The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. Edmund Hens/mw, wine merchant, of Mincing-lane,
was charged before the Lord Mayor under the following

Mrs. Sarah Ann Mott, wife of Mr. Mott, of Broad-street,
Radcliffe, draper and slopseller, said—Between 4 and .5 yea-
terday afternoon I was in Fcnchurcb-street. 1 had left my
husband to purchase cakes for my baby at a confectioncds
shop, upon leaving which I went to rejoin him, and when I
was within a few paces of him the defendant came from a
doorway and grasped my person very improperly and inde-
cently, and said, "How do you do, my dear ?" I turned
round, and he passed to the other side,and began to laugh
in my face ; and my husband setiug hat took place, came
up, and there was an altercation. The defendant struck at
my husband, and hit me in the face two blows, which were
intended for my husband. He was a stranger to me. He
appeared to be sober. It was, I should say, purposely
done. He used very bad and abusive language to my hua•
band. _ _

Mr. Mott—l walked on in Fenehurch-street while my
wife went into the shop. She afterwards came towards
me, and as she came along the defendant clutched her
round the thigh and said, " How do you do, my dear ? "
I said to him " How dare you insult my wife in the public
streets? Do you think she is a common prostitute ? " He
replied, "She may be. for what I know." I :hen pot itty
hand on his shoulder to detain him till I should call an
officer, and he struck my arm off and called me a liar
and a fool several times. He struck at me twice ; both
blows hit my wife. I told the officer to whom I applied
what lad transpired, and the defendant again called me a
liar. At the station-house to which we
_went I said I

should expect a suitable apology. He said there that he
was sorry for what had occurred, but he only said so to
save himself the trouble of attending hete to day, and I
avid that I would not withdraw the charge unless be made
a proper apology to my wife.
The defendant said he bad been in Fenchurck.
street on business, and as he was coming out
of the hows his knee caught in the lady's dress.
He might have said, " I beg your pardon, my
dear," upon which her husband attempted to
strike hint, but was struck by hint. The gentleman then
attempted to collar him, but was prevented, and a blow iti•
tended for the complainant accidentally struck the lady.
The complainant and his wife wished him to apologise, but
i be refused to do so because the assault was accidental. The
affair was, he assured his lordship, exaggerated.
The defendant was then convicted in the penalty of 20s.

Thomas Browning was charged with having embezzled
several sums of money, the property of 74 . Store and
Co., wiue and brandy merchants, of Crutched Friers.
The case seemed to excite a great deal of interest in conse-
quence of the high character of the prisoner fur several
years in the City of London.
Mr. Parry appears for the prosecution; Mr. Robinson
appeared for the defence.
Mr. Parry said he had been instructed to bring several
charges of embezzlement and fraud against the prisoner,
who nad been many years in the employment of the prow-
cutor, and bad taken the opportuaty of exercising great
skill and ingenuity in confusing the accounts in such •
manner as to evade detection by the course of ordinary exit.
mination.

Mr. Paul Store (the principal of the firm) said—The pri-
soner has been in my employment 15 years and upwards as
principal eters and cashier. On Friday last. I believe it
was, I discovered that he had been defrauding me. I was
in my private counting-house, and I came down to him and
inquired the amount of the balance at my bankers. lie
mentioned an amount, which Ido nut recollect. 1 took up
those books, which would enable me to ascertain the
amounts paid in, and in tracing the accounts paid in I
found certain deficiencies. Copying some few of them on a
piece of paper, I went down to him and said, " You
appear to have some amounts by you not paid,
why don't you pay them in ? " He made no re-
ply. I waited, I suppose, abut two minutes, and
then said very kindly to him, " Do you hear me, sir ?"
He came round from his desk, where he had been seated,
and laid hold of me by the oat, and said, " For God's sake,
Mr. Store, forgive me." I replied, " You don't mean to
tell me you have been robbing me." Ile detained me by
the coat, and said, " Don't—pray don't " I thrust him '
from me and said, " I'll have nothing to say to you." i
'
then went immediately out of the house. I did not hear
him say anything more at that time. The following morn-
ing I went to toe count ng-house, about 11 o'clock, and
saw him there. I had locked up the books and cash-boa
on the previous day. Ile immediately addressed me, saying,
" For God's sake forgive me, Mr. Store ; if not fur my own
sake, for that of my family." 1 repli. d, " I'll have nothing
to say to you," and left the house. Upon my return with
an officer, in half an-hour, he was gone. I gave
directions that he should be taken into custody,
and he was accordingly apprehended, I believe, on the
Monday following. l have looked through the books.
The cheque produced for 2471 15.. Gd. 1 drew on the 23rd
of October, 1852, far ruin and nine duty in cash. The
wine duty was 1271. Gs , :.nil the rum duty was 120/. Os.
according tcy, the couiverpart produced in the prisoner's
handwriting, neither of which sums was m ode use of fsr
that purpose. The prisoner hiele that cheque to the ha. kers.
The amount was not r. quired for the duties, and was to ow
paid back to the baokers, as direct-il by me. I cannot say
when I gave those directions. It might be two or three
days afterwards. I calling remember the words I mod,
but believe they were such as I use on such occasions.
Crosse-examined by Mr. Itohonie—l might have given
him directions to pay in a part of the 1111101.1111, and retain a
small port of it, and if I did so the ether port would be paid
in with other money, if not in one pay nit sat, in two.
Examinati by Mr Parry continued-1 gave hilt, direc-
tion to pay the whole of it into the brut—if not in one
payment he was to pay it in two payments. The en'ry in
the " rough pay in banker's book," produced, of the 25th of
October, is in the prisoner's writing. The entry is for rum
duty of 120/ Os. Gd. in three link of Hegland notes and
silver. That was cornet as paid in. The next entry on the
4th of November in his writing is 101'l. in two bank noses
of 401. each as the wino duty. The hook was kept by the
prisoner, but 1 had access to it when I chose. ilia duty
was to enter in this bleak all the monies he paid. 1 have
most carefully taantined it, but cannot liud any entry of
271 01.1. the balance of the wine theirs.

Here other books were protlue.d, and evidence wee gone
into to show that the entries had been wade.
It was arranged that the case should stand over for a
week in consiquenee of the complicated and contused state
of the honks, and the Lord Mayor called upon the prisoner
to find bail to the amount of 100/. io his own surety, and
two securities in :in/. each.
The bail was entered into.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Job King, a cabman, wearing the badge 8,502, wu sum-
moned before Mr. D'Eyntoun for having eaacted an ea-