The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-08 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

PRlDAY.—(.Before the MAYOR.)
ROBBERY.—James Campbell, a Scotchman, appeared to lay
a complaint against Eliza Morris. for having robbed him of his
purse containing thirty sovereigns. He was "rather drunk"
the night before, betwixt eight and nine o'clock, and was pass-
ing through the Royal Exchange, and wanted to find the thea-
tre. He asked the prisoner to show him where it was, and she
consented; hut, instead of that, she took him to a house, Which
he afterwards found was in Leather-lane, where " he believed
he fell asleep." When he awoke, he found his purse contain-
ing his money, which he had placed in his watch-pocket, gone.
The defendant was the only person who had been with him.
One of the constables who apprehended the woman said, that,
when first shown to complainant, he was unable to identify
her. The woman was accordingly discharged. The Scotch-
man left the court with a melancholy aspect: his loss will
doubtless teach him to support better his country's national
character for wariness in future.

A LADY Cross, a stout-looking fellow, possessed
of almost feminine volubility, appeare.l to complain that he had
been robbed of a bundle containing a new coat, which he had
only just got from his tailor's, all the particulars of which he
described with the utmost minuteness, at the house of a Mr.
Syers, a publican. He went into the house and ordered a glass
of ale, and two ladies' came in and sat near him. A friend
called upon him, and he went out to speak to him, and left his
bundle besides " the ladies."

The Mayor.—Which lady
Complainant. —This lady in the white shawl at the bar.
When he went in again from talking to his friend, he found his
bundle gone, and the lady gone with it. He said to Mr. Syers
direttly,'" Says I, have you got my bundle?" "No," says he,
" I'se never seed it." "'Well, says I, it's gone." " So, save
he, nobody has left but the lady, :aid I saw her go out myself,
and I'll go show you where she used to live." Well, your nor:
Ship,' we went to the house as where this lady used to live; bUt
she hadn't lived there of along while. Well; we then
The Mayor.—Well, this is along story about nothing,: Did
you trace the bundle to the prisoner?
Complainant. —Well, I'll tell your worship. We found this
lady at the -top of the street talking to a gentleman, and Mr.
Syers says to me, says he, "This is the lady." But I didn't
find my coat. .

Bradford, the constable, said the prisoner had been in the
street with two young men of bad character; but he had been
able to find no trace of the coat. Mr. Syers had seen the wo-
man go out of his house, but had not seen her carry any thing
with her. There being no evidence to connect the lady with the
robbery, she was discharged.
A TASTE POR CORRECTION.—Catherine WiISOYI was brought
up by needy, a watchman, charged with behaving disorderly in
the streets the night before, and when ordered " to move on,"
using the most abusive language to him.
The Mayor.--Well, Catherine, what have you to say to this?
Gather* made a low curtsey, and looked as demure and as
modest as a moat " beautiful" black eye and a tattered muddy
bonnet would permit.
The Mayor.—Where did you get that black eye?
Prisoner (curtseying.) Please your worship, it was the
watchman as abused use shamefully, and struck me on the eye
with his•staff. •
The Superintendent of the Watch said he had seen her with
that black eye a week ago whilst under his charge.
The Mayor, referring to his notes an f addressing the prison-
er,—You have appeared at this bar thirty-one times, and ate
perfectly incorrigible. I find you were here only three days
ago charged with felony. You are committed to the House of
Correction for three months.
BLACK SHEEP.—Ashton, a workman in the employment of
Mr. Haskayne, the baker, appeared to levy a complaint against
a lad named Murphy, also a baker, for abusing hint on various
occasions, and otherwise annoying him for being what is termed
a " black sheep."
Mr. Atkinson appeared on the part of Ashton, and stated the
case. It appeared that there had been a " turn out" of the jour-
neymen bakers, which Ashton had refused to join, and that in
consequence, whenever he went to and returned front his work,
he had been subjected to the grossest abuse, and on one occa-
sion had been struck. The parties had, however, immediately
run away, and he had only been able to identify the prisoner at
the bar. Since then a stone had been thrown in at the window
where complainant worked, and, on looking out to see who had
thrown the stone, complainant saw the prisoner Murphy rim-
ning away. The night before the last this Murphy, along with
some other lads, had•threatened " to knock complainant's -head
off some night."
Murphy, in defence, said he had never "offended" complain-
ant" only calling him names."
He was ordered to find hail to keep the peace, himself in £5O,
and two sureties in £2.5 each.

