The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELL IGENCE.

CHARGE BY A POLICEMAN CONFUTED.—On Friday, Mr.
Win. Gill, a young gentleman appeared at the police-office to
answer a charge preferred against him by constable James
Wilson, No. 149. The officer stated that, on the evening of
Thursday, the Sth inst., about dusk, the defendant drove his
gig so furiously down Richmond-row, and into Christian-
street, that he nearly ran over several persons who were cross-
ing at the bottom of the last named street; that that the gig
previously passed over apart ofthe foot walk,[ind that, finally,
he ran it against a lamp-post. He added, that defendant ap-
peared to he drunk, and could not drive; that he (the con-
stable) took hold of his horse's head, and stopped it, but on
a gentleman on horseback stating that he knew lion, and
would take care of him and the horse, ha suffered him to go,
first taking his address, in order to summon him. • Mr. Gill,
through his professional adviser, denied the charge in loin.
He had that day been to Sefton, and he had neither driven
furiously, nor was he in the slightest degree intoxicates'. Wit-
nesses for the defence were brought forward and sworn. Miss
Wilkinson, a young lady, stated that she was in thegig at the
time—that they had come out of Rose-hill, and were proceed-
ing slowly—that some interruption to the passage across the
street took place, owing to a cart that was in the way, and
that the cause of the gig going against the lamp-post was the
act of the policeman himself, who violently seized the horse
by the head, and threw it out of its direct course. She added
that Mr. G. was perfectly sober. Mr. Jas. Dillow, the de-
fendant's cousin, who was of the party, and on horseback,
corroborated this evidence, as did Mr. Gill, senior, his uncle,
as to the charge of intoxication. He saw him soon after the
circumstance, when he was perfectly sober, and said there
was not a more abstemious young man in the town. Two
other gentleman spoke to the regular habits of the defendant,
and seeing him on the same evening perfectly sober. Mr.
Hall said that the evidence went clearly to establish the in-
nocence of the party accused, and instantly dismissed the
charge. The over-zealous policeman will, we trust, be looked
after, as little confidence can be placed to a man who brings
forward a groundless charge.
OFFENCE UNDMI A HAILWAYA. ACT.—Oa,Friday, a man
named O'Dorinelly was brought to the police-office, charged
with having committed an offence under the act of incorpora-
tion of the Grand Junction Railway Company. Mr. Clay,
the solicitor for the company, read the clause of the act rela-
tive to passengers refusing to alight when they had reached
the place for which they were booked, and going on to a more
distant town without paying the additional fare, by which they
were liable to a fine of -Ds. The prisoner was booked at
Stafford to go to Warington, for which the fare was lOs 6d.
On arriving at the latter town he refused to come out of the
carriage, and insisted ikon coining through to Liverpool with-
out laying any additional fare, which would he 4s 6d, the
whole fare from Staffaxdio Liverpool being 15s. lie was con-
quently taken iuto custody, and Mr. Clay now applied for
the enforcement of the penalty. Mr. Hall said chat the con-
duct of the prisoner was mean and disgraceful; but he found
on looking into the act that he bad no jurisdiction in the case,
inasmuch as the county magistrates could alone administer
it. Mr. Clay accordingly left the court, and took the pri-
soner before Sir Thomas Brancker, by whom he was fined
40s. This was the first case that had been brought forward
under the Grand Junction railway act, and will, doubtless,
operate as a caution to unprincipled travellers.
THRoWING VlTRloL.—Edward Soane, aged about fifty-
sieyears, was olaced before Mr. Hall, on Saturday, having
been remanded since the third of October, under the charge
of having thrown a quantity of vitriol on the person of Char-
lotte Wright, whereby she wasseverely injured and her clothes
much damaged. The prosecutrix was taken to the Northern
Hospital, on the 2nd October last, and was not in a fit state
to appear and give her evidence till Saturday. Her face bore
marks of the injury inflicted, and Mr. George Arnott, one of
the surgeons of the hospital, stated, that some wounds on her
neck and breast were not healed. She showed the dyes-
which site had on at the time. Portions of the sleeves and
breast were entirely destroyed. She stated, that, about ten
o'clock , on Tuesday night, the 2d October, she was proceed-
ing along Whit echapel, when she was accosted by the prisoner
who requested her to go and take a walk with him. She terns-
ed. Lie then mentioned a small sum of money which he
would give her, if she would comply with his request. She
toll him to be off. He immediately produced what she thought.
was a wine glass, and threw the contents over her face, neck.
and breast. She experienced great pain, and screamed aloud
for assistance. Police officer No. 112 came up: she told him
what had happened, and he pursued the prisoner and took
him into custody. Mr. Arnott stated, that the prosecutrix
was brought to the hospital on the night of the 2d of October.
She was severely burned on the face, neck, and chest. The
liquid must have been very strong, and it was an acid, as it
had changed the colour of the blue lining of her bonnet to
red. Prisoner It was diluted oil of vitriol." Police officer
112 stated, that, when he apprehended the prisoner, he was
walking very fast, Ile asked' him what he had thrown upon
the woman, and he said "Some rum." He found no glass
or any other vessel on the prisoner's person, nor could he find
any thing of the sort in the street. 'lbe priosner, in his de-
fence, said he was under the -effects of temporary derange-
ment at the time. His skull had been fractured, and he had
had some drink. If he had been in his right senses, he should
not have done it, but drink took effect upon him. He was
committed for trial.
STREET IiouBERY. —Aaron Stock, a man dressed in
a leather apron, and who looked like a shoemaker, was
charged, on Saturday, before Mr. Hall, with having been
concerned in stealing a watch. The prosecutor, a gentle-
man of respectability, stated, that, between eleven and oaelve
o'clock, on the night of the 12th of May last, he was on his
way home, along l'entbioke-place, when he was jostled by
several men and women, who surrounded him, but left him
almost] instantly. He proceeded on his way, and, after
awhile, missed his watch, which he had felt in his pocket a
short time before he encouutered the persons above alluded
to. He met a notice-officer in a few minutes, and they pro-
ceeded to the Station-house, in Rose-hill, where he gave a
description of his watch, and the next day bills were printed
and circulated in the usual manner, On Thursday last be
learned th it his watch had been fouu-I, and was in possession
of police-officer Grisenthwaite. He saw it and claimed it.
The evidence against the prisoner was, that, on the 14th of
May last, he had pledged the watch in his own name, at the
shop of Mr. Bigham, in Marybone. On the 14th of July

