The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-03 00:00:00

EMBEZZLEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OP AN

ODD FELLOWS LODGE'.
William Poulson, a vulgar looking man, was
brought before Mr. Harcb►m. at the Southwark Poliee-oourt,
yesterday ou ► warrant by Feature. 227 X, the warrant
officer attached to the court, charged with embezzling various
sums of money to • oonsiderable ezteot, the property of G.
Highfield sod others, trustees of the St. Saviour's Lodge or
the M►oahrter Unity of Odd Fellows Friendly Somety,
held at the George public-home, Gravel-lam, Borough.
Mr. Litton, from the office of Mr. Chipperfield, appeared
for the prosecutioe, and the pleotier wee tiodefeeded,
The court was crowded by memben of this extensive
society 11111i0U1 to hear the azamination.

Mr. Dittos, is openieg the pcoosedinp, said he appeared
on behalf of a large 'umber of hard working and re-
spectable men who belonged to a launch of the most exten-
sive friendly society in the world. The St. Saviour's Lodge
had been established some years, sod had a large somber of
members, and until recently had goals as as prosperously
as they could wish. The primmer was some tame ago
elected secretary at • quarterly salary, sad it yea hie duty
to receive all moneys from the members, enter the ism in
books kept for the purpose, and pay the same each lodge
eight oo rerosivieg it to the tressurer. A short time ago •
deficiency was discovered in his cull books, and on as in-
vestigation taking place they found that several sums be
had received ea contributions from the members had not
been entered in the books, and that he had sever socourted
for those some, but converted them to his own are, and
absconded. It was • very serious thing that the savitigs of
• number of hard-working mire should be thus dealt with,
and by one of their own members, in whom they placed the
utmost confideoee. He (Mr. Ditto') had the present
secretary sod several of the members premot, bat as he was
not able to complete the case that day he should ask for a
remand until a future day.

Mr. John Bailey said he was the present secretary of the
St. Saviour's Lodge of the Mancheater Unity of Odd
Follows, of which be bad aleo been a member upwards of
twenty years. He knew the prisoner for wally years •
member, lied his having bees appointed secretary about
seven or eight years ago. The members of the lodge re-
posed great coofiderece in him, and until lately they bad
not the least suspicion of his honesty. The duty of the
prisoner was to attend on all lodge nights, receive the contd.
butioos of the members, and all other moneys, and enter
the sun* in • cash-book at the time, and at the end of the
meeting to pay all those Gems to the treasurer, and take his
receipt for the tame. After that his duty was to enter the
sums paid by each member in the quarterly book, INO that
it should be unattained at the end of each quarter bow
the members stood in account with the lodge as to their
being in limits. Unfortusately by the prisoner's miscon-
duct several members bad bent considerably inconvenienced,
by his converting their money to his own use, instead of
entering the same in the books, and paying it to the trea-
surer.

Mr. Bonham asked whether be bad any specific cues
to bring forwerd.
Witoese replied that be bad several. On the 24th March
last Mr. Tidman paid to the prisoner, in the lodge-room, the
sum of LW.. the amount doe by him as contributions. The
prisoner had not sugared that in the books, neither had he
acooueted for it.

Mr. Buchan inquired to whom ought he to hare laid
Wit.

it doer replied, to the trearurer. He bad not done no,
as it we■ not in the treasurer'■ books.

Mr. Bonham—Then you must have the treasurer here, to
prove he has not received it. Let the treasurer be called.
Witnem—Unfortunsitely, air, for ua we caanot produce
him to-day, as be was committed to Horeemoogeulasms
Gaol only yesterday, by your colleague, Mr. Woolryeb, for
a mouth, for misappropriating the sum of 551.13 e. belong-
tag to in. Your wonhip will see the unfortunate position
we have been in, 'levies a treasurer misapplying our funds,
and a secretary robbing its.

Mr. Bureham-1 am sorry for you, indeed • but nothing
in this case can be done without the atteociaoce of the
treasures. You must prove that he did not receive the
money. Have You any case where the prisoner be. received
money and sot accounted for it unettanected with the
treasurer'

Mr. Dittow—At present we have oot, sit; but if you will
be bird 'cough to remaod the prisoner for another week,
we will have the treasurer in attendance. He may pay the
money ordered by Mr. Woolrych before that, and if Dot we
must apply to the Secretary of State for his removal to this
con rt to give evidence.

The prisoeer, who declared that he newer defrauded the
society of a farthing, was remanded until Thursday nest.

THEATRE, IN LIVERPOOL—The Liverpool magis-
trates yesterday cancelled the two following rules relative
to the theatres in the borough. insomuch as they bad been
instructed by counsel that they had no power to impose
these terms upon the managers :—" That no 001D1000
prcetitute or reputed thief, or other notoriously dinned',
person, shall be knowingly admitted into, or permitted tore-
main io any of the said theatres, but that the manager shall
to the beet of hie ability maintain and ken good order
and decoct behaviour in the theatre duties the Imam of
perfor.nance. And every manager or other pen= =Mug
the oare or mariagetnent of any theatre, who shall inked,-
fault in compliance with them ales, or either of Qom,
shall forfeit sad pay for each offene a ewe not nosed*
2W." It was stated that similar rules to these existed in
Birmingham, Manchester, and elsewhere.
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