The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-29 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STASiDAidi

LIVERPOOL POLIVE.

WEDNESDAY.—(Before Alderman Sir_GeottGe pniste w A reg.)
" IN Ns" AND "OUT3."—William Pritchard was charged by
Mary Arinstrong, an Irish woman, with breaking her house
door open,and assaulting her.
Coinplainant.-=Plase yer wortship, this man as stands there
last night bhroke me door pannel right in, an' kicked the boult
(mane out; an' last week; a murthering Mild rap; he knecked
four of me teeth down we troat, an' the docthor had to put ele-
yen stiches into me mouth to make it right agin.
The Magistrate.—Well, PritChard, what do you say to this.
:You were here only last week— .
Complainant (interrupting.)—Eleven stiches put into ine
mouth; think of that, yer hodour. Oh, the ould dust, look ye
!here, yer wortship (taking hol.l of her top and bottom lips with
-both hands, and stretching her mouth to show the magistrate.)
The. Magistrate (to the prisoner.)-You must find bail to
keep the peace, and pay the damage. -
MATRIMONIAL FELICITY.-,•Yesterday Mrs. Lynch appeared
before Alderman Sir George Drinkwater, to lay a complaint
9gainst her "lawful husband" for brutally assaulting her, knock-
ing her down, and threatening' to "rip her up." 'Airs. Lynch
also complained that her husband refused her any support, that
he had sold the bed, and she was obliged to sleep on the hearth
before the fire; he spent all his money. at " pitch and toss."-and
gave her nothing. • Now Mary," said the husband, in defence,
"how can thou say so; thou knows thou's swearing false. 1
gave thee five shifting week afore last, and I've a witness in
court that'll prove it." The two then commenced recriminating
each other, "matrimonial fashion," till the magistrate put an
end to the discussion by ordering the husband to find bail to
keep the peace, the assault having been proved.
MONDAY.—(Before Sir THOMAS BRANCRER.)
POCKET PlexING.—A gentleman named Arehhell stated that;
on Saturday evening he was walking with a friend, who had.
hold of his arm, down Pool-lade, when his friend happening to
look round discovered a lad with his band in his (complainant's)
pocket. His friend left loose of his arm and immediately seized:
the lad, who dropped a pocket handkerchief, which he imme„
diately recognised to he his. Prisoner in defence said he wee
coming down Pool-lane to seek for his mother, when some lads
ran past him'and dropped the handkerchief, and he was imme.
'diately seized by complainaet.,-Batcheldor said prisoner only
came out of Kirkdale on Friday, where he was sent again by
the magistrate for'three months.
VERY LIKE STRALING.77ThoIIias Smith; a journeyman shoei
maker, was brought up charged with robbing Thomas Sefton,
his master, on Saturday night of a pair of boots. :,Mrs. Seftou
appeared to support the charge. Her husband was a.shoinniker,
in Hatton-garden, and employed the prisoner. On Saturday
night-prisoner brought home a pair of boots, for which she, paid
him, and he then went out. Shortly after'-she heard a nisise in
d. -
Vie ahnp„.an.saw prisoner running out with a pair .1;lf: So-ots.l
She. Called after Lim stop thief, when he was faked into custody
by the watch.
The Magistrate.—Well, what have you to say to this ?
Prisoner.--,-Well, sir, did not take them in the way of stealing
only took them in the way of pledging ; they. owed- Me some
briiss and wouldn't
,pay me, so I took the boots to pledge,for,
what they owed me.
The Magistrate (to complainant.)--You owe hint nothing do
you ? .
Prisoner.—They owe me sixpence.
The Magistrate.,-But you are not to go and help yourself to
property out of his shop. I don't know what you call it, but to
me it looks very like stealing.
The case was remanded, to ascertain whether there was any-
thing else against the prisoner.
UNRULY APPRENTICES'.—Thomas Dippins was brought up
by Mt. Broyins, charged with neglecting his work, giving him
much trouble, and abusing him., Mr. Brewins stated, that the
prisoner had on various occasions very shamefully abused him,
and that .he was in the constant habit of neglecting his work,
in consequence of which he had lost many of. his customers.
Saturday night he came and asked for his wages in a very
impudent way, which he refused him, because he had not been
at work during-the week; he was, then very insolent, and he
attempted to turn him out, when he struck lihn very violently
with a bolt on- the head- and wounded his eye. Mr. Brewin
stated further, that he was unable to make him do anything.
