The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-21 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

ESTRAORDINAIIT CHARGE OF ROUDEILY.—Charks Care-
wrilla, described as a sheriff's officer, was charged with
obtaining goods under false pretences, to the value of up-
wards of 2,0001., the property of the London and North-
Western Railway Company.
Alfred Elam, surgical instrument maker, of 386, Oxford-
street. 22, Holles-street, Cavendish-square, and 78, Wells-
street, Oxford-strut, said that in June, 1849, he came from
America, and lauded at Liverpool. He there booked his
luggage by the London and North-Western Railway.
There were six boxes and one portmanteau, the contents
of which were in value about 2,003/., and a bed. lie re-
esived a ticket for them. They acre addressed " Mr. Al-
fred Elam, surgical instrument maker, London, to be left
till called for.' The ticket was given to him as an ac-
knowledgment of the receipt of the goods. 'They were
to be bowarded to the Camden- town station. In
consequence of being engaged in litigation as soon
as be arrived in London, he was unable to apply
for his goods until some months after, the 26th of
December, 1849, when be applied at the station
at Camden-town and was told by the clerk there
that the goods were ell safe and that he could have them
sent to any address he might give, by forwarding the
ticket he received on hooking them in the June previous.
On the following day, 27th December, he sent his address
and inclosed the gods ticket to the clerk at the Camden-
town station. The next morning a person representing
himself as a detective officer called on him, and inquired if
he had forwarded the ticket; also, if his name was Elam.
IL. answered these questions in the affirmative. The officer
then said be had been requested by the London and North
Western Railway Company to inform him (witness) that
his goods had been delivered some time previous. The
officer then asked witness to accompany him to the station,
but witness before going there, said he wished the officer
to take him to the house where the goods had been
delivered, He then went with the officer to 75, Castle-
street, Oxford-street, occupied by a Mr. Scars. Mrs. Sears
and her niece both said thut the goods in question had been
delivered by the London and North Western railway carriers
in August, 1849. They were delivered in the name of
Elam about two o'clock in the day, and were removed
again the same afternoon by a person whose description re-
sembles prisoner, and who took apartments on the first Moor
of her, about a week previous, in the name of Elam. Ile
gave as his reference Mr. Heather, bottle merchant, of
Cirencester-place, New-road. On obtaining this intbrma-
tion, witness went direct to Mr. heather, who told hint
that the man's name who took the apartments at Mr.
Sears's was Cartwright, and that he lived ut Eagle-street,
Red Lioa-square. After a great many inquiries, prisoner
was at length traced to the employment of a sheriff's officer
in Fetter-lam..

John Heather, bottle merchant, of 53, Cirencester-place,
near the New-road, said lie had known the prisoner about
ten years. In August, 1819, prisoner called on him and
inquired if he had any apartments to let. He said he had
not; and prisoner then asked him to be his reference in
obtaining them when he could. Ile (prisoner) said he
had left his situation with Mr. Evans, of Covent-garden, and
was then selling goods on commission for any one. Ile saida
gentleman of the name of Elam had some goods lying at the
London mind North Western Railway Station, which he was
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commissioned to sell for him, and thnt he (primmer) required
sonic apartment.o for warehouse rooms until he could effect
a sale. Witness told prisoner that he would he his refer-
ence us to character, but nothing more. On the following
day Mr. Sears, of Castle-street, called and made inquiries
respecting prisoner, and he (witness) stated what he had
known of him, to the effect he believed him honest and
would pay his way. lie hod not seen prisoner since unlit
the present time.
Sir Peter Laurie said it was a very important came, and
he would, therefore, in order that the chain of evidence
might he complete in every link, remand it to a future
day. Ile understood that there were a great many more
witnesses to be examined, and that only sufficient had been
at present produced to justify a remand. Under the cir-
cumstances he would, theretbre, adjourn the case till next
week.—Remanded accordingly.
WORSH ly-STREET.

Gross OUTUAOZ IST A lIA Ants—Edward Newton, An
itinerant dealer in shawls and haberdashery, was charged
before Mr. Arnold with the following outrageous assault
upon an elderly gentleman named Sherwin, residing at Ivy
Cottage, Quesin's-road, Dalston.
The prosecutor stated that while taking dinner with his
family on the preceding afternoon he was disturbed by a
violent ringing at the door bell, which wassucceeded shortly
afterwards by a noisy altercation in the hall, accompanied
by a scuttling noise and cries for assistance from one of the
female servants. Ile immediately hastened into the pas-
sage, where he found the defendant struggling with the
girl, and endeavouring to force his way on to one of the
apartmems. On demanding his business, the prisoner said
that he merely wished to exhibit his merchandise to the
ladies, and was proceeding to unfold his pack but was pre
vented by witness, who told him that nothing was wanted,
and ordered him to quit the house. The prisoner, how-
ever, positively refused to do so until his stock of shawls
had been inspected by the ladies, and, on telling him that
unless he left quietly he should be compelled to use forcible
means to eject him, he instantly struck witness a violent
blow on the face, which loosened two of his teeth, and
declared, with an oath, that " he would knock the life out
of him" if he were not protected by his grey hairs. Witness
then seized him by the collar and endeavoured to force him
out, but was strenuously resisted by the prisoner, who
struck him repeatedly about the head and face with such
force that he was still suffering severely from the effects of
his violence, and continued the same outrageous conduct
until a policeman was sent for, and he was given into
custody.
Louise Gouriet, the prosecutor's servant, fully corrobo-
rated the evidence of that gentleman, and stated that the
moment she opened the door to the prisoner be endeavoured
to obtrude himself into the kitchen, and conducted himself
towards her with the most offensive familiarity.
In answer to the charge the prisoner mid that his only ob-
ject in calling at the house was to offer his goods for sale,
which he did with becoming civility ; but immediately on
ascertaining his business the complainant resorted to per-
sonal violence toward. him, which he certainly resisted, but
acted throughout merely in self defence.
Mr. Arnold commented with much severity upon the
conduct of the prisoner, and, as a warning to others of the
sante class, ordered him to pay the extreme penalty of M.,
or to be committed in default for two months to the LLAMA:
of Correction.