Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

[Before Mr. PRESTONI
ASSAULT ON A.• POLICE-OFFICER.—WiIIiam Holden,
keeper of a brothel in Albion-street, was brought up on
a warrant charged with havinr, committed an assault
upon police-officer 151, Russell,' on the 2nd of August.
On that day the prisoneft wife was drunk and assaulted
Russell. She was fined 40s. and costs at the time.
Holden also committed an assault upon the officer, but
he absconded and was not apprehended until Wednes-
day. Prisoner was fined 40s. and crsts.
THE COAL-HEAVERS. STRIKE.—John Sweeny was
charged with assaulting John M'Nally, a coal-heaver.
We have already given some details of the dispute be-
tween the coal-heavers, and mentioned that a person
named Foggarty had received one month's imprisonment
for committing an assault on the present complainant.
Mr. Bluck appeared for M'Nally, and Mr. Cobb
for the prisoner. From the evidence it appeared that
M'Nally, Sweeny, and Foggarty were in Thornton's
public-house, New Boundary-street, on Sunday week,
together, and Sweeny fell out with the prosecutor and
they both set upon him, kicked him, and did him serious
harm. Mr. Preston addressed the prisoner, saying that
it was quite needless on his part to enter into any dis-
cussion respecting the system of combinations. It was
quite preposterous that one man should endeavour to
force his opinions down the throat of another man.
Such conduct was unbearable, and must be put down.
The sentence of the court was, that he be imprisoned for
six weeks, with hard labour.—Another case similar to
the above was then gone into. The complainant was
Thomas Stanley, an the prisoner, Michael Foster.
The same learned advocates appeared. On Sunday,
the 17th day of August, the prisoner and a per-
son, named Magee, met the complainant at a sugar
warehouse in Athol-street. Foster asked Stanley if he
was one of " Keating's varmants." Complainant re-
plied that he was no varmant." Some high words
were the result, and Foster and Magee set upon Stanley,
and beat and kicked him. Magee has absconded. The
magistrate said that it was quite right that such cases
Were brought before the court. He was sorry to be
obliged to punish working men ; but if they would re-
sort to measures of violence, and use intimidation, they
must take the consequences. The sentence of the court
was that the prisoner, be imprisoned for one calendar
month with hard labour.

AN EMIGRANT FLEECED.—TWO well-dressed men,
named Thomas Berryman and Thomas Payne, the
former about 40 and the latter about 25 yegra of age,
were charged with having robbed a young ntan named
John M'Cormick of Ll 7 10s., on board the steamer
Windsor, on the passage from Dublin to Liverpool.
Police-officer 521 said that about half-past six o'clock
that morning the prosecutor complained to him that he
had been robbed of the £l7 10s., and he pointed out to
him the two prisoners, who, he said, were in his com-
pany, and gave them in charge. The officer asked them
what gold they had on them. The elder prisoner said
he had about £7, and the younger said that he had one
sovereign. On searching them, he found that the elder
prisoner had £l3 10s., and on the younger he found a
sovereign, as stated. Mr. Cobb defended, and in cross-
examination it appeared that the prosecutor was going
to America, and that he had received the money from
his father for that purpose. He said he got drunk, and
he did not know whether he had the money on him
when he went to bed. Mr. Cobb contended that there
was no evidence to commit the younger prisoner, and he
was discharged. With regard to the elder prisoner, the
only evidence which was given against him was what
he had stated to the officer, which ought not to be
received in that court. He then called Payne, who was
discharged. This witness stated that he and the priso-
ner were shopmates. They had worked together at
Truscott and Co.'s, bookbinders, Cannon-street, London.
They had been on a tour through Ireland, and left
London on Monday last ; the excursion tickets were
produced. After some consideration Mr. Preston re-
manded the prisoner for seven days, but accepted his
own recognizance of £lOO to appear that day.
ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—Wm. Montgomery, a
coloured man, was brought up on remand, charged with
assaulting police-afficer 753 on Saturday last. The officer
complained of suffering severely from a pain in the sto-
mach, through a kick given by the prisoner. His wor-
ship fined the prisoner £5, or three months' imprison-
ment in default.

[Before Mr; IlouGHTos..]

UNWITOLESOIKE MEAT.-John Much, keeper of a
stall in St. Martin's Market, was summoned for selling
20 lbs. of unwholesome slink veal. A fine of 10s. and
costs was imposed. Henry Aird, Elizabeth Earle, and
Wm. Raspberry, were fined
..25_.6d., and 2s. 6d. costs

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each, for exposing unsound fish for sale. Emilia
Loughran was summoned for exposing 158 lbs. of
unsound whitinc, for sale. Mr. Bluck appeared for the
defendant. The case was dismissed.