The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-07 00:00:00

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THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

TES OUZO' or RAILWAY EIPIOULLTION VXDaI
Fal/11 Parreteons.—Mrs. Catfarina &wits was fleetly
rumbaed, charged with commissioning Mr. Bartow, 8,
Throgenentea- street, stockbroker. to purchase I,ooof. worth
of Leaden *ad North Waste's Railway meek, which Meek
MOS p'etar'd, sad which she refused to pay for, or the lass
llllTOSOyamerantiag to 371. 18s.
Mr. Redellestoo peon anted on behalf of some amsalmes of
We Stock Eashanp, and said that sines the last mamba-
ties they had not had sufficient time to obtain soak 'elapse
op certain points as to satisfy the atind of the watiznakispresa
man. On the lam examination the points he
were, first, that no evident* had been predated ;
to show that the prisoner had no mane ' • and, ,
secondly, that the piece of paper was not of suf.
&tient value to justify a conssalttal, and that is
fact It was not a valuable document. With respect to the
first point be should have produced Mr. Burgoyne, the
tether of the primer, but a letter had bees received am a
medical gentleman, who maid that Mr. B. was in ill-health,
and if brought to Lendon at present, the excitement Whitt
peeve fatal to him. Under those circumstances, ha was
usable to prove that she was a won witrout mutts. With
regard to the next point, he conteaded that the contract note,
even if not valuable sat laity, 'add be treated as *sods and
*Miele, sad she obtained it undated' potatoes. He thought
the ore reduced itself to three peepairiose Mobs intend to
obtain that pima of paper celled a contract note ? Did she
obtain ft by false pretences thirdly, was it a thing of
value ? The ant question would be purely for the oonsident-
' tion of the jary. Oa tea second point the false pretence was,
that she had motley to invest, and the third was settled by a
case which he quoted, and in which a stolen cheque had
bees held, 'apposing it was only paper and not wrath a
Alderman Gibbs said that although a piers of paper
might be goods for the purpose of an indictment for larceny,
was it good aim for obtairing it under false pretences ?
Mr. Huddleeton wad see no reason why it should not be
a emblem matter for both indictments. She said that she had
muse) to invest.
Alderman Gibbe—But you have not negatived the point
that she had ao money, m that she was or is a participator in
any will.
Mr. Haddleston—She Neely represented that she had
1,4001. or 1,5001.
Mr. Wontaer—Ton have not proved that she has not.
Alderman Carden—Bat she has made the same repro- '
mutation to a dusen people, end I suppose they were all true.
Mr. Wontner—They may be true for ought that has yet
been proved.
Mr. Huddleston said the substance of the charge was that
she had no means, and in net instates was the money forth-
coming.
Aid. Gibbs—Where is the false representation. She has
got nothing, for she could not get the shares without paying
for them.
Mr. Ruddiest= thought there aas presumptive evidence,
from the tact of her living at • coffee-shop. He would go
further, and say she could be indicted for conspiracy with
some persons unknown. He alluded to the parties who
kept the Old Fri. ads Coffee-house, and who decamped the
very day the prisoner was apprehended, and she connected
herself with them in one of her letters, by saying that she
wee staying temporarily with two old servants in Fetter.
lane. That showed that she wanted to make some excuse
for the humbleness of the abode. _ _ _

Mr. Wont, er--Would you eoatmd that if the servants
were here, the alderman would keep them la custody ?
Mr. Huddieston—Yes, for coospirsay. Every attempt to
ociammit a misdemeanour fa a 'misdemeanour, although the
parties should not be successful.
Ald•rmsa Gibbe—l think you must first prove it is a mis.
demeanour.
Mr. Hi

she had succeeded in getting
the shares frogs Mr. Bias mike thus representations, that
would have been a miedmolamme. Them came the gue.-
tion, did she attempt it; sad he metainly was of opinion
that she did. With respect to bee swam, her father could
at some future period prove that she was worth nothing.
Alderman Gibbs—He could not prove scything beyond
hearsay, as ha lives in the country sod she in London. How-
ever disgraceful her conduct may have been, he considered
Ibsen was no case established against her, and therefore she
tee discherged. If at any future time sufficient proof was
obtained then they could give her into custody again.
Alderman Gibbs (addressing the prisoner)—Thd you n-
aive a letter at the Compter frem your brother Burgoyne ?
Mrs. Stults—l did.
alderman Gibbs—Well, I have a copy of It, and you now
know what I think of you.
Mrs. Stub: held down her be►d and made no reply.
Sha was then discharged from custody.
SOUTHWARK.

CHARGE OP UTTERING • FORGED POLICY OP IN-
SURANCE.— W. Richards, an undertaker, at Kennington,
was charged with uttering to the Equitable Life Insurance
Company a forged policy of insurance on the life of Walter
Wilson ter 20W.
Mrs. Staff stated that the prisoner was her brother, aui
that some time ago their father died, leaving, by will, his
property, which was to be equally divided between them.
Amongst the property bequeathed was a policy effected in
the Equitable Insurance Company on the lite of a p-race
named Wilson, which had been assigned over to her father.
On calling st the Insurance-office a few days ago on the sub-
ject, she was informed that the prisoner had produced a do-
cument assigning the whole amount of the policy to himself,
and it bore his father's signature. She thin represented
that it was a forgery, and oa that amount the money which
was to have been paid over to the prisoner was withheld.
She added that her father sent for her a few days previous
to his dooms, and mentioned that the policy of insurance
was deposited in a tin box, and that she was to receive half
the amount.
Mr. Imitator, of the Equitable Insurance Company, pro.
duped a deed assigoing the amoant of the policy to the pri-
soca, and it purported to have the deceased's Mr. Richards's
signature attached to it. The mosey was to have been paid
to him on Wednesday last. had not the complainant (his
sister) remunted that the document was a forgery.
The prisoner denied in the most positive terms that the
deed was a forgery, and said that there were no grounds fn
such en accusation against him ; that it was true his father
left his property equally between him and his sister all,
with the exception of the policy of insurance, which he
male over to hies, and executed a deed for the purpose. He
added that he had a penon in attendance who witnessed the
execution of the deed, and who would prove the fact. He
then called
John Hammond, who was formerly is his employment.
The witness corroborated the letter part of the prisoner's
statement, and Identified the deed produosd as the one he
had seen the deceased sign.
Mr. Coltinghans said that the case was fraught with sus-
picion, and be was the more strongly impressed with the
opinion in glancing over the copy of the deceased's will. The
accused, however, bad called a witness, who was in his em-
ploy, and who hal sworn that he saw the deceased attach his
si^nature to the deed. Therefore, the chugs of [merry must
fall to the ground ; but still the Tuition was, whether the
F.Umer and his witness might not have been 'dies in col-
lusion, and between them, as the complainant said, eon-
meted this document. Ha (the magistrate) could not enter
lain the charge as alleged against the prisoner, bat would
advise the complainant to enter an article against hint ; and
be bad no doubt if she would indemnify the insurance eons-
pany they would withhold the payment of the amount of the
policy to the prisoner until the question wee tried before
another tribunal.
The prisoner was then Malaria