The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-17 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

• DURGLARY—PROMPT DETECTION or THE -THIEVES%
Six youths, whose ages ranged from 12 to 18, and an elderly
woman, were placed at the bar on a charge of being imPli"
cated in a burglary. The names of the prisoners were
Henry Martin, Edward Edwards, Thomas Jones, James
Moiler, John Thompson, William Edwards, a..(1 Harriet
Moiler.
John Cattier, constable • No. 308, stated that about lia!t:'
past two o'clock yesterday morning he was on duty in 1,V,"::
liamsmn-street. He saw a man go into a cellar there. r''
looked in, and saw all the prisoners standing round a table,
on which there stood a candle. They were examining seels;
chains, and rings. The prisoner, Harriet Mailer, is ,
keeper of the, cellar. Witness called Inspector Campbell•
They then • went into the cellar, and found all the prisoner
pretending to be asleep. Witness and Constable Watsoe;
l‘To. 165 took the prisoners to Bridewell, leaving Inspector
Campbell to take care ,of the cellar. He and 'Watson re'
turned to the cellar. Campbell had a lighted candle. Witt!
ness searched the cellar, and tinder a door which leads le";
an adjoining coal cellar, he found a cloth cap, containll4
nine silver thimbles, twenty-nine German silver thimbles,
two silver guard Chains, Seven German silver guard chalri
three gilt chains, -one gold seal, one gold key, and one go I
ring. The door under which he fonnd the cap was fasteeeit,
on the other side. De also found; in one corner of the cer,
lar, a piece of hat which was made into a mask. lie idle, e
wards searched an entry, which is about fifty yards from tan
cellar, and there found a black glove, containing a skeirt-0
key and two pick-locks. When they got admittance Ir.
the cellar it was in darkness. the
Robert Campbell said, that on entering the cellar a, .
prisoners were pretending to be asleep. Martin was lqi;
on the floor, and Jones on a box ; Martin was dressed. tier
found the other prisoners in bed; undressed. After Cot r,
and Watson rein nett he searched the cellar, and in a want;te
tub, at one corner of the place, he found six gold rings.
tub was full of water.
William Watson also assisted in searching the cellar, "11
in is water tub he found fifteen rings. Campbell afterioe'
searched the same tub.
John M`Lintock said that he is a working jeweller,,ives
his house and shop are at No. 162, Dale-street. He
on the premises. llc retired to bed about twelve o'clock
d
Tuesday night. He left Mrs. Kilshaw and Mrs. ELl'`" the
up. All the fastenings of the shop were secure win!" ei
went to bed ; he did not go into the cellar, About eir,,
el,
o'clock, on Wednesday morning, he was called up by "
Edwards. He went down and examined his shop.
missed thirty German silver thimbles, ten silver thial".l:,,
ten German silver guard-chains, three silver guard-c"!.,',
five guilt neck-chains, one gold seal, one gold key, one lef
six signet rings, thirteen wedding-rings, and a great nine Ulf
of ladies' rings. He found that the grid of the coal vI,TI
was not fastened. He had no doubt that some person hits
entered that way, and got into the kitched, and up the stew
to the top. The door which leads into the shop front eel
lobby of the house is secured by a lock. The lock had 'the
forced off. Ile gave information of the robbery at „tit
Police-office. In about half an hour afterwards he was
for to the Police-office, and there saw the articles prodet'
He claimed them. his loss was about zt:l2 or £l5. pith
Mrs. Edwards, who had been stopping for the night rthe
her sister, Mrs. Kilshaw, proved that on retiring to be' the
premises were left in a secure state. She arose first in
morning, and found that the houie had been broken into'
Mary Ellen Cooper, a girl in the service of Mrs. Kils'lot
who occupies rooms in the house of M`Lintock, stated t
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on Saturday last they had in a load of coals, on which occa'ii
she fastened the grid by passing a piece of gas pipe the°aoo,l
the chain. On Tuesday afternoon she went for coals,
saw that the grid was still fastened in the same manner. et
Mary Curtis, a widow, residing in Williamson-st'iK
stated that the prisoner, Harriet Moiler, lived in the (~'coe
underneath her house, and had done so before she too
house. James Moiler is her son. The prisoner Jones :of
had frequently seen in the cellar. She knew nothing 0' .04,4
of the other prisoners. The cellar in which the cal old
found was witness's coal cellar. The door is naile°,
bolted on the inside, but it does not fit close at the b°`,o
and the things might have been pushed under. t the
The prisoners were committed to take their trial 3
sessions.

YESTERDAY .
A sailor named George Picott, summoned Captain
son, of the ship Entransic, of Belfast, for wages. Mr. r die
port appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Wardle t°
defendant.
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The ship, it appeared, sailed from this port for Sacgtsat•
on the 29th October last and returned on the Ist ins
Picott was engaged at the rate of £2 lOs per month; -„„ th-
arriving at Savannah, he was imprisoned for 21 days,
n tie
complaint of the captain that he intended to desert fil'oeg•
vessel. He returned by her, aid now claimed his fullT,.;ted!
The answer of the captain was, that the wages were for'',o-le/P
and he produced the documents of the man's
verified by the British consul at Savannah—Mr. 31°`Y sett"
Picott said that when the captain charged him with dew be
ing, he was merely going ashore to take some clothes:thoor
washed ; and that he had been committed. to prison before
being heard in defence, and without being taken
magistrate. borr
Captain Davidson said that Pieott had articles in R's 01:0
that clearly proved he intended to desert. He had WI
upMr.d uner a magistrate's .
RUSllTON.—Waswarrant lie not heard before a inagi,3tr3te
he states ? Was he not examined ?
Captain Davidson.—No, sir.
Mr. RUSILTON.—Was he committed to.prison W—
ont being heard ? e bend
Captain Davidson.—Yes, sir ; it is commonly dope boo'
Mr. RusHTON.—Pay the man his full wages. I never
of such a practice before. •tis the
Captain Davidson.—lt is commonly done there--1
custom of the country. • be
Mr. RusnToN.—l am sorry for it.—There mak.. ;006,
difficulty in the case. If a magistrate at Savanntw,•_,.,,,,ea:
warrant improperly, the officer of a ship is not to be olocet,
but in my opinion, the officer of the ship ought to have 01'1:
the man before a magistrate, if he had offended, 3!",ftll''
plained to him. But I never will sanction any praetisfl,o'
kind, to mulct a man of his wages and send him to ir
out being heard.
The captain then paid the demand.