The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE GOUT&

MANSION-HOME.
WILL. DIMS= TIUSVOI AND WRIT-11M TILADIUMW.
—A young men named Charles Laueha• wee brought be-
fore Alderman Carden, for final examination upon various
charges of forger, and robbery, alleged to have been com-
mitted upon many opulent tradesmen in the metropolis.
Mr. Hedpath, from the once of the solicitor to the Tredve I
Protection Booety, attended for the prosecution; Mr. Hobler
appeared for the prisoner.
In most of the eases the prisoner bad, it appeared, soc-
(*Med by the simple process of forging the orders fen goods
under the printed billheads of the p inks by whom he pre-
tended to be employed, and of dressing well.
The warehouseman of Messrs Doves and Co., of Lawrence-
lane, said—llesers. Hewitt and Co., of Albion-street, Hol•
bora, are customers of ours, and we supply them with goods
upon written orders. On the Bth inst. the prisoner cre-
mated to me an order for silk and linen, and we supplied
him with the articles upon the representation that they were
for Kamm. Hewitt and Co.
A pawnbroker produced the irritator part of the silk and
linen, and stated that they had been pledged by the pri-
sms+, ..id he yawed W maks up Damn to wet a

kiwi bill
It was proved that lama firkin and Co. knew nothing
at all of the prisoner or the Order.
Rosa and Minis, the officers, stated that in consequence
of informants which they had received, they apprehended
the prisoner at bit lag*" and told him he was charged
with having ebisdnal Mikan& lima et Mews- Dew's. H.
did net deny the elNeadut produal pert of the silk which
be admitted he had , sad several duplicates relating
to other prora:lL e bad obtained by similar means
from other
Mr. Dawson, in the employment of Messrs. Remington
and Co., No. 67, King Was-ism-strut, said—The pawner,
on the 22nd of September, delivered to me en order pur-
porting to be signed by one of the firm of Hatton Ritchie,
and Co., silk mercers, of Regeskeirens, for some Doss, from
which they were to select two or three, sad to send back the
rest. As I was in doubt whether they wanted round or
fiat beam, I gave to the prisoner 11, consisting of both. It was
from no request of his, bat in consequence et my anxiety to
please the customer, that I gave to him more than he re-
quired. The boas were never returned.
Mr D. Ritchie, of the house of Hatton, Ritchie and Co.,
meld—The order is not in my handwriting, nor in that of any
ow authorised by the how.
Mr. W. F. Graham, of No. 31, Spital-equan, silk mann-
hearer, said—l received an order from the prisoner on the
7th August purporting to be signed by Maus. Harland,
Pigeon, and Co., for a piece of good black satin. He 'aid
he wasted enough for three dames, and he wanted to take
it to show to some Quaker ladies at Hackney. I entered the
piece, peek ed it, and gave it to him. There were 65 yards,
at 4s. 9J. a yard. I went immediately after I parted with
the goods to ascertain whether the order was a correct one,
sad I fouad that it was not genuine. (Laughter.)
Alderman Carden—Ton ought to have gone immediately
Wine.
IS was proved that no such order had been sent by Mews.
)Inland, Pigeon, and Co.
Mr. James S. Brookes •—• I MUM. business for my
heather, Thorns, Braten, at No. 64, Wood-street, silk ma-1
selhaturcr. The prisoner came to me with an order pur.
meting to be signed by Mr. Jay far Messrs. Howell' of
ilbassiburch-strest on the 26th of July. We knew the
Yen is the trade, and gale to the prisoner 95 yards of
blooksilk, value 151. 16s. Bd., the quantity required. I only
kaew the prisoner from his having produced the order.
A pawnbroker produced the silk alluded to by the lest
witness. He said—l believe the prisoner pledged these
goods with us on the 26th July for 101., in the name of
Charles Hawkins. To the best of my knowledge, he said he
had purchased them to make two or three dresses for his
sisters.
Alderman Carden—Did you suppose that two cr thaw
drosses would take 96 yards; what sited ladies did you ere.
pet his sisters to be ?
Witness—l had no suspicion whatever of him.
Other csese having been proved,
The prisoner, who appeared to be exceedingly depressed,
stated that he had nothing to say.
He was committed upon five separate charges. The justice
room was crowded with respectable tradesmen during the
investigation, which lasted for a great length of time.
GUILDHALL.
Cll4lOll AGAINST • GUN MihrFACTURER —MT. C. J.
Smith, of 24, King Willisarstreet, in the City, and 28,
Whitußstreet, Birmingham, gun manufacturer, wee
charged with having appropriated to his own use 4,000 mus-
kets and 500 Titles—namely, 3,000 muskets entrusted to him
to repair, and 1,000 muskets and 600 rifles bought of him
and delivered, the value of the whole being 2,8001.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, and Mr. Sidney, solicitor,
attended on behalf of the prosecutor, and Mr. Ballantine,
the barrister, with Mr. Stevens, solicitor, defended Mr.
Smith.
Mr. Clarkson said that, in toe early port of Februray last,
the complainant, Captain Scott, purchased from the defend-
ant 1,000 muskets and 500 rifles, value 1,3001., and paid fee
them. The goods were deposited at Messrs. Chaplin and'
Herne's wharf, in the name of Scott, but in consequence of
sew commutation that they must be removed, they were
tehen to a Mr. Thomas Candler, warehouseman, at No. 8,
Balker street, where they now remained. Captain Scott
was about going abroad, when the defendant Wesel him is
leave an order for samples, as he might be abie to effect an
advantageous sale. Captain Scott did so, but with the con-
dition that if an offer worth while did occur he should imme-
diately be apprised of it, and his approval obtained. Tins
was not done. Captain Scott also made another purchase
of 3,000 muskets, but before concluding it he took
Mr. Smith to see them, when he suggested that
if they were altered into percussion guns they would
sell better. The complainant consented to Mr. Smith's pro-
renion, and the price agreed upon was 3a. 9d. each for the
alteration. Captain Scott, after waiting a reasonable time,
made repeated applications, and various excuses about them
were made, until being COOTiIOIIi there was something
wing, he consulted his solicitor, and the result was the
present proceeding.
Mr. Scott repeated the evidence given by him on the final
examination, a summary of which appeared in the Es
pates of Mondoy last, and Alderman Gibbs adjourned the
*weber hearing of the case until Friday next to give the par-
ties an opportunity of bringing forward other witaesses.
Baxxvokinen.—Mr. Alderman Gibbs begged to acknow-
ledge the receipt of 11. from "T. F. " as a thank offering in
aid of the poor widow Jeffries, a report of whose case ap-
peared in the papers of yesterday. An acknowledgement
through the press was requested.
SOUTHWARK. - -

