The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-03-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

FRlDAY.—(Before the MAYOR and Sir JOHN Tontst.)
&mous ROBBERY.—A woman of depraved character, named
Sarah Pearson, was placed at the bar on suspicion of having
robbed Hobert Kershaw. a publican residing near Blackburn,
of E. 40, and a memorandum book. From the evidence of the
prosecutor, who resides at Ostwaldwisle, near Blackburn, it ap-
peared that he art ived in Liverpool on the 25th ult. on business,
but being also desirous of enjoying himself, he proceeded to-
wards the theatre, in Williamson-square. On his way through
Tarletou-street, in company with a friend, he met three women,
one of whom came up to hum, thrust her band into his pocket,
and stole a pulse and memorandum book. The former con-
tained a £3O Bank of England note and ten sovereigns, and the
other some valuable memorandums. He endeavoured to seize
the woman, but some one struck him a blow upon the head, and
knocked him down. The women made their escape. He also
missed a handkerchief from his coat pocket. The one produced
is that which was then stolen. _ _ .

Bonfield and Lynch, two watchmen, said they received in-
formation of the robbery, and a description of the women' and
on Saturday morning last they proceeded to a house in Har-
rington-street, where they apprehended the prisoner. When
they were entering the house the prisoner perceived them, and
threw from the window the pocket handkerchief produced and
identified. The prisoner, in her defence, said that she never
svw the prosecutor in her life before.—Committed.
OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES.—A young woman
of respectable appearance, named Elizabeth Usherwood, was
charged with obtaining a quantity of drapery goods from Mr.
Briscoe, of Oldhall-street, under false pretences. Geu. Gray, a
shopman with the prosecutor, proved that, on the 17th of Oct.,
the prisoner purchased, at his master's shop, six yards of calico
and some other articles, in the name of Mts. Connell, a lady in
Drury-lane. On the 3thh of October she came again and pur-
chaseil four yards of brown holland, two yards ut calico, and a
dozen yards ut bed lace, desiring them to be pot down to the
same lady. James Parke, another shopman of the prosecutor's,
said, that on the sth and 12th of November the prisoner pur-
chased from him articles of drapery of the value of £3, in the
name of Mrs. Connell.

A little girl, named Parkinson, proved having purchased goods
for the prisoner from Mr. Briscoe, and that the prisoner told
her to say they were for Mrs. Connell.
Mrs. Connell said that the prisoner was a perfect stranger to
her, and had never been authorized to purchase anything in her
nau►e. Tiff only way the prisoner cou:d know that she dealt
with Mr. Briscoe was, that she understood a Mrs. Radcliffe, a
dress-maker, who had worked for witness, was the prisoner's
sister. The prisoner having nothing to urge in her defence,
was committed fur trial.

SATURDAY.—(Before the MAYOR.)
ROBIsERY oN Bata') A Snit,. —Valentine Huvson, a. black
seaman, wits charged with stealing a quantity of brass railing
from the ship Hamilton, of New York. It aFpeared from the
evidence of Abraham Milford. steward on board the Hamilton, •
Captain Bailey, that the prisoner was employed as cook in the
same vessel, and within the last few days had been intoxicated.
As he was known to have no money of his own, it was suspected
that the prisoner bad been acting dishonestly to obtain the
liquor, and on examining the vessel a number of brass rails
were missing. Information of the robbery was given to the
police, and it was afterwards discovered that the prisoner had
sold the rails to a marine store-keeper, in Marybone, named
Higgins. —T his was proved and the prisoner committed.
APPRIINTICLS' UNION.—Mr. Marsden, the brushmaker, ap-
peared against three of his apprentices, with a view to have their
indentures cancelled. He stated that the defendants, who be-
longed to the apprentices' ut,ion, were so refractory and idle
that he should prefer paying journeymen wages to do their
work than keep them, although they had served the greater pat
of their apprenticeship, and were good workmen if they thought
proper. Mr. Marsden then related numerous instances of the
misconduct of the defendants, showing that they had repeatedly
left work in an unfinished state. After hearing the case, the
apprentices expressed contrition, and promistli so behave better
in future, and at the suggestion of the magistrates Mr. Mars-
den was induced to give them another trial.

