The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THEFT BY AN OFFICE Boy.—On Tuesday, two boys, nam-d
G.orge Young and John Sloane, were brought up at the Po-
lice-court, charged with stealing a sum of money and a coat, from
the office of Messrs. Shaw and Spence, merchants, India-build-
ings.—Mr. John Shaw, son of one of the partners, stated that
Young had been ten days in their service as an office boy
previously to the 19th of December last. On the morning of
that day, when he (Mr. Shaw) went to the office, he found a
candle burning on the counter, but the inside shutters were not
opened. He examined the safe and found it open, and the
cash box, containing from £7. to £lO. in gold and silver, taken
away. He also missed five shillings from the mantel piece,
and a frock coat from the office. The shutters were secure, so
that the office had not been entered by the window, He had
left the prisoner Young on the p-eceding evening to put the
books in their places, and to lock up the safe and deposit the.
key in the drawer. After locking up the office, it was his duty
to take the key to the warehouseman, and get it hack in the
morning. Young was not on the premises, and on enquiry it
appeared that he had obtained the key from the warehouseman,
andia concert with Sloane. the other prisoner, who kept watch
outs e, had gone to the office that morning, and carried away
the box containing the money, with which they immediately de-
camped to Manchester. Information having been given to the
police, search was made for the prisoners, and they were brought
up on Friday last in the custody of one of the Manchester police,
when they were remanded. In addition to Mr. Shaw's state-
ment, Sloane told Lloyd, one of the constables, that he had been
called out of his aunt's house by Young on the morning of the
robbery, and that, after it was committed, they had proceeded
as far as Present, where the box was opened and the money
taken out. They then threw the lioX into a ditch. The coat
was given to a woman who undertook :0 find them lodgings,
and the money was spent soon after.—Mr. Hall said he could
not conceive how a boy like Young shonld have had money en-
trusted to him, and he thought Mr. Shaw was blameable in ex-
posing him to temptation. There was more evidence against
Sloane than against Young. The evidence of the former was
not confirmed in any one particular except against himself.
After souse further observations, in the course of which Mr.
Hall expressed his doubts as to the sufficiency of the evidence,
but on which he said a jury would decide, the prisoners were
committed to the sessions.

