The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-05-17 00:00:00

',t;ocal an 'istrict '',1e635.

CHARGE OF EMBEZZLING Mosey. —At the
Petty 6CEbiOtifl, lieu.l ou i sday, before Mr. it.
L Freer, Christopher eruut, wherfinger, was
brought up on a warrant cuarged with embezzl-
ing several sums of money the property of
Ueorge J. Eveson. Mr. Durance, from the office
of Messrs. Duignan and Lewis, appeared to
prosecute, and Mr. Prescott defended. Before
..ne ease was gone into. Mr. Prescott caked for a
rt.mand on the ground that prisoner had been
charged with several titiugs ale tit had been
abandoned, and other charges substituted, and
that prisoner bad not time to prepare his de-
lence, and complained that the prisoner wanted
o send for him, but the officer Bladon refused
.n let him know and the man was refused to see
hitn. Mr. Freeman said that was not tree, Mr.
Prescott uad not beeu refused to see the prisoner.
Mr. Pr-scott : But the officer Bidden refused to
we know tout he entitled me, which was part
ot his duty. On Mr. Freewau asking if he had
riti used. P.O Medea said that prisotter did not
ask to bee Mr. Prescott, but titled hint to tell
Warren Young, who would tell Mr. Prescott
List he (prisoner) wanted hint. Mr. Freeman
said he should heac the opening of the prose-
cution and if necessary to rcznaud the case
should do so. Mr. Durance said lie must ask
Mr. Prescott to produce a hook he had in his
1 pusseesioti, belonging to the prosecutor. Mr.
Prescott said he had not got it in his possession.
Mr. Durance : You did have it. Mr. Prescott:
I admit I have seen it, but shall not produce it
Mr. Durance said that if the book was produced
it would prove his case conclusive. The Bench
remarked that he must take his own course.
Mr. Durance then opened the case, and said
tat prisoner was engagod by the prosecutor,
who is a coal merchant, as wharfinger at the
Stourliridge Whatf, and prisoner had received
several sums of money, and not accounted fir
tiern. There was a number of eases against
tie prison r, but the la.v only allowed them to
proceed on so ninny and he should propose to
peiceed with two indictments and ti.ku three
cases in each indictment. And with the first
would be that of George Dean, Pitillip Perrone,
n I George Hirseley. After some other re.
• Is Mr. Freer said that he thought it nething
h it rt.:lst-melee for the c use to he remanded, and
hail was allowed at two sureties in .£2O cacti,
and himself in tit/. ins pcison,r was hrottitht
op yesterday,hefore Haicroft. Mr. Dale
prosecuted, and Mr. Pi: ntott defended. Mr.
Dale briefly opened the cs said that pi boner
hail not accounted for various sums of money
which amounted to more than £3O, but he should
only go iuto a few cases. George James Eveson
doposed : I am a coalmerchant in Stonrbridge,
rnd since lust November prig inor was a sales.
roan in my employ. His duties were to sell
enal and enter it iu a book, the mime of the
customer, date mid amount, and sh mil account
fsr the money every Friday. Up to February
prisoner accounted for the money to myself, and
efterwards to Mr. lac. lie tumidly came to
my ofne.e produced his nieti °random book and
ti:.cle the extracts from that book into the cash
j .tirtial. There was a operate account in the
prisoner's book, which was exemined and signed,
and • helium struck. If t:- ere is 'A balance dun
me prisoner would have to pay. He has the
heck in his possession. He refused to give it
it; , aid said that Mr. Prescott had it. Notices
tse been served upon Mr. Prescott and the
prisoner to produce the hook. The earns of
10. ed, paid by George Dean on the 2nd of
Januttry ; £1 Is paid by Phillip Perrens on the
20th of Jantiary ; ills paid be George Horseley
ti t 10•'. : Iti. 71 pail by -4artili Price
t I.i ;Sc fid paid by Antos
C rentm 12 h AtirP ; and 13s on the 12t1i
Apr i , have not been accounted for,but accounted
for 114 only out of the last item. The receipts