Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICECOURT.--MONDAY..
•-„: (Before Mr. MANSFIELD.)
ASSAULTING TILE Poives.—Two'Tobust-looking fel-
lows, named respectively Brown and Brady, coal heavers,
were charged with being,,drunk and assaulting officers
612,.142, and 370: . The, officers stated that the.defen-
dents were very •riotons. They had kicked them, and
it was with ,some difficulty that they were conveyed to
the Bridewell.- BroWn said he was so drunk that he
did Rot .know what he-was doing; and Brady said he
had lived in the town for .eighteen years, and had only
been up four times.—Fined each, or in default to go'
to gaol for three-months,
...ILL-USING A • WrFE.--,John James Elliott, a tall,
Slender-built. man, about thirty years of 'age,- was
charged with striking his wife. The complainant, a
respectably attired person, stated that, on Saturday week, ,
her husband struck herAicross -the face.—Defendant said
he was led: to believe that if he came here,there would be
a separation'granted.—Mr. Mansfield : You can separate
by an agreement between yourselves.—Defendant: Well,
I would like to do so:—Mr. Mansfield : how long have
you been married ? Defendant : Nine years..L-Mr.
11(ausfi?ll : Have you any children? Defendant : Yes,
three; one died a few weeks ago.—Bound over to keep
the peace- for six months, himself in £5O, and "two
sureties in:£2.s each. Defendant said that he had no
friends that would be bail for him.—Mr. Mansfield :
;Then von will have to sit in gaol.
ASSAULT BY A CARMAN.—A tall, elderly-lool;ing
man, named Joseph Brownard, described as the driver
of car, 'No. 39, was charged with assaulting. a Mr.
Cooper, and also the officer. Mr. Cooper stated that he
hired the defendant to drive him to St. Paul's Church,
and previous' to starting lie paid him Is. 6d.- 'After
driving him about the town for a long time, he eventu-
ally landed him in Copperas-hill, where he' demanded
3s. 6d. lie remonstrated with him for not driving him
to St. Paul's" Chtirch; :Whereupon the defendant took the
thick end of the whip, and struck him across the arm
with it.--:-Fined 405., or two months imprisonment.
STtAiING A LraGAGE-TrcKET.--LGeorge Cecil, a re-
spectable looking, " middle aged man,. described as e
druggist; carrying "on -buimesS in. Bath-street, was
charged with stealingu luggage-ticket from Dr. Nichol-
son. Mr. Black appeared for the defendan'. A polled:
man said the complainant' called him and another officer
and gas'e the defendant irito. charge for stealing
luggage ticket. "When they got him' to the station-
house he (defendant) offered to be searched. He was
searched," and the ticket was found upon Lame-
diately on seeing-it, he appeared_to be very much Sur-
prised. It was 'loose in his pocket, along with some
other papers, The:complainant -stated,that, on arriving
from London, he left hi's luggage at the station and re-
ceived a ticket,-which he charged the prisoner with having
stolen:" 'IR Could not get the luggage without that ticket.
He did not believe, that the defendant took the ticket for
the purpose of getting the. luggage, but for spite, as
there was a little jealousy existing between them.—Mr,
Bluck : You swear, sir, that you did not put the ticket
into his pocket-74 says you did, and I believe him
before I'd believe you. Mansfield: Let him be ,
discharged.
TRatkiT.Np.to TO ASSAULTi--A tall, stout built,
robust looking, fellow, named Frederick Bugland, was
charged by Ellen lletherington-with assaulting her.—
Complainant said the defendant came to her house
in Atherton-street,_ Everton, and demanded _ two

