The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-23 00:00:00

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INSOLVENT REBToles COURT.- Ax. 22.

mass wa, DONW aNu 11011.1111 r.
IN 111 mArriz Of °{o.% PIaIuNAND
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This insolvent, a German, deem,' hsti as a decorator, artist,
eommissica agent, sad vosalistritlolied to he discharged
frosa_prison. Mr. Buried op I:if Mears. Bhoolbrad
Mr. MeCalivery
and Cp., ilbe Rossini ead a female weed Randall.
The insoluat, who bad been some time Whiteerow.
strut Prises, petitioned last year under the Promotion Act,
and his petition wee diessimed. Being arrested, he now
applied wader the Pilsen AM, sad the question war, whether
the schedule was true or false. It appeared that Unto,
Vander Byl was inserted is • emitter for 301, and be It.
tended, and denied that there was any pretence for themes*.
Charlotte Randall stated that she resided in Upper Sty,
enonr-street, Hyde-park. In August, 1864, abe becaze
acquainted with the insolvent, at Creators* Gardens. Ha
represented himself as • single man. He visited her is
Upper Seymour-stmt, and obtained money of her on severe/
occasions. He told her he was working for the Queen, arid
decorating the interior of 81. Paul's. He promised hoe
natriallf. Hs obtained money from her at different times,
and ths wtole was about 2001. Ha gays her an I 0 U fer
1101.. His own wife, see, and daughter dinsi at her home,
sad he reprosanted his wife as his brother's widow, and his
ditildr•n as her children. She was inserted sea debtor in the
esludele for 1711., but there wan no pretence for saying elle
*wed him OBS shilling for work and money lent. He MI
ill treated her, tore her dress cff her, held a dagger pas,
her which he earned In • stick, and had said that mhos lee
got oat of prison ha would murder her. He dummied pate
sf the hasty in Upper Beyeaoursireesnad dmiseyed

it in • paulon. In crois:ezetnination the witness admitted
that some articles from Bhoolbred's were sent to the place in
the name of Webb, which was the name of the gentleman
under w►see protoetion she was living. The goods sent
were taken away by the losolvent the neat day in • tub.
Her name wee Rowell, and she we. a married woman.
Other 'vides he was given to s►ow that the insolvent
destroyed the work he did in the boom. It was alleged
that he could speak Roglisb, bet it Wl' denied, and after •
good deal of dimaselos, be wee examined through an in-
terpreter. He swore that the debt on the sebedale was
owing to his. He admitted that him wife ant children
wen at the boos., and left him there to p•ss the sight. He
did say his wife was biz brother's widow, ■od did so
because Mu. Randall requested him to say so. Evideacs
miaow. as to the (MOT l Of some farniture.
Mn. Randall, in &sewer to the court, said she did not
lend the money, which she partly raised oa her jewellery
by pledglog it, because he promised her marriage, but
became he promised to give her 6001., •ad he had been
living with her some time. She admitted that their inti-
macy had been of • delicate character, and had existed for
some time.

Mr.llThubrey said the insolvent's six children wets is
the weekhouse, and sent to the court to day. The insolvent
was is great distrees, and bad been sic months to prison.
Mr. Barnard asked the court to dismiss the schedule, as
the claim on Mrs. Readmit wee trumped up. Mums. Shoot.
bred's solicitor had aseertaised the state ef the ease and bad
sabraioasd her, mad he (Mr. Bargood) was instructed is
oppose for her.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy declared that it was the moat
disgusting ease he had heard. Then was so peewees for
the skis, tad the schedule mast be dismissed. There was
so slats on Dr. Vends Byl.
The schedule was dismissed, sad the insolvent retarned
to prises.