The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-16 00:00:00

YESTERDAY

POCKET PICKING.—A young man, named John John-
son, was committed for two months, for picking the
pocket of a respectable female in St. John's Market, on
Saturday night, of her purse, containing eight shillings
and a wedding ring.—A little boy, about twelve years of
age, named John Johnson, who had five times previously
been convicted, was sent for trial charged with stealing a
pocket handkerchief from Mr. Giles Lever, flour dealer,
Scotland-road, on Saturday night, in Manchester-street.
ATTEMPTED FELONY.—George Mc. Guffie was charged
by Mr. Seed, publican, Cooper's-row, with having been
found in his house, and in a top-room, at nine o'clock on
Saturday night, to the great terror of his family, and with
an evident design to commit a felony. It appeared that
the alarm was first given by Mr. Seed's two children, who
were in bed, and saw a strange man in the room. Mrs.
Seed ran up stairs with a candle, and found the fellow
concealed behind the door of the chamber, and such was
her alarm, that her cries were heard by Mr. S., who suc-
ceeded, after a considerable struggle in securing the pri-
soner who vigorously attempted to escape. The prisoner
was Landed over to the police, and when searched at
Bridewell there were found upon him several skeleton
keys, a chisel, and a box of matches. The prisoner had
not had time to carry anything away. It was stated that
he had been committed three times before for felony, and
he was committed for trial at the sessions.
THEFT FROM A SHOP.—A woman named Eliza Nugent
was charged with having been concerned in a robbery,
which took place on the 23d of March, in the shop of Mr.
James Waller Bell, outfitter, 23, Byrom-street, and in
which another female, named Whittam, had taken part,
and was committed for trial some time ago. The prisoner
(who could not be identified) was not apprehended until
Saturday night, having made her escape at the time, and
changed her quarters. The manager of the shop, Mr.
Thomas Wincom, distinctly stated that she and the other
had often visited the shop, and looked at goods without
purchasing beyond trifles, and that he distinctly saw her
take four waistcoats and put them under a shawl. In run-
ning after the other prisoner (Whittam) the present escaped
him. She was committed for trial. _ _

SHAMEFUL ROBBERY.—A young girl, named Mary
Miller, was charged by a respectable and interesting
young Irish girl, named Sarah Larkin, with robbing her
of her box, containing wearing apparel, &c. The com-
plainant stated that she had come from her native place,
Fvfe, in Wexford, by the steamer Town of Wexford, and
the vessel arrived at the Trafalgar Dock at one o'clock on
Saturday afternoon last. She left the vessel to see some
friends, her object being to procure a situation in some
family. Intending to return to the vessel, she left her
trunk, containing all her clothing, on the deck, and did
not see it again until she, from information, found it at the
house of a Mrs. Sheridan, in Ford-street, through wham, in
fact it was, rather curiously recovered. It appeared that
the prisoner had been on board also as a passenger, and
tbat ia. the absence of complainant, site had re resented.