Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-25 00:00:00

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mother was in custody at the time. When they went back
to the office the mother was discharged.

Police-officer Joseph (7EI) said he was on duty

on to take tne woman
into custody, on the charge of stealing the child. She said,
when he arrested her, that she did not know anything of it
at all. When he went up to her, Inspector Thompson was
talking-to her, and there was a large crowd collected. He
could not say what the identification was that lel to her
arrest.
This was all the evidence.

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Mr. Wybergh charged the jury; remarking, that if they
believed the evidence of the little boy, George Hill, they
must find a verdict of wilful murder against Esther Leath= ;
but, on the other hand, if to their minds there appeared a
doubt as to the identification of the woman who took the
child, they were bound to find a verdict of wilful murder
against some person or persons unknown.
After about ten minutes' consultation, the jury returned
an open verdict : "Wilful murder against some person or
persons unknown."

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT-

-SATURDAY

UTTERING BASE COIN

his name as

Mr. -Cobb appeared foi: the prisoner, and stated that the
prosecutor wished to withdraw the charge, as he knew the
man to be highly respectable, and that he had got the coin

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A STOLEN WnTcx. William Henderson was charged
with stealing a watch from a Norwegian captain, named
Jacob Norbeck. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner.
Robert Redman, of the detective force, said that he
arrested the prisoner on) the previous evening, on suspicion
of having stolen the watch. On the way to bridewell tl
prisoner offered him first 10s., and afterwards .1

would let him go. The prisoner denied all knowledge of
the watch to him. Jacob Norbeck; the complainant, was
examined, and stated that he had his watch hanging up in
the cabin of his ship, and had not seen it from Thursday.
The watch was value for £l5. He had never seen the prisoner
till, he was apprehended. Patrick McMahon, .a clothes
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was not good silver: The prisoner gave his name as Henry
Wilson, and said he lived with Mrs. Nelson, Bridgewater-
street: The witness put the watch into a glass case on his
counter, and on the officer calling with him he produced the

watch, and stated what he knew of the prisoner. The witness
said, in reply to Mr. Bluck, that he did not know that it was a
chronometer watch he had bought, as he was not a very
good judge. Mr. Bluck contended that there was no evi-
dence to show that the prisoner had stolen the watch. He

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or not accounting for, the

possession of the watch

- THE ALE CASE.—Eatou Falkner, William Mercer, and
Josias Schwindles, together with James Unwin, were

vious, o

from the Bridgewater

Trust Corn

Mr. Cobb

was • interested for Falkner and Seliwindles. Mr
Snowball was for Unwin, the receiver. The estimated los:
was 1628 gallons, the value of which would be £llB 2s. 8d

In addition to the evidence given in our colums on Monday last,
several witnesses were examined, who sufficiently proved the
guilt of the prisoners Falkner and Mercer to warrant their
committal for trial, which was accordingly done. On
behalf of Unwin, Mr. Snowball urged that he had been in-
duced to purchase from Falkner in consequence of a repre-
sentation made by him that the ale had been bought by him
(Falkner) at a sale. The officer Patrick, who, had gone to
Unwin at first, expressed his satisfaction with the manner
in which he had given him the information required. He
was discharged. Mr. Cobb stated that, as there was no
further evidence against Schwindles, no case had been
proved. He was also discharged. Another prisoner, named
Mrs. Schofield, beerhouse-keeper, Pownall-street, was brought
up on a charge of having been a receiver.. The evidence
was not sufficient to convict her, and she was set at liberty.