The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

FELONY.—Frank Judge-was on Friday placed .at the bar of
the police on a charge of felony. Mrs. Eliza Scott, whose hus-
band keeps a public-house in Great Cross-hall-street, stated
that the prisoner came to her house, either on the Ist or 2d of
May, and asked to have a bed. She told him that they could
accommodate him. He shortly after went out, and was going
to leave his travelling bag in the general sitting-room, when
she remarked that he had better allow her to put it in the bar
for safety. He acquiesced ; she took up the bag, and it was so
heavy that she could scarcely carry it. Some short time after
he returned, and said he felt so fatigued that he would go to
bed. A candle was given to him, and he went. At 12 o'clock
the family retired, but, instead of the weary lodger being sunk
in sleep, he was up, and the candle was burning in his room;
in fact, said the witness, be was up all night. There was in his
sleeping-room a chest of drawers, which, as they found afterthe
departure of the prisoner, had,been broken open, and property
to the amount of £4O. taken away. Among the missing articles
were a top coat, three bibles, and a musical box. Three pawn-
brokers appeared, and proved that the articles mentioned had
been severally pawned with them on the 3d of May; but only
one of them fully identified the prisoner. The prisoner declared
that he had never in his life before seen either Mr or Mrs.
Scott, and could produce four witnesses to prove that he bad not
been out of the house in which he slept on the night in question.
He said that it was a very serious charge, and complained that
he had no opportunity of bringing forward his witnesses. He
was committed to take his trial at the sessions. It is scarcely
necessary to say that the contents of the weighty travelling bag,
left behind, proved a heavy disappointment.
SECRETING A PURSE.—The driver of car No. 314 was on
Friday at the Police-office charged with having attempted to
appropriate to himself the purse of a lady. She stated that she
had, on the preceding day, employed his car, and while in it
dropped her purse. On getting out she discovered the loss, and
requested the driver to look for the purse. He went into the
car, searched about, and at last shook the carpet and said,' See,
ma'atn, it aiut here.' Ihe lady. however, was not satisfied; she
went into the car, and found the purse thrust between the
cushions, in such a manner that it was impossible it could have
fallen there.—The.prisoner was committed to take his trial.

COLLISION OF STEAMERS.—HamiIton Pearson, captain of
the steam-packet Ellensborough, plying from George's Pier-
head to Woodside, was summoned for damage done to the
Dolphin, a Monk's Ferry steamer, by running foul of her. It
appeared that these are rival ferry boats, and not unfrequently
they not only race with each other to obtain credit for super-
iority in speed, Wit also, in their opposition, carry their hostility
to acts of aggression, to the danger of their passengers. On
Wednesday week, the Dolphin and the Ellensborough,
had been lying along side each other, the Ellensborough lying
to the larboard of the Dolphin, and therefore. to pass to Wood-
side, she must either pass a-head of the Dolphin, or, stopping
her engines, wait a moment for the Dolphin to pass. Her speed
did not enable her to do the former, and the pride of her captain
would not permit him to do the latter; but he turned his helm
a-port while they were in that parallel situation, and broke the
Dolphin's paddles, causing injury which would cost £2 lOs 10d
to repair. Many witnesses were examined on both sides, and
blame was sought to be affixed to both captains, but Mr. Hall
decided against the defendant, and ordered him to pay £1 16s 10d
after allowing for the broken paddles, which were still of some
value, as is usual in such cases.
