The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY.

OBTAINING GOLD LEAP UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.
—John Clowe, residing in Birkenhead, was brought up
by Carlisle, the detective officer, on a charge of having
obtained 26 books of gold leaf, under false pretences. It
appeared that on Monday, the 17th inst., the prisoner
went to the shop of Mr. Taylor, wholesale paint and colour
merchant, at 23, Great George-street, and obtained the
quantity of gold leaf stated, saying that if a boy was sent
along with him and the gold books to Tower-buildings,
he would pay the price of them, £1 14s. Bd. In com-
pliance with Clowe's representation, a boy was sent with
the gold leaf, but with instructions not to part with it till
he got the money. By telling the boy to wait at a door
for a few minutes till he came out again with the money,
prisoner obtained possession of the gold leaf, and the boy,
after waiting nearly an hour-and-a-half, became satisfied
of the fraud practised on him, and returned to his master's
shop. The prisoner, who was apprehended on Saturday
last, denied that he had been in Mr. Taylor's shop for two
years. He was clearly identified, however, and committed
[for trial,

STREET ROBBERY.—William Wales was charged with
having assaulted and attempted to rob William Quarrel,
a tailor. As the prosecutor was passing along Bute-street,
on Saturday evening, the prisoner suddenly came up be-
hind him, and seizing him round the neck, snatched his
watch-guard, dragging his watch out of the prosecutor's
pocket; prisoner then ran off, carrying with him the watch,
but, as the guard-chain broke, portions of it were left on.
prosecutor's neck and in his hand. The prisoner was
pursued, and taken into custody, with the watch in his
possession. Prisoner, who did not deny the robbery, said
it was the first time he had ever been guilty of anything
of the kind. He was committed for trial.
THEFT FROM 1 SHOP.--Mary Fitzpatrick was charged
with stealing two pieces of silk handkerchiefs and a shirt
from the shop of Mr. Armour, on Saturday last. It ap-
peared that the prisoner, who was known as an old
offender, had with her, on the occasion alluded to, three
children, who seemed to have been trained as her as-
sistants ; they making a sportive show of throwing about
their caps, and letting them fall in shops, so as to attract
the attention of the shopmen, while she went in and ab-
stracted whatever came conveniently to her hand. She
was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

PICKING A DRUNKEN MA POCKET.—Mary Fleming
was charged with picking the pocket of a young man who
met her in the street on Saturday night about twelve
o'clock. The prosecutor, who could give only a very im-
perfect account of the transaction, said the prisoner ac-
costed him in the street, and, along with another woman,
thrust her hand into his pocket and robbed him of 255. 6d.
The case was remanded till to-morrow.

STEALING LEAD.—William Simmons, an elderly man,
a plumber and painter by trade, was charged with having
stolen a quantity of lead from the premises of a metal
dealer, at 17, Carpenter-street, on the 30th of March last.
The prisoner disposed of the lead to Mr. Penn Smith,
another metal dealer, at three different times ; but he
averred that he got it in the way of his business, from
another party who had been in custody for stealing about
the time of the robbery, and whom he said he first saw
about in Park-lane. The case was remanded for a week,
Ito allow time for the re-apprehension of the man.
A Di su ONE sr DRUNICARD.—Bernard Murphy, a ragged
and dirty-looking Patlander, was charged with stealing a
piece of beef from a butcher's shop in Scotland-road, on
Saturday night. The prisoner said he was so drunk at
the time, that he had no recollection whatever of the cir-
cumstance. It was stated that, at the end of last year, he
stole a goose under similar circumstances, and had made
a similar admission on that occasion. He was sentenced
to be imprisoned for'one month.
ROBBING A. Cxriza).—Bridget Ward was charged with
stealing a half-sovereign on Saturday night, from a boy
named Deveren, about eight years old, who resides in
Chadwick-street. It appeared that the little fellow had
been sent by his sister with a sovereign to the pawnshop
of Mr. Kissack, to redeem some article which had been
pledged, and that the prisoner was in the shop at the
time. On observing that the boy was too short to reach
the counter, she volunteered to assist him, in doing which
she obtained one half-sovereign, two half-crown pieces,
and four-pence-halfpenny, which she osteensibly wrapped
up and gave to the boy. On inspection, however, it was
found that the half-sovereign was abstracted. Mr. ICis-
sadk stated the circumstances, and testified distinctly to
giving the above enumerated coins ; but he was scarcely,
so sure as to swear to his identity of the prisoner. The
case was adjourned for seven days, to afford time for
further inquiry.

STEALING CLOTHEB.—Patrick Nollan, charged with
stealing some wearing apparel from the house in which he
lodged. He did not deny the theft, and was sentenced to
two months' imprisonment.
ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—James WlCimmet was charged
by police-constable No. 46 with having on Saturday night
assaulted his wife in a very violent and brutal manner.
appeared that the prisoner and his wife keep a boar(! il;f:
house, in Salthouse-lane, New Wapping, and the
econstable
with
saw the prisoner knock his wife down, and kick h,.
r vith
grert severity while she was lying on the gToulla
nst him,e poor woman, he said, was unwilling to appear willing to
as they had three small children, and she was
under the recent un
prosecute. The magistrate said that,
was
not indispen-
statute, the appearance of the M
k and in the first
tehhaatrgtems, set
the charge,
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months with hard labour. sentenced to be imprisoned for four
scet.n;l:tosa Anne Carden and Susannah
some articles which they
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b Mr. J. L. Ryan, outfitter, of St.
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had been einp.o,he
i ved to make up for the prosecutor. Mr-.
appeared against the prisoners with
Ryan stated that
they had been long employed by him,
d them honest and trustworthy. His
and he badfound
for appearing, however, was chiefly to make com-
plaint .
against the pawnbroker,Mr.Phillips,Bedford-street
plaint the articles had
with whom
adjourned till this day (Tuesday), to allow of Mr. Phillip
being present.
great reluctance, as
INTIMIDATION BY A TURN-OUT.—Charles Mitchell, t
miner's labourer, was charged with assaulting, and in
timidating a fellow-workman, named Ellis. The prisoner
was sentenced to be imprisoned for three months.