Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-14 00:00:00

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,(holding it up.) that's the
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a' gave, iii reply to the question,
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IC plainly

imagination was purely practical, for instead of his having
demolished the " onld fiddle," it wes Mr. Danford himself
who broke it on his head, for no other reason, he supposed,
than to ascertain whether it was as hard as his skull—the
latter having the advantage in the granite line, by very
long chalks. lie,then told his Warship that he was speak-
ing to a "lady," when the complainant, without saying as

y your leave," or " big your pardon." gave him
a clout of the rubbishy old rat-trap en the head, and splin-
tered it into its present state of " bamboozleationl". [The
next new dictionary ought to look out.] A policeman who,
by accident of :coarse, happened to be present when the dela-
pidation took place, gave it altogether against poor Morgan,
and his Worship said : I must fine you £2. The prisoner
asked might he put a question to his Worship, and, having
received periniSsion, he said : But suppose, sir, I don't feel
at all disposed to fork out two quid to that young
" musiek-ean;" as he calls himself, what sdo you feel

much as

o ch.)? Mr. Holme : To send you to jail for one
Mr. Morgan : Then I'll go to Jail for twenty-one

so he N

N TROUBLE.—Two first-class swells, named
ktton and James Graham, were charged with

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Twisthead. Mr. Cobb defended the prisoners, who were
described as two of the most aristocratic and accomplished
thieves in the United Kingdom. They appeared to be quite
gentlemen, and were dressed .in elegant style, but not fop-
pish ; their manners and. address showed them to be persons
of intelligence and education, and it was a pity to see such
persons in the dock, as their accomplishments might have
led them to a better place. It was stated that they live in

good style <as thieve's) in London, and had been doing some
" trade" in and about Liverpool. since the races, where they
had been enjoying themselves during the race week. it
appeared from the evidence of two railway porters belong-
ing to Birkenhead, and two police officers, that the
prisoners, along with a third person, who succeeded in
getting away, came by a train to Birkenhead, and in the
train was the lady. From some movements made by the
prisoners, the porters and• police followed them into the
boat, and came across the river with them, and during the
time they made several attempts to " draw" the lady's
pocket, but did not succeed. ...When the passengers were
leaving the boat, there was some little (as usual) confusion
about baggage, and whilst the lady was engaged looking
after her things, the prisoners made a final attack on her,
and were seized by the porters and officers with their bands
in her pocket. She felt the pull, but lost nothing, as the
porters and officers were really too expert for this pair of
expert thieves ; in the scuffle the third fellow got away.
Mr. Cobb cross-examined the witnesses in a searching man-

ner, but the only thing he elicited was, that Hatton told
where he lived, at 28, Lord Nelson-street, and the people
there said he was stopping at the house for three days.
The witnesses also admitted that the prisoners had kid
gloves on when they arrested them. Mr. Cobb made a
forcible speech, and contended that his clients were first
class persons, in business up the country, as they instructed
him, but they would not tell where, as they did not wish to
be known. Hatton, he said, had received a post-office
order for £5 that morning. When Mr. Cobb concluded,
both the prisoners, in strong language, and with much
ability addressed his Worship. They showed great argu-
mentative and reasoning powers, but justice was inflexible,
and his Worship sent them to gaol for three mouths each,
with hard labour, and said he was convinced that all who
heard the case were quite satisfied of their guilt. Mr. Cobb
said he was instructed to appeal against the decision, but at
a subsequent part of the day, he said his clients would allow
ntence to remain, rather than pain their friends, by
hem know where they were. •

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USW. TUItNER AND HOUGHTON

ASSAULT CASES.—.A. number of these cases came before
their Worships, but the particulars are not of any interest.
Maria Wilson, a brothel keeper, residing at 8, Pellew-
street, charged Mrs. Lambert, about twenty-three years of
age, a rival brothel keeper, residing at 1, same street. It
would appear that the complainant, accompanied by another
lady, met the defendant, in the company of two ladies.
They began to squabble, and Lambert struck Wilson, knocked
her down, and gave her a black eye. There was a great
deal of perjury on one side or other, and the summons was
dismissed. Mary Curley, servant ;to Mrs. Nicholas, a
German lady, summoned her mistress for an assault, and
putting her out at an unlawful hour. Mrs. Nicholas was
fined in 10s and costs. Charlotte Hyde charged Mary Anne
Griffiths with assaulting her. A fishwoman asked the
complainant for some money, when the defendant interfered,
and they squabbled The complainant left, and went into
a neighbour's, in Warren-street. She :was sitting in the
parlour, nursing her child, when a large paving stone came
" slap bang" through the window, and nearly hit her.
She went out and accused the defendant, when she (Hyde)
was set upon by her, had her hair torn out in lumps,
stripped her almost, tore her apron, and stole the fringe
edging, or insertion, belonging to the bottom of her
petticoat. The magistrates dismissed the summons. Mary
Ann Maguire charged Ann Burns with an assault. Com-
plainant was passing alonk. Marvbone, when she alleged the
defendant came up and sad, "When are you going to pay
me for the shift ?" "I never wear a shift —they are too
expensive articles for me," was the answer, when the defen-
dant attacked her, and spoiled the beauty of her bonnet.
For the defence, it was urged that the complainant liftedup
last from a shoemaker's stall, and gave her a
thump on the head, which raised a lump—dismissed.
.Jane Ilolme charged her husband John Holme with an
assault. Mr. Cobb prosecuted, and Mr. Bluck defended.
Jane Holme was examined and said, the defendant was her
husband; on the 21st Feb. he beat and ;kicked her all over
the body with his feet and hands. The mark on my face
was done at that time, I had not done anything to provoke
him. To Mr. Bluck : I do not get drunk every night
and he never brought me out of a public-house. I got
some money which he got for horses, and I have kept it.
Then you did not think that robbing him was sufficient
provocation? Mr. Cobb : She can't rob her husband.
Defendant : If you were with her for six nights as I have
been you wouldn't think so. The defendant was ordered to'
find bail himself in £2O, and two securities of lao each, to
keep the peace towards his wife.

AFFILIATION C.asEs.—A number of these
adjudicated upon. One Mary Campbell summoned ecases
ewere
`Thomas
Hampton for the support of her illegitimate child. From
the evidence, which caused much merriment in the court, it
would appear that Mary Campbell is a married woman, and
that her husband is still alive, that she has not spoken six
words to him for the last four years, that she was confined
six months after her marriage, that her husband left her,
and that she went and lived with Thomas Hampton as his
wife: The defendant's friends wanted him to sever the
connection, and for that purpose sent a police officer to
forcibly take him away. He, being under age, thought he
could be legally taken away. The defendant allowed the
complainant 2s a week after they were separated. On the
20th of April she was delivered of a child, 4.nd now sought
ftr IPAilltePa4q for the youngster. After 4 great deal