The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-12-17 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LIVERPOOL.—George Tellett, aged 22, joiner, and Mary Hanley, aged 17, were charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 28th November, feloniously assaulted one William Coates, putting him in bodily fear, and stolen from him a scarf shawl. Mr. Fen wick prosecuted, and Mr M`Donnell defended the prisoner Tellett. The prosecutor, who is a' draper's assistant, residing in Everton, was going on the night in question homeward up Brunswick* road ; a woman was walking behind him. As he was passing a dark lane called Greenside, he was seized by the throat from behind, and dragged in ; it was a man who dragged him in ; the woman searched his pockets, and not finding anything, took off his scarf. He succeed d in raising a cry of " Murder," on which the pair left him, and went down Brunswick road ; in getting away, the female dropped the scarf, which was given back to prosecutor by a party who care up at the cues. The prosecutor identified the female, but could not swear to the man, as, during the assanit, the man kept bebind.—Mr. Simm, clerk in the Royal Insurance Comnanv. was troing borne in toe same rtireciion on that night, and saw, on the same side of the street, the prisoner Tellett and a woman, and on the opposite side, the prosecutor followed by another woman. The prosecutor spoke in a loud tone to the woman, telling her to go about her business, and not to follow him, for he would have nothing to do wi h her; ' this was about the top of Islington. He then observe the woman who Thad been following Coates stop at the cornir of Erskine street ; Coates. crossed the s reet, and went up Brunswick road, passing, in doing so, the prisoner Tellett and the woman with him, whom witness i.-lentifies as the female prisoner; they followed prosecutor a short distance, and presently witness heard a cry of " murder." 'Witness ran in the direction of the cry, and met the prisoner Teller, running out of Greenside with all the appearance of having been in a struggle. Saw him join the first woman, who had stopped at the corner of Erskine Street. Witness arrested Tellet and gave him into custody. Did not at that time see the female prisoner, but saw her soon after in custody. Mr. Holden, wei2ber in the Custom-House, was coming home up Islington at the time mentioned, and heard a cry of murder. He ran in the direction of Greenside, and met the prisoners at the bar coming towards him. The female was on the right side of the male, and they were walking quic!sly. Observed the female drop a scarf from under her arm. She was about three yards from witness, and there was a gas lamp near. Saw the prosecutor coming down. Warless picked up the scarf and gave it to prosecutor. He then followed the prisoners and succeeded in arresting the female. Saw the male prisoner coming down Brunswick Road. 'two police officers who came up immediately after, corroborated-the evidence. The case having closed, Mr. M`Donnirll addressed the jury for the prisoner Tellett. The jury found both prisoners guilty, Tellet bad been twelve times summarily convicted previously. Each was sentenced to fifteen years transportation. The woman shreked loudly on hearing the sentence, and was removed still screaming hysterically.