The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)

nest' SITTINGS.
~ere were lint sittings appointed for to-day io no lees
twentyfour cues; but as most of them were oleo
~.portant character! the debts generally being of small
,rent, the inconvenience suffered from the crowded
• ,te of the court was not greeter than usual.
only case in which the debts were of
magnitude was that of Thomas Graves, de-
as of Upper Park-road, Haverstock-bill, since a pri-
..r for debt, whose liabilities are upwards of 13,000/.,
,rity being held for 8,540/. Assignees were also chosen
the case of J. Beaks, engraver, late of Little Queen-
t. whose debts are 2,100/.
(Before Mr. Registrar Winslow, as Commissioner.)
IN ILE SAMUEL SELIG SIMON.
the bankrupt, described as a jeweller, of Duke's-place,
~;odaditch, applied for his release from custody a few
s • cdtk
sidney stated that the bankrupt, who lived in Jersey,
been seven weeks in custody. He had been arrested in
ulon by a Jersey creditor, while trying to arrange his
ors, He had been released by Mr. Baron Martin, and
• ~absequently taken on a judgment obtained against him.
Mr. Denny opposed, and charged the bankrupt with re-
log goods clandestinely.
ilia Honour granted the release, on the ankrupt Ending
of to the amount of the opposing creditor's debt, 1301.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.
ROBBERY OF 3001. WORTH OF WOOL
',ll Xenon, described as • provision merchant, and
Koller, whose calling was not clearly defined, were
...aged with feloniously receiving six sheets or bags of
I'4, the property for the time being of Daniel Spence,
ey well knowing the same to have been stolen.
Mr. Beard attended for the prosecution.
Mr. Spence deposed—l am a carman at Bermoodsey. On
:be toth of November last I sent one of my servants with a
sone and van containing six sheets of wool to the Great
•.*.satern Railway, for transit. He returned at 8 o'clock in
•he evening, after four hours' stream, and from what he
said me I went with him io search of the whole property,
at could not find it. The horse and van were sent to me
the police on the following morning. The wool now pro.
..aced I believe to be that so sent by me.
John Sager—l had charge of the wool in question. On
.v way to the Great Eastern Terminus, in Shoreditch, I
eh the van for • few minutes in St. John.street, and on re-
:urning could not find any of the property. Neither of the
prisoners sre known to me.

Upton, 213CI,ctintil..pest 10 o'clock on the night of the
.th of November I was on duty in Castle-street, Leicester.
and found the horse and van standing there, but
cot any load. " Spence " was on the van, and the next
•.:oroiug it and the horse were sent home to the first wit-
;ess.

Thomas Cox—l am foreman to Mr. Thomas Johns, of
Lermomlsey, and superintended the packing of the wool
afterwards sent to Messrs. Spence, the carmen. All is ris.
covered ezoopt about 500 pounds weight, and I swear to
that produced as being my employer's so spoken of.
Inspector Foulger, City police—On the 16th instant I
suompanied Newham, 427Citypolice. to No. 85, LiHinton-
street, Vauxhall-road. The prisoner Milton 1111111 a shop there.
.fore I entered we saw the prisoner Neville come out. I
tld Milton I had come to look at some wool. He said.
I have not any." I asked, " Are you sure you have not
sT.y in the stable " and he aessiered, " No, I've got none."
I was in plain clothes, and told him that I was a constable,
and that he must give me the key of the stable to,
search, to which he said, " Well, there is a little there,
.t it has nothing to do with me. A man named
Neville hired the stable to put it in, and when the
wool was sold he was SO pay roe for the hire. lie has just
leen here with the stalliards to weigh the wool with before
le sells it to two moo." To my question as to where Neville
',sea be answered "Somewhere iu Lock's-fields." I then
went into the stables and foiled in the hayloft about
17 ;wt. of fleece wool and TOlhe. weight of the same kind
.3 a tarpaulin. I took Milton to the station-house. While
mere Neville was brought in, sod in Lis presence I men-
t. mud what the former bid told me. Neville said,
-Two men i brothers), named Jack and Bill, or so called,
let me to get a place to put the wool in and sell it for
I was in that case to have a commission out of it.
known those men for many years, but not by any
,-r name, or where they live." Upon this, Milton re.
• .i.ed, " Neville told me it was part of a bankruptcy
•• and it was moved for fear of seizure," also, "If any-
. .ir came about it I was not to know anything." Milton
said it had been brought to his stables one evening Bye
••• kit no. .

