The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-24 00:00:00

BASE INGRATITUDE,

At the Worship street Police court, on Saturday, Annie
Davies; an elegantly dressed young person, of lady like
demeanour, was placed at the 'bar hefore Mr. Horn Mill,
charged with having stolen a gold watch, two gold chains,
and various artichs of 'jewellery, the property of Miss
Eleanor Jones, a teacher of music, residing in Adelphi
terrace, Old Ford ro id. The proseekrix stated that while
passing along Cheapside on the 28th of January last, she
accidentally met the prisoner, witliwham she had formerly
been intimately aeonainted, at which tinie she was in
prosperous circumstances. In the course of conversation
the prisoner, who appeared 'greatly dejected, informed
her that she had met with some sad reverses, which had
deprived her of the means of subsistence, and that she
was then in a state. of absolute dettitution. Commiserat-
ing her reduced conditien, wit. ess invited her to her
house, and promised to use her best exertions for the
Purpose of introducing her to Some suitable employment,
for which she earnestly-expressed h'r acknowledgMents.
On the following Wednesday the prisoner called
upon her, and after entering fully into her affairs,
they were taking tea together, when witness was suldenly
summoned into another room to attend two ladies who
were waiting to see her on professional business. On
her rw urn in less than an hour, aile was surprised to find
that the prisoner had left, and iminediatelY of erwards
discovered that two valuable finger rings which she had
left on the mantelpiece had also eisappearA. In conse.
ounce of a communication from her servant She then
hastened up stairs, and. found that her gold watch and
chain and other-costly arnamenS, which wore safe.iii her
bedrooM before the arrival of the prisoner, had'also been
stolen. , Ellen Roach, the servant, s'ated that while her
mistress was engaged with the two I,dies referred tp, she
had occasion to go out .upon errand, and on coning
back, after a short abienee,She met the prisoner descending.
the stairs from the d4ection "of the upper 'room. The
prisoner, who appeared lee her flurried, passed her in the
passage; with the observation 'that. as her friend-Would
probably be occupied for some time, she would' return
in half an hour, hut she never again made her appear-
ance. Serj,ant Smith stated, , that after considerable
difficulty he succeeded ine.tiseing the prisoner to an
obscure !edging. in Whiteebapel, where she was taken into
custody, lie had since ascertained that cha sto!en
had been pledged by a man et a pawnbroker's shop in.
the same neighbeurhood, shortly after the roblaery. The.
prison-r, who exhibited extreme 'emotion, but offered rio
ohservi:ion, was remanded for a week.

TEIE NEAP3LITAN PRISOb 11113.—The Opin 'One Of
Turin announces frbm pies that t h t't to Fern arda is
being got rnitly to transport the politic:ll prisoners who
have accepted the offer of they goverrnMint to yr): to the
new colony on the territory of the Argentine Ret:Mblic.
Some weeks ago a pastrycook of Rouen, named Gadmer
suddenly disappeared with his wife and, children. The
dead bodies• of t wo.of the children was shortly afterwards
found in the • Seine; and it was not known whether the"
parents, who *Pre in bad circumstances, had murdered
the children and fled the country, or whether they had
committed suicide. All mystery has now been cleared up
by the discovery in the river of their dead bodies bound

