The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-05 00:00:00

ROBBERY

Samuel Beattie, 23, Joseph Holden, 30, and Eliza Welsby,
46—Beattie and Holden for stealing, and Welsby for receiv-
ing a quantity of shoes, &c., the property of John Coates,
of Blackburn. The robbery took place on the 4th of July,
and on the sth Beattie was seen pawning a pair of shoes at
Preston, which were identified as part of the property stolen.
Soon afterwards the house of the prisoner Welsby was
searched, and in the coal cellar a pair of shoes were found
concealed. Some other articles were also found, in conse-
quence of which she was apprehended. Several of the wit-
nesses in this case not being in attendance, the evidence was
consequently very incomplete.
The Jury acquitted the three prisoners.
Another indictment stood against the prisoners for steal-
ing property from the house of Mr. Frazer, a minister, at
Blackburn The evidence, however, being wholly against
Beattie, the case against the other two prisoners was not
proceeded with. Beattie was detected in the act of pawning
a cloak at Preston, the property of Mr. Frazer, when be
was apprehended.
Beattie was found guilty.
There was also an indictment against Beattie and Holden,
for a robbery at Walton-le-Dale, in July last. It appeared
from the evidence of John Ingham (an accomplice) that the
two prisoners, along with himself, went to Mr. Barton's
house about twelve o'clock at night, on the 6th of July, and
succeeded in getting in at the window, and taking away a
violin, telescope, &c., which they afterwards pledged at
Wigan. The prisoners were observed in the neighbourhood
on the night of the robbery-
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoners.
They were sentenced to 15 years' transportation for the
burglary, and 7 years for the larceny.
MINT CASES. _ _

Messrs. Armstrong and Pollock were for the prosecution.
Mr. Powell, of her Majesty's Mint, was also in attendance.
John Kelly, 27, and Mary Kelly, 27, were charged with
having moulds in their possession for the making of six-
pences. On the Bth of April, iu consequence of information
received by the police, the house of Kelly was searched, and
a quantity of plaster, a mould, &C., were found. The pri-
soner, John Kelly, bad also in his pocket a quantity of plas-
ter and a knife which appeared to have been lately used, and
a counterfeit sixpence.
Mr. Powell, of her Majesty's Mint, proved that the mould
in question was such as are used in the making of coin.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against John Kelly,
but acquitted the prisoner Mary Kelly.
The prisoner John Kelly was sentenced to 12 years' trans-
portation.
Samuel Greenhalgh, 60, and Robert Bowness, 43, were
charged with having moulds, &C., in their possession. The
police of Salford having had previous information, went to
the house of the prisoners, and apprehended them. On
Greenhalgh was found twenty-four counterfeit shillings. A
quantity of plaster of Paris was also found in the house of
Bowness, as well as a mould and an iron spoon, with a quan-
tity of metal, &c.
Bowness was found guilty, and sentenced to twelve years'
transportation. Greenhalgh not guilty.
An indictment was then preferred against Samuel Green-
halgh for a misdemeanour in having twenty-four counterfeit
shillings in his possession. The evidence in this case was the
same as the last.

The prisoner was found guilty, but recommended to mercy.
The sentence of the court was that he should be impri-
soned one month and kept to hard labour—the last week
solitary.
John Crook, Mary Parting ton, and Robert Howarth,
were indicted for having moulds in their possession used in
the manufacture of counterfeit coin. The police of Bolton,
in consequence of information which they had received,
went to Howarth's house, and after watching for some time
they broke open the door and succeeded in taking the pri-
soners, two of whom endeavoured to make their escape
through the window. In the house a mould was discovered
which appeared to have been lately used; also some metal in
a pot, and several shillings and half crowns.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against all the pri-
soners-15 years transportation.

James Robinson and Henry. Perch were indicted for hav-
ing in their possession certain moulds for making coin. The
prisoners resided with a person named Stoddart, of Man-
chester, and the police went and searched the premises, and
found a mould and three counterfeit shillings.—Robinson was
found guilty---12 years transportation ; Perch was acquitted.
Patrick Clarke, 26, Hugh Clarke, 18, and Margaret
Clarke, 21, were indicted for coining, and also for possessing
moulds, &c., for making counterfeit money. The prisoners
were apprehended in a cellar in Salford, Manchester, where
they carried on their operations, which cdllar was occupied
by one of the prisoners, Patrick Clarke, and the moulds, &c.,
were found on the premises.
The jury found Patrick and Margaret Clarke guilty, but
acquitted Hugh Clarke.—Ten years transportation.
Thomas Wolfenden, 50, and William Leach, 19, were in-
dicted for possessing mould, and also uttering base coin.
Wolfenden pleaded guilty. The prisoners attempted to
pass off the base coin to several persons in Rochdale, one of
whom caused them to be apprehended.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against both pri-
soners, but recommended Leach to mercy. Six weeks hard
labour. Woolfenden, twelve years transportation.
Michael Gore, 38, Jane Kirwan, 32, and Andrew Deane,
43, were charged with uttering base coin. The prisoners
attempted to pass a false sixpence at Messrs Morris and
Hignett's, Dale-street, when they were apprehended. They
had also been at other places previously, endeavouring to
pass base coins. Gore's house was afterwards searched, and
some shillings found ; a mould was also found secreted in
the spout attached to the roof of the house.