He and the apprentices had established a club, which they
called " the free and easy club," and where they drank toge-
ther and neglected their master's business. The Magistrate.—
Free and easy enough. It appears now the fashion for ap-
prentices to be masters, whicl must be put a stop to.
He was ordered to find bail for his future good behaviour,
and told if he did not in future attend to his work, he would be
sent to the House of Correction.
GETTING A LIGEIT.—Heury Fortune, a lad about seventeen,
was brought up charged by Mr. William Hughes with attempt-
ing to steal from his till in the shop. Mr. Hughes said, that,
hearing a noise in his shop, he went in suddenlv,and found pri-
soner lying across his counter trying to get the till oitt. Pri-
soner, in defence, said he went into the shop for a light for his
pipe, when Mr. Hughes came in and gave him into .-
He was only just going to get a light. The Magistrate—To
light on what you could get, I suppose. He was sent to, the
House of Correction for a month: _
A DESIRAIILE HUSBAND..—Alexander M'Kaye was brought
up charged with assaulting Mrs. Crossberry, his mother-in-law.
Mrs. Crossberry stated that on Saturday night she heard a great
noise between prisoner and his wife. Prisoner was her son-in-
law. She then heardher daughter crying out—" Mother, he's
a beating of me again. " She got up and went down stairs, and
found prisoner at the street door abusing his wife. As soon as.
she came down, prisoner took her by the throat and " throwed"
-her down in the passage-entry. She got up again as quick as
She. could, and liiished; Win out 'of the door, and locked it.
" Says I to him, 'You had bettergo home, Mr. M`Kaye,' says
I, quite-civilly; !..and don't insult the house any more, I.
4, You had better not kiCk up your noises here,' says I."
Prisoner.—Mr.. Sir Thomas, sir, I'll. state the thing jist as it
hoittlelie stated. I've bin employed wid Mr. Wright for the
-hist: twelve. weeks. Me and my wife, as isn't here jist now, has
lived very happy and comfoitable since we was marrid; but
ahagor since the, mother has com' home it isn't happy at all
we'se bin: I came home.on Stituiday night, an' had only had
twO:glaises o' Whitkey punch, an' I don't know how it was, but
as soon 'as 1 cons' home they begins blowin' me up an' locking
ttie aorelTh me ; 'an' a trihn-Was-not a e.Lci kept-hthlt on'
his hewn place. is that, Mr. Sir Thomas, jistly exactly as it
bout to ,be ? Was it likely I was guile to lave me wife except
whin business called me?
Mes.'Cressberry.—He has abused me till I'M all manner of
colottri; both me and my 'daughter.
The-wife here produceda large rusty-sword, with which, she
said; her Husband was wont to. chastise her. He is my huss
band, sir, and I have been married to him fourteen months;
and he has abused me from the very day I was married. The
very first day he slapped. me on the face, and I was afeard on
my life. .
The Magistrate.—A 'pretty Choice you have bad. (To the
prisoner.) P You must find bail to keep the peace.
A lodger in their house, here stepped forward and said he
had a complaint tp snake. Prisoner had gone into his apart-
ment-and abused him when "he wished to be at rest," and hid
broken a tea-board of his, and " done" damage to the amount
of five or six shillings at-least. He had also broken a square
of glass: -
, Prisoner.—A square of glass is id you say? where, when; 03'
about your bisness, such a feller as you to com' here (turning
up' his nose with ineffable contempt). Mr. Sir Thomas; Sir,
I bhroke no glass; but that dam ould dust trew me hat bout ov
the windy into the street. •
The Magistrate (to • prisoner) —You will have to make the
,
damage good,
Prisoner.—Ogh, VII make the damage good ; an' if j ustice is
to be had he shall make the damage good for Crowing Die hat
bout ov the windy. Prisoner then left the court with huge in
dignation.

CHARGE OF STABBING.—James Grant, labourer, was charged
by Benjamin Hughes with having stabbed him iii the abdomen,
itt republic-house on Friday last. It appeared that Hughes went
into the, public-house drunk, and called for a quart of ale, and
whilst drinking it was very noisy, dancing and singiyg, when
Grant told hint to be quiet. 'Hughes then began abusing Grant
arid challenged him out to. fight, aad pushed and parted him
about, and during the struggle received the wound in the abdo-
men, from a clasp knife each Grant had in his hand, and
which he (Grant) brought evidence tri prove he had been using
and only had.hold of accidentally. The wound had been a very
dangerous one, the complainant's intestines having. protruded.
