The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

Florio' inset, a girl apparestly 16 or lears old, was
brought up charged with ltaviagolitalmed titsilver watches
by moans of a forged order.
Mr. B. Welty, supniatendent of the warehouse of Jobs
Troup, of 38, Hatton-garcen, wholesale jeweller, said, as
the 28ah of April the prisoner sense to oar warehouse awl
*ought the request produced, and gave it to Mr. Tres, is
my preset ce. I did not see the paper at the time. Me.
Troop beaded it to me to-day.
Mr. H. Donaldson, clerk to Julius Stauffer, of No. IS,
Old Jewry Chambers, watch masufectursr, said, as the Urn
mete,inh, Lille prisoner came to our *Hee
time •
me rimming to come• from Jones sad or eii•
Idgware .road, whom we koow is business, re
gasesalse
Wits
gard some silver watches ea ame to them. I
gave her lye watches, value 121, in the belief that she
aeraslly came from Messrs. Joan and Arnell.
The Alderman—Did you never on her before ?
Witnees—Nevsr.
The Alderman—And you put iato the hands of a girl to
whom you wets a complete stranger Ave silver watches ?
Witnett.--I did. When I qurtioned her upon the sub.
Jost she maid she had been to Ilatton•garden several times to
got jewellery for them. We have made inquiries, from
which we have usertained that the order is a forgery.
Inspector Mitchell intimated to the alder.nan that it'
would be desirable to have the primmer remanded as there
were several other charges against her, into which it would
be newswry to mike inquiry.
theses, Cook was cbsrged with having attempted to pick
the rockets of several respectable persons in on
sweat is the company were entering the Mansion-house on
Welseeday.
Mr. James Smith, a gentleman who resides in Liverpool,
maid :At half-past seven yesterday evening! was passing the
Mansion.hosse. There wee a great crowd, and I saw the
prisoner attempting to pick several gentlemen's pockets.
After he had slipped his hand dexterously into the pockets
of the gentlemen, be went resolutely to some ladies, and
very useennionionsly, and to their evident oonsternatles,
put his had into their poekete. At last I took hold of him
se he was trying to rob one of the ladies, and I asked bee
whether she had lost anything. She showed me her puns,
which she had carried in her hand for the greater security,
and went away in alarm.
The prisoner, who is not 16 years of age, said he was only
looking at her Majesty's ministers as they wen going to
have a feed with the Lord Mayor, and he never had a
thought of stealing.
The principal turnkey of Holloway gaol, said the prisoner
was a moiler old practitioner, and bad visited several prisons
within the last few years.
The Alderman said, if the prisoner had succeeded in any
of his attempts he certainly snould be sent to the Central
Criminal Court for trial, in the hope that he should be
transported, with his incorrigible habits, to another
country. As, however, he had got no plunder, the utmost
that could be done with him was to send him to prison for

three months.
The priseser—l have neither father, nor mother, ut
obsvacter, and what can I do ?
Committed for three months.
Jodie Greenwood, 19 years old, was charged.
Mr. Townsend, the hat manufacturer, said the prisoner
walked into the warehouse, took a new hat off a peg, and
was walking away with it.
TM primmer—l did take the hat, but I returned it to the
prosecutor. I didn't want to stool the bat ; but what I did
I did to be brought here, for I have no situation, and don't
Mew what to do.
The Alderson—Why don't you enlist ?
Prisoner—No ; I don't want to do that yet.
TM Aldseman—No; I suppose you wish to have a run
into half the prisons in London first?
Prisoner—Not so may as that.
The Alderman—You shall go to one now at say rate for
six weeks.
Committed moordingly.
John Game, a ruffianly conductor of omnibus 7,313, wan
flood 10.. sad costs far having used insulting and abusive
language to two young ladies.
The ladies had paid Use follow a shilling on the arrival of
the omnibus in Bishopsgate-street, and he pretended that
what be had reeeived from them was a farthing, called
them liars, said they were old hands at it, sad threat-
ened that, if they would not give him another shilling,
M would give them into the custody of a policeman, sad
have them looked up. The hour at which this occurrent"
toe/ plass was 9 o'clock at night, and the ladies gave Me
icandaeter the mood shilling.
The dehadant began his defence by stating that the
young ladles is saying that be had used improper language
to them, had taid a very great fshehood.
TM Allimmen regretted that the ladies bad confined their
=it In the summons to the charge of abusive and in
, and fined tbe defendant for that offence is
the penlialltry.7t.. shillings and mots. at the same time
martin his Mum with la
little intim of condemnation.
GUILDHALL.

