The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-05-27 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

DANPERQUS INTERFERING BETWEEN MAN AND WIPE.-6O TOES-
d .y, at the Police Office, the truth of the adage of " interfere between
• man and wife and they will both take against you" was fully exem-
plified. William Sewell, a mechanic, and his wife, were placed at
the bar, charged with violently assaulting Thompson the policeman,
Thompson said that the•night before, hearing a great noise in Caven-
dish-street, he went there, and tiara the female prisoner quarreiling
with her husband and assaulting him, before a public-house; they
were both drunk. Not being able to quiet the woman, he took her
into custody, and was taking her to " duranee vile," when the male
prison-r came up behind him and knocked him senseless. Both pri-
soners were taken into custody afterwards by another policeman.
The male prisoner said all he knew about it was that he was intoxi-
cated, and that either the policeman or " sombody else" hail struck
him twiete and cut him on the head.— The magistrates ordered him
.to pay 10s. and costs ; the woman was discharged. .
ROBBERY BY A CARMAN.—On Tuesday, at the Police Office, a car-
liriver, named John Johnson, who is pretty well known by the po-
lice, was charged with having robbed a gentleman on Friday night
last, whilst taking him home in his car in a state of intoxication.—
Martin, the car-inspector, stated that a gentleman gave him infornia-
tion that he had been robbed in a car on- Friday night, and from his
description he apprehended the prisoner. On searching him he found
a pawn-ticket upon him fora gentleman's cloak, which the prisoner
I:said had been left in the car, and he had pawned it. The cloak seas a
handsome blue cloth cloak, worth £5 or £6, and it had been pawned
for 12s. The gentleman on whose charge the carman had been taken,
said he had been in a public-house on Friday night, where he had re-
mained for about three hours, and, feeling rather tipsy he had sent
for a car to take him home. He had, to the best of his belief, his
purse, containing £.3 odd, in his pocket when he left the public-
house. On arriving at home his purse was empty ; he hail the purse
out several times during the night. He could not positively swear
that he had it when he entered the car. The cloak was not his pro-
perty. The landlord was called, who deposed to the prisoner being
like the car-man he sent for. but he could not swear to him. There
were several parties sitting drinking in the room along with the com-
plainant. The gentleman's daughter appeared, and said, when the
earman drove her father to the door, he said her father had been
asleep, but he was awake then. Her father was tipsey, and his dress
was much disordered.—Mr. Hall said that there was no evidence to
bring the robbery home to the prisoner, and he must discharge him ;
but if an owner could be found fur the cloak he would be brought up
on that charge.

DOUBLE DUTCII—On Tuesday last, at the Police-office, two Dutch
sailors, named Abram D .rnino and Koweif Dowedo. and two disor-
derly women, named Jackson and Miller. were placed before the ma-
gistrat s, cha' ged with havinz created a disturbance the night before
on being turned out of a public-house in the neighbourhood of the
docks. A pollee constable stated that all four were very noisy, but
one of the women, (Jackson.) was very abusive, and one of the butch
sailors, (Dornno,) particularlyoffi•nsive, as he could not make him un-
derstand at all that he was to lie quiet, he only laughed at him and told
him to '• Gi tell de King." The other prisoners, (Miller and Dowedo,)
w' re quiet and civil after thoy were taken into custody. On Mr.
Hall sViig Domino what he had to say for himself. (notwithstanding
the information of the Bridewell- keeper,.who said that the night be-
fore he c 0.11,1 not an .ak a word of English, and talked nothing but
d a ble Dutch,,hetn.deayoured, in broken English, to give an ex plana-
film of the why and wherefore he made the noise. Domino, giving
his inexpressibles an extra haul, said " We were in der hos to dhrink,
a d zit dere long time, and a man did play de fidler ; and de women
corn in and zit down ; and a man did call us and tell us ‘• pas hors, we
mus go out," and as soon we go out a man coin avid big stick and
knock twice, and den men corn run and took us to de coal-bile. And
wen I say what for you take me dere, sunder man say I bit his finger
off, and the conshtoble say It's wrong ting to bit a man's finger off, and
dat why he take inn coal-hole. Me knows noting alma tuan!tfirger,"
-Mr. Hall saidhe should fine him arid Jackson five shillings each fur
being drunk, as they were unruly with the constable, the other two
he should discharge.

