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

POLICE COURT.-V- ESTBRDAY.

(BEFORE MR. BOLTON.)
A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER AND HIS WlFE.—Mi-
chael Malley was charged with being an accomplice of
thieves and other bad characters, and aiding them in com-
mitting robberies. A police-constable saw the prisoner in
company with two disreputable women, who, having in-
veigled a drunken man in Lime-street, took him along
Elliot-street and into Roe-street on Saturday night. The
constable followed and saw the prisoner, and on the for-
mer making his appearance the prisoner ran off, but
was followed and taken into custody. On his person was
found a number of pawn tickets for gold rings, one of
which had been pledged in Manchester, the rest in Liver-
pooL An attorney, who attended for the prisoner, averred
that there was no charge whatever against his client, and
that the property pledged belonged to his (prisoner's)
wife, who, he said, had a liking for jewellery (a laugh).
The wife was produced, but she could not be examined.
On making her appearance, she was recognised as one of
the women who was with the prisoner, and he himself was
stated by detective officer Povey as a "bludgeter," that is,
a person well-known as an accomplice of thieves in com-
mitting robberies on drunken people. The prisoner was
remanded for a week.
AN ITELUCKY ADVENTuRE IN A DONKEY CAST.-Ann
Littlefield, a young woman, not very prepossessing in ap-
pearance, was charged with being concerned in robbing a
middle-aged man, a sailor, who had arrived in the Lady
Franklin from America. The prosecutor, who gave his
name as Henry Johnson, said that he had left the ship
and received his money on Friday last; and being about
to go home to Belfast, he had got an American forty-
dollar note changed, for which he received £B, that being
the value of it in this country : he still, however, retained
another forty-dollar note, which he intended to keep, in
the expectation of going out to Canada by and bye, where
he would obtain full value for it, without losing on account
of the rate of exchange. With his money in his pocket he
went to a public-house, where he had a little drink, and
was proceeding along the docks, when he was accosted by
a woman who was in a donkey cart, and who kindly in-
vited him to take a ride, which he accepted. The convey-
ance then took the party to a house in Gascoigne-street,
where the moneyed-man was introduced to some ladies.
Here more drink was procured, the complainant's £8 being
now reduced to £7 10s., and he was liberally plied with
liquor, which he now.asserts must have been drugged, as
he became suddenly insensible. On coming to his senses, he
found the company dispersed, and his seven sovereigns
and a half, along with his dearly-prized forty-dollar note,
had gone with them, and he himself was left in a state of
bewilderment. Recovering from this, he lodged a com-
plaint at the police-office, and along with a detective
officer he lay in ambush in a cab near the house from
the evening of Friday till about four o'clock on Saturday
morning, when they obtained access to the dwelling. On
entering he found his quondam friend of the donkey cart
and another female, besides the prisoner, and gave them
into custody. While the police were engaged in searching
the house, the two other prisoners escaped, Littlefield alone
being secured.- No part of the property was found, and
the prisoner was remanded to allow search being mad. for
the other parties implicated.'
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE IN CHISENITALE-STREET.
--James Turner, a powerful nonchalant-looking young
man, was charged with being one of a party of three, who,
about six o'clock on Sunday morning, attacked William
Mount, a railway porter, and robbed him in Chishenhale-
street. From the statement of the prosecutor it appeared
that, having arrived by train at an early hour, he went to
take a walk, and when returning to his lodgings the three
attacked him. The prisoner seizing him by the throat
and preventing him frOm giving any alarm, they dragged
him into an entry and robbed him of a railway time-piece
of the value of £7 10s., and ls. Gd. in silver The whole
three made their escape at the time, but Turner was sub-
sequently apprehended. No`part of the property had been
recovered ; but Mount was perfectly clear as to Turner
being one of the gang. A respectable-looking woman,
who gave her name as Mrs. Angel, identified Turner as
one of a gang of three, who, on the preceding Monday
night, seized her while she was crossing Chisenhale-bridge,
and robbed her of a purse containing £2 17s. in money.
Turner was 'remanded to- afford time for tracing the pro-
perty, and also to allow, if possible, an opportunity of
capturing the other two.
(Baroaa Mn. MANSFIELD AND MR. BOLTON.)

Asfieux.T.—John Thorne, a publican, in Dennison-street,
was charged with a violent assault on a man named George
Lang. It appeared that Lang had made, or been con-
cerned in making, a disturbance in Thorne'S house, and
had' been expelled. After being in the street, Thorne
struck Lang three heavy blows on the head with some
heavy instrument; inflicting a severe wound on his head,
and knocking him down. Thorne was ordered to pay a
fine of 40e. and costs, or to suffer a month's imprisonment.
QUARREL Ilf TRB WouKuouss.—A young woman,
named Lonsdale, an inmate of the Brownlow-hill Work-
house, was charged with an assault on another young
woman, also an inmate of the same workhouse. The
assault, not a very serious one, was not denied. In
answer to a queStion from the bench, the workhouse
matron stated that there are at present about a hundred
and fifty grown-up young women, inmates of the work-
house. Mr:'Mansfield, in passing sentence on Lonsdale,
said he could not understand on that principle the rate-
payers were charged with the maintenance of such a mob
of idle young women; he sentenced the prisoner to' be
fined 40s. and costs, or to suffer one month's imprisonment.

A CnILD, aged five months, named Robert Blundell,
whose parents live in 13 Court, Hornby-street, was found
dead in bed on Sunday morning.
FLATMAN DROWN/M.-4)11 Sunday morning, Thomas
Ball fell into the river from the flat Paragon, while off
the Brunswick dock, and was drowned. His body was
recovered in the afternoon, and an inquest will be held
to-day.

Joinv HAMILTON, of Toxteth-park, died on Sunday
from the effects of injuries sustained on the 2nd inst., by
being run over at the Wellington dock quay, while in a
state of intoxication.

A FATAL SQUABBLE.--011 the 18th ult., Thomas
Riley, of No. 1 Court, Sawney Pope-strect, while taking
part in a street row, received injuries which caused his
death on Saturday, at the Northern Hospital, where
he had been conveyed. An inquest will be held on the
body to-day, when the principals in the fight may be
seriously criminated.

AN INQUEST will be held to-day on the body of George
Millar, who died at the Northern Hospital on Saturday,
from the effects of injuries sustained on the 25th of
August, by being run over in Burlington-street.