Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTE LLIGE /4C E. —Yara 'aut. .

LIVERPOOL.
DIM ..E MR. MANSFIELD.

FXARFUL ATTACK ON A BLACK MAN.-21.71 intelligent
black man named Penigan, charged Thomas White, a shoe-
maker, living in Waterloo-road, with hiving nearly killed
him by a blow of an axe on the head, on the 11th inst.
From the evidence it appeared that on the evening of the
11th, the complainant, and some other " chaps," were pro-
ceeding along Vauxhall, when they were met by the pri-
soner, and some other "gentlemen," who cried out lick
the " darkeys." A fight fillowed, and all sorts of weapons
were used ; the prisoner struck complainant a heavy blow
.of an axe on the heal, and he was confined in hospital
ever since. Surgeon Davis said that there was an incised
wound three inches long and cut into the bone, which was
indented, and this led him to think that the man was right
when he said the blow was given by an axe. The prisoner
was sent for dial._ _ _

PUT OUT THE LIMIT, AND THEN . —Edward. Wilson, a
lamplighter, charged two men named Neal Sinclair and
David Watts,!painter., with having assaulted him and
broken a lamp. The complainant said, about four o'clock
on Monday evening he was cleaning a lamp in John's lane,
when the prisoners came up to him and said he was a
German, and had taken the bread out of their mouth, by
painting lamps, and he not being a painter. Witness said
he was not a 'Ferman, and he was not painting the lamp
(which he had on the street,) as he was only cleaning it.
The prisoner Sinclair swore only the Corporation law pro-
tected the witness he would knock his brains out, at the
same time striking him and kicking in the lamp head,
which he broke. The other prisoner squared at him to
strike, but did not do so, being prevented. Sinclair was
fined 10.1. ror the assault and 144 for the damage, or one
month's impisonment ; the other prisoner was fined one
or three days imprisonment.
WIFE BEATING.—John -Harris, a clothes dealer, residing
in Marybone, was sent to jail for six months for beating
'his wife, and at the expiration of that time to find bail to
keep the peace, or in default to be imprisoned for six
months additional.
THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER —George Mourfor I,
who was remanded on a charge of having killed a child
n im.d Msgee, was brought up. In addition to the evi-
dence already given, some 'witnesses wore produce4.who
fully identified the prisoner as the driver of the cart
Mr. Mansfield said, this is not an ordinary case of accident.
It is a question for the jury, whether the accident took
place in consequence of the prisoner's drunkenness—if it
did (as there is a probability from the.evidence that it was
so), the prisoner will clearly be guilty of manslaughter.
He must therefore be sent to the next assizes fir trial.
(A. coroner's jury in this case found a verdict of Acei-
dental death.")

ANOTHER "RUCKSIIIN" AT TH3 POLICE

COURT.

In the course of a case that came before Mr. Man-field
yesterday, at the morning sitting at the police clue, Mr.
Clough,the chief superintendent of the detective department,
asked a witness a question, when Mr. Cobb, who was the
advocate in the case, objected to the superintendent exa-
mining a witness, and just as the case ended, Mr. Goodere
rose and addressed the bench, saying that in consequence
of an observation made by Mr. Clough regarding him, he
wished to state that he would not allow the superintendent,
nor any other man in existence, to use such language to
him. He said he would pat a stop to any •' touting" here.
He denied that "touting" was ever done for him. Any ob-
servation made regarding him should be made in public.
Mr. Clough : Why, I did not speak to Mr. Goodere, nor of
him. I said I would lock after the touters whom I saw
about the court outside. Mr. Goodere Mr. Clough is in
the habit of examining, and cross-examining ; but he ('t(r.
Goodere), in future, would not allow a common police
officer to act as an advocate, and if Mr. Clough attempted
to cross-examine a witness again, he would lay
an information against him, under the 611
and 7th Viet., and mike him pay the penalty.
Mr. Cobb : So will I, if he acts so. Mr. Mans-
field : I think these remarks are most improper and
uncalled for. You have no business to interrupt the court
in the improper manner you have done. Mr. Clough is
one of the ablest, most respectable, and valued officers in
the force. It is my duty, if he does anything wrong, to
look to it, but whilst he conducts himself to my entire
satisfaction, I think these remarks of yours highly
uncalled for. Mr. Goodere : What I have said was with
the utmost respect for the Bench. Mr. Mansfield : Your
tone and manner were by no means respectful, you used
terms and made statements that were very improper, and
you had no right to interrupt the business of the court
in this way. Mr. Goodere was about to offer some
further observations, but his Worship at once cat the
affair short by ordering ithe business to be proceeded
with.