last. he called at the pawnbroker's, and stated, that he hat
lust the ticket. He was then suffered to wake a declaration,
and shortly afterwards the watch was redeemed. Late in
the month of July. he called upon a man named Timothy
Crow, residing at 2.3, North-street, and requested him to buy
a watch which, he said, was ii) pledge at Bigham's. He told
Mr. Crow, that be should have the watch for XI. 10s. and
that it was a decided bargain. He went and redeemed the
watch, and Crow bought it for the sum above named. He
told the latter, that it cost him £llss. He also told Constable
Lloyd, that he had purchased it froth a traveller, and he made
the same statement before the Magistrates. He was com-
mitted for trial.
ItoenEitY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a young
woman named Hannah Ryan, housemaid to 'Alr. Unwin,
publican, in Great Homer-street, was brought up at the bar
of the Police-office, charged with having robbed the bar-
maid of £7. —Jane Black, the Lar-maid, stated, that at three
o'clock on Sunday afternoon she went into her own room to
dress, and placed a small bag containing seven sovereigns
and two half sovereigns on the wash-stand. She dressed and
went down stairs, having forjottenjthe bag and money. In
about half an hour she missed the bag, and ran up stairs for
it, but it was gone. She went down into the kitchen, where
she found the prisoner, who was house servant, and asked
her if she had seen anything of the hag: said she had
not. She (witness) then informed the housekeeper, and the
prisoner was ai,ain asked, and again denied it. A constable
was then sent for, and the prisoner was given into custody.
She had since seen the bag containing the money which she
had in it.—Constable Hodgson said he was called to take the
prisoner into custody, and examined her box but found
nothing. He delivered her over to Mrs. Kissack, at the
Bridewell, to be searched, and the bag containing the money
was found upon her. The prisoner hau nothing to say in de-
fence. She was committed to take her trial.

WARRINGTON

CAUTION TO_RA MAY SERVANTS.—In the course of the

st Session bf Parliament the Grano Junction Railway Cotn-

pang, in their amended Act obtained power to punish, in a
summary way, any of their servants guilty of any negligence
or misconduct, whereby the lives or property of any person is
endangered. On Thursday the first case upon which pro-
ceedings have been instituted, at the instance of the company,
came on for hearing before William Hall, Esq., at Warring-
ton. The defendant, John Bunsen, a Points-man, having
charge of the points on the Grand Junction Railway, oppo-
site the Vulcan Foundry, at Newton, was charged with being
in a state of intoxication while on duty, on the line, on Sun-
daylast. The defendant pleaded Guilty to the charge, and
in mitigation of punishment, said, he had only drank two
pints of ale, and that every thing under his care was admit-
ted to be in perfect order on the nay in question. Mr. Wag-
staff, after reading time 21st section of the " Ist and 2nd Vic-
Torii A, cap. 52, which enacts, that if any engine-man, or other
person having the care or charge of any engine upon the
railway, or it any other person shall be upon the said railway,
or works, in a state of drunkenness or inebriety, or shall do
any act or be
-guilty of any negligence or misconduct whereby
the life or property of the company, or of any other company,
or.if any person is or might be injured, or endangered, every
such offender shall pay a sum not exceeding ten pounds,"
proceeded to say that Mr. Swift, the clerk to the company,
instructed gun to press for a conviction in the full penalty,
as such was the present state of the trade that if the company
*discharged the defendant he would immediately be taken into
the employ of some rival company. Mr. Hall agreed with
Mr. Wagstaff, on the necessity of haying great attention and
sobriety observed by the engineers' and other persons in the
company's employ. And it was quite necessary to make an
example of offenders. Mr. Swift (who entered the room at
this stage of the proceedings) said, that, as this was the first
case in which such proceedings had been instituted, and as
the defendant had expressed some contrition for his miscon-
duct, he thought he might venture to ask from the Bench,
some mitigation of the penalty. Mr. Hall ordered the de-
fendant, (who admitted he was in receipt of a guinea a-week
wazes) to pay a fine of one pound and costs.
Ditchfield, a fireman, fur similar misconduct at
the Warrington Station, on Sunday the 11th instant, was
convicted in the penalty of £5, but at the suggestion of Mr.
Stubbs, one of the Warrington magistrates, Mr. Hall was
prevailed upon to mitigate the penalty, to two pounds and
costs. The defendants in both cases, were, in default of pay-
ment, ordered to be committed for three months.
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WARRINGTON POLICE ACT.—Mr. Joseph Wagstaff was,
0 Thursday, elected clerk to the Warrington police coin-
aissioners. No other candidate was proposed, Mr. Bayley
aving withdrawn from the contest.

(EAT EXPORT OF Goons To AMERICA.—The shipments
anufactured goods to the United States ate, the season
ie sear considered, very extensive. The New York

packet-ships get nearly fun cargoes ; the Sheridan, which
sailed on Wednesday, having had upwards of £l6OO freight
on board. The packet-ship Columbus, which will sail this
morning, has a full cargo of manufactured goods; and the
packet-ships George Washington and United States will, it
is expected, be quite full also.

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