The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Mo ND AY.

Thomas Hunt, Joseph Scavey, Charles Quin, boys well
known to the police, with Catharine Maguire and Susan
Maguire, mother and daughter, were placed at the bar on a
Charge of having been concerned in robbing the house of a
Mrs. Robinson, who lives in Argel-street.
A police-officer stated that on Friday he received informa-
tion of the robbery, and went in search of the parties. In
Argel-street he saw Catherine Maguire and a lad named
Kirk go into a pawn-shop : when they came out he followed
them into Scotland-place, where Maguire called her daughter
out of a cellar and spoke a few words to her ; but before he
could arrive the daughter got in, and four lads run out. He
pursued them along Gay-street, where he took Scavey and
Hunt ; the other two made their escape, but on Saturday af-
ternoon he apprehended Quin, who was one of them. The
same afternoon he apprehended the Maguires, and on search-
ing the cellar in which they lived he found a portion of the
stolen property wrapped in a bundle in the cupboard. When
he took it down, the daughter said to Hunt, who was present,
" Oh, my God, limit, you had no business to bring these
things here : I told you how it would be."
Mrs. Robinson said the robbery was committed about
seven o'clock on Thursday evening, whilst she was in the
kitchen. One of the boys, she was told, had entered the
house, but she did not see him.
Mary Williams, servant to' Mrs. Robinson, said that as
she was in one of the rooms, she saw Quin go up stairs, take
the articles, and deliver them to another boy, who stood on
the steps, but she should not know him again.
A man who lives neighbour to Mrs. Robinson, said the last
witness informed him of the robbery, but on going to the
house he found that the parties had escaped. He followed
them, and saw the boy Kirk running away with the bundle,
but witness could not overtake him. Witness had noticed
the prisoners loitering about the premises for some time in
the afternoon.
A youth stated that he saw Quin and Kirk throwing stones
opposite Mrs. Robinson's door, and that, after amusing
themselves for some time, Quin went up the stairs.
Miss Robinson confirmed the statements of the other wit-
nesses, and added, that she ran after Kirk as far as Great
Nelson-street, but could not overtake him.
Mr. Rushton asked Mrs. Robinson what property had
been taken?

Mrs. Robinson replied, a pair of sheets, a pillow case, a
blue jacket, and some other articles. They were all found
except a bolster case and one sheet. The property produced
belonged to her.
Catherine Macguire, in defence, said she was not in her
house when the things were brought there and that she had
never seen them.

The officer stated that there was other property in the
bundle which had not yet been owned.
Mr. Rushton ordered Susan Macguire to be discharged
and the other prisoners to be committed for trial at the next
sessions.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY ON BOARD TIIE PACKET-SHIP

CAMBRIDGE.
John Williams, second steward of the Cambridge, New
York packet-ship, was charged with having stolen the sum
of 116 sovereigns from Mr. Kenworthy, a passenger on board
the vessel, and the sum of eight sovereigns, the property of
another passenger whose name did not transpire.
Captain Bursley stated that the prisoner's duty was to
attend in the cabin. About a fortnight ago, Mr. Kenworthy,
a passenger, missed a purse containing 116 sovereigns, and a
strict search being instituted it was found concealed in the
prisoner's bed. On Saturday morning last, another passen-
ger missed eight sovereigns, exactly in the same manner, and
suspicion attaching to the prisoner, his hanlmock was searchd
and the money found. Neither of the palsengers were pre-
sent, but he (the captain) conceived it his duty to bring the
case forward.

Mr. Rushton enquired when the money was found in the
first case ?

The Captain replied about the middle of the passage, and
in the other case when the vessel was off the Great Orms-
head.

Mr. Rushton said -a grave question of jurisdiction arose in
these cases. The Cambridge was an American vessel, and
the robberies were committed upon the high seas. He was
of opinion that he had no jurisdiction.

The Captain repeated that in bringing the prisoner before
the court, he only wished to discharge his duty to the pas-
sengers and to the owners of the vessel.
Mr. Rushton said that was a very praiseworthy motive,
but nevertheless, the prisoner could not be detained here.
He might be tried in the United States if the parties thought
fit to take him there. However, there was no proof whatever
of a felony, therefore it was not necessary for him to decide
the question of jurisdiction. 'He should discharge the pri-
soner; but if the captain and the American consul thought
they could take him to the United States, they might. The
prisoner might move for a habeas corpus, but that was his
business.
The prisoner was then discharged.