ROBBERY OF A DWELLING-HOUSE IN SHAW-STREET.—On
Friday, at the police-office, three notorious characters, Robin-
son, Junott, and Fitzallen, were brought before Mr. Hall,
charged with breaking on Friday morning, into the house of
Mrs. Russell, Shaw-street, Everton, and stealing therefrom a
quantity of plate. Adjoining the premises of Mrs. Russell, a
new house is being erected, the workmen of which were care-
less enough, on the evening of Thursday, to leave their ladders
so as to afford a ready Means of ascent to the roof of the next
house. The bait was too tempting to be resisted, and the tri-
umvirate, taking; advantage of the circumstance, found their
way to the skylight of Mrs. Russell's house, through which
they cautiously aescended, and from thence proceeded to the
drawing-room, where they broke open the sideboard, and loaded
themselves with the booty which it contained—silver forks,
spoons, castors, and other valuable plate. They succeeded in
effecting a successful exit by the same means, and it would ap-
pear that their operations were conducted with considerable
ingenuity and address, seeing that none of Mrs. Russell's in-
mates were at all conscious of being honoured by such unlooked-
for visitors. But as they were wending along Shaw-street about
half-past three o'clock, laden with spoil, and chuckling with
delight, a police-officer, suspicious of their movements, sprung
his rattle, and receiving a resnonse from the other officers on
duty, chase was given to the hurglars. One was captured in
Field-street, 'another in Soho-street, and the third secreted
himself in a new house in the vicinity, where he, was made
prisoner, During their flight, they parted very unceremon-
iously with most of the valuables belonging to Mr. Russell. An
officer found six silver spoons and forks in Field-street; the top
of a mustard pot, and a number of silver knives and forks, were
also found in Soho-street; and on arriving at the Rose-hill
station-house, a salver, part of a pair of castors, and other ar-
ticles were found on the person of one of the prisoners. These
facts having been proved in evidence, and the property identi-
fied by Mrs. Russell's housekeeper as belonging to her mistress,
Mr. Mill ordered the depositions to be taken, previous to the-
committal of the prisoners for trial.
ASSAULT ON A THIEF BY AN OFFICER.—On Saturday, at the
Police-court,- three notorious and most troublesome thieves and
burglars, named Win. Robinson, alias Will Shuttleworth,
Thomas Fitzallan, and Joseph Junott, were brought up for
formal committal under a charge of having burglariously enter-
ed the house of Mrs. Russell, in Shaw-street, and stolen there-
from a quantity of valuable silver plate. It appeared, that, after
the examination, on the preceding day, Robinson had com-
plained of having been ill-treated by one of the officers, and that
the Rev. T. C. Gladwin had also made some representations to
Mr. Dowling on the same subject. The forms of the commit-
tal having been gone through, Mr. Hall told Robinson, alias
Shuttleworth, to stand forward. He did so, and was sworn.•
He was directed to state his complaint. He said, after a long.
run, he was caught by a police-officer, whom he could not again
recognise. No. 12 immediately came up and took him by the
collar, and struck him with his stick on the shins, and made a
push at his thigh, which was so violent that it carried away a
part of his trowsers. The prisoner held up his hand and showed
that two of his fingers were much swollen. This, he said, was
done, by the Policeman knocking some bread and butter out of
his hand. The other officer endeavoured to check him, buthe
persevered. Pe (the prisoner) said he would go quietly with
him, if he would desist. The Rev, T. C. Gladwin said,-he was
a very unwilling witness in this case, as his intention had been
to make a complaint to Mr. Whitty in private. The. Police had,
on the occasion, performed their duty so admirably that he be-
lieved, though he certainly saw one of the officers strike a blow,
that it was in' consequence of the great excitement of not well-
bridled zeal. He was standing at his room window, and saw
the capture. The ppliceman struck the prisoner across the legs,
with what he conceived unnecessary violence. He mentioned
this, because such injudicious conduct might be the cause of un-
popularity to the Police, 'and of catastrophies similar to that
which lately befel a very valuable Inspector. He could not-say
which police officer it was, but he was in such a state of excite-
ment, from his great zeal to do his duty, that he seemed at one
time as if be would have grasped the house in which the prison-
ers had taken refuge. In fact, the capture was made admira-
bly, and it was delightful to see how well the Police did their
duty. He saw the policeman who struck the prisoner take off
his coat: he thought, indeed, that he was so highly excited that
he would have done anything to have secured the pawner.
Police officer 274 said, it was he who took the prisoner, in the
first instance. He struggled very much to get free, and at-
tempted to give him the leg. When Ware (No. t 2; came up
he also seized the prisoner, who then struggled more violently.
Ware struck him with his stick on the legs, and told him to he
quiet. Witness did remonstrate with Ware, telling him, that
they two could manage him very well. Mr. Gladwin said, the
prisoner certainly did turn round and round, and struggle to get
free. Officer 274 said, as to the damaged fingers which the pri-
soner had exhibited, those fingers were bleedinglwhen he caught
him. Police-officer Ware, on being asked what he had to say,
said, he was vet), much fatigued with the long pursilit of the
prisoners, and by the endeavours which they had made to baffle
him. When, at length, he did get hold of Robinson, vt,hom he
knew to be a desperate fellow, he thought he would dd anythinc,
rather than allow him to get away, especially when he considered,'
that theie were no men above them at Everton, which was the
direction the prisoner had been taking, and, therefore, if he had
got out of their hands, he might, perhaps, have got dear off. He
admitted, that be struck the prisoner on the legs ; but he denied,
that he had made the thrust or struck the prisoner on the hand.
