Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-04-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SINGULAR CHARGE OF STEALING AT STOCKPORT. .  At the Stockport Borough Police °mid, on Satin. day, Alfred Green was charged in custody with stealing four chairs, two ornaments, and one table, value 14r., the property of John Corcoran, broker, 21. Queen street West. _ _  Proeecutor said priaoner formerly lived in one of his furnished houses, for which he paid 3e 6d weekly. From information received, he went on Wednesday afternoon to the house, and found the articles produced miming. He took out a warrant. On the even.ng of the game day prisoner wont to him and said, "Have you got a warrant out for me ?” He replied, " Yea." The goods were his property, and were worth !el. 5..  Prisoner: Do [hoe° goods belong I. you or me? Prosecutor: They are mine. Prisoner: Then show your authority.  Prosecutor here hanclea a document to the Clerk bearing the prisoner's siguiture, and elating that he bad paid prisoner £6 lis 6d for the goods. Prisoner denied having sold the geode; had only received £1; acknowledged that the signature was his, hue alleged tout he did not know what he was sigaiug. .  Prosecutor. in answer to the Mayor, said the house MIS In bi name, bat prisoner bad also a rent book.  Samuel Highland, Reddish. deposed to being in prisoner's company on Wednesday morning. Fri• boner said to him, "I am going to sell my house up." Witness took the two ornaments and four lhairs to Mrs Knowles, who bought them, giving him the money, which he handed to the prisoner. Catherine Knowles, Reddish, said she bought the two ornaments for 4s. and the four chairs for la. from the last witness.  Police constable Albiston proved apprehending prisoner, and in answer to the charge he said, "All right; I am not guilty." Prisoner, when asked if he hail anything to say, replied," I Our guilty enough of taking them away. If I am to blame In willing to pay the money and take the things back if they belong to him." The Clerk: Anything more to say? Prisoner: It is no use.  'f be Mayor asked prisoner to behave himself inn proper manner, as he was doing himself no good by sued conduct.  Mary CaLherine Curley was called at prisoner's request. She deposed to having heard prosecutor tell prisoner that if he would give him £2 ss. he might have all the goods in the house; and or. Tuesday afternoon prisoner Baia, in her presence, "I will take the chairs and ornaments and sell them, and pay Mr Corcoran his ..C1 53. The bench committed prisoner for trial at the Sessions, but admitted him to bail, himself in £lO and two sureties of £2O each.  A swilling match took place on Monday on the Thames between C. Smith, of Hackney, and W. Prior, of Finsbury, and terminated in • victory for Smith by fifty yards. Mr Roebuck writes that sudden indisposition prevented his speaking on the debate on the Address on the 9th instant, He will say elsewhere what he intended to say, but would have gladly seen his acme in the majority.  No improvement has occurred :in the Glasgow Reformatory, though 13 hoye are in prison. Wail° 100 were marching to church on Sunday, attended by lea guards, 40 fled ; 15 were afterwards caught, but 25 were still at large. In addition to the large eum already offered for the apprehension of the murderers of the late Earl of Lehrim, the magistrates of the comity of Donegal have agreed to give 4;500, and the Du he of Abercorn £3,000. Five fresu arrests have been made.  Clerks and others who are constantly engaged in writing, would do well to try Munnlvan and Cameron's celebrated pens, an we are convinced that tilers are none better, one trial is sufficient to prove their excellence. A sample box may be had at the office of this 'raper.