Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-09 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE

BEFORE MR. mw.ornwum

" A COOK AND STEWARD."—John Leggett, recently a
cook and steward on board the ship 'Canna, was brought
up on the following charges. Mr. Snowball appeared
for the prosecution and Mr. Campbell for the prisoner.
Mr. Snowball said the prisoner was cook and steward on
board the ship, and, when at Mexico, ,three of the men
deserted from the ship, and the prisoner supplied them
with provisions (biscuit and beef), so that they might get
away. He also assaulted the mate, aid threw a valuable
pig overboard. These were the charges preferred against
him. Captain Wreford was examined, and proved that
the prisoner gave awaythe provisions to the men; and, on
one occasion, the prisoner went up to the mate and struck
him, and, at the same time, flung a valuable pig overboard.
Mr. Campbell endeavoured to show' that the men who
had deserted were the persons who took the beef and
bread. In:reply to Mr. Mansfield, the captain said the
pig was subsequently got ant of the water. The value of
the beef and bread was about a guinea. Win. Williams,
the mate, proved that the prisoner assaulted him without
any provocation; and a sailor, named Carey, proved that
he saw the prisoner take the, biscuit and beef into the
forecastle to the men who deserted. Mr. Campbell
cross-examined the witnesses, and it seemed the prisoner
was drunk at the time of the assault. His Worship
thought the charge was a serious one, and sent him to
gaol for twelve weeks with hard labour, and ordered a
sum of 21s. to be deducted from his wages.
Mr. Epworth, out-door inspector, charged a person
named Henry Francis, for deserting his wife and child,
and having proved the case, the prisoner was sent to jail
for one month.
CHARGE OF FORGERY.—Mr. John Ellison, the secretary
of the Adelphi Loan and Discount company, Renshaw-
street, chargod John Sheridan, a master, mariner, who
lives at 199, Mill-street, Park, and Robert Branderwith
also a 'master mariner, living at the same house,
forgery. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Ellison,
and Mr. Cole, one of the inspectors of the company, that
a *person named John Sheridan, wanted the loan of £5,
and that 'Bernard Sheridan, senior, and junior, were
offered as sureties for the loan. The references
were found to be satisfactory, and the loan was granted.
The prisoner Branderwith signed .the bill in the name
of Bernard Sheridan, and the other prisoner signed that
of Bernard ,Sheridan, jun., to the bill. This was dis-
covered by Mr. Ellison before the money was paid aver,
and the parties were given in charge. Mr; Campbell
(for Mr. Cobb) appeared for the prisoners, and produced
witnesses to show 'that the prisoners were authorised to
sign the names. Mr. Ellison said, he had no wish to
press the ease, but to warn and prevent others froth doing
the like. The prisoners were discharged:
James Garvey was charged for defrauding a.cabman of
his fare. Mr. Bluck defended. It appeared that the
prisoner, in company with a mate of a ship, went in a
cab to Hotham-street, and on arriving 'there the mate
and the prisoner took to their heels ; the cab Man pursued,
and the prisoner, who was the' slowest runner, was over-
taken, and conveyed to Hotham-street bridewell, put in
irons and handcuffed. The prisoner was ordered to pay
3s the fare, 2s 6d for cabman's time, and the costs,
amounting to 4s 6d.
William llenessy, remanded from yesterday-, was
charged by Mr. Rees, joiner, of Duke street, with steal-
ing a quantity of nails and other goods, while in the
employ of the prosecutor, was brought up on cross-
examination by Mr. Bluck, who appeared fdr the prisoner.
The prosecntor admitted that the articles in question
came from Birkenhead. Mr. Bluck objected to the want
of jurisdiction, in which Mr. 'Mansfield agreed; aid
directed that the prisoner should be taken to Birkenhead.