Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

EEFORE MR. J. AWN.

ALLEGED SMUGGLING Br A CAPTAIN.—Merton Nicholas
Von Hackten, master of the Hamburgh ship Eastern Sophy,
from Maracaibo, was charged with attempting to conceal
11111)s. of foreign manufactured cigars. Mr. Tyndall was
for the Crown, and Mr. Bluck defended. Martin Burn,
an officer of Cutoms, said: Oa examinirg the ship, the
captain produced some tobacco and cigars, saying he had
no more, except what was under seal as stores, but on
searching a d:awer in the prisoner's state-room, he found
11,'Ibs. of foreign manufactured cigars, and he then ad-
mitted having put them there, saying he never did the
like before. In reply to Mr. Bluck, the witness said the
ship arrived here on the Ist, but he did not board her
until the 3rd. The cigars might have been used for
another voyage. How do you know the cigars are foreign ?
By my experience. I never made cigars, but I swear the
cigars are foreign. Mr. Tyndall asked for a remand to
Friday, as he had to apply to the Board in London on the
subject. M. Black said he could not resist the applica-
tion, but his would a-k to have the prisoner liberated
on bail. This was agreed to, and the case was re-
manded.

ESIBRZZLEMENT.—.4 n elderly man of very respectable
appearance named John Newbold, was brought up by
detective officer Eaton, on a charge of having embezzled
£8.5 belonging to Mr. Sampson Moore, Ironmonger,
carrying on business in William-street, Waterloo-road.
Mr. Woodburn appeared for the prosecution, and said the
prisoner was a collector of accounts for Mr. Moore, and his
duty was to hand the cash over to the cash keeper. Ho
would only produce two cases, and then risk for a remand.
Mr. Skellicorn, the cash keeper at Mr. Moore's, proved
that it was the duty of the prisoner to collect cash and
hand it over to him as soon as possible. Used to give
him receipts in a book for the sums paid. Mr. Barnes, of
the firm of Barnes and Ogden, proved that on the sth of
June, he paid the prisoner .E 6 Is. Gd., and Mr. Wm. Wyse,
from Messrs. Poeley and eons, proved having paid
him £1 lls Gd, on the 2nd May. Me. Skellicorn stated
that these sums were not paid to, nor accounted for to
him by the prisoner. The prisoner said he required some
accounts that he had made out for Mr. Moore, and that
would explain the whole matter. The account showed
that he owed Mr. Moore £4O, which he would pay him,
but Mr. Moore the previous day said he would hang him
(the prisoner), but he was able to explain all, as he was
allowed expenses, and 'hat would make the accounts all
right. He was remanded.
A SW,NDLE.—John Hushes, who said he was a book-
keeper until his sight got bad, was charged with being
concerned, with another person, not in custody, in
swindling the Rev. Mr. Hull, of the Blind School, out of
£2. It appeared that since April, 1856, the Rev. gentle-
man had been very kind to him, and at several times he
relieved him with sums of money from a pound down to 33.
On the 25 hof July. the prisoner, with the other man al-
laded to, called on him, and represented that the other per-
son was the master of a vessel called the Dart, and said he
would take the prisoner on board his ship, in regard to a
friendship he had for his father, but he would require £2
for an outfit, and the Rev. gentleman, believing the story,
gave the parties the money, but subsequently discovered
that the whole was a cheat. The prisoner was remanded,
in order to look after the other man.
A PAIR OF SCOUNDRELS CAuonT.—Patrick Kearns and
David Galiwsy were charged with having robbed a fine
in'elligent boy, named James Pryke, a native of Douglas.
The boy came here to look for a ship, as he had been at
sea before, when he fell in with the prisoners, one
of wham represented himself to be the mate of
a ship named the Eliza, going to Newfoundland,
and the other a sailor on board. They promised
to ship him, and to act 1 ke a father to him; and by a
variety of representations, they got him into a car, on
pretence of going to the ship, where they succeeded in
getting the money and two large bundles of clothes, and
got away with both. Detective officer Lay-cock subse-
eequently arrested the prisoners at a house of ill-fame in
Clement-street, and got the bags containing the clothes.
The boy told his story, the substance of which is given
above. Mr. Aikin directed the officer to state the facts
to Captain Ainley, at the Sailors' Home, as he thought
the case came under the Merchant Shipping Act, which
punished such crimes very severely; and the case was of
such a heartless character that he wished it to be dealt
with in that way. Subsequently Mr. Tyndall, the Board
of Trade solicitor, atttended, and said the ease came under
the act, and he had been instructed by the Local Marine
Board to prosecute in the case. He tteked for a remand
to Friday, which was granted.
INSPECTOR KEFIOE AMO 'JOST ATTORNIES' CLERKS ! —There
are a certain class of human beings, nine of which are said
to make a man, and amongst whom a certain sable gentle-
man is said to kick up a desperate shrine now and then ;
but this was nothing compared to the shine kicked up
/,!.s,SP,OsasT Asla-Paglii:Aac chsTja The
case arose in this way. A very handsome Scotch girl,
named Jane Brooks, and James Allen were charged by
James Brooks, said to be a clerk to Mr. Goodere, attorney,
with stealing a pair of trowsers from him. At first the
prosecutor refused to go on, saying he had no
evidence to offer ; but Mr. Kehoe called on his Worship
to melee the man go on, or to commit him,
as he had given the prisoners in charge for felony, and he
(1!vIr. K.) wanted, by this case, to show a desperate sys-
tem that was followed by touting clerks of attorneys about
that court, and to call on the bench to put a stop to such
disgraceful practices—practices that had brought the
court and justice into utter public contempt. He called
the officer who had cha-ge of the cage, and he said the
prisoners were given into charg 3 by James Brooks, who
said the female stole a paie of trousers from him, and that
the man was with her when she pledged them. The..
was the charge. James Brooks examinei : lam clerk to
Mr. Goodere, attorney. Mr Kehoe : Are you not a
touter, sir? No. I am his c erk. I live at 8, Dawson-
street, and Mr. Goodere lives at 1, Bold-place. I know
the female prisoner, an i first knew her in London. I
lived with her in Scotland, but not as my wife. I
have no further evidence to give in this case, and I
therefore refuse to answer any more qaestions. Mr. Kehoe :
You have charged these people with felony, and if you refuse
to give evidence, I will call on the magistrate to commit
you. Mr. Aikin : Ycu have given them in charge, and
you must go on with the evidence. Witness : Oh, it was
Mr. Kehoe that brought this eve here, in order to ruin
me. Mr. Kehoe : Do you mean to say, sir, that I made a
charge of felony against these people? Mr. Aikin : Mr.
Kehoe did not bring this cage. You charged the people,
and brought the case here, and do you moan, sir, to
that yen give people in charge for felony, without any
grounds for the charge, and then dare to say here that Mr.
Kehoe has brought the charge, when you are not able, or
refuse, to sustain it? Witness: I have no evidence to
give in this case. Mr. Kehoe : You shall not stir out of

