The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Tu E D AY.

DARING STREET ROBBERY.
John 'Wade, a strongly built young mall, was charged with
having robbed Mr. James Aslett, a tobacconist, of Manches-
ter-street.

Mr. Aslett stated, that about half-past eleven o'clock on
Monday night, he was sitting upon some steps next door but
one to his own shop, waiting for his wife to return home. Ile
saw the prisoner and another man walking arm in arm from
Dale-street. When they came opposite to witness they stop-
lied, and without a word having passed they seized him, and
rifled his waistcoat pocket:. They took out a shilling or
eighteenpence. He was sure he had a shilling, as he had felt
it a few minutes before. He asked the men what they were
about, upon which one of them struck him on the eye. They
ran away, and witness pursued them, calling for help. The
prisoner's companion endeavoured to trip witness. He con-
tinued the pursuit, and at length jumped upon the prisoner's
back, and got him down. .He placed his knee upon the pri-
soner's breast, and kept him down till police•officer Rees
Davies came up to his assistance. The prisoner was taken
into custody. Witness examined his waistcoat pocket, and
missed (he was certain) a shilling.
Police officer Rees Davies stated, that between eleven and
twelve o'clock on Monday night, he was on duty in Dale-
street, when be heard a cry for help. He ran to Manchester-
street,
when he found the prisoner on his back, and Mr. As-
lett kneeling upon him. Mr. Aslett told him that the prisoner
and another man had robbed him. He took the prisoner to
hridewell, when he was searched, and twelve or fourteen
shillings fourd upon him, He was very violent, and struck
and abused the officer very much.

The prisoner having been cWutioned in the usual manner
said, he was sorry for what had occurred, but he was very
drunk. The complainant was sitting upon some steps in
Manchester-street with his legs stretched out. He (the pri-
soner) tripped over him, and the complainant immediately
pushed him into the channel, upon which, he (the prisoner)
struck him. He had money of his own, and never thought of
such a thing as robbery.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

BURGLARY

Edward Jukes, a decent-looking man, aged about thirty,
was charged With having' burglariOusly broken and entered
the premises of Mr. Mark Leicester, grocer and tea dealer,
63, Islington.

Mr. Leicester stated, that about half-past ten o'clock, on
Saturday night last he quitted hip: shop and went into his
Kitchen, when he heard an unusual noise. in a room above
stairs. He got a lighted candle and was proceeding up stairs,
and had already advancedva few steps, when he heard some
person getting through the back chamberwindow which over-
looked the yard, to which a passage led. Mr. Leicester ran
cut of the house door into the passage, where he found the
prisoner, about two yards from the entrance. The prisoner
knocked out the candle which Mr. Leicester carried. Mr.
Leicester attempted to grapple with him, but he at first strug-
gled very hard, and tore Mr. Leicester's shirt. At length
'Mr. Leicester succeeded is obtainin/e,a firm hold of him,
when constable Pearson came up and pushed bins into the
house. On going into the back room Mr. Leicester found
the window open, and that a looking-glasi had been removed
from the table, and placed on the room floor. Several hair
brushes and the table cover had been removed, and there was
the mark of a man's hand on the looking-glass. The prisoner
was taken to bridewell. On the.return of Mr. Leicester and
the. officer, they searched the entry, and on the spot where
the struggle took place they found a picklock. The-prisoner
must have got on the top of a wall, over a water cistern, to
the window, which could easily be accomplished.
Police-officer Pearson stated, that seeing Mr. Leicester
pass out with a lighted candle and enter the passage, he ran
over to him, and found him holding the prisoner fast. He
took him into Mr. Leicester's house and searched him, but
found upon him nothing but a handkerchief and twopence.
His dress was marked with mortar, and the toe of his shoe
and his knees appeared to have baen scoured against the
wall. One of the prisoner's braces was unbuttoned, and
witness assisted him to get it over his shoulder, in doing which
he found that the button was missing. • Mr. Leicester had
shown him a button, which corresponded with those on the
prisoner's trousers. _

William Goodwin, a shopman, residing in Devon-street,

stated, that about half-past ten o'clock on Saturday night,
he was putting up the shutters of Mr. Underhill's shop, in
Islington. On seeing Mr. Leicester go up the passage with
the candle, he followed, and saw the prisoner getting over
Mr. Leicester's yard wall.

William Jone;, a member of the Society of Friends, and an
apprentice with Mr. Leicester, proved that he had closed the
back bed-room window, about ten o'clock, on Saturday night.
Elizabeth Williams, Mr. Leicester's servant, proved that
she had found the button above alluded to in the yard on
Sunday morning.

