The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1887-06-08 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THEFT.—A young woman named Catherine Farrell, St. Anne-street, was charged with stealing a jacket, the property of Edward Jones, Price-street.— Alfred Cormick, assistant to Mr. Watt, pawnbroker, Exmouth-street, stated that the prisoner bad offered the jacket in pledge on Saturday lea. Witness had received notice about an hour before of a jacket having been stolen from Mr. Jones'. Suspecting her he sent for an officer. She ran out of the shop but he followed her and caught her in Simpson-street, brought her back to the shop, and gave her into custody.—Joseph Ric-bards, assistant to Mr. Jones, of Albert House, Price-street, said the jacket produced was the property of his employer, and was worth 6s. It was missed about half-past five from the front of the shop where it was hung for show. A woman passing said she had seen the prisoner tugging at the jacket and take it. —P.C. 32 (Hunt) said prisoner was given into his charge. He took her to the police station and charged her with the theft. She replied, "I found the jacket lying on the footwalk in front of Mr. Jones' shop window." On searching the house where she resided he found twenty pawntickets relating to wearing apparel.—Prisoner, who repeated the statement she made to the officer, was sent to gaol for a month with bard labour, Mr. Preston Baying he had no doubt she had committed the theft.  THEFT OF A SKlRT.—Charlotto Wells, living. in apartments in Liverpool, was charged on remand with stealing a skirt, the property of Henry Murphie, of Market-street.—George Bell, assistant to Mr. Murphie, said the skirt was his employer's property, and worth 3g. 6d. It was missed &boat eleven o'clock on Thursday, May 26th, from the counter. As the prisoner had just left the shop he followed her, and found that she had gone to pledge it at their branch shop in Conway-street. She had a basket with her, and as she refused to open it he sent for a policeman and gave her in charge.—P.C. Cartmell deposed to arresting the in in Mr. Murphie's establishment n Conway-street. On searching a basket she carried he found the stolen skirt.— Supt. Clarke said the prisoner had been remanded for enquiries during the last ten days. The police found that, in the first instance, she gave the wrong name and address. She had been previously convicted, ard at her lodgings wore found a number of pawntickets relating to dress rings and jewellery of value, of which they could get no trace.— Prisoner was sent to prison for two months with hard labour. A FORGIVING WlFE.—William Smith, Parkstreet, was charged on remand by warrant with contempt of court and with unlawfully assaulting his wife Msry.—Mrs. Smith stated that her husband had recently been very good to her.—Mr. Preston: What has been done to you ?—Mrs. Smith: He dragged me out of bed by the hair of my head, but he did not hurt me. There is not a better man anywhere when he is sober, and he has not taken drink since I issued the summons a month ago.— Mr. Preston: That being the case I will disehare him. TEE CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUlClDE—Lawrence Byrne, of St. Anne-street, was charged on remand with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat. The prisoner had been tinder remand from last week in the meantime being in custody at the workhouse.—Dr. McNeill reported that the prisonee's mental condition was now all right, and the wound in his throat almost healed.—Prisoner's sister was called and said he was all right until he had taken the drink. He had been a long time out of work and she thought that had preyed on his mind. She was both willing and able to take care of him.—Mr. Preston discharged prisoner with a caution, the latter promising that he would not again attempt to take away his life. A