The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

SMUGGLING.—WiIIiam Mellor, steward of the S. S Don
Pedro, was charged by Williams, a custom house officer,
with attempting to smuggle -£3 18s worth of cigars and
tobacco. Ile was fined the amount, or to be imprisoned
for one month.

THE BACON THAT REALLY WAS SAVED.-It is a cern
mon thing to say "saved the bacon," and, without stop-
ing to enquire the origin of the word, the meaning is
very often presented.. In the present case, therekrealy
was a ditch of " bicon Bared," and for which a young
fellow, named John Edwards, not only did :Int Fel credit,
but actually got himself into the station hotile, by the
the officious intermeddling of constable 741. The police-
man said he saw the prisoner carrying the ditch of bacon
in great triumph through the street, and on coming up
to him,says I, "where did,you get that bacon ?" "I found
it, says he." The constable put his left thumb to the ton
of his nose, and then. applied the right hand thumb to
the fourth digit of the- left hand, and, by a rapid
semi circular motion of both " gas," be made
what the boys in the street call" making bacon,"
hut it had no more resemblance to the real bacon
than a monkey to • Hercules. " Oh, you made
it this way," said the unbelieving officer, at the same
time pointing his right hand in a mysterious manner over
his left shoulder, which, in police stenography, means,
" it's all gammon." He didn't mean that of the bacon,
for it was a real putty flitch as ever left Wiltshire. Air.
Edwards tried to convince the sceptical Greigite that he
really " found" the " article," but all in vain, and the
result of a long parley was that poor Edwards was locked
up on a charge of having stolen the " eatable," the
property of some " p?rson or persons unknown." The
prisoner, in reply to the charge, said he really found the
bacon at one of the dock walls at low waTer, it having
evidently been washed ashore from some vessel. Mr
Clough said there was a great air of truth about the
prisoner's story, the more so, as no owner could be found
for the " mate," and the prisoner was discharged, he
vowing that he would never again " save a flitch of
bacon "

STRANGE CHARGE.—Thomas Feeny, an emigrant
runner, living in Regent street, was brought up by
detective Carlyle, on a charge of having stolen £l4 and
three bank books, value over £l,OOO (money lodged in
the bank) the property of John Feeny, his brother, a
person lying very ill (said to be at the point of death) at
present, in the.house of Mrs. Jane Varty, of 10, Newing-
ton. Mr. Campbell appeared for the prisoner. There
was a mass of evidence given on the investigation, the
following being the facts and history of the case :—lt
appeared that John Feeny was formerly a provision
dealer in Waterloo road, and that he had made a large
sum of money, a thousand pounds of which were lodged
(on three books) in the: Borough Bank. The brothers
did not appear to be on terms of amity with each other
but for what reas.)n did not appear. Some time last
summer John Feeny lodged at the house of Mrs. Varty,
10, Newington, but went away to Holywell, in Wales,
baying his boxes and other things in care of Mrs. Party.
He returned about a month ago, very ill., He refused to
see his brother, who called several times, and Mrs. Varty
promised, if the sick man got worse, she would send for
him. On Friday the sick man became insensible, and a
note was sent for the prisoner, who came and ransacked
all his brother's boxes, aid took away the three bank
books (in which John Feeny had credit for the
£1,000) and £l4 in cash. Mrs. Varty applied,
to the police, but they could do nothing as the,
case then stood. However, the sick man revived,
and on Saturday the prisoner was brought to him by
Carlyle, when he was charged by his brother for having
stolen the' bank books and the £l4. The prisoner gave
up the bank books, and stated to Carlyle that he had got
two Post office orders for £1 each, to send one to his
sis'er, and one to his father, to Ireland, in order to bring
them over .to see the sick man. The balance of the £l4,
he said, he had appropriated to the uses of the family. Car-
lyle, Mrs. Varty, and a witness, named M'amnell, were
examined at some length by Mr. Campbell, and it was
alleged that Dr. Stokes had drawn up a will for the sick
man on Satnrday, hot no one could tellanything about its
contents, as Dr. Stokes was not present. Mr. Campbell
addressed his Worship for the prisoner, and in his line
of defence he alleged that certain parties (whom he did
not name) bad undue influence over the sick man, whom
he alleged not to be in possession of his sound senses.
He contended that the prisoner took .the books and
money for safety, and not with any fraudulent intention,
as he only wanted to preserve the money for the proper
persons entitled to it. After some discussion, the prisoner
was discharged, as the bank books were safe.

