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

POLICE COURT.
YESTERDAY.

EMBEZZLEMENT.—William Murphy and Mrs. Ann
raterson, employed by Mrs. Newton, fish dealer in St.
'John's market, were charged with embezzling the sum
Of 4g., received in payment for 20Ibs of soles, 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-
Pelltant, and her mistress did not wish to prosect
she was discharged with an admonition.—A very
girl, of a somewhat prepossessing
°lola Phillips, was charged with ;
rawer in the shop of Mr. Thomas Green,
'and-street, by whom she was employed
4 uuu• The money was missed th,
'" appeared that other little peccadilloe.
Cheer as
the prisoner,
i're was no disposition to pri
with an admonition.
not' GREEN HAND."—James Green, a little boy, who,
withstanding his extreme youth, has been several
itt4l,es convicted, was sent to gaol for three months, for
Tr g stole a till, containing 71d., from a shop in Great
?rward-street, on Saturday evening last.
"a HISTORY OF SOME WINDOW HOOKS.—A. young
411, named James Gorman, was charged with stealing a
ra ant
its of window hooks irom the premises of his em-
ih()Yer, Mr. Walker, window-blind manufacturer, White-
-40Pe1,.. The circumstances elicited were as follow :-
4,1' a month ago, Gorman, who was understood to
bad' Previously had a good character, was seduced. into
rat be,,7ol),anY, and the result of his connection with. seve-
enaracters was, that he resolved to rob his em-
whfeer• He accordingly stole four gross of brass hooks,.
for tit:. lie sold to a broker, named Davies, on Bevington-hill,
Davies-the of 2s. 6d. a gross, their real value being 6s. 9d.
he rrnt'.,"'",a, went hawking them to a class of shops which
wpoesnitngi7 the habit of frequenting for the purpose of dis-
tha property purchased by him at his store. He
the other places, to Mr. Walker's shop, asking
Proprietor 7 6d a gross for his own goods. Mr.
1R others • a• •
and ironmonger, purchased one of the lots for 55.,
Nee , Parties had the remainder at about the same
wha46 prisoner said he was exceedingly sorry for
hatitb uad taken place and, as it was the first time he
last
He in a court of 'justice, he hoped it would be the
was sent to gaol for three months.
steau,,"UNG CASE.—Maroret Kelly was charged with
Dijr •it",, al gold ring, which she attempted to pawn with
the' ~Lgorey, broker, in Dale-street. It appeared that
rip belonged to a clerk in the Tower.Chtambege,ewohno
-%llused the woman as having been in 1 o
urdaY, begging, He supposed
hams,
had'e laid the
.q and that,
01:;:ieeentinthe counter while he washed 1:ii;
gto replace it, his vagrant oranauva-ineledeheenrtsetlof
v...the opportunity to appropriate it. She w
...no for two moths.
s BATCH OFn
SUPPOSED PICKPOCKETS.—John Atkin-
another young
Thomas Williams, James Jones,
g andto pick pockets in
Wan, were charged with
.attemP I
Yrom-street, and in Whitechrapeelnon Saturday evening,
10 o'clock. D Gh ac
an'acrn,d Astick, who had
deposed that they
watched the operationss,eafntd tehagt in making the attempts,
Line chief of the party slipped on a pair of spectacles, which
alter moving on a little, he took from his nose and poet
eted. The spectacles were nrodup.ri •
_ _

,e her,

appear

ce, named

stealing 30s

from a

Northumber-

a domestic
i ago ; and

ree weeks
i o

who was a mere child

tate, she was discharged

Oent evidende, the manipul

sly before " their'Worsl;

,A. FALLEN SHOEBLACK.—A ragged urchin named John
nunwde, describing himself as an ex member of the shoe-
eit.ning brigade, was charged with stealing five glasses,
cwhich he sold to a woman under the pretence that his
,'4,t11, et and mother were lying upon a sick bed. Discharged
"1.,,tn a warning.
nOBBERY BY A BAKER'S 80-Y.—William Thomson,
"11 aPprentice baker employed in Lydia Ann-street, was
°argedmith having at midnight on Sunday robbed an
R 1 man. named John Reid, of a leather purse contain-
-6 10s. it appears that Mr. Reid was standing in
,linden-street, about twelve o'clock, with a friend, and
I,,,hat, while holding his purse in his hand, a woman and.
came up. The female snatched the purse from his
b4„1141 and gave it to the boy ; and then both the robbers
holed in different directions, and, being pursued, the lad
the apprehended and lodged in prison. Thomson denied
to; charhisge in toto, stating that he was merely on his way
work when apprehended. Remanded for seven days.
ati4N OLD OFFENDER.—John Rowan, a young lad, but
So ancient offender, for being found lurking at the rear of
th e
e buildings late on Sunday night, was sent to gaol for
rAe months
cogoLLLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT.—Nathan Zeal, a black
mitiZ 1(33,n board the Cornelia emigrant ship, was charged
Yolin 'tyng committed an indecent assault upon thy
1),014 Irish girls, who were among the
a i„„u,_ The ship sailed some days ago, but, having sprung
the `7,4-, she was obliged to put back, and she now lies in
005 o' graving dock. On Sunday morning, about
t,alock, according to the allegations of the girl!, the
tow ?aYer broke into their berth, and conducted himself
l'hi,ar'lB the fair Hibernians in a very indecent manner.
fro," 4,715, therefore, raised an alarm, and the watchman
lighLyle shore having come on board, and introduced a
!tien 0... n the subject, cooky fled. Mr. Zeal, with great
doe'tnesa. urged the purity of his motive in visiting
krlts w,n below ;" said that, if he touched the complain-
Ilar It Was merely by accident, as the passage was very
haPvv, and contended that the captain and he, having
e4ptlt_ little " fuss" about
.some point in dispute, the
aßains:llad engaged the girls to prefer a false charget
Although the case lo rather black
the iciolarnbo eventually contrived to lighten the aspect of
eatniorrge, and he was accordingly discharged with a
ltot
kiate Ittay FROM A VESSEL.—Darby Cronin, late second
steali of a vessel now lying in the dock, was charged with
pled '?g the coat of his successor on Friday last, and
to bslng it with Mr. Meadows, pawnbroker ; he appeared
drunk at the time. Discharged.

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