Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-10 00:00:00

THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. GOODERE.

This case stood over at the Police Court from Malicials
and yesterday the cetirt was crowded to excess, even from
an early hour by a respectable auditory, who came to hear
the details. The case, so far as it went on last M onds9,
appeared in our paper of Tuesday, but the whole detail!
are given below. Mr. Dodd was for the prosecution, and
Mr. J. B. Aspinall, barrister, defended Mr. Goodere.
Dodd opened the ease, stating the short facts, which will
be found in the evidence. He wound up by saying that he
did not wish to inflict pain on Mr. Goodere by any obser-
vations of his, as no doubt his present position was painful
enough, and therefore he would at once proceed to call wit;
nesses to establish the ease, and then leave it in the hands of
the Bench to deal with as his Worship saw fit. He called
Jane Houghton (a pretty young_ woman)woman) who said : I s°
the wife of John Houghton. He was charged with felony
here in the last month. He was engaged discharging $
ship for Messrs. Byrne on the 9th June, and he was take
up on a charge of stealing something from the ship. taken
was taken into 'custody on that day, and brought up at this
c met on the 10th. I was in court that morning. aloof
with my sister-in-law. I was here with her when I hest°
my name called in court, and I went to the door, and 14.1.'
Goodere spoke to me, and asked if my husband was 0,
prison ? and I said " Yes," Mr. Goodere asked if I bed
any one to defend him ? and I said "No." He then sate,
" I have been to Mr. Byrne, and he sent me to Ye_ll,
to engage me to defend him. I said Mr. Byrne could We`
have said so, as I already told him I could not afford t$
engage an attorney. I asked him his fee ? and he said
guinea. I said to my sister.in-law, what shall we do;
we have no money, and she said she could pledge
watch when she went home, I asked would he take Dr,
the money ? and he said yes, if I could not get it Pa
She (the sister-in-law) pledged the watch, and I gave the
15s to Mr. Goodere. I thought perhaps Mr. Byrne bed
sent Mr. Goodere, and I said perhaps he (Mr. Byrn.ei
would be good enough to assist us. I would not have psi
the 15s if he had not said he was sent by Mr. Byrne.
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husband was brought up that morning, and Mr. Goodere
peered for him ; my husband was remanded for seven days'
saw Mr. Goodere twice in the interim. At the expiratioll
of the second day. I came here and saw Mr. Goodere. 0,6
less
said there was no use in speaking, as my husband
guilty, and had plenty of witnesses against him. He Wes
then in conversation with the witnesses against my h.O
band. Up to that moment I was under the impression
that he was acting for my husband. He did not ask ie
for any more money that day. That was the first infinity
tion I had that he had abandoned my husband. CroSs7.
examined by Mr. etspinall : I was very angry when .
saw him speaking to the witnesses, and I thought he h
sold me. I employed Mr. Cobb after that. How did ti
happen ? There were two or three men standing by, 0.4
I said " What shall I do?" and one of them osl,o
he would see if Mr. Cobb would take up the
case. Thinks it was a man named Buckley, but wa
not tell him about Mr. Goodere. Saw him on
,ince and spoke to him. Did not tell Mr. Cobb absll,
Mr. Goodere. Only saw Mr Cobb once since. My bt
band was taken up on the 9th of Juno, but I did not
him at all in Bridewell. First saw Mr. Goodere outsidel
the door, and he asked if I was Mrs Houghton ?
said is your husband in prison ? and I said yes.