The prisoner denied the charge. lie was committed for trial

POSSESSION OF PROPERTY BURGLARIOUSLY STOLEN

On Sunday night or Monday morning last, between the
hours of ten and six, the premises of Joshua Bignell, in
Dwerryhouse-street, were entered, and a quantity of property
stolen. Mr. Bignell went to bed about ten o'clock, having
fastened up his house as usual. When his wife got up about
six o'clock, she told him that the house had been robbed.
He found that his writing-desk had been removed from the
sideboard, and a quantity of letters, memoranda, and papers
were strewed about the floor. Two drawers had been taken
out of a chest of drawers. One of them had been forced with
a chisel. He missed five sovereigns, seventeen shillings in
silver, a watch, fifteen silver tea-spoons, a pair of silver
sugar-tongs, two silver salt-spoons, a silver dessert-spoon,
and several gold trinkets. Information was given to the
police, and bills were printed and circulated describing the
property. The watch was safe in a drawer on Sunday even-
ing. The front door was open on Monday morning, when
the family got up. The lock had been forced.
Catherine Bannon, a dirty-looking female, was yesterday
placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with having offered the
watch which Mr. Bignell had lost, for pledge.
Charles Batten, pawnbroker, of Marybone, stated, that
about three o'clock on Monday last, the prisoner offered the
watch produced for pledge. He asked her whose it was, and
she replied, that it was her own. She wished to have twenty
shillings lent upon it, but he refused to lend her more than
sixteen shillings. She gave her name Catherine Bannon.
About five minutes afterwards a constable entered and de-
scribed the watch and was informed, that it had just been
pledged by the prisoner.
Edward O'Brien, police-officer 53, stated, that having re-
ceived a description of the prisoner from the last witness, he
proceeded in search of her and found her in a public-house in
North-street. She asked him what he wanted, and he told
her he was to take her into custody for having pledged a
stolen watch. She replied, " I never pledged a watch in my
life, but my husband's. Where is the watch pledged ?" lle
replied, " You shall know that by and by." She said, "If
I had pledged a watch I would tell all about it." She was

taken to Ifridewell, and on being searched three shillings
were found on her.

The prisoner in her defence said, she met a young man,
who asked her if she knew a pawnbroker, and on her reply-
ing in the affirmative, he asked her to pledge his watch, and
he would give her a g. He told her to pledge it in her
own name, and she assented.
The prisoner was committed-for trial.
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.

Mr. Sharpies, a proprietor of bathing caravans on the north
shore, appeared to answer a charge preferred against him by
Mary Corking, one of the bathing establishment of Mr. Bui-
len, also a proprietor of caravans in the same locality.
Mr. Davenport attended for Mary Corking, and Mr.
Sharpies appeared in propria persona, and defended him-

The complainant stated, that, on Thursday last, at the
hour of high water, she was attending to her duty on the
beach, which duty was to invite such nymphs and swains as
made their appearance into Mr. Bullen's caravans for the
purpose of bathing themselves in the river. She was ful-
filling this duty to the best of her ability, and had invited a
bevy of rosy-cheeked damsels from the country to walk into
a machine, when Mr. Sharples advanced to her, and, after
rudely pushing her, struck her forcibly on her mouth.
Mr. Sharpies being called upon for a reply, stated, that his
bathing-ground joined that of Mr. Bullen, and it was well
understood that no proprietor of machines was to intrude,
or suffer any of his servants to intrude, upon that part of
the beach which belonged to his neighbour. In defiance of
this rule, however, Mr. Bullen anti Mrs. Bullen, and the
complainant, were always overstepping the line of demarca-
tion, and thus a perpetual border warfare was kept up. If
they saw a knot of countrypeople standing within his boun-
dary, they were sure to go to them, and attempt to entice
them away to their own district, and thus endless disputes
were arising. It was but the other day that a number of
strangers were passing along his ground, when they were ac-
costed in the very front of his own machines by Mr. Bullen's
people, and taken away to their caravans. Thus they fre-
quently walked off both ladies and gentlemen. It was on an
occasion of this sort that he went up and remonstrated with
the complainant, who was at least four yards over the boun-
dary line. He did not strike her, however ; he merely pushed
her back to her own ground. _

