Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE— YEsTERDAT.

LIVERPOOL.
BIEFORR MR. MANSFIELD,

Ass .ULT.—Patrick Glynn, a very large man, who said
he had just come from America, by the City of Baltimore,
was charged with being disorderly at Tithbarne-street
station. The prisoner, it seemed, was intoxicated, and
acted very disorderly, when the officials interfered with
him he knocked them down and kicked them, tearing the
coat off one of them. He was sentenced to pay a fine of
£2 for the damage to the office s clothes. and a fine of .C 5
for the assault, or be imprisoned for three months.
SUPPRESSION or Bev HousEs.—Elizabeth Harris, the
keeper of a house of ill repute at J, Curtis-street, Park,
was charged wish keeping the said house. Several wit-
nesses were examined, and fully proved the case, and the
prisoner was committed for trial.
John Nolan, a labourer, was remanded on a charge of
having stolen an alapaca umbrella, which was found with
him, and for which he could not account.
DxSTITUTION.—Ann Harrison, a miserable looking
creature, was put to the bar, when Bridewell-keeper Slack,
said she came to the Station and told him that she had
stolen a pair of drawers from a shop in Whitechapel, and
pledged them , that she had been a returned convict, and
that she was in great distress. She was sent to the Work-
house.

STREET ROBBERY.—' RATHERLY" DRUNK.—John Wil-
liams, described as the keeper of a bad house in Greetham-
street, was charged with having robbed a gentleman named
John Makay, of a gold watch, at the corner of Sawney
Pope-street, about 10 o'elock the previous evening. Mr
William Manual, who said he was in the employment of
the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company stated, that at
the hour in question he saw the prisoner and prosecutor at
the corner of Adisson-street, the latter was very
much in liquor, and witness saw the prisoner put
his hand into complainants pocket and chuck
something out of it, but did not see what it was. Cross-
examined by Mr. Bluck (for the prisoner) : I am sure he
took something from his pocket, but I can't tell what it
was. He was taken up in three or four minutes after, and
I never lost sight of him from the time he chucked some-
thing from the pocket ; the man was searched, but there
was nothing found. There was a crowd about them, but
there were no girls speaking with the prosecutor before
the prisoner joined him. Mr. John Makay proved that
the prisoner took his watch as: described. Mr. Bluck
What are you, sir ? Nothirg. Mr. Bluck : An indepen-
dent gentleman? Witness: Oat of business. I live at
Chestereolace, Birkenhead. Mr Blink : Were you drunk,
sir? Witness: " Batherly." (Loud laughter) I was
not in company with any girls before the prisoner came up
to me. I did not see him take the watch, but I felt him
taking it. It wee worth £l3. Mr. Bluck contended that
as the man was so drunk, no dependance could
be placed on his evidence. The prisoner had been
searched and nothing found, neither was there any one to
whom he could have passed the watch, for Mr. Mulhall
had sworn that he never lost sight of the man, so that, if
he took the watch, he could not have made away with it.
The prisoner was discharged.
ROBBERY AT THE LONDON COFFEE Horse, JOIN'S. LANE.
—William Pearson, described as a publican, residing in
Manchester, was charged with being concerned in robbing
a man named Thomas Watkins, of £2O, at Mr. Chalk's
public-house, John's-lane Mr. Bluck defended the
prisoner. The prosecutor, rather an innocent-
looking young man, when sworn, was asked by
Mr. Clough, What are you ? He replied, I a'n a water-
man. Mr. Clough : What's a waterman ? Witness : A
sailor. He went on to say that be traded between S wan-
sea and Bristol fir some time peen and that he got
paid off lately at Bristol by the captain of the
vessel. He had twenty sovereigns and a gold Napoleon,
which was taken by him as a sovereign, as he did not
mind it at the time. He came here to get a ship to go
to Australia, and he put up at Mr. Chalk's London Coffee-
house. John's-lane. He dined there on Wednesday, and
met the prisoner and another man who was along with
him (the prisoner) there. They were stopping at the
house. Told them he was going to Australia, and they
said they were going there too, and asked him had he any
money. He did not like to tell them, and he replied not
much. After dinner he took from his pocket a small bag,
which contained the twenty sovereigns and the gold
ic.,:poleen, in order to poy for his dinner. The prisoner
and the other man saw the bag and watched it well.
They sat at each side of him. He wrote some letters,
and was going to the post-office with them, but did
not know the way, when the prisoner's comrade
proposed to show him the way, and went with
him. He proposed, on the way, to give the man a
glass of ale for his trouble, and they went into some
public-house, the man saying he would pay for the ale.
When they got in, the man turned shortly round, and
begged his pardon for a moment, and then walked out and
he never saw him afterwards. Something struck him and he
felt for his bag of money, but it was gone. He went back
to Mr. Chalk and reported the fact, and said it was the
prisoner and his comrade who robbed him. Mr Block
cross examined the witness at much length and with
great ingenuity, but the above facts were not altered. Mr.
George Harvey, a traveller, who was stopping at Mr.
