The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-14 00:00:00

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It, After f.o and- the. piiorn:,
House,,' between the two towths, a..
3'4,4, the prisoners each took one of the prosecutor's arms,
but he released himself. The prisoners then whispered
together, and the prosecutor becoming alarmed. went to
the side of the road with a view to leave them and return to
Manchester. They, however, again took hold of him, and
struck him, and threw him on his back. Brough then held
him down, and placed his hands on his eyes, while the other
held down his legs. 13rough then tore and cut away the
prosecutor's fob, containing the sovereigns, and the eight
half-crowns were also taken. The prisoners, on the same
night, went to a tavern in the country, where they spent a
good deal of money, giving a nto be canged. The
then called themselves brothers.soverei They treatedh some personsy there with ale, and afterwards slept in the house. One of
them,. previous to going to bed, gave the landlord three
sovereigns to keep for him until the morning, when the
money was returned to him.—Both prisoners were found
cued by y. His lordship said, as no great violence had been
then them, be should not pass the severest sentence. He
pronounced Sentence of transportation for ten years.

1 had gone aboet 20i)

STREET ROBBERY.
William Drains, 19, and John Topps, 19, were charged
with having, at Manchester, on the night of the 10th of
March, stopped a Mr. Greaves, and robbed him of eight or
Mn
shillings in silver. Mr. Wilkins conducted the prose-
cution ; Drains was defended by Mr. Monk, and Topps by
Mr. Bass. Drain received an excellent character from his
employer, with whom he had been constantly employed fur
eight years. The other prisoner also received a good cha-
racter, and had also been tully employed up to the time of
his apprehension. The jury returned a verdict of guilty
against both
.prisoners, recommending Drains to mercy.—
Mr. Woodwhen s was again called, and said that on the night
he met the prisoners, they demanded money, and took
two sixpences from him. Topps was then the active man.
Mr. Greaves said that the prisoner Drains appeared to
be a notice
in the transaction; he appeared to be confused
and frightened and (witness) begged to join the jury in
this recommendation
His Lounstitp addressed the prisoners in a very feeling
manner, stating, that being willing to believe that neither of
hem had gone far in crime, and had not used any great
violence, he should not send them out of the country, There
was, however, a distinction to be made as regarded the of-
fencelof each. Taking into account the imprisonment they
hadsoa ready undergone, he then sentenced Drains to be im-
ri fled and kept to hard labour for five months, and Topps
for 11 months.

BURGLARY.
and
Wm. Smith convicted (with two others) of burglary,
ts
regarding whom some inquiries had to be made at Knu -
ford, which resulted in his behalf, was brought up, and sen-
tenced, in addition to six month's previous confinement, !co
be imprisoned and kept to hard labour at Kirkdale for six
months.

