Northern Times. — 1857-07-03 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LONDON " SWELL MOB" AND BURGLARS IN LIVERPOOL.— A pretty and well-dressed young woman, who gave he name as Emily Wilson, was placed in the dock, charge( with having picked the pocket of a Miss Kellop and of Miss Hodgson, sister of Mr. Davit Hodgson. About three o'clock on Wednesday after noon, Miss Hodgson was engaged in Mr. Hardman's sho] in Slater-street, making purchases. While so engaged, tht prisoner entered the shop, and inquired the price of a larg gilt frame, which was exhibited in the window. There wa nothing suspicious either in her appearance or demeanour Mr. Hardman told her the price, and she left the shop. Ini moment afterwards Miss Hodgson missed her purse, whit] contained about £2, and her footman recollecting that hi had observed the prisoner pass close to his mistress, in tilt shop, suspicion fell on her. In the course of the evening she went into Mrs. Green's shop, in Myrtle.street, anc purchased a small portfolio. Miss Kellop was in the shot at the time, and she missed her purse, containing seven shillings and sixpence, and a number of keys almost immediately after the prisoner left. She was at once followed down to Dale-street, and was there arrested as she was in the act of purchasing strawberries. When taken to the police office she was recognised as the person suspected of picking Miss Hodgson's picket, but in neither case was the purse or money found on her person. She declined for some time to give- her address: but, finally, stated that she lodged wil her husband at Mrs. Eaton's Bittern-greet. Detective officer M'Calloch proceeded to the house, and waited there until eleven o'clock at night, when the reported husband, who gave his name as John Wilson, came in. The officer followed him up to his room, and there found * carpet-bag, the key of which Wilson is supposed to have swallowed, a large collection of the ingenious instruments used by bargla,s —centre-bits, circular saws, " jemmies," and a gutta percha life-preserver of a most murderous character. A quantity of the finest gunpowder was also found in the bag, and a number of pawn- office tickets, all in different names and of different places. Of late, several attempts have been made to open safes by bursting the lock with gunpowder in Barry-street and other quarters of the town, and there is reason to suppose that the prisoner had a hand in them. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoners, who were separately charged, and urged that in neither case did the evidence bear out the charge. 00 the female prisoner neither the money nor the purses were found, and he contended that if she had been the person who committed the robbery, some trace of the property would be found with her. As to the finding of implement* in her husband's room, the bag belonged to a friend who occasionally stopped with him, but it was not to be taken on the evidence then before the court that he was aware of its contents. The female prisoner was acquitted on the charge of picking Miss Hodgson's pocket, there being some doubt as to her identity, but she was remanded to this day on the second charge, in order that further evidence may be produced. As to her reputed husband, who is a slightbuilt, sallow-faced man, with sandy hair and a small " scrubby" moustache, Mr. Mansfield observed that he thought the possession of the " stock of an industrious burglar" justified a remand for seven days." Both prisoners were accordingly remanded, the one to this day (Friday), and the other for seven days.