The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR, MANSFIELD.

LIICIEY.—A charwoman, named Elizabeth Ross, writ
charged with having stolen three shirts from the shop
door of Mr. Ledlow, Scotland place. Officer 834 saw her
take the shirts, and arrested her with them in her
possession. The prisoner said she was walking along
the streets, when she was fortunate enough to pick up the
shirts, and indeed, indeed, she was going to give
them up to the owner. She was committed for three
months, with hard labour.
"THE REAL CHEESE " —lohn Prescott, dressed as a
mechanic, was charged with having stolen 9L-lbs of cheese
from the shop of Mr. Nixon, Byrom street. A shopinan
in Mr. Nixon's employment, said the prisoner entered
the shop on the previous evening, and asked for a quarter of
cheese. He was served, and when going out, he put half
a cheese under his arm. It was missed, and the prisoner
was followed, and the " article" got in his possession. The
prisoner said he was drunk, and did not know what he was
doing. He was a long time in Liverpool and never had any
charge brought against him. Be did get a good character,
and, in consideration of that circumstance, he was sent
to jail for 14 days with hard labour.

A WICKED LITTLE GILL—A girl about 16 years of
age, named Anne Carson, was charged with having stolen
a watch, a pair of ear rings, silk handkerchiefs, and other
things, from the house of Mr. George Crack, of Rock
street, Park. The complainant took the girl as a servant
out of charity, anti after she had remained in the house
for a short time, she ran away, taking the things with her,
and it appeared that she sold the watch for 6d to a man
in Warwick street. She was sent for trial.

SERIOUS CHARGE—OVERSHOOTING THE MARK. —James
Sowerby, the proprietor of a shooting gallery in Richmond
street,'off Williamson square was brought up in custody of
officer 764, e'a arged pith having stolen a gold lever watch
from a gentleman named Thomas Gardiner, of 47, South
street, Park. The circumstances of the case were these. A
person named Stafford, a barber, living in Hotham street,
said on the night of the 21st of January he went in.o the
shooting gallery kept by the prisoner. In a short time
a gentleman (Mr. Gardiner) came in, and had some
drink from the prisoner, and immediately after taking it,
he became very stupid and sleepy. The prisoner then
went to the gentleman, and began fumbling about his
person, and after some time he took a gold watch from
him. When the prisoner observed witness saw him, he
said to witness, " The gentleman is very drunk, andi 1
will take care of his watch till morning." The prisoner
called on him next day, and sai'l, " That gentleman wes
very drunk last night, and I hare the ticker' yet."
Witness asked if he intended to give it back, and
he replied he did, In , two or three days
after, he met the prisoner, and asked him
if he had given the gentleman his wa....ch, and he replied
he had. He afterwards heard of the loss of the watch,
and that it was not given to the gentleman, and that it
had been reported to the police. He then informed the
police of the facts. and the prisoner was arrested.
Inspector Kehoe asked the witness if the drink which the
prisoner supplied to the gentleman was sent out for, or
was it kept in the house ? Witness : Why he sells all
sorts of drink in the place. Inspector Chew : This is
one of the hbuses that the excise will not look after, but
allows them to sell spirits and other liquors without a
license. Inspector Kehoe: That acccounts for the
stupidity into which the gentleman was thrown by the
drink. The owner of the watch is at present in Scotland,
and we intend to ask for a remand until he returns
Mr. Bluck (for the prisoner) : Then the owner is not
here ? Inspector Kehoe : No, but his brother is here,
and he can speak as to the loss of the watch, and we ask
for a remand for seven days. Mr. Mansfield : Very well,
let him be remanded.

ASSAULT ON A WlFE,—Mary Keenan summoned her
husband, Felix Keenan, for having assaulted her. Mr.
Bluck appeared for the complainant, and in opening the
case, detailed a series of ill usages practised on his client
by her husband, and then called on her to support it.
The defendant, however, altered the case by "a round
unvarnished tale," and it appeared that the parties had
been living separate for some time, and that he allowed.
his wife something a week, and as he now promised to do'
so again, the complaint was dismissed.