Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-16 00:00:00

BY HIS FATHER.

by
On Friday we gave a detailed account, as stated
boy, named Jordan, before Mr. Mansfield, at the P011;:e
court, of the treatment lie said ho had received from 4;
father, Joseph Jor den , ofStanley-street. On Saturday it
boy appeared aea'enst hi father, at the Court, to Europathe charge. The father was summoned for an asa!sel
and Mr. Blue's aeared to defend him. The case caueito
much interest, and the Court was crowded. The bolY,
ewos
is a fine, intelligent lad. was sworn and said he was
of age. His father used to lock, him up in a room' he
iron on hie legs, and used to beat him severely ca
ei to
legs and arras with a knobby ,tick, and cords fasten "faS
the end of it. Mr Mansfield: What did he do itweee
For nothing, that I know of, sir. Mr. Mansfield: sato,
was tne last time he beat and locked you up ? 01,a? 105
day last, sir. Mr. Mansfield : What was that for to
making a noise with my brother, when he order" oasef
be put in chains, and I was kept there till Tawithe
chained to a 5f3 lb. weight. He beat me severe-y' ess
stick, foe nearly a quarter of an hour, and than I Rs;
chained up till Tuesday; the chain left marks en 15.'iesel‘
[exhibited them], and my arms and shoulders areeeesti
from the beating of the stick and ropes —Cross- 05""0/6
by Mr. Bleck. : It was in the morning that the chaint iess
put on me. My father ordered my brother to pu
on ; he did not do it himself. My father beat Wee; be
times before with a stick and two ropes fastened oa/layse
beat me severely that day, Tuesday last, and Sesiedeesra
the servant girl, was at the bottom of the stairs, ae that I
him beating me. I did not do anything wrong; fit!!
knew of, to cause him to beat me so. I did not PAfused
bad boys, lately, but some time ago there were bieq serer
to play with, and I was told they were bad, andrg bare
did so since.—Mr. Block : For the last two Teeoe; yes'
you slept 20 nights under your father's roof? , sod ,;'s
sir ; but I have slept out when he frightened el''AereS s's
was afraid to go in. I did not steal Beyer° "restile"
money, in August, out of the till. but 0%. fluff
when my uncle, who keeps the 1011'; li;
would be short at night, he would say that I tool‘ iceit
never did, although they used to accuse me of it. ear, but
to Wales one time, and took St. out of the (Ira "to ti3e,i),;
that was all I ever took, and I went there thinkieg „ea
my mother. My mother came one day, and and aft
er
through the window, and I ran out to see her, °see 109
that my father beat me terribly, for running out tc'e eeefi
own mother. [Here the poor little fellow WWl' OA
affected, and cried bitterly ] I have two brothell'er
understand I had a sister, but she is dead. I ltec-el Ple
ti
her. The servant who brought me n and reer-fethet'
used to gat beaten and kicked up in corners, by myeitsos‘
She got married, and lives now at Woolton. To ol.rti before'
field : I never took any money except the ss. I ;el ipst°l3.;
Mr. Mansfield : Where is your mother now ? In 04'
I believe, sir. Mr. Mansfield In America or this Opel
This country, sir. Mrs. Mary Duckworth, ef
street, said, she had seen the boy beaten before, oe 004
not see his father do it. She brought the lacl;eeer to
occasion, to Mr. Clough, and complained of his "lieb°'
that gentleman. Saw marks of violence en hint- to g°
used to stop out at night, because he was afraid too
as his father would beat him ; the neighbours use`toel
him shelter. She used to give him food, and so 11,4
neighbours. Mr. Bluck : Did you ever see his feteisl7o
him? No; but I saw great marks of violence on agea's
and arms. Mr. Mansfield : Did you ever give him so "if,
No ; for I had not convenience for him, but I use lojgei;
him food, and other neighbours used to give 11°,0 Area
and food also. He is a very well-conducted bolio ere
I ever could see. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of tea ei
street, corroborated the evidence of the last wititosrsl ion
said, she never saw the least impropriety, of anYete FIaS e
the boy, and she knew him some few years. e'lle3P,ll7l,
with the children She used to give him food and a sor4s,
and she often saw him badly beaten on the legs ell?
Mr. Mansfield : Do you consider him a good bog let
sir, so far as I ever saw of him, and I would Dot,ole'ag
be with my children, if lie were not. I consider tot
honest, for my husband is a jeweller, and there „15eses5„.4
plenty of gold and silver things. that he had every' sed);;;
and to the whole house, where there are silvertot ;,3
broaches, rings, and a great variety of thingsd, and 0
could take, even without being at once inisseefie 1,15
never laid fingers on a particle improperly• tee lee
Atkins generally corroborated the evidence of ,fis'
teev-
preceding witnesses. The boy, in reply to 31r.
said he bad often slept out in pettys and otbere.o
either after being beaten or fearing a beativg I`tesirj
father. In answer to Mr. Duck, he denied eveTlit. ';i3A
broken into the house through back windows at s'g PI
llit" le;
bringing bad boys into the house with him.
then addres,ed his Worship on what he calleattbeies co e
painful case. lie contended that the charm) °As. to
fined to the recent case of' assault, and, ef'ce°t• father't
instructions received by him from the boy's tog raseroi
little fellow, he said, was the most incorrigible 1511 ,50rP51,6
on the face of the earth, in fact, a morel oft,t endll'or
blackguardism, conceivable and inconceive.et'ae fet7e-
would produce witnesses to prove it. He said resent etc
laboured under great disadvantages in Due ereeivst
stance, and there was much public prejudice lie" SPplth
because the statement made by the boy, when a itself
to the bench for the summons, had erPeftere hile„e r,
public newspapers. He heard one PereteleePetelie
that morning reading the case in horrlio
and that person exclaimed, " What ,hip I(l,l6''eg
cruelty !" He was sure, ho\vever,:that His VV°r' oste-01
decide the case cn its merits, without reference woold
else, and the only case to be decided was e
last Tuesday. After some further observations, 01310 i
Jessie Taylor, a nice-looking, well-dressed Yonyge se
ees
the servant of the defendant,' who gave tbeeeeeess and
character, but when questioned as to the le
was guilty of, it consisted in his being salleY 1,5
not going to work sometimes when his brothetede'be Ito
An old gentleman, named Lovelady, who said eleiffesli
schoolmaster for forty years, gave the lad a balling pot
for stopping away from school, and for quarr. feti
other boys, and also because he (liegreced 111060
learning. (Laughter.) The boy admitted that( 0 e4eo
truant sometimes. The son of defendante flso4ostr
brother of the boy), and a person named Lalnu'orsei 110,
spoke to the boy's bad conduet, but it was 13%1) ,°'ilol
duct than any other boy (the best in any ec'ecis-lare'•
age would be guilty of. Old Mr. Lovelady ue-xl ell 11
he tock a pipe and tobacco once from the boy, sole 10
his oyes, was an unpardonable crime. The belecli A,5
declared that this was untrue, as he never use's slic (00
life. Other high crimes and misdemeanon,Yos eof
dirtying and tearing his clothes—indeed Peeli jio
that on one occasion he made away esev, 13eilloc"
tions of his gsrments were proved against e': it'/
give the coup de grace to the young
said his father insisted on his (Mr. Bluck) stare, t:
delinquent, g It
months before he was born, his mother left °°-105°, o°'
lived with another person since, although hero dirigible
supporting her all the time. He (Mr. Bltiocivelifsll
know that this had anything to do with the bies, ffer°
young rascal," as he was instructed to
.r.„.ol`„liiP.„ fir
would leave the case in the hand of his 1Y tte'sethe'e°o the
a respectable looking man, who said he was otastes'h
boy's mother, came forward, and said he notistesi clip
boy and have him properly educated, and ut'eris
portable engineer, provided he got the tees'eons,e,
father of donee so. He repudiated the esll;`,eigle,eftree
the boy's mother. After a conversational u;eic's art"
Mansfield said, Mr. Bluck, I shall let you '''ecet'ee'sS ;ee
this case, as I am sure you will do better fe''',oo )os Eee'-ee
than my decision in the case could do. ,'es.seic itsrfr4
proposition now made, and I will adjourn toe
days, and in the mean time I have no doubt Se arts
the matter satisfactorily. Mr. Muck thankeede all
and said he would do all in his power to sat' "
The crowd then left the Court.

