The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-110IISE

A stylishly-dramed. yaws siss, who pv•
the fictitious name dr ilfred Brotsgkst was shrgpillwith
obesinisg 48Z. nu id., by amass of a ailed deeps, from
Mr. Roger Eykin, stockbroker, 22, Change alley.
Kr. klulleos, the solicitor to the Rankers' Protection
Association, attended to prosecute. The prisoner had no
solicitor. _ _

Mr. jullens said the prisoner wee only apprehended on
the previous night, and consequently be had sot bad suffi-
cient time to get his instructions fally,.and he should, there-
fore. have to ask that the prisoner might be remanded, and
be proposed merely taking sufficient evidence for that
purpose. The prisoner, he said, was introduced a year or
two back to a gentleman named Cole, a ship-broker in
the City, in the manna Wilfred Broughni, and from that time
to within a week or so back a casual acquaintance had been
kept up. On the 10th or llth of July last the prisoner was
introduced to Mr. Roger Eykio, a stock-broker, for badness
Crand after some businei natters had bees arranged,
pri7o'...r, said be had not any change with bin, sad
asked Mr. Eyiun if he would oblige him by changing a
cheque upon his bankers, Messrs. Gentle. Mr. Rykin com-
plied and gave him a cheque upon his own bankers, Masers.
Williams and Deacon, which was payable to cash. The
cheque was signed " Wilfred Brongbm," and was dawn on •
Messrs. Conti' and Co. Mr. Eykins's cheque had been re-
turned paid, and the cheque which the prisoner gave him
had been returned marked "No account." Nothing had
been MD of the prisoner since that time until Thursday
sight, when Mr. Eykin saw him at the Great Women R
way Station.
Mr. Mullahs thee called

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Mr. Roger Eykin, who said—The priaoner was introduced
to me on the lUth July by Mr. Cole, and after some conver-
sation on Dulness matters, the prisoner asked me to sash a
*hum for him for 481., and I gave himp own &Nue for
that amount made payable to cask, sod it has been re-
turned to nu paid by my honkers. He wee in-
troduced to me. es Yr, Wilfred Broilhm, std the
cheque which he gave was signed in that name, and
drawn upon Messrs. Cutts. That chap. bas since
lieen returned to me unpaid, and marked "No account."
nun information 1 have received I believe that the oil-
wooer's name is not Wilfred Broughm. I have not seen
him since until last night, when I met him at the Great
Western Railway Station as he was about to go away in the
train: I detained him, and asked him if he was not Yr.
Wilfred Broughm? and ho said be was not. I told him I
was sure that was his name, and that be must go with ma
Anilieura Oftels; Igo* hissurceb, with bins, sea veenhho
Yews. Costae and gave him into the custody d the our.
stable who waits there.

Upon that evidence the prisoner was remanded.
BOW-STREET.

Charley Beery Mayrtiit: a i'Osroillee letter carrier, was
charged with stealing about fifty letters.
The prisoner was detected by means of • " test " letter,
the commute of which (eighteen postage stamps) were found
upon him. Is his pockets at his lodgings were found about
fifty letters, containing cheques, money, &c., many of them
broken open. A Scotch hank note, suspected to have been
taken from a letter, was also found in his posserron. One
of the letters totted on him contained a sh. ling, which had
been sent by a young woman named Belding, in service at
Camden-town, to her father, at Bunbill-row.
Mr. Henry said it was a pity that the Post-office regula-
tions were not better known. He believed that very few
people were aware that the rate for registration of letters
was reduced to 4d., and that there was a prohibition against
sending coin in unregistered letters, with this penalty—that
if letters containing coin were posted without being regis-
tered, they would nevertheless be treated as registered, and
&double fee charged.
Mr. Peacock said these regulations bad been published in
all the daily and weekly newspapers, and had been pasted
in all the receiving offices.
Mr. Henry—Then I am afraid people don't reed them at-
tentively. It is quite clear that ibis young woman did not
know of them, for surely she would not have sent la. in a
letter to her father if she thought that supposing it arrived
safely be would have to pay Sit for it.
Mr. Gardner said that great numbers of money letters
were still sent without registration, and were therefore
charged the double fee.
Mr. Henry—That I should think is the very proof that
the regulation is not knows. It amounts to this, 44. if
lir comply with the regulation, sd. if you do not comply.
people knew that they would comply.
The prisoner, who said he had au aged mother and •
crippled sister to support, was committed to take his trial.