CAUTION TO BEER SELLERS.—On Tuesday, at the Police Office, an
information was laid by inspector Cottrell against Mrs. Wilson, who
keeps a beer-house in Vauxhall-road, charging her with havitrit had
her house open at a quarter past eleven o'clock on Sunday night last,
and having persons drinking in it at the time. He knocked at the
door, and was refused admittance. The defendant pleaded that she
was not aware of the consequence of refusing to admit 'the police-
men. The magistrates tined her 40s. and rusts. • Several other simi-
lar charges were mde, and the parties fined. -
Excise INEoRmATioN—ILLICIT STILL. —On Wednesday, an in-
formation was laid by the officers of excise against John Dentith and
Thomas Hawley L rcon. under tha 39h section of the 6th George-Ith,
e. 80, charging them with having worked an illicit still on the 9th of
January last, in Greenfield-street. Queen-street, Edge. hill, whereby
they were liable to the penalty of 1:,:00. Mr. Henry Lawrence con-
ducted the prosecution on behalf of Vie excise ; Mr. Du wan defended
Laron and M''. Murray defended Dentin. Mr. Lawrence, in opening
the case, said that on the 9th of January last, the officers, from in-
formation they hail received, proceeded to the dwelling-house of a
p, rson named Thomas Sinelehurst, and in the cellar found a large still
in full work and a quantity of whiskey, and iu his house a small
quantity of whiskey of the same I Ind. The opening into the cellar
from the house was built itp. An information was laid against Single-
burst. and under that information he had been convicted in the pe-
13had paid. On his trial he attempted to show
that he under-let
derl'ilci he
elthecellar to a person of the name of Smith, which
was not believed, but he should prove to the magistrates that he did
under-let the premises to the two defendants, and that they were all
-three parties in defrauding the revenue, Mr. Lawrence then called
Thomas Howland, supervisor of excise, who proved mitering the
house of Singlehurst on the 9th of January last, and finding in the
cellar six and a half gallons of whiskey, a number of tubs, and a large
still eapable of making eighty gallons of wash, per day. Mrs. Single-
hurst had tendered to lihn abook to prove that the cellar was let to a
man named Smith, and they had nothing to do with it. and in the
book a number of entries were made, crediting a man of that name
with having•pairl five shillings a-week rent. William Aliburton, an
officer of the excise, corroborated this statement. Thomr,s single-
,
hurst deposed to being a dealer in poultry, and to the excise having
entered his house on the 9th of January last, and that he was taken
into custody and convicted for havine an illicit still on the premises.
This witness then went on to depose that lie let the cellar to Dentith
and Lacon, the two defendants, who were to make the rent of his
house cost him no more than a smaller one he had left. for allowing
them the use of the cellar; that he was to have a third of the profits
if any were made, and that the cellar was partitioned off in order to
seenre him from the consequences of being found out ; and that the
ok was provided for the same reason, and that the name of Smith
was a fictitious one. lie also deposed that a person of the name of
Larmer was hired by the two clef mdants to tench them the art of dis-
tilling, and that they paid him twenty shillings a-week. He had Semi
Larmer and Dentith working at tie still, and Lacuna present. On
being mined on the part of Dentith, he said he had not tiny
quara:l7vsistiletxtie defendants. Several other witnesses were examined,
who proved the purchasing of sweet wort by Laeon, and other corro-
borative circumstances. Mr. Murray. on hi-half of Dentith, endea-
voured to invalidate
.the testimony of Sieglehnrst as a person un-
worthy of credit, and that on his trial he had called Dental.' to swear
that he let the cellar to Smith, and that he himself hail nothing what-
ever to do with it. He also took several objections which were over-
ruled as of nn weight. Mr. Duncan, on behalf of ',aeon, eonteaded
that the testimony of such a man As Sintdelturst should be received
with the greatest caution, and that on his testimony alone did the evi-
dence against Mr. Lacon depend, and that it ought to require-stronger
evidence than what had liven given to convict a respectable man of so
serious an offence. Mr. tlall said he could not say that the evidence
of Singlehurat was totally unworthy of credit; the utmost the magis-
trates could do was to receive his evidence with caution. They were
of opinion that the ease wins fully established against both. Mr.