PLUNDER or Coml.—Thomas Taylor, John Jones, and
Robert Harrison, were brought up by detective Scott, on
a charge of having stolen seven sacks of wheat from the
ship Teresa Bird, in the Bromley -Moore Dock, on
Thursday: The ship was being discharged of corn, the
master porter being James Wilson, in whose employment
Taylor and Jones were, as weighers ; the other prisoner
being forwarding clerk. On the day in question, Taylor and
Janes filled the sacks, and sent them by a carter to one of
the railway arches in Blaelstrme street, . where the corn
Was deposited. Scott said, when he arrested the pri-
soners, Taylor said : " They did sell the wheat for £4."
After the examination of some witnesses, the prisoners
were remanded. Mr. Almond appeared for Harrison,
and Mr. Goodere for the other two prisoners.

DOING A NATIVE !—William Kane, a notorious thief
and "duffer" was brought up by detective Patrick,
charged for having " done" a very green youth, named
Gibb Fogwell, a native of Devonshire, out of £9 5s
under the old circumstances. Mr. Bluck defended.
Detective officer Patrick said he arrested the prisoner,
who had managed to sell the complainant a lot of rings,
chains, &c., for £6, and a quantity of shawls, silks, satins,
&c., for £4 ss. The complainant, a nice looking young
man, about 20 years of age, said he came to Liverpool on
Thursday last, and met the prisoner in Dale Street, who
induced him to go into a public house to give him a
glass of ale, as the prisoner complained of being a
destitute sailor. H: took a glass of beer and felt, quite
stupid (as no doubt it was drugged), and then the pri-
soner induced •him to purchase the "soft goods" as
" camel's hair" and "China satin" and the rings as real
Indian diamonds, and the chains as pure gold, for which
he paid the sum named. In reply to Mr. Bluck, the
complainant said : I come from Devonshire Mr. Bluck :
Were lon ever from home before ? Complainant :
Yes, once at Swansea. Mr. Bluck : How long are
you from school ? Complainant : About twelve months
Mr. Bluck : Have you had a watch and chain befora ?
Complainant : Yes, given me by papa. Officer Carlyle said :
The prisoner told him, that he told the' young man he
had stolen the articles,'and that complainant told him to
go and steal more, and he would ptirchase them ; and
that he, (the prisoner.) did not care about the charge, as
Mr. Black was an able lawyer, and would get him ac-
quitted. The complainant positively denied that the
prisoner told him that he had stolen the articles; had be
said so, he would not have purchased them. Mr. Black
ably cross-examined the young man. Two witnesses
were produced as to the value of the articles; and it
appeared, that 'the whole of the valuable property was
worth about 355.. Mr. Bluck argued, that it was a
regular bargain, and hoped it would be a cheap lesson
of experience for the young gentleman from Devonshire.
His worship sent the prisoner for trial.

BIRKENHEAD.
BEFORE J. S. JACKSON! AND R. BRYANS, ESQ.

AN AREA SNEAKING LOVER.—Charles Dempsey and
John Malone, who were brought up on Saturday as
suspicions characters, and remanded until this day, that
enquiries might be made respecting them, were again
placed in the dock. Police constable Thompson, the
officer having the charge, stated that he was en duty in
Hamilton square about one o'clock on Saturday morning
when he ebserved the two prlsoners hanging about he
.and suspecting that they were up to no good,
kept a searp look out. Suddenly he missed one of them,
but saw the other (Dempsey) standing by the area rails
of Mr. Franklin's house, in Hamilton square. He
immediately went up to them, and then saw that Malone
was down in the area, and not giving a good account of
themselves, he locked them up. - Since Saturday he had
made inquiries, and found that Dempsey's daughter was
in Mr. Franklin's service, and Malone, it appears. was
her sweetheart. Mr. Franklin attended, and stated that
his servant bore a most excellent character, but he could
not account for the pris)net's coming at that unseasonable
hour. They were discharged ; the magistrates, however,
telling them that at first the case looked very suspicious,
but from the inquiries that had been made, ho believed
that they did not go there with any dishonest intent.
The police officer had, done no more than his duty in
,taking them into custody, and he hoped it would be a
caution to them for the future. •