Chalk's, was examined, and the amount of his evidence
was, that he heard the complainant say he was robbed of
the money, when the prisoner raid to him, " Oh ! perhaps you
had not the money." Soon after, the prisoner sent in a gold
Napoleon to Mrs. Chalk to get changed, and she sent it to
witness to know the value. The prisoner then left the
house hastily, and they followed him into Lime-street,
where he was arrested, and witness said to the police,
"That's the man," when he replied, " What is it to you?—
if I have got the money I won it fairly, and it's my own."
This witness was also cross-examined at length by Mr.
Block, but his testimony was not altered. Mrs. Charles
Chalk was then examined, and she gave a lengthy account
of the affair, the material portion of which was, that when
she heard the prisoner's companion say to the complainant
that the prisoner was the captain of the ship who was to
take him to Australia, she suspected they were sharpers
When the affair about the robbery of the money was spoken
of, the prisoner said to her, " We (meaning the prisoner
and the man who got away) are good for such houses as
your's, so don't split on us, as we have worked the dodge
well." The lady was cross.examined by Mr. Black, but ho
did not shake her direct evidence. Detective officer Horn
said, on searching the prisoner, that he found a gold
Napoleon and Bs. on him. Mr. Pluck : Did you find any
thing else? Yes, a gold watch and appendages. Mr.
Bluck : Such as gentlemen usually wear ? Horn : Not
such a gentleman as he is. Mr. Black : Why, he is not
known here Mr. Clough : Exeu-e me, he is very well
known. Mr. Bluck : It is very unfortunate for some of
my respectable clients that they are known here. (Lend
laughter.) The prisoner was remanded for a week.
DESPERATE RUFFIAN.—WiIIiam Griffiths, a " loafer,"
was charged with having violently assaulted an elderly
lady named Mrs. Topping. It appeared that the lady and
a friend of hers were just entering her house in Denison-
street, when the prisoner rushed at and gave her a des-
pera,e blow on the forehead, which cut her severely.
Surgeon Davies, of the Northern Hospital, said the wound
at first looked like an incised one, but, on examining it,
he found it was not so, but caused by a blow from the
outside, which caused the bone to cut out, and the wound
followed the bone. The prisoner said he did not remember
anything of what happened, as he was drunk. His Worship
censured the conduct of the prisoner, and sent him to
jail for six months with hard labour
ASSAULT BY A WOMAN.—Catherine Hickey, a resident
of Upper Mann.street, was brought up on remand, charged
with having committed a desperate assault on another
woman named Catherine Macey. The prisoner flung an
earthenware vessel out of a window on the head of
complainant, and injured her dreadfully. Surgeon Pope
proved that the woman was in a serious state for a week,
but she was now out of danger. The prisoner was sent to
jail for 3 months with hard labour.
THE TRAVELLERS.—Denis Tansey, a li, • teed travelling
hawker, was charged, along with Ellen, his wife, by officers
Povey and McCulloch, of the detective foxes, who said they
saw them go into a house in Percy-street, where Mr.
Branch was holding an auc ion, and thinking they were not
on good intent, they were followed, and the officers watched
them for some time, and saw the man put his hand into
the pockets of several ladies, but got nothing. At last he
took something from the pocket of Mrs Morris, who lives
in Smithdown-lane, and handed it to the woman, and they
both went out, followed by the officers, who arrested them.
In the woman's hand was got ls. 8d , the sum contained in
Mrs. Morris's purse, and subsequently the female dropped
the purse itself, which was picked up by an officer. The
Constable said they got several pawn tickets on the
prisoners, that related to property pledged by them up the
country. The prisoners were remanded for a week.
CHARGE AGAINST AN Ex-POLICEMAN.—WiIIiam Brace;
late Police-officer 655, was brought up charged with illegally'
detaining his uniform clothee, after he was dismissed. It
appeared that on the 12th instant he we i dismissed for using
improper language to his inspector, and that a notice was
served on him to give up his uniform clothes, but he refused
to do so, and went to Keswick, where he was arrested.
He alleged that there was wages due to him, and that he
kept the clothesuntil he was paid. He was sent to gaol
for seven days.
Richard White, a soldier, belonging to the 39th Regi-
ment, was sent for trial for stealing 17s from Eliza Stanley,
at whose hones he lodged, in Peter street.
ESCAPING FROM A REFORMATORY.—A little girl, Emma
Westby, was brought up by Povey, the detective police
officer, charged with having broken out of the Reformatory
Mount Vernon Green. On the 27th Sept , the prisoner
and two other girls broke out of the establishment, taking
with them abAtt £8 worth of property, and some money.

They went by way of Chester to Blanchester, and Warring-
ton, and sold the clothes they had stolen; subsequently the
officer arrested the prisoner in Manchester, where she was
at service. He heard she conducted herself very well
-here. It seemed she was induced by the other girls, who
were described as very wicked, to leave the house. The
governess of the house said the committee were willing to
take her back again, and she was seat back accordingly.