Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-21 00:00:00

ght in t

is posted in th
orandum of that

cation I had of it
)ook. To Mr. Bretherton : Tha

nu, nor nev

Never saw a

heard of one

r what was taken out of the prisoner's drawer, as I
not present. Ferguson's predecessor went to Man-
er, and there was a balance in the usu

but it was squared off

tobert H

way aga

creeper to Messrs

liking Son, and Co

nsoner

fr. Silver wo--A
nor

roved that 11

s it accounted fc

oeetmng•

n_ the prisoner's_ private

cash-book. Mr. .Massey, from Egan and Co.'s
skeet, stated that on the 17th January he paid Co.'s,
prisoner
415 3s Ild, and got his receipt. Mr. Silverwood proved that
he did not get the money, nor was it entered in any place.
Mr. J. C. Tongue, from Huth and Co.'s, proved having paid
over £l3 to the prisoner on the 21st January, and Mr.
Silverwood proved the amount was not accounted for. Mr.
Jackson : I am connected with Messrs. Carver in Man-
chester, and ic is my business to audit the accounts. Mr.
&etherton objected to the examination. To Mr. Almond
the witness said: I never had access to the, prisoner's

I apnr(

Sunday
I I

ng• vano

Carver, and he said, "Very well."

time in the North Britain, and he said, " No,
tome that way." I asked him how he liked America
aid, "Very well," Mr. Almond said that was the
Bretherton then addressed the Coiirt for the priso.

awl said the fact of his not having a
lirEtS not embezzlement. He argued

no proof of app

aisoner. He Proceeded CO go over the whole of the

nee given on the former day, and also on tl
cleavoared to show th

tie comp

the ca

that prisoner's i

was n

)een bro

and his books and memorandums taken away, which depriv
of an explanation. He said it might amount to a brea
iff trust, but was not one of embezzlement, and as it wal
question of doubt, the prisoner should get the benefit of
e wanted to know why Mr. Carver was not examin,

Guarantee So-ciety were the real prosecutor
His Worship said he had heard the case v

Id not decide it there, and the

attention, but he wou
e would send the case for trial
sizes ? Mr. Preston : I ri

Mr. Bretherton

)n't see why it should
'reed to send the r

It was ultimately

p said he would consider

y, and

;o sessions or assizes The aeons,

suld send t

was then allow

VERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDA

BEFORE MR. PRESTON

—William, Robert and James Woo,
1-4,cothers, who live at 44, Clayton-street, were char— -
-wing broken into the provision store of a Mrs. Smith,
Lime, Hunter-street, and with having stolen bacon al
the value of £5 10s. The prisoners were in custod
ector Thompson and detective officer Laycock. Mrs
stated that she closed her shop at eleven o'clock the

&lop BRE AKIN G

leaving

g she

opened the sl

izito the cellar, where she kept b
be found it had been been broken
vantity of hams and bacon gone. Inspector Thomp
nid, having heard of the robbery,.he went in search of ti
PloPer`

hams, —&
open, - and

He saw grease on the-dap of the prisoner; Jamc
tend suspected something. 'He then-proceeded to the how
pflere they lived, at 44, Clayton-street, and up stairs; undl
be found some of the flitches of bacon, and in tl
room he arrested two of the nricrynnr4

then went through.the house, and in another room he four
some other flitches of bacon, and several hams. He the
Wsted the third prisoner. The flitches of bacon as
sins were produced, and Mrs. Smith identified them as h
• The prisoners were remanded for the purpose

tARGE AGAINST.SAILORS.—Tames Riley, a sailor, wt
?,ed with having used a certificate that did not belor
m, for the purpose of proc!iriiiga ship. The penal)
_ .

Nut Catn

s £lOO

ie. or six month's imprisonment ; ar
with havir

another sailor, was
to Riley. The pi

,ners were brow
'thn T,nral

lip by Mr. Murph ,
Bbard, and Mr. Tyndall appeared for the Cro
Cobb for Campbell. It' appeared that' Campbell h
excellent character as a sailor, and that he had shipped i
!tmlay. Riley was. described as a " dodzer "
ri• he could not get a

,n it. Campbell not thi

I that he could

ag it was_ a

s the ca

certificate, but it was detected at
Mr. Tyndall said, be did not wish to pre
e punishment against Campbell. The prisor _
;niltv, and Riley was fined £2O or three month
nent, and Campbell £1 or a month's imprisonment

tro,,v A MAN

im Ilickey, a s

GRANT .AND I

A43az, detained

ingrat

ADE A SKELETON OE

snd provided

to board at his hou

)arding-hou&

street, for

contrary to ti

MD bell for

Nlr. t

a powerful fat man

Orleans in an American

LIT a few day

n town, and consented. lie inquired
cleanliness of the beds and the com-
''e defendant assured him that the
r e palace of " Christial," and that
sleeping apartments were like the " Groves of Blarney"
egnal "to a coach and six, or a bed of down !" With
S.assurance Mr. Hickey felt satisfied, and forthwith he
:xmpanied Mr Ingram to the promised Elysian shades.
qg very tired atter his voyage, he got into the "bed of
a," but he was only a short time down amongst the "down"
he was regularly knocked up. Mr. Bluck : Knocked
what ? Mr. Hickey shrugged up his shonlders,
I his face into as many " attitudes" as Joe Grimaldi
ave done, rubbed his left elbow with his right hand,
?r that might have caused as much friction as
have set the wheels of a locomotive in a blaze and
of and
na 4 very noire way replied "The varmint 1" (A shout
bnwhter followed.) Mr.. Bluck : And you were not used
to such company ? Complainant : Used to such company!
should think not, and I tell you what's more, I'd never
"tea any other company if I had remained there all night.
Mr. Bluck : Why ? Mr. Hickey : Why, why because
they'd have made a 'regular skeleton of me, I'd have been
devoured Mr. Black : Well, go on, and tell us how it
happened ? Witness : How it happened was this, I felt
them crawling over me like crocodiles.. Mr. Black : I sup-
pooe you did- not remain long in that rosy bower ? The
ititness assured the learned gentleman that he did not

was as perfect as tt