FELONY.--Thomas Parry wai charged by Mr. Walker, agent
to Mr. Jones, bone-merchant, who has a yard for keeping bones
near the canal, for entering the yard on the previous night
along with two o h.ro , who had made their escape, with intent
to commit a ftt . It appeared from the evidence of
Thomas Pattison- e. of Mr. Walker's men, that he had seen
prisoner climb oveethe gate of the yard early that morning,
and open the gate to admit his companions. He saw them then
proceed to fill some sacks which they had with them with bones.
On being alarmed, they ran away, and prisoner's associates
jumped into the canal and swam across and escaped ; put the
prisoner was secured._ It ap.pearedfrona the 2e,eitlgtioe_of .11r.
'Walker, that large quantities of bones had been missed at vari-
ous times, he shonld think to the value of .C2OO. Prisoner was
fully committed to take his trial at the sessions.
64- PA NES" AND PENA LTIES.—MiChael Carlan, a man of re-
spectable exterior; having been placed in the dock, a shopkeeper
in the witness-box said, "Please your worship, last night, about
half-past nine, as me and my wife were a sitting eating our sup-
pers off as fine a knuckle of veal and kidney tams as ever
,you
seed, your worship, we hears all of a sudden- a crack. W hat's
that ?' says my wife, being much frustrated. ' What's that?'
says I; why it's some of them young imps of Belzebub whot
broke the panes the other day and booked away the stockings:'
So off I goes into the street, and finds this gentleman with his
elbow through one of the panes. ' Hullo, my friend.' says I.
Beg pardon,' says he. `That won't do,' says I, 'without the
2s. 4d. for the pane.' 4 The pain,' says be, feeling his elbow,
I don't mind the 2s. 4d.' Ile then promised to pay, bat after-
wards changed his mind, and would net, so, with the advice of
my wife, we sent him off to liridewell."
The Mayon—What do you say to this?
Prisoner.—l am very sorry.
The Mayor.—Yes, but sorry won't pay either the pane or the
penally. Laughter.)—To the watchntan.—Was he drunk?
Watchman.—Yes, -your worship.
The Mayor.— Let him pay 2s. 4d. for the pane, and ss. for
being drunk. ,The money was forthcoming, and the prisoner
discharged.
AN ODD MISTAKE.—TWO sailors appeared before the Mayor,
one in the dock, and the other in the witness-box. '• What
charge have you against this man ?" said the Mayor, address-
ing the sailor in the witness-box. " I've this to say," replied
be, in a gruff voice, " I thought this chap had stole my watch,
but I finds now it wasn't him, but another inessmate." (Laugh-
ter.) Then you have no charge against him' Sailur.—No.
To the prisoner—Come along Bill.—Exeunt sailors arm in arm.
SATURDAY.—(Before Mr. Alderman LAwnENcE.)
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.—WiIIiain Spencer, a lad apparently
about ten years of age, was charged by Mrs. Lydia Lnnt, of
Scotland-road, with having, on k riday night last, robbed her
passage of a cloak, and with afterwards violently assaulting her
and cutting her hand in her endeavours to detain him. • It ap-
peared from the evidence of Mrs. Lunt that her suspicions were
aroused by the back-door other house clapping to, and on
her going into the passage she missed a cloak which had been
hung up'there. She called her servant and they, having pro-
cured a light, went in search over some •new bitildinp.:s in the
neighbourhood to see if they could discover the thief. They
found the boy at the bar on the premises, whom they seized, and
the cloak was afterwards found by the servant, where he had
been. The lad was. exceedingly rough, and, she thought,
scratched her hands violently; on coining to the light, however,
she found the back of her left hand cut right across in several
places, as with a knife, and bleeding profusely, and she had
since been under the care of a surgeon. The bo was drunk at
the time, and, on searching him, a clasp knife' WAS found on
him. She gave him into the custody of the watchman. This
statement was fully corroborated by the servant and the watch-
•
man, and the lad was committed to take his trial at the sessions
for the offence.