Mr. Hall, having mentioned the manner in which the complaint
was brought under his notice on the preceding day, said, it was
necessary for the magistrates to hold the scales of justice with
an even 'hand, impartially between the public and the Police.
He was always ready to firotect the officers of justice against
any improper interference, or any violence offered to therh in
the performance of their duty; but he would be quite unworthy
to sit there, if he did not also inflict proper punishment on an
officer when he did wrong. It was proper that the riblic should
know, that he would enforce the law against an officer as well
as against any other person. When an officer, in the perform-
ance of his duty, forgot what was dueto any person, it was right
that he should be punished. He must do his duty impartially,
and he was certain that he should be supported by his brother
magistrates. He thought, when the prisoner was in custody of
another officer, who was.sufficiently powerful to have held him,
that it was perfectly unjustifiable in Ware to strike him. He
believed be had acted in a wanton and unjustifiable manner.
For reasons which it was unnecessary to explain, he should not
pass judgment just then, hut should defer it to another time.
AN IMPRUDENT WELSHMAN.—Ann Owens, a female ot de-
graded-character, was placed befere Mr. Hall, on Saturday.
charged with having robbed a Welshman, named Roberts, of
his purse, which contained three sovereigns, two half-crowns,
and one shilling. It appeared that the complainant met the
prisoner in one of the .streets near. the Salthouse Dock. He
stood talking with her for some tithe. At length she thrast ber
band into his pocket and took out his purse. He called for a
policeman, and two officers went to his assistance, pursued the
prisoner and took her into custody. They asked her what she
had done with the money. She declared that she knew nothing
either of the Welshman or his money, nor had she ever seen
the former. They searched her pocket but she had no money
there. One of thgm examined her shoes, where he found two
sovereigns and the silver which the complainant had stated was
in his purse. As soon as it was daylight the officers went and
searched about the place where they had'captured the prisoner:
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EXCISE INFORMATIONS.—A man, named Greaves,. and
another, appeared before' Mr. Hall, on Saturday, to give evi-
dence against several persons against whom they bad informed
for the violation, of the excise laws. Mr. Crumby was called,
and Mr, Crewe:appeared ler hint. Greaves stated, that he went,
on the 10th of May, into the beer-house kept. by Mr. Crumby,
and got a glass of ale, which he drank. • He paid three half-
pence for it. The-house was not licensed,' at that time, in the
name of Mr. Crurnby. On cross-examination by Mr. Crewe, it
came out, that the house was kept by a Mrs. Chadwick, who
had recently married Mr. Crumby. It was necessary, on this,
that a new license should be procured, which had been neglected
for a short time. KnOwing this, Greaves went and purchased
a glass of ale, and afterwards laid the information. It appeared,
that the original license had cost £3. and that a new license
had now been taken out, Which cost £3 more. Mr. Crewe ob-
served, that the parties keeping the house had now ,Paid-E6 to
the government for their license, and it would be a third case if
they were to he fined also. 'Mr. Hall said, as Mrs. Chadwick
had married Mr. Crumby, of course another lieense was re-
quired in his name, which had not, it seemed, been procured
when the ale in question had been sold. The magistrates had
no discretion as to the penalty, but they would consult with the
Collector, and, perhaps, a representation'would he made to the
Board. The defendant was convicted in the mitigated penalty
of £5. The next case was that of •NI r: Bennington; who keeps
a house for the sale of beer, .the•license not allowing it to 'be
drunk on: the premises: Greaves said, he went to this house
and procured a glass of ale, for which he paid three half-pence.
He drank it in the parlour. Mr. Crewe said, he was instructed
that Greaves entered-the house with a piece of bread and some
cheese, which he was eating:' He requested to he supplied with
a glass of ale, but was told, that he could not take it in the
house, upon which he said, he would not put ,theipiin.any:ditE-
culty, but would drink it outside, the door. The ale was given