The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

POLICE COURT Y ESTERDAN

EMBEZZLEMENT.—William Murphy and Mrs. Ann
Paterson, employed by Mrs. Newton, fish dealer in St.
John's market, were charged with embezzling the sum
of 45., received in payment for 201bs of sols, disposed of
on Tuesday morning last, while Mrs. Newton was absent
from her stall. As the magistrates did not think the
woman implicated in the retention of the money, though
it was proved that she took part in supplying the fish, she
was discharged. Murphy was committed for trial.
A DOMESTIC ROBBER.—Sarah Ann Harding, a girl
apparently about sixteen years of age, pleaded guilty to
appropriating various articles of wearing apparel, the
property of her mistress. The stolen articles were found
in the girl's box ; and, as she appeared to be truly re-
pentant, and her mistress did not wish to prosecute her,
she was discharged with an admonition.—A very small
girl, of a somewhat preposse
Emma Phillips, was charged
drawer in the shop of Mr. Thomas Green
land-greet, by whom she was employe

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servant. The money was m
it appeared that other little
covered against, the prisoner,
there was no disposition to prosecute, slit
with an admonition.
A " GREEN HAND."—James Green, a little boy, who,
`notwithstanding his extreme youth, has been several
times convicted, was sent to gaol for three months, for
having stolen a till, containing 71d., from a shop in Great
Howard-street, on Saturday evening last.
THE HISTORY OF SOME WINDOW HOOKS.—A young
Man, named James Gorman, was charged with stealing a
iquantity of window hooks from the premises of his em-
ployer, Mr. Walker, window-blind manufacturer, White-
cithbaapuet•
al. The circumstances elicited were as follow :
bbenmonth ago, Gorman, who was understood to
aciepreviously had a good character, was seduced into
--mPanY, and the result of his connection with rat bad badcharacters was, that he resolved to rob his ern-
Moyer.
He accordingly stole four gross of brass hooks,
rlich he sold o a broker, named Davies, on Bevington-hill,
Davies sum of 2s. 6d. a gross, their real value being Gs. 9d.
h.l.es then went hawking them to a class of shops which
pnsi„as in the habit of frequenting for the purpose of dis-
weni.'g of the property purchased by him at his store. He
the ' among other places, to Mr. Walker's shop, asking
Proprietor a gross for his own goods. Mr.
a'n'42bY,. an ironmonger, purchased one of the lots for 55.,
h other parties had the remainder at about the same
f,ice•---The prisoner said he was exceedingly sorry for
ssnat had taken place, and, as it was the first time he
had ben in a court of justice, he hoped it would be the
last. He was sent to gaol for three months.
RING CASE.—Margaret Kelly was charged with
stenlin
thea.
Aire
a gold ring, which she attempted to pawn with
"cr. Morley, broker, in Dale-street. It appeared that
Morley,
belonged to a clerk in the Tower Chambers, who
recognised the woman as having been in the office on
Saturday, begging. He supposed that he had laid the
ring on the counter while he washed his hands, and that,
neglecting to replace it, his vagrant visitor availed herself
of the opportunity to appropriate it. She was sent to
gaol for two months.
A BATCH OF SUPPOSED PICKPOCKETS.—John Atkin-
son, Thomas Williams, James Jones, and another young
Irian, were charged with attempting
Byrom-street, and in Whitechapel , on
Saturday evening,
at 10 o'clock. Detectives Grace and Astick, who had
Watched the operations of the gang, deposed that they
went up to several ladies, and that in making the attempts,
the chief of the party slipped on a pair of spectacles, which
after moving on a little, he took from his nose and pock-
eted. The spectacles were produced. For want of suffi-
cient evidence, the manipulators, none of whom had been
previously before " their Worships," were discharged.
A FALLEN SHOEBLACK.—A ragged urchin named John
Dswde, describing himself as an ex member of the shoe-
cleaning brigade, was charged with stealing five glasses,
which he sold to a woman under the pretence that his
father and mother were lying upon a sick bed. Discharged
with a warning.
ROBBERY BY A BAKER'S BOY.—William Thomson,
an apprentice baker employed in Lydia Ann-street, was
chargedmith having at midnight on Sunday robbed an
old
; man, named John Reid, of a leather purse contain-
'fla. £6 10s. It appears that Mr. Reid was standing in
eanaden-street, about twelve o'clock, with a friend, and
that, while holding his purse in his hand, a woman and
.boy came up. The female snatched the purse from his
nand and gave it to the boy ; and then both the robbers
bolted in different directions, and, being pursued, the lad
Roh apprehended and lodged in prison. Thomson denied
e charge in tote, stating that he was merely on his way
o his work when apprehended. Remanded for sevsn days.
AN OLD OFFENDER.—John Rowan, a young lad, but
an ancient offender, for being found lurking at the rear of
some buildings late on Sunday night, was sent to gaol for
three months.
ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT.—Nathan Zeal, a black
Sou
on board the Cornelia emigrant ship, was charged
7th having committed an indecent assault upon three
?.(ming Irish girls, who were among the passengers on
tatoyd. The ship sailed some days ago, but, having sprung
she was obliged to put back, and she now lies in
e Clarence graving dock. On Sunday morning, about
one o'clock, according to the allegations of the girls, the
;ante Soyer broke into their berth, and conducted himself
towards the fair Hibernians in a very indecent manner.
!he girls, therefore, raised an alarm, and the watchman
Pal the shore having come on board, and introduced a
light on the subject, cooky fled. Mr. Zeal, with great
earnestness, urged the purity of his motive in visiting
a„°,°vrn below;" said that, if he touched the complain-
it was merely by accident, as the passage was very
Barrow, and contended that the captain and he, having
a little " fuss" about some point in dispute, the
acaPtain had engaged the girls to prefer a false charge
trgatnst him. Although the case looked rather black at
est, eventually contrived to lighten the aspect of
cauue
tichrge, and he was accordingly discharged with a
on.
ROBBERY FROM A VESSEL—Darby Cronin, late second
pinate of a vessel now lying in the dock, was charged with
a.ih:lg the coat of his successor on Friday last, and
edging it with Mr. Meadows, pawnbroker ; he appeared
Lo be drunk at the time. Discharged.