The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-30 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

SUPPOSED MunnEa.—Yesterday week a ferocious-looking
copper-coloured Indian, who gave his name as Emanuel Rice,
was placed before Mr. Hall. Dock Police-officer No. 26,
stated, that the prisoner had been brought from Africa, in the
ship Huskisson, from the mate of which vessel he had received
him in charge, for having stabbed, and it was supposed murder-
ed; one Joshua Campbell, chief mate of the ship Vere, of this
port. The prisoner had been brought over in chains, and he
(the officer) had received him into his custody on the quay of
the Waterloo Dock. Mr. Hall inquired if there were any.per-
son in the court to substantiate the charge. The officer replied,
that the captain of the Huskisson was unwell and the mate was
very busy, which had prevented either of them from attending.
Mr. Hall directed that a messenger should be despatched for
some one who had seen or knew something of the circumstance.
After a short time, the mate of the Huskisson' arrived, but it
turned out that, though he possessed the requisite information,
he had not seen the act committed. It was stated, that Mr. W.
H. L. Curran, captain of the Huskisson, had been an eye-
witness of the transaction, Mr. Curran was accordingly sent for,
and, on his arrival, he deposed, that he had commanded the ship
Vere, of this port, on her voyage out to Africa. The prisoner
was a Malay, and had been put on shore on the African coast,
by the captain of the Buzzard, a slaver., He (captain Curran)
bad found him on the beach famishing for want, and took him
on board his vessel, as a mere act of humanity. He turned out
to be an idle and useless fellow, who could not by any means
be prevailed upon to work. About the end of May last, the
Vere was lying in the river at Bonny. The mate, Joshua
Campbell, was endeavouring to prevail upon the prisioner to
lend a band at some operation which was in prOgress, and,
finding his remonstrances ineffectual, he became angry, and
told the prisoner that be was an idle fellow, or something to
that effect. The prisonerinstantly drew forth a knife and stab-
bed Campbell in the breast. Before any of the crew could in-
terfere, he repeated the blow. Both the wounds Were exceed-
ingly dangerous, and, when Captain Curran left Bonny, but
little hope was entertained of Campbell's recovery. The Hus-
kisson being full, Captain Curran, for some reason which was
not stated, took charge of her, and by the orders of Anny-
popple, king of Bonny, he took the prisoner on board, for the
purpose of conveying him to England. On their passage hotne,
the prisoner, who, it seems is exceedingly irritable, being
offended at a negro, had seized a knife, and attempted to stab
him, but was prevented by the crew. After this circumstance,
he was kept in irons. As the prisoner could not understand a
word of English, Mr. Hall remanded him till the next day,
giving directions that Captain Curran's information should be
taken. On the following day the case was re-heard in the pre-
sence of an interpreter. The Vere, it appears, is expected up
in about a fortnight, and, as the fate of the mate, Campbell,
cannot be ascertained till her arrival, Mr. Hall directed that
the prisoner should, until that time, be remanded to the Borough
Gaol.

WOOL-STEALTNG.—WiIIiam Harris was, on Saturday, placed
at the Police-court, charged with having stolen a quantity of
fine wool, the property of Mr. Abraham Gartside, wool-broker,
with whom he occasionally worked as porter: Mr. Gartside
stated, that he had, for some time past, suspected the prisoner
of dishonesty, and, about a week since, in consequence of in-
formation which he had received from Francis King„ another
porter, he noticed fwo bags of Peruvian mixed wool, which
were lying at the bottom of the warehouse stairs. As he did
not keep any wool there, he directed the bags to be watched,
and gave immediate information at the Police-office. The
prisoner was, on Saturday morning, seen to leave the warehouse
with one of these bags. Witness was on his way to the Police•
office to give information, when, as he passed along Moor-fields,
he saw Police-officer Lloyd coming; out of a cellar, with the
prisoner in custody, and a bag which contained 18lbs. of wool.
The other bag, which the prisoner had secreted, contained about
141bs. The value of the wool is one shilling per lb. Police
officer Lloyd stated, that having been made aware of the suspi-
cions entertained against the prisoner, he had watched Mr.
Gartside's premises, and, on the morning in question, he had
seen him come forth wittka bag of wool. tie watched him to
the cellar in Moorfields, when he followed and took him into
custody. The prisoner had nothing to say in his defence, and
was committed for trial. '

