Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY,

(BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.)
MISCONDUCT.—A respectable-looking
young woman, with a strong Scotch accent,, named Jessie
M'Cloud, was charged by Mrs. Mary Roberts, Paradi;c-
street, in whose service she had been, with ill-using ccm-
plainant's child, and otheiwise misbehaving herself. The
prisdner had been the worse of drink, and when her pis-
tress remonstrated 7.4'h 1 the br

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.ated with her s, Je?anie outrageous, and
tore 'the child's hat, which was value for 10s. 6d. 'The
bench ordered the prisoner to pay for the damage, besides
costs, or to be imprisoned for a month.

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A CRUEL MOTHER.—A middle aged woman, named
Elizabeth Hooper, was charged by her husband with be-

naving in a cruel manner to her daughter, who was in a
dangerous state of health. The husband stated that their
daughter came hothe ill, but instead of her mother taking
care of her she beat her in a very brutal manner. The
prisoner was ordered to- find- - sureties to keep the peace
towards her daughter, or be committed for three months.
A BROKEN LEG.--Jehn Roney,.broker and joiner, Bold-
street, was brought up in charge of officer 105, who stated
that the prisoner was charged with breaking the leg of a
man,named Carlisle, who was very ill in the hospital. The
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mixer still/ DO um not know anything of the matter himself,
except what the prisoner told. him. Mr. Bluck appeared
for the prisoner, and stated that the Matter took place on
the 15th July last. The prisoner was a hard-working man,
and he went home be found Carlisle and his wife
drinking together; trok • his wife into the house, when
the man Carlisle followed, and used .great violence in en-
deavouring to take the T

.soner's wife from him. A scuffle
arlisle fell -down and broke his leg. , The
prisoner was allowed to stand out on his own recognizances
for oue•week. •
ESIBEZZLEMENT

A named Griffith Roberts, was
up on a charge of having embezzled the sum of
10d, from hisemployers J. G. Brown and Co., ship
ii:er, SOuth John-street. The officer who appre-
hended the, prisoner stated that he made inquiry, and Mund.
him in a brothel in Hotham-street; and that he had ob-
tained -the situation by means Of a false charade'', Mr.
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J my. me was m the.shOp for Clive or four days, and :On
Saturday of Monday a list of persons was made out for the
nrisoner to cell upon for aemunts, varying in amounts. He
did net return. on Tuesday, and on Wednesday witness went
to the prisoner's.' fatlrer, at Claughton-road, Birkenhead, to
see if he k pew anything Of him. His father said that his son
had quarrelled with him,
,and taken lodgings elsewhere. 'He
did not know anything of hiM, and believed that he was at
his work. Inquiry had been made, and it was found that
the prisoner had been doing 'all he could to obtain several
large sums, one of which was -to the amount of £453, but
had failed to do so. Several parties were examined, who
produced the prisoner's receipt -for money paid by them
for Messrs: Brown. lle,was sent for trial.
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER .FAXSE PRETENCES.—James
Martin was brought up by olicer 362, charged with obtain-
ing money from David Hill, Waterloo-road, Mr. Coats;
Waterloo-road, and Joseph 'foal, Waterloo-road, under the
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tances as detailed by the witnesses. Eleanor Hill
said the prisoner asked for a glass of ale at the bar, and then
for small change for Os. She.gave him the change in four-
penny pieces, and he put it in his pocket and walked off, ob-
serving it-was all right, but gave her no ss. as she expected
him to do. A similar charge was preferred against the pri-,
soner by the barmaid of Mr. Coats, the amount in this case
being 3s. 6d.— Ml. Toal said, on Monday 'afternoon,- the
prisoner called on him and told him that he was the chief
officer of the ship Jeremiah Thompson. Witness asked
where was Mr. Perrie, who had been the officer last voyage.
The prisoner said Mr. Perrie had left in New York, where
he had joined the ship. - -Ho got £1 from the witness on the
strength of the representation.. On Wednesday, the captain
of. the Jeremiah Thompqm. called at his shop, and when
asked if Mr. Perrie was left, he said not, and that he was On
board the ship then. He. afterwards ascertained that the
prisoner was cook of the ship. Mr. Bluck appeared for the
prisoner, but failed to shake the testiu-ony of the witnesses,
and the prisoner was sent for trial.
STEALING LEATHER.. --Witlituu ShaW was charged with

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stealing a quantity of leather from his employer, Mr.
Bretherton, Wood-street, and three men named respectively
Lawless, Maguire, and Ireland, were charged-with being
the receivers. Mr. Cobb appeared for Lawless, and Mr,
Bluck was retained on behalf of Maguire and Ireland. It,
appeared;' from the evidenee of Mr.- 13rethertOn,- that Shaw-
had been in his employment for about a year and a half as
an apprentice: at tle shoeing forge. Some time ago wit-
ness ;purchased a quantity: of, leather,. to. the value of £9
165.,: for putting between the horse's hoof and the shoes.
This:leather he found tohave been taken away, and stispicion.
was attached to the prisoner Shaw, on account' of his re-
maining after the rest of the men. gave information of
the. robbery, and an officer went in search of the thief. On
going to the house Where Shaw lived, a little' brother told
him that he had sold the leather for his brother, and gave
him the money.., The little boy was examined, and stated

)then put

Leather out through a window to
may and sold it to the other three

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