The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

• .(Before Mr. Alderman Hoitssva..L.)
• .ROBBING A SAlLOR.—Catherine Duff; one of that unfortu-
nate class of females with which this.town so much abounds,
was placed at the bar, charged witty having robbed a simple-
looking mariner, who had been paid off but the day before, of
four sovereigns. From the statement of Mr.. Fitzpatrick, the
landlord of the publit-houSe in which'ihe seaman was in 'com-
pany with the prisoner, it appeared that he cause into his house
in the early part of the afternoon in A state of intoxication, and
asked for some liquor, which he refused to supply him with, at
the same time telling him, he had had' enough. He allowed
him, however, to sit down, and shortly afterwards he fell asleep,
and continued in that situation until nearly eight o'clock. On
the se'aman's awaking he appeared to have somewhat recovered
from the effects of the liquor he had taken, and previously to
leaning the house was cautioned by Fitzpatrick to take care of
his money, which he took the trouble of wrapping up fur him in
a handkerchief, and then safely deposited it in his side coat
pocket. The sailor had not left his house more than five minutes
before he returned again with the female pritoner, and they had
some drink together. After being again cautioned by
latrick, who informed him he was in bad company, the sailor
eft the house accompanied by the prisoner. It was not long,
hoWever, before he returned to his house, and gave an account
of his having been robbed of the sum in question; on hearing
this, and having a knowledge of the female, he immediately
went in Pursuit, and succeeded in taking ber into custody. It
was proved in evidence that a short time subsequent to the rob-
bery, the pi isouer had gone to a public-house in the ueighh'ours
hood, and asked for change for a sovereign, and was observed
to have two or three more in the palm of her hand. None 6f
the money was found upon her when she was apprehended.
She was fully committed to the sessions.
The ,owner of a car, named Simpson, was summoned for
endeavouring to extort from a gentleman who had hired his
vehicle more than the ordinary rate of charge. The fare was
from St. George's church to South John-street, for which. the
car driver made a demand df-ls. 6d., he only being'allowed by
the act to charge Is. The car owner attempted to prove that.
the distance he had gone was more than that prescribed by the
act, but he failed to do so. He was fined 10s. and costs.
YESTERDAY.—(Before the Marcia and Mr. Ald. SANDBACII.)
SDP-PO:SRO ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDF..—A stupid-
looking fellow, whose formation of countenance appears to have
been a sort of compromise between humanity and the monkey
part of the creation, was placed at the bar on suspicion of having
broken open the box of Mrs. Judy Entwisle, the middle aged
spouse of Patrick of the same name, who deals in pigs, potatoes,
and other trilling refreshments, at his house in Scotland-place,
where lodgings are let to the clean and decent of Patrick's
countrymen, and as it turned out to the dishonest culprit in this
cage. The 'second count in the charge for which the prisoner
had to account, was for attempting (as the nocturnal guardian
expressed it) to cut his trizzett. It was stated by the watch-
man that Mistress Judy Entu isle a few days ago, had the
dale box in which she kept her jewels and sundry other affairs,
consisting of thimbles, rings for the pigs' noses, a silk dress, Stc.,
broken open. Nobody the was continued could have dyne the

wicked act but the prisoner, as nobody was seen near the house
in the shape of a lodger but him, and she intimated the same
thing to Bomfield, who, happening to be of the same opinion;
.loak•him illiaCUS2o6,,4l). being seized by the powerful hand
'Of the law, the prisenersauffhatlia`V.Allfkitketirrattecreo4-orrti
sooner than he would go to quell he.woulOirfeit his life, at the,
same time, uiting the ;lotion to the .word,tit:aking 'froni iris
pocket a large clasp knife, with which, as the Watchman said,
he would certainly have cut • his wizten, hadnot he (the watch-
man) reasoned with hitn,• showing him the absurdity of depriv-
ing himself of a few. years longer life, and probably the hang-
man of his fees. The fact of the suicide freak was proved; but
although Mrs. Entwisle was morally certain that the prisoner
was guilty, she could not produce any proof of it, and he was
consequently "honourably acquitted."
STREET ROBBERY.--Three men were placed at the bar, two
on suspicion of having robbed the third, a seaman, on the pre-
vious night in Highfield-street. From the evidence of Captain
Bradford, of the watch, it appeared that the seaman, whose
name is M`Kenna, was, when quite drunk, in Highfield-street,
knocked down and robbed of six shillings. • The two prisoners
were seen running away in the same neighbourhood imnie-
diately after the occurrence, and suspicion fell upon them. The
seaman, who said that he was a right tough old tar, who had
fought at the battle of Navarino, could net tell whether the pri-
soners were the parties who robbed 'hiin or not ; but if they
'were he did not care a quid of tobacco, and the magistrates
consequently discharged all three.
PICKING PocKETs.---Itichard Dickson, a; young coveter of
other men's goods, was charged with: abstracting a-silk hand-
kerchief from the pocket of a gentleman named Kenny. The
complainant stated that. uu Sunday night he was passing
through Pitt-street, when he felt a tug athis pocket. He turned
round and saw the prisoner quietly walking past him as if no-
thing had happened. Finding, however, that the handkerchief
was missing, heseized him, and found, it safely deposited in his
breast. Butler, the officer, said that.;the prisoner was a well-
trained pickpocket, and the unteisfrates committed him fur
three months as a 'rogue and vaeau9 ond.
A WeIECKED MAItINEII.—An hardY.looking, seafaring man
named John Halley was charged with being drunk in the streets
ou Sunday night. The constable who made the charge said
that the prisoner had been picked up off the coast of Scotland
from the wreck of the ship Melia ,e of New York, which had
, gone to pieces there. He came to Liverpool on Saturday, and
had been strolling through the streets since that time, and hav-
ing no where. to go to on Sunday night.he .was recommended to.
the Night Asylum; but instead.-of .going to that place he went
and got drunk, and. in that.state be
.was subsequenly found and
taken to,Bridewell., In Answer to. a, question from . the magis-
trate, the,prisoner said that nothing to urge in. his de-
fence. He was a native of NeW York; and had come from
.Greenoek with a letter from. the consul there to the consul in
Liverpool to procure him a passage to his native country.
Papers coniirtning this statement being found upon the prisoner
the magistrates discharged him without exacting the usual fine
of five shillings for getting drunk.
PLATE ItaßßEßT.—Three ill-looking fellows, well-known to
the police, were placed St the hart' on-suspicion cif huvirrg stoleit•
a quantity of plate; consisting of table spoons; tea spoons,silver
castors, and other articles frotn No 30; Ashttopstreet; Pembroke-.
place. It appeared frcint the evidence that on Wednesday last
the above prctnises were entered by thieves ascending the yard
wall, and
,the,articles alluded to stolen. Captain heir, of the
watch, having obtained sonic information leading to the dis-
covery of the Offenders, repaired to liarrison-street, Scotland-
road, and apprehend'ed the three prisaners, one.-of whom it is
supposed can be distinctly identified.' D ir. Whitty intimated to
the magistrates that the case was not ready, and the prisoners
were remanded until sufficient evidence Can be procured.