Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MESSRS. HOLT AND OREM.

DESERTING A FAMILY.—Thomas Jones, a lath cutter,
was charged by Mr. Hughes, out-door inspector, for hav-
ing deserted his wife and family. The prisoner had been
in gaol for a month formerly, for a like offence. He was
sent to gaol for two months.
PLUNDER FROM A SlllP.—James Eden, a cotton porter,
who was engaged on board the ship 'Defiance, discharging
cotton, was convicted of stealing some things out of the
cabin of the ship, and sentenced to a months' imprison-
ment.

SUOP PLUNDER.—RaIph Howard, an assistant at Mr.
Eaatdales, draper, Byrom-street, was charged for stealing
some glove s, handkerchiefs, stockings, and other things,
the property of his employer. The prisoner pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to throe months' imprisonment.
FILIAL Arm-mesa—Ellen Vallaley, who resides in Shad-
well-street, was charged with having attempted to
kill her mother. The facts were these :—The prisoner's
husband is in Australia, and since he went away it was
stated that she led a loose life. On Wednesday morning
week the prisoner came in, (she was out all night) when
her mother asked her where she had been all night?
when she knocked her down stairs, and she was so much
injured that she was not able to attend until yesterday.
Surgeon Wall, of the Northern Hospital, said the old
woman had a serious wound on the head, and it might
have been done by a blow or a fall. A. boy
proved that he saw the prisoner beating the
old woman with a poker and toasting fork.
The prisoner said her mother was drunk and fell down
stairs. The officer who had charge of the case, said the
prisoner, when he was taking. the old woman to the
hospital, said she would kill the old woman. The old
woman was quite sober. The prisoner was sentenced to
six mouths' imprisonment, and at the end of that time to
find bail for six months longer.
ASSAULT.—A fellow named Thomas Cannon was charged
with having assaulted James Ford, by striking him with a
stone on the head The prosecutor had purchased some-
thing from the captain of a ship, and was conveying it
away in a cart, when the prisoner demanded payment for
alleged work, but complainant refused, not having em-
ployed him, when the prisoner hit him with a stone on
the side of the head, and cut him severely. The prisoner
was remanded far a week.
ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND.—Cumors CASE.—John Grey,
a master carter, residing at 51, Cheapside, was charged
with having assaulted his wife. Mr. Bluck was for the
complainant and Mr. Goodere for the defendant. The
case was very singular, and nothing could be more
different than the appearance of both parties. Mrs.
Grey was a well-dressed, decent-looking female, about
thirty-five years of age, with a head of hair " firey
red ;" whilst the defendant presented a dirty,
careless appearance, and a razor, with the addi-
tion of soap and water (even Pike water) would
have been a decided improvement to his face. He appeared
about 50 years age. The facts of the case were these :
On the 10th July the defendant came home, after being
out all night. She asked him if he had spent the evening
with Mrs. —, and he replied he had, and that he would
bring her into the house, and keep her there. This, as
may supposed, was not calculated to "throw oil on the
troubled waters" of Mrs. Gray's feelings, and some alterca-
tion followed, when the assault complained of took place.
Mr. Goodere : Did you call him " old blind Simon ?
Yes, and he called me a " red —." Are you married
to him? Yes, lawfully. Is your former husband alive?
I don't know anyth'ne about him for twelve years. He
went away to Manchester, and there was a great fever
there about the time, and it was supposed he died, as
I never hoard of him since. Had you 15s. a week
allowed yon by the defendant ? Yes, but he never paid
*me. (Laughter.) How many times have you had your
husband up here ? About thirteen times. Defendant :
I want to be separated from her—l can't live with her,
as she promised to poison me, and burn the stables
and horses. Mr. Goodere (to complainant) : How
much money did you receive on Saturday? I
don't know. Did you receive £5O? Yes, I did
that, at least. Da,endant : She got over £BO at
least. Mr. Goodere (to complainant): What did you do
with the money ? There were plenty of people to be paid
wirh. it. Did you pay them? No, not yet. Did you go
to the Bold-street savings' Bank with his bank book?
Yes, but he was with me. Mr. Holt : We cannot enter
into these differences or arrangements with them; all we
have to deal with is the assault. Mr. Goodere then
addressed the bench for his client, when the bench decided
on bindieg the defendant to keep the peace for twelve
months.