- GOLD WATCH ClamNs.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a
rascally-looking fellow, dressed in a sailor's garb, and having a
strong Irish accent, named James Stott, was placed before the
Magistrates, charged by a respectable-looking young man, a
sailor, with having sold him a watch-chain, and seals for gold,
which he afterwards found did not contain one particle of the
precious metal. The complainant stated, that on Saturday
week, about half-past seven o'clock at night, as he was going
along Wapping, the prisoner came-up to him and asked hint if
he would buy a gold chain and seals. After some bartering, he
bought it of him for 17s. 6d. The Chain was produced, and Mr.
W bitty pronounced it, to oe worth, hrecAtalf-pence. Mr. Hall
said the complainant must have Jost his eye-sight to take that
chain for gold. The complainant continued ; en Saturday
he again met the prisoner,. who Came Up to him and wanted him
to buy some more chains. "Some more gold ?"
Complainant : As soon as he saw who it was the prisoner shuf-
fled off. tle (complainant) followed him, and told him he
wanted his money, and. he bad better. give it hint or he would
"bother him." The prisoner then knocked hint down and ran
off. He, however, followed, and a policeman coming up he
gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner, in defence, -•
said,
wanted shain:
that the complainant, when he sold him the chain,
to get hint a good gold watch, and he would pay him well and
never mention it; and whet e was he to get a gold watch; unless
he broke open a shop for it? lie 'had not asked a gold price
'
for tha chain. The complainant said, that he met the prisoner
casually; he had never seen him before,and never asked him
to get him a watch, Batcheldor said the prisoner had been
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frequently charged with similar acts. e case was then re-
manded till to-day to give time for the complainant to ascertain
whether he will lie in port at the Sessions to prosecute.

ROBBERY OF THE "KING" OF THE TEE-TOTALLERS.—
Yesterday, at the Police-office, a young man, named Joseph
Pearson, and aigirl, named Mary Ann Anderton, were brought
before the., Mapsttates, charged with having in their possession,
under suspicion! circumstances, a pocket-book, the property of
an individual named John Finch, who, by his own account, is
"King, defender of Tee-totalism," and which was either lost by
him or picked from his pocket whilst assisting' a drunken man
to regain his perpendicular. Andrews, the constable of Waver-
tree, said, that on Sunday morning he was sent for down to a
farm-house, to look after a robbery that had been attempted
there, and found the two prisoners in the neighbourhood under_n
suspicious circumstances, whom he took into custody.
searching the female prisoner, he found on her a
containing a promissory note for £5O, an acceptancet e descrip-
cket-book,
for £l2B
4s. 34., and a number of memorandums, answering
offering a
tion given in a hand-hill which had been posted
up h
reward for their recovery. The prisonersaid she ba found the
book in Great Orton-street. He then broughtsl John Finch, in
both to Bride-
well. "The King, defender of Tee-ttootnaie:
and appropriate in
7"l"i"ersonet then' with
solemn
de-
meanour, preferred his complaint to tbe Magistrates. He had
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beep at a Texperance Mee-ADZ 0. i'"naY nigh . Bnelk"t •

and oil turning ths tarner near St.. John's Markt'', there war
drunken fellow there who tumbled over the corner of a step and
fell on his face with considerable violence. Another youtitt
man who seas with him assisted him in helping the inairup,
who they found bleeding on the face and cut about the eye.
They assisted him to a druggist shop to get a plaister applied,
when he missed his pocket-book; there were several men and
females about, and he had either lost the book out of his pocket
in stooping to lift the man up, or one of the femalee, Who were
clustering round, had picked his pocket of it. The hook pro.
duced was his property, and the one which he had lost. There
being no evidence to show that the female had not fonnct the
pocket-book, as stated, both prisoners were discharged We
copy, literally, the following precious morceau from the con-
elusion of the hand-bill put out by Finch, offering a reward for
the recovery of the pocket-book, and which was handed about
the court and created much laughter. The society of "Tee-
totallers" with some reason may exclaim, " Save us from our
friends:"—"JOHN FINCH, by the Grace of God, of the Re-
formed Drunkards of Ireland and Liverpool, King, defends= bf
Teetotalism. Whereas, in returning home from the Temperatit:e
Meeting, held every Friday evening, in Roe-street, Queen-
square, a male drunkard, wearing the Devil's uniform and pub-
lican's coat of arms,—dirt and rags, fell down flat upon the
ground, stunned himself, bruised his face, and cut his eye.
Whereas, whilst I and a young man, another Teetotaller, were
lifting him up, and taking him, bleeding, to the druggist's Shop
for a plaister, a female drunkard, not of the hog, bloated, ape-
plectic, lazy, ale-drinking, but of the thin, consumptive, weasel,
dram-drinking-kind, rather better dressed, darkish complexion,
and of middle stature, was using a deal of blarney, and keening
close to my sacred person; and whereas, that immediately after
coming out of the druggist's shop, / missed my pocket-book, I
strongly suspect this female picked my pocket; and whereas, I
believe she would not have robbed me if she had been sober,
and she could not have got drunk if there had been no drunkard
makers. dram and beer sellers; whereas they could not sell
these articles unless there were inaltsters, brewers, and distillers,
and these could not abuse and destroy God's blessing, good
barley, if king, bishops, lords, and commons did their duty;
and whereas, they encourage this vile traffic because it returns
fifteen millions annually to the Treafury at the expense of the
health, life, virtue, and happiness of the-community. I am de.,
termined to pay no taxes ou wine, ale, and spirits in future, and
I promise to do all in my power to obtain pardon for the offen-
der or offenders, on condition of their submitting to my lawful
authority, and signing and faithfully keeping the Teetotal
pledge; and, if I should have dropped it by accident, 1 promise
the aforesaid Reward of ONE POUND to any person that will
return it, with the bills, papers, and memorandums, at my
Office, Iron Warehouse, Sir Thomas's-buildings, or at my
House, opposite Park Cottage, Mill-street.
" Liverpool, Saturday, 27 th August, 1836. ,
" GOD SAVE THE KING I"