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

Suns DEBERTIOI4.—James Ford, the young man wile
stood remanded on a charge of having deserted the end'
Mary Worrel, was brought up yesterday. Mr. Goode"
appeared for the prisoner. The prisoner was an apPren;
tice on board the vessel, end his defence was allege'
misconduct on the.part of the captain towards On'
The prisoner was "convicted and sentenced to'2l dale
hard labour, and the forfeiture of:his wages. ,
STABBING IN DUKE STREET.—TWO Spanish sahore,
named Jose Moreno and Jose Santos Saba, NW!
charged with having scabbed a man, named Franc'3'lls
Dixon, in the Caledonian Hotel, Duke street:
Bluck was for the prisoners, and Signor Tomaso nett'
as interpreter. There was a good deal of confusion
abOut cafe, in consequence of the man wile
was stabbed being in the hospital ; but from the evidence
of Mr. Napier and Mr. Williscroft, two gentlemen who
happened to be passing at the :time, it appeared that
the prisoner Moreno, came out of the hotel with
a chi el in his hand, and immediately after a female
rushed out, crying out that a man was stabbed, and thl
the gentlemen seized the prisoner, and took the chisel
from him. They then went into the hotel and footle
the man wonnded in.the chest and arms. He was e°'l4
vexed to the hospital where he at present lies. There
was. nq evidence egain,st Saba, and Mr. Black called 1.01
his discharge, which lvas ;ranted, and the other privy°
was remanded in order to sZe,
how the wounded 01.81
progressed,, "His 'worship complimented Mr. Napier ao
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his friend'on their conduct.
WIFE DESERTION,—Mr. Winkin g -one of the Mit'
doot inspectors of the parish, brought up Johnio
charged with having deserted'his wife ant)."bildr,enthe
Dee. last. The inspector said that in Dec. 1.2", by
wife of the prisoner and her children were desertee
him, and they, became chargeable to the parish• t'
discovered the prisoner living in 7 court, Paul street, al
worked in a foundry in Vauxhall road, and bad 0"°
wages. The prisoner was renianded, in :order to alio'
him an opportunity of paying the money, as he said be.
could get it.
Moan Kieterem.—William Boyle and George Fellows
were charged with having stabbed James Goodwin to
Back Portland street. From the evidence of severe
persons who were examined, it appeared that on Ssturdel
night the compiainant was in a neighbouring house. o°l
a out of a bad house, in the same street, rushed in
and began to abuse the people in the place. She wag
put on7t, and in a few moments returned with th;
two prisoners, who were armed with knives, with %Ale
they made a furious attack on the people in the piece,
and the complainant was stabbed in the hand, and pr'
Davis of the Northern Dispensary said the wound on toe
man's hand was an inch and a half long and three quot;
deep. It wss a serions wound. The prisoners bin
remanded for a week, at the same time his wer-'ir
intimated his intention of sending them for trial. ,
Is Ting A' 14'REE CGUNTILY ruffianly looking feline!
named James Bibby, was charged
.with committtvg_
the following outrage :—Mrs: Dutton, who keeps;
public house at the corner of Boundary street, said!,cl
Saturday night the prisoner' entered hea. house, "0
insisted on going through it, in order to exam' $
it, and -see who was in the plac6: After 'senn: t
i
m
e
'„t•
gentleman who was in the house got the prisone:
but not before the latter had his coat torn off his ban':
and from the exhibition of the remains of the gargle's'
present
Isehnettatiimloe,,, d failrsthwaotneivertoexisted, put
i
from"
ootge4her. Mrs
m‘
tAdam dow to t
poor,
vi as standing at the door, when the prisoner rushed 3ci
and gave her a violent blow on the chest, which rendere
her insensible for some time. He was ultimately secures.
and handed over to the police. The prisoner said be the
drunk, and supposed be had a right to go through ht
house, as the country was a free one. He was mug
a contrary lesson, for he was sent to jail for
months.
at
- VIOLENT Assauvr.---Daniel O'Hara, a rope maer,
„aret
Edge Hill, was charged with having assaulted
Ryding. The parties live in Mason street, Edgen the
and on Saturday week there was a quarrel betwee-
; the
'complainant and another female, and in the even'
.negrose
prisoner met the complainant, and committed was
assault on her. Surgeon Sibbald said the w°m,afoteed
severely injured ; one of her ribs was broken, a"
into her lungs. The prisoner was sent for trial. was
ANOTIntE DESPERATE ASSAULT.--James Smith i.enay,
charged with having broken the arm of Thomas -I` e a
in Carlton street. The parties, it appeared. t the
drunken fight, and tina prosecutor alleged .I,ea
prisoner knocked him down, and, with a kick, s'"a.,s` all
his arm in pieces. As the witnesses in the case via%
drank, Mr. Mansfield discharged the prisoner, net °an°
evidence to show that the prisoner was the person
committed the assault. tilt;