The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-11-03 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

The Recorder took his seat on the bench at ten o'clock, imme-
diately after which, several prisoners who had pleaded guilty on
their arraignments, had sentence paesed upon them.
Thomai Clough was indicted on a charge of having feloniously
stolen twelve pounds weight of cotton wool, the property of Thos.
Drover and '1 hos. Birkett. The prisoner pleaded not guilty.—
Josh. Belshaw deposed that he was a warehouseman in a bonded
warehouse. On the 6th August last, several hales of cotton hdi-
ing from time to time been pilfered, he went by the direction of
a superior warehouseman to watch, and endeavour if be could.
discover the thief. He placed himself near the outer door, and
presently he saw the prisoner ascend the stairs with a sampling
bag in his hand. After awhile be (the prisoner) descended the
sten* on which he stopped for alew moments. Witness saw
that he was folding something in his apron. Witness imniedi._
ately went to him, and asked him what he had got. Prisoner
replied that he had been sampling for Mr. Timothy Bourne,.and
Ifnmediately produced one of Timothy Bourne's sample bags,
which was toll of catkin. The hag was marked T. B. The pri-
soner said that he had sampled the cotton, from room No; 3.
Witness immediately took him up to that room. Finding thac
none of the men employed in this room knew the prisoner, wits
ness sent information to Jones, the warehouseman, who had
ordered him to watch. The prisoner then said that he was a
little intoxicated, and he hoped witness would forgive him. On
the arrival of Jones, the prisoner was conveyed to Bridewell.
The material points in this testimony were corroborated by'
Jones.

Edward Whittle, warehouseman to Mr. Timothy Bourne,
stated that he knew the prisoner, who had been employed by
them. Did not know how prisoner had become possessed of
their bag►, but supposed that he must have kept it back at some
time when sampling. The prisoner had come to their employ
with an excellent character, which he had maintained during
the whole time he remained with them.

Several persons of respectability were called, who gave the
prisoner an exceedingly good character. The jury returned a
verdict of Guilty, and the court passed upon him sentence of six
months' imprisonment, and to be kept to hard labour.
• Thos. Ward pleaded not guilty to an indictment which charged
him with having, on the 16th September last, feloniously stolen
a jacket, the property of Joseph Burns. The latter stated that
he was a dock-gateman. On the 16th September he wag sta-
tioned on the east side of George's Dock. Inthe hut, appro-
priated to the use of the dock-gatemen, he left his jacket. No
persons, excepting his colleagues, had any right to enter that
hut. When he returned, he found that his jacket, which con-
tained a handkerchief, a knife, and a pocket-book, had been
purloined. The door of the hut was only latched.
Thomas Birch, dock-policeman, deposed, that in consequence
of the information which he had received from the last witness:
he bad gone in search of the prisoner, whom he soon found with
jacket, (which was identified by Burns,) on his back. The
prisuuer stated, that he was a native of Hull, from which port
be had been accustomed to sail, as a seaman. He was in liquor
when he committed the act. In fact, all that he remembered
was, that he had been overtaken by intoxication, had fallen
asleep, and when he awoke he found a strangejacket on his per-
son. He was on the point of going to sea, when the alleged.
robbery had been committed. The jury found the prisoner
Guilty. He was, under the circumstances, sentenced to impri-
sonment for one month.

