The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFOELE MR. MANSFIELD .

A FINE MANLY FELLOW.—A strong built, respectably
dressed man, who gave his name as James Sykes, and who,.
we were informed, is the owner of three public houses in the
town, viz., in Park road, PembrOke place, and the North end.,
was placed in the dock charged with assaulting Ann Pennington
a woman of the town. The prosecutrix, a very pretty
woman, bore, in the shape of a pair of black eyes, unmistake-
able evidence of the brutal treatment she had received at the
hands of the prisoner. Mr. Goodere, who appeared for the
prosecution, said that he could not find language to characterise
the unmanly conduct of which the prisoner bad been guilty,
and he ,hoped that while the Court severely punished women
like the prosecutrix in any ill behaviour, it wouh also protect
them from the ill usage of ruffians, who consklered that,
because of their outcast and miserable conditioe, vi,smen of
the town might be ill.treated with impunity. The prose-
cutrix, on being sworn, said .that she met the prisoner
in a dancing saloon in Lime street, and that she afterwa rd
went to take supper with him in a neighbouring house. LTC,
to this time he treated her kindly, but immediately on leaving::
the house after supper, he wheeled round, and without the'
slightest provocation, felled her to the ground by a blow'
between the eyes. He also kicked her in the side, and when
she rose he, seized her round the waist and threw her with
great violence into the middle of Limo street. A young man
witnessed .the assault, and who also charged the prisoner at the
bridexvell, though he did not now appear, took her up, and
secured her from further violence by carrying her into a public
house. Officer 193, said that, shortly after the assault, be
saw the prosecutrix, and that she appeared to have suffered
great violence, and to be in an exhausted state. She was quite
sober at the time. The prisoner pleaded that he ,was drunkat
the time, and denied that he had used violence of the character
described. The prosecutrix, he said, annoyed him b v pulling
him about, and he merely threw her from him to free ,himself.
Mr. Mansfield observed that, drunkenness was a mieerable
palliation for such an offence, and that it could, in no wise,
excuse the shameful conduct of the prisoner. These unfortultatiO
women were as much entitled to the protection of the law as',
any other persons in the country, and persons like the prisenor*
must be made to feel it. He should, for his brutal and'
cowardly assault, pay a fine of £lO and costs, or be committed
for three months with hard labour. The fine was at once paid,
and the prisoner quitted the dock.
RECEIVING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—A man
named John Cahill was charged with receiving, under false
pretences, £3 from Mrs. Collins, beerhouse keeper, Bedford
street, Park. He went to the house and obtained the money
by representing himself as the collector of Mr. Smith, brewer.
Ho had no authority for doing so, and he was accordingly cony
mitted for trial at the sessions.

BURGLAILY.--7A. young man named Michael M‘Donald,
was charged with breaking into the shop of Mrs. Kirkham,
Penrhyn street, on the 10th of this month, and stealing there-
from 40 lbs of butter. He was seen by officer 291 on the
4ight in question in St. Martin street, with a package under hie
arm. The officer pursued, but. failed to arrest him. The
prisoner, however, dropped the package, which was found to be
a large quantity of butter, and it was subsequently ascertained
that it was stolen from Mrs. Kirkham, whose shop was broken
into on the same night. The prisoner was committed for ti
A little girl, named Sarah M‘Dons.l.l was committed for a
month with hard labour, for absconding from the Wellington
road Reformatory, Liverpool. At the expiration of the mouth
she will be sent back to the institution.
ASSAULTING VIE POLICE.--A powerful-looking man, named
Hugh M'Keverigan, was charged by officers 44 and 83 with
assaulting them. They were called on to quell a disturbance
in a beer house in Sherwood street, when the prisoner, who
was one of the parties present, struck them, and also bran'
dished a knife. He was fined 403., or a month's
prisonment.
CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE.—A • pos11" woman, named
Hannah Cooper, was charged with attempt.ing to pass a ba=e
shilling and a sixpence. When, however, the money was,
produced, it was found to be as good coin as %los ever issw a
from the mint. Mr. Clough said he was surprt.'ed at
the
negligence i'of the bridewell keeper on receiving thA charge.
The bridewell keeper, Henry Dearden, of the Aran "'".'l
s
bridewell, the constable who made the arrest, said tvLI.
when' the money was produced at the bridewell, it lookce
and felt like glass, it was so highly polished. Mr. Mansfield
said that their negligence was most reprehensible, and ordered
the woman to be discharged.
DONATIONS TO Box.— Mr. Mansfield requested the
reporters to acknowledge the receipt of £5 from J. Fletcher,
Esq., of the firm of Fletcher & Hull, solicitors, for the police
office, poor box.