YESTEKDAv.--(Before Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE.
FORGhttY.—A tad native of Scotland, calling himself LAWRENCE.)
Thomas, but whose teal name, from di,cuments found in his
possession, appears to be Thomas Walker, was brought before
the magistrates, charged with forging a bill for £l) ss. Mr.
Parlour,i the supetiuteedenti of police. stated that on Thurs-
day last the pi isoner went to the shop of Mr. Medley, a draper, •
in Whitechapel, and made some purchases, in payment for
which he gate a bid purporting to he endorsed by Thomas
Liddell, Alexander Hume, Arthur Heywood, 1. 0. Bold, Bath-
bone Brothers and Co., Thomas Wacker, and several other
respectable individuals. Mr. Medley, seeing these names on
the bill, had no suspicion of a fraud, and gave the prisoner £8
in change. Alter the prisoner had left the shop, Mr. Medley
on consideration had some misgivings us to the authenticity of
the signatures, and he accordingly went to the police-office, and
one of the officers took the bill to Messrs. Heywood's bank,
when it was ascertained that the signature of A. Heywood and
Co. was a forgery. It was sw:sequently discovered that the
whole of the euthiratiments were forgeries, and a description of
the prisoner being given to the police he was apprehended on
Saturday by an active officer named Ainsworth. Ou being
taken into custody the constable found a number of papers on
the prisoner, from the perusal of which it appeared that the
prisoner is a great scoundrel. A copy of the bill w ritteu in red
ink and several begging petitions were amongst the documents
found in his possession. To these petitions were annexed re-
commendations, to which the names of respectable persons in
Edinburgh were affixed, stating that David l'hounts, the bearer,
who some time ago was head miller, superintendent, and clerk
to the Edinburgh Company of Bakers and Gristers, was a man
of excellent character, but had met with many misfortunes,
which had reduced himself and family of six children to a state
of destitution. A series of letters, evidently written by a man
of education, to the prisoner were also found upon hi, dal ed
from a town in Kent, auci signed by a. doctor of medicine, the
author of a %Yolk on temperance, and who gave evidence bey",
a cononittee of the House of Gee:nuns on that subject. From
the contents of these letters it seems that the person ailudcd to
has beeu in the constant habit ol,rninting sums of money to
the prisoner, but for what object ditties not appear, as the let-
lets are written in a most mysterious stye, and urging the pri-
soner to get off to America. I fie prisoner is also cautioned by
the writer against getting intoxicated, for fear that in his
drunken moments he !night let
.something slip that would he
the ruin of both the writer and himself.
Mr. Parlour has the correspondence in his possession, and,
having written to the authorities of the town in Kent limn
whence the letters came, there is every reason to suppose that
other disclosures may take place.
The forgeries utving be
substantiated against the
prisoner,asked m the magistrate hi if lie bad au) thing to say in
e 1;
his defence.
The prisoner pretended to be deaf.
The constable remembered that lie could hear very well when
apprehended, upon which.the prisoner said that he w at " dune
innocent.'
The depositions were then ordered to be taken, and tbe pri-
soner was committed.

Susi,EcTED PLATE ROBBERY.—A young woman of respect-
able appearance, named Mary Parkinson, was charged on sus-
picion of having stolen a quantity of broken silver plate. It
appeared from the evidence of a pa wnbr,ker that on the previ-
ous day the prisoner entered his sill) and offered the bloke')
silver spoons produced for sale, anti, suspecting that she had
not come honestly by them, he sent for a police officer and gave
her into eustway. The constable, on hcarchiug the prisoner,
found a ticket in her possession, received from Mr. Bacheidor,
the Brideweli-keeper, by some prisoner who had been discharg-
ed,
from which there was every reason to suppose she was con-
nected with thieves, The prisoner accounted for her possession
ofthe plate by stating that her husband ywhcred it, but inhere
she did not know. The magistrates remanded her
give the police time to make the necessary inquiries.