The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.
Denial Mitchell Davidson and Come Wliliglill Gordon,
lately general merchants and metal brokers, at Cousin-lane
and Mincing-lane, Ludes, and distillers et West Ham,
Esser, were placed at the bar for further examination, pie-
ties to the charges of abounding from their liabilities,
which are said to amount to about 600.000 L—with uttering
forged 'pater warrants, with concealing their effects, and
with obtaining by (aloe pretences goods to a large amount'
on credit within three months of their bankruptcy, with
intent to cheat and defraud their creditors.
Sir Peter Laurie presided, and Bir 8.. W. Carden
Alderman Ramphitry were present during the proceedingand',
The court, as on the former occasion, was densely crowded
by merchants, bankers, and other commercial gentlemen.
Mr. Ballantine, instructed by Mean. Linklater, appeared
for the prosentios ; Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Mr. Hum-
phreys, for Davidson ; and Mr. Clarkson for Gordon.
Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., attended to watch the proceedings
on behalf of Mann. Overend, Gurney, and Co.
Mr. Ballantine said—ln connexion with the ease I mew
tioned, when I was lag before you, Sir Peter, there are cam
or two matters with regard to Mr. Chapman (of the firs 0
0 d, Gurney, and Co.), who was examined as a witness,
which require some explanation. Mr. Chapman mut
have been under some misepprebensioa, because it will be
in your recollection that he conveyed to you that the firml
of Overend, Gurney, and Co., had no connexion with David-1
\son and Gordon after October, 1863. The bankrupts' books I
are line, and I shall show you that diaconate took these
since then to a very large extent. There is another mew
I think it right to mention, because a highly
solicitor must also have been under some miss
It was stated by Mr. Chapman that they would km as.
thing whatever to do with the business of the ~.*
distillery, and the reason given was one of a nand ebb.
rater. It seems to have been conveyed that the title-doefie
of the distillery had never been held by Mr. Chapatis es 1
the part of Overend, Gurney, and Co. An agreement is is
the bends of Mr. Latimer, by which the leases are conveyed,
to Mr. Chapman for the benefit of 0 d, Gurney, and
Co., and that agreement is in the hand.wnting of Mr. Val-1
Hogs, the solicitor tO 0 d, Gurney, and Co. It is
right that these matters should be known, and knit.
proved this I shall introduce another case of obtaining geed,
fraudulently to a very considerable amount, and another
transaction, which it is not auessary for me now to explain,
bat which will make out that these bankrupts knew the feet
that three warrants were fraudulent.
Charles Walker was then called, and having been sworn,
said—l was clerk to Davidson and Gordon. I kept their
books. I have a memorandum in these books of trans.,-
tions with Orerend, Gurney, and Co., after October, 1863.
In the bill-book I find a draft for 6(21. 25., purporting to
have been discounted by Overend, Gurney, and Co. on the
20th of November. 1863. Then are also memoranda of
drafts discounted for 1801. on the 3rd of December 1863,
2761. 15e. 9d. on the 12th, and 1,0801. 14e. 9d. on the 13th
of the same month; 1,4381. 16e. 6d. on the tad of Janneey.
1864 ; 3651. 14e. 6d. and 6791.11 x. 9d. on the 3rd of the uses
month ; 3001- on the 10th of February, 1864; 1,0001. and
3831. 17s. 6d. on the 27th of March in the same year, sad
1,4601. on the 3rd of April, 1864. The discounts noon all
these drafts were paid into the primitives bankers, Barnett,
Hoar*, and Co.
Sir Peter Laurie—What is the total amount of all these
drafts ?
Mr. Ballaatine—About 8,0001.
Mr. Valuing. said—l know the agreement produced. The
corrections are in the hendwritinti of Kr. Yung, bat the
agreement was altered and signed by sae, as acting fa
Overloud, Gurney, and Co.
The agreement was then reed, and purported to entail
the mutual consent of Nicholson and Co., Overend, Gamey,
and Co., Mr. Webb, the assignees of Cole Brothers, awl
the assignees of Davidson and Gordon to the sarseers4l Ws
of the distillery which was :about to be sold by the WO
times far the duty owing to the sown, and that the
leases of the premeds of seek sale, after paying the duty,
steeled be paid law the bank to the assess of the senses►
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