Newham, 41.7 City police then spoke to his having ap-
reLeoded Neville, who brat stated his same to be John
:Lah, living in Tachbrookaitreet. ("Iznik°, but Wise-
,.:enily gave his right name. He, however, denied all
iooeledge of the wool on Milton's premises, although he
.',.,itted that two men, named Jack mid Bill, were to meet
in that neighbourhood about some wool. %Caen cbargiri
remarked, "Thine two men have got me into this."
Winless, at a subsequent hearing, odd be had found
• b. weight of the same description of wool as that pro-
at a woolstapler's is itermoodssi-street, and a fur-
:her weight, separate from the other, of one score 14 lb.
Henry Cohen, of 3g, Royal Mint-street, calling himself a
wool, cotton, and skein dealer, wee then put into the witness-
and sautiooed by Mr. Beard u to the evidence he gave,
▪im that would depend his being placed by the side
of the prisoners. Witness hunted that his conduct,
:a this transaction at least, was quite clear and pro. I
ter. lie then swore that on the 10th of Dumber
.it. be purchased 34101 b. weight of wool, at ls. 4gd.
prr :b., of a man who had called upon him the gevaos
far out a sample, and who gave the name of Williams,
at Gravesend, and calling himself a dealer, that be
:aid that Person 201. 12a. 6d., and made out at his request
tLe body of the invoice, which the other receipted in the
-me tf Williams ; that invoice wee produced. In a searching
-a-examination he denied that either prisoner was that mac,
n!.istftlthat they were strangers to him. The address of
• .v,reial given by Williams turned out to be a public-
L:,•• he had scoompasied the officers to see, and Williams
I not be found. He kept so books of such transactions
:he present be usually filed his invoices, but this he bad
• in his pocket-look. The wool was brought to him by
‘Viiliarne in a van, who took the wrappers away with him.
Witness on the same day he purchased mixed the wool with
wool, sod sent it to Messrs. Brand is Bland). in Bar
Ice,,
Mr. Beard remarked that this was a most systematic rob,
and disposal of a large amount of property. and
Cooke sent both prisoners for trial at the Sessions,
.11 the application of Mr. Abbott, who appeared for
agreed to accept bad in his behalf if two sureties
put iii each for IW!., and his own in double, which
s done.

M A IILI3OItOrGH-STREET.
linktnEßT AT A JEWELLEIt's.
Ciarehre, described as an accountant, but who
aced hie address, was charged before Mr. Knox with
3 +l.o{ a gold chain and some lockets. of lb* value of 10/.,
f: • • the shop of Mr. Jules Roche', jeweller, 68,
E Israel Lewis, of Great Ilarlborough-strest, appeared
:he prisoner.
prisoner went into the shop of Mr. }Wait while be
4 • aervit; a lady and gentleness, and asked for • commas
He was served with it, and the lady and gentleman
i•••!. I 'meetly they had gone, Mr. Roches waled a chain
) sous lockets of the value of 101., and on the prisoner
i taxed with taking them, he said he would pay for
at the sense time pulling out •loeket from his pocket,
t Le afterwards took a chain and three lockets from his
and placed them on a Riau case on the counter,
-iid be would pay for them. He was then given into
, • lacketts, 127 C, when he denied taking the
!.:r. Lewis addressed the magistrate on the prisoner's
a`. requesting, as be had been seen by detectives from
O ••In•-rrot divisions and not knows, the magistrate to deal
• • ,••• CA4C, there being every reason to believe it wits the
, • • first offence.
. tan x declined to deal with the prisoner, and rem-
, ! for trial.
- rdOSECUTION OF A BHOTBEL-CEEPIE.
„ • .1. is. of 0, Chariotte-street, described as a
. • • 1..,.1-....keeper, was brought before Mr. Knox Pa •
••• •. ...barged with keeping a brothel.
••• • Kt.:ght. from the office of Mr. Kande% 'elicitor to
r • ,:inorities of St. Mary lebose, the prosecutors, ap'
• , f..r the prosecution.
. • • havihg been given that the prisoner was the
the house, she was committed to the see-
.. • -. !wing taken—herself is WI., and two sureties of
I I OnecENE PHOTOGRAPHS.
• dealer in photographs, Lc., of Ceatle.
I..l,:ater-square, appeared before Mr. Knox to
-r:, ',lna:noes taken out by Inspector Walker, of the
for having a quantity of obsess, photographic
• i.t.,ti..na in his possession.
• • !,.torraphic representations which bad bees seised
• .J•j,,ttw were produced, and ware of • disgusting

I: on, of the firm of Wool and Ring, who appeared
dtfradant, laid ha was only servant to atiothow

~.nr asked whether the defendant would mom' to
• destroyed.
,'lnz said he would.
'melee were then ordered to be destroyed, end the
L. dismissed.

NA RYLEBON
d•NyliTlull or AN OW:AN-GRIMM.
:n4 It than. named Anotoni., Toqlioni. of Liquor.
.

•:r• •t. rkeowell. Wall charged with play iog ID 4;g"
1,-teratreet, Maseheette-aioate. to the annoyance
.41.,.Litaet, awl tefualug to go away when requeeteal
ILA I ilicraa.

I,;;;',llinsdr7lanatid that he was in the service of Mr.
• of No. 1, Lioreet-street, Msoebeater-square. Last
▪ about 6 o'clock. there was loud olaror of so
-ar to his master's house, wbo was ill sod hail not
•r • leave bin room for several days. At ho master's
Le west sod told the primmer to desist and