The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

SERIOUS CHARON OP FRAUD.

At the Disunion-house yesterday, Edward Rowel
Daunt, described as of 2, Henslow was beaagi►t
up is the custody of Datectivo-aerirent Hay before the
Lord Mayor, heels( bone approboodod upon a warrant
signed by Mr. Aldorn.an Watorlow, chars' him with
Imolai unlawfully and by false proteoemobWeed from Lieut.
Colossal Alorsedor Strange a us for 2291. DX M., with
intent to shirked. _ _ _

—Mr. Humphreys appeared for the proomotion • and Mr.
Sleigh, barrister, instructed by Mr. Holmes, appeared for
the pnamier.
Mr. Humphreys, is opening the ease for the prosecution,
said the prosecutor in this case was Limit, Colossi Strange,
a retired °Hoer of the lodise army. In 1862 be was de-
'itens of investing some mosey he bad then in his pos-
session, and in ousequeeos of the prisoner's adver-
tisement, he employed him as his stockbroker, and since
that time there had been several transactions between them.
His told the prisoner that he was no speculator sad did sot
want to dabble with his mossy. Lieutenant Strange, how-
ever, did not know mock of commercial pursuits ; bat gave
himself up to theadvice of the pelican, and the result was
that he was a loser to a very coasictsrable amount. The
charge arose upon • cheque which the ornerier obtained by
fraud. Oa the 15th Jane last year, the prosecutor instructed
the primmer to pinches* for him Greek stock to the
amount of 25,0001., and be received from the primmer
the purchase note. which with the commission amounted to
about 10.00/W. The primmer it appeared bed purchased
25,000/. is Greek stock, but not at the prios ementiosed is
the purchase Dote, namely 39i. Lient.-Colonel Strange was
not able at the time to take up the puniltass. sad left some
Ottoman Bank shares in the defendset's hands. The prices
fell, aid he instructed the prisoner to sell sad purehase every
fortnight until the 24th November, 1863, when be Manacled
the primmer to sell the whole, and received from him a sale
Dote which purported to show that 25.000/. in Greek stock
had bees 00111 at a lose of about 2,2001. TM acconeta
were delivered to the prosecutor orrery fortaight for his
inspection, and as fare. he could see they woman right. On
the 24th of May, 1864, the Ottoman Bank shares bailee
rises. Lieutenant-Colonel Strange determined to close his
coconut entirely with respect to the Greek stock, foe which
he bad been paying intermit to the pristmerfor the define/au,
and instructed him to sell his share* in the Ottoman Bask.
This, according to the calculation of the prosecutor, would
leave him a margin, and he directed the prisoner to pur-
chase some shares in the Egyptian Commercial and Trading
Society, and received from him what appeared to be the pur-
chase Oot• of Shows/urea. The Egyptian Trading Gummy
transfers were sot in the prosecutor's hands, be thinking they
were perfectly safe is the bands of the primmer, left
them with him. From something that was com-
municated to him respecting the prisoner, he ap-
plied to him for the transfer., end got from
him 200 out of 320. and subsequently received the remainder.
They all seemed to have been purchased at different periods,
some of them on the 24th May, the date of the purchase
Don, and some as late as the 15th Setenintrain tbefictiprrint
year, so
tioi Dtll2ll,nittlifrbterne purchase
rtai nod thwas
at iesb.d of
the Greek stock being sold and bought every foetaight,
a. he had been instructed they were all sold at owe date in
June, 1863, so that the purchase notes, oo each of which the
defendant badeharged his cow:dance, wereentirely fictitious, '
! and the prisoner had defrauded Lieut.Coluel Strange of a ;
sum amounting altogether to no lees than 3,1001.
The information upon which the warmed was granted
was then read over. and was as follows :
! Alexander Strange, of 41. Bromptowcresoset, mid—l am
' a lieutenant-colonel in the Indian army. In the early part
of 1862, I employed one FA. R. Daunt, now of 2, Hercules-
passage, as my stock broker, and he has bought and sold
stocks and shares for me from that time to Dearly the pre- '
sent. On the 31st May last, a settlement of our traeue-
nous to k place between as, on which I paid him s cheque
for 22'9/. 12s. 83., the balance apparently due to him, which
I cheque has been returned to me as paid by my bankers.
The siattlemeat comprised a purchase of 320 shares is the
Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company (Limited),
which by the statement rendered by the defendant he pur-
ported to have purchased on the 24th May last at 3/. 2s. 6d.
• per share, and 21. paid, the total to my debit being 1,61381.
12s. 6d. I hays sines obtained from Daunt several transfers
for 320 shares, sad find that the transfers do act relate I
any purcbsees of the like shares on the 24th May, but on
various dates in July, August, sod September. I find also
that the price at which the shares were purcbaned by the
defendant islets by about 4001. than the amount he debited
to me for them in his account. I should not have parted
with my cheque for 2291. 126.8 d. if I had sot believed that
the 320 shares had heen purchased as represented on the
24th May, and at the time debited to me by him in his
j amount,
_. - . - . . .. . . _

Upon this the case was remanded at the request or Mr.
Sleigh, the Lard Ma►or declining to admit the primmer to
boil.

CITIITAL PA:Ace. Omrs Sans= DAT.
TMOILSDAY, SM. n. —A &imams en payment, 2,996:
by rem lieketa, 971; bail, 3,967.