The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-31 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Yesterday.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.
irsSYRANGE.—Mr. Hughes, one of the out-door Inspectors,
e-
t, a person named Robert Roberts, a labourer, who
lefts''v at 49, Prince William street, Park, on a charge of having
his son chargeable on the parish, at the Industrial Schools,
:Z e October, 1853. It appeared from the statement of the
Biter, that the prisoner lived with a woman to whom he was
I"l,ohtemarried, and that both used to beat the boy very severely.
r boY at last went to the workhouse, where he was taken
tha e of, but the prisoner was not then found, as he had let
Plato where he lived. It appeared, however, that he had
g'ne to the schools several times to see the boy, but did not
6t°" anything for his support. The prisoner said it was
only six months since he discovered where the boy
Was' and then he went to the school and saw
the governor, whom he alleged induced him to leave the boy
„ as he would get a good education, and his son had
'rem sed to take him to sea. The prisoner was remanded in
order to have the governor present this day.
vp• ,--,,ETFUL ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND.— John Cuff, a
ft °dery
(gipsy), who lives in Ben Johnson street, was charged
Ith having committed a murderous assault on his wife. It
I,l),?ea'ed that after one o'clock on Sunday morning, the
ii.14),0r, without any assignable cause, beat his wife on the .
h:a." and face, with a tin-can, and an earthen jug, with which
inflicted several serious wounds on her, and after she fell
'14147) insensible on tho street, he kicked her in the most
barbarous manner. This statement was borne out by a
w by a
named Mooney, who said she saw the transaction.
The complainant was in such a weak state, that she was hardly
to give her evidence. The prisoner Was sent for trial.
),,,:4X1," ELECTIONEERING " MOVEMBNT.".—Two well dressed
Isabella
fem Ales, named Anne Gaekell, alias Burns, and
M'Kee, were charged by detective officer Thompson,
t,ilidr the following circumstances :—He said at halfspast
un Saturday, he was at the corner of Swift's cour-,
471 e s'reet, when he saw the prisoners take something from
"Y's packet. He asked the lady if she had lost anything ?
and
she replied she Lad, and he then followed the prisoners,
Z°o were running, as well as they could, through the crowd;
be managed to arrest them. He found upwards ef a pound's
llWorthA of silver and copper money on them ; but he could not
gad the lady. Mr. Dodd appeared for the prisoners, and ably
ts'sa examined the witness, in order to show that there was
groat crowd, and much excitement at the time in the street,
and his (Mr. Dodd's) object was to show that the officer might
mistaken, and that the affair might have been accidental ;
tut he failed to prove this point, and the prisoners were sent
0,g501 for three months with hard labour.
wvAISIFUL CASR.—A very respectable looking youth, named
Boyce, the son of a clothes dealer, residing in Sir
,I:4laa's Buildings, was brought up on a charge of having
isle:,
1t a locket from a Mrs. Jane Williams, who lives in Silver
,:leet• Mr. Block defended the prisoner. The complainant
• ~about half past three o'clock on Saturday, she was at the
(„-'' of Castle street, near Dale street, where there was a great
,-;°;°d• She was passing along, when she felt some one cut the
11 'Oll of her locket, and on turning about she saw the prisoner
f Ith the locket in his hand, and she seized him and took it
sir.,°4' him. This evidence was fully corroborated by a boy
eed William Boyle, who said he saw the occurrence.
Lb
tb Block, in an able manner, cross examined the witnesses,
rt_:,lll i the view of showing that the parties were mistaken, and
: he spoke of the improbability of a respectable young man,
„s,4° was in the habit of conducting his mother's business, and
,ue
was not in want, nor tainted with crime, doing such 'an act
,owtho public street. Mrs. Williams was recalled, and she
most positively that she took the locket out of the priso-
ner's hand. Mr. Mansfield sent the prisoner for trial.
• A SPICY CAsE.—Anihony Murphy was charged with steal.
I,ti,'g 22 lbs of black pepper, value 2s per pound, from the ship
ocaliat, in the Coburg dock. Mr. Goodere was for the
c~The prisoner was observed to hand the bag,
.ntaining the pepper, to another man, who put it under some
)4bbish. The other man got away, but the prisoner was
arrested. He was sent for trial.
A WATCH THA.T " WENT !"—A man, named Richard
"e Ph Richards, and his wife, Margaret Richards, both
'Baectable looking persons, about thirty years of age, were
ll'rged on suspicion of having stolen a watch, value £lO, the
IPPrsrty of Daniel Cullen, the chief officer of the steamer
nbal Cain. Mr. Block was for the prisoners. The whole of the
ste44 consisted in this. The prisoners came from Bristol by the
clebarner, and, by an arrangement, they occupied the chief officer's
He load his watch at ten o'clock on Sunday morning
tq "is ca.;!,n, but when the prisoners went on shore in the
ning, the vilic! was goe, The prosecutor followed them,
44d although they were searched, and their luggage also, the
saidwas not found. In reply to Mr, Block, the prosecutor
id other persons had access to his cabin, and on this Mr.
`nek founded a successful argument, that his cliernts' could
not have taken the watch ; the more so, as they were searched,
:I?' bad not an opportunity of disposing of it, oven provided
'3' bad taken it. The prisoners were at once discharged.