The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.

INQUESTS ON THE BODIES OF MALLEY AND JONES.
The inquiry as to the cause of the deaths of John Malley
and William Jones was resumed on Tuesday ; but as the
coroner thought it would be impossible to get through
both on that day, he adjourned that on the body of Wm.
Jones until Friday.
The first witness called, in Manes's case, was Joseph
Bode!, who deposed that he was a grocer, residing at No.
258, Mill-street. He was not acquainted with the de-
ceased. Saw the procession on Monday week, at about
eleven o'clock, in Great George-street, and stood while it
passed. Thera might be 400 or 500, or double that num-
ber of persons walking. They had several bands of music
and a number of flags. A few had swords with them.
The witness, who was afterwards in Scotland-road, near
Great Nelson-street North, described the noise and up-
roar existing near the Wheat Sheaf public-house, which
ultimately resulted in fighting between those apparently
belonging to the procession, and a mob of people who
were armed with sticks, amongst which he thought he
could distinguish a sword, but lie could not say whether
it was in the hands of one belonging to the mob or the
procession. The fighting lasted about ten minutes; and
after it ceased the people ran down the street. Two men
were running from the fighting party. (They were not in
the procession, but in the mob.) One of these had a
pistol, which he carried before him as he was running
after the other man. The man running first was Malley,
the deceased, who, as near as he could tell, wore light-
coloured trousers, and a kind of blue overskirt tied round
his waist. Witness heard the report of a pistol, and had
no doubt that it proceeded from the pistol of which he
had spoken. The man with the pistol disappeared sud-
denly, and directly after witness saw deceased lying on
the ground. Witness's impression was that the pistol
was fired intentionally. He remained until the deceased
was taken away. Could not swear to the identity of the
man who fired the pistol.
Chas. Jas. Evans, surgeon of the Northern Hospital,
said the deceased had several wounds on the head, and a
wound on the lower part of the back, apparently pro-
duced by a bullet. The bullet, which witness produced,
and which was flattened, was found in the lower part of
the abdomen.
The Coroner said that he had been told that informa-
tion could be given by a party who had seen a man put
the cap upon the pistol and fire at the deceased. As he
had but that moment received the information, and as the
party would have to be summoned, he thought it better
that the case should be then adjourned. After some dis-
cussion as to the time, it was agreed that the jut y should
resume the inquiry on Friday.
Thomas Weaver, the man who fired the shot at Malley,
was apprehended on Tuesday afternoon, by Inspector
Bates (detective), in the brickfields at the back of Boun-
dary-street. Weaver is a brickmoulder, in the employ-
ment of a Mr. Richard Cubbin, of Hopwood-street.
On Wednesday the prisoner was brought before Mr.
Mansfield, when the circumstances of his capture were
detailed by Bates ; and John M`Lean, a young man who
had previously known something of the prisoner, from
having lived in the same yard with him, narrated how he
shot Malley. It was in the afternoon, about three
o'clock, when Weaver walked out of the Wheatsheaf pub-
lic-house, pulled out a pistol, and, having capped it, fired
at Malley, who was running immediately before him.
M'Lean saw Malley fall : no other shot was fired.
Weaver (the prisoner) asserted that he had never been
in the Wheatsheaf that day at all : his master, who was in
court, could prove that, at three o'clock on Monday, he
was at the brickfields.
Mr. Cubbin, who was then called, said that about three
o'clock, or between that and four, on Monday, Weaver
and several other men were in the rickfield, the prisoner
being engaged in protecting the bricks from the heavy
rain, by covering them with boards.
Mr. Murphy, barrister, who appeared on the-part of the
family of the deceased, asked Mr. Cubbin a variety of
questions, but did not succeed in altering his testimony.
Mr. Cubbin said that, as nearly as he could remember,
the prisoner wore, on the afternoon of Monday, about
three o'clock, his common working clothes.
M`Lean (the witness) stated that when Weaver fired
the shot he was dressed in black, with a kind of shooting-
coat on.
The prisoner was remanded to await the determination
of the coroner's jury on Friday.
On Friday the inquest was resumed. A discussion arose
between Mr. Yates, jun., (on the side of the Catholics),
and Mr. Snowball, (on the part of the Protestants), as to
the admissibility of Mr. Dowling's evidence upon points
connected with the general nature of the procession, in
the course of which the Coroner remarked that, had Mr.
