Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-21 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsrEaDmr.

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[Before Mr. MA/carom] •
IrirE riEStRTIONS.-Arthur Hornsby was' charged
with neglecting to support his wife. Mr. Holden,
relieving officer, stated, that ,he had applied to him to.
support her, and he refused. Coniimtted to gaol for
three months.---Joseph( Wild was charged with the same
,offence, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

SINGULAR CHARGE AGAINST A 'FRENCH WOMAN FOR
• ' KEEPING A BROTHEL.
Madame • Victorine Edwards, • a _very respectably-
attired personr of lady7like appearance, and about thirty
years of age, -wart charged with keeping- a brothel in
Gerald-street, Brunswick-road.. Mr. •Bluck, Appeared
for the prisoner.
Inspector Tomlbron - said he apprehended the pri-
soner yesterday, on. a warrant, for keeping a brothel in
Gerald-street. Cross-emantined by
.Mr. muck : I have
nothing to do with la,yinfr this information. first
knew that aninformatiem had been laid in consequence
of a memorial having been sent to the Mayor about a
fortni•Oit ago. From the • inquiries I have made,
'I am not in• a position to smear 'that she keeps a
brothel; The rent of the house she lives in will be
about £f6--Mr. Blaek : Mat is rather a low rent'
for a house for persons that dress like ladles,
is-it not ?—Officer ; Well, I do nt , know. I have not
seen any person going into her houSe at improper hours:.
-=-Mr. Black it is some ladies that-are -behind you,
suppose, that have laid this inforntatiorrs?-4)fficer : Nor
it is the memorial.

• ' Mr. ClOugh-4t in; a respectable neighbourhood, is it
not ?7-officer';. Yes it is. .
Mrs: Sarah? Jane. Lythgoe stated that she' resided in
Gerald-street..- She• hod been. very much annoyed by
:gentlemen. p# ...ngitto;:lier..lieuse and .enquiring for the
prisoner. i # evem*.flieie was a eat came to her
(witness's) house' Wlth. fiwe gentlemen in. It was
between five an& half-past five in the evening. She
(witness) went to' herdoeri. and they appeared to her to
be foreigners—like • Americans or Jews. She directed
them to the prisoner's; house. They' went in,
and . after -having' .beery in about five- minutes
they returned. They were in about an hour
•altogether.- Another ' evening she (witness)' was
standing at. her own door, when a car came: ~.q) with
three gentlemen and !Madame Victorine. Ott of the
ladies took hold of - the-car-driver,. gave him a squeeze..
!,and then kissed hiin; Another' right -.Madame Vie-
torine, or one of heriadies, camehinne walking with a
gentleinan-;--Of course;. kissing, and . capering; . and
when they got to.. their -own! door , they stood,.
.• and I suppose she. was - tryin,4- to, make hint -go.
At laet some improper liberties were taken..
She gave hiss a eardrand he wenraway. Before he-got
few yards away she called him back, and after having..
spoke to hin-4. he went away.—Ms:.Clough : How far-is
your house freer .her's : = Three doors. There.
is•a, lamp facing her
,deor so .that-everypepou can see
What takes place below- the lamp without- liesng observed
by them. There was not. a..polieenituu 'about ; she
te4dione some time previous; but .sbe-did not know hiS-
nuMber. She did not.tell the policeman ''of 'that
instance..—Mr. Bluck : When do you' see persons.
corning. into the prisoner'S. house ?=Witness-.7 They are
never-to, be seek until after twelve o'clock:: at night.-
11 ;.Bluer What- is your: husband,, pray?—Witness ::.
That dtics not signify.—fir~ Bluck Yes,;: but I Want
to know both what your husband: is;- and. what. you
are What do you do out at such honrstt%—Well,
wait-tbr my husband coming in, an'd 1 have .a right
to de, what I like in my own
:house—Hr. muck :
.YeS, but you seem to Watch-- other people's hottses. Do
you ever peep through the keyhole ? Witness-: No, I
don't.,7-Mr.Bluck : What time does rurinisband come'
hoMe in the eVening? • -Witness : does not signify.
---,Mr:- Pluck : Well, I will presume at all. times, antiyou
Step up, till two o'clock in the mei-ming? Witness :•
• Bin& : What • have- you, seen in her house ?
Witness-:: Nothing, sir.—Mt.- Black 7. Lave you ever
heard' a. noise _in the house? WitneSs : No.—Mr
Black:: Have
.you any other neighbours witnesses ?
'Witness-: Yes, there is - Mr. jump.—Mr..Bluck 7 Well,
and has. Mr. Jump jumped into this court thimnorning ?
Witness: No, he's walked.---Mt.'Bluok : I'sle umarried
man ?' Witners : Yes.—Mr. Bluck-: he• been out
with you ? Witness : No, but he is annoyed.--Mr.
Bluck Oh, have you seen any of the ladiei but-herself ?
Witness: Yes,. two.

