The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1833-03-01 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

STREET ROBBERY.—Peter Johnson, was on Monday last, committed for trial, ou charge of robbing George Gill of his watch on the highway. The prosecutor, who lives at Earle and Carter's oilmill, on the North Shore, went on Saturday night to see a friend, with whom he staid very late. Between four and five-o'clock on Sunday morning, on his way home, he was met in Pool-lane by the prisoner, who asked him what o'clock' it was, and on his taking out his watch to look at the time, the prisoner seized hold of the watch chain and attempted to get it from him. He asked the prisoner if he intended to rob him, and the latter said he did not, and immediately let go the chain. But no sooner had the prosecutor replaced the watch in his fob, than the prisoner made a snatch at the chain, drew out the watch, and ran off with it down Cable-street. The prosecutor pursued him, calling. out "watch!" and a watchman seeing the parties running, joined in the chase, overtook the prisoner in Paradise-street, and conveyed him to Bridewell. He then returned, and tracing the route which the prisoner had taken in his flight, found the watch (identified by the prosecutor) in CableLstreet. The prisoner denied that he ever saw the watch.  MYSTERIOUS CAsE.—On Saturday last, a person of the name of John Parker, was brought before the justices assembled in Petty Sessions, at Stafford, and charged on suspicion of having murdered or unlawfully disposed of a young woman named Eliza Parr. It appeared by the evidence of Thomas Parr, her father, that in the month of January, 1832, Parker came to his house in Stafford (his daughter being then on a visit. with him), and said a person at Milwich wanted mourning made, mentioning the name of the person. The young woman in consequence went away front her father's house, with Parker, at whose house she had lodged for some time, and carried on the dre.s-making, business. Suspicious circumstances arising, an inquiry was instituted, when it appeared that no person of the name mentioned by Parker was then or ever had been residing in Milwich, and it transpired that Miss Parr and Parker left the house of the latter on the day after they went from Stafford, and had taken with them about £l3O of Miss Parr's money, which she had just received from the banks at Rugeley and Litchfield. They were traced to Liverpool, at which place they lived together as man and wife. Parker has been before in custody on this charge, and on that occasion he told Robert Jones, the constable of Stafford, that Miss Parr and himself went on board a vessel called the Henry Tooke, and that the name of the captain was Bliss, in the month of April last, to go to Boston, in America, and that Miss Farr died of the measles on the sth day of May, and was cast board. On the other hand, Mrs. Green, of Liverpool, who is a native of Stafford, and who has known Miss Parr many years, says she met her in Liverpool ,in July last. She is quite certain it was Miss Parr; and wocild have spoken to her, but she avoided her, and turned her head another way. Parker made no defence, and the justices committed him for further exaroi, nation.—Worcester herald,