FORGER),
Edward Marsland, a young nitn.i, was indicted for having
forged and uttered an order for the delivery of goods on Mr.
Forhugill, of Shude Hill, Manchester, purporting to be
ligned bY one Joseph Wild, of Farness, with intent to de-
fraud one or Other of these parties.
Mr. Pontocic was for the prosecution ; Mr. WILKINS for
the defence.
Mr. Pot.Locir stated the case. He said that on the Bth of
October last, the prisoner gave the order (produced) to Ben-
cheater 13ridges, a carter in the employ of Mr. II orrick, Man-
chester and Stockport carrier, requesting him to deliver it to
M. Fothergill, &ging it was an order for a box of soap,
Which he must bring with him and leave at the Manchester
Arms, Wellington road, Southport. The order was in a
note sealed up, and directed to Mr. Fothergill. He took it
to that gentlernan, who, as he knew Mr. Wild, told him to
Fall again in an hour-and-a-half. He called, received the
box, and took it to the Manchester Arms, where they would
not receive it. He then took it to his master's, where it re-
tained over the following day, Sunday, in the cart, and on
Monday it was given to his employers. It appeared it was
afterwards sent to a beer house where the prisoner and
another Person were seen opening the box. It contained
poxabout two cwt of pale yellow soap, worth about 51. The
prisoner asked for a hammer at the public house where the
of soap was, and opened it. A carter named Richard
W right was with him. It was afterwards taken away. This
Ulan Wright should have appeared as a witness.
thatl3tl one or two of the witnesses being heard it appeared
.. some of them had been tampered with ; that Wright had
himself absconded, and, that neither the property nor the
box Could be traced to the prisoner, and the jury hiving in-
case, the prisoner was discharged.
ROBBERY Willi VIOLENCE.
JZobert 314 Clelland, 39, John Ball; 21, James Ward, 22,
ivilliam Croyaden, 21, John Thompson, 23, and John Jack-
It", 20, were charged with having at Newton, near Manclies-
er, upon the common highway, feloniously stolen one watch,
illle pair of spectacles, one handkerchief, three pennies, five
ahillmgs, and a sixpence, the goods and monies of Thomas
Jerrold.
tailjkr. J. Pottocir stated the case to the jury, admitting that
egardpd some of the prisoners the question for considera-
. was identity.
I, lhornas Jerrold M D., f Manchester, was then called.
.e said he lived it: LlOyd-sotreet Green-heyes, Manchester,
11(1 wad in practice. On the evening of the 17th November,
Ile Was walking towards Clayton Vale, and about half-past
four cad got into Huline-hall-lane, Newton, about
irninrut miles from Manchester when he heard a noise as of men
g after him. A minute after they approached him.
band' e first saw M'Clelland. He took hold of his (witness's)
and felt his finger ring. Witness then said :—He said he
‘Zanted to link with
? e and immediately confined my arm.
,°011" after I was
seizedm by the collar, by, 1 believe, Ball.
!lhat I had. I told him some silver. He imme-
m
e_liethers easly Proceeded to take it—live or six shillings. The
en came up; I bad every pocket rifled—of mY
/41ob, spectacles, &c. Balf took the watch. M'Clelland
Ir; ood by. Ward, he believed, rifled my pockets, assisted by
"41f. These last two immediately ran away. I then saw
ItMalthree other men at some distance up the lane. One had a
l broken spade, and another a stick, or piece of spar.
~,,roysden had the piece of wood, and Thompson the spade.
"‘Ompson struck me with the spade, but not severely.
.I,kson took no part in the robbeey, but was looking on.
P Clelland appeared to act as the commander of the party.
!Aid to him, " If you'll not hurt we I will not pursue you."
tle then said to the two who had the spade and the piece of
toot,' 4. Don't hurt him," and they did not. I was indebted
btol‘l'Clelland for this. My watch was a gold one. The wit-
),,!a", this. 73 years of age, was. strongly cross-examined
e
a"!_lhe prisoners, as to the identity of the prisoners. H
eke
more particularly as to four of them, and said he con-
s isntionsly believes tne others • were mere. 1.0 °"2
It appeared
to the faces of some of them, but more to their persons.
aPPeared that the witness had been shown five other men
Hess
stshe prison, and that he said they had a strong family ,
e to the men that attacked them. His evidence left their
identity in considerable doubt.
A
Cro man named Broom, a hawker of fruit, said
he knew
ehatYhadeuelaew•and saw him and four others of the prisoners, iyid
witnes ,
,them near Newton about twenty minutes. The
and .. a s evidence had not been taken before the magistrates,
u•Ct`ille` aPPeured that he had been very busy as a witness both
monassiaes and at the sessions.
he Morse was found on the prisoners when they were appre-
uded ; but it was more in amount than that taken from the
Prosecutor
The • • •
der" Jury here said that they were not satisfied with evi-
his
age ato identity, as they considered that Dr. Jerrold, from
kiattad he confusion of the moment,
might have been
One O n*
th;ne.._ of the prisoners had previously said, that.there were
convicts in Kirkdale who had been bragging in the
could
Ltitihey knee, the men who had robbed the
doctor, and coul
get
jure jso... (the prisoners) released, but they did not like to in-
-11:! of the parties yet at large. .
eree
returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoners
eischarged.

ohn,
FORGERY.
ritrndadutjteaz-raeladit waa
charged with having, at Manchester, forged
a bill fur 2(), dated in July, with intent to de-
tiaven . Joseph Simpson and Richard Pilkington. The bill was
Perporitil PaYment for a machine for cleaning cotton. It
14 this ed to be
accepteda by Mr. Pilkington, timber merchant,
the latttown, prisoner a father-in-law. It appeared thatt
Thebill, • et had frequent' authorised the prisoner to
.accep
In
.his name
but he denied giving him leave in this case.
prisoti7ner received a good character for nineimyseear?.
w'arsh ea
respec7, ,ho had commenced business for h lt, .
0..
Lot '4ule-loolcing man. The jury returned a verdict I
14111114 i arid he was discharged.
they 8 °I% the last of
th Manchester cases. The court
ruse at half-past sene.

