Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-21 00:00:00

THE LITE TRAGEDY AT BRA.MIIA.T.L.

The Border Adeerfser gives the following particula's of the
family:—" Mr. Henderson and his son James are well known in•
G ilasliels and the neighbourhood. M-. Henderson was a native of
the village of Gordon, in Berwickshire, where for soya time he
renttd a sma'l farm. From Galashiels the fa.h-r and family
removed to Bramhall, where they have resid .d until the late
horrible atrocity. It is generally understood that the eldest son ,
James, stocked the fares. Tots son, James, will bas a deformity in
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writer and banker, in this town, as also for a short while in the WENS
of Messrs. Sanderron and Marro?, wool merchants. He afterward s
got a plias i n with Messrs. Fairb aim, engineers, Manchester, from
whi h he was obliged to depart, rather suddenly, it is said, and he
then went to America, but returned immediately, without making a
settlement the e ; after which he went up to Manchester to his late
situation. Al those who know him speak of his being a p rson of
quiet habits, and though in disposition what is called' deep,' not at al
a likely p rsou to commit such a dreadful crime as he tends charged
with."

A. TOUCHING INCIDZNT.—Not a a)nl did I meet for three
miles while crossing the rus'ic road, caging in:cella ely
through the peak of these luf y mountain,, with their base
e
in the Euzine on one side, and on the otber, through deep
tames, solemnly reposing on B Baklava's &orlon.' plain.
No, nothir g but a po r horse sho 11,d been ineff c ually
.bat, was grez.ni, mar a pool of b'eod.
thelerffe:ra.ioti madethr
mother
of all, seemed to have rescued him from thegrasp of D. WI--
the aaitral was no long r bleeding, the p
by the bull.t appeared to be healing up. Lgatlelel him
a heap of gras , gave him some witer from an adjacent
rocky rivulet, washed his wound, and..to my regret, tiban.
cloned him, Soyer's Culinary Campaign.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTEIDAT.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE ME. MANSFIELD.

EXCIIRSION TICKETS.—Henry Mattison, belonging to the
Lancashire Militia Artillery, was charged with havirg
travelled from Manchester, by the Lancashire and York-
shire Railway Company, without paying 2s. 7.1 d., his fare.
It was stated that the prisoner produced an excursion
ticket that was issued in the marning, but not to him.
It appeared he had obtained the ticket from some person,
but it was not transferrable. The prisoner said he went
to Manchester to tee his family, and he got some drink.
On going to the railway station, he was accosted by a
young man, who said the officers would not give him (the
prisonar) a ticket, because he was in liquor ; and at the
same time said, " Here—take this tickt,t, and I will get
a fresh one ;" so he gave him the money for the ticket,
but was not aware he was acting wrong. He was willing
to pay the fare, if allowed to go to his regiment for the
money. He was ordered to pay a flue of 2s. 03., or to be
impriscned for a week.

