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immediately returned a verdict to the effect that the decease
had destroyed herself by taking an overdose of laudanui
while in a deranged state of mind.
We should remark that it annearpdl ihp dprracnti wsle inti

mately acquainted with Mr. Wilkinson, and that the Rel
Mr. Redhead gave a very feeling account of the causes an
progress of the melancholy infirmity of the deceased, and
her attachment to the family, and anxiety for their welfare-
an account, indeed, which, though modestly stated, im
pressed every one who heard it with a high respect for hi
feelings as a man and a Christian. He retired from the pain
ful investigation with the father of the deceased, with a view
in the absence of a brother clergyman (on whom the dut
would otherwise have devolved in this town), of performin
the last sacred offices over her remains.

kPTURE OF A GANG OF ROBBERS

•
On Saturday evening last, Inspector Cottam, with tw
officers, Kehoe and Maguire, apprehended seven men in th
act of robbing the. Black Dog public-house, .Hanover-street
They effected the robbery in the usual way ; one party gc
up a row in the parlour, while another of the gang stole u
stairs where the cash box was kept. To his great surprise
after possessing himself of the money, Cottam stepped ou
of a cupboard and secured him. Kehoe and Maguire secure
the others. Yesterday all the prisoners were examine
before Hugh Hornby, Charles Turner, and William Earle
Esqrs., at the police court. They gave their names as fol
lows :—Thomas Thomas, William Simpson, William Hornby
William Snowden, Joseph Roper, James Crane alias Adams
and Robert Jones. Mr. Wardle, Solicitor, appeared for al
the prisoners except Thomas and Snowden.
Mr. Dowling, stated that the prisoneriwere charged witl
having committed a robbery in the house of Mr. Pughe, why
kept the Black Dog public-house, in Hanover-street. Thi
prisoner Snowden, had lodged in the house for some weeks
and the other prisoners could be proved from time to fish(
during the last fortnight, to have gone into the house at e
late hour in the evening, and conduct themselves in an ex•
traordinary manner so as to attract the notice of Mrs. Pughe,
In consequence of this the police were placed in such a
situation that they could see what was going forward, in
case they attempted to rob the house, which they did on
Saturday evening. Inspector Courtin was placed in the
room in which he saw the prisoner Thomas actually commit
the robbery ; and the others would be found in close connec-
tion with him at the same time. Previously to going into
the house they were seen to congregate near the premises,
and having received their directions they entered the house.
When the robbery was discovered, Thomas was-taken by the
Inspector, and all the others tried to effect their escape.
Constable Kehoe was then swora.-1-Ie stated that having
information of an intended robbery in IVIr. Pughe's house,
he proceeded on Saturday morning to the bottom of Hano-
ver-street, opposite Paradise-street. Inspector Cottam took
his place in the public -house, whilst witness and constable
Maguire went into Mr. Savage's shop, and took their sta-
tions in such a way that they could see all that passed out-
side. They remained there from an early hour in the morn-
ing till half past eight in the evening, when, for the first time,
their attention was attracted by all the prisoners coming up,
except Snowden. They walked round by Mr. Savage's door,
turned into an entry, where they remained for a few minutes,
and then Roper went and stood at a gas pillar. Crane, whose
real name was Adams, and Hornby came round where wit-
ness and Maguire were placed, and passed into Hanover-
street, and remained at the next door to Mr. Pughe's; the
others went round and came up by the butcher's shop to the
side of Mr. Pughe'; house. They did not, however, go in
that time, but went back to the opposite side, where Roper was
standing. There they divided again into two divisions; and

witness next saw Hornby go into Mr. Pughe's with a yellow
handkerchief under his arm, and something tied up in it.
Pour of them then went into the house. Crane did not go
into the house with them, but he passed by Mr. Savage's
shop, and, crossing over, went into Mr. Pughe's immediately
after them. There were then five in the house, and Roper
remained stationary at the lamp-post. They came out of the
house in a few minutes, and met again at the place where
Roper was, and, after a few moments conversation, they took
different routes, and went again into Mr. Pughe's house.
They then came out again, and again stopped near where
Roper stood; some conversation there passed, and the third
time they all went into the house again except Roper, who
remained outside. l mmediately after that there was a rush
from Mr. Pughe's door, and the first thing witness saw was
Hornby and Simpson running out. Simpson ran into
Manesty-lane, and Mr.. Savage, who was out first, pursued
him along Manesty-lane, through College-lane into King-
street, when he was stopped and secured. The others made
their escapes; hut Crane and Hornby were pursued and
brought back by witness and Maguire to Mr. Pnghe's, where
they found inspector Cottons up stairs with the prisoner
Thomas in custody. In the course of a short time afterwards
Roper was apprehended in Williamson-square, dressed in

