The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COU.RTS.

GUILDHALL.

William Holmes wu placed at the bar before Alderman
Sidney, charged with embezzlement under the following

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Mr. Mohler appeared for the prosecution.
Robert Packman said he apprehended the prisoner on a
warrant on Sunday afternoon, at 8, Weirfield-place, Exeter,
and en telling him that he was chanted with embezzling
ca, belonging to his employer, he said it was true he had
seinived that amount, but that he had since passed through
the Insolvent Court, and had inserted Mr. Jones, his em-
finer, in his schedule for the sum he was charged with
embezzling. He also mild Mr. Jones bad not opposed his
Peering, although he had been apprised that he was included
In the prisoner's schedule, and be (prisoner) therefore consi-
dered it as a debt and not au embezzlement.
Mr. Bea Charles Jones said the prisoner was in his an-
ploy for about 11 months, and received a salary as well as a
commission. His duty was to receive money from those
customers of whom he obtained orders, and to remit it once
et Wee a week.
• letter, containing a list of names of persons of whom
gimes had received money, amounting to 571. 12a. Ocl.,
wan ems put into witness's hand, and be said that letter
wile received from the prisoner, who had net accounted for
any of the sums mentioned therein.
Alderman Sidney said it appeared by the schedule put in
by the prisoner that he bad received 1161, and accounted
ep to the 15th of August lest for 491., showing a balance of
1171. for which he acknowledged himself indebted to the pre-
en/81W
Mr. Jones said he never considered it in the light of a
debt at all ; for when he found the accounts had nit been
forwarded to him by the prisoner, he wrote to him to know
why they had not been collected, and received in reply the
letter produced containing the names of the persons of whom
he had received the 571. Within a day or two after receiving
this information, • notice of the prisoner's insolvency was
served upon hire, but he did not oppose his passing, because
he thought it was a fraud, and not a debt.
Alderman Sidney said this cue had already been before a
higher and more competent tribunal, and it therefore oe-
mined to bins, that as no opposition was offered to the pri-
soner's passing, and he was discharged from that item as a
debt, there was an end of the matter, and be could not
therefore re-open the cam
Mr. Holder said he could not oppose the prisoner as a cre-
ditor, because it was a case of felony in which the prisoner
was concerned.
Alderman Sidney maid the prosecutor's acquiescence in
not opposing the prisoner's ',using was a sort ef compromise,
of the matter, and the prisoner's discharge from prison by
the Insolvent Court absolved him from any further charge
respecting the item of 671. entered In his schedule. If the
present*? bad attended the Insolvent Court, and proved
that the item of 571. was not • debt, but a sum embezzled,
thateoust would have handed the prisoner over to the au-1
thoritiee to be dealt with under the criminal law.
Mr. Jones said if he had attended his appearance would
have been an acknowledgment of the matter as a debt, and
then he would have bad no claim against tho "Times
Guarantee Society," who parenteed the prisoner's honesty
when he engaged him.
Alderman Sidney said be had nothing to do with any

guarantee society.
Mr. Hobler said the court at Exeter had no jurisdiction
over the prisoner in a cue of felony, so that whatever the
Insolvent Court at Exeter might have done in the matter
could not prejudice the present charge.
Aldermen Sidney said he considered the prisoner bad ac-
counted for the money as a debt, which bad not been
denied by the prosecutor when he had the opportunity, and
as the latter had allowed so much time to elapse before
taking any steps to prosecute the prisoner, he could not now
detain him on a charge of embezzlement.
The prisoner wu therefore discharged.

IIAJZ•I6II.I7s.
In the morning papers of yesterday week the case of a
distressed family named Garford was reported as brought by
Mr. Hilton, the news agent, of Penton.street, Islington,
under the notice of Mr. Tyrwhitt, who ordered that a sove-
reign should be given front the poor boa fur the immediate
use of the family. The report in the papers caused a bene-
volent individual under the signature of 0. A. M. to send
6s. for their further use. When the poor man presented
himself to receive the donation, Mr. Mould, the chief
I cherk, stated to the magistrate that the 0111111
of Garfordi was one of more than ordinary dia-
-1 tress. The applicant, a prise swimmer, and by trade •
shoemaker, was reduced through various circumstances to •
very low state of distress. His wife was then near her con-
' finement, and a child ill with heaping cough. When his
I wife was confined he went to the Clerkenwell Workhouse
to seek the necessary relief in the case. After waiting half
an hour he was introduced into the presence of a
penes
named Bennett, who is employed as relieving officer
bf the
parish authorities, and who, on hearing the story o the
great state of destitution in which the applicant was, harshly
replied, Why do you have children ? The poor have as
right to have children." And he was sent away almost empty-
handed. When be returned home he found his wife sinking
under a hemorrhage brought on through the absence of the
necessary medical ettendance. These facts having come to
the knowledge of Mr. Tucker, the overseer of the perish, he
with much promptitude inquired into the matter, and or-
dered meat, wine, arrowroot, and other requisites, as well
as a bed, to be sent to the poor family, and has since con-
tinued hie kind offices on their behalf. The poor wife,
however, sunk under the loss of blood, and was buried on
Sucdoy last, at the expense of a few benevolent persons,
sided by the poor biz of the court. Mr. Mould had aster.
tain,d that Garford was an honest and industrious young
tants until misfortune overtook him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—And 'suppose at this season swimming is
at a discount.
Garford—Yes, sir.
Mr. d old—You, and I must say that this if not the drat
ease in which e.',7,,ticotion has been made to the court with I
r. fount* to the harsh ill-treatment and neglect of the poor
by Mr. Bennstt.
Mr. Tyrwhitt (with much warratt)—Certainly. Men
hush treatment I scarcely ever beard ; and Ido Nei ,
the feelings of the person who could make sash ram es
those alleged to have been made to • pool ma Ain