BEFORE MR. CROSTHWAITE

RoariaßY
AT TII/C PUBLIC OFFICES, CORN WALLI3- STREET.
—Bernard Lovett, the day watchman, and Bernard
M‘Alister the night watchman at the public offices, Corn-
wallis-street, were brought up by detective officers Smith
and Sullivan, charged under the following circumstances.
Mr. M•Gowan appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Pemberton defended the prisoners. Mr. M'Gowan briefly
stated the case, and said the prisoners were in the
employment of the Health Commit:ee, at the public
offices, Cornwallis-street, the one as a night, the other
as a day watchman, and up to the present they were
considered decent, h, nest, and industrious persons. It so
happened, that for some time past, money was missed from
some drawers in the office but no suspicion was attached to
the prisoners, in con.equence of their goal character.
There was a gentleman named Crosby, a clerk in the
office, and it appeared there was a particular ret, made on
his money drawer, for from time to time, money to a
considerable amount was taken from his drawer, and very
recently he lost as much a 3 ..E2O He consulted Mr.
Clough on the subject, and that gentleman, with his usual
sagacity gave advice, an i marked a quantity of money, so
that there cerill be ne mistake about it. On
Saturday last about half- -rest four o'clock. the
money so marked, was placed in Mr. Crosby's
drawer, and it consists I of notes, gold, silver, and
copper, all marked. The drawer was locked, and the key
given to Mr. Hardisty, who kept it until Monday morning.
On Monday morning the drawer presented about the usual
appearance, and seemed to be locked. On openirg it, it
was, however, observed, that some instrument hal been
used, and that the ledge had been forced up and the drawer
down, so that it was pulled out ; and after being plun-
dered, it was, by the same moans, replaced, without the
lock being touched. It would be proved that some of the
marked money was f and on one of the prisoners, and that
more was found on the wife of the other ; and as the pri-
soners were the only persons who had access to the office
during the time, he (Mr. M Gowan) would call on his wer shin
on proof of these facts being given, to commit them for trig.
Mr. Crosby was then examined, and said : I am in the
service of the Health Committee, and have from time to
time missed sums of money from my drawer. I consulted
Mr. Clough, and on Saturday last I placed in my drawer
trio five pound notes, nine sovereigns, four half crowns, two
florins, ten shillings, and five pence in copper, all marked.
That was about half- past four, and then locked the drawer,
and handed the key to Mr. Hardisty. I have since seen,
in the hands of the police, two of the half c-owns and one
shilling that I so marked, and I swear positively to their
identity. In reply .o Mr. Pemberton, the witness said 13
other clerks had access to the office, but he was the last
parson who left the office on Saturday, a few minutes after
eix ; and he believes there were none other of the cle ks
left behind. Mr. ITardisty left between four and five
o clock, taking tie key with him. I did not mark the
money, but I know the marks. To the Bench : All the
money left in the drawer was marked. To Mr. Pem-
berton : There was £3 12s. 7d. of the money missing,
but I did not miss it of my own knowledge. Mr. Hardisty
came to me and said the sovereigns were all marked
alike. The money paid as wages to the prisoners went
through the hands of the pay-clerk, not through witness's.
Mr. Hardisty had nothing to do with paying the prisoners.
Me Hardisty had controul over the mor.ey, after it was
locked up. Witness could not get to it after it was locked.
Mr. Pemberton : If I put a half-crown into your hand,
marked the same as one of yours, would you know it?
Certainly not, if marked alike. Mr. Clough marked the
money on Tuesday, and it lay is the drawer up to Saturday.
There was no access to it by witness of er, as he handed the
keys to Mr Hardisty. The money was in boa ls, and notmixed
with other monies. Looked at the money every day. To
Mr. M Gowan—The money in the drawer conetifuted the
whole of the money; it was quite impossible that the
money could have been raid to the prisoners. Mr. Wm.
Hardisty, one of the officers of the Corporation, at Corn-
wellie_speees wee _ - ~u.a•••2a/A45 VA
tbe money. We examined all the coin on Saturday even-
ing at half put four, and found it all there, and no other
money. Saw the drawer again on Monday at nine o'clock.
The drawer was apparently as he left it, but he discovered
three sovereigns, three half crowns, five shillings and a
penny gone. There were various marks on the top of the
lock, and the woodwork was dinged a 3 if an instrument
had been used to force the drawer, so as to draw it out.
Saw some of the marked money in the hands of the police.
To Mr. Pemberton—From the indications of the marks I
should say the money is the same. lam the chief clerk,
and in the absence of the Treasurer I pay money.
Thomas Smith, detective police offiler, said, by direc-
tion of Mr. Clough, certain proceedings were taken,
and I saw all the money marked, and can swear to it all.
On Monday morning, I went to M'Alister's hou e at
6, Back Beau-street, a'ong with Sullivan and Mr. Crosby ;
told him that a robbery had taken place, when . he said,
I am an honest man ; Sullivan asked him how mush money
he had, and he jumped up saying, I have £3O, and he put
out of a purse 60 half sovereigns and a me silver, and I
found one of the marked shillings amongst them, and I
swear to it positively. Subesquentlee I went to the house
of Lovett, in 21 Court, Adlington-street, and in the pocket
of his wife, I got two of the half-crowns that were marked.
I asked her where she got them, and before the prisoner,
she said I got them from my husband. The prisoner then
said, yes, I got them in payment of my wages on Saturday
at two o'cicck. (Mr. Crosby stated that these half-crowns
were in the drawer at half past four, so that the prisoner
could not have them in wages ) Detective officer Sullivan
corroborated the evidence of Smith, and Mr. Clough swore
to the marks he had made on the several coins. Mr.
Pemberton: Is it from the length, breadth, depth, or
thickness t f the marks that you recognise them ? Mr.
Clough : Neither from the length, breadth, depth or thick-
ness, but from the peculiar position in which I placed the
marcs. Samuel Kirkpatrick, the office keeper at Corn-
wallis-street, proved that he paid the two prisoners on
Saturday at half-past on e and he got the money from Mr.
If-Fadzen to pay them. Mr. Pemberton addressed the
court for the prisoners, but they were sent for trial. A
discussion took place regarding the mo❑ey found with
111‘Alister, and it was ultimately agreed to give up £l5 for
the purpose of the prisoners defence.

At LEWIS Rc COHPANY'3, Ranelagh-street.
BOYS are CLOTHED o Ages of Six is Twent Teem

IM r7INSE POTATO —We have now lying at our office
for icspeetion a very large potato, grown on the land of
Caw, by Dr Dtr!dy. It is of the white-rick specits, and
weighs upwards of a pound and a half. We are informed
that the owner has an acre and a half of the same quality,
but we should say few cf them are so extremely large.
Derry Journal.

lIIPROVZMENTS IN Ilinentoon Hou I.—Ea-ly as the
departure of her Majesty and the royal family from our
mis'-enveloped city to k place on Seurday morning, at an
earlier hour still the P.in a Consort made the tour of the
extended grounds eurroundin,g the pain', attended by Sir
Benjamin Half, who pointed out to his Royal Highness
the various improvements now in pre tress, with all of
which he expressed his satisfaction and high gratification.
Her Majesty has also, we understand, on several occasions
expressed the inte7est which she feels in the alterations
DOW going forward, and has given minute directions as to
her wishes regarding them.—Edinburgh Express.
TDB POTATOii: BLIGEIT.—The Banner of Ulster has the
following btatemeut with resrFct to the petatoe crop iu
the north of Ireland. From other quarters of the king-
dom the accounts are by no means so unpromising, but
it would be idle to eh ny that the old fatal blight has
made more ravages even in the south and west than most
people were prepared to admit before the crop had reached
to full maturity :—" We regret to find that, as the real
quality of the ' keeping' crop of this year comes to proof
on digging out, in this district, the proportion of unsound
tubers is even larger than had been feared ; and what is
still mire disheartening, that the ratio is further increased
on storing, especially in pits, the most common practice.
Price, therefore, of potatoes fit for table use may be ex-
pected to go upwards as the season advances, not only
from this cause, but on account of the large export certain
to be required to make up the deficiency in Scotland, in
the east of which country—the most fertile and best culti-
vated p ,rtion—the disease has destroyed, in an incredibly
short time, the bulk of the crop in some places."

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