Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-16 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
STEALING FROM A SIIIP.—A labourer named John.
Shaw, who resides in Limekiln-lane, was charged with
stealing a number of articles from the ship Endymionr
which-was burnt in the river-lately, and is at present
discharging in the Prince's Dock. Officer 409 stated
that the prisoner was employed in discharging the cargo'
of this ship, and on Tuesday he stopped him at the dock-
gate with a number of chisels, pincers, and other tools/
besides several parian ornaments, the whole valued at
15s. The prisoner, when questioned respecting the
articles, confessed he had taken them from the cargo of
the Endymion._ He was sent to prison for tyro
months.
PETTY SuorurriNo.—Ann Williamson, rather a
respectable-looking woman, was charged with stealing
three, rings_ and two collars, from the shop of gr.
Samuel, 87, St. James's street. The value of the arts-
Iles was only 4s. 6d. It appears she had gone into the
shop for the purpose of purchasing a ring, and managed
to secrete three in her pocket., and as she was turning. t°,,
go away the collars dropped from her. A number 0,,
pawn tickets were found upon her, and she was renaandea
for seven days, for the purpose of making inquiry
respecting her.
SERIOUS CHARGE OF. ROBBERY.--AIM HiteiltaOrer
the wife of a police-officer, who resides at 13, Duke-
street, was charged by Mary 'Wareham, who belonga,,t°'
Crewe, with robbing her of £5 on Monday night. -it;
Cobb appeared for the prisoner. According to tily
statement of the prosecutrix, she arrived on- Mode
afternoon from Crewe, and being acquainted with tlit6
prisoner, went to call on her, and was asked to remain
all night. She had the above five pounds in her
purse. About nine o'clock she gave the prisoner
shilling, who brought in a naggin of whiskey and a nag,i
gin of gin. She (the prosecutrix) partook of a so'
quantity of the latter, and then went to make a call ja
Circus-street, returning again about 20 minutes P,`ls
eleven. They sat and chatted till nearly two in the
morning, when they retired 'to rest, both in the say°
bed. She looked at her purse immediately before going
to bed, and form-1 her money all right. On rising
the morning she missed the purse, and informed the
prisoner, who immediately commenced to turn thehouse upside down, and went about the search like 04:
" mad woman." It was at last found upon a chair, bilk
minus the £5. On cross-examination by Mr. Cobb, the
prosecutrix admitted she had drank about three g1a5,14.0
of-gin, but maintained she was perfectly sober. T"
could not remember whether she put the purse in "'beet
pocket or in her basket before going to bed. By,tad
magistrate : lam not in the habit of.drinking, and Cru
nothing to eat from the time. I left Crewe till sir roof
time. The magistrate considered there was no
that the prisoner had taken the money. It was Rossi.
that the prosecutrix, being unaccustomed to intoxicatal
liquors, might be slightly under the influence of the gi
on the night in question. At all events he would g'l7
the prisoner. the benefit of the doubt, and discharge her

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OUTRAGES IN COUNTY MAYO.—The district of Tour-
makeady,.. County Mayo, has been proclainatd, under
the provisions of the Crime and Outrage Act, and 3
force of constabulary sufficient for three stations orderea
to be at once twat down to the district.

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