Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE Th-TELLIGESCI

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.
Cat TING" ?TM FIRST STONE T.—Michael M(Garry, a
resident of Grenville-street, was charged for having
assaulted Mary Gibbons, and also her daughter, a child
about seven years old. It appeared that there was a fight
between some relations of the woman and the prisoner.
The latter had to decamp for some days, and, on Thursday
night, he came again, when a battle took place between the
parties, who flung stones in showers at each other; one
thrown by the prisoner struck the child in the forehead,
inflicting a serious wound. He then got a poker and
struck the woman on the arm, hurting her very much. The
prisoner told a rigmarole story about au old greivance and a
quart of ale, and stone throwing, and the like. His Worship
censured the conduct of the parties on both sides, and said,
it the persons who threw the stones, at either side, were
before him, he would inflict the same punishment that he
was now about to inflict on the prisoner, and that was a fine
of £2, or two months' imprisonment. The prisoner said he
was afraid that the other side would knock his brains out.
Mr. Mansfield : You are safe for the next two months,
however. He was then committed.

. THE WORKUOUSE AUTHORITIES.—A dangerous lunatic,
named John Cook, was brought up on a charge of having
broken windows in a house in Preeson's-row. Mr
Mansfield : Was not this unfortunate man up here
before once or twice for the same sort of offence. Bridewell-
keeper : He was, sir. Mr. Mansfield: And I sent him to
the workhouie. Bridewell-keeper : Yes, sir. Mr. Mans-
field.(warmly) : Then I really cannot understand the con-
duct of the authorities at the workhouse. Here is an idiot—
a very dangerous idiot—sent by me to the workhouse, to be
put into the asylum there, to be properly taken care of as
such, and now I find that the people there have sent him
out on the town again. I think this is very moss neglect
of duty on the part of the officials. of the workhouse.' He is
a very dangerous lunatic, and cannot be allowed out ; he
must be taken care of ; let him be taken back to the
workhouse, and put into the asylum, and I shall see if this
order be disobeyed by the authorities of that house.

PLUNDER ON SHIPBOARD.—James M'Coy, a sailor, on
board the screw-steamer Genova, that runs between this port
and London, was charged with having stolen some muslin;
silks, and other things on board. Mr. Bluck was for the
prisoner. It appeared that when the vessel was on her way
from London here, she called, as usual, at Penzance, to
take in goods. It seemed that there was some confusion on
board, and that the property taken was a portion of the
cargo shipped there. When it was missed, a search was
made, but -to no purpose. The prisoner, alorr, with the
other men of the crew, denied all knowledge of the property,
and then the captain ordered the beds, &c., of -the sailors
to be brought on deck and searched; when the prisoner's
bed came up, he told the captain that he had put the pro-
perty there for safety. It was found in his bed. Mr.
Black did all he could for the prisoner, but the case was too
clear, and he was sent for trial at sessions.
Edward Leahy, a marine stove-dealer, in Vernon-street,
was charged with having received a piece of iron, stolen by
a little girl named M'Ebroy, from Messrs. M'Pie's, sugar
refiners. Mr. Bluck was for the prisoner, and succeeded
in getting him off for a fine of £2 and a withdrawal of his
licence—which punishment was considered 'very .light,
taking into account the offence of receiving stolen property.
A REAL Rum" CASE.—A young man named Frederick
Irise, a cooper was charged with stealing three bottles of
rum, from a ship discharging in the Prince's-dock Mr.
Cobb defended. Officer, 409 said, he stopped the prisoner
leaving, the dock, and, on searching him, he got three
bottles of ram concealed on his person. The prisoner
told him he , had got rum from a sailor on board
a ship that was being discharged in the dock.
The officer subsequently found - that the liquid
belonged to Messrs. Waterhouse, but he (the policeman)
added, "they won't swear to the bottles, but they say, the

rum is very like some that they are landing from (he shif
(Laughter.) Mr. Cobb : Well, this is decidedly tl

rum-est case I ever heard ; they won't. swear to the bottles
but they will to the rum. (Laughter.) Officer : No, they
said the rum was " like " what they were landing. Mr.
Cobb : As like, I suppose, as two peas, or a couple o deck
eggs. (Laughter.) Mr. Mansfield : I will treat this case,
Mr. Cobb, not as one of stealing, but will fine the prisoner
£1 for not being able to account for how he got it. Mr
Cobb:. Very well, sir. The fine was paid.

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Paddy Sullivan was charged with having "bent'
bone of his wife Mary, by a blow of a bludgeon.

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