A gentleman, whose name did not transpire, was called as
a witness on behalf of Mr. Sharpies. He said le had been a
proprietor of caravans for a number of years, and he under-
stood the laws of the business perfectly well. The boun-
daries were well defined, and everybody knew the lines of
demarcation well. It was a rule, that no proprietor should
solicit passengers on any other than his own ground, and that,
they should not in the course of their business cross the line
on'any account. He witnessed the transaction in question,
and he saw the complainant cross the boundary and accost
passengers, at least, five yards on Mr. Sharples's ground.
Mr. Sharpies merely went up to her and pushed her back to
her own ground, on which she became exceedingly noisy and
used much bad language. _ _ _ _

The complainant-in -answer to this said, that Mr. Sharples
r.ot only pushed her, but struck her a violent blow on her
mouth, which had left marks of her teeth in her lip, which
were still visible.

Mr. Rushton was of opinion that an assault had been com-
mitted, but he was not prepared to say that it was a very ag-
gravated one. The defendant was fined is. and costs.

WEDNESDAY:
THEFT FROM A BUILDING

Mr. Samuel Holme preferred a complaint against Patrick
Carroll. Mr. Holme stated that he found the prisoner about
a quarter of an hour before in Bank Bnildings, where he
(Mr. Holme) was laying a foundation. He had a sack full
of canvass which he had stolen from the place. Every- week
they missed from their buildings, fragtnents of timber and
other articlei.

The prisoner said the workmen had thrown him a few bits
of old canvass which he put into his bag without suspecting
that he was doing any harm.
Mr. Rushton ordered that he should he imprisoned four-
teen days.

CRUELTY TO A HORSE.
A carter, named Lunt, was brought up on a charge of
having beaten a horse belonging to Mr. Robert Neilson, in a
most unmerciful manner. It appeared that he struck the
animal with a large staff on the legs until the blood gushed
forth in torrents, and that he subsequently gave the unfortu-
nate beast a blow on the head with an iron crowbar.
Mr. Rushton inquired what the prisoner had to say for
himself?

The replied that when he got the horse in charge he was
told that if he did not make him go by force, he would not
go at all.
Mr. Rushton ordered him to pay 'twenty shillings and
costs.
He said he was not possessed of so much money, and that
he would be obliged if his worship would give him time.
Mr. Rushton said he would not give him a day ; that his
conduct had been that of a savage, and that he should pay the
penalty to the last farthing.

STEALING IN A DWELLING-HOUSE',

Mr. James Ferguson charged his servant woman with pur-
loining some silver spoons and other articles in the afternoon
of the day preceding. He said that she had been recom-
mended to him as a very honest person ; but she came into
his service about nine o'clock the morning before ; and that
about two o'clock in the afternoon she had contrived to pur-
loin the several articles mentioned:
Mr. Rushton ordered her to be imprisoned for a month.

POCKET PICKING

A respectable widow—lady, named Mrs. Hannah Ripon,
charged a sailor-boy with purloining 6s. 6d. from her person,
at the Pier-head, the evening before. She said that she was
standing on the quay at the time, looking at a steam-vessel
leaving the port, when she thought she felt some one at her
pocket. She instantly turned round, and observed the pri-
soner walking away. She then kept her eye on him until
she had felt her pocket, and found that the money had been
taken, upon which she went over to where he had taken his
seat between two men, and gave him into the custody of a

policeman.
Policeman 458 said that after taking the boy to Bridewell
he searched his person, and found 2s. 6d. in the waistband
of his trousers, and the remaining 4s. in his pocket.

Informations to this effect were sworn by Mrs. Ripon and
the policeman, and the prisoner was committed for the ses-
sions.

SELLING ADULTERATED SUGAR.
Constable 113 charged two women of very questionable
appearance with selling sand for sugar. It appeared that
one of them called at the house of a grocer in Regent-street
on Saturday morning, and said she had eight pounds of sugar
for sale, which she would dispose of for 4s. Bd. The bargain
was instantly struck, and at about three o'clock the second
woman brought it, tied up in a paper parcel. On inspecting
the quality, it appeared to be worth 10d. a pound, and she
was accordingly paid the 4s. Bd. Shortly after leaving the
place the parcel was opened, when it was found to contain
about half-a-pound of sugar on the top, and the remaining.
71 lbs. sand.

One of the prisoners said, in her defence, that she pur-
chased it at the docks for three shillings, from a man named
Smith, and that as she got it she parted with it, without
knowing that it contained anything besides sugar.
Mr. Rushton said that he believed the defence to be un-
true ; that the prisoners had practised a cruel fraud, and that
lie would send them. to the sessions for trial.