Dowling taken the whole police force of the town to the
scene of the disturbances, he could not have prevented the
procession ; and he should tell the jury that, so long as
the assembly was peaceable, Mr. Dowling could not legally
prevent their meeting.
I\lr. Dowling said that he had received a number of
letters, stating all sorts of rumours as to the intended
character of the Orange procession. One from the Rev.
Mr. Sheridan, of St. Mary's, which lie had since destroy-
ed, mentioned that the Orangemen intended to walk
armed, and that violence was to be apprehended. Others
said that members of the Irish and other lodges were to
come and join the procession ; in cousequence of which he
made inquiries, the result of which was that the police had
no reason to apprehend that the slightest breach of the
peace would occur on the part of the Orangemen. On
the day of the procession, about nine in the morning, he
was riding towards the north docks, having been to inspect
a division of men whom he had ordered to be in readiness
in case they should be required ; he then beard that the
Irish Catholics were coming out, and immediately des-
patched orders to Mr. Quick to march to London-road ;
he (Mr. D.) soon afterwards met Mr. Towerson, with
whom he proceeded to the scene of the disturbance, and
separated the belligerent parties, after which no moee vio-
lence was offered. He then put himself at the head of
about 150 of the police, and, in company with Mr. Tower-
son, followed the procession through the whole of the
southern parts of the town, to be ready to act in case of
any emergency. The procession finally separated about
two o'clock, into lots or lodges to dine at their respective
places of meeting. From the time he first heard of the
disturbances in the London-road, at nine in the morning,
till the man was shot in the Scotland-road, six hours had
elapsed, and he ordered the police to patrol the streets in
small bodies wherever it was most likely there would be
any disturbance. About two o'clock he arrived at the
Town-hall and made a report to the Mayor, at whose de-
la Eli% sire he reduced it to writing, and rode through the town
FRIDAY. till nearly five, when that report was sent off (as we under-
ie basktulikner was sent to gaol for six weeks for steal- stood to the Home-office.)
s,4lles, oefthcoontaining' two books from the house of Ann Mr. Dowling, in reply to a juror, said that another man
strossua rtland-place. was stabbed at eleven o'clock the next night.
In order to show that the prisoner, Thomas Weaver,
katl4olulitest4emE TEAT.—Charles Houghton, a butcher, could not have been the man who fired the shot, Mr.
ef 4tr,eet, was fined 10s. and costs, on the infor- Snowball called his employer, Mr. Cubbin, who deposed
4111"°I.esortiarket-inspector Jones, for having had 70lb of that he saw Weaver coverinusome stacks of new-made
4,4' it. e beef in his possession for the purpose ofhabouthalf- th ' I •
he" AU bricks using a s ower, past ree o c oce in
d •
ts_ s 0 the afternoon in question, and, ftom the other depositions,
zast eos AN EMIGRANT.—A carter named Hanlon it appeared that the fatal shot was fired soon after that
40,,,wh055,• and costs, for a violent assault on an emi- shower had ceased.
t,5,,7 he 4:luggage he had carted to the docks, and with A fellow-workman, named Thomas Aspinall, deposed
so'keTtilht fo"r4tiihad a dispute relative to the amount of to seeing Weaver and his wife sitting at their own door, at
ets- at e same. The officer laying the information about a quarter or twenty minutes before three. He had
Cult ocasnsc erases'of assault upon emigrants were of some conversation with the prisoner, and left him in his
ltlsZo ''nce. own house with two other persons.
4111ead w'rne WORST OF IT.—A sailor, named Perkins, In reply to questions by Mr. Yates, this witness said
h~ati.arged ses thickly bandaged by shreds of plasters, he. did not think the prisoner. had been working. that day.
ht'?etttio„uy another man, whose sconce bore similar Witness saw the procession in London-road in the morn-
sltitte bsas, with having assaulted him on the previous ing, and felt part of it. The prisoner told him he had
ulsoi,alC id:let-street, by knockint, him down and severely also been in that direction, but was advised by some friends
b",,eti4lultla--•4°°ut the head whilst lying on the ground, to return, as there was rough work going on there. Wit-
iliaT.nt stated that he had never seen the pri- ness left the prisoner in his house at four o'clock, and ton
a before he met him in Dale-street, when next time he saw him it was about a quarter past six on
i!tt 4,;,1ut down and kicked him. Mr. Dawson, the the same evening.
