Colored News. — London, England, 1855-09-22 00:00:00

THE BANKRUPT BANKERS On Wedgesday William Strahan, Robert Afakin Bates, and Sir John Dean Paul, Bart., were placed at the har before Mr. JARDINE, for final examination, charged Kith feloniously disposing of a large quantity of foreign securities, lodged with them for safe keeping as bankers. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Parry appeared for Mr. Bates. Mr. B dkin, in opening the case, said there were five witnessed clerks in different banking houses—named Metcalf, Stafford, Potter, Mitchell, and Franklin—in attendance; and as their absence from busin would occasion some inconvenience, he propo to call those gentlemen, and intimate to the their presence would be required next weel different gentlemen were then called, and di attend, as Mr. Bodkin desired The witnesses, Dr. Griffith, Wiley, Boyes, Pelly, Young, Moore, and Hill were then bound over to appear at the next session at the Central Criminal Mr. Burnard, a stockbroker, residing at 69, Lombard street, corrected his deposition, which stated that in 1854 he purchased Dutch stock for the defendants ; it ought to he that he effected a loan on Dutch stock for the bank on the application of Sir John Paul, to the amount of thirty thousand pounds, upon security of Dutch 2i per Cents. _ _ Mr. Bodkin said the state of the case was now so far advanced, that to-day he should ask for a committal The first witness called was Mr. Bell, the official assignee to the fiat, who deposed that on the 16th of June, some days after the fiat, he went to the banking-house, and Mr. Strahan informed him that the bonds of Dr. Griffith would not be forth. coming. He thought the word sold was used. The conversation took place in the parlour behind the shop. Mr. Strahan and Mr. Bates were present. As official assignee he took possession of the money. He asked Mr. Strahan if there was a book in which the securities were entered ? Mr. Strithan and Mr. Bates looked at each other, but made no answer. Sir John Paul, he thought, was walking about the house. Some Dutch Bonds came into his possession, but they were docketted, and they had been delivered to the parties to whom they belonged. Mr Parry.—Was Mr. Bates present in the parlour when the conversation took place ? Mr. Bell said he was not sure that he was there at the preciie moment the conversation took place between hims .1f and Mr. Strahan. He did not take part in the of 31. a conversation Mr. Jardine said it was immaterial. No jury in the world, or any man of common sense, would think that Mr. Bates was not cognisant of the purpose of the con- labour Charles Aubrey was indicted for stealing a watch lue 51., the property of William Gamier, from hi: On the 12th of May last the prosecutor, a farrie living in Smith-street, Westminster, had been drinkir lifferent women, and late in the evening he was s the company of a prostitute, whom he accompanied 3 a coffee-house. where they had some gin. She natched his watch and ran away, and as he was pur aing her the prisoner put out his leg and threw him o-day I down, and then got away himself. He met a police- soner had got to the top of a house in Snow's-rents, they proceeded up the stairs, and the prosecutor got through the trap-door. He walked about the roof searcliinz in the darkness for the prisoner, when un fortunately he stepped over the parapet, and fell to the ground, a depth of nearly forty feet, severely fracturing his arm and shoulder. A man named Davis and a woman he cohabited with were in bed in the house, and they were woke up by the ceiling of their room falling in upon them. They got up in consequence, and on going to the passage they heard a female voice say, " Charley, I've got it," to which a man replied, " All right." They swore it was the prisoner who said, " all right." This was just before the prosecutor fell from the roof. Hearing a noise Davis went out to see what occasioned it, and he found the prosecutor insensible on the ground, and assisted a policeman to remove him to the hospital, whore he lay in so dan. gerous a state that it was thought necessary for the was positive as to the prisoner's identity. Mr. Ribton, for the prisoner, urged that his identity was not sufficiently proved, and called two witnesses, who attempted to prove an alibi. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and several former convictions were proved against him. Mr. Bodkin sentenced him to six years' penal servitude. Henry Alford, collector in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, was indicted for having embezzled various sums of money which he had re- ceived as their servant. The prisoner admitted the receipt of the money, and that he had not accounted to the company for it, but denied the felonious appropriation. He made a claim .e with new cler 305., and it was his duty as a servant to account for the money he received. