205., the property of his employer. It appeared
that the complainant, Mr. Edwards, Renshaw-street, en-
trusted the prisoner with a sovereign to get changed into
silver on the 4th of October last, but he never returned.
The prisoner's defence was that he had tried all over Liver-
pool to get change, but had failed, and at last met with a
person who gave him only 17s. 6d., and he was afraid to go
back with that amount. Remanded.

Two lads named Gardner and Cullen were charged with
stealing some rope from the Brunswick Dock. The property
was found upon the prisoners. Cullen one month, being an
old offender, although young in years. Gardner was re-
manded.

A THEATRICAL " LARR."—Mr. Frederick Villiers the
stage-manager of the Royal Amphitheatre, appeared to
answer a charge preferred against him, upon which he had
been admitted out on bail, by Mrs. Hurton, the wife of Mr.
Hurton, printer, Queen's-square. Mr. Rymer, solicitor,
appeared for the accused.
The complainant having been sworn, Mr. Wyberg, the
magistrate's clerk, said, Pray have you any charge to make
against this gentleman (pointing to Mr. Villiers) ?
Hurton : Yes, sir, I have. On Saturday night last,
about eight o'clock, this young man (a person who escorted
;le: in the court), who has just commenced business—l
should say that he is my husband's brother—on the other
side of the water, came into the lobby of my house, and said
he had got his wife with him, and that having been late
before he got his work finished, he had brought it with hint.
I told him it was wise to do so. He asked where he could
out it, that it might not be stolen, and I told him to put it
in the printing-office. He did so, and placed it just in the
office on some shelves. While the young man was smoking
his pipe he heard some person come in, and as their clerk
had been out collecting money she thought it was him; as
he did not speak she called out, " William is that you," but
received no answer. She went down stairs as quickly as
possible, and again called out, "Is that:you," when some
person said, "All right," but I said I did not think it was
all right. When she went to the door she saw a man there,
of whom she asked if he had seen any person go into the
lobby. He told her he had seen a gentleman go in.
She asked him what sort of a man he was, but he could not
tell her, only that he was a gentlemanly-looking man, and
he thought he had boxing gloves on.
Mr. Wybergh : What did you do ?
Complainant : I called the young man down and asked
him how much cord he had placed in the office. He said
two dozen, and upon looking they found some of it was
gone. I went to the door and asked the man which way
the person who had left the lobby had gone. He replied
he went round the corner. I did not see the person. The
young man ran in that direction, and went to the policeman
on the opposite side of the square.
Mr. Wybergh.: Then that is all you know about it of your
own knowledge.
Complainant : Yes. I did not see the person.
Cross-examined by Mr. Rymer : My husband is not here.
The only reason for his not being here is that I requested
him not to come. I charge Mr. Villiers with taking the
cord. The premises belong to myself and my husband. I
suppose they belong to both of us. My husband is a
printer and carries on the business.
Mr. Rymer : Who is Mr. Villiers ?
Complainant : That is the man, (pointing to the prisoner).
Mr. Rymer : You know him, do you not ?
Complainant: I know the man, but I know nothing of him.-
Mr. Rymer : I ask you again, what is Mr. Villiers ?
Complainant : I have no objection to answer any question.
Mr. Rymer : I do not wish to put the question in an un-
gentlemanly manner, but I ask you do you not know that
Mr. Villiers is stage manager at the Royal Amphitheatre ?
Complainant : I swear I do not know what he is—but I
have seen his name in the play bills. Ido not know whe-
ther my husband is on friendly terms with Mr. Villiers.
He has not been in my house; but even if he had been, that
would be no justification to his coming to my house to
steal.

Mr. Rymer : Pray was your husband not printing
some bills for Mr. Villiers' benefit.

Complainant : I do not know anything about that. His
bills would have been in the hands of the parties before that
hour, as his benefit was on the Monday night. I manage
the business. lam obliged to do so. Ido not know that
my husband and Mr. Villiers are on very intimate terms.
I will swear that Ido not know such to be the fact. I do
not know that they are in the habit of meeting together at
the house of Mr. Porter, close by—how should. I know
that ?

Mr. Rymer : Pray when did you find out that the string
was gone ?
Complainant : About three minutes after. The young
man went for a police officer. The policeman is not here.
There was no time lost in giving information, but there was
an attempt made last night to intimidate me from coming
here to-day. I was grossly illtreated at the bridewell. I
first found out where the string was on Monday, about one
o'clock. I told my husband on the Saturday that it had
been stolen. The young man went to the police. I saw
Mis. Porter on Sunday last, but she did not tell me the
string was at her house. My husband did not tell me that
it had been left at Mr. Porter's to be sent back, and that it

had only been taken as a " lark" until Monday ; when I
told him I did not approve of such larks being played upon
me. My husband told me that an apology had been made to
him, but I considered that the apology ought to have been
made to me. I never had any disagreement with Mr. Vil-
liers in my life. I have no vindictive feeling in coming
here, all I wish is to have my house my castle when I am
alone, and not be subject to such treatment. Mr. Villiers
came home on Saturday night with my husband; who had,
as gentlemen are in the habit of doing, taken a glass too
much—when he talked a great deal, and a person told me
not to talk with him.
Mr. Rymer : Did not Mr. Villiers once come to your house,
and made some mistake by taking you for a servant, and
were you not annoyed at it ?
Complainant : I will swear before all the judges of the
land that I did not know of it. I have no ill feeling towards
him. I know nothing of what has become of the string.
The string was made for Mr, Alexander. The young man
sent for the string that was in my house.
The Magistrate said there was no case ; and addressing
Mr. Villiers, said " You are discharged, but do not play
these tricks again.
Mr. Rymer said he was bound to state that there was no
intention on the part of his client. The string was merely
taken in a lark, which he would admit was wrong, merely
for the purpose of showing the complainant that their doors
were not left secure.