RORBERY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, two fettitilea named
Jane Gribbons, and Alice Reeve, were placed !Wore the magis.:
trates, chaged with having robbed a woman who keeps a bro-
ker's cellar, of 19sove, and a-failf, a book, and a crooked
shilling. The complainant, Mrs. Makay,,Stated, that she keeps
a broker's cellar, in Vauxhall-road, and on Saturday' morning,
her daughter came running to her, she having just left the
cellar, saying that the two female prisoners were in the cellar,
and were robbing her box. One of complainant's diughterS
then deposed, that Gribbons came into the cellar early that
morning, and saw her counting the sovereigns, which were in a
box in the cellar. She placed the sovereigns again in the box,
and placed a card over them,. and. a book upon it, and locked
the box, she then went out, leaving her mother, and the woman
in the cellar. Soon after, she came into the cellar, and found.
her mother out, and the prisoner Gribbons leaning over the box;
and the other prisoner standing near her; she immediately
went out to call her mother, who was close by, and the prisoners
meantime went out. On examining the box, they found the
money all gone. Policeman 87, deposed to receiving informa-;
Lion of the robbery, and going to Reeve's house, and on the
table finding a book, which was:identified by Mrs. Makay's daugh;;
ter as the book she had placed over the money. Gribbons, and the
husband of Reeves were there as well as the prisoner Reeves;
the husband said the book was his property, and, on his (the
officer), attempting to take the two females into custody, Reeves,
the husband, committed a violent assault upon him. The in7i
formations for-the commitment of the two females were ordered
to be taken, and the husband was fined 20s. and costs, for the
assault, or to be _committed for 18 days.
Two OF A TRADE. NEVER AGREE.—Yesterday, at the Police-
office, a man, named David Wolf, a Jew, and a vender of gin-
ger-bread, appeared before the magistrates to complain against
a female, named M'lntosh, for having capsized his tray, and
spoilt all his ginger-bread. The complainant having been
sworn, addressed the magistrates as follows:—" Pleash your
worships, I makes spiche; and to keep this womansh hushbant
from starving, I learnt dem de bishness for sicx shillen. Vat
does her hushbandt do, but comes epos op to me hopposition;
and on Satday, at 4 clock, he come op, and began abushe me,
and call me a transhport Jewish-looking puppy, and offered
hish spiches at 12 tor one penny. I tho't it ver hard to be
abushed, and my trade ruinet sho, and offered sixhteen for one
penny, to drive de man away, when dish woman, hish wife,
come op, and capsized ever cake I had, and here ish all I have
leftlthat I cout save, (holding up a large round lump, apparently of
red clay,) and all !vents is peache and qeietnessh, and the values
of my cakes, five -shillen, shentlemens." The prisoner, in de7
fence, said she was coming -up Whitechapel, with her tray of
spice, and saw her husband shouting cakes in opposition to the
complainant, and she told him to give over and not go near him,
for they could only make up a quarter of a stone, and sell at If/
a penny, and be could make up a stone and sell at what he
liked. She then went to the complainant and told him to keep
off her husband. The complainant was at the time addressing
the crowd, with both hands off his tray, and her hand acci-
dentally struck the tray, and capsized it, and he, in return,
immediately seized her tray and capsized it. The magistrates
ordered her to pay 55., the amount of damage.