this court until I shall hare exposed you and the whole
touting system, and I shall call on the bench to abolish
this abominable system. There are a lot of fellows who
prowl about here-like this and other fellows, and give
People into custody on charges of felony—for what object
it is pretty clear—and then, when the-case is called on,
they either do not appear —or like this fellow, if they do,
refuse, to give evidence. Witness : I am not a touter ; I
am Mr. Goodere's clerk, but I have no evidence to g ve in
this else. Mr. K. hoe : Did you live with this woman in
London ? No. Did you live with her in Scotland as
your wife ? I refuse to answer. Did you live with her
in No. 8, Dawson-street, as your wife? I refuse to answer.
She was my housekeeper., and I have no evidence to give in
this case. On your oath, sir, did you ever at any time or
in any place live with that young woman as your wife?
I refuse to answer. M. Aikin : This man makes a most
disreputable figure and epeearance in the court. He first
charges these people with felony, and now ho refuses to
give evidence—his conduct is quite disgraceful, judging
him out of his own mouth. Mr. Ke'noe (to the witness ):
Is Mr. Goodere here to-day ? No, he is gone to Prescott
on a special case. Mr. Kehoe : On your oath, tin, did
you not first seduce that young woman, and then induce
her to abandon her friends, and did you not bring her
here and abandon her on the streets of Liverpool to common
prostitution ? She is no prostitute. Do you swear that ?
Yes. Did you live with her as man and wife ? Yes.
And were you married ? No. Then, sir, do you mean
to say that living with her in such a state was not prosti-
tution ? Come, sir, answer, as I intend to test your
morality hero before the court and public. I refuse to
answer. Mr. Aikin : I thiek this man will be sufficiently
punished by the exposure of this case, which, no doubt, the
reporters will publish in the papers. I never heard a
worse case, but as he refuses to proceed, I discharge the
prisoner.
Agnes Brown and Rebecca Miller were brought up on
remand, charged with stealing a watch from a west of
England gentleman. The details of this case appeared a
few days ago ; and it appeared that since the remand the
watch was found with a person named Ne.,bitt, who con-
ducts a public bruise for his brother at the corner of
Rupert-street, and this person fell in for a good deal of
censure, but as the case stands again for this day, we hold
over he details.