the same way as he was seen in Hanover-street, but with a
green patch over his eye. On being apprehended and told
the charge, he said to witness, " I have never been out of
my bed all day till this moment." Roper never went into
the house at all ; he stood outside, and appeared to give
directions.
Police-constable Maguire was next sworn. He stated
that he -was in Mr. Savage's shop, as described by Kehoe,

and so stationed that he might point out the thieves to
Kehoe. He saw all the prisoners come down Paradise-street
except Snowden. They stopped a little, and then went on
in different directions. As they passed backwards and for-
wards witness pointed them out to Kehoe, and told him their
names. Five of them, Thomas, Simpson, Hornby, Crane,
and Jones went into the house ; Roper remained at the gas
lamp. Simpson wore first the dress in which he now appeared
at the bar, and afterwards he had on a pepper and salt
swinger. The witness then described how the prisoners
went in and out of the house three times, each time having
some communication with Roper. - When they had all gone
in the last time, witness placed himself so as to have a better
view of the door • and in a minute or two afterwards he saw
the rush from Air. Pugbe's. Hornby ran towards Paradise-
street, and witness having secured him, he said " I will go
quietly with you, for it is all up." About two hours after-
wards witness apprehended Crane and Jones in Williamson-
square. On Hornby 3s. 7d. were found, and on Jones 4s.
In cross-examination by Mr. WARDLE, the witness spoke
positively as to the identity of the prisoners he had seen.
Mr. John Ingram Savage stated that he had-allowed the
police to be stationed in his shop, for the purpose of detect-
ing the thieves. On Saturday, at half-past eii;-`
to nine o'clock, he observed Roper at the lamp-pos
others were speaking to him. When the rusl-

ht or a quart(

witness followed and secured Simpson

Mrs. Pughe was the next witness. She stated that about
a fortnight since five or six men, who resembled the prison-
ers, came into their house. Hoinby was, the only one of
them whom she could re'Colle* ;;They went into the back
parlour, where they sat altogether ; they made a great noise,
by speaking all at once, and calling .for their liquor at the
same time. One of theni made an excuse to go, out the
back way. A few nights afterwards the same party
came again ; they again went into the back parlour,
and went on in the same way, but they did not stop
long. The next. time they came was last Friday night ;
Crane was one, and Thomas was another. ,As on the other
occasions one of them went into the hack yard. The window
of the room where Mr. Pughe kept his money looked into
tile yard. The prisoner Thomas had slept in the house for
two or three nights about a week ago ; another man came
with him, but he stayed only one night and did not come
again. Thomas slept in the garret over the kitchen, from
which he could see into the yard and also into the room where
the money was kept. He could see quite plain- a person
putting money into the desk in her husband's room. On
Saturday night all the men except Roper came in again.
Another man was then with them who was not now in the
dock. Roper had been in a short time before and gone out;
perhaps it was half an hour previously. Snowden had been
in for an hour before them, in the parlour. He had been there
before, and witness noticed that he always took the same
seat ; it was a seat from which be could see the other men.
When they came in witness served them ; they went out
twice, and it was just before the gas was lit that witness sup-
posed one of them got up stairs. All of a sudden they
began to talk very loud, and to laugh in a very noisy way.
A man, whom she did not see in the dock, then came in .and
he called for a glass of porter. Mr. Pughe gave it to him,
and when he was drinking it, seeing Mr. Pughe had his baton
prepared to go out, be held the porter over his head and
shouted very loud, " this is a glass of excellent porter,"
looking at the same time towards the back parlour ; another
loud laugh was then set up by the men. and they became very
noisy and boisterous. 'Witness went to them and complained
of the noise, and then observed that there were five persons
there. She heard a noise up stairs, and the men rushed
out of the parlour in an instant and ran off. Snowden then
came up to her and asked " what was to do," but she re-
fused to tell him.

