The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-23 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

YESTERDAY.—(Before JAMES ASPINA LI, Esq., Mayor, and
Alderman PETER BOURNE.)
AN ANCIENT BRITON VICTIM zED.—Charlotte Whittle, John
Whittle, her husband, Catherine Reynolds, Mary Fegan, and
Jane Jones, the three latter dependent on the former for board
and lodgings, as a recompense for which they gave their ser-
vices as adroit thieves to inveigle and rob the unwary for a joint
benefit, were placed at the bar charged with abstracting sundry
monies from the pocket of James Parkinson, an old Welshman,
whose white locks and simple countenance bore strong evidence
of the number of years he had lived in " blissful, stupidity."
The complainant, in pure Welsh, which would amount to a
crime to understand without the aid of an interpreter, said that
' on Saturday night, at a late hour, he arrived in Liverpool from
Hawarden, in Flintshire, and being at a loss for a respectable.
place to take up his abode he inquired from Anne Fegan and
.lane Reynoldson, wham he accidentally met at an ale-shop in
Dale-street, " where he could. meet with decent lodgings."
" Lodgings! oh, lodgings is it you want !" said Miss Fegau, iu
an insinuating Irish brogue, " sure me and Jenny here can
show you to a gentleman's house, the better of which for live
goose feather beds there isn't in Liverpool." The complainant
felt much obliged for the civility shown to a stranger, and ac-
cepted of the offer, and Miss Jenny and Miss Anne piloted him
to the house of the prisoner Whittle, where a hearty welcome
awaited him. Being, rather in liquor complainant fell asleep
before the fire instead of repairing to bed, and on awaking in
an hour afterwards was consoled by finding his pockets turned
inside out, and the fourteen sovereigns which were snugly
wrapped up in as many pieces of paper as coin were missing, as
was also a glazier's diamond. He was quite sure that the pri-
soners had robbed him, for he saw the diamond in the hands of
one of the _prisoners after he awoke.
What time was it when you went to the house ? enquired the
magistrate of the complainant.
Complainant.—About ten o'clock, and this good woman
(pointing to Whittle) fetched some drink, which I paid for,
and then I fell asleep.
Magistrate.—You were very 'imprudent in getting into the
society of such good women. What brought you to Liverpool
Complainant.--I am a glazier, and came to buy glass fur
window panes.
Magistrate.—You might have taken less pains to lose your
money.
Complainant.—Ave, by St. David, but I should like to get it
back, or else my wife will kick up a precious row. (Laughter.)
The prisoners on being called on for their defence, denied all
knowledge of the money.
The man Whittle said be was not in the house at the time ;
and the others were innocent of the sight of d sovereign fur many
a day.
The constable who apprehended them, said, that the person
who was supposed to have the money was not in custody, and
the magistrates remanded the prisoners.
STREET PREACHING.—In allusion to the case of the Rev.
" Boatswain" Smith, who on Thursday was apprehended for
b the thoroughfare near the
A? astructinaPrinces-dock, by
'preaching.
• The Mayor stated to the reporter present, that he had been
iC misrepresented .by the Liverpool- Chronicle, which had given a
paragraph relative to the occurrehce. He ( the Mayor) had not
ordered. Mr. Smith to be taken into custody for preaching in the
open' air. His wish wa,,that the daily• business at the docks
Should not be interfered' with by any obstruction, and the orders
he gave were, that if there was an obstruction, the officers of
police must do. their duty.
ROBBING.CHILDREN IN THE STREETS.—Parents should be
cautious in allowing children to play away from home unpro-
tected,' as there are a number of thieves who make a p racticea
rubbing them of their clothes, or anything of the least value
they may have about them. To-day a girl named Emblem,
who has once or twice commuted a similar robbery upon- child-
ren, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a coral neck-
lace from a child four years old, residing in Burlington-street.
The mother of the child in this instance happened to witness
the theft, ran after the prisoner, and succeeded in giving her
into custody, not however before the necklace had been trans-
ferred to another girl, an accomplice, who made her escupe.—
The prisoner was remanded,.
AN OLD OFFENDER.—Anne Hall, a wretched wreck of hu-
manity was charged with being drunk and disorderly at 'a late
hour on the previous night. Bacheldor, the Bridewell keeper,
stated that the prisoner was discharged only a few days ago
from the Kirkdale. House of Correction, and that the present
was the hundredth time she had been brought before the ma-
gistrates. On referring to the book he found that she bad been
fifty times committed by the magistrates. and forty-nine times
discharged. On promising to reform, Mr. Alderman Bourne
said he would give her another chance, and she was accordingly
discharged.
GREAT IMPORTATION OF BEGGARS.—SeveraI Irish vagrants
were brought up for begging in different parts of the town,
when it was stated by a police-officer that the Irish packets,
which, on account of the opposition existing, are importing
thousands of miserable mendicants fir sixpence each; on Sun-
day last they brought over no less than 2000, who, Immediately
on landing, commenced labouring in their avocation.