The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE
LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR ALDERMAN HOLME.

THE RESULT OF A SPREE.— A rine Moody and Catherine
Hewson were charged with having stolen some money
from Martha Reed. The parties, who are in humble life,
went deliberately on a spree, the complainant having
pledged•some things for that purpose. When they get
well primed with ale, they 'commenced singing, and
amid the vocalism, the prisoners robbed complainant of
whatever money she had. Sent for trial.
ANOTHER EFFECT OF THE FOG.—Two or three days
ago, a report appeared in our paper, stating how a fellow
got away from the Edinburgh Castle with a shawl, on
the morning of the fog, and now we have to record
another escape of a thief with stolen property on the
same morning. It appeared that on the morning in
question the hall door of Mrs. King's. house, No. 36,
Phrthian-street, was left open by the servant, whilst she
took in the milk. Some thief was prowling about and
got into the house unseen, as the fog was so great. A.
coat, 'belonging to a Mr. Vickars, value £4, and
some plated forks and spoons were stolen. The
police, after some difficulty, found that the coat
had been pledged at the shop of Mr. Tyrer, Gil.
dart Gardens, by a young woman, Anne Howard, who
was brought up by detective officer Thonapsoo on the
charge. A person from the pawnshop proved that the
prisoner pledged the coat, which was produced, and
identified by Mr. Vickers as his property. The prisoner
was sent for trial.
STREET ROBBEBT.—Anne Taylor and Bernard Burn,
were charged with being concerned in a street robbery,
committed on a person named John Armstrong, in Kent
street, on Friday night last. The complainant said, on
the night in question he was going into his lodging, and
when at the door, he was seized by corns persons,
knocked down, and so,ve money and a handkerchief
taken from him. The latter was offered for sale by the
female prisoner, who got it from the male, and the
prosecutor said, he was of opinion the prisoners were
amongst the people who attacked him in the street. The
prisoners were remanded for further enquiry.
ANcruin. STREET ROBBERY.—A desperate looking
ruffian, named John Wilson, and a fragile looking
female, named Elizabeth Burns, were brought up by
officer Reilly, No., 91, on the following charge :--The
officer said, before twelve o'clock the previous night, the
female prisoner came to him and made the following
statement : That two men, one of whom was the prisoner,
had knocked down a gentleman and robbed him of a gold
watch ; that they, along with her, went to a public house
in Preston street, kept by a man named Kelly. They
handed the watch to Kelly, and he took it into a back
room, and, after looking at it for some time, he came.
out and said " It's only worth ten." She replied " You
shall not get it. unless I get £2." Mr. Alderman Home :
Did you hear all this yourself ? Officer : She told me it
herself. Was the man present at the time ? Not at that
time, sir. She then said, as Kelly would not give more
for the watch, the men said they must go somewhere else
with it, and they got away from her, and then she went
and told him (the officer.) He went in search of them,
and got the man, but his comrade got away, He then
went to Mr. Kelly and asked him about the watch, and
he said there were some persons there who had a watch.
He subsequently met the owner of the watch, who was
robbed whilst in a state of drunkenness. 'Air. Alexander
Forty, who resides in Clayton street, said he was in
Preston street, or Crosshall street, walking with his hands
in his pockets, and, on coming to the corner of Shaw
Hill street, two men caught him by the throat, knocked
him down on his back, and robbed him of his gold watch,
value £l6 He could not identify the persons.. Mr. Kelly
was examined, and said the prisoners and another person
(not in custody) called at his house, and they had a watch.
They hail a quarrel, and they went away, the other man
taking the watch with hirri. The witness was cross
examined by Inspector Kehoe as follows. I took the
watch in my hand. I know the other man and his mother
and brother. Mr. Kehoe : Don't 'you know his brother
to be a " ticket of leave" man, and that his mother is now
in gaol ? I know the family, who lived in Bradbury
court, near my house. Mr. Kehoe : Is not the " ticket of
leave" man in the habit of frequenting your house ? He
calls in sometimes at my house. Did you not suspect
that the watch was stolen, seeing it in such hands? I
did not know anything about it. Mr. Kehoe : Did you
call the attention of the police to the circumstances ?
No, I could not go out, as all my family were gone to
bed, and I could not leave the house, as there were four
other persons in the house at the time. Mr. Kehoe :
Were you ever called on to account for property passing
through your hands before Not that I retnern-
-1 ber. Mr. Kehoe informed his Worship that
the reason he put these questions was, knowing
that, as a publican, Mr. Kelly had property passed
through his hands before. Alderman Holme : Is it a beer
house or a public house he keeps? Witness (Reilly) :
A public house, Mr. Alderman Holm° : What evidence
is there against the man ! Officer Reilly : None, except
what the woman says, and the fact of his being a com
penion of the woman and also of the other man. Is
support of this, officer Smith proved that the parties were
companions and resided together. The prisoners were
remannea ;or further exarnuraton. Watch not fouua.