Mr. Pughe stated that Thomas and Hornby had been at
his house before Saturday; and on Saturday night he saw
the whole of the prisoners there except Roper; Snowden was
in the bar at the same time. Witness was aware that the
police were upon the look-out. Witness kept his money in
a drawer in his bed-room, which was upon the first floor,
and was overlooked as described. He put five sovereigns,
one shilling and a half-crown in silver in a little box in the
drawer, which he locked, as well as the room door. He
marked the money. There was a closet in the room. On
going up stairs witness found the prisoner Thomas struggling
with Inspector Cottam who had thrown him on the floor and
was securing him. The drawer had been broken open ; the
money was gone, as well as a pistol which belonged to wit-
ness. Witness afterwards saw the money and the pictol
taken from the prisoner Thomas. He identified the money
by the marks upon them. Three halfpence were also found
upon him which did not belong to witness, and a number
of skeleton keys.
Inspector Cottam stated that he was ordered to watch for
the thieves in Mr. Pughe's house on Saturday morning. He
went there at seven o'clock as a traveller, and having men-
tioned his business to Mr. Pughe, he went into a closet in
his bedroom. He locked himself in that closet, which was
just large enough to hold one person, till one o'clock. At
one o'clock came out, got some refreshment, and returned
into the closet, where he remained till six o'clock. At seven
he again took his station in the closet, and about nine o'clock
he heard a footstep coming up stairs. There was a silence
for five or ten minutes, and then he heard a rattle in the lock,
as if some person was trying to unlock the door. It was
was tried for ten minutes; by and bye the door burst in and
the hasp fell upon the floor. When it fell witness heard a
cry ". this is a beautiful glass of porter," and then a loud
laugh was set up. In fact, all the time that the lock was
being tried, there was great confusion down stairs. The
prisoner Thomas then entered the room. He went straight
up to the drawer and tried it; he then applied ajerntny to it,
and the drawer cracked. He stopped and listened ; the men
below shouted again, and he drew out the drawer. He then
listened a second time • then he turned the silver out of the
bowl, went to the window, looked at it, and put it into his
pocket. There was a little box in the drawer, which con-
tained some gold, he took it to the window, looked at it, and
put it into his pocket. Then he took out a pistol and shoved
that in his pocket ; as well as the little box and some papers.
He then examined the drawer and closed it. When he en-
tered the room he went direct up to this drawer, and it was
the only one he tried. Witness then rushed out and seized
him ; he got hold of witness by his throat, but witness had
him down in no time in the centre of the floor, with his
knees on his chest, in which position he held him till he was
secured. He screamed most awfully before witness laid
hands upon him, and this gave the alarm to those below ;
and he said that if witness would let him get up he would be
quiet. The inspector then described the money found upon
him, and Mr Pughe identified all the money except Id. and
the pistol, as his own.
This was all the evidence. None of the prisoners made
any defence. The magistrates ordered Snowden to be dis-
charged, there being no evidence against him ; the others
were committed to the sessions.

CORNS.—We have seen some very strong testimonials of
ability in the possession of Mr. Guttman, the chiropodist,
24, Pitt-street, corner of Greetham-street. We believe he
has operated successfully on many gentlemen in Liverpool,
who have all expressed much gratification in having been
under his care. He eradicates corns without any pain or
inconvenience. He also has a mode of curing warts without
pain.

One of the witnesses (a participator in the crime) examined
on Wednesday, in Clonmel, on the trial for the murder of
the late Mr. Ball, being asked—he professing himself to be
a teetotaller—" Upon your oath, which do you think com-
mitting murder or breaking the pledge the greatest crime ?"
answered—" I think one is as bad as the other."

To CHOOSE A. STOCK OF
. BEEs.—Place your ear close to
stiuleddheii vieand give
it a tap ; the inmates give a short and
buzz all is right ; but if it be a languid hum, or rather
a purring sound, the hive must he rejected, for the bees
are peak.— Wrighton on the Management of Ben.