The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.
LF,DIVE silt. d. S. MANSPIELO.
A MODEL PAlusu AtertiOltlTY.—Detective officer Smith
,applied to Mr: Mansfield, under the following peculiar
circumstances :—A young man, named Thomas Jones,
had been apprehended on a -warrant by the Denbigh
parish constable (81!is), for having ran away and left his
wife and family
.chargeable to that parish. Jones was
apprehended on Friday in Liverpool, -and was aseord-
ingly placed in the main bride Well for security, until
such time as he could he 'conveyed to Denbieh. After
he bad been locked tip for some littleeime, the Denbigh
Dogberry went to the bridewell "for his prisoner," but,
at that time, he was in such a state of intoxication that
the Liverpool authorities thought -it most advisable to
place him, if not in the.same Cell, at least tinder the same
roof; the biddewell, with his prisoner. He was kept
in perfect safety, and prohibited the use of intoxicating
drinks, not even getting " pop" for some few hOure,
when lie was set at liberty, somewhat refreshed: Nothing
was heard of him until some few botirs after, when he
again appeared " for Ads, prisoner." At that tithe' the
Denbigh official was again in a " happy state," having
evidently been
.inspecting some of the " beauties of
Liverpool," not forgetting the rosy. beauties, in the
course of his:peregrinations
.not having neglected to pay
sunstry visits to those most beautifully and rnageificently
fitted up establishments, the gin palaces, with which this
town abounds, and which are generally so attractive to
strangers as well as to the denizens of the tosvn. Jones
was not given up to the Denbigh official, who appeared
to be disgusted with the manner in which police business
is done in Liverpool, and left the bridewell, and, strange
to say, nothing further had been heard of him. Mr.
Mansfield : Is he in bridewell now ? The bridewell.
keeper: No, he is not, sir. Mr. Mansfield : Who is toe
man ? Detective officer Smith : He said he was the
Denbigh constable. Mr. Mansfield : One of the old
constables, 1 suppose. Officer Smith : Yes. He also
,said.he was the town crier of Denbigh (laughter). The
prisoner was ordered down until the business of the court
was over, when, unless the Denbigh official came forward,
he would have, been discharged ; but, is the course of
the day, a telegraphic message was received from the
Denbigh authorities, and the prisoner was taken over to
that tow n by one of the Liverpool force. What has
become of the Denbigh official and indefatigable
functionary is at present a mystery.
A TEMPER:INCE APOSTLE.—A most forbidding and dis-
reputable looking fellow, was charged with being'lrunk
and disorderly, and with using obscene and disgustine
language in Scotland place. Police Constable . 420,
stated, that he was on duty on Saturday night, about
half-past nine o'clock, when he saw the prisoner selling
" teetotal tracts," and exhibiting a lam picture depicting
the misery of the "drunkard's home." At that time he
was very drunk, SO much so, that the constable thought
it advisable to take the picture from him, and deposit it
in the bridewell, When he went back, the prisoner was
exceedingly disorderly, and very drunk, so much so,
that he was compelled to take him up. flee constable
here produced a bundle of temperance tracts —including
a " Teetotal Song Book," containing a selection of new
temperance songs—which he was attempting to sell when
he was apprehended. Ho was ordered to pay a fine of
ss, or be imprisoned for seven days.
A DSiTRUOTIVE WlSE.—Mary Cuthbertsone a middle
aged female, was charged with vvilfullY-deafroying
several pictures, the property of Mrs. Harriet Carroll,
carver and gilder, of South John street. Mrs. Carroll
stated, that on that morning the female came into the
shop, and destroyed several pictures. Here she exhibited
three large pictures—the one a model of the Great Wel-
lington, a Dutch painting, and a Sportine Scene, from
which it would appear that the accused had first put her
foot through the Great Wellington, into the Spoleing
Scene,and finally into the Dutch painting, by which she
had done damage to the amount of about £9. The shop-
man stated, that the woman came into the shoe and
demanded money of him, and because lie weuld'not give
her any, she slid she would be revenged, and then, did
the damage complained of. Mr. Mansfield : Is she any
relation to you ? Witness : Yes, sir, she is my wife -but
I have not been living with her, as she .has been living
with other men, and charging me with children which
do not belong to me. Mr. Mansfield ordered the woman
to be imprisoned for two months, foi the damage she had
done.

BIRICENUEAtt.
BEFORE R. ERYA.NS, ESQ

ROBB-SUN ET A CAPTAIN OP A STEAM 'AM.—John
Griffiths, the captain of the steam tug Randle, of
which Mr. Gorge Craggs is the owner, was charged with
stealing a piece of lead, weighing 1 ewt. 1 qr. IS lbs.
The prisoner sold the lead to a man named Connelly for
15s, and he (Connelly) afterwards sold it for 24s 94,
When apprehended and told the churn, the prisoner
said it was a had job, and tie hoped Mr.b Cragq's would
not prosecute him. It appeared also that he had offered
to compromise the case. Prisoner, who did -not deny
the charge, was then committed for trial. ..
STEALING CLOGS AT TIM • WORIEIOUSE.—John Pugh,
an elderly man was charged with stealing a pair of boy's
clogs from the Clatierbridge Workhouse, in which he
himself was a pauper. The prisoner had- committed a
theft at the same place in December last, and was then
cautioned by the Cba'rman of the Board of Guardians.
Remanded until Thursday to be dealt with under the
new Criminal Justice Act.