The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before the Amiataat-Jodie.)
THE CAM OF WWAID 1710117.

Edward Bathers!, described himself as a vs.
Usman," and who was convicted last session of fraudulently
obtaining by false pretences, front Paul Akers, the sun al
101., the monies of Mr. William Cooper, chemist of No.
26, Oxford-street, by mesas of • false cheque upon Moen.
Rohm* Lubbock, and Co., bathos el Lombardateeet, was
brought up for judgment.
It will be remembered that the prisoner is this are
opened a entail account with Minus. Roberta, Lubbock, sad
Om, under the representation that he had just returned
from Australia and mast no very distant period about to go
back to that colony, and that he was a personal friend of •
gentleman who was on intimate terms with Mr. Roberta
It was not long, however, before he overdrew the small
account which he had invested, but as cheque, were
frequently bang promoted at the banking-home drawn
the prisoner, there being no funds to meet them,
letters were written to the prisoner by Mr. Roberta eddies
out to him the inconvenience of cheques being presented for
which payment mast be refused. The poisoner made •
number of ehuglicg excuses promising to make all right,
but some tints afterwards the cheque of Mr. Cooper was
paid is, and as be had obtained the sum of 101. on it from
Yr. Cooper on the representation that he had money in the
bank, he was given into custody. Subsequent Minutes
showed that he had obtained sums of mosey in a similar
way from Mr. George Chattel, • wine merchant, of Upper
Seyntourstreet, Kr. Robert Adams, Mr. John Stephen
Vadat, and about • donsVadat, other parems, theprwocar
his favours between Roberts and Co., Willie, Percival,
and Co., and the London and Weetatiester Beak. After,
his conviction he was remanded to allow inquiries to he
made ea to his ante:Mee* an reports had arrived that the
primmer bad more than once been punished neverely in Am'
Melia for robbery and embeuJement.
On the prisoner being placed in the dock,
Mr. Raton (instruded by Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great
Marlborough-dreet), mid this cam was adjourned front the
lest session to allow Mr. Lewis, the attorney for the pm
@scathe, to make some inquiries me to the antecedesta of
the prisoner, and those inquiries haying been made be was
now prepared to Mate the result of them in detail. He
would state the facts which would afterwards be proved by
evidence. Thithistory of the prisoner was saurian@ sad diver- I
Billed one, for it appeared that in 1844 ha was her Majesty's
vicemosul at Copechages. In 1846 he became her Majesty's
oioe-oorasul at Hayti, but soon after be left, and he did sot
know what the. beams of him oath 18M. In that year
be become • bankrupt, and opposes& bean Mr. Canunio-
Eimer Bayed& far a large menet, MOWS. Stulth the
eminent tailors, Bgariag amongst his creditors for aoonsidar-
able sum. Having got free of the Bankruptcy Conn in
England, he then west to Aeons* where it appeared he
carried en • system of swindling. In 1865 he media to
the beach of magistrates at Heidelberg, near Melbourne,
and in that capacity he emburied • large sum of mosey
belonging to the government, for which *deem he was
tried, °molded, and sentenced to two years' imprisousent.
At the expiration of his sentence he left far Adelaide,
whirs he was convicted of obtaining goods under false pre-
tences, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The
prisoner appealed against this conviction an some technical
grounds, sad this Min suceendul the erreviattoe was
quashed. Notwi • bit character was well known
in the colony, • most extraordinary arivenithaaas acourred,
the governor of South Australia. free Hilliard Gnosis Mae-
donald, appointing him es e magistrate at Gawk, Town,
about thirty miles from Adeisilth He did net hold this
ofilm long, and returned to Melbourne, where he cost-
matted • frith offset& He there represented himself
se • solicitor, and undertook to pro • • counsel for
• man who was to be tried for as canoe. He
took 101. from him wife, bat on the trial denim ea so
counsel bad been provided, he having Metherisiod the
money to himself. Far this dream he was again tried, and
sentenced to two yeus' imprisoonmet, and at the expiration
of this sentence be returned to England. H. (Mr. &Moo)
held in his bead seven cheques which the prisoner had
drawn epos Messes. Willis. Percival. and Co., of Lombard-
street, six of them being far 101. each, and one of them for
2.31., arid one pramaiwory note on the Louden sad Westmin-
ster Beek for 351. AU them cheques had been given with-
out any foods whatever in head to meet them
The Minium Judge mid that he had no doubt that the
primers bad been defrauding the public' fora ecomiderable
period, and thought to evade the law by Mariam' mosey
be means of false &muss. He had been guilty of a system
of wholesale @windbag, and therefore the entallest punish-
ment the mart amid think of giving him was that he be
kept in penal serritrie for three jean.