The prisoner Kirwan was defended by Dr. Brown.
The jury retired, and in about a quarter of an hour re-
turned with a verdict of acquittal for all the prisoners.
Catherine Bennett, 29, and James Sweeney, 50, were in-
dicted for being in possession of moulds for coining, and
also for uttering counterfeit coin. They were apprehended
at Liverpool, on the sth of April last. The prisoners had
offered several counterfeit shillings at different places, one at
Alcock's, in Vauxhall-road, and another at a public-house
in Cheapside. Some counterfeit shillings, part of a mould,
and a crucible, as well as some plaster of Paris, were found
in Bennett's house.
The jury returned a verdict of acquittal.
James Sweeney, Catherine Bennett, and Margaret Swee-
ney, were then indicted for a misdemeanor, that of uttering
base coin at Liverpool, in April last. The evidence in this
case was the same as the last.
James Sweeney and Catherine Bennett, guilty—and Mar-
garet Sweeney not guilty.
Catherine Bennett and James Sweeney were sentenced to
twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour.
No bill against Thomas Doyle, William Doyle, and John
M`Donald, for felony.
No bill against William Rawsthorne, for rape.
The court rose at a quarter before seven.

NISI PRIUS COURT—""EDNESDAY.
ALSOP V. CLEGG AND OTHERS (RESUMED.)
Three or four other persons who supplied the shop with
goods proved that, as soon as Hannah Saul's name was
placed over the shop-door, all invoices were made out in her
name. After Mr. Gartside 's death it appeared that his eye.
tutors (the present defendants) paid several bills. An order
was put in proving that James Gartside, the younger, gave
an order for ten sacks of flour to Mr. Cole. After old Mr.
Clegg's death, his son William gave an order for more flour.
Mr Harris, assistant to a tea-dealer, proved that he re-
ceived an account from James Gartside, after the death of
old Mr. Clegg.
Mr. KNOWLES addressed the jury at some length to prove
that the defendant had not been at all concerned in buying
and selling goods in the shop in question, nor had he given
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given any guarantee for payment of goods purchased.
His LORDSHIP observed, in addressing the jury; on the
name of Hannah Saul being over the shop door, and on the
fact of all the invoices for goods being made out in her
name. The question is, was the business carried on by

ITannah Saul for the benefit of Mr. Clegg. If this n•ere the
case, the invoices should have been debited to Mr. Clegg.
This would have been the natural course, if the parties be-
lieved they were dealing with Mr. Clegg. - [On one occasion,
when Joseph Cole applied for X3OO, the defendant an-
swered, " I keep my eye to these matters;" and this ob-
servation, his lordship remarked, made rather against the
plaintiff's case, for it was not proved that he paid any money
at that time.] It was clear that none of the goods had been
supplied in the name of old Clegg; and the only question for
the consideration of the jury was,—whether they believed the
defendants were liable for the amount claimed by the
plaintiff.

The jury returned a verdict•for•the defendants
BROMLEY V. DONNETT.

This was an issue to try whether certain goods, belonging
to the plaintiffs, seized by the sheriff, under an execution
,gainst Robert llurdman, for a debt owing by the latter to
the defendant, were the plaintiff's property at the tune of
the seizure, in March last.

Mr. WATSON, in stating the case on behalf of the plain-
tiff, observed that in March last his client purchased the
goods and lease of a public-honse in Hulme, called the
George the Fourth, from Mary Ogle. The latter purchased
from Robert Hurdman, who was a bankrupt in 1839, and
who continued to live with Miss Ogle, his sister-in-law until
a short time previous to the period when the present plaintiff
purchased the goods for £243 9s. 10d. The license was
transferred to the plaintiff on the 10th of March, and on the
following day the sheriff came in and levied on account of
Hurdman. The main questions in the case were, whether
the sale to Miss Ogle was a bond fide one, and consequently
whether Hurdman was not the tenant, until the sale to
Bromley. The jury found a verdict for the defendant.