The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

STEALING A. COAT.—Steven Evanson was placed before Mr.
Hall, on Saturday last, charged with having stolen a great coat,
the property of Edward Lloyd. The latter stated, that he was
a stable boy at the stables of Thomas Roby, publican, Warwick-
street, Toxteth-Park. Between eight and nine o'clock on
Thursday night st, he hung his top-coat on a nail at the upper
end of the stable: where he left it, and went out without locking
the doer. In about halt an hour he returned, when he found
that the coat had been taken away, but the cape left behind.
On that morning (Saturday) he had seen the coat produced in
the possession of Mr. Galway. It was his property. Mr. Gal-
way stated, that he was an assistant in the shop of Mr. Kitchen,
pawnbroker, Park-lane. The prisoner had pledged the coat
with him for twelve shillings. Police-officer Whalley, who took
the prisoner into custody, stated, that, on searching the prisoner,
he found in his possession the pawn-ticket for the coat. The
prisoner said, he had found the coat in Park-lane. He was
committed for trial at the Borough Sessions.
A METROPOLITAN IN THE COUNTRY.—A swell, dressed, at
all points, quite the thing, was placed at the bar of the Police-
court, on Saturday, charged with having assaulted Police-officer
John Temple, and another officer. Temple stated, that, at
twelve o'clock on the preceding night, he heard a disturbance
in London-road, and went to see what was the matter. He
found the prisoner kicking up a row, and endeavouring with all
his might to astonish the provincials. He (Temple) requested
him to be quiet and betake himself to his domicile, but the pri-
soner was determined to chow the bumpkin country officers a
little of the metropolitan play; so he put himself in a pugilistic
attitude and tired into them right and left. Poor Temple wag
speedily overturned, and the other officer, who had come up to
his assistance, came in for a share of the good things which the
prisoner was so liberally dispensing. The two officers, however,
soon overpowered the Cockney, and he was lugged off to the
Lock-up. Mr. Hall asked the prisoner what he was. The
prisoner replied, that he was a tea-dealer, from London. Mr.
Hall—" You have come here on business, I suppose?" Pri-
soner.—" No." The prisoner refused to give any further
account, either of himself or the transaction. He was ordered
to pay a fine of les. and costs. In default, to be committed fur
11 days.

STEALING CHEESE.—Yesterdav, at the Police-office, a woman
named Mary Leigh, was Lrouiht before the magistrates,
charged with having stolen a cheese, on Saturday right, from
a cheese shop in Freeman-street. A witness stated, that he
was coming up Dale-street, about seven o'clock on Saturday
night, when he saw the prisoner go into Mr. Rushton's cheese
shop, in Freeman-street, and take a cheese, and put, it under
her cloak, and walk off. He then gave her into custody. Par-
kinson, the Bridewell keeper, said that the prisoner was
known ; she had been tried at the sessions for stealing .a cheese
before, and had been imprisoned twelve months for it. The
prisoner said that distress had compelled her to do it. Since
she had been out of prison, she had had nothing to keep her of,
and she had had no meat all that day. Mr. Hall enquired what
the cheese was worth, and was told, about 15s. A police-officer,
who took her into custody, said she had 2s. on her person when
she was taken into custody. The magistrates ordered the infer
mations for her commitment to be taken.
DOG FlGHTlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a youna
man, named Thomas Price, appeared before the magistrates
on a summons charging him with dog-fighting, on Saturday.
Policeman 35, stated, that on Saturday, the defendant was fight-
ing his his dog with another, on the plot of waste ground be-
tween Renshaw-street and Bold street, at three o'clock in the
afternoon. The defendant said that he lived in Cropper-street,
near the Arcade, and his dog began fighting with another, and
he ran out to try to get him off, when the policeman came.
The policemen denied this. Mr. Hall, " Have you any pro-
perty to pay a fine ?"—Defendant, "No Sir."—Mr. Hall, You
must pay a penalty of 205., and in default, be committed for
sixteen days to the Borough Gaol.
STEALING BY DEPUTY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a
girl about fourteen years of age, named Jane Brennan, was
brought before the magistrates, charged with having stolen
some pig iron from the (locks. A dock-policeman stated, that
a little before twelve o'clock that morning, he saw the prisoner
giving a little child a piece of pig iron, which she hail in her
hand, to early over the dock-bridge. Mr. Dowling said that
the prisoner had four or five little children, whom she employed
to pick up iron, and carry into the'town for her. She was well
known about the docks. Parkinson, the bridewell-keeper,
said she had been committed before for similar offences. Mr.
Hall said the prisoner thought she would be protected by ern_
ploying_ the child to steal for her; he should commit her for
seven days to the house of correction.