The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-09 00:00:00

POCKET PICKING.

The pickpockets were numerous and alert on Monday
amongst the crowds assembled to see the procession of Odd
Fellows. Several of them were, however, apprehended, and
will be safe for three months to come. John Walsh and
Joseph Graham were placed at the bar, charged by Constable
Maguire with having inserted their hands into the pockets of
several females, in Seymour-street, as the procession was
passing. They both denied the charge. Graham said, he
had a bad character, and for that reason the officers appre-
hended him wherever they saw him. The prisoners were
committed for three months.

John Barton was placed at the bar charged with having
stolen a gentleman's pocket handkerchief. The gentleman
did not appear, and he was discharged.. A few minutes sub-
sequehtly he was again placed at the bar, in company with
John Sumner. He had been re-apprehended by Police-offi-
cer.Grisenthwaite as be was going out of the court. The
latter stated, that he saw Barton on the preceding day go up
to a young woman in the crowd, insert his hand into her
pocket, and take it forth. He (the officer) immediately
seized him, and took the articles (a needle-case and some
other matters) from him. The young woman attended, and
identified the articles as her property. The prisoner said, a
boy gave him the things, and protested his innocence.
Grisenthwaite seized Sumner, and Barton broke from him
and ran away. He was recognised by Grisenthwaite as be
was passing out of court, and again lodged in custody. The
young woman who owned the articles said, the prisoner
Barton came up to her in the crowd, and made many anxious
inquiries as to what had become of Sumner. The latter was
not known. He stated that be worked hard for his living,
and that he did not know Barton at all. He was charged
with having covered the person of Barton while he effected
the theft. He was remanded for inquiry to be made into his
character. Barton was committed for three months.
James Henry, John Walker. and several other lads, were
committed for three months for similar offences.

THE ORANGE-STREET ROBBERY.

Three women named Farrell, Young and Ryley, were
sentenced to transportation at the last session, for having
robbed an Irish cattle-dealer of the sum of £460. Nearly
the whole of the money was secured through the vigilance of
the police. On Tuesday, an old woman who keeps a brothel
in Orange-street, supposed to be the house at which the rob-
bery was committed, was placed at the bar. The cattle-
dealer stated that be had lost, amongst other money, a ten
pound note. It appeared that on the morning after the rob-
bery was committed, the prisoner had changed the ten pound
note produced at a shop in Tithebarn-street. Mr. Wardle,
solicitor, who appeared for the prosecution, said the witness
was unable to identify the note ; but he had taken it frpm a
person in Manchester who probably could. The prisoner was
remanded in order that the person alluded to should be sent
for. Subsequently, however, the cattle-dealer said)le could
not stay to give evidence, and the old woman was distharged.