. .
1 Mr. Edward .Jump said :he was. a Scripture-
reader. He had reason to believe, from what he had
heard from the neighbours, that it was a house of ill
fame.. He had been- frequently annoyedhy gentlemen
coming to his house at all hours—as- far as half-past
three in the morning. They inquired for the. French
lady: He supposed it was •on account of there being
two-mtrabers on his door. One was a brass one--17.
That is the right number; .bat he (witness) has-another,
number painted on his doOr.. It is was 14, the same
nutnber as the prisoner's.—Mr. Mansfield.; roa are likely
to-be annoyed if you keep her number •on your door.
Mr: Black : What do you preach—do you preach private
sermons ? Witness : No.—Mr. Bluek : Did you join
any meeting, at the Old Swan ? Witness : Nol.--,Mr.
Black : Are you a revival ? Witness : No, r have
nothing to do' . with that.-Mr. Black :- Tell us
where you really do Preach? -Witness : Well, it does
not affect this case at all.—Mr. Bill& : Yes it does; it
affects your veracity. Da you have any ladies-paying a
visit to you? Witness--; Well, I don't know that you
-have.anything to do with that. Mr. Bluck : Well, but
_ I will have an answer. unless Mr. Mansfield stops, me.
Witness : Well, I don 4 know that I do.—Mr. 131ack :.
.Well, if any of those ladies came to your house, would
you read the Scriptures to them ? Witness.: Gtoon, I
can stand it all.—Mr.- Black : Well, would it not be
your duty to do so ? Witness : Yes.—Mr. Bluck.:- In
a. private room by yourselves, I suppose.-
, - Police-officer No. 128 • said he has been stationed
in the neighbourhood of Gerald:street for the- last
five months. He - had often seen cars come, to
the end of the street, and he had . seen the misses
go in by the front door, and other two . ladies- go
round to the back.. The carman stood there• a long
while, and he then asked who. he -was waiting of.
Ilk- said three gentlemen, but he thought- they had
" chiseled" him.=Mr. Black : Did you evercomplain
about this lady ?.t: Officer : Not—Mr. Muck : What
made you come -here? Officer,: I was forced to come
bete; by order of, the elerk.—.-Mr. Bluek : Did.yott ever
hear any noisae inside of the, house ? Officer : No.
—Mr. Black (pointing to IVlts. Lithga): Have. you
ever seen thati_ady ? Officer : :Never before in my life.
—Mr. Block; ;Did you go, to . the house front:twelve to
three ? Offici:r.:- Yes I did, but did not-see any. Indies.
Officer 621' said he was eat duty in Gerald-street for
better than twelve months. The prisoner lived in the
street about two months before he left-that heat. He
' had often seen cars come xp,,, and gentlemen get- out at
all hours in. the night, but he never heard; any noise.
She has two. girls and a servant.
Officer 205 said : I havebeen on that beat-a. mouth or
five weeks,. I have seen gentlemen e•oing. into her house
at all times—from twelve-to two and, three o'clock in the
morning.. I" have seen a,girl going.: in as well as the
'servant.—Mr. Mansfieldt: A; prostitute,?` Officer : Yes
—Mr. iktiek : How dolouknow-that she was a prosti-
tute '.Officer : I know,-her whenever I meet her ; I
saw her yesterday.
Me: Black said a more.disvacefal emispiraey against
a women who had left her native country to rob her of
her- character, he hadinerer seenin the- whole course of
his experience: 1 -
Mr. Horn said he.was passing. the street the other
night, When one ottheneighhours Caine up and spoke to
"him. He stayed; a, few nAtuttes; and he saw several
gentlemanlike persons. come. out- of the house.
Mr. Mansfield said - he• had seen a great many
cases of this description,. and it always turned out
that the information, was Laid for spite ; and he had no
doubt that it would tarn out that the ,prisoner and the
informants had had a quarrel, There was not evidence
enough beforehim to convict her, but she would be re-
manded until' Saturday-, As-to-the Scripture Reader, it
was entirely hiss awn ibult that he was annoyed, became
he put her number on his door, and he, therefore, had
no right to- complain.
Mr, Black said he hoped he would not remand her,
as she was in a very unhealthy state.
Mr., Mansfield—Well, I will take bail for her.
Mr. Bluok—Well, I hope, sir, that you will let her
out on her recognisances. If she does run away to
France' there will be no loss.
Mr. Mansfield said he would take substantial bail,
two sureties of £lO each. - .
AN EXPENSIVE JOKE.
John Whitty, hatter, Elliot-street, was
John Dumball, 41, Stafford-street,
the case for the
ithst stealing chargedlminr a
Cobb.sbeYt
Before the case was opened, Mr. Cobb said
wouldpay all the expenses, Mr,
otahpfepteepeals,donafenc:.!
thilleegeoaillliyoptirannitl:gantdho:77 Blacke."
defended
that., if the prisoner . .
tthbeechfacartsge.of.
prosecution. lie said that, if he failed to prove the
Dumball
pro n
Mr. Cobb then dttchgtdaarilaaewad.
prisoner--aaiLdetwii