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DEATH UNDID. SUSPICIOUS Cracrmsraftcm.—A length.
ened investigation took place relative to the circumstances
attending the death of alyoung girl named Elisabeth Pledge,
15 years of age, which occurred on board a vessel rolled
the Pauline Hall, the master of which, Charles Carruthers.
his mat. and four of his crew, besides a custom house easier,
were take* into custody on the charge of being insult-
meatal in the deceased's death.
Anne Kelly stated that she was 16 years of sge, and that
on Wednesday last she met Elisabeth Pledge about twelve
o'clock, and that they went on board the Pauline Hall,
which was lying alonstside Chamberlain's wharf,
to sell some fruit. While on board, the cook
invited them down into the foreastle to have ,
some dinner, and while there he poured two
glasses of liquor out of a stone bottle and gave them to
Elisabeth Pledge, who drank them off, and he then re
turned the bottle into his chest and went upon deck. At
this period there were no person on the forecastle, but she
(witness) sad deceased, who the moment the cook left the
place went to his chest, and taking out the stone bottle
pat it to her mouth, and took two or three hearty draughts
of tke liquor. She (the deceased) soon afterwards lay down
on the floor of the forecastle and fell asleep, and soon after
wards the cook came down, and on seeing the doomed he lock
a blanket out of a hammock and spread it over her. Witness
afterwards tried to arouse the deceased, bat finding that she
could not, and that she was frothing at the inouth,she (witness)
was obliged to leave her sad go on shore as she had some
work to do. Bat she heard the matomthome officer, whose
name is Elliott, warn the deemed of the danger of her
partaking so freely of ardent spirits, but the answer she gave
was that she was not afraid to drink.
Superintendent Haynes stated that a post ',torten; exami-
nation of the body had not yet taken place ; and, therefore,
he was not is a condition to produce evidence as to the
cause of the gist's death.
The fatless, of deceased said that there were marks en ems
side of the dare foss, which seemed to indicate that vieleass
had bora lOW to her, and he trusted that the ease would
be thomembly sifted.
The wasalarof the Paellas Moll said that he had recently
arrived ham LOW= with a easim of potables, and com-
plained of the ammo dad faimmamione be which the
owners would be put, if the crew were stet .11ewed to re
taro on board and finish the delivery alio as,..
Mr. Seeker said that he would net pm& any of them
• te go at large, unless the master of the mmel mmeasted to
be bound is the sum of 5001. for their at the
mum on Tardier neat ; and that be sYemld Tea= the
offi Comma-beam cer, who wee on bawd at the of the
errs death, to eater into his own ratemissam the east of
, 801., to appear ea the ma* day. Tim required sureties
!savior been oatered into, the mewed peso= were them
set at liberty.