The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser. — 1854-08-22 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

FORGERY.—Jane Taylor  was in ed for f  lig, at  Manchester on the 3d of January, ent of and upon a certain Bill of Exchange,  g to be the endorsement of Edward Moore, with itent to defraud William Haigh. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner's husband for the last 13 or 14 years carried on the business of a grocer and confectioner, in Cooper-street, Manchester, and during that time he had become acquainted with a Mr. Haigh, an accountant, and falling into difficulties, he requested him to be permitted to accept some bills, which he did. The bills were forwarded, and Mr. Haigh conceived the signatures to be  ..nine. ,arse of time the prisoner's husband again became involved, and he finally accepted a bill for £7O. Prior to its becoming dne, Mr. Haigh accidentally met the husband in the street, and he borrowed a sovereign enr the purpose of enabling him to go over -4-nds ; and from that time to the  In the c  to Elles:  igh had  her s  heard anything  tee was called as to tE  and, or  prisoner it was urged, that she had ch she acknowledged herself guilty purpose of screening her husband, The  she not  of the crime.  Tdict of not guilty  STABBING CAsEs.—James Ryan, 37, was indicted for having feloniously stabbed and wounded Henry Wilson. The prosecutor, with his brother, was at the door of his house, 26, Regent-street, Liverpool, waiting for admission, when the prisoner, with two other men, came up, and jostled himself against the prosecutor. On being remonstrated with, he drew a knife from his pocket and stabbed the prosecutor in the breast. This was the statement of the prosecutor, but there was some difficulty in corroborating it, and the jury acquitted the prisoner.—The same prisoner was then indicted for having stabbed, in a similar manner, and under the same circumstances, upon the same night, Thomas Wilson. At the time the offence alleged in the previous case was committed an altercation tookolace between the prosecutor's brother and the prisoner, and, whilst they were quarrelling, the latter plunged the knife into him. This charge was proved, and the prisoner was - _ _ 'ears' transportation.—Robert Bloom, 22, having, at Liverpool, on the 27th of May id st  sentenc  bbed George Brown, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The parties were in a public-horse drinking, though unknown to each other, 1, whilst so engaged, a quarrel arose, and they went into the prosecutor was struck in the br nri...Pr. The jury fou-A 4 risoner guilty of unlaivfully wounding, and he was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour.—John Buckley, 19, a youth, guilty, to having, at Warrington, unlawfully William Holcroft. The prisoner was strongly aded to the merciful consideration of the court,  wounde  and he had received a good character. He was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment without hard labour.—John Delap, 36, was indicted for having, at Liverpool, on the 30th of May, feloniously stabbed and wounded Ann Barlow, with intent to kill and murder her. The prosecutor in this case did not make her appearance, although vigi steel. He was  and guilty of y harm. Sen•  Lt to do grievous bodil,  SAAB A Mid(  —Josiah Crook was indicted for having, 29th July, broken and entered the 's, and having stolen therefrom four ileces of brass, one stone bot church of St: Leonard  brass c tle, an  d one pewter cup, the property of the churchwardens. Previously convicted.—Twelve months' imprison STEALING GLAss.—Benjamin Lithgow pleaded guilty quantity of glass, the property of his Robinson and Co., at Warrington.—Six  to stealing a larg  STEALINa  John Gorton pleaded at of a house at Warring .—One montf  's hard lal