Deetiel Nlral.R Der7iiie;etsisd COSMO Willi6.ll Gordon,
who weeded ma badness in the city of London as general
Immigrants and natal brokers, and at West Hans as distillers.
Ilea brought upon remand before Sir Peter Lateie, charged
with not surrendering after they had been adjudged bank.
rapte, with fraudulently ooneealing a portion of offsets, and
with uttering fictitious warrants.
Mr. Ballantine, instructed by Mr. Linklater, coadocted
the prosecution • Mr. Bodkin. instructed by Mr.
Humphreys, appeared for Davidson ; and Mr. Clarkson
defended Gordon.
Mr. H. Wm. Law said—l am • colonial-broker, carrying
lon bather at 38, Mincing-lane. I have had dealings with
the prisoners to a V extent, by advancing money on
amity. I idea a them at diffennt ame abou
16,000 i. or 20,0001. The balance against themt at the pre-
t
nut moment is between 8,0001. and 9,0001. I hold some
warrants which were given me by Gordon in the beginning
of 1862, which proffer to relate to goods alleged to have
been at that time at Hogan's wharf. I wait to the wharf
sad ascertained that there were no goods in existence there
el
the kind mentioned in the warrants. Some of these
warrants turned out to be duplicates of other warrants.
Genuine warrants usually circulate like bank notes. These
I produce represent spates to the amount of 10,0001.
12,0001., or
which would have fully covered my claim.
Mr. David Barclay Chapman said—l am a member
of the firm of Overend, Gamey and Co., of Lombard-
street. We all ourselves money 'lenders. I have known
Gorden Dome y' ears. He was originally in the house of
Sargent, Gordon, and Co., mad he subsequently renewed
negotiations with us is 1848, end continued to do so down
to October, 1853. During the years 1852 and 1863 he depo-
sited migrate with us for the purpose of obtaining envenom
doom of us upon them. The warrants we hold tepee-
seat goods to the amount et 80,0001. These fictitious war-
rants wen mixed up with other. arrants, sad so *laded the
observation of our managing elk. They were le 'Willy
made out that it was next to impossible to detect the ins-
, particularly as we knew him to be conked with
iillrr Charles Forbes' holly, sad highly respectable. it
knee tell due from time te thee and were renewed; and,
feagiag ao risk, we motioned thitransactioee with him. All
these warrants are, I believe I
what is called fable toraudulefind tnt ; but
t
easseet speak positively. ban not bees
geode they represent. I only know this, that when our elerk
wage lowa to the wharf to basin about them, he found
the earehesse empty. We diseased these venal' were
GO Muss is October, 1863, and about the same time I saw
Gorda et ear house in Lombard-street. That interview
leek plass in the presence of Mr. Cols.
Mr. Ballantine here explained that Mr. Cole was now
lying m Newest', having been tried sad convicted some
fIW Mello back for fraud.
• Wilmese—Mr. Cole came with Gordon. We had pre-
dowdy mode the discovery that the warrants were not ge-
nial.. W. became dissatisfied in ansequence tiere
ken* ea these warrants being deferred from time to ,
alllmmik it appeared to us that our risk was completely so-
=l had sent the broker to examine the copper and
cad when I told bins that I should not be satisfied
seism I went to the wharf, he (the broker) told me that
Mr. Maltby, who held the wharf, was under the control of
Oels. Upon that I went to Cole end asked him if these
warrants WON all right, end he said they were sot, there
wee someddag wrong about them. I cannot say what took
pines between us at the interview I have mentioned, because
the eimageatioe was general. I asked Gordon what was
the some fraud, and how be had disposed of the
1111•1 Mr. I erect any what were the exact words that passed
se that *Mk
llailentine—l must have the mein words from you
Kr. Moms& ; the ems se I would from the seauseaui
views la die bee.
Whinges—l annul renember distinctly, but when Gordon
SW Oslo sane torpor hoops I d Gordon if the warrants
sepossaled pars or nothing sad he replied nothing. I
rand NI be admitted the fat in words, but he shook his
Ms& sad looked as if te intimate that it was se. He said
the distillery at West Ham was all right, and that be was
leaking I,MOi per week by It. We ;made no arrangement
with Gordon before be left, nor did I receive any security.
We Heaved no security from Cole. Gordon offered us the
lease of the distillery, but we returned it. The lease was
• fee our solicitor to look over, but we never received it se
.scarify. We received nothing after this. We received a
preshsory note of Davidson and Gordon, payable to Cele
Brahen for 120,0001. Cole represented himself perfectly
advent, and that the money we have been robbed of had
WS lent to the distillery. The deeds of the distillery were
Ow
up to the amipeee on Cole becoming a bankrupt.
Cele did ant deposit anything with us at the time. We hod
the warrants to • very large amount-120,0001. would rover
it. We had no dealings aith them after that. The secu-
rities which were good were afterwards realised.
Mr. Wm. Boyer said—l am a clerk to Overend, Gurney.
sail Co. The dealings with the WieeSere were Weweeesed
thank us. I have no doubt I received these winiMnfle
frees Gordon personally. I reads ao bookies dosed
winnow. because I had no doubt they were geed,. In kid
• number of warrants for Hagen's-wharf, sad diellrifed
their fraduleney in October, 1863. I was pretest at
the interview between Mr. Mistimes, Gordon, and Cole. It
is WI 100 g since that I do sot resident what soonired. There Is
sethiog in this matter whisk I desire to keep back. The
=gaof the interview wee 'wow why the prisoners
la is that way, by gidag them so say fictitious
wolelleek•Lei they were also asked what they could give to
Mahe up the dalakasy. I most my what Gorda cad to
that reyeespeted tke distillery at West lima to be