oiresiudy 07eveell keeper, said the complainant was one Mr. Pycroft, landlord of the Wheatsheaf, gave general
04 klen called " duffers," who infested Dale- testimony as to the character of the two lodges, Nos. 20
eitarge neighbourhood and pestered people by and 47, that assembled at his house on the Monday in
telling goo and shawls for sale, which they alleged were question ; the prisoner was not one of the members or he
LasssUass\ and could be had a bargain ;he (the must have seen him.; did not see him. at all, either in the
ettegsQits.' d upon several occasions been imprisoned house or accompanying the procession.
by v_be prisoner, in extenuation, said he was Mr. Yates addressed the jury on the general evidence,
some complainant, and asked to buy some strongly deprecating all party processions, both religious
kat alhallt'e cigars, and on refusing to do so, he struck and political.
V, toltli hen who was in his (the prisoner's) company, The Coroner then proceeded. to sum up. He adverted.
gthis D.. (the prisoner) defended her. Mr. Mans- to the circumstances under which alone a verdict of Jueq-
q,ktlil,„ k'en assialsbnonedr Perkins, there is no doubt that. fiable homicide would be a proper finding in an inquisi-
,a, its 0041 TS insulted your wife you were quite tion like. the present • those circumstances being where a
asokttad *hell 1 him down ; but it was wrong of you to person, in the pursuit' of legalah. t object, was so pressed by
tisrg di while ;it it was cowardly aad unfair to do another with violence! su.ct as o endanger lnifeee, that to
esit on this bench I shall mark my p_reosnelrdvetateis ratn iopwpaosneantm. a essity he
of his He then went mi-
lt4Nosed Ysas `rys at such conduct; and I should have h
t;;Vi.4 bees" severely had it not been for the severe ns utely. through. the evidence of the various witnesses.
tkcalt Der 4 received on the head by the police-fficer, He said it was much to be lamented that there. was not a
mi 8? aPS 8 law in this country, similar to that existing in Ireland, to
efficent. You are discharged."
Nii'tti ACA prevent these party demonstrations. It was for the jury
ss, for s_. rerne..—Thomas Jones, a carter, was
to say how far the testimony they had heard brought
Vsk qelsoZal for stealing a bag of cotton pickings
of s.kllsct eek the oronert of Messrs. Ralliand Co. home to the prisoner Weaver the guilt of having fired the
0p,11.9 • • Y • fatal shot. If they should be of opinion that it was he
euar fellow named William Dick- who committed that act, he could see no alternative but
11, Its fres_ ged with having obtained a small amount that they should return a verdict of wilful murder against
kltlege ten a.Person who by representing that he was him, as there was no evidence to show that the prisoner
lt/ Or en who
okLeshii tom tha!, on the previous night, had emptied had received the slightest provocation from the deceased
tOil‘ssllee he had then called for his " 'lowance." or any other person. If, on the other hand, they believed
"leelsiderabl
Nt,"'', c which heaTsPector, said that this was a species the testimony of the prisoner's master and fellow-work-
heenentextensively practised in Liver_ men, that he was inanforteheetrhaptlamceanatrotmhet tiemiem,ptuhteay.
414 el eh of time past. The prisoner would, in the first place, f h
IStiftiks:4 tion of guilt and then state by their verdict under what
ihtl'iOrile slase'aur. •—On Thursday, Elizabeth Jones was circumstance's the death of deceased was caused, whether
tpkttitl ing 21bs. of opium. There being no by murder, or manslaughter, or justifiable homicide ;
ate as ass_ere the opium had been stolen from, the although there was no evidence before them. to show by
eittrittpTsinirluiled to allow for further inquiry into whom the act of firing the pistol was committed.
NI: ft toda Prisoner was again brought before the The jury, after three-quarters of. an hour's absence,
Uad ja u sentenced to one day's imprisonment returned into court with a verdict of Manslaughter
keotte,Possession of goods which she could not against some person unknown.
i 141141"" for.
The prisoner was thereupon liberated.
trkliOrtted SATURDAY.
ti Mersey, was committed lo take her SALE OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAMERS ON THE LAKES
`tOth et stealing £ll, the property of Mrs. OF CANADA.—Offers having been made to the authorities
km , stress. to purchase her Majesty's two steamers, Cherokee, 752
hero „rued
Vas ais "(lard
4ssFrancis Harrison, was sent to prison tons, and 200 horse wer, and Minos, 400 tons, and 90
a'llts,`)'saet "(lard csvlug been detected attempting to pick .horsepower, now out of commission on the Lakes of
ttte:te . "e of the Egretnont boats. Canada, the Admiralty have ordered them to be sold, the
itiNi4let 4'lol INGENI Irishman Cherokee for £4,000, and the Minos for £l,2oo.—United
Lek, of Luck a otts DEVICE.—An, Service Gazette.
