The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

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gentleman, were couneer for the prosecution, and Mr. Bel- '
lantine appeared for the first defendant, Mr. Wm. Walker, '
of Gray's-ton and Turnham-green ; and Mr. Berjeent Wil- ,
kiss represented the second defendant, a clerk to Mr. 1
Walker, whose name was Paul. •
This wan a prosecution instituted by Mr. Clements, a 1
schsolmuter, residing at Turnham-green, against an attar- '
nay and his articled clerk, for having obtained his acceptance
to thus bids of exchange, under false pretences. The indict-
menter!
also eh the defendants wi'h conspiring to defraud
the prosecutor, having obtained the acceptances in question.
Although save witnesses were called in this case, the facts
will be better underst&od in the form of a narrative. It ap-
Crthat in the month of March 1846, Mr. Clements
in want of money, applied to Mr. Walker to lend him
1501., which sum Mr. Walker not being able himself to ad-
vance, obtained from a friend, whose name he stated he WAS
desired to wi•hhold. The only security gives by Mr. Clement.
on than occasion consisted of 120 scrip certificates of shame in
the Hull and Lincoln Railway, end he agreed at the same
time to pay whatever amount of interest the friend of Mr.
Walker might requirr. In April in the same year, Mr.
Clemente applied to Mr. Walker for the further loan of 8001.,
which was advanced for two months by the MASS party
who had already lent the 1501. Mr. Clements then
deposited with Mr. Walker a bill of exchange at two months
date for the 3001., and also 220 railway scrip certificates.
171.25. was deducted for interest on this oceimion. Kr. Cl.
aunts had not repaid either of the two sums advanced to
Ida, and his bill of eachanue bad been pissed away to a
party of the name of Kelpie, who had sued him about a
fortnight or three weeks since, and obtained a verdict. In
the month of June, 1847, an action, which had been brought
by Mr. Clemests, who had been extensively engaged in rail-
way affairs,. against a Mr. Todd, to recover the amount of
some deposits made upon railway shares, was about to be
tried, and it wee highly necessary that the 220 ea* cer-
tificates which had been placed ft' the Mods Si Mr. Walker
should be produced upon the trial. The peomentar, there-
fore, applied to the defendant Walker to allow the scrip ear-
tificates to be produced in court, but he refused to great
Mr. Clemente request, unless he wools% consent to give bills
of exchange for the interest which was due upon the money
which had been advanced him. It was then stated by Mr.
Walker that he was authorised to demands he payment of the
interest by the party who had lent Mr. Vements the 1501.
and the WOL, and that the tense he had proposa were the
only ease upon which the lender of the money would allow
the scrip certificates to be brought forward WO the trial.
Mr. Clements accordingly gave three bills of eget:Gage for the
interest due, which was about 1001. It was agreed that the
bills should not be negotiated, but remain in the bands of
Mr. Paul, as trustee, until they arrived at maturity. The
list bill was for 601. at two months' date, the meand hill wad
for 401. at three months' date, and the third ter 251. at six
mouths' date. It was for obtaining these three ;bills under
false pretences that the present indictment was brought,be-,.._
cause it turned out that the party la whase heads tad
two hundred and twenty scrip cortifieerm actually were.
is the math of Jane 1847, was not the lender
of the 8004 bat a er of the name of Taanci,
Rein in Clreek-etreet.VtelLetto bad advanced the
sat Walker 2401. apes them two months. lie had gemated
to their being pedaled gm the trial, and had ant mode any
dila for interest imams be had acme as wine Mr.
Clamed& Mtn the ffireftelisa el the anyes the trial,
Mr. Clements Wawa W ehw ohm that the
three hills of exebaxie bed bosa frowi $m under
lON prelims. At lest L. W. la" Mr. Clbaiosts' at.