you swear he did not say that he had seen 9°,la
husband in prison? I will not swear that ;b"
did not say that my husband wished me to ,t 5
to Mr. Byrne to try and get him to withdraw
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prosecution. He did not use the word " prosecution?:
did not mention Mr. Byrne's name, nor did he ask me if „lbw
husband was in his employ. He said I have btu
to Mr. Byrne, and he has sent me to you to engage me
defend your husband. He did not tell me that he ol
my husband in presence of one of the officers of the lare,t,t
well. I had come from Mr. Byrne's, but was in Owe
some time befora I was called out. Re did not use 424
name of Breen. I am positive of that, although
sounds Byrne and Breen are like. lam certain he If,
Mr. Byrne, and not Mr. Breen. I employed and paid
Cobb. My husband was sent to the seseione. Did II j
see Mr. Byrne after that until Tuesday in this week. 4
went to speak to him about my husband's character, liljd
then I asked him if he sent Mr Goodere to me. It
on my husband's private affairs I went (Here Buc.idB-
who was a prisoner in the dock, charged with obtalo7o
money by false pretences, was put forward, and the valtriaa
identified him as the man who had procured Mr. Cobb et
her) Don't know Breen, a Bride srell keeper, nor tle,vgt
saw him. Sarah Houghton, the sister-in-law of the fa!
witness was examined : I was with the last witness Whin
she saw Mr. Goodere, who said, " Your husband is
prison ;" and she said, " Yes." This witness corro,
n
rated the evidence of the last witness. The witness 0.1;14,
if Mr. Goodere had not stated that he was sent by "P;',
Byrne, she would not have employed him. Went ttsa_a,
after that to Mr. Goodere's house, No. 1, Bold-pit;
Cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall : I can't tell who !.1`0"g
witnesses were to whom Mr. Goodere was speed
on the second day. He said there was no rad
in his appearing for my brother, as he bad
plenty of witnesses against him, and that he would son'lt
him. lam sure ha said he would convict him. I thou
it was very wrong for him to be talking to the witn7,o
on the other side. I have mentioned the name of 13Y%)1
two ways ; but I am sure it was Byrne and not Bryanbe
Breen. (Here Buckley was again put to the bar, and la
identified him as the person already alluded to, and reit
she saw him before on the day in question.) Mr. Anordo
Byrne was examined : I remember the prisoner, Houghs
wife calling on me, and my impression is that it was 'OO
day after he was arrested. I was not called. et
by Mr. Goodere that day. I did not called,
Mr. Goodere to call on Mrs. Houghton, as ref
scribed. He detailed the case of the intervi,,,/
with Mrs. Houghton, and denied that he ever gave 701
directions about employing an attorney. The first with he
was re-called, and, in reply to Mr. Mansfield, said sto
thought it was a matter of charity that Mr. Byrne shoes
send Mr. Goodere to her. Mr. Aspinall said the case
one out of the ordinary course, but he would call a with
and he had no doubt when his Worship heard his evides
he would at once discharge Mr, Goodere from all bile 6
as it was &early a mistake of a name on the part of
witnesses. He then called James Breen, who said : I hie
charge of the prisoners below in this dock. On
morning of the 10th June, a prisoner named Houghwj
wished to speak to me, and he said I am in trouble'
wish you would get some one to plead for me ;bil
have no money, but my wife will pay the attornieS•
said, don't be in hurry about attornies, if 9°.„0
wife knows you are here she will send os:ja
one to look after you. He knocked at the cell door aro
and said he wanted to see Mr. Goodere, and that gentle!,
coming down to see another prisoner, I told him Hough_,'
wanted to see him. Mr. Goodere then got an order e,
saw him, but I did not hear what passed between th!,';
I knew Houghton from his childhood, and told ilre
Goodere so, and that I was quite surprised to see Pca
locked up in bridewell, as he was always an honest Sig
Mr. Aspinall said after that he would put it tSP, of j
Worship if there was a case to go to a jury. He diet."o
at all blame Mr. Byrne, who had only acted quite ilg,
When he heard that his name was used, as he heard, lee
properly, he came forward to have the case led,
tigated. He contended that the women had been ang"i'ij
and imagined that they were sold and deceived, Iv
they saw Mr. Goodere speaking to the witnesses at
other side, and it was clear they had made a mistakeos
the name between Mr. Byrne and that of Breen. 00
argued on this point, and contended that no jury 00a
convict on such evidence, as there was no ground 'em al
ever for sending the case for trial. Mr. Mansfield BAG,
no no doubt the woman thought they were acting bona fiat,
but there was clearly a mistake in the case, he there to
ordered Mr. Goodere to be at once discharged. {That, popular demonstration manifest by applause in COtll
hut of course it was at once suppressed