f.lony against the prisoner, he would charge him pith
.egal pawning..
John Dumball, the complainant, 'then said he fss,,
;_,eat for the Imperial Fire Office, and had been so
arty years. Ile was at the house- of Mr. Coward Itrii
-vaek. He had had a very heavy day, and he 'e,„
.F.l.eep after drinking some wine. Previous to going
....eep his teeth were in his mouth, bat in the momrh"
ae looked about the house for them 'and coda
hot find them.. He did not miss thern. tttila
the morning after he was at Mr. Coward's. Ire 110
not given any one permission to pawn them.
issued bills and advertised, offering a reward for ,:"11.,
recovery of the teeth. He saw the prisoner in 'ye
Coward's bense, but,when he avroke.he did not obsec.
him. From information he received, he found that ?..;
prisoner had taken them away. He received tn,.'e
letter : it contained the 'pawn ticker. He went to to
pawnshop and found the teeth there.
ocd in?
sM: aLnsofiueisld—LyloYlin,so—semnra.mme
aanresfiethmey
leda
he
WMitnres.
acquaintance of yours ? Witness : Yea, he had by-
butkr.e disagreed. w
Cobh—You have suffered a great dial fr6ul the
loss of 'your teeth. Witness : Yes, I have. •
Mr. Bluck—l suppose you like a good die' i
Witness : Yes, and so• do you.--IMr. Black :
have not a good appetite' at present. Witness : I 'l.the
that you want teeth.—Nir: Black: You have ktiol„,„1
prisoner a number of years: Witness : Yes; "We
consider him hard up for a couple of poundstAfr,
were on very good terms. but not latterly. t,se
Black : Why have you not ? Witnas : Well, I stilt,
you want to know the difrerenee bet Ween us ?---fett'
Black:: Yes. Witness : Well, I. lent him 45. 3 „ila
weeks. ago, and when I asked him, for it he said lievi be'
seeme tiLd first.—Mr. Black; Do' you think ti's" be'
did, it for a joke? Witness : Na, Ido not ; I thbA
did, it for malice:—Mr. Black : Malice ? Wit°
Yes think he did it to Mortify nr:
Mr: Mansfield Said the ease Of felony had broke o',.e
Mr. Bleak said he- would admit the- second
He said the-prisoner;. being one of theinvited Par*
simply: played this on, as a juke.
Ms: Cobb—No, lie was not invited.
Mr-Black—But he got some wine. gr,
Mr. Mansfield—You have not proved your cose,
Cobb.

Mr. Muck -Irt can't prove it. ht.
.E Mr. Cobb—Yes ; but can do it beyond all dooge
-
Dluek said he would: admit that he eculd• The
did not wish to place any obstacles in the araf,:n,
prisoner offered to. pay the• expenses, and is Noll"'
dame
now,
prisoner than. called M.r. Clough. to Fr6v-
character for the last thirty years. Ted
Mr. Mansfield said the prisoner bad played 3.00
mischievous lark upom the complainant. He nlll4°'
to'releas4 the teeth, and apenulty of £5. that
Mr. Cobb said, on. the part of the somplainan,.,
..i
he offered to take the expenses; and• would have "-
drawn the charcre.
Mr. Illuck—And on the • part .of the• prisoner, t dose.
say that he has acted very feelishly.. It vvii3 e
simply for a joke.. There is-no doubt the Pn.'°"
honesty.

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