The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-26 00:00:00

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POLICE
COURT.-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)

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SERIOUS CHARGE.—A powerful-looking man, named
Robert Fleetwood, a cart driver, in the employment of
Mr. Thomas Swithhurst, was charged under the follow-
ing serious circumstances :—From the evidence of a
police officer and two other witnesses, it appeared that,
about seven o'clock on Tuesday evening, a spring cart
was standing in Church-street, Everton, and in it there
was a lad named Joseph Crone, the son of a custom-
house officer residing at No. 21, Douro-street. The
prisoner, who was drunk, was driving a lorry ; and it
was stated that, by the most culpable neglect, he drove
the lorry against the cart, whirled it about, flung out
the youth, who fell on his head and was seriously in-
jured. The prisoner ran away, but-was subsequently
taken in Washington-street. The police officer produced
a certificate from_ Mr. Evans, a surgeon, which stated
that the boy was suffering from concussion of the brain,
and was in a most precarious state at present. In reply
to Mr. Mansfield, the prisoner said he had not tasted
drink for.the last six months ; and on Tuesday he was
moving furniture, and he got some drink, but he did
not know what happened ; he was willing to pay any
damage he had done. Mr. Mansfield said, unfortunately,
Ire could not pay damage to the boy with money, as the
lad might probably die, and, in that event, the prisoner
would be placed in a very serious position. The prisoner
was remanded for seven days, in order to ascertain how
the boy would progress in the meantime.
ASSAULT BY A PENSIONER.—Luke Kelly, a pensioner,
was placed in the dock charged with having assaulted
one of the officers connected with the depot at Islington.
It appeared that the prisoner went on Monday to the
office, and demanded to be paid his pension, but that
he was refused in consequence of his having wrongfully
obtained money from the office at Chatham a short time
since. He therefore became very violent, and com-_
mitted the assault with which he now stood charged.
He was remanded, in order that enquiries may be made
into his case. '
SAVAGE ASSAULT k middle aged man, an operative
at the Mersey, Steel and Iron Works, named Kenneth
Pike, was brought up on a warrant, charged with having
grievously assaulted John G. Donolly', watchman at the
same
.works. The prosecutor was one of the Light
Cavalry Brigade, and took•part in the charge at Balak-
lava, where he was wounded. On his return home, he
obtained employment from, the Messrs. Horsfall ,as
watchman at their foundry, his duty, among other
things, being to report such of the men as should
appear drunk and disorderly. On Monday the prisoner
came to the works drunk, and when .reported by the
prosecutor, threatened to be revenged on.him. Aceord-
ingly, on-Tuesday he went up to the prosecutor, as 'he
was sitting in his box, and struck him in the eye,
breaking, at, the same time, the bridge of his nose. -The
prisoner was remanded until this day, in order that
the medical gentleman who attended the prosecutor
may speak to the extent of his injuries ; but at the same
time Mr. Mansfield intimated that under any circum•
stances he would send the case for trial at the sessions.
- CACTION TO OWNERS OF FEROCIOUS DOGS.—Mrs. Rose
Carmichael, of Great Crosshall-street, was fined 20s
and costs for allowing a ferocious dog, which she keeps
on her premises, to be at large. In the course of last
week the dog bit three persons, without being in any
. .
way annoyed`by them.- ,
UNPROVOKED Asskuvr.--Turn young men, named John
Anderson and John Smith, were charged with assaulting
two - Coloured • scamtn in Vauxhall-road on Tuesday
night. , The prisoners' were drunk at the time, and
through' their wanton and blackguard conduct the com-
plainants unhappily lost their ship. One of the seamen
complained, that Anderson had given him a black eye.
(Laughter.> .They were fined 20s, or in default, two
months' imprisonment. ,

(DEFOE& MR. ALDERMAN HOLMTL)
BURGLARY By A BOlL—Richard Benson, a boy about _
sixteen years of age, was charged with having broken
into -the St. Andrew's School, Fleet-street, and stolen a
box containing lis od. The lad was discovered in the
school, which had been broken-into, and on his person
there was found ripping chisels, and 'house-breaking
implements. He was fully committed for trial.
A LITERARY THIEF.—John Creer, late a porter in the
employment of Messrs.. Philip and Sons, booksellers and
stationers, rlouth Castle-street, was charged with having
stolen a- quantity of books, maps, stationary, and a
variety of other articles, belonging to his employers.
Mr. Bluck defended. Patrick and Laycock, two detect-
tire officers, went to. the lodging of the prisoner, in a
court, off Mann-street, in the Park, where they found a
variety of property (produced) of the description above
stated, and this was identified by the owner, as having
been stolen from his premises. Mr. Bluck endeavoured
to show that the property had been sold, but his wor-
ship said, although the defence was very ingenious, it
would not avail. "The prisoner,was sent for trial.
PLUNDER BY A. Snomoi.—Henry Haukin, late a shop-r.
man-in the employment of Mr. Naylor, draper, No. 25,
Church-street, was brought up by M'Cnlloch and Povey,
detectives, on a charge of having stolen a quantity of
bankerchiefs, gloves, and other property, belonging to
his employer. The detectives receive-I some informa-
tion respecting the prisoner, and they watched him to
a pawn shop, kept by Mr. Gossan, in Mill-
street, where he pledged some handkerchiefs
on Tuesday night. They then watched him
to the Theatre Royal, and from that to his lodging,
No. 2, Jones's-street. Park, and another lodging which
he had at No. 69, Essex-street, and there they dis-
covered a variety. of property, which was identified by
Mr. Naylor, who said it had been stolen from his shop.
The prisoner had been in his employment for about a
year. The police found In the prisoner's possession
about 150 pawn tickets which related, to stolen property,
and they asked for a remand, in order to make enquiry
i about the property. The prisoner was remanded to
Saturday. _ _ .

