The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-14 00:00:00

MANCHESTER.

OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES.-At the Man-
chester City Police Court, on Saturday, a younc, man named
Thomas Jordan, was charged with• having by a false pre-
tence, obtained from Mr. William Frederick Benson, a
piece of wrapping, with intent to cheat and defraud
Messrs Joseph Railton and Son.
Mr. Benson stated that he was a warehouseman, in the
employ of Messrs J. Railton and Son, of No. 5, Blackfriars,
On Tuesday evening last, about seven o'clock, the prisoner
came to the warehouse, and stated that lie had been
sent by Mr. Owen, who keeps a wholesale toy ware-
house in the neighbourhood, to borrow a piece of
wrapping to nail over the door-way of Mr. Owen's
premises, where they were making alterations. Witness
knew that the prisoner had been in the employ of Mr. Owen
a few months ago, and thought he was so still. Accordingly,
he lent him a large piece of wrappering without any hesi-
tation. On Friday, he ascertained that the prisoner had
not been sent for the wrapping, and that he had imposed
upon him.

Mr. John Owen stated that the prisoner had been in his
employ up to about two or three months ago, when he left
him. He never authorised the prisoner to go to the last
witness for any wrapping. On being apprehended, by
virtue of a warrant, the prisoner stated that he got the
wrapping, but that he intended returning it. He further
stated, that he had left it at Mr. Longs vaults for one
shilling. Committed to the Sessions.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—At the Manchester City Police
Court on Saturday, a female, named Margaret Walker,
was placed in the dock, on a charge of having committed a
highway robbery. A police constable stated that at ten
minutes to twelve o'clock on Friday night, he took the pri-
soner into custody on a charge of having, along with two
men, knocked down and robbed a man in Downing-street,
Ardwick.

The prosecutor, William Newton, of Longsight, stated
that he was going down Downing street, a little before
twelve the preceding night, when he was knocked down by
the prisoner and two men, and robbed. The woman took
hold of him by the hair of the head, and took out of his
pocket 98. 3d. The men made off up Nelson-street, but he
succeeded in getting hold of the female, whom he gave into
the custody of a policeman. Committed to the assizes.
CHARGE ov STEALING A LART's MANTLE.—At the City
Police Court, Manchester, on Saturday, a female, named
Sarah Nanton, was placed before the magistrates on a
charge of stealing a mantle. Sub-inspector Duckworth,
stated, that about one o'clock on the previous afternoon
he apprehended the prisoner on a charge of stealing a
mantle from Mrs. Williams, who resides in Rochdale-road.
The prosecutrix being unavoidably absent, the prisoner was
remanded.

ALLEGED ROBBERY OF TWENTY-THREE POUNDS TEN
SHILLINGS. —On Saturday, at the City Police Court, a fe-
male, named Lucy Thomson, was brought up on a charge of
having, about half-past three o'clock that morning, robbed
a gentleman of £23 10s.
The prosecutor, Thomas Ryley, stated that between two and
three o'clock that morning, lie went into a house in Lloyd-
street, occupied by Mrs. Nilson. After paying for some
drink, ke went up stairs with the prisoner, and soon
afterwards he found that he had lost his money. As soon
as he missed the money, he went down stairs and called for
the police, upon which a constable entered the house, and
found the money wrapped up in a piece of paper. He had
the money in his left-hand trousers pocket, when be entered
the house.

Cross-examined by Mr. BENT, who appeared_ for the
prisoner.—Is a married man with seven or eight children.
He had not stopped three days at the house in question