The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

CAB FAIL

Mr. Wes. Burrouglecs, gentleman, of 46, Wigmoreatreet,
Caroodishoquare, was brought before Mr. Knox on •
want, charging him with unlawfully refusing and omit-
ting to
ouram. Joseph Newese, cob proprietor, of No.
10, Asa's. Milinues.row, Chelsea, the sum of fa. for
the hire his rob.
The oomplauant mid—About 11 o'clock on the morning
elate sth Janney the defendant got out of • Hansom cote,
mying that he would sot ride with such a brute of • lot
any more, and thee mid to me, "I hope you have • good
hone and are a civil driver. I will engage you by time."
The defendant than told me to go to No. 61, Grosvenor.
street. When I got there the defendant mid. la your
hone quiet, and will he stand at the door?' I said it
would, and he thee told me to come into the house, which
I did. The defaidsat said he was going to write
a note and that he wanted me to take it to the
lost property-05as of the Great Western Railway,
as he had left hie kat in a train. The defendant then wrote
the sets, and on remarking that be had not put his muss
and adder to it, he rid 1 was a clever Gabon*, and not
tike the morality of them. I then went to the Groat Wes-
tern &Away, but after waiting there some time and the
hat not being found, I left sod went back to No. 61, Gree-
nman**, sad to my surprise the defendant was gone.
The page told me that the defendant had said that as I
had been me so long he could not wait. I tben wan to
the Leedom sod Westminster Beak, to the defendant's club,
mad afterward' to Nelson's Hotel, bat amid not find the
defendant. I waited then till 2 o'clock and that left
sad wet again at 6 o'clock the same evening to the hotel
sad while sualg to the porter the defendant same
op. 1 told him wluf f had date and the amount of my
thin, but he said " I will not pay you," bet as I wee going
sway he said "11l give you • shilling, and if you don't take
it you shall have nothing." I thee applied for a summons
bat the defendant did not attend.
Mr. Borrooghes-1 did not receive the gammon, having
been in the country. Lest night on going home I wan
taken on the warrant. _ _

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Dayey, one of the summoning officers—The first summons
"A IA at Nelson's Hotel, the address given, sad the
weed at the defendant's club. He told me that he had
maned one summons while is the country.
Iftßurronglias-1 did engage the complainant to drive me
to my doctor, at 61, Grosvenor-street, and then requested
him to go to the Great Western Railway to pt my bat and
come back. I waited upwards of an hour, and then
Idt. I left word where I had gone, and two or three
►ems elapsed before law any more of him. He maid he
had been to the railway office, but I don't know whether he
did_go. I don't charge him with not going.
(The complainant showed a paper which proved he bad
been to the railway, and that the hat was not there.)
Mr. Knot—Yon do not make a charge, but you have
rude au insinuation. Do not do it.
Mr. Barroughes—l received one summons while in the
do country. I waited so long for the complainant I oould
wait no longer. What could Ido 1
Mr. Knox—l am sorry you have been locked np, but you
hare brought it all upon yourself. Yon ask me what you
could do. Yon might have left the money with your friend
for the complainast, and that would have saved you all
the trouble you have been put to. Ido not think, madder-
ing where the complainant went, he spent an unreasonable
time, and he oleo brought bank with him paper showing he
bad bees to the railway. The complaisant is a man swa-
in his liviag, sad • bud lino is, too, by driving cab
&boat the streets of Loodoe sod be appear' to have done
01 he could, and I do not think his claim is asensive.
There have been two summonses and a warrant which he
he bad to pay for, and be has had to attend here three
WNW You must pay the fie. claimed and 13a. 6d. costs.
The defendant at once paid the mount.