The magistrate said whatever injary he had received be had
brought on himself; be might, if he .thought proper, have the,
privilege of prosecuting prisoner.—The prisoner was ordered
to find bail.
Assaum—Daniel Hancock and' Charles Harrison were
charged by
.John O'Callaghan with vioreattly assaulting Min.
Complainant said, "On Christmas Day this mad came into my
house an' ordered a quart of. ale, an' did not pay for it... I wint
. up stalls to dinner, and was
.soon called down agin by the ser-
vant, who said he was abusing her. I ordhered"im hout ov the
house, an' he sed, He'd tee. me dam first,' an' he ups an' he
knocks me down. - I definded mes.elf as well as I could wid a
small switch, when he wint away. an' he brings an innumerous
sort ov a rabble baCk wid 'int, and they thried to get into me
house. I saw this man Harrison poke his fist right through my
windy ; I ran hout to catch 'im, whin they tore toe to pieces an'
trew me into a Cellar, an' used me shochingly ill badly, an' al-
most killed me; an' I should like yer riverence,•if ye•plase, to
bind.'em to the pace."
Prisoner, in defence, said he went with hia Mention Christmas
-Day and ordered some ale; he was rather intoxicated; there
..w;ris a. loaf of bread standing on the table, which he broke. 'As
soon us complainant sasr this fie orlered •hiair.into•-the street;
and succeeded, after a scuffle, in turning him out, ~vheti- he
threni•ari- axe after him, and beat hitn severely with athjck stick.
Complainant here put.in a bill of Li 114 Alarnages
done his clothes, from which it appeared that he had on, three
Shirts, which Were all torn to pieces; a "dress" waistcoat 41sa
torn to pieces and a " dress coat" quite "done up."
The magistrates,' after reprimanding. the prisoner for pot
le-iving -complainant's house quietly, sent both parties out to
try and make it up. They, however, soon returned, not being
able to agree, when the magistrate ordered prisoner to
,find bail
tOr his future good behaviour.-
WHOLESALE ROBBERY.—A few weeks ago a gang of deprerla-
tots took advantage of the absence of Mr. Holloway, of the Sans;
pariel, his family being out of town, to break into his house in
Gloucester-street, (which he had locked up. having no One to
take care of it,) and removed chairs, tables, fire-irons, fenderi;
and other articles of furniture, all of which found their way to
various pawnbrokers. One of the police, passing by the house,
saw the inside shutter partially open, and went round, when he.;
discovered that the back-door. had been forced. On entering,
he found a valuable chimney-glass in the kitchen -ready to be
removed. One bedstead had been taken away, and the bed-
s Crew left an. the chimney-piece, to take down the rest. By the
active exertions of Mr. Edward -Sayer and another officer most •
of the property has been recovered, anti five youniters taken up.'
To-day, the depositions were read for their commitment to the -
sessions;, the evidence there, however, only impliCates two of
the party, John and Charles Edwards. The case was again •
Put back, some farther evidence having transpired likely -
to implicate the whole gang. Their names are John Hamlet,
Neile, Robert Boardman, and the abovementioned John and
Charles Edwards. The oldest of the party does nut appear to-
be.utore than twelve years old.

DOCK POLICE.
WEDNESGAY.—(Before Mr. Alderman SANDUACH.) •
A LIKING FOR VI.GAI PUDDING.—John Jones, a porter, was
charged by one of the watch of the Clarence Dock with having
left the dock side with a quamity of currants in his hat the night
before, of which he could not give any satisfactory account.
-,.Fisher, to whom the currants belonged, and whose servant
tea) ler was, stated his belief that prisoner had taken them in
order that his family might have a plum-pudding on Christmas-
day, and, if he had only asked him, he would have given him
them with pleasure. He wished the prisoner to be forgiven this
time. It appearing. however, that he had been up four or five
times before for similar offences, he was sent to Kirkdale for
one week, there to spend Christmas-day.
COM M ITTA s.s.—Patrick Doyle and John 11 odney, two porters,
were charged by Mr Crary, of the firm of Crary, Fletcher, and
Co. with having stolen on the previous night some pieces of
-fish linen from some of the packages placed alongside his ves-
sel' at. the Clarence Dock. Mr. Crary stated that. 11,1
quantity of goodi Icing about his vessel, the Napoleon. for ship-
ment to New York, he went to obtain a policerofficer t i watch
them. As he was.retOrning, one of the crew Of the ship Odd
him that two men had been hanging abouti arid "had just left,