The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-10 00:00:00

ABSCONDING FROM CREDITORS.

Archibald Cameron was placed at the bar charged with
having feloniously absconded from a place called Thornlie-
bank, in Renfrewshire, where he was a victualler, on the 2[l
instant, with a large sum of money belonging to his credit-
ors.

Mr. Dowling stated that he had received a copy of a pla-
card offering a reward of £5O for the apprehension of the
prisoner within six weeks from the date of it; and having
reason to believe he was in Liverpool, sent an officer, in search
of him. On Saturday, Thomas Coombe, an officer, succeeded
in apprehending him in a public-house, when he admitted the
charge. _ _

Tlie prisoner asked for a copy of the placard, and on one
being shown to him, he replied " I am satisfied."
Criminal warrants having been issued against him, he was
delivered to an officer for the purpose of being conveyed to
Scotland.

HORSE STEALING.
Richard Gill and William Martin were placed at the bar
charged with having stolen a horse belonging to a boatman
named William Mawdsley, residing at Burscough.
The porsecutor stated that on Tuesday last, he brought with
him to Liverpool, a mare that did not suit him. He went to
Lyon's stables in Gascoigne-street, and Lyon found him a
horse for which he offered to take lis in addition to the mare.
They agreed to exchange, and witness paid Lyon 12s upon
account of the 17s, leaving 5s to pay. Witness took the
horse which he bad bought, to Juices Glover's stables in
Back Leeds-street, and noticed that it had a white mark
upon the off hind foot. Gill had previously been assisting
witness to load goods in a boat at a timber wharf near Leeds-
street, and he was present when witness agreed with Lyon
for the exchange. He also accompanied witness to the stable
in Back Leeds-street, and saw where the horse was placed.
The stable-door was not locked. Witness, Lyon, and Gill
then adjourned to a public-house, where they had two or
three quarts of ale. Witness left Gill at the public-house
and went to his boat for some provender, with which he re-
turned to the stable. He found the stable-door still un-
touched, but " the steed was stolen." lie then went in
search of Gill, and found him with the prisoner Martin at the
Legs of Man public-house. in Milk-sheet. " Have you
seen anything of my horse ? " asked the witness : but Gill
asserted that he knew nothing whatever of the lost animal.
However on Wednesday morning whilst he was still search-
ing for hls " charger" he met James Hindle who took him
to a skin-yard in Freemason's-row, where the horse was ly-
ing dead, but not flayed. Witness immediately claimed the
carcass.- The horse was worth about £4 is.

James Hindle, skinner, stated, that about half-past five on
Tuesday afternoon, as he was at work at his yard in Free-
mason's-row, Gill led in the horse claimed by Mawdesley ;
and Martin followed immediately afterwards. Gill asked
15s. for it, but witness told him it was worth no mere than
12s. The prisoners consulted for two or three minutes,
when Martin said to Gill, " let him have it for 125., and let
us go." 'Witness then paid the money to Gill. The pri-
soners again talked together, and one of them said, " we
will not leave the yard till we see the horse killed ; we have
had him 14 years, and we should not like to see any body
else ill use him." The horse was accordingly killed and the
prisoners departed. The next morning Mawdesley came
and owned the horse. On Thursday witness was at the
steeple chase at Aintree, when he saw the prisoners together
and seized them, but Gill escaped.
William Furlong, police-officer No. 11, stated that he re-
ceived the prisoner Martin from the last witness.
Edward Williams, constable of Burscough, stated, that
having received information of the robbery and a description
of Gill, he apprehended him on Friday in that township.
The prisoners were then called upon for their answer to
the charge. Martin said he had merely met Gill taking the
horse to the yard, and that he knew nothing of the robbery.
Gill said, the man who had owned the horse asked him to
take the horse because he rued the swap. They were both
committed to the sessions.