Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-15 00:00:00

NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.--YssrERDAy.

[Before Mr. MANsrrern.]
CHARGE OF MURDERING A WlFE.—Peter Brown
was charged with having caused the death of his wife,
Elizabeth Brown, by ill-treatment. The case has already
been before the Coroner's Court, and the jury returned
a verdict of death through violence. From information
received 'by the police,. inquiries were set on foot, and
the husband, being suspected, was arrested ; and an
additional witness gave evidence.to-day. The name of
this witness is Antony Maringo, who said he was
a carter. On Thursday week Maringo; who resides
iu the same court as the prisoner, observed the
latter and , his wife quarrelling—the prisoner had
his hands round the throat of his wife, and was choking
her. Witness told the prisoner that it was a shame to
treat his wife in that manner, and the reply he got was
some oaths and a command to " Go and mind his own bus;-
ness.", Witness went to his work, and did not see the wife
alive again. She died that evening, and he attended the
wake on Saturday evening.. The prisoner was drunk, and
made some foul expressions regarding his wife. Maringo
also stated that the eldest-daughter of the • prisoner had
said that,,if he gave, any evidence, she would murder
him. (The girl, who was in court, was then ordered
into custody.)—A brother of the deceased said that on
Tuesday, the 4th inst., the daughter of the prisoner
came to his house, and said that her mother was
dangerously ill, and wanted to see
.him. He went and
saw her. She was covered. with bruises, but she
would not tell him who had been beating her. He
was was not satisfied, and he called in Dr. Ackerley
on the Thursday morning.—Dr. Ackerley said that
he visited the woman on Thursday morning. She
died that night. On examining her he found severe
contusions on the left leg, righearm, left shoulder, and
the left side of the neck ; also bruises on the chest—these
injuries must have been inflicted several days previously.
He had also made a post m7rteln examination, and found
that death was caused by inflammation of the plura and
lungs on the right side—evidently the result of violence
inflicted some days previously. There was not the
least doubt the deceased came to her death through these
injuries.—The prisoner was remanded for a week.

-STEALING WATCHES.—Martin Duppe, an Italian,
was charged with stealing three watches, value £ll..
It appears that the prisoner was a journeyman jobber
in the employ of the executors of the late Mr. Duff,
watchmaker, Tithebarn-street. The watches were the
property of Mr. Armstrong, who had sent them to Mr.
Duff, for the purpose of being repaired. The watches
were handed over to the prisoner Duppe; but instead of
repairing them, he want on the " spree," and pledged
them at the shops of various pawnbrokers. A fourth
watch (a gold one) was found on him in bridewell, but
it has not been identified by any person.—The prisoner
was committed for trial.

[Before Messrs. R. HOUGHTON and PEEL.]
PUBLICANS' AND BEERSELLERS' CASES.

The following persons were summoned for offences
against the Act regulating the sale of beer and spirits.
PUBLICA.NS.—fohn Procter, Fontenoy-street, sum-
moned for permitting fighting in his public-house, was
fined 20s. and costs.—Thomas Pierpoint, Bevingtoa-
street, was summoned for Sunday trading. Mr. Cobb,
for the defence, urged that the drink was sold by a girl
inadvertently. A tine of 20s. and costs was imposed.—
Thomas Simpson, publican, Midgehall-street, was
charged with refusing to admit the police. -Acquitted.
—Fenton Finn, publican, Temple-lane, charged with
selling at illegal hours, was acquitted.
BEERSELLERS.—Jane Wright, summoned for selling
beer at illegal hours, acquittel—William Parler,
Chatsworth-street, Sunday trading, acquitted. Michael
Gill, Midgehall-street, Sunday trading, fined 2s. 6d. and
2s. 6d. costs.—Thomas Slack, Mill-street, -Everton,
selling at illegal hours, acquitted.—Mr. Longford,
Blanche-street, off Crown-street, Sunday trading,
acquitted.—Robert Culvert, Horatio-street, permitting
drunkenness, acquitted.—Eliza Burns, Glover-street,
permitting drunkenness, acquitted.—Charles- Morris,
Towbridge-street, permitting drunkenness, acquitted.-.
Mary Wallace, Hydra-street, selling at illegal hours,
acquitted.