sovereigns. Her husband. was not in, and as
she knew lie (defendank owed him upwards of
£5, she told him to, I return .at dinner,.: when
her husband was. in. He began to use- very obscene
language, and gave her a push. He put out his hand
as though he was going to strike her, and she expected
him every moment to strike her, or ,else rend his hand
through the window. re threatened to take her hus-
band's life, and likewise her's.—Defendant denied the
charge.' He was.boind over to.keep'the peace.
COMMITTAL or A QUACK DOCTOR, FOR' OBTAINING
,SIONEY esDP.A VALsE PRETENCES:
EXTRAORDINARY. CASE. •
middle-agedA plan, named Thomas Lawrence Storey, ,
was placed inthe' dock, charged with obtaining the" sum
of £5, under faye pretences, from a sailor named Peter
Peterson, a Dane. Mr. Cobb appeared for the prosecu-
tion, and the prisoner was defendsd by Mr. Black.
The case excited an unusual amount of interest, the,
-court being much crowded during the investigation.
Amongst the audience were seycral medical men.
Mr. Cobb, in opening. the cac. said that the prisoner
was charged with obtaining £5, from the prosecutor,
under false pretences. They perhaps might not be able
to complete the case to-day; but when his Worship had
heard a certain amount 'of evidence, which he (Mr.
Cobb) would lay before him, he had no doubt that it
would be considered sufficient for a committal. It was
a most extraordinary case. The prosecutor was a sailor,
who lately arrived in Liverpool, and on Wednesday last
was paid.off at the Sailors' Home. When he was leav-
ing the " Home," a man accosted him, and, putting
a small printed paper into his hand, [an offensive
paper referring to secret" diseases, was, here pro-
duced,] he desired him to go with him to a house in
Park-lane, where he met-with the prisoner. The printed
paper put into his hand represented the premises in
Park-lane as belnpging to " Dr. Graves & Co." The
prosecutor went there,' and after being introduced to the
prisoner, who represented himself as Dr. Graves,' the
latter took him into backroorn, and privately examined
him. He then told proiecutor that he was m a shock-
ing state, and that unless a speedy cure could be made
of him, he would Jose his mouth—lose his legs, nose,.
, and eyes, fae4 %At he would die in less than an.
hour. (Laughteri) He asked the prosecutor if he'
had any money. Proseeptor replied that he had bole
with him, but that he had some at his boarding-housg.
He told._ him to? go twine and fetch some money,:
and !prosecutor was se alarmed,— that he Wont to
his lodgings, 'and, shortly returned with £5. After
remaining with the prisoner for some time he returned
to his lodgings, and named to the boarding housb-
keeper his interview with the prisoner. At the sugges-
tion of the boarding house-keeper, he was induced to
pay a second visit to the' prisoner, for the purpose of
obtaining a receipt for the money which he had paid
him, and here an extraordinary feature in the case took
place. The prisoner gave him two receipts, one of which
was as follows : " Oct. 12.
• ' ' - " Peter reterson,
" We cure you for £5.
"Messrs. GilAvEs & Co." ;

and the other was--

"Oct. 12.
"Peter • Peterson,
" We cure you for £l.
" Messrs. GRAIns & Co.
On giving the prosecutor these receipts, he told him
that he might show the receipt for £l, but not
the receipt for £5. ' Now he should prove by the
evidence of Dr. Graves, who was a duly qualified
surgeon, and registered under the recent act, that he
gave
never tho prisoner any authority at all to make
use of his name, or sign any receipt., He should also
prove, by the evidence of the .surgeon to the Southern
Hospital, that the prosecutor was labouring under no
disease at all, although the prisoner had told him that
his life was in such great danger.
Peter Peterson, the prosecutor, was then called, and
said he was nineteen years old. He was a Dane. He;
was a sailor, and was paid off last Wednesday the 12th
instant, at the Sailors' Home.' The witness ;elated all
the beingcircumstancos stated by Mr. Cobb as to his
Introduced to the prisoner, and paying him V. The
prisoner at the time repres-nted himself as Dr. Graves.
The witness underwent a lengthened cross-examina-
tion by Mr. Bluck, but his evidence was not shaken on
any material point.
Mr. Hamilton, visiting surgeon of the Southern
Hospital, was next examined. He said that "l rday
evening last, the prosecutor was brought to h'imn for the
purpose of being examined. On examination, he. found
that he was free from disease of any kind.
Mr. W. J. Graies, examined, said—l have been a
surgeon in the army.' lam a regularly qualified surgeon
under the new act. I never saw the prosecutor beore.
I never received any money from him. I never
authorised anybody else to receive money in my name.
I never had any transactions with the prisoner. Ido
not believe that there is any other person of the name
of Graves, a surgeon, in Liverpool.
Cross-examined by Mr. Black—l had a shop in Park-
lane about eight months ago. I practised there as an
apothecary. I know a person named Bingham. He
occupies the same shop. I now carry on business in
Linie-street. Before I went to Lime-street the business
was carried on in Park-lane, under the name of " Graves
and Co." Mr. Bingham was to have entered into
partnership with me in May last, had he paid me £3O,
but he failed to do so ; and, after I left those premises,
neither Mr. Bingham nor any one else had any
right to carry on business under the name of " Graves
and Co." have placarded the whole length of
Park-lane, cautioning the public against the parties
using
my name there. I am not aware that
the prisoner is
in partnership with Bingham. I have