Duncan applied fora mitigation of the penalty. Mr. Laeon had un-
fietunately lodged with Dentith and had thus obtained a knowledge of
what he was donut, and the extent of his offending had been to lend
Dentith Money to assist him, though he certainly had the knowledge
Imlr it was to be applied. Mr. Murray also applied for mitigation.
Mr. Mill said that in this case he and the magistrates on the bench
were of opinion that they could not listen to the anplieation. The
defendants were then each fined in the full penalty of £2OO.
SELLING BEER wrruour A LICENCE.—An information was laid on
.
Wednesday by the excise officers, against Edward Davis, of New
Bridge-street, for having, on. the 13th of February lasi, sold beer, he
not haying a licence, whereby he was liable tothe penalty of £2O
_The ease was fully proved. The defendant pleaded in defence that
it was a beer-house when he took it, and he thought the licence had
been transferable. He was fined in the mitigated penalty of £5. -
SELLING SPIRITS WITHOUT A LICENCE.—On Wednesday an in-
formation was laid by the excise officer's, • against John Stephens, of
lie not having a spirit lieenee, whereby he was liable to the pe-
noarlet y
Vernon-street, for having sold a glass of whisky on the Thursday be-
ef £no. Mr, Crewe defended .the prisoner—Several witnesses
were called who proved the case, and-the magistrates fined.him in the
penalty of £l2 10s. It was urged in further mitieation that the parties
were very ivior. The magistrates. said they should consider whether
they should recommend the board of excise furthe to mitigate it.—
There were several other cases of a similar description.
True BITER BlT.—Yesterday, at the police-office, a female of disre-
putable character, named Alice Gouldep, was
placed at the bar,
f,
charged by another female of equal respectability,
named glary Nl r-
eel'. with having stolen a shaWl and brindle from her the night before.
in Tithebare-street. The accuser. had also the ill-luck to stand along-
side the accused in the prisoners' dock, charged by another female
With having stolen the same shawl and bundle from her. Mr. Han
said he would hear Mercer's charge first. The prisoner, Mercer, then
proceeded to say that she was passing down Titheharn-street, the
night befbre, when the other prisoner came behind her and pulling
off her eloak, and seizing herliundle, ran a way with both. She was
.topped by
soner in defence said elf. was following the prisoner. Mereer, who
policeman with the bundle in her possession. The pri-
was drunk, she dropped the bundle, and she picked it up and
walked off with it, and the constable took her into custody. Bat-
eheldor said she had been frequently committed before. She War, sent
fOr one month to the borough house of correction. The prisoner,
Mercer. then took her turn and was accused by another female with
whom she lodged, with having. stolen the same Shawl and bundle on
the same night out of her room.- Prisoner—" Oh what a false aro-
"
m- nl My character is above such - vulgar aspersions.—(Laughter.;
I'm as innocent as the babe unborn." Complainant—'raisin;; her
hand and fore finger with an air of astonishment.) " Oh ! g"°(1 good
You false-sworn wanton." Another witness also deposed that the
cloak which the prisoner had stolen from her, ,he herself had stolen.
Mr. mill said she had stolen the cloak and the shawl. and now charged
another woman with stealing them front ben Prisoner—"M 1 no.
sir; i never stole a thing in my life.—l'm quite innocent I assure
you " was remanded till to-)lay to give an opportunity for the
attendance of another witness having a further charge.
ILLICIT Steppe.--Yesterday, at the police-offiee,
Thomas Howland,
eavinflffie' v, appeared to lay an information against a ruffianly look..
lug fellow, 'Allbrooeks, for having an illicit 5ti11...-
Howland d -posed, that the night before from information he had re.
ceivorl hi' WPnt.to a house In a court in Eaton-street, and found the
prisoner et tip' bar there with a private still, fourteen tuba; thritY•
gallons err o
tail copper worn. They had never been in lore, her
the man was
then in the act of setting them mi. This was the second
tune' fie had t ikon' Vii' prisoner, and it was the fourth time he had been
brought fo justi6e-for-sintilar offences. The prisoner said, ell he hat'
to sly as, ht' was ?hilly thiSlime_but he was not the last. The offi-
cer had stated theaarae as .it really Was. He '.vas brought then, vera
simply to set up the still, tint as he - ail been tatcen prisoner, he Wa.
wills to Underg,) the pa ei.rshuent of course. Mr. Hall tiai'l he must
pay ,or is default go to the borough jail for (lire& Calendar
Months. '