Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-07 00:00:00

(Before Mr. MAN-srIELD.)

STEALING -NAILS FROM ON BOARD A SHIP. —A man;
'upwards of fifty years of age, named Thomas Blair,
described as a shipbuilder, residing at Birkenhead, was
charged with stealing 20 lbs. of topper composition
nai!s, value 10s., from the ship Gladiator, at present
lying in Wapping.Dock. Mr. Black defended the pri-
... Detective-officer Rigby said, in consequence of
.nformation he had received, he, in company With another

officer, went to a metal broker's, in , Pitt
they had been in some time,
store dealer in Lower Harrington-street, came in with a
parcel tinder his arm. He asked him what it contained,
and he on opening the parcel found the nails'in it. He
asked Yagill where he got, them, and he said he had
given the prisoner 4s: for them. The mate of the ship
was called, and said they bad missed a quantity of nails
from on board the ship lately, but he could not swear
that those were any of them. Mr. Bluck said the
prisoner pleaded guilty, but he (Mr—Bluck) certainly

:-street. After
aszill, a marine

man named Y:

thought that Yagill Ought to be i
also. Blair was Sentenced to one month's imprisonment

the dock

ROBBERY OF COPPER NAILS
Barlow, a metal dealer in Upper Pitt-street, was
brought up by officers Patrick- and" Layeock,' ellifted
with stealing a large quantity .of copper nails from •the
yard of Messrs. Nish,llDunean;and Co., in. Hurst-street:
Mr gnncallnl 1 ilnfem rind

A.NOTIIER

—John

dente, it appeared that between Thursday night and
Friday morning - the yard had been broken into,
and about two hundredweight of copper nails
and yellow metal carried away. The officers went to
the prisoner's shop, and found 78 lbs. of copper nails.
The prisoner was not in, and they went to his house,
and asked him what account he gave of them. He said
he could not tell from whom he had purchased them, as
lit them at different times. Several
e employment of Messrs. Nish, Duncan,

witnes

and Co., were called, and identified several of the bolts:
The prisoner was committed for trial, two sureties of
£5O being taken for his appearance.

ALLEGED ROBBERY BY Ti

LANDLADY OF A LODG-

ING HOUSE.—Sarah Salisbury was charged by Joseph
Price with stealing £2 7s. 6d., his property. Mr.
Cobb appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Bluck for the
accused. Mr. Cobb stated the circi

stances of the

. -
case. The prosecutor, who was a clerk in the employ
of Messrs. Dunr'an, Squarey, and Tlackmore, solicitors,
lotted with the prisoner in Chatworth-street. On

Friday night last; before going to bed, he found
that his box had been broken open, and £2.75. 6d. taken
from it. There'were some other valuable articles in the
box, but they had not been touched. He again dressed
himself and went into the prisoner's room, and told her
to get up, but she refused, as it was so late at night. He
went out and brought in a policeman. When they came
back, they found the prisoner dressed and in the kitchen,
The officer went upstairs, and the box was al

vn to 'him

in the presence of the I
been out of the house for about a quarter of an limur
that day, and the doom were locked. The officer told
her she had bett

she had only

,e house ar

if she had lost anything. She went into a
room, and after being in a few minutes she said she had
The officer searol,--1 - -id found

of her boxes

two sovereigns in it, in a;
at the bridewell she gave

•box he found 2s. 6d., and
When she was

law had given it to her to keep for him
went to her son-in-law, John Sausby, and he s

The officer
I he had

not given her any money to keep fOr him for some time.
When at the brideweil she said she also had lost a bank-book
and some silver tea-spoons. The officer, on further search-
ing her house, found the banking book in a box. The
policeman and prosecutor were called, and they swore
to the above facts. Mr. Mansfield said Mr. Cobb could
not carry the case any further without the son's evidence.
The son, who was in court, was then sworn. IN said,
when the officer came to him, he told him that he was
frequently in the habit of giving his mother money to
keep for him. He bad given her two sove:eigns la
August. Mr. Mansfield said his statement partl

rob-orated that of the officer. The prisonermus-j
discharged.