Nthitthiekri the
uis Passenger by the Drogheda boat, THE CRYSTAL PALACE A WINTER PARK.—Mr. Paxton
sus) Penalty for smuggling half a in a letter to the Times of yesterday, says :—I have procured
deservesh,‘44.4t4;._*:3;tri-Cirhe which Peter resorted to is from Messrs. Fox and Henderson an estimate of the cost
Vithri'ds oftheto be recorded amongst
.the for removing all the boarded sides and substituting glass,
e;t. ts)te large flocks appears that h.e is a and also for putting the roof and every other part in effi-
ts ItaNsi I:uarkets about .oSy7hiaa find their waY dent repair, which they engage to do at a cost of from
'the Pelt tleg about out this time of the year ; and £12,000 to £15,000. I have also procured an estimate
Ss% tgoa had ear., thirty of these savoury birds from the same gentlemen of the expenses for keeping the
ts,kitts al osUee of ss'LltuY concealed his bottle. How- building in perfect repair and order during a period of 21
Weak sts!`!e_Erixcise is not to be evaded, and years, and this they offer to do for the sum of £5,500 per
Wei! the crate discovered the hidden annum. To prove that no public grant will be necessary,
of ts 4ugeriltand
the van „ • was some of the real
ey,highly responsible parties are ready to take the building
on a lease of 21 years, if permitted to do so.

I ~.014UGGLING On Tuesday, a respectably-dressed man,
• gained George.inshull, a passenger by one of the Dublin
steam
hp
ir "Packets,
hiskey was fined £lO for attempting to smuggle
ie •
Pints of w.
0p.17.14°US DRIVING AND ASSAULTING A POLICE-
On Tuesday, Mr. Richard Thornton,:a pub-
pit:7:ll town, appeared for having been drunk and fu-
port, driving in Cook-street on. the preceding evening.
theideeiedastable 181 stated that he had attempted to stop
n ant, when he lashed him about the head and
liedr en with his whip. Mr. Mansfield said :—" If you
' tbatueen guilty of that conduct in London, you are aware
of Y,Oll would have been sent to prison without the power
filling a fine. The law is different here • I shall in-
tiatea-t;„"e highest punishment which I can, and that is, to
Of t "ee you to the payment of £5, or an imprisonment
an months."
tamedta- AGE AND PROSTITUTION.—TWO young women,
b_mied M
rour,b,.--avY Ann M'Ketterick and Elizabeth Padget, were
-''llP at the Police-court, on Tuesday, charged by
rea,.°ld Man named William Davies, bardering on eighty
tii3 of age, with robbing him of his purse, containing
ki!avrereigns, on Monday night last. He went into a
fciin,.l.e'linuse at the corner of Liver-street. He was there
aft Wed by both prisoners, whom he treated, and shortly
froh; _oniing out the prisoner M'Ketterick took his purse
OtCerniS. trousers pocket, and Padget held him whilst the
Winprisoner ran away. He called out, " Stop thief,"
reigna police-officer stopped M'Ketterick, and a sove-
Tr 'vas found in her hand, the other she swallowed.
The Prisoners were ccmmitted for trial.
tE44.°J.RER STABBING CASE.—On Tuesday Mary Mar-
th' " wieket-girl, was brought before the magistrates, at
thee,_Police-court, charged with having stabbed in the
14114 an elderly female named Margaret Cowan, in New-
t° tirreet. The complainant, who was an entire stranger.
tilim,e Prisoner, was walking along when the prisoner
deep:ed her down, and putting her hand in her pocket
'the eoot some instrument, with which she stabbed her in
Nalfueeir, saying, " take that," with an oath. The
144: w,aa an incised wound near her mouth, about an
the eh'ill°A half in size, and which had penetrated through
• The prisoner stated, in her defence, that she
Nal -14ing down Newhall-street, and heard the corn-
to 8 t cursing the Pope. She told her "it was a Shame
Prekeea
kett,e the
ProstPioe in thatwhen Cowan called her
.'tupte and hit her right in the eye. She (the
ekeCet) is a nut-seller, and on this she drew a nut-
aoo et out of her pocket and hit her on the face. She
taenttdered to pay a fine of 405., or be imprisoned for a
„
named James Girdle and Samuel Pinxton,
leetn-garged, on Tuesday, with having stolen £3O from
'he "use of Mrs. Muirson, publican, Williamson-square.
evid•ence was insufficient, and the prisoners were dis-
-gted
rtrk
1,40 lii,"l"S DRIVING IN THE HORSE FAIR.—CAUTION
Plet("R DEALERS.—Henry Stewart was summoned on
x4O ilaY last for riding furiously in the horse fair. He
kuie
cod down an old man and a boy. He was fined 20s.