A DEAD HORSE TALE.2.fohn Kelly, alias Andrew
Nugent, a strong, athletic looking fellow, was charged
with obtaining charitable contributions by means of false
pretences. From the statement of, a young gentleman
named Prowse, it appeared that on Saturday last the
prisoner spoke to him in Hamilton square, calling him
by name. He (Mr. P.) denied all knowledgq of him.
The prisoner, however, then began telling him of the
loss he had sustained by the death of his horse, and that
be was deprived of the means of getting a living for
himself, wife, and children, adding that many gentlemen
had assisted him, and he hoped that he (Mr. P ) would
do the same. Believing his story to be true. he gave him
3s 6d. Shortly after he had done so, he learned from a
friend that he had relieved the prisoner upon quite a'
different tale. He then gave information to the police,

and the prisoner was apprehended with the 3s 6d in his
possession. Mr. Lester; of Holt Hill, also stated that
the prisoner stopped him, a few days since, and stated
that he was unable to go to work for want of
his spade,. which was in pavin. He (Mr. L )
gave him a shilling Prisoner, however, said if he would
give him is 6d more he could get his spade-out and go to
work immediately. Having complied with this last
request, prisoner then said, "I hope you won't let me go
to work upon an empty stomach," and he then gave him
4d more. When he (Mr. L.) had, however, got on board
the boat at Woodside, he met a friend to whom he
happened to tell the particulars, and from the description
'he gave, his friend-inamediately recognised the prisoner
as the man whom he had also relieved, upon his stating
that he had just lost three horses and buried three or
four little children. Prisoner, who admitted both state-
ments, was then sent for six weeks' hard labour to
Knutsford.

" BETTER THE DAY, BETTER THE DEED."—Patrick
Quinlan, a dirty looking vagabond, and one of those
lazy fellows who prefer living noon the public rather
than work, was charged with stealing a great-quantity
of wearing apparel from the house of Mr. A. 11. Cald-
well, at Tranrnere, Margaret Ashcroft, a servant in the
employ of Mr. Caldwell, slated that yesterday morning,
between 11 and 12 o'clock, a neighbour's servant came
and informed her that a man had gone down• into the
area of her master's house. She immediately
went out, and entered the house by the same way.
In passing through the kitchen, she missed a bundle of
clothes, and not seeing any person there, she ran into the
back yard ; still she could not see any one. She, how-
ever, made a search, and discovered the prisoner in the
petty: Having called a neighbour's son, she sent for a
police officer. Henry Williams, one of the Tranmere
police, said : He was sent for at the time stated, and
found the prisoner in the back yard of Mr. Caldwell's
house. Upon asking his business there, he (the prisoner),
threw down a small bundle of clothes; and, upon further
Searching, he discovered more in the petty. He pro-
duced two singlets, three pairs of drawers, a shirt, a
chemise, two petticoats, a night dress, a pair of stockings,
a pocket handkerchief, a pinafore, and a dress, which the
servant girl identified as being the articles contained in
the bundle she missed from the kitchen. The officer also
produced another petticoat belonging to Mrs. Caldwell,
which he found under the prisoner's trousers on search-
ing him at the the lockup. The prisoner, who had
nothing to say, was committed for trial.

A KIND HUSBAND.—WIIIiarn Sutherland, said to be
respectably connected and a sea going captain, was
charged with having created a disturbance on Sunday
evening at the house of his father-in-law. at New Ferry.
It appaared Pram the statement of the prisoner's brother-
in-law, that on the previous evening the prisoner came
to the house drunk, and created a great disturbance,
saying be wanted his wife and child who were staying
there, upon which he was told to come when he was sober
—he, however, refused to go away, and a constable being
sent for he was given into custody. In addition to the
above the brother-in law stated that about six years ago
the prisoner had gone to sea, and during the whole of
that time he had not contributed a singlefarthing towards
the support of his wife and child. Prisoner's wife, a
very respectable looking woman, was present and stated
that she was quite willing to live with him as soon as
she saw that he had the means of keeping herself and
child. He had only a halfpenny when taken into
custody, and without employment. In such a state of
things it would be useless to leave a hone where she was
made comfortable. Prisoner, who admitted all that had
been stated, and having promised not to annoy them-
again, was discharged upon entering into his own
recognisances to be of good behaviour for the next six
months.