The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

WORSHIP-STREET.

ALLIGED FRAUD AND FORGERY —J. ✓. Cohere', elks
Smith, and W. 11. Brown, slim; Clarice, alias Bill, were
charted with having sat( dt• o forged bills of exchange Cr
221. Bs. and 211. 7e., with intent to defraud Mr. H. Dymond,
wholesale gutta percha boot and shoe manufacturer, in Re-
gent•street, City road, and also ith having obtained goods
unfter f c'se pretences from the s prosecutor to the amount
of 1121. 181. _ _ . .

Mr. A. H. Dymond, eon of the prosecutor, deposed that
on the Bth of Decrmber last the prisoner Celverd entered
their watthourg, and stating his name to bo Joseph Johnson,
intimated that he was about to open a shop for the sale of
gutta percha articles at 30, Cross-street, Islirgton, and that
he wished to be turnisbod with goods to the amount of about
401. The prisoner added that his wife was entitled to cotei-
dere le property, but as it would be a few weeks betoreit came
into her possession, he should require credit for that period.
Mew some further conversation, witness acceded to the pro
p- sed terms, on condition that he should receive two or three
bills as security from some resoneib"e person. The prisoner
said he had no doubt he would be accommodated in that
way by his late employer, Mr. Hell, who carried on business
..s an oil and cllourenan in Fe liz•p'ace, Liverpool-road. The
rather of witness aferwards repaired to that address and saw
the other prisoner, who spoke in such favourable terms of
his intended customer, tbs. he at once suppled the goods to
the extent stated. At the time the order was executed,
witness accompanied Colverd to the hoses in Felix-place,
where he was introduced to the other prisoner, and
hsving prolueed the drafts of two lilt at two minths
for 221. Ps. and 21/. 7* , they were accepted by Col.
end in the name of " Joseph Johnson," and endorsed
by the prisoner Brown in !het of " Berjamin Hall."
On several subsequent occasions the prisoner, Cnlverd, called
at the prosecutor s warehouse, and obtained fresh supplies
o' goods to the amount of 1121 18s., upon the undentanr ing
that they were all to be paid for on the 20.1 of January
but, in cony quer reef Prime misgivings, witness waited open
him on the 2nd of that month, and upon preeei^g him for an
earlier settlement, the prisoner promised that he should be
paid on account between 201. turd 401. on the succeeding
sturlay. Having faded to fuifil his promise, howeere r,
witness returned to toe house on the Monday following,
and finding that the premier, were shut up and deserted,
he proceeded to those of the prisoner Brown, but found that
he had also absconded. The prosecutor in the meantime
had paid away the two bills received from the prisoners,
which breams doe on the 14.1 e of Feb., and were returned
to l•im dish..noured.
&dealt Duhois stated, that from information he had re.
cared he wen' on the preceding afternoon to a shop in New-
ington.ceuseway, which bed been recently opened as a
tobaoconist's and stationer's, In the name of Smlb, and ob-
serving the prisoner Colverd stewing behitd the counter,
he took him into cust dy. On telling him that he was
• barged with obtaining a large quantity of goods from Mr.
Dymond, the prisoner denied all knowledge et such a per-
son. The other prisoner entered the shop at the same mo-
ment, and witness, who was well acquainted with his w-
enn, addressed him by the name of Brown, when he declared
that he was entirely mistaken, as his name was George
Clarke. The strjeant added, that from information which
had reached him he had o' doubt that other charges would
be subs'entiatid against them.
Mr. Vann, who attended far the prisoners, said that he
' should reserve the defence, as he presumed after the evidence
he had heard that It was the magistrate's intention to re-
' mend em, but he trusted that he would accept bail.
Mr. Arnold however did not accede to the application,
' end ordered the prisoners to be remanded fur a week.
t THAMES.

FRAUDS ET PRETENDED AGENTS AT COUNTS COURTS.—
H. Mills, dte.liAted i.e a broker, wee charged with obtaining
Ile. by Wee t retraces from E'otabsth Witte, a poor widow,
re-idiag in Tiding street, S . torge-ia-the-Beat. It ap
peered that a smell tum 14 a. due to the complainant by a
mm named Smith, and when the went to the County Court,
()shorn...street, for the purpose of recovering it, the primmer
obtruded his services, upon his saying that be would save her
time sod trouble in recovering it. As time was of great
vane to her, she wally accep•ed the offer, and ad-
vanced him three shillings to serve out a summons.
Shortly afterwards he called on her for five shillings
for the hearing, and subsequently 6s. to take out an el eu-
tion so rind the party. To procure this last sum she had to
pawn her c;unterpine. But on subsequently ascertaining
that the amounts had mot been required, as the case had
never b en before the judge, she gave the prisoner into cus-
tody on the present charge.
Mr. Frost, one of the el.rks et the County Court, proved
that the summons had not been before the juige, and added
that there were many " practitioners" like the prisoner con-
stantly hanging about the court.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial, but allowed
him to put in bail, himself in 601. and two sureties of 251.
each. Locked up in default.

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