Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENC E.-YE iTZEDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MESSRS. HAYWOOD AND DIXON'.
A " &MIES "—John G lcreet, a stout locking fellow,
described as a porter, was charged with having assaulted
police officers 295, 776, 734, and another offieer, who is at
pres.oet in hospital, suffering from the injuries he received.
The constables said there was a fight at the corner of
Whitley-street, Gre Howard-street, and they went to
quell it. The prisoner was the ring-leader of the gang,
and when 203 came up, the prisoner etruek him a desperate
blow on the l eft eye, and injured him very much. 776
then presented himself, when he was " grounded"
(knocked down) and kicked desperately in the legs by the
prisoner. The prisoner then made his escape into a cellar
in Whitley-street, followed by officers 734 and 736. The
latter officer was struck by the prisoner with a brick or
stone on the head and 11 gored, when he was kicked all
over the body. When 734 eetered the cellar door, the
prisoner caught him between the post and the door,
making a lever of the latter, and nearly tqusezing the life
out of him. Nearly half a division of police were required
before the prisoner was captured. 736 was not able to
attend, and the prisoner was remanded until the officer
could appear.
REALLY BLIND DetiNK."—A wall-known character
about town, a blind man, who sells matches in the street,
who gave his name as Thomas ()may, was charged by
police officer 82, who said he saw the prisoner in Tithbarn-
street on Saturday night. He was very drunk, and, beyond
comparison, disorilerly. He had been shouting to "hell
wide the Pope and Pop cry," and some one not relishing
this knocked the unfortunate man down, and his face was
terribly cut and bruised. The cfficec wanted him to ge
away, but he refused, and created a still greater disturbance
than before. He was not only blind, but was " blind
drunk," and at last he was obliged to lock him up. The
poor fellow presented a vary delapideted appearance, and
his Worship told him not to get drunk again, and then
discharged him.
INDECENT CONDUCT.—Two well dressed persons, whcse
names appeared as Thomas Wright and Isaac Birch, a
book-keeper and labourer, were charged by police-officer
431, who said he was stationed every Sunday at Ashcroft's
farm, on the canal at Bootle, to prevent persons from
bathing in the canal. On the previous day the prisoners,
with others, were in the canal, and when they got out, they
ran about the bank in a very indecent manner, and when
he spoke to them on the great impropriety of their
conduct, they said—" you blazing thief, what robbery did
you commit that got you two stripes on your arm ? It
must be a good robbery that you committed when you
got two stripes for it." There were several respectable
ladies passing the place. The prisoners admitted that
they were bathing, but denied that it was a thoroughfare,
and said it was quite a private place for the purpose. If
they acted otherwise wrong they were very sorry for it,
and would not do so any more. His worship discharged
them, with a strong caution.
" TnE ilf6 OSMAN."—George Cowan. the " magnnao,"
who was reman led on a che ge of robbing a policeman of
£2O, was brought up, and the case having been re-heard,
Mr. Goodere, for the prisoner, contended that there was
no evidence to convict him ; but the bench thinking other-
wis?, sent the prisoner for trial.

to Mr. Cowan) they would not only steal the money out
of a man's pocket, bat would steal the cross off an asses'
back, or the whiskey out of a tumbler of punch ! He made
poor Thomas put his money up in a peculiar manner
in paper, and handling it to see if it was all
safe, he declared it was beyond the power of any thief to
take it, if the owner only took care of it. He then handed
it back, and very kind y sent a cab home with Thomas to
his lodging, having first made an appointment to meet next
day, to finally arrange for the voyage. On reaching home
Thomas found the packa,e, externally, very like that in
which his gold had been deposited, but nothing could ba
more dissimilar than the interior—for, instead of twenty-
four new golden Victories, the paper contained twenty-four
old copper farthings ! Some how or other, the prisoner
forgot to keep his appointment next day, but he little
dreamt at the time that his dupe would be converted into
an officer of justice to arrest and punish him for his
villiany. Thomas being left destitute on the streets of
Liverpool communicated the facts to the police, but they
failed to catch the pris ner. Thomas applied to be put on
the police force, in order to make out support for himself
ani wife, and having received first-rate recommendation
to Major Greig, sad his character being excellent, he was
accordingly appointed Just as he was going off duty the pre
vious morning,who should encounter him on his beat but the
man of many names, who felt rather astonished when he
seized him by the neck, but although Thomas' c!othes had
changed in the meantime, his eyesight had not—indeed
it would be hard if he mistook the prisoner's appearance.
Mr. Goodere said his client instruc-ed him to repudiate
the story altogether, and to say that he was not known to
the police. Detective officer Thompson said he was not
known by his present assumed name, but ho was up under
at least a hundred other names—he was one of the most
notorious villains in Europe The complainant said he
could bring several persons to identify him, and the pri-
soner was remanded for that purpose. Mr. Goodere said
he would reserve his defence. _ _ _

CRUELTY TO A DUMB CHILD.—III Saturday's paper we
gave the details of s me cruel treatment by a mother,
Ellen Reed, to her dumb daughter, in Wolfe-street, Park.
The prisoner was brought up again on Saturday, and the
case heard de novo, when the prisoner was sentenced to
six months' imprisonment.