The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-02 00:00:00

DIED

YESTERDAY

" IF THIS WILL NOT RESTRAIN HER, WHAT WILL?"—A
respectable-looking young woman, named Ellen M'Andrew,
was charged with having stolen a purse, containing Is. 6d.,
from the person of Mrs. Ellen Rogers. Detective Inspector
Bates stated that on Saturday afternoon, he was in the neigh-
bourhood of Church-street, when he observed the prisoner
make several a' tempts to pick ladies' pockets. He saw her go
into several shops, and ultimately through St. John's market,
to a stall of Mr. Reeves, fruiterer, on the outside. Here Mrs.
Rogers was making some purchases; the prisoner went up,
and be (Bates) thought he observed her to take something from
Mrs. Rogers's pocket. He asked the comp'ainant if she had
lost anything, and being; told that she had lost her purse, he
seized the prisoner by the arms, and the purse dropped from
her hand. Mr. Bluck, attorney for the prisoner, not twin'
,b!' to resist 'l

-de the case on its merits, requeited Mr. Mansilt
to deal summarily with it, on the ground that the prisoner,
who was a respectable young woman, had only been married
on the prev►ous Friday.—Mr. Mansfield to Mr. Dawson. deputy
Bridewell-keeper : " Is anything known of her ?"—Mr. Daw-
son : " She was here on the 12th of May last, charged with
picking pockets."—Mr. Bluck : " She married a very ---
able man, no longer since than Friday 10-*

" The pleasures of the honey-moon cou!d not keep her hands
from picking and stealing: if this would not restrain her, what
will ?" The prisoner was committed for trial.
OYSTERS! OYSTERS ! A GORGE.—A foreign seaman, named
Francis Brown, was charged by police-officer• 646 with having
been drunk and disorderly in Tithebarn-street, on the previous
Saturday night. From the statement of the officer it appeared
that the prisoner was wrangling with a woman about the pay-
ment for some oysters, the woman alleging that he had de-
spatched two hundred and a-half of the purest natives, for the

augury in uwug wu,cn ne atterwards refused to pay. The
woman from whom the delicious morsels had been obtained
here stepped into the witness-box, and stated that on Saturday
night, as she was proceeding home, she met the prisoner, who
requested to be supplied with some oysters. The prisoner ate
two hundred and a-half, drank two quarts of new milk, and a
glass of rum, after which he refused to pay for the oysters ; and
thus the disturbance was created for which the police-officer took
the prisoner into custody. The prisoner, in his defence, said the
bargain was, that if he could eat the full two hundred and a-half
was to pay nothintr; but if he failed 3- the full

.. ne was to nay 1..-
.
price. He fulfilled the stipu7ation, be acted under the im
pression that lie was not liable; but, however, he was now willing
to make reparation for the demolition he had made amongst
the shell-fish. Mr. Mansfield fined the prisoner ss. for being
drunk.

THEFT FROM ON BOARD SHIP.—A foreign sailor, named
Costello, was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing
apparel and 3a. 4d. in money, the property of one of the sailors
belonging to the Maria, lying in Brunswick Dock. The pri-
soner had been seen to leave the Maria, and, on the officer
stopping him, it was found be had on three pairs of trousers
and two jackets. The other clothing he had under his arm.

prisoner was commi

EXTENSIVE THEFT FROM c'
A PunLic-no;;;E.--James
Regan, an errand lad in the service of Mr. Henry Lumb,
licensed victualler, corner of Naylor-street, Vauxhall-road, was
charged with having stolen a cash-box, containing .eB3 or £FI.
Detective-officer Sale stated that, on the 13th instant, he re-
ceived information of the robbery from Mr. Lamb's, and, in
consequence, went to Manchester in search of the prisoner.
He was not successful ; but, on Ssturday last, he succeeded in
apprehending the prisoner on board the Gnv Mannering,
which was lying in the river, being about to put to sea. He
took the prisoner to the police-office, where lie (the prisoner)
made the following statement :--- You know I have been
acquainted with Daley. He was pressing upon me for money,
anti prevailed upon me to take the cash-box. I did so, and
handed it to him through the window of the water-closet, and
Daley told me to meet him at the hack of the college. I did

meet him, and asked him where the cash-box was.a He said,
Never mind the box, I have the money with me.' He gave
me about '2O. We went to a pawnbroker's, and purchased a
coat and a cap, and afterwr.rds went to Manchester. I also had
given Daley a watch, which I had stolen from another room at
Mr. Lomb's. When at Manchester, we heard the police were
after us, and Daley went on tramp, and I came back to Liver-
pool, to go to America, when you took me." Mr. Lumb
proved the amount of money in the box, and the kind of money
of which it consisted. The prisoner was committed for trial.
THEFT BY AN APPRENTICE.—JOIIII Haswell, an apprentice
to Mrs. Sarah Davies. printer, Liver-court, South Castle-street,
was charged with having stolen three reams and fifty pieces of
printing paper, the property of his mistress. Marks, one of
the detective ofticers,stated that in consequence of information
given to him by Mr. John Murray, confectioner, of Park-lane,
he had been watching for a fortnight for the prisoner to call at
that gentleman's shop. On Saturday he saw the prisoner pass
Mr. Murray's, and on his being pointed out he followed him to
the shop of Mr. Roe, provision dealer, Old Haymarket, where
he was offering some paper for sale, and here he took him into
custody on the charge of having stolen the paper from Mrs.
Davies's office. It appeared that the prisoner having some
time ago sold some paper to Mr. Murray. which that gentleman
had reason to believe he had stolen, he ( Mr. Murray) gave in-
formation to the police, and received instructions to purchase
from him again if he came. He did so several times, until
Marks apprehended him, as stated above. The prisoner was
committed for trial.

LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT