The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

A TASTE volt Goosr.—Julia Doyle, a queer-looking
old woman, went to the standing of John M`Gowan, in
St. John's Market, on Saturday evening, and, mithout
being very particular'in her selection, she snatched up a
ready-dressed goose, and flew off with it ; but, not being
quite so swift as a goose on the wing, the old woman was
detected with her intended Sunday's dinner under her
arm. On being asked by the magistrates, Julia whim-
pered, and assured them that it was now four years since
she had been it, such a situation. She was committed for
one month, and the goose was transferred once more to its
rightful owner.

A THIEF WITH /OSWEET TOOTII.—James M`Kenna,
a fellow who prowls about the docks for the purpose of
lifting anything which comes in his way, but occasionally
is somewhat tasty in his plundering ideas, was brought up
for deliberately taking a loaf of sugar from the cart of
Messrs. Crossfield and Sons, as it was coming from Queen's
Dock. The sugar-toothed rascal was pursued and taken
into custody. He was committed to prison for a month.
STEALING SHEETS.—John M`Loughlan and James Ca-
vanagh were charged-with stealing four sheets from a
shop-door, in Byrom-street. The prisoners were watched,
on Saturday, by detectives Povey and M'Culloch, who
pursued them to Sawney Pope-street, where they had
some difficulty in arresting the thieves, owing to the rough
usage of their blackguard associates, and Povey received a
severe hit from a stone. They were each committed for
three months to hard labour.

A YOUTH or PROMISE.—James Davis, a lad about
fifteen years of age, son of a tailor, was charged with
stealing a silver watch-case and some silver spoons from
the house of Mr. Booker, Claremont-grove, Everton. The
boy was sent to the house with some clothes which his
father had been making for Mr. Booker, when he con-
trived to purloin the watch-case and spoons, which he
afterwards broke up, and offered for sale at the shop of
Mr. Samuels. The latter, thinking the young fellow had
stolen the silver, questioned-him closely, when he said his
father had got drunk and broke his watch by falling down
stairs. Samuels then invited the youth to accompany him
to Mr. Clough's office, but on.their way he contrived to
slip off. The police afterwards detected him, and the
stolen articles, although broken, were identified. He was
committed for one month.

MARKET ROBBERY.—Mary Kenny and Mary May
were charged with stealing two rolls of ribbon, a pair of
stockings, some crockery, &c., .from stalls in Pownall-
square Market, on Saturday evening last. The two pri-
soners went to the stalls under pretence of making pur-
chases, and, whilst one girl was looking at the goods, the
other made a speedy selection, which she conveyed away
underther shawl. They were committed to prison for a
month.

FALSE PRETENCES.—Martha Ankers, a woman who
seemed extremely penitentfor her misconduct, wascharged
with obtaining a woollen muffler and other drapery goods,
by false pretences, from the shop of Mr. White ; and it
appeared that she had pledged the articles for ls. 6d. She
was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. with the is. 6d. costs for
pledging, or be committed for a month..
STEALING FROM A CELLAR.—SamueI Briggs was
charged with stealing a pair of shoes from the cellar of
Mary Gleeson.,la Scotland-road, where the articles were
exposed for sale.. He was committed for one month.
STEALING WEARING APPAREL.—Mary Johnson was
charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the
property of Mr. Flanagan, Frederick-street, which she
pledged for 2s. Ordered to pay 2s. and a fine of 205., or
be committed for a month in default. Ellen Barnwell,
charged with stealing some articles of clothing, belonging
to Thos. Pyewell, Cazneau-street, was remanded.
EMBEZZLEMENT.—Nun Condon, a youth who was
examined and remanded last week, for embezzling money
belonging to Madame Therey, who keeps a shoe shop in
Bold-street, and by whom he had been employed to col-
lect accounts, was again examined; and, after Madame
Therey's account of his defalcations, he was committed
for trial.

ROBBERY IN A CAB.—Anne Maria Morrison, a girl of
the town, was charged with stealing £l2 18s. from the
pocket of Mr. William Wellington Archbold, bookkeeper,
of 80, Dexter-street. The prosecutor met the girl on
Saturday night near St. George's Church, treated her to
some sherry, called a cab, and drove off to Saltney-street ;
but on their way there the girl had an eye to business,
and eased his pocket of £l2 18s. On alighting from the
cab he was cautioned by the policeman on duty as to the
danger of appearing in that neighbourhood with any
money in his pocket, when he discovered the loss of his
purse, and gave the girl in charge. Fortunately all the
money was found upon her in Bridewell. She was com-
mitted for trial,

ASSAULT.—Lewis Abraham Epke, a foreign sailor, was
brought up for ill-using the mate of the galliot George,
who appeared in court with his head bandaged up, from
the ill-usage of the prisoner. He was fined £6, or two
months' imprisonment in default.