Oects•
4ttZt 7.ednesday a young man named Raynor, residing
khurn, was' fined 20s. for illegally pledging a watch.
el tr
IS:eitlal DOER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A very melan-
Occurrence took place on Tuesday night, in Gomer-
ob.' ,a small street leading from Soho-street. Thomas
N 0
'l, a stableman, who lodges with a Mrs. Anderton,
SC 16, had been for some time on terms of disagree-
uetiv,..witb his wife, and frequent quarrels took place
Deeprl' , them. On Tuesday night the landlady heard
111,, :;ghtoing
*ere ? nises u stirs as though the lodger and his wife
• aands a
on afterwards the latter was heard to
t,, To'na, that's enough for me !" Running up to
.11,714, Mrs. Anderton found Hogarth's wife on the
C„PPatelltly dying. The husband was in the room ;
l'otti;; answer to the landlady's question, he said she was
Jag, and would recover if some water were given to
r'reT° appeared, however, to have sustained some
"I,4l)o4,llLevnal injuries from! a violent struggle with her
`tota,",, and in a short time the poor creature died.
,44d that said that his wife and he had been quarreling,
Lqovecrt,t she had thrown potatoes at him. He was re-
ati,"° the Rose-hill station, where, during the night,
'eteolPted suicide by suspendinghimself withhis hand-
fr°lii one of the window bars. His position was
i'ery 'eovered for some time, and when cnt down was
4forlz‘tich exhausted. On Wednesday he was brought
vaio: gr. Mansfield, at the Police-court, but the case
tAtite:ct,entered into, being one for the coroner to investi-
).,Y "ihe prisoner was therefore remanded. On Tues-
klate-alquest was held, and a verdict of manslaughter
4,,kr against the prisoner, when he was committed to
`e Gaol for trial at the ensuing assizes.
1,44111,°e&G PROHIBITION.—On Thursday, Captain Wil-
'eat e-," mled 2s. 6d. and costs for smoking a cigar on the
0473 r of Brunswick Dock.
Colligboer of persons were summoned for allowing their
11424, at large.—Fined 2s. each.
ileLlatiknhursdaY, several women were sent to gaol for using
-"qta'"age in the streets. Mr. Mansfield expressed his
4. Illation to punish severely in all such cases.
lei Jaen
11,;30I1 ft, g seaman, Mitchell by name, was committed to
o,ltet.a
Stevenson,eontli on Thursday, for deserting from the
"Rived ,7ft 6 after having signed articles and
41)e 1,111418 advance-note.
tft,,..ttaa.pll,,t.,eday, William Walker, a licensed broker in
on-` a •• g:Pen, was charged with illegally receiving a
ev,
tart, zttig,,,.as stealing, a boy was.before the magistrates
4en (11), tr several articles from Mr. Garoves,
fess., the 11 igilfield-street. From the want of legal e
t 0 037 was discharged, when he subsequently con-
Cikt Several robberies.
Of Neff DETENTION.—On Thursday J. Graham charged
e
pOWell with assaulting him. Powell is the husband
tic.ldh .fortunate woman who lately murdered her two
del
v 611, and Graham is his brother-in-law. It appearedd
-Atailam kept one of Powell's children (a girl about
Ililed" Years old) at his house, and on Sunday Powell
4114 wished to have his daughter. The request
tdt
some words ensued, and the defendant
to" 141 a violent blow. The defendant said he merely
other ask for his child, when he was called a murderer
rkiapht., foul names. The magistrate said that corn-
th4 eP"," "lid no right io detain the child from its father.
kle,itelif,-,,lNlitiant said he did so by direction of Mr. Gray,
4rditi"fig-officer. The magistrate dismissed the case,
bP. eted the defendant to explain the circumstances to
.0 A
m41474'7110 would restore the child, as he had no power