Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD

4148SRS. SHAW, NEILSON, CLEGG, BARTON, AND

BRYAN'.
:fitCG A &teem —Rose Anne Quinn, only sixteen
t and who has been in and out of prison fer
1
Years, was charged with stealing a shawl, the
tart Rowlands, of Ross-terrace, Birkenhead.
4re'il, from the statement of Mrs. Rowlands, that
-.4r came to the door with chips for sale some of
Pqrehased, and while they were being taken to
av°l the house, the prisoner managed to purloin
'which was hung up behin I the parlour door.
tciWea!il charged with having taken the shawl, but
8 11.1 ed it, at the same titne lifting up
4, Ito' her dress for the purpose of being
,:krs. Rowlands was not, however, satisfied as she
tee.° one else could have taken it, and said, as an
11-‘,gElt out, that she would go and make inquiries at
having first called in a neighbour to
Pilisoner in talk during her absence. Mrs R ,
ett:oiled shortly after with a con table, at
de
io
prisoner was taken into the parlour, an
:11ss-lerebed, when, under her third petticoat, 'he
t- ,"und. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and requested
leck' here and was sentenced to three calendar
"lad labour.;
s3,l4:r° IWASTERR OF DOMESTIC SERVANTS.—Mr.
bt'" a canon dealer, of Liverpool, but who resides
f-'Bterrece, Price-street, Birkenhead, was sum-
R°l' havieg assaulted Mary Graham, who was in
Ic)3r as a domestic servant. Mr. Godfrey, of
jk°'' toleiter, appeared for the defendant. Mary
card that, on the 20th instant, her mistress
for some flour, and that on her return, about
,3,,t1 after, she rapped at the front door, but got
w'°r nearly au hour, when her mistress opened it
ontedz abusing her, and called her an " Irish
crib", (the complainant), however. went in and
h;ls he; work. Between seven and eight o'clock
ae.l:lg her master came home, and shortly after
ti into the kitchen, where she was cutting bread
'itiwhen he commenced abusing her, and called
trt,Zih Paddy" and au " Irish filthy wretch ;'' and
to kick her out of the house, which he Iro-
ny"in ferce
c t , by seizing her by the argue and
t,wiao t mhe stairs, where he knocked her down. and
hericked her in the side. (Complainant here
e
tie arm, which bore several black marks, and
niech produced by either severe blows or the
tolha fingers and thumb.) She, however,
)1' he get away from him, and ran up
1,4 her get
and left the house. The woman at
ed he hat since been lodging, sly:ke of having
rent complainant, complainant, and foued very severe bruises
fee,Pals i f her boy. Mr. Godfrey iu the course of
thapiihation, endeav used to show that the eern-
iflci t held out the knife with which she was cutting
better, and told her master to look out, but it I
tad denied He thee proceeded to add ass the
tohea'ered i.e.° a long account of the eomplainant.',7
l'ktketer, which he gave from hearsay, but did
`ag.!ewitnese. The bench having comidered
alt tLiShaw said that they were quite agreed that
es 'ad been committed. Servant girls were
r tv,"'Y saucy, but if they were, it was
mastertheir or mistress
to take the
11,41'
t own hands, and ill use them as
-o,,l.l"`°Per. The defendant must pay a fine of
which was immediately paid. Mr. Godfrey
lent' d a,hed the Bench to make an order far the
detention on a charge of embezzling the sum
le.'"iinielt had been given to her to pay a milk
o r6w, the clerk, however, said there was no
Mak, .
if tn an application for that pareose. If an
tole kind had been committed, the master could,
,Peed Proper, give the gir: in charge. Ttie matter
igtot, and an parties left the court. f7hortly- after
ti',lll%itied that the girl had been given into ett-•
ii" 111 be brought up to-day. [This mode of pro- ,
thlicw to us. Why did Mr. Huh defer ch. ozi,,g
ivie/ °fleece of embezzlement until he himself had
of a gross assault upon her '? —En N.T
witilti 'riug COUNTY POLICE,---William Bather was
tre' bet g drunk and disorderly, and threatening
tethreateningY police constable Hindley, stationed at
alen• ared that on Tuesday night last,
Trap and 12 o'clock, the officer was on duty in
eeinTer, and on his way he found the prisoner,
dh. • Knowing him to live next door to himself,
Cal to make the best of his way ht me, in return
: received the most abusive language a man
4tg,)l/41,0e of using, and in addition, the prisoner
at ti'asp-keife fr. m his pocket, which he opened
lee, !to, saying with au oath that he (the offic.4r)
p into him. Be advised him to ehut up the
eie(l,lll°ine, when he again used simil r abusive
lere • 0k out the knife, mak ng use of the
1: krn,t ". Finding good advice of no use,
.„ take him to bride well, when he
to 4,v;olent, and was obliged to be
brideteell in a car. In answer
io knief,-;• tr,he prisoner said he did not. mean
polie-- ffieer, hoeaver, td that
reel new,
lazy fellow, and belonged to a bad set
le,-"" h 0 was rainy afraid he would do him,
Pretested"ei Bench said it was a bad case; the police
Q ene
" costa " the prisoner must pay a penalty
trie • nts 21 days' hard labour.
1t,4t.tr.390h1'1,414 13talcEeeD Peewee —William Morgan
Ishee 810 n were charged with assaulting pelme-
t. • l,
6 cue st d over from the 18th inst.,
p.v teation
,e_ oo
t,t,v age, fendantetoria e , Mr. Atkinson,
yPolice-constable
thmar
_red for 'them.
ht
nutet, 'llNunday evening, the 14th instant,
id oho attention'clock, he was on duaty in Grange_
noise which
froni eves attracted by
Ile
.mme.
I,°etacied th
the Claughton-road.
Ita the and in a yard belcnging to a man
ert,„aY, he found the defendants, and several
ttitl,4:::isk•inn.l?afendentei Were drunk d making a
_"efa...,.%4• persons who were thereathat
_h.? weannt
,7rte'l,l tits and advise A them to go home. Morg
ld _
at tL no.t go for him or any b—y policeman.
1104 the disturbance was likely to bee tine serious,
Joe
-mast "l'rgant aad proceedd to handcuff
"1 came up, and fdruck him the (officer)

several blows in the face, one of which made his nose bleed,
and then rescued Morgan. At this moment, his (the
officer's) attention was called to a man who had fallen down
in a fit, when both defendants got away. He, however,
knew them. The offic r's evidence was fully corroborated,
and the defendants were severally fined 203 and costs,