" Tan GARYOWEN Bovs."—Two persons named Thomas
M•Grath, and James Carden, were charged for having
assaulted Adelaide Lemon, of No. !NI, Summer-street.
Mr. Cobb was for the prosecution, and Mr. Bluck
was for the prisoners. It appeared that the pri-
soner I\l'Grath, occupied apartments in the
house of complainant, and that he got into arrear of rent.
He was attempting to get his furniture out of the window,
when the complainant went to prevent him until he paid
the rent. A squabble followed, when the prisoner stabbed
him in the back part of the shoulder with a small pocket
knife. This was proved by the woman and her daughter.
At five o'clock the next morning the two prisoners rushed
through the house, shouting that they were " Garyowen
boys;" they broke the windows, and assaulted the com-
plainant and her husband. 351‘Grath was sent for trial,
and the other prisoner was ordered to pay a fine of £2 and
costs, or one months' imprisonment.

THE WAY WE6T OP ENGLAND GENTLEMEN ARE TREATED.
—Agnes Brown and Rebecca Millar, one the keeper of an
infamous house in a court off Norbury. street, the other an
unfortunate woman of the town, were charged by police
officer 301 on suspicion of having stolen a watch from a
" West of England gentleman," who gave his name as
Francis Royd, and who said he was stopping at pre,ent at
Aigburth with some friends. The complainant is rather
of strong exterior and remarkable appearance ; he is about
twenty-four years of age, with light hair and moustache,
and his appearance contrasted strongly with that of the two
prisoners, who were old, coarse, dirty, and disgusting looking.
The only thing the complainant could tell about the affair (as
he was drunk when he lost his watch) was, that on Wed-
neiday night he lost his watch at some place,but where was
a mystery ; he remembered being in the house with one of
the prisoners, but he could not tell if he had the watch at
the time. He identified a key that had been attached to
the watch when it was stolen from him ; the key was
found on one of the prisoners. A. shoemaker named
Wharton, who lives in Parliament-street, said the prisoners
offered the watch to him, saying, they wanted to make
away with it, but he refused to have anything to do with
it. Inspector Kehoe said, if the prisoners were remanded
no doubt the watch would be found by the police. The
prisoners were remanded accordingly.

BEFORE MR. HAMILTON.

INTEnesTiNa To PUBMCANS —Francis Daly, the keeper
of a beer-house in Chadwick-street, was summoned by
officer Bolton, for refusing to admit him on Sunday morn-
ing. Bolton proved that he demanded admittance, but
was not allowed into the house, although he waited two
or three minutes. Mr. Goodere, for defendant, asked—
What clothes were you dressed in ? Private clothes.
Who sent yon out, sir, in private clothes ? The magis-
trate said that was not a point he could take cognizance
of. Mr. Goodere said it was not only illegal, but uncon-
stitutional. to send out policemen in plain clothes, for the
purpose of entrapping publicans, and, in fact, creating
crime instead of preventing it. It was a fostering of the
spy system that was not tolerated in any part of England
save Liverpool. His worship said he had nothing to do
with the spy system, all he had to do was to administer
the law. Mr. Goodere contended that it was illegal, and
he said the rule was that a policeman, when
demanding admission to a public house, should wait at
least five minutes before he went away to bring a summons
for refusing to admit him. He appealed to Mr. Wybergh
on the point. Mr. Wybergh replied that the late Mr.
Rushton had laid it down so, and it was acted on at one
time. With regard to police going about on Sundays in
coloured clothes, he was of opinion that they ought not to
do so, and he believed the chairman of the watch commit-
tee was of the same opinion. Mr. Hamilton said as there
was a doubt about the time the policeman was kept at the
door in the present instance, he w.:aild give the benefit of
it to the defendant, and dismiss the case.
Richard Owen, publican, was fined Gs. for Sunday
trading.
There were several beerhouse cases, but the details were
void of interest.