The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-07 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MR. MAXWELL)
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"CIGAW AND LITE!"—A young fellow, named C. a iustt' fthr
whoic head and face might have made a fortune for Hoga_rto
was charged with stealing a box of cigars from the shop of P:er
Bradshaw, James-street. The prisoner's appearance altogeti,Pbc
was of the most singular and extraordinary description.
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charge against him was this. He rushed into the cornplainvilo
shop, snatched up a box of cigars, with which he ran awal',..ce,
he was followed and captured. The prisoner, in his deftw
said he was going along the street, when he met a boy oliinif
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" Cigaws and lite," and having a notion to take a wilifkrias
stopped to do so, when he was gripped by the police. ;03
magistrate said the prisoner was an incorrigible rogue,
committed him for one month with hard labour. a •
SUSPICIOUS CASE.—A man, named Owen Owens, Olaf
female, named Jane Jones, were charged by detective °
Patrick under the following circumstances. The officer she
he was in search of some tea that had been stolen i° rib
locality of Vauxhall-road, and on the stairs of the prisgeths
house he discovered 1001bs of sugar in two bags, Or br
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possession of which the prisoner could not account, excePt
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saying that he purchased it from some ono whom he did
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know. On searching a cellar in Queen-street, which belong
to the prisoner, several samples of sugar were found !13°,0
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which corresponded to that found in the bags. In rel'iloolcl
the magistrate the prisoner said he kept a small shop, aod ta#
sundry articles. Patrick, in reply to the bench, said be
prisoner had not exhibited any sugar for sale, althong'o,
sold sugar worth 6d, for 3;,d a pound. Detective Grist°o;ll
waite corroborated the evidence of Patrick. The 01
charge against the woman was her being found in comParl'ost#
Owens. She was discharged, and the male prisoner tb#
committed for a rnontl,, not being able to account fc'e
legal possession of the sugar. the
A BAD SERVANT.—EIIen Barry, late a servant i° re'
employment of the Rev. Mr. Pugh, Everton, who wPflog
manded on a charge of having embezzled
.55., and for of
obtained money under false pretences, was brought 01)
final examination. The details of this case appeared inthat
paper last week. The evidence given was the same °9O" sit
already published ; and the depositions having been perfect
the prisoner was committed for trial. kid
THE MYSTERIES OF A WATCH CASE.--A genteel JO 0 #
yonng woman, named Ellen Hamlin, was brought UP °oat,
charge of having stolen a watch, the property of a gentle
~ bewhose name was not given, tut whose office was stated tug('
at No. 41 Dale-street. The fa. is were these
Thomas Hart, a watchmaker, residing in Park-witb
said—About ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner, and
another female, not now in custody, entered his shell 00
offered the watch for sale; he questioned her about it ap,
said it belonged to her husband, whom she stated to be '°„geo
Crimea. He did not like the explanation, and he lg"egb
her over to the police. Mr. Wybergh asked Mr. `l:4- the
how he knew the watch was stolen? Mr. Clough
to°
owner had called at the police office and given a full descrif the
of the watch, and the description exactly agreed wi..ftb!
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watch stopped from the prisoner, in every particular.
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sent an officer to the gentleman's office to look for bi°3'l3o'
he had not been there during the day. Mr. Wybergh: Ifah
did he tell you the watch was stolen ? Mr. Clough ; di°
he said distinctly it had been stolen from him. The priso°' to
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an earnest manner said she was in the habit of g°lo3l
a house in Rupert-lane every morning to clean and ioad the
up. When going that morning, at six o'clock, she foil 000
watch in Rupert-lane. She gave the name of
the gent'eobe
to whose house she was going, and said her character e°ll
spoken to. She was remanded for further inquiry.
A BAD BEGINNING.—A nice-looking lad, about t the
years of age, and neatly dressed, whose name appeared
~,°;cite;
charge sheet as Patrick Porde, was charged with having
r;tate'
the pocket of Paul Vapie, chief steward of the United -ot°
mail steamer Atlantic, of a purse and 125 dollars. Theme;
plainant was not present, but Mr. Clough produced a 11„),
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who stated that on Saturday he saw the boy pick the r 4
Mr. Vapie in Lime-street, and when he got the purse
a° tool‘
away, but was followed by witness, who caught him, °°.,,id °°,
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thinkingef rdomb bitterly,
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(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) Dr)4°
CAUTION.—A respectable-looking person, named pit'l
Bulgey, was charged with creating a nuisance, and ar-55fiel"
Police constable 540, at the amphitheatre. Mr. I‘'3s, j°';
remarked that it was necessary persons should have some
fiotili
went, and the public must be protected at
places °f
fined
tie
amusement from annoyance and nuisance. He
prisoner 20s. ide"
THE KNIFE.--A shoemaker, named Downes, who r":111°
in the Park, was charged with having attempted to sta
daughter, and with having assaulted constable, No•
pineg
he saw the prisoner attempting
to stab his daughter ..,
officer heard cries of murder,er, and on proceeding to tithe
shoemaker's knife. After a terrible struggle, the pris°'ooer ti 3"
arrested, but not before he had cut the officer severelY
hand with the knife. The prisoner was committed for trig'