Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--SATuRDAY

BEFORE MR. PRESTON,

AssA-uvrs.—John McNamara, a sailor, was charged by
Mr. Thomas Carpenter, of Charlotte-place, for having
assaulted him. It appeared that, some time ago, the com-
plainant had acted very kindly towards the prisoner, giving
him not only bread bat lending him money. When he got
into his debt, he went away. On the previous day he com-
mitted some depredation on a window, and then ran away,
followed by the police. He ran into Mr. Carpenter's, and
meeting him inside, at once assaulted him. His Worship
censured the conduct of the prisoner, and -sent him to gaol
for a month.

Edward Fazakerley, a cab-driver, was charged by Police-
officer 31 with having assaulted him. The officer said he
heard loud cries of murder in High-street, Edge-hill, the
previous night, and on going to see what it was, he saw the
prisoner and two other men beating a fourth man, who was
on the ground, roaring " awfully." He interfered and caught
hold of the prisoner, who turned on him and nearly kicked
the shins off him; the shins are all cut now. The prisoner
told some "cock and bull story " about something that no
one could understand, and the result was, that a fine of £2,
or two months' imprisonment, was recorded.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A BOARDING-HOUSE KEEPER.
Archibald McQuorcodale, a boarding-house keeper at
—63, Cornwallis-street, and late a policeman, was brought up
by officer 100 (Brown) and Inspector Horn, of the detective
I police, on a charge of having stolen X 22 lOs from a Spanish
sailor, whose name answers in English to James Gilbert.
Mr. Cobb defended. Inspector Horn said that, at nine in the
morning, officer 100 brought the prisoner and prosecutor to
the station-house, the prisoner wanting to charge the
Spaniard for stealing a watch from him. Horn, on in-
vestigating the case, found the history of it to be as follows : -
The prosecutor had lodged some money with a Mrs.
Unsworth, in Redcross-street ; but being about to leave for
London by the early train, he drew the money from her, and
after eleven o'clock at night, he gave £22 lOs to the
prisoner, where he lodged, to keep for him. He also gave
him his watch and chain along with the money. He
desired that he might be called at five in the morning, as
he had left his luggage at the station the previous night.
When he got up in the morning, the prisoner gave him his
watch, but denied having got any money from him. An
altercation took place, when the prisoner wanted to charge
the prosecutor with stealing a watch. The result, however,
was, that the case came before the court in its present shape.
The prosecutor was examined through an intepreter, and
proved the above facts, that he gave the money to the
prisoner to keep; and he was cross-examined by Mr. Cobb,
and denied that he hau spoken to women in the street, or
that he had been robbed by any one. He went from Mrs.
Unsworth's direct to the prisoner's house. Mrs. Erns worth,
of Redcross-street, outfitter, stated that tne prosecutor
lodged a ten and five pound note with her a short time
before, and she had £lB already of his. She gave him £lB
in gold and a five-pound note about seven o'clock on Friday
evening-, and he tied it -up in a handkerchief. He came back
about ten, or so, and left before eleven. He is a very sober
and steady man. Officer 100 said he was called by the
prosecutor in the morning, who told him the same story as
he did now. He went towards the prisoner's house, and in
-Upper Pitt-street he met the prisoner and two others,
when the prisoner directly charged the Spaniard
with stealing a watch. He brought them to the
police office, and found eight pounds in gold and a five-
pound note on him. He said he knew nothing of the
man's money. To Mr. Cobb : The prisoner said part of
the money belonged to one of his lodgers. The prisoner's
wife said she saw the watch in the prosecutor's hand. The
prisoner keeps a large boarding-house. Mr. Cobb then ad-
dressed the bench for the prisoner, and contended that, on
the evidence, the charge could not be sustained. He pro-
posed to call some witnesses, but his Worship said he would
not decide the case there, but, if Mr. Cobb wished, he
might call witnesses. Mr. Cobb then called two females,
hnt, on a short consultation, Mr. Cobb asked for a remand

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