The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

DISORDERLY RECRUITS.—Two young lads, of rather
91testionable notoriety, were charged with being disor-
derly and using indecent language in Shaw's Brow. A
sergeant, who locates in that locality, proved that the
defendants were very abusive, and used indecent
expressions to some females, and when remonstrated
'with by some of the soldiers at " the Rendezvous,"
threatened them with personal violence. In their
defence, the lads said they had enlisted into the 84th
regiment, and went down for their billets, when they had
41. t dispute with some of the soldiers. They were ordered
`0 be locked on for the present.
Gttoss AND UNMANLY .CONDUCT.—DanieI Murphy, a
determined lo .king ruffian, was charged with assaulting
ITiss Susannah Westmore, and breaking the windows of
her father's vaults, in Dale street. The pilice constable
'ha had the prisoner in. charge, said that he was on duty
In Dale street on the previous evening, and on hearing a
cove he went to Mr. Westmore's vaults, when he found
thet
prisoner breaking the doors and windows with his
N and hands. Mr. Westmore said that he was
IlDstairs, when, hearing a disturbance he went into the
'vaults and found the prisoner and another man m A ng a.
disturbance. He got them out, when the prisoner
returned to the door, and commenced kicking f.t. it, and
broke a window of the value of .€ 163 81. Miss West.
re stated that while she was holding the door the pri-
t4ner kicked at her and struck her on the nose. kicking
piece out, and in all probability, she would bear
the mark for a considerable time. The prisoner had been
uefore committed for a violent assault upon Noolice
constable. Mr. Mansfield characterised his conduct as
gprosi and unmanly, and ordered him to pay a fine of
'lO, or be imprisoned for six months.
131u:tams= LADlES.—Elizabeth Lloyd and Elizabeth
7 ,I,lvis, two young ladles from Christian street, were
charged with fighting with each other in the street. The
case was clearly proved, and Mr. Mansfield ordered them to
h
• committed for one month each, observing that it was
°' Very little consequence how they knocked each other
about Fut the public must not be annoyed by such
disgraceful exhibitions. _ _ _

v.CIIARGB AGAINST A HUSBAND.—John Robinson, of I
!tile street, the foreman to Messrs. Nichols and Holme,
onilders, was charged with ill-treating and assaulting
hts Wife. Mr. Godfrey was for the complainant, and
u
"'r. Almond for the defendant. The complainant, after
detailing various grievances for the last few months, said
"'My husband assaulted me yesterday, by taking
Me by the throat and threatened to do for me if be
ti_l:,t haned fr it. He never explained the reason of
,1,118 receng t ill—otreatment. A son reed the servant corro,
corated the statement of the cothplainant, who stated
that until within a very short time the parties had lived
comfortably together, and were in the habit of reading
the bible and attending a place or worship, but, latterly,
his conduct had been very strange. She had never heard
aPY cause fur snob treatment. Mr. Almond addressed
t▪ he bench for the defendant, alledging that it was through
the conduct of the complainant, who had not made a
proper use of the money, and that he had in an unguarded
Moment committed the offence. He called Mr. Nichols,
the defendant's employer, who gave him a very excellent
character for amicability of temper. Mr. Iltlalroy was
called, but he added but little to the case, except that he
attributed the strange conduct of the defendant to the
4tritabiliiy of his wife. Mr. Mansfield, after reviewing
the whole of the case, dismissed it.
TRE CORN ROBBERY.—In our paper of yesterday
there appeared a report of a robbery of wheat by certain
parties who were remanded on the charge. Yesterday,
detectives Scott and Patrick brought up a person named
Daniel Phillips, whom they arrested at Waterloo, and
who is charged with being the receiver of the corn in
Question. Mere formal evidence, such as proved suffi-
cient to detain him on the charge, was given, and he was
remanded to Monday next to be brought up along with
the prisoners who stand remanded to that day on the
charge of having stolen the wheat.