The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-110118E.

Janes Oren, Joseph Pope, and Wit. Melte were brolght,
before the Lord Mayer charged with atealieg on the lit of
March, 1862, 30 loaves of sugar, value 214175. 6d. ; on the
=ad of April, 1862.30 leaved of sugar, value 151. ; and on
the 9th of September, 1862, 8 cwt. of sugar, value 201., the
promsny, of Mans. Berber and Hunt, the proprietors of
Brewers Quay.
Mr. finmpbrelys (Humphreys and Morgan) prosecuted.
He nand that the present charge arose out of a charge
which was before the court some time back, in which
the printer Green wee charged, with Philips and Holman,
witlestealiog a quantity of sugar from Brewers' Quay, upon
which charge they were committed for trial. The prisoner
Pop, was at lint charged with them, but had been allowed
to give evidence. Green, with the others, was tried upon
an indictment which only charged them with stealing sugar
sweepings, and the jury acquitted them on that charge
but they were bound over in their own nicsagoisaseee to
appear at the present maim. In consequence of informa-
tion the officers received they made iequiries, and it was
not until the previous day that he was aware of the result.
The Lord Mayor said he remembered the nee, end that
there was a large deficiency.
Mr. Humphreys said Messrs Barber had to pay about
1,200/. for deficiency in relined sugar. Since the trial
information had been received from Mr. Bowen, a carmen,
residing in Heneageetritet, Spltalfielda, whom he should Mil,
and who would state that he bid from time to time carted
goods for the prisoner Pope, and that on the let
1862, the Val Anil, and 9th September, be had
sugar from Brewers' Quay by the directress of the prisoner
Pope ; and on the god October, 1862, had taken some flour
barrels filled with sweepings to a Mr. Childs, who carried=
the business of • wholesale confectioner at King's-ans.
He would prove that Pope gave Mr. Bowen the order to
fetch the anger and directed him to take it to Mr. Childs.
Oa the let of March Newt. was taken by • witness named
Hitchcock, who was Is Mr. Bowen's employment, from
Brewers' Qoay to Mr. Childs, and on the 1..2nd April Mr.
Bowen took 30 loaves, weighing 45 cwt., on the 9th
September 8 cwt., and on the 2nd October four flour barrels
of sweepings, weights' about 15 cwt. The three first lots
were all refined sugar. Mr. Childs would state that he had
bad transaction with Pope both in refined sugar and in
sweepings, and that he always bought of Pope and paid him
the mosey, and did not enter into any transaction through
agdiatl.l,:r person, and paid him 101. or 201. at the time. The
against Green, who wee in the service of Mean.
Barber, was that on one occasion whew Mr. Bowen went
to receive more anger, a cart note which was de-
livered to him was argued by Green. The note was au
ordinary art Dote, which was given to the carman on his
receiving the goods. The note was taken out of • book
which had a counterfoil, but there was no counterfoil in
the book showing any delivery of sugar to Bowes's cart on
the ?led April, 1882, the date of that tote. There were,
however, a number of counterfoils at the end of the book,
from which the notes themselves had been tons, but them
were no particulars to show foe what the notes bad been
used, leaving no doubt they bad been need for the purpose
of deception. As regarded the prisoeer Milk, he was the
father-to-law of Pope, and was • witness in the previous
case, and it appeared he was introduced to Mr. Bowen as
the "old geetlelnan" who would show him when to go for
the goods, and he went with Bowen to the wharf on each
occasion.
Mr. Childs was then called, and he swore to having
several transactions with Pop, whom he knew as •
sugar boiler and dealer in refined sugar and sweep-
ings. He could not say bow many lots of re-
fined sugar he bad bought of him' nor the quantity, but
be thought he had bought refined sugar from him about
four Been, and the quantity was 7or 8 cwt. One lot he
knew was 5 cwt., and that wee the smallest. Be did not
recollect the price, but thought it was46e. or 484., or • shil-
ling or two below the nice he paid any one else. Mr. Bowen
was the carman who delivered the roger.
Mr. Bowen, the carman, and Hitchcock , hie men, were
called, who proved having fetched the sugar from Brewers'
Quay, and delivered it at Mr. Childs', as staled by Mt.
Humphreys, after which
Mr. Sayer., dick to Messrs. Barber, proved that there
were no entnes of any deliveries of anger to Bowen's cart on
the dates alluded to in the delivery book, and that the
oounterfoils of the cart notes had not shorn any particulars
to correspond with the deliveries.
The prisoners were committed for trial, the application
for bail Wag refused.