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and recommended Mr. Bodkin sentenced him to two months' hard Herbert Templeman and Mathilde Schwendler Colbert pleaded Guilty to a charge of keeping a common brothel in Newman-strec It was stated that possession of the house had been given up, and that the parish authorities, who had directed the prosecution, would be satisfied if the de fendants entered into recognizances to appear for judg ment when called upon. The Court made an order to that effect, and the de fendants were discharged. John Marshall was brought up for judgment. He was convicted on Thursday last of stealing a number of articles from a furnished house, No. 3, Eccleston-ter. race, Pimlico, which he had taken at NO/. a-year. Mr. Parry said it was stated on the trial that the prisoner had done the same thing in Bermondsey, but the person who could prove that was not now in town, so the Court would take it that no such statement had been made. Mr. Bodkin said it was clear to him that the prisoner was h person to whom the word " swindler" would apply. The sentence was that be be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 calendar months. William Lee was also brought up for judgment. He had pleaded Guilty of stealing a pocket-bo,k, containing 115/. in notes from the pocket of a gentleman in Oxford street, and it was represented that he was a man of means and respectability, and was formerly a merchant at New Orleans. Several witnesses were called, who gave him a high character. The address they gave for him proved to be false, and no real account could be gleaned of him. After he was remanded two men went to the address the witnesses had given as the prisoner's, and asked the person who lived there to say ft was Mr. Lee's residence, and that he was a respectable man, if any one called to enquire, as a Mr. Lee was in trouble for assaulting a policeman, and had given that address, so that his friends should not know of the scrape he had got into. witnessE a person who had been picking pockets in Oxford-street that it struck him as very singular. and it proved that they had attempted to foist falsehood upon the Calla, and he had little doubt that they were not unacquainted with such transactions as had brought the prisoner to that bar. He should have the circumstances placed in the hands of the proper person, to see if there would he sufficient evidence to bring a charge of conspiring to hinder the administration of justice home to those persons who had given evidence in the prisoner's favour. The sentence was that the prisoner be kept in penal ,ervitude for six year (Before Mr. WITHAM.) John Kirby was indicted for stealing 70 pieces of lead, the property of Aleasrs. Cubitt and Co., builders, The prisoner was a carter in the service of the pro secutors, and on the 14th of last month .he had to convey a load of old lead from Uxbridge-house to their premises, and on the way he sent a woman to sell that which he was charged with stealin g at a marine store shop in Cleveland-street. The person in charge of the shop refused to buy it, and the woman went away, leaving it there. Shortly afterwards the prisoner called The jury found him Guilty, and Mr. Witham sen tenced him to hard labour for six months. John Harding and George Thompson were indicted for assaulting Police-constable W. Leonard, 50 D. It appeared that on the 14th August, about 3 in the morning, the prisoners were knocking at a public-house door in Portman-market to get gin, when the prosecutor assault, and Mr. Wi lted by IPOIIII Hotel, C iem, and lost of •onderfu 1 of or 6d. a I) OYAL OPEN VAUXIIAI back-1 united at th( The Cirque N Vaulters and ( Grand Ballet Grandest Ball( commodation for 5,000 person A magnificent and splendid displ first Pyrotechnists of the day. ROYAL GARD —All that ren ncidents and Spanish Mir SUM ENS.-Er )f the 'I platfor I,EY ZOOLOGICAL BASTOPOI VISITORS TO LONDON leave the Metropolis without paying ROYAL GRECIAN, City Road, undi ment of Conquest. This Fairyla has justly b( World, for, fr G o'clock it is, A MR. GEORGE FISHER'S B Foreign Dramatic, M Agency Offi Business trar branch of th fessions ; 'V BOLENO'S OPT street, opposite the Covent Garden. H ARE Theatre Royal Drury-lan having taken the above Wishing to sc Musical atic Art- London RA STORES Grand Entrance c tY BOLENO a f the fi 27, B GEORGE DREDGE, LETTERPRESS LITHOGRAPHIC and COPPERPLAI PRINTER & ENGRAI HIGII STREET, WHITE( to acquaint his frieru EIAPEI business. Cards, Circul Bill [leads, Pamphlets, HOLLOWAY'S ordinary effect on 11.. Charles Wilson stat WAY'S PILI 1 PILLS h health FE CI OTH ) J. I W AA TED I 1 Kul il I ix OOKING-GLASSES L PLAT PARLEY'S JOt —His G VEN POOR I so 1q!;_ T N MARK 74 10 5 01 1 versation Mr. Charles Peppercorn was then called, and added to his previous evidence that the cheques produced fo the amount of 8,2331. 