EMBEZZLEMENT.—Joseph Beely, late in the employ-
ment of Messrs. Fryer and Harris, Seel street, cigar
makers, who was remanded on a charge of embezzle-
ment, was brought up. The details of this case appeared
in our paper a day or two since. There were sixteen
charges preferred against the prisoner, and some five or
six of them being clearly proved, the prisoner was sent.
for trial.

MU EWER NEAR DERB\

surgeon, Spondo.

A brutal murder was perpetrated on Monday evening last,
on the turnpike road between Derby and Nottingham, in the
parish of Spondon, about two and a-half miles from Derby.
It appears that about eight o'clock on Monday evening, Enoch
Stone, aged forty-seven, residing in Church-street, Spondon,
left his home for the purpose of going to Derby for some linen
belonging to his son, who is living as servant at Appleby-hall.
About twelve o'clock the same evening, Stone was found lying
by the side of the turnpike road near to Spondon village,
having been most cruelly ill-treated and robbed. The poor
fellow was conveyed to his home, and Mr. Cade,-
was soon in attendance, but at
once despaired of his life, and ho died about six o'clock
on Tuesday morning. lie never spoke, but remained insen-
sible from the time he was found until his death. The ill-
treatment the deceased had received was brutal in the ex-
treme—his head being completely battered in. There were
no less than eight deep wounds, which had evidently been
inflicted -by some blunt instrument. There was a large pool
of congealed blood on the turnpike road, where the body
was found, and about eight yards nearer Derby there were
t•vo lesser pools, and it is supposed that deceased watt-•
dragged from the latter spot to the former, where -no -tieto:,t
his murderers left him. At Cherry bill, about 200 yards
nearer Derby, was also found a pool of blood by the side of
a stone wall, whilst one of the stones hail marks on it that
would have been caused by the firing of shot. That plunder
was the object of the murderers is evidenced. by the feet
that the murdered man was robbed of his hoots (odd ones),
and there is no doubt that they took the linen he was
carrying with him, as an empty hamper was found on the
turnpike road about 200 yards, from where the body was
found. Mr. Stone was a quiet, harmless, inoffensive man,
and has left a widow and five children to lament his sad fate...
Information of the murder was given to Mr. Jones, superin-
ndent constable of the district, who early on Tuesday
Morning apprehended a woman on the road .near .to Spondon,
who had been seen in the company of two suspicious charac-
ters late en the previous evening. She gave the constable
such a contradictory and incredible account of how she had
passed the night that it is strongly suspected she knows some•
thing about 'this foul tranQaction. The greatest excitement
Prevails in the neighbourhood.

CHURCH. EXTENSION IN THE METROPOLIS.—TheIIO3 of
Bedford and the Marquis of Westminster have contributed
each £lO,OOO towards the erection of new churches in
London.
THE REPRESENTATION OF MALDON.—The death of Mr.
Leonard induces Mr. Mechi to again announce to the
electors of Maldon his determination to go to the poll at
the next election, as a candidate for their suffrages.
ROYAL MATRIMONIAL AERANGEMENTS.—Amongst the
marriage stipulations of Donna Aimlie and Prince Adalbert
of Bavaria, is one to the effect that the wedding shall take
place at Madrirl, and another that the princess shall not be
followed into Bavaria by any Spanish lady—all her present
attendants being destined to leave her at the frontier.
THE SOsPICIOUS DEATH OP A. LADY AT ILKLEY.—A
detective officer has been sent down by the home secretary,
and the greatest exertions are being made by the local police.
A man named George Holmes, well known in the district,
was on Monday taken before Mr. G. F. Billam, a magis-
trate at Otley, on suspicion of having.been concerned in
Mrs. MAinight's death. He was apprehended on Saturday,
for garroting and robbing a girl at Burley, and it was then
found that his appearance and dress corresponded with that
of one of four men, who were seen in the neighbourhood of
the Cow Pastures about the time of the supposed murder.
He lives at Hawkesworth, about midway between Bradford
and Otley, and has for some time led an idle and dissolute
life, lie was remanded for further evidence,