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

LIVERPOOL POLICE REPORT.

FRIDAY.--Before Alderman CASE.
Anne Williamson, a married woman, was charged with steal-
ing a hat, a coat, and other articles, the property of Mr. ltichd,
Dobson, of Netherfield-road North, Eyertou. It appeared from
the evidence of the complainant that on Friday, the 20th ult.,
at eight Welock in the evening, he missed the hat and two coats
from the hall Of his house, which he hid seen there in the course
of the day. Ohe of the coats was.the property of a. gentleman
on a visit at his house.. Ile- gave information of 'the robbery to
the police, and the hat produced was his property..
Tomas Robertson, a pawnbroker in Bevingtun Bush, proved
that The ',Moiler pledged the hat prodUced on the evening of
the ro,,bery.- •
Barton, a constable, said that he apprehended the prisoner at
her lodgings in 'Eldon-place, and there found, amongst other
pawntickets; the' ticket of the hat stolen.
The' prisoner having nothing more,to say in her defence than
that thehat-wits'siven her bya young mau 'lamed Thos. Reed,
was commititiil.
A weinan- named Anne Jones was eommitted.,for trial for
stealing a flat-iron, some sheets and wearing apparel, the pro-.
perty of Margaret Keiji') and Mary Anne Atlett.
Alad not more than twelve years of age, was charged with
stealing alop• coat, waistcoat; and other articles, the property
of Win. Wainwright, a clothes-dealer in Cockspur-street. It
appeared that on the previous evening,, bet Ween six and seven,
o cluck, complainant observed the prisoner and four or fiVe
other boys running from his shop-Window. Having recently
had 'several things purloined, he suspected they had stolen;something, and accordingly pursued them,and overtook the
prisoner with the coat, &c. in his possession. He convey ed,him
to the Vauxhall Bridewell.—Committed.
Rommel' or PLATE.—In the course of Teesday. night last
the house of Mr. John Tunstall, At Linacre Marsh, was entered
by thieves, who forced their way through the window of the
butler's pantry. Thence they proceeded to the dining-rcom,
from which they carried oft silver plate to the value, of between
£2O and £3O. Information being giVen to the pollee, the offi-
cers proceeded to a house in Priscilla-place, Addison-street,
and, on their going up stairs, a man named John Hannah
leaped out of the window. lie was pursued, however, and
brought back, after a smart chase. A silver cream-jug, with
some tea and dessert-spoons, all of which had been stolen from
Mr Tunstalrs, were found in the house. Two women,. named
Eliza Evans and Ana Rowell, who Were also in.the house,
were -brought up. before the magistrates on Friday, along with
Hannah, and they were all committed for trial.
SATURDAY.—(Before Mr. Aid. Case!and Mr. Ald. tioRSFALL.)
UNSTAMPED ISTEWsP.APEnS.—A woman named Smith, who
keeps a pamphlet-shop in Riehmund-row, and a mail named
Pughe,,of Marybone, in the same business, were sinernopeabe_,
fore the nia'gist rates at c4,o.grd.
with VentLivir, Inlitaro yeti pa c.uutiiihing news. The wDznau„,
whose, husband some time ago was sentenced to six in„thi,
imprigonment, in default of payment of 'ihe penalty iuflicted ter
a similar offence, did nut appear to auseer the charge, and the
magistrates tined her in the penalty of £leg .Pughe p.eatled
guilty;and was also fined in apelialiy 0;10.
The'fitagistrates informed the, ast named. defendant that it
was not their object or viisti' to exact a fine from him. It wa4
the intention of the coo"folissioners ,of stamps to put a stop to the
illegal traffic in which he was concerned, and lithe vending 9r
the papers was discontinued, the penalty would Labe enforced,
The. defendant promised to abate the nuisance.
DISTURnANCES 12.1(iNGST. Tuff OpACHMAKERS.—This day
lite =spray of the worlimencompoaing,tile,coachmakere unioa

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attended at the police court to hear two cases of assault pre-
ferred by the disaffected apprentices in the, employ of -Mr.
Gorst, the coach-builder, against .two of the new workmen,
frOm Dublin, whom Messrs.orst had taken into their employ
in consequence of the
,refractory I.iverpooi !unionists having
turned otit. Mr. Crew; the, solicitor, appeared for the coin-
Iplainants, from whose statement it seemed that on Wednesday
:night laist a•disturbance arose beta:een the apprentices and the
;per men in fir, Gorst's employ, when Nolan, one of • the de-
fendants, gawk Thompson, cue of the complainants, 41n .the
face with hi4' fist. The new men had also tbreatened to use
,ftaggiers!teassiell,the apprentices with. oTo prove this assault
which, in itself, seemed of a trifling 'lattice, several apprentices
'were .Called, all of whom belonged to the apprentices' union, or,
as some of them termed it, the apprentices'.society. They•said
that they were in fear of their lives from the new men, who had
'Constructed_latgeldaggers to assail theirs with. "Tivo weapons
were pr9chic,ed,abeut half a yard long,in shape somewhat like a
dagger, apparenkly made from a poker,, which the witnesses
`swore they Bair the'detendant Nolan filing at the ends. Mr.
Loiyndes,,the splieitor for The defendants,. said that the 'master
coachmaker4, sooner.thau stihmit to .be dictated to by the un-
TOnisti, had pro Cured iwirkineu from Loudon and Dullini and
, ever Since thaarrival of the newsmen ,they had. been exibjected
to assaults from the "turn out" journeymen and the appren-
adriiiited'ilie assault, but was ready to bring forward
..etideace to show provocation. In some instances the new men
had been drequilyilktreated, and if they.had constructed .the
tVeapOnS_prOduced they were merely to carry in their own de-
Jence. _Tham .agistrates Said,. that. as the assault had 'been
proved arid admitted they had no other alternative than to hold
The•defendanis to bail.. The defendants having been ordered to
find bail, knottier case, preferred by an apprentice named Hunt
against a new journeyman named. Bell, from Ireland, of a shills
" tar nature ; to the, last; was heard, but.as it appeared that one
. party was as bad !as the, other the case *as dismissed. The
magistrates in dismissing the. charge cautioned the workmen
•.present against committing any breach of the peace. If auy
one was brought before them for assaults in future tLey would
be dealt with more severely, , . •
YESTERDAY.—Before Sir THOMAS BRANCItER and Sir GEORGE
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