RIVAL BROKERS.—OnTuesdav, James O'Connell, a custom's
broker, was brought before Mr. Pall by a " brother of the trade
named Edward David Jones, charged with an assault on the
complainant. M r.• Jones stated that on Friday last, while he
was in the discharge of his duty as a broker bf customs, Mr.
O'Connell presented his; card to a gentleman; and on his look-
ing at the card, Mr. O'Connell struck him a violent blow in the
face. The genolemanto whom the card was shown,. con firmed
the complainant's statement. When the card was shown to the
witness, Mr. O'Connell observed that though they were oFpo-
Rents in-business, he would be happy to do any thing to oblige
him. Mr. Jones had then looked at the card, and was struck
in the manner' deScritied.- Mr. O'Connell, who appeared to he
greatly excited,,and who had previously asked the complainant
if occurrences of that kind had not taken place berme, said that
these things were occurring daily with the complainant. About
nine months .ago,. he (Mr. O'Connell) had brought him up to
that court, when he received a reprimand from Mr. Hall, such
as he (the defendant) never thought he would forget. Mr. Dow-
ling,• had then stated that he was a disorderly character. Ile
( Mr. O'Connell) declared most solemnly that he did not strike
the complainant. When he showed his card to the gentleman,
Jones laughed in his faCe, and lifted up his top coat to make the
important discovery whether or not he conformed so far to Eng-
lish manners as to wear -a shirt ! and feeling indignant at his
behaviour he drove him back. He was but or short standing
as a broker; and was viewed with jealousy and suspicion by the
complainant, who had told him that he was an Irishman, and
asked why he did not stop in his own country, and not come
and take the breai out of his mouth. He had told defendant
that he and such-like Irishmen ought to be hanged, and Daniel
O'Connell hanged first ; and, to crown the whole, he called him
a thief in the presence of others. Mr. Hall remarked that
nothing he had said was an answer to the charge of assault
which had been sworn to by Jones and his witness. Mr. O'Con-
nell said he had attended with bail, and he wished both parties
to be bound over to keep the peace. Jones was constantly also
under the influence of liquor. Mr. Hall said it was perfectly
clear that people resorting to the Custom-house must be annoyed
from day to day by these quarrels. If Mr. O'Connell had any
Cause of complaint against Jones, he must bring him there.—
The defendant was .ordered to pay 20s. and costs, or in default
be imprisoned sixteen days in the Borough House of Correction
MASTER AND APPRENTICE.—Mr. Richard Gardiner ap-
peared before Mr. Hall, on Wednesday, having been summoned
by John Price, his apprentice. Mr. Gardiner produced the
indentures and handed them to Mr. Hall. The complainant
said he had been working piece-work for some time past. Last
week but one he made the sum which it was requisite he should
make for his father, and 2s. 6d. over, to which he was entitled.
When he came to get his wages his master would only pay
him 3s. 9d., though he ought to have received his board wages,
which were 73. and 2s. 6d. which he had earned. The master
said the statement -as to the rate of wages was correct. He
referred Mr. Hall to a clause in the indentures, which provided
that.the apprentices were not to receive payment for more time
than they actually worked, Mr. Hall asked for proof of the
actual time during which do apprentice had worked in the
week in question. Mr Gardiner called his time-keeper, who.
produced the books. The time-keeper said the complainant
had absented himself during the whole of the past week. In
the course of the whole of the former week he had only worked
three days and a quarter. Therefore he had lost one day with
another two days and three quarters. The time-keeper specified
the time lost on each day according to the books. l'he appren-
tice said he had a certain sum of money to earn for his master.
That sum he had earned and 2s. 6d. over; he therefore thought
he was entitled to his full wages and the profit too. Mr. Hall :
" Do.you suppose that I shall order you to be paid your full
wages for six days When
.you have only actually worked little
better than half of that tune? The master said the case stood
thus. The complainant and another young man had tasks set.
What they jointly earned above that was equally divided
between • them. During the week in question their joint earn-
ings had amounted.lci. a surn.which entitled them to 2s. Gd. profit
each. The complain6st had credit for this sum, though he had
himself lost so much time that he was curtailed of 3s. 3d. of his
wages.—Mr. Hall dismissed the complaint.
StilLGGLlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a man named
Dennis M'Cool, the steward of the Robertson Pier vessel, was
placed at the bar of the Police-office, on a charge of attempting
to smuggle a large quantity of whiskey. A police officer stated
that that morning, about nine o'clock, he observed a cart with
a quantity of goods coming from the Prince's Dock. He ex-
amined the goods and found a large jug in a basket in the cart.
The carter said he brought it from the pier, and that the stew-
aid of one of the packets put it on the cart. From the carters
description he found out the prisoner, who acknowledged that
the jog was his. A Custom-house officer deposed that the jug
contained three gallons and two quarts of whiskey. The pri-
soner said be knew nothing about what the jug contained, he
had been requested by another person to get it on shore, and
was told it contained catsup. Ile had no permit. He was stew-
ard on board the Robertson Pier. Mr. Hall said he convicted
him it, the mitigated penalty of £25, or to be committed for
three months to Kirkdale.

HonaEuy.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a well known and
hardened thief, named Mary Brennan, was placed before the
magistrates, charged with having stolen a coffee pot. A police-
man stated, that at about 11 o'clock that morning he was
coining past .the Adelphi, and saw the prisoner and another
woman going up Copperas-hill : knowing them to be bad cha-
racters, he followed them to a shop which they had just left and
inquired if they had lost anlthing, when the people of the shop
stated, after a short examination, that they had lost a coffee
pot. lie immediately fo:lo,t•ed the women, and on the person
of the prisoner he found the coffee pot. The prisoner said she
had bought it for Bd., and had paid for it just and honest. The
complainant here stated that the coffee pot was hers, and that
the prisoner had not bought it off her. Depredations of this
kind were continually being made on her property. Mr. Hall
sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned three month. in the
Borough [louse of Correction.