13s. Bd., dated in those given by him. The witness, on being the order, stated that he had no such book. )t., WE shown a certain book, he said the entries in it were i his band-writing ; he made the entry which he had ju seen, at the banking house of the prisoner. It was a order to purchase for Dr. Griffiths 20001. Dutch Bond the numbers of the bonds purchased were, 3733, 460, 378, 459, 458, 457. This purchase was effected about the 20th January. Subsequently he purchased some more Dutch bonds, among which was one numbered 3348. On June 29, 1843, he made another order of 30,000 Dutch florins, 21 per cer.t., and also another purchase of 10,000 Dutch 21 per cents., on the Bth of July, 1843. The writing, " The Rev. John Griffith " upon the bought note of this transaction was Mr. Bates' - Mr. Parry.—Where did you get that note from ? Dr. Griffith stated that it was sent to him by the bankers in answer to his letter directing them to pur chase some Dutch bonds on his account. Mr. Parry— (handing the document to Mr. Bates) — asked him whether the words were written by him ? Mr. Bates answered in the affirmative. Mr. John Hill, of 3, Bartholomew-lane, was then called, and stated that the purchases of certain Dutch Stock was made for Dr. Griffith, to upwards of 50001., and duly delivered to the bank of Strahan, Paul & Co. Mr. Bodkin stated that these were all the witnesses he proposed calling with respectto the purchase of these bonds, and he should now call witnesses fb prove the receipt of the dividends arising on these bonds by the bank of Strahan, Paul & Co. James Allen, 22, Cloudesly-square, Islington, for merly a clerk in the hank of Strahan, Paul and Co., stated that up to the end of 1g53 it was his duty to cut off the coupons. The list produced was made out by him. It was a list of the coupons cut from the Dutch Bonds, upon which the bank received the dividends due, and among the dividends so received, some were cre dited to Dr. Grrffith. The witness then proceeded to explain the various entries in the bo , ks of the bani with regard to the sums credited to Dr. Griffith. Tilt whole, of the entries to which he had referred were not in his handwriting. The en ries to which he had re. ferred as not to have been in his band-writing were made by Mr. Bates's son. Mr. Joseph Simpson Beattie was then called, and stated that he was a clerk in the Temple-bar branch of the Westminster Bank. lie had been a clerk in the house of St►ahan and Co., and he had received some coupons from Mr. Allen, upon which he obtained the dividends. An entry in the pass-book of 1171. 14s. 2d. to the account of Dr. Griffith was made by him. It was dated the Ist of March, and was for six months' divi dend of Danish 5 per cent. stock. Mr. Bodkin said he did not mean to trouble the magistrate with any further evidence, and he should therefore ask the magistrate to commit the whole of the prisoners for trial. Mr. Parry, on the part of Mr. Bates, said that there was not the slightest evidence against Mr. Bates, and therefore he submitted that he ought to be discharged from custody. Mr. Jardine said, he could not asquiesce in the appli cation of Mr. Parry. He should therefore commit the whole of the prisoners for trial at the next sessions of the Cen ral Criminal Court. Mr. Beattie stated that he was director of the National Life Assurance Co., King William-street. He recollected that Sir J. Paul called upon him in the year 1853, and wanted to raise a loan of 20,000/.; hut the society not being able to lend money on foreign stocks, he recommended him to the Stock In March, 1854, Sir John called upon him wanted a loan of a similar amount upon fo cities. There being then some difficulty, Sii the stocks might be sold, and the securities sequently sold by Messrs. Foster and Braitl realised the sum of 12,281/. ss. He gave ' he had received to Sir John Paul, as he ha to dispose of the bond for him. Mr. Thomas Allen, lately a clerk in the banl trahan and Cp., but now residing at. No. 3, Co Cottages, Hampstead, stated that the entry in th book on the Ist of March was in his haddwritin was for 1211., received as dividends on Dut( On that day Dr. Griffith Mr. Logan, also formerly a clerk in the s( prisoners, proved an entry to the credit of Dr. Griffith on the 3d October of 1411. 55., on account of six month's dividend on Dutch clerks of Strahan and Co., he thought that part of t 11 Mr. A 1( case il as complete, and he P OYAI irg the week, of the North Magic and My box-office is or of Mr. Chattc doors open at I GYPTI. I begs to HUMAN PH] (Christina and has linked by and their Guar Philadelphia, I ADVERTISEMENTS LYCEU nt Success.—THlS EVEN PROFESSOR ANDERSON, the Houses thronged to the edented. Laughter unlimil )n Saturd lalf-past 1 AN HALL y, Septem inform the public that I NOMENA, the AFFRI irs old 4e band I the mo Nir. E. T. SMITH I )out 19 i 1. The I Mil I el OUNTR/ I COMMON BLUNDERS SPEAI ily bird —Weekly 1 rISPRONTJNCIATI( I - vpiTANTED LEFT-OFF I Y AUSTRALIA.— Mr. and iP! RSONE IN WANT OI COMI 'ANY. 0 chapel Hizl ) UP NIARK cEWS )5s Od; 1 22, 1855 COM MPANY, IRD'S LLERS )E IN ion bit COR- Privet Address, IES fox g ISAACS. Clothie .) N.B ion and ONEY t LOAN tained i kind of