The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

FRIDAY, APRIL 1

FELONIOUS ASSAULTS.—john Lever, a boyish-looking
young man, 24 years age, was indicted for having felo-
niously assaulted Hannah WHale, at Farnworth, in Dec.
last. A verdict of not guilty was returned, and the pri-
soner was discharged.—James Richard Noble (24) was
indicted for having, at Ashton-under-Lyne, feloniously
assaulted Eliza Kershaw. The prisoner was a quack
doctor, who, it was alleged, under pretence of curing the
girl of her ailments, behaved in a gross and brutal manner.
After the evidence had proceeded a certain length, it was
stopped by the learned judge, who, addressing the jury,
said there was no evidence to convict ; and he thought it
would be very unwise to proceed further with the case.
The jury immediately returned a verdict of not guilty.
Mr. Justice Creswell, in discharging the prisoner, said it
was not likely that a person playing tricks of that sort
would escape condign punishment long, in some shape or
other.—Edward Lawson (33) was sentenced to 12 months'
imprisonment for having, at Blackburn, feloniously as-
saulted Jane Coates. The prosecutrix, a decent, modest-
looking girl, about 19 years of age, is a domestic servant
with a grocer, named Swarbrick, at Blackburn. The
prisoner is a cart-driver in the employ of a gentleman
named Palding, who occupied a yard jointly with Mr.
Swarbrick.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 -

MANSLAUGHTER AT ROCHDALE.—/Lzes Myerscough
(28), was indicted for the manslaughter of Isaac Law, at
Rochdale. The deceased was the father-in-law of the
prisoner, and lived with another son-in-law, James
Williams, in Priestly-street, Rochdale. On the 29th
January last, the deceased left 'the house a few minutes
after eleven o'clock. James Williams and his wife had
retired to bed. In about a quarter of an hour afterwards,
when she was undressing herself, she heard a scream of
murder on the stairs. She and her husband thereupon
went down stairs, and saw Jane Myerscough holding back
the prisoner. James Williams then carried the deceased
up stairs and laid him on the bed. He returned again
after he had laid the deceased on the bed, and the pri-
soner ran up. He followed him up, and saw him bite
the deceased on the cheek and throttle him. He then
ran for the poker, and struck the prisoner with it. Wil-
liams went out of the house for two or three minutes ;
when he returned the deceased was dead. The evidence
of the surgeon was to the effect that the deceased died
from congestion of the lungs, brought on by strangula-
tion. The prisoner was found guilty. Sentence deferred.
FORGERY AT LIVERPOOL.—Thomas Derbyshire was
indicted for forgery at Liverpool. It appeared that the
prisoner was indebted to a person named Mansell in the
sum of £2O ; £7 was paid on account, for which a re-
ceipt was given by the prosecutor, and it was alleged that
he had placed the figure 1 before the 7, and added ten to
the word seven, correcting the payment of £7 into £l7.
The jury found the prisoner not guilty.
ROBBERY AT WIGAN.—Wm. Richardson and George
Ormrod, who were indicted for assaulting and robbing
a person named Good, at Wigan, were acquitted, the Jury
believing it was a drunken freak, not an attempt to rob.
ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER.—John Maxwell (22), was
indicted for having, at Manchester, burglariously entered
the house of John 011ivant, and stolen watches and other
property to the amount of £2,000. The prosecutor in
this case is a well-known watch manufacturer in Man-
chester. The prisoner had formerly been in his employ.
ment. On the night of the Bth of March the prosecutor's
premises were broken into, and property to the amount
above stated stolen. It appeared the robbery had been
perpetrated although a very fierce dog was on the pre-
mises, but which dog well knew the prisoner. A con-
siderable portion of the property stolen was found in the
prisoner's possession. He was found guilty, and sen-
tenced to twenty years' transportation.
The court rose at half-past five o'clock.

MONDAY, APRIL 4.
(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
SENTENCES FOR FORGERY.—Edwin Percy -Molt,
charged with forging a receipt of 14s. on Messrs. Davidson
and Co., Manchester, was sentenced to six months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour.—Richard Woosey, for
forging a receipt for £2 25., at Liverpool, was sentenced
to six months imprisonment, with hard labour.—John
Bewden, who pleaded guilty to the charge of forging an
order for the delivery of goods, purporting to be signed
by William Hawswell, of Manchester, Was sentenced to
ten years transportation.