NlBl PRIUS—WEDNr.sna.Y.
1111,,,ext,n
04, this town, INSURANCE CASE
V. NIARSHALL.—III this
waerix.re ilt•ilire.ck)ii titotsilffi
else Mr. .%•ifiri AND
I.‘NOTHERd'iM'r. 'William O'Dwyer,
I. i sanand Mr. Williatn
* Marshall,ac
~laii'Verwriter of Loncloann was' the defendant. Toi
fei,o4.r.cTght for the recovery of £2OO, the amounta a if, :to'
ar eati dentof „
,i't a subscription on a policy of insurance oa
_ue
w_
ich
*As°J...!),d, cod blubber and old junk, the total, val •of h
J0h473')"1), shipped on'board the schooner El,if,ahbeedtlerfenatd,Statt.
Ple,d__; ewforindland, 111 December, 184.1..
(the i',.'. that he did not make such policy , that 11pllaacikaetieff,
r that the
Nt.4,.nr/ince broker,) Was not the agent ,
vessel
was not lost
4y
tiuc interested in the policy • that the
by f d,illngers of the sea• and that the insurance
swatsrieedffecfoterd-
'llerlt:l•l4 and wisre resentation. The case WR-
ara, I.'" this town beforeP' Mr. Justice Maule,
in the
(.:oilit.tive" for the plaintiff. A new trial was movedfor
when a verdict
,rii of Kxcliequer and granted.
Nir, ;I.se was now tried before a special jury..
the plain-
tifts ; •,,Alortley and Mr. Crompton appeared
merchants here
Mr. w• Knowles arid Mr. 'Tomlinson for thetordefendants.
'lt'd ' N. °rt,..teY stated that the plaintiffs are
Nes, Pere, w oundland • Mr. Mac.cintcs i
of the
110, and Mr,' (I'D •er having the charge . ,
of
4t
-.er
1 • •-1 conducting the bu-
e,mae.,,r New
foo di. _ _ N
d In w-December, 18.11, a quantity
the
4z().!1. and lillibb'er atn fuel:sso, was shipped on ir.errdpooll.
I'l,e4rtli, and 4Livie a sent to Mr. Mackintosh, in L
tail I,4littter didenot ksiiow precisely when e tmheetvrre.l
Mr. ;lter-
.,would
ion 0, 'e(}P...tl-1 2fith of January,blaB(4
12s'imilar goods shipped
Ittt'e P'lizar‘e. Mr. A"ters°"
that Messrs.
, Usti. • ' eth, and he informed Mackintosh
Eliza.
be the ~?.I Glas,,ow, had informed him that they had advises
,oetli lad--11•11 bec'ernber which did not rnent;on that the
'''l"el "ied u
to ;hat date. Upon this information Mr.
Eliza-
j° iii atoth acted and wrote to London, giving instruci‘l
k.
hit!) broker, Mr) 111 •k ,to effect insurance. Mr. .
4° Irr!i•I 'Pent I;is liafce ill th army and
ad 1`1:811 in his letters and mercantile phrases as those whto
1:4,1 el,l (turn)was not probably.a..o
i g their whole active existence aceustomed
`,,,11e1l set forili that the plaintiff'
4' i'-r• Wortley here read a letter, dated 26th January,advice
44,4eawvifoundland to the 27th December, of trainoi a
newt
Phel .ng been shipped on board the Elizabeth,
had recerved.laydaviae
al,e
.wllleh was to sail about the end of the month.. George
'freet:•' 'tow hom the letter was addressed, was directed to
14 riedit:''sertilice at the lowest rate on the above amount, ac-
thel'. to the direction There was nothing extraordinary
ac-
-14 t,)11e::.e1,...0.t having arrived at this period. as supposing
i 4. wa,•,' sailed oil the 27th December,
order-
ni, the i„ q out of date when the letter was written
~;„.
l‘l. '",Nrance nor - tbe called a mng S:nt'.
84, iv"eicee stet'
Tas s le
.o which she really
kost !r. Nlarhall,
'able and acute of
er.
on lellethte‘r in Lond. on and the aefcn d
that
I,r.riter:e.tlte and ii,tellti.,rentt moste(lassof gentlemen, the d
ueand to
wlitirti 1 letter of
.414'
the INV4S aCe°'ted by Mr. Mackee's clerk,
, , Mr. Mackintosh and asked what ther pre-
would
in,4.:1 vi;61114 oe. The defendant said the
It •,-,.. who
premium
room,
•• th ' i'', cent. They went forward into the nest
defendant''
totehrere nisi • - • drew the
lit
‘,..";104 theotile ..I,reance broker's.clerk
the period
(I,„"Nich all
_A wfoundland list,showed
whichteperiod of the.
tilet'griti!re
oi tiessvels. Sialle.d down to h
that number of
t(' (1r15,,t,,' •Nillie ecleerZe ha\d‘ hitullile broughtgood Sense and
caution
t;rl th: list. -r:
•Ilarshall's attention to what w`,,s,e Eliza-
owepli.,
v,hie!‘ll.lcil.was—" Duplicate: original by
%Tye sailed
ri!..111 the (4;1_1
.11.drcated that the Elizabeth
.must 1
brought
if.'%lpaitge'."4l.lhiefore the vessel ,the .
• ' Amelia) which.
_nd
0 hit", " d
th,t ""11 turned 'is ryas specifically pointed "tldthave foun
t„. the
80,0 over the page of the list he wohni.
....71.h. Mr.
11_,Irkht111, therefore°"!l'llzabeth had sailed on t.a 4
*formation
.tinh
qti°ll#n „th,, it was plain, had more I
the Elizabc
r,, Ilot re au. Nlr. Mackintosh, because
latter de-
was
~, tel„,. P_lrte.(l till after the letter of the
becanse
Zrertlizgahetll tiring that day the premium rose, not
Amelia had
I'll"
fir 1 w4' a Missing ship, but because the
fore her.
+t kh. st though tl FI• bII id sailed be pre-
ttliti izabeti, a re , IZA et t
I. g that the 1
411 lb rn, "
,`," s lost. Mr. Marshall finc in
give l p
Oat e rapidly, asked tl t the plaintiffs should
gentle-
tae4ln hi' •PaPers, whi ,I la
ie
The learned
.a.in
Nite ~iilg
abowo
thatc♦l was accorded..
1 eld and the ciliary,
that l'ed, recountedtePlinent was witha_ _
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t DWicy Wus ell'ectJ)deatl'antgiarnd
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