STEALING IRON.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a ruffian-
looking fellow, well known to the police, named Martin, was
placed before the magistrates, charged with having stolen a
piece of pig iron from the Docks. A policeman deposed that
he saw the prisoner pick up a piece of pig iron from the quay of
the Prince's Dock and put it under his jacket. He immediately
went towards him, when the prisoner seeing hi:n approach him
shrunk away and dropped the piece of iron behind a cart.—
W hen asked what he had to say in defence, the prisoner, in a
strong Irish brogue said, " I'd a mind to bring id away, bud I
Ink a second thought an' trew it out ov me hand, an' then this
young man Wild me." Mr. Parkinson said the prisoner was a
well known thief. .Prisoner,—" I was not staling at all, shur."
Mr. flail.—" You are very well known; you are always steal-
ing about the docks." Prisoner.—"'Times is very bad, shur."
Mr. flail.—" One month .to the Borough House of Correction."
DRUNKEN SEI:VANTS.7--YetiterdaVr at the Police-office, a
lade named Taylor appeared to prefer a complaint against her
cook, Mary 11`Fee, who.appeared at the bar, for getting drunk
and assaujting her.. Mrs. Taylor stated the prisoner was her
cook, and on. Wednesday "she bound her drunk in the kitchen.
She haul got =the key-'or the wine cellar, and taken out. two bot-
tles of wine and a bottle fq;porter : of this, however, she had no
proof. She was sti drunk in the back kitchen that she could
WA get on with her choking, and she (complainant) told her to
sit down till she waSkolle,r.- Sloe (the poisoner) then went to
the fire, and took up the Shovel, and begun stirring the fire,
covering the meat with ashes and spoiling it, and she again told.
her to give over and sit down, when she (the prisoner) struck
her a violent blow With the shovel, and so stunned her that she
had to be carried out,ol the kitchen by the other two servants.
A policeman staled that he was called into Mrs. Taylor's house
to take the prisoner into custody ; she made an attack upon him
also.—Mr. Hall said, this was pretty conduct in a servant ; on
her mistress going into the kitchen she had assaulted her.—Mrs.
Taylor said the prisoner had only been a week with her, but a
recommendation.—Mr. Hall: First of all she disgraces the
house by getting drunk, which is a very high offence in a ser-
vant, and then she assaulted her mistress.—Prisoner " She
shoved me first, and I only shoved her back again."—Mr. Hall:
We shall fine you 20s. and costs, or in default you must be
committed fur sixteen days to the Borough Gaol.
ASSAULT.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a young man,
Edward Jones. was placed at the bar charged with having com-
mitted a most brutal assault on a respectable man named James
Davieson, the night before, in Dale-street. The complainant,
wiao appeared with his face covered with plasters, and his head
lunch swollen, and his face discoloured, deposed that he was
going home from seeing a friend, the night before, between
twelve and one o'clock, and, when passing the top of Dale-
street, he met the prisoner, who pushed against hint, and got
hold of him. lie asked him what be wanted with him—haul he
any business with him, when the prisoner replied, " I'll soon
let you know," and with that he hit him a most violent blow on
the face with something in his fist which knocked him down
senseless, where he remained till the policeman picked him up.
A policeman stated that he saw the prisoner knock the entn-
{olainant down on the bricks at the top of Dale-street, and when
he was down the prisoner struck him and kicked him; he (the
policeman) then came up and made him a prisoner. The com-
plainant appeared quite stultified with the blows he had re-
ceived. The complainant here stated that he had a surgeon to
his face, and he had stated that it was cut right into the bone,
and he was afraid he should lose one of his e} es. The prisoner
said he knew nothing about it. He was a fireman out of em-
ployment. He never saw the complainant in his life before.
Mr. flail said it was a most savage assault ; the prisoner had
knocked him down and kicked him, and probably struck him
with sonic instrument in his hand. The magistrates had no
hesitation in going the toll extremity of the law. They con-
victed him in the penalty of £5. including costs, and in default
of payment to be committed for two months to the Borough
Gaol.

GENUINE JOHN BULL.—Yesterlav, at the police office,
a farmer named John Hockleshaw, of 011erton, was summoned
before the magistrates on a charge of his two men having
removed night soil flunk two places, from the town of Liver-
pool, during the hours not allowed by law. On both informa-
tions he was fined 6s. 6d. with costs. The defendant presented
a fine specimen of. an old English farmer. He was a man
about 60 years of age, immensely stout, but active withal, res-
pectably dressed in farmer style, and had an expression on his
features' 61 'sulkitieS'S at being'biotiglit there," and dogged obsti-
nacy. His defence was, that be knew nothing about his men
being in Liverpool, having given thew orders to go elsewhere.

He was fined, however, notwithstanding, when he iminndiately
said he would not par. Mr. Hall: "Is that your deterinina.
Zion ?" Farmer: •' Yes." Mr. Hail : "Then I must order
you into cuitody till my warrant can he returned." The old
man then submitted to be taken into custody, and was placed
in the prisoner's dock. After remaining there a short time,
Mr. Hall again addressed nim. " Come now, why cannot
you pay this fine? You seem a respectable man, and I don't
wish to be harsh with you. You know I have power to detain
you till my warrant for the sale of sulficent of your property to
cover the tine and expenses has been returned. Come put your
hand in your pocket." Farmer—"l don't see that I ought
to pay it." Mr. 11,dl: As to my reasoning with a farmer, that
is quite out of the question. Look here, suppose I send nay
warrant; you will look very foolish to be kept here till Satur-
day; you will lose two days. and when you get home you will
find a part of your property taken under my warrant, and will
be laughed at by all the farmers arround you. Come pay the
13s. Farmer (after considering awhile) "'Fake something off
it." (Laughter. t Mr. Hall:—Well I will lessen the fine and
pot you in the same situation as some of the others who have
been fined. l'av ss. (id. for each information, that will be 11s.
then, 2s. off. The old farmer without uttering a syllableslowly
paid the money, shilling by shilling and then walked steadily
and sulkily out of the court.