The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-21 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.
Charles William Wisehikes Bevan, late to the
Universal Provident Lire Amenities, was nabs piano at
the bar before Mr. Alderman Humphorp, charged with
embesaling several large sums of man Wm.* to the
Deposit and General Life Assuranss Conway, dodos his
secretaryehip in that office.
Mr. ltobioaon, instructed by Mr. Nobler, appeared fee
the prosecution; and Mr. Parry. instructed by Mr. Law-
moor, attended for the defence.
lir. 'oleo Mills—l am secretary to the Home and Colm-
an Life Assurance Company. On the 10th of Jose two
sums were due to us from the Deposit and General Life
Amoriac• Company. 1 was sent for by the primmer on the
mania day, and I took with me this receipt book, whisk
would contain his receipt. When I got thewl saw the
prisoner, and he asked me to fill up the premium
for two re-assurancepolicies. I did so espeeting to
the money for the two premiums of Dennis Armstrong and
Samuel Prosier for 251. 16s. 3d. and 491. 15e. 6d. When I
had written the receipts the prisoner said he would let ma
have the mono in a few days, or at all events beton the
hosed met. When I handed him the receipts I asked him
for the money, as he did not offer it to me. The bend
met on the following Tuesday, the 13th of June. I urged
him either to give me bask the receipts or the money, sad
he dealiaed doing so, remarking that It was customary for
sae office to give credit to another, and as he had promised I
aught to be satisfied. He
la possession of cheques for the payment of those two sums.
I left the receipts with the prisoner without getting the
money. On the following board day, Jane 13, I told my
directors what the prisoner had dose, and on the 14th of
Jose I went to the prieuser, and he still declined to give
back the receipts or to pay the money. A few days after
that I reminded the primmer that there was a sum of money
between 501. aid 601. du on that day, which I had bor-
rowed and lest to hiss. I borrowed that money for his con-
vesiones, and be was to have paid it by that time. He
then gave me a cheque fee 2001., hot nothing was said about
these receipts, as it was a private matter between ourselves,
irrespective of the oompany. I paid that cheque into
Glyn's bank to the amount of Mr. Norris, of whoa I bor.
rowedit. I subsequently saw prisoner again, whoa I told
him I should use return him the balance of the 2001.
&wig walk ...tasked the receipts belonging to the emir
ploy orbitals* WA ieseiesd. lie was eamewhat Gooey sad
suited; but, dogleg I woe firm, ha ultimately bst the
eweipts
sa:d. Mona them to me in the presses* of Mr.
Horde, the thus &id sunk of tits company, and I pee kiss
the OW &daft the amount 1I had lent Wes,
whisk was shoat M. On the Mad of July a letter was
lasolood by as keen the Deg alt, he., Company. I have
set that letter bee. The latter was written by the chair-
man, Whoa primer paid ma the money on the re assuranor
arwhisk Wok plain on the 222nd July, he told me there
emessmAtiog vary unpleassat between him and his
Own osamemz, and he urged me very strongly to let him
have the We ptemissa receipts which he bad returned to as*
coiner. I dedined to do so, and it was after that that
midis* the mammy. He psi/ the amount in Bank notes
and cheques. Gas //the ehetoss,_sigood by the primers,
for 211. 16• 24 , was paid kW- Ildis=Mott add Odelle
our bomber, sad mimosa bus . The risk ere
Ilas Wes iw•ght to IN re-assured would bo macelled entirely,
miler pokey was set pasted because the premium had not
Wm mil. If either at the policies had lapsed between the
ha at Jose and the nod of July, we would net have paid
the mesey.
Cross-enabled—l bad known the prisoner about four
Boothe beim this iroamotion, and had been very intimate
with his. We have lent each other money at different
dam-0A I sold him two hones. I lent him, I believe, is
all alimgll3ol., not more. I lent him 1001. at one time. He
hodgenehast a fourth of the sum, about 601. I sever lent
hL emo et the Deposit Company's cheques, which he had
previously paid me. I remember • re-assurance for 1001.
en a policy is the ninth of Lucas—but I did not lead pri-
mer Lessee cheque for that amount. At that time
aaeaeßpuy were going to pay prisoner 1001. for strokes
he bed rendered them, and having Lure's 1001. cheque, be
'seamed that la discharge of his claim on us, but he did so
scathes my easiest, and I expoetalated with him for not
paying USW' cheque into my hands. He, however, settled
the matter before the beard, eo that it was after all only an
exchange of cheques. I gave him the receipt before he re-
fused to five me the 1001. cheque. That was the first,
transudes I had bad with the prisoner. I don't remember
how many transastioas were included in the receipts I have