Rosannah Connor was indicted under charge of having, on
the 6th of September. stolen five pounds weight of cotton, the
property of Jamei Wrigley and George Wrigley.
Thomas Hall deposed, that he was the driver of a lorry. On
the day in question, he was employed taking in a load of cot-
ton, from the warehouse of Messrs. Bailey Brothers and Co.
He saw the prisoner loitering about the lorry, and at length she
advanced clues to it, and he saw her pull out two or three large
handsful of cotton. He ordered her to go away, but she did,
not comply. He then told the warehouseman what she was '
about. The warehouseman came down, and drove her off. Afa
ter a short time had elapsed, she returned again, and he save'
her cut a hole or slit in one of the bales, and take out soma
more cotton.
Robert Clark said he was a clerk with Messrs. 'Wrigley and
Son. On the day in question, he waii takie,g account of cotton
at the warehouse of Messrs. Bailey Brothers end Co., Tower-
garden. He heard the carter call to him, and saw the prisoner
taking cotton from the lorry. Subsequently, he saw het cut a
largeopening in one of the bales, and take thereirotn some more'
cotton. He went down and secured her. She had stuffed the
cotton within the breast of her gown. She had about five.
pounds of cotton about her. It was worth thirteen pence per
pound. Dock-policeman, No. 125, (David Jones.) corroborated
the latter part of the above statement. A previous conriction
of Rosannah Connor, for stealing wearing apparel, was then
read. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the court sou-,
teuced her to six months' imprisonment.
Richard Humphrey:, aged 25, was indicted for having stolen
two handkerchiefs- the property of Mr. W. D. Chidson, and one
umbrella, and on* piece of silk, the property of Meesrs Chidson
and Woollright, mercers, Bold-street.
William D. Chidson stated, that he was the partner of Mr
Woollright, and they. were in business as silk-mercers, &e., ih
Bold-street. The prisoner had entered their service about six'
months ago. He, (witness,) had never missed any property out
of the shop, but he had missed several silk handkerchiefs, and
other articles of his own private property. The prisoner had fel=
len under suspicion, and his lodgings had been searched, whets'
a great number of pawn-tickets had been found, many of which
had turned out to be for goods, their propeity, and some of them
for handkerchiefs, &v., which belonged exclusively to witness.
The pawnbrokers with whom the prisoner had pledged the
stolen articles proved him to be the person from whom they re-
ceived them. It appeared that the prisoner was respectably con-
nected in Wales, and that he had formerly borne a good 'charac-
ter. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The court sentenced'
him to one months's imprisonment.
Peter M'Kinsey. aged 17, and John Phillips aged 14, pleaded
not guilty to the charge of having, on the night of the 10th Au-
gust, entered the dwelling house of Elizabeth Sullivan, and stolen
therefrom a quantity of wearing apparel.
Elizabeth Sullivan deposed, that on the 10th of. August she
went to bed at eleven o'clock; she left a. number of articles of
apparel, which she had washed, hanging over fi line in the
kitchen. Not long after she had retired to rest, she beard ar.
noise which alarmed her, but she did not get np. Between
four or five o'clock in the morning, however, a female who
lodged with her got up, and to her surprise found all the doors
open, both back and front. When she (witness) went down,
she discovered that all the clothes which she had left to dry had
been taken away.
Mary Williams, the lodger above alluded to. corroborated the.
above evidence. An entrance, it appears, had been effected br
breaking a pane of glass whereby the window bad been (Twit,-
after which it became easy to unfasten the doors from within.
John Beacon, watchman No. 15, deposed, that he was going
his round on the morning in question, when he saw the two pri-
soners at. a short distance from the house of Mrs. Sullivan ;.•
they had a bundle with them, and their appearance at that
untimely hour excited his suspicions. He asked them what
they were about; upon which they immediately dropped the.
bundle and ran off. He seized the bundle, and, giving the
usual signal for assistance pursued them. He was quickly
joined by other watchmen, and both prisoners were secured.
former conviction against M'Kinsey was put, in and read, and
the identity of the prisoner with the person named in it sworn-
to. Verdict, guilty.
The learned Recorder informed the prisoners that the crime
of burglary, of which they had just been, on the clearest evidence,
found guilty, was one which, if they had been tried under other
circumstances, might have involved the forfeit of their lives-
The catalogue against !M'Kinsey, .he intimated, was exceedingly
black, he having been convicted, committed, and 'wanted a.
great number of times. He therefore conceived that he should
not be doing his ditty to the' community-If he did-not send him
nut of the country. The court then sentenced Itim (M`Kinsey).
to fourteen years' transportation, and Phillips to twelve months'
imprisonment in Lancaster Castle.
John Hannan was indicted under a charge of having, on the
30th September last, stolen one firkin of butter, the property of
James Tyrer. It appeared from the evidence that seventy-tire
firkins of butter were. left upon the quay under the care of a
watchman, that they might in the followiug day be removed to
their destination. One of these firkius the prisoner managed to
take away, unperceived by the vigilant sentinel who was left tee
guard them. The thief was mode known to the police through
the honesty of a little boy, the driver of a donkey cart, whom
the prisoner engeged to convey the butter to a place of safety in
the town. The former, upon discovering that the butter bad
been stolen, which circumstance was candidly acknowl edged by
the prisoner to him, refused to have anything to do with it, and
gave immediate information to police-officer Alexander, who,
forthwith apprehended the prisoner. Verdict, Guilty. Sen-
tence twelve months' imprisonment.
John Jones pleaded not guilty to an indictment which charged
him with having stolen a quantity of lead piping from some pre-
mises in Launcelot's-hey.
Jonas Gleave, a plumber and glazier, of London Toad, testified
that he had been employed to repair the water pipe iu question,
to which he had added two feet six inches of new material.
John Hollis deposed that he was a warehouseman with Messrs.
Collman, Lambert, and Co. He saw tbt peieon er and enothali
man turning over some shavings cud rubbish which lay oppoiata
to their warehouse. They had a bag with them. Into thus half
he saw them put some article, and his curiosity being excite
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be asked them what they had got. They hesitated fora mown*,
and upon his repeating the question they both ran off in COP::
trary directions. The prisoner did not retreat so fast as huh-
companion, and witness pursued, and speedily osatoo)r.
He conveyed both the prisoner and the lead tie Bridewell, whorl
he delivered them into the custody of police-officer Samuel
Lloyd. The latter produced the lead, both the old and new
portion of which were identified by Mr. Gleave. The prisoner,
in his defence, said that he was, when seen by Rallis, merely,
looking for chips, and that he had no connexion_ whatever wi
the other person who had been seen near him. The jury fount'
the prisoner Guilty, and the court sentenced hips to twelve
mouths' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle.

WEONESIAT.
John Kitchin, a young man in the employ of Messrs. Row-
land and Son, dentists, St. James's-street, was arraigned far
having robbed his employers. He pleaded guilty to the charge,
but on the recommendation of his employers be was allowed to
withdraw that plea, and after a severe reprimand from the
court the indictment was also withdrawn, and the prisoner W&S
discharged.

FRIDAY:
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS FROM CO I LOREN.--William Yen'
aerwa was called, baying been at large under bail. Lie El'

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