Thomas Elison, Charles Langdale, and John Cloves were
ordered to find bail to keep the peace for being drunk in the
streets on Friday night, fighting, and otherwise creating a
disturbance. It appeared from the evidence of Sands, the
watt-hulas, tl.iltiee ps;.ouers weir ttglititt- wgcther early
in the morning; he knocked with his stick, and they ran awtiN.
On his alarm Murphy, another watchman, came up, and rin
after them; on coming up with them he was knocked down and
had his hand severely wrenched. The magistrate deprecated
the interference of the watchman after they had given over
fighting.
R on BERL—Michael Medley, a lad about seventeen, but who
evidently appeared to have been " brought up to the bar," and
" an old hand," was charged. by Barton, the constable, with
having stolen a bundle on the previous morning from the shop
of Mr. Paviour, tailor, in 80ld-street, containing a quantity of
waistcoatings, &c. Barton saw prisoner and another lad named
Harris running out of Mr. Paviour's shop with the bundle; he
pursued them, and caught Harris, who said to prisoner "
Ned!ey then ran away and escaped.
Prisoner.—Why, genlemen, he's swearing false, he never
seed me in all his life before. I dont know as I knows anybody
they. calls Harris.
_ _ .

Ainsworth the constable, however, deposed that they .had
both the prisoner and Harris in custody together a day or two
before, and Mr. Batcheldor said he was welt known as a reputed
thief. • _

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Prisoner.—Why, gentlemen, fetch Harris to me, and he
speak for. me, (laughter,) they will swear one's life away for a
penny.
The information was then drawn up and read over. The
prisoner, on being asked if he had anything to say to the charge,
replied, " What's t'use o' my saying anything when you wont
believe what I say." He was committed to take his trial at the
session.
REsPoNSIBILITY OF PAWNBROKERS.—Mr. Saver, pri-;tn-
broker, was summoned before the magistrates by .rohn 'nem.
who had pledged a coat there in September, IS3-1. and on ap-
plying for the coat before the year had expired, in the last Sep-
tember, he had not been able to obtain it. Mrs. Sayer appear-
ed, and, in answer to the charge, said thet had cudeavonied to
find the coat bet could not. A robbery had been committed at
their house last year, and she supposed the Coat must have been
amongst the missing articles. 'I he Magistrate's Clerk suggest-
ed that if the coat had been stolen, as described, the magistrates
had no power to order any recompense; bet it must he proved
to their satisfaction that the coat was stolen The case was re-
manded until Tuesday, in order to afford ,time for ascertaining
whether any information had been given of such robbery having
taken place.
ASSAULT.—Mary King, of dibialfat-road, who keeps a beer-
house, was charged by Mrs. TUrner, of Great Howard-street,
Who also keeps a beer-house, With having violently assaulted her
and knocked her down, at Prince's Dock, on Tuesday last. It
appeared that Mrs. Turner tad been to see the Captain of the
Emperor in order to obtain, if she could, the crew to be quarter-
ed at her house, in which She succeeded, when, as she was going
swat', Mrs. King came behind her unperceived, and, without
speaking a word, knocked her down. Defendant was fined
20s. and.costs, or to he committed for one month.
Scieral cab-drivers were fined 55.-' and costs for leaving their
'cabs-Standing at •the Railway station whilst they were run-
ning after passengers, •