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

LISETWOOL.—Peter Duff, aged 20 ; John Kelly, aged 26, labourer; and Thomas Kelly, aged 24, a sawyer ; stood indicted with having, at Liverpool, on the 22nd of September last, assaulted and robbed Edward Jones, and stolen from his person a watch, a purse, and I Is. Bd. Mr. Aspinall conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Atkinson and Mr, Scott defended the prisoners. The prosecutor, Ed ward Jones, was in the employ of Mr. Lee, who keeps a shop in Toxteth Park. On the night of the robbery, he left his shop shortly before twelve o'clock, and had proceeded to within about twelve yards of his own dwelling dome, when he 'aw the shadow of a man from behind him. lie turned round and saw the prisoner, Peter Duff, following him, and immediately after he was seized from behind, by the neck, by another person. He was then robbed and violently assaulted. He Identified the prisoners Duff and Thomas Kelly, as two of the parties who had taken a part in the robbery and in the assault. He was perfectly sober at the time, having only a few minutes before left his employment. Jane Phillip., lived iu Bedford street. On the night of the robbery she was standing at the corner of the street. She siw three men running away ; two, Peter Duff and John Kelly, went off at Ann street, and the other man into Frank street. Just before that, she had heard the cry of murder, and police. For the defence, it was attempted to set up an alibi for the prisoner, Thomas Kelly, but the evidence failed. The jury, after considerable deliberation returned a verdict of " guilty " against all the pri%oners. Duff having been before convicted and imprisoned for burglary, was sentenced to transportation for life. The other two prisoners were sentenced each to fifteen years' transportation. BURGLARY AT SALFORD,—Joseph Keightley, aged 22, fruit dealer, Elizabeth Keightley, his wife, aged 22, Sarah Varley, aged 24, charwoman, Francis Donnelly, aged 24, factory hand, and George Johnson, aged 23, hootmaker, were placed on their trial, charged with having at Salford, on the 7th September, 1856, burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of James Wagstaff, and stolen therefrom a large quantity of property, consisting of watches, watch guards, &c. Mr. Milne and Mr. Hie-gin appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Sowler defended Keightley and his wife. Mr. Wheeler, Johnson ; Mr. Fernley, Donnelly, and Parley was defended by Mr. Aspinall. The prosecutor is a pawnbroker; at Salford. On the morning of Sunday, the 7th September la,t, he and his wife retired to rest about one o'clock, and at that time all was secure in the house. They rose next morning at seven olelock, and then found that during the night the house had been broken into, and .a considerable quantity of property stolen. 'They at once communicated the circumstance to the police, and in four hours after some members of the force visited Keightley's house, and there arrested all the prisoners. Some of the property was found on the prisoners' persons, while the rest was discovered secteted in different parts of the house. The case against the prisoners rested therefore on recent possession. Both the female prisoners were acquitted, but the remaining three were found guilty. Sentence deferred. The court rose at nine o'clock.  THE CASE or AIiCHDEAC)N