Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLLIGENCE.—Yzsr ZRD AY.

LIVERPOOL.

A SAvenz.—A boatman, named William Beck, was
charged with having committed the following outrage. The
step-daughter of the prisoner, whose name is Jane
Laggett, said he was in the habit of coming home drunk
at night, and on Wednesday night he came home as usual
drunk. Herself and mother were in bed; he broke open
the door by kicking it in, and then he commenced smath-
ing the furniture, and when she interfered to prevent him,
he siezed her by the hair of the head, and dragged her
about in a brutal way, beating her all the time, caught her
thumb in his mouth and nearly bit it off. He cut her fingers
with a knife. He broke her mother's jaw about 12 months
ago, but she forgave him. She said the prisoner hardly
contributed anything to support the house, and her mother
and self had to work for that purpose. She had been at
service but came home in order to get married, bat as the
young man who was to tmery her got out of work, the
marriage was postponed to Monday next. Mr. Arnott,
one of the surgeons of the Northern Hospital, stated that
he dressed the wounds of the complainant, and she would
not be able to do anything for seven or eight days. Mr.
Mansfield—She will not then be able to put on her wed-
ding gloves. The prisoner was sent to jail for three
months.

A GOOD INTENTION FRUSTRATED. —A fellow, named
Thomas Birchley, was charged yvith having stolen a horse
and cart, the property of Patrick Deardon, of 15, Rich-
mond-row. The cart and horse were standing at the
bottom of James-street, and at twelve o'clock the driver
went to his dinner, leaving the animal on the stand. When
he came back, the beast and vehicle were gone. A search
was commenced, and in the evening a son of the owner
found the "articles" in custody of the prisoner, at West
Derby, where he was given into custody. The prisoner
saiddie " done" the trick out of the purest and most philan-
trophic intention. lie saw the horse ant cart standing
there, "doing nothing at all, at all," and a gentleman's
servant coming to him said he had a job for him to
carry a dead horse from Duke-street, for which he was to
get 55., and he took the job. When the prisoner's son
came to him at West Derby he gave him the 53. The prose-
cator's son said, when he found the prisoner he gave him
into custody. He did give him the ss. He was dis-
charged, and cautioned not to do such tricks again.
FRAUD.—A sailor, named Thomas Hughes, was charged
for having obtained goods from several outfitters, by
representing that he was sent from the Sailors' Home, to
get the things until he could get p yid " off." '1 he case
was clearly proved, and he was paid " off" by being sent
for trial.

THE END OF A " FAST YOUNG MAN." —.NIG F. Wil-
liams, who appeared about twenty years of age, dressed
like a " very last young man," with a peculiarly stiff
" round collar," and all the appurtenances a ice mode
adopted by that confraternity, was brought up by
detective Loyeock on a charge of haviog robbed both Mr.
Robert Muras, a publican living in Eiliott-street, and also
some of his lodgers ; and Jane Oxley, the daughter of a
clothes broker, living in Fontenoy-street, was charged with
having received a pair of boots, which the prisoner stole
from Mr. Muras, with a guilty knowledge. Mr. Block
defended the young woman. [Aycock said for the last
month, the young man lodged in the house of Mr. :Maras,
and almost every day something was missed, either helstfg-
ing to the house or some one of its inmates. Money,
jewellery, boots and other property had been stolen. The
police were made aware of the facts, and he suspected the
prisoner. He went to the house on Wednesday night and
advised some one to mark some money, which was done.
A. two shilling and a shilling piece were so marked by oue
of the lodgers. He (Laycock) waited until the prisoner
was going out in the morning, when he arrested him, and
on him he found the marked money, together with a gold
eye-glass that had been stolen from the bed-room of Mr.
Mures. Near the prisoner's bed was found concealed a
gold chain, and a silver broach, that had been stolen also.
He found in the house of the female prisoner a, pair of
boots that she purchased for 48. from the prisoner, and
these boots had been stolen out of Mr. :auras' room, and
were qoite new, having cot las. The male prisoner also
stole a pair of trousers and vest, value about It, and these
things he sold for 3s. to a broker also. Mr. Mansfield asked
Mr. Muras what the prisoner was ? and he replied he did not
know. He went out in the morning, and came back at
night, and that was all he knew about him. Layeock said
the prisoner was formerly a clerk in the office of Mr.
Aspinall Tobin, merchant, but latterly he lived by robbing
public.houses, hotels, lodging-houses, and the like, being a
"very fast young man." Mr. Buck made au able defence
for the young woman, and Mr. Man-field in discharging
her said, she had acted with great impropriety, but not
such as would warrant him in sending her for trial. She
was then discharged, and the male prisoner was fully cem-
mitted fer trial.
AN ITALIAN IN Tnounax.—A respectable-looking It ilia'',
named Juan Beriuo, was charged by a master of a Wood.
side boat, with attempting to pick a lady's pocket. The
prisoner was defended by Mr. Block, and spoke through
Sivas Tomasso. The evidence not being sufficient to send
him for trial, he was discharged.