The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-25 00:00:00

ASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS.

Two cases of assaulting police officers were brought forward,
and both being proved, the parties were respectively fined 5s
and costs, and lOs and costs.

ASSAULT ON A PARENT.

Joseph Mills, a stout young man, who said he was a watch-
maker, was charged with violently assaulting his aged father,
whom he attacked with two knives, and as the complainant
believed would have killed him, had his wife not rushed to
his assistance. The prisoner lived with his father, who added
that this was not the first occasion in which his life had been
in danger from his violence.--Mr Rushton said such conduct
to a parent was most disgraceful, and ordered that he should
pay a fine of 40s for the assault, or be imprisoned one month,
and, further, that he should be imprisoned until he could find
bail to keep the peace for the space of twelve months.

SERIOUS ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.
Four women named Young, Williams, Farrell, and
Jackson, (the three last young girls,) and all of them of loose
characters were placed at the bar, charged with robbing an
elderly man, named Early, of a large amount in bills and
money. The case had been remanded from Wednesday.
The complainant said that he was a cattle dealer, and had
arrived in Liverpool on Sunday week. On the following
day (yesterday week) he had been in the new market selling
cattle. In the evening, he went to the Grecian Hotel in
Dale-street, where he had three tumblers of spirits and
water. He left the inn between eleven and twelve o'clock at
night, and met the girl Farrell in the street. She accosted
him, and he finally went with her to a house, where he went
up stairs. The prisoner, Young, the older woman and the
other girl Williams were in the room. He could not swear
to the other young woman Jackson. He had scarcely entered,
before, from the look of the place and the parties, he was
anxious to get out, and attempted to do so. They wanted
him to go into another room further back, but he refused.
The girl Farrell, demanded five shillings, which he paid.
He then again attempted to get out, but was again interrupted.
The older woman then demanded two shillings and sixpence,
which he also paid, and again wanted to get out ; but a third
demand was made of a shilling more. The girl Farrel took
the candlestick, and swore she would kill him if he went
without paying. He searched his pockets, and a shilling
dropped out, which they picked up. In doing so, being
agitated, he pulled out his purse, which the girl Williams
immediately snatched out of his hand. It contained £440
in bills, and £2O in cash. The older woman then opened
the door, and the two others run out, taking with them the
purse. They raised a cry of murder, and told him there
were men below, who would kill him if he attempted to
pursue them. He soon after got out. Information of the
robbery being given to the police, one of the police officers
saw the older prisoner in the street, and followed her to a
house in Stockdale-street. The girl Farrell was there, and
Williams entered the house at the same time with the officer,
with a sheet of paper and a pen. Another officer accompanied
the last, and after securing the upper part of the house, saw
the elder prisoner put her hand into the salt bin, and heard a
rustling of paper. On his searching the salt bin, Williams
said " Its all over," and the other shook her head. He
found in the bin £391. lls. 6d. in bills and money.
Catherine Cowan, the keeper of the house entered into a
statement shewing that two of the prisoners lived with her,
and that they had brought the money. The prisoner Farrell
went to bed that night about one o'clock. There was no
evidence against the girl Jackson, further than she appeared
to have been in the house, when the complainant went in.
The three prisoners, Young, Farrell and Williams, were fully
committed for trial at the sessions. Jackson was strongly
admonished by Mr. Rushton, who said she had had a narrow
escape, and was discharged.