The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-03-27 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE REPORT.

Monday.--BefOre the MA you and Mr. Alderman ROBINSON.
Ax OLD OFFEN ogit.—An elderly disorderly, in the person
of a decrepid female, with a gin struck countenance, was placed
before the magistrates on a charge of drunkenness and riot.
It appeared from the evidence of the nightly ceniprehender, that
Charlotte Thompson, the prisoner, had, on the previous night,
whilst influenced by the evil spirit, gin, created a great disturb- •
since in the streets, to the annoyance of all peaceably disposed
personi. The- charge being proved, the magistrate inquired
whether the prisoner was an old offender. Oh no, your wor-
ship, said the prisoner, I'm not, I hasn't been in Bridewell this
fortnight. On the bridewell keeper referring to the black book,
it appeared that the present was the prisoner's seventy-sixth
appearance before the magistrates. She had been discharged
eighteen days ago, and upon calculating.the different terms of
imprisonmentto which she had.beeu sentenced, since her debut.
at the police-oftice. it tvas found that no less than seven years.of
her existence had been spent within the walls of a prison. An
extra mouth was in consequence conceded to her,
VIOLENT STREET RoßßEßY.—Patrick M'Daniel, a fellow of
forbidding appearance, was charged with robbing a man named
Hugh Williams of two sovereigns, fifteen shillings, and a watch.
It appeared fmm the, evidence hat the complainant, a few
nights ago, got intoxicated at a public-house in Standish-street.
He left there about eight o'clock to go home; and as soon as he
got outside be. was kubcked down by two men, who robbed him
of the money and watch. He was so much in liquor, that he
could not identify the men, but a little Rirl, who was playing in
the neighbourhOod, and saw the transaction,
,described their,per--
sons to the pellte officers; and the prisonel, who had been in
the public-house with'the complainant, was apprehended. The
girl swore to his identity, and the magistrates remanded him for
further examination. •- .
ArrumeT AT BURGLARY.—TWO men in the dress of sailors,
the one named Jones and the other Williams, were charged
with attempting to commit a burglary in the house of a Mr.
Marshall, in Sparling-street. Mr. M-arshall, it appears, was
awoke at an early hour in the morning by a noise in his. yard.
Ile opened the window, and saw the prisoner Jonas and another
man, whoni he supposed to be Williams, snaking their escape
over the wall, He gave the alarm, and prisoner was taken into
custody. by the watchman. The.other prisoner was sitting on a
step in the street opposite to the yard, and as Jones claimed an
acquaintance with him, he also was apprehended. On examin-
ing the yard door, thelock was found to have been forted by a
crow-bar. The prisoners having been asked If they had any-
thing to urge in their defence, Jones said that " he was the
chap chat did it, the other prisoner being a perfect stranger to
him.'.' .It further appeared from the evidence of Mr. Street, a
brideweli-keeper,, that Williams lodged opposite to where the
robbery has enturnitted. He was quite drunk at the time, and
in such a state thakit was impossible he conkllet over the wall.
He belonged to the ship Hamilton, of NewAork, which sailed
on Sunday. Under these circumstances Williams was dis-
charged, -andlones, who is a• notorious thief, was committed
for trial.
Pick txo POCKETS.—Two lads, named Jolin Fogo and Wm.
Crowther, were committed for trial for pickiiig a gentleman's
pocket of a silk handkerchief, in St. John's Market, on Satur-
day last.
YESTERDAY:—(Before the MAYOR and Mr: Alderman PETER

BouttNE.)
• PICKING POCKETS.—A young lad named Moore, well known
to the police as an experienced pickpocket, was charged by Mr.
Tate, • the master of a 'vessel, with abstracting a silk handker-
chief from his pocket the same morning. It appeared from the
evidence of the. complainant that he was walicmg along South
John-street, at about ton o'clock, when a young Man stepped up
to him and said that some boys who had just passed appeared to
have picked his pocket. He felt, and missed his handkerchief
and, perceiving the lads running towards Castle-street, he Tan
after them and overtook the prisoner, in •Whose•possession he
found it. In answer to a question from the magistrate, the com-
plainant said that he was about going to sea, and therefore it
would be inconvenient for him to appear at the sessions.
Under these circumstances the •prisoner was committed for
three months, as a roue and vagabond.
STEALING COTTON.—George Wilde, a young man lately em-
ployed by Messrs. Stock, the cotton brokers, of Exchange-
buildings, was charged with stealing 201bs. weight of cotton, the
property of Messrs. Stock.
Mr. Stock, jun., said that at about four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, as he was leaving the warehouse, he observed the
prisoner, who was not then in their employ, carrying a small
bag of cotton out at thecloor: - He asked him what he was doing
with it, and he_ answered that he was taking it to Hughes, the
warehousemen. He 'asked him where Hughes -was, and he did
not appear to know. He then•suspected the prisoner was steal-
ing it, and, on questioning him more closely, he acknowledged
that Hughes had not sent him for it.
Samuel Lloyd, the constable, was sent for, and the prisoner
given into custody.—Cominitted.
ROBBERY,B Y. A SEIIVANT.—A young woman of decent ap-
pearance, named Allice Bandrich, employed as a domestic ser-
vant with a •Mrs. Stewart, of Lambert-street, was charged with
stealing a quantity of wearing. apparel, the property of her em-
Oyer. Front the evidence it • appeared that on the 12th of
February lust, a.' coat; waistcoat, some shirts, and other articles
of.wearing.apparel were missing from. the complainant's house,
and it was supposed that thieves had entered the premises and
stolen them. : The prisoner was consequently not suspected;'
but, a few days ago, a pawn-ticket was found in her possession,
and, a constable having been sent for, he took her into custody,.
and subsequently ascertained that she had pledged all the ar-
ticles stoles}, with a pawnbroker named 3°11e5...7-Committed.