The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-11 00:00:00

STEALING SACK&

John Morgan, a carter, was charged with stealing, on the
6th instant, several corn sacks, the property of Messrs. T.
and W. Woodward, corn merchants. He afterwards offered
them for sale at a marine store dealer's, who would not buy
them. They were taken (to the number of twenty) from a
number of bags sent to the quay to be used in discharging
beans from the Kendal Castle, and were all marked with the
names of the owners. The case was clearly proved, and the
prisoner being found guilty, was sentenced to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for four calendar months.

STRIPFING A CHILD

Mary Connolly pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
her with having stripped a child of its clothing. The Re-
corder remarked on the heinousness of the offence of strip-
ping a child, and leaving it helpless in the street. He sen-
tenced her to twelve month's imprisonment and hard labour.

STEALING STUFF GOODS FROM A WAREHOUSE

John Mitchell stood indicted for having broken into the
warehouse of Messrs. Tyrer and Co. on the 20th March
last, and stolen therefrom a piece of stuff goods, their pro-
perty. The case was detailed when the prisoner was exa-
mined before the police magistrate. Three pieces of goods
were taken, but only one was traced to the prisoner, who
had been seen near the premises at the time of the robbery.
He was found guilty, and sentenced to ten years' transpor-
tation beyond the seas.

STEALING SPADES FROM A WAREHOUSE

Edward Williams was indicted for having stolen, on the
27th of March, three spades, the property of W. M`Murdo
Duncan and another, of Cooper's-row, and - Ritchie for
receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen.
Williams had been for some years in the employ of Messrs.
Duncan and Co., as warehouseman, and it appeared had
before borne a good character, he having once found a ring
on the premises, which he restored to his employers. Rit-
chie kept a hardware-shop, and dealt in second-hand as well
as new articles. Williams had charge of the cellar where si-
milar spades were kept, and five of which were missed. He
was seen carrying three spades, which he took to Ritchie's
shop, who admitted to the police-officer that he had bought
them for 3s. There appeared to be no concealment on the
part of Ritchie, the spades being placed in front of the
counter, and an entry made of the name of " Williams," as
the vendor. The evidence against Williams was, lvwever,
conclusive. The recorder was of opinion that there were
doubts as to Ritchie's guilty knowledge, as he made no con-
cealment, and Williams at the time bore a good character.
The jury, after consulting for some time, returned a verdict
of guilty against both prisoners, but recommended Ritchie
to the merciful consideration of the court. Mr. Venables
wished to call witnesses to Williams's character, but the
recorder said that it was admitted that he had borne a good
character; but it was a serious affair for a servant to rob an
employer. He deferred passing sentence.

STEALING MANURE.
Edward Much was tried and convicted on a charge of
having stolen a quantity of manure from Mr. Samuel Bar-
row, Jordan-street. The prisoner loaded a cart belonging
to Mr. Owen, of West Derby, with the manure, and received
from Mr. Owen's carter 13s in payment for it. He had no
authority to take it, and was unknown to Mr. Barrow. There
was a previous conviction for a similar offence, and he was sen-
tenced to be imprisoned for 12 months and kept to hard
labour.

THEFT OF TALLOW

William Sillitoe and John Porter were indicted for steal-
ing 401bs. of fat from a butcher. The prosecutor had
missed some fat from time to time, and coloured a quantity of
the same article with ink, covering the coloured part so that
the ink might not show. The bait took, and the material
was found in the possession of the delinquents. The pro-
secutor, Mr. Vessey, had occasionally employed the pri-
soners, and spoke rather favourably of their former character.
They were consigned to 4 month's imprisonment and hard
labour, with an admonition to get into some honest way of
living, when they were released.

STEALING BEEF.

A little boy, named Luke Connell, pleaded guilty to steal-
ing from a stall 41bs. of beef. It appeared that he was
tempted by hunger. He was committed for 12 months to
prison and hard labour, and the recorder intimated that his
education should be attended to.