The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-08 00:00:00

but slight hopes were, entertained of her recovery. The
bodies of the two children will be interred, it is expected,
this day. The house, in Bolton street, is still in charge o'
the police, and the lad, who save the chief evidence at the
irquest, will be taken care of by an elder brother, until such
dale :as his mother, should she recover, is able to provide
for him. We understand that Gibbons is narrowly
watched, and is, or will be, placed in the lunatic ward in
Walton gaol.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—Yesterday

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

STABBING,-.4 is really, fearful. to find the crime of the
knife on the increase daily, and if some stringent measttres be
not adopted it will become a national disgrace. Every day our
columns bear evidence of our remarks, and it is foi the
authorities 'to devise some means to arrest the progress of this
abomination. Henry' Smith was put forward, charged with
having stabbed 'Hugh Early in a house of ill lathe iii Chisenbale
street. The prisoner was a wildlooking fellow, and dressed in
the garb of a sailor. The complainant was a labourer: He
said he was in the house in atise.tion on Monday night, where
lie met the prisoner, and; as ho alleged, the prisoner, without
the least provocation, took out a knife and stabbed him in the
.1141. Surgeon Grimes stated that he examined the Wound, and
found it one inch long, cad three and a hallinelics deep in_the
thick part of the thigh. He did not at present think the
inn's life was in any ilaerr. The prisoivir was sent for trial.
e ONE• OF THE MYsTERIES or LIVERPOOL.—A young
woman, named Ellen Dickenson, was charged with having,
aesaulted Betsy Morris, alias Coffey, by striking her with
a small jug, and inflicting a wound on her forehead. The
statement of,the complainant was , that she snail' Whitechepel
on Monday evening, when she was assailed and struck by the'
prisoner. She said the prisoner had only come out of gaol on
the previous day, where she had been confined for the past
twelve months, and the reason she had a spite against her was,
that she had given evidence against a fellow who was transported
for fourteen years, at the same time that the prisoner had been
'sent to The most remarkable feature in the case was
the following statement made by the prisoner, and there was
an air of truth übout it which gained belief by most of those
who heard her'. She said the complainant had got married to
a ship robber, named Coffey, and that there Was a gang of
robbers employed' by the complainant and her husband, and
both the latter used to swear against, and get the members of
the gang transported, in order to'save themselves. The com-
plainant (continued the prisoner) kept a house in Preston
street, where she trained up young boys and girls to pick
pockets, and commit all sorts of depredations,' and received
the spoil from them.; She also sends out young girls with
baskets of oranges in Church, Lord and other streets, for the,
purpose of enticing gentlemen to her house, where she would
drug and rob them. On the previous day, she (the prisoner).
had come out of gaol, and the complainant called her to entice
a gentleman who was passing in the streets, saying " there is a
gentleman, get him in till we nail him." he refused.to do so,
and-that' caused her to have a spite against her. She met her.
in the evening and said,." you might as well have nailed that'
gentleman as I-got another girl to do it." This caused an
altercation, and she admitted having struck the complainant
Aepoliceman .proved having seen, the' assault, and' a surgeon
stated that the complainant would be disfigured, The prisoner
was sent to gaol for sit nien;he, and at the expiration. to find
bail for Six additional months:
Motu; Keremo.—Two sailors, named James Stuart and
Robert Smith, were charged with having stabbed a coloured
man marred Charles Williams; It appeared that on Tuesday
'week the prisoners had been shipped for a vessel that was going
to sea ; .the complainant was sent for the prisorie,rs, but they
refused to go, when an altercation took place,'and Stuart drew
a knife and stabbed the complainant in the thigh: !Smith' made
an attempt to stab him also, but was prevented by some
persons who were-present. The conm'ainant was confined in
hospital since the transaction. Stuart was sent for trial, but
Smith was,dischatged.
VIOLENT ASSAULT. —Thomas Kemp, cart owner, of Chapel
Walks, Great Homer street, and Alice his wife, charged two
brothers,' named William and David Thomas , (also carers)
with having violently assaulted them. Kemp's face ani head
presented a very shocking appearance; being much contused and
swollen, and his wife had marks on her neck where one of the
prisoners had seized her by the throat and tried to strangle her.
The prisoners, it appeared, are what are called •` boxing boys,"
and wanted Kemp to fight them, but when he declined they
fell ou and beat himself and wife very badly. David was not,
however, so had as the other, and he was acut to gaol for one
`month. William was committed for two months.
NOT. THE BUTTER PLACE.—ThoreaslPNatnara and John
Roberts, were charged with having stolen a firkin of
butter, value about £4, from the Dendalk Steam. Packet
Cu. Mr. Bluck defended. The prisoners were stopped
by a policeman, leaving the Clarence dock with the
butter, which was eprtniwd :n.rte rieht "place," and
yeibeuers were sent for tri.-1.