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A LITFRA.RY (?) CLBRGYMAN.--The -Duclidoro'll" tetr:;°
says •—•,
• A clergyman, in a country parish 013" t illofire,
from Dundee, had occosion, the other Sabbath,;:et 0;110,g
a point n his sermon by an allusion to 0° rot) of it," iab'i
which he did after this fashion—` In illtistoiti-t1 8 6" 5 g"
have been saying, my brethren, I may loentiLi'fal Ve:11 be
and Christian pt:et 0 )wper, with whose beat' Oust °I. i 3
Paradise Lost and Paradise _Regained 9010 gil°6t
familiar.' It may well be imagined that,,t ec°
stni!e flickered over the Lees of his hParers.
ciao. tilt:'ol
CLEVER, APPREHENSION OF A THIEF. ---.A an t.ria Lire
hensiou of a thief was effected by Polieerti:irs, ,r'otel!
Thursday morning. Lust ;Saturday, it 3132'0' f 063601"
stone, builder, of Dartmouth, lost a quantiV cholestbel
off.
mail
le
wpaoslicteracweedretomxtiees
tools, and he believed that one of his nl'l'',, car' °t, OA
who left the town, was tin person who hav" the fBc.,:iBet
employment under M r. Henleayte: ot to:
re.re r"'°•,ttektfeelj"jdoire.
the
hit n
he could take the man, but was anxious t°
..,sl3k,:', to ble,st be
with the tools in his possession. Sow this." At Ler
was a dilThulty that re ' d e ingenuttS• ocials, 0;8
quire sonl ofthec sou De
necteptloNnviathn tehxepeTdoiwennt.H!liletodeassikreDia er.nell_nielfftoen:d.sfaleifl4
man up for the purpose of taking a shos:ltgt. Or. ifi pi.,
doers, which it was alleged was rather i5ge°,,.0,,0 09;00
acquainted cit,itf
hod
sent the man, who at once proceeded toffs thri;vo, teas •
his basket of tools, and of course, on hi_xaroniete.
diately taken into custody.—Torquay "

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