The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—TeES DAY.

CURIOUS CASE-HOW TO TAKE CARE Or CASH.
A man, who hai been employed as a porter in the service
of Mr. Lindon, of Berry-street, was placed at the bar, on
suspicion of having stolen the sum of £92 10s., the propertY
of his master. •
Mr. Dowling said, the prisoner was merely there on sus'
picion, circumstances having induced a belief that he vills
the person who had taken a large sum of money, not less
than £92 10s., which had been deposited for security in $
cellar.
Mrs. Pegram, a relative of Mr. Lindon's, who reside°
with him, stated, that they had been in the habit occasion'
ally of depositing cash in the cellar for safety. On SaturjaY
night she gave a young man belonging to the establishment,
which was a spirit vault, £92 10s., with directions that be
should conceal it, as he had done before, in the cellar. Ile
took it from her and went to the cellar.
The young man above alluded to stated, that he took tl
money, which was enfolded in two pieces of ribbon, and laid
it it in the porter-bin. He put a bottle of porter over it, 80
then carefully covered the whole with sawdust. On Monday
morning he went down and found that the bottle had been
removed, the sawdust disturbed, and the money taken away'
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The prisoner had had occasion to go down for porter, and
he was the only person who had been at the bin. He (wit-
ness) accompanied a joiner down to the cellar, but the joiner
only remained there five minutes, and witness was wit n hini
all the time. One of the young men who waited at the bar
was also down, but he had not o :casion to go to the bin. ,
The young man last alluded to said he had been once 'll
the cellar, but had not touched the bin.

Prisoner—Nor I neither. I never was near the bin. ,A
The young man who had placed the money in the bin ssl"
the prisoner had certainly been there, and had taken out ty°
dozen of porter.
Prisoner—l saw a strange man there, a man that 1 never
saw before in my life. He was in the cellar, and near the bill.
The young man said this was impossible.
Mr. Dowling.—l may state, sir, that it is necessary 0
search the cellar very minutely. We have not yet had titoe,
to search the half of it, but we will proceed to do so with a,"
expedition.
The police-officer said he hnd, while searching, found a
sovereign on the floor near a bottle-rack. •
Prisoner—Have you looked at the top of the hottle-racks
atop of the empty bottles. I saw the man that I mentioned
putting something there. I dare say if you look particular!):
thereabout you'll find the money. I should not wonder s'
all if you would—not a bit. 'You'd better look there, Or
sure I saw him putting something there.
The sagacious officers of the court looked knowingly scti
each other on hearing this, and Mr. Rushton recomincnde
that a minute search should be made throughout the cell3r"
The prisoner was remanded.
YESTERDAY.
ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.
Rachel AV Lauchlin, a servant girl, was charged with hal'
ing stolen £l5, the property of her master, Mr. Webster,
of Clarence-street, Everton.
Mrs. Webster stated that the prisoner had brought her $
letter containing the above sum, which she put into her purse'
and placed in her pocket. She was in bed at the time, Wu!
shortly afterwards got up, to sit in an easy chair, while her,
bed was made, and directed the prisoner to put her pocked
containing the money in a drawer. She did so, and placed
chair against it, but, as prosecutor supposed, must ha
`f„e
taken it out again, while her attention was diverted. Thee
prisoner then went down stairs, and went out, leaving ,the
back door open. When the policeman on duty informed r
of this fact, she suspected something was wrong, and, with
her husband, examined the drawer and found the money 13"5,/
sing. No one was in the house at the time besides herse'
and her husband. The prisoner did not return. A police;
man stated that upon information which he received he vvel'„
in search of the prisoner, and took her into custody. Wb,,e;
charged with the robbery, she denied it, and said that FP
had only 3d in her pocket : on being searched, however, the
greater part of the money was found in her possession.
The prisoner said nothing in her defence, and was remand'
ed to take her trial at the sessions.

ILLEGALLY PAWNING.
Ann Downing was charged with having illegally, pawne
certain sheets and blankets, the property of James Macleaf',
lodging-house keeper, 15, Suffolk-street.
It appeared that the prisoner had lodged with the prooet;
tutor, and that without his consent she had pawned sheets
and blankets, belonging to him, of the value of 19s. in,
The prisoner pleaded poverty, but was ordered to pay
and 405., or, in default of payment, be imprisoned one moot

BREACH OF TRUST.
Of
Robert Muir, ship-keeper on board the Glasgow,.
Greenock, was charged with having stolen part of the shIP
cargo.
A policeman stated that he stopped the prisoner near tl,le,
Waterloo Dock, and found a quantity of sugar, which is
produced, concealed in his hat ; and on going to the prisoner
house, he found more of the same kind.
The captain of the Glasgow examined the sugar, and sAia
that it was part of his cargo.
Mr. Rushton (addressing the prisoner) said be hadbeell..,,
placed in a situation of confidence and trust. This proPeWe
had been given into his sole charge, and he had stolen it. 14
must be committed to gaol for one month.


THE SCHOHLM A STER A BROAD.—A ludicrous circumstance
happened a few days since near VietOria-place, St.Botolph's'
Colchester. A carpenter, being out of employMent, deter-
mined to commence business on his own actount, and havil
no workshop he began huilding one on his Qwn garden, wh'e
adjoined the southern side of his neighb'
our's, who is a shoe'
maker and florist. ' An altercation ensued',. thetakonter, a„e;
daring his right,, and the shoemaksre.pnlieft49ftfri.
business to prevent the rays Or die rrom eptering
whiob the
garden, and threatened to give uptheilpteid4#4l763.
carpenter replied he wished he
,woulsl,l*l.4J.,4lolMrui
hire the twii houses, and the two gar en's wawa make $
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good yard. This altered the tonalittbc Widen-W:0", who itl).
mediately pasted the following ii,e,,y,ipon his
Four rooms to let at number Too
When the Big man the Carpenter can make the man go°,
And when theyll be ready can better he know
By axing the man at number Too.

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