The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
ALLIOID FRAUD AND PLUM PRITINCIL
Plain abUirmil, • middle-aged man, was placed at the
kw before Alderman Challis having been apprehended on
perant *barged with having obtained from Mr. George
;4004 • contractor, the sum of 571. 10.. by means of
foe fences, with intent to defraud him of the mama.
Beard appeared for the prosecution, and stated the
foPef the case, which were confirmed by the prosecutor's
eideßce•
gr. George Puddiford said he was • contractor, and
et Cumberland-market, Regent's-park. He had
;,ew the prisoner about twelve months, and about a
ago be met him in Great George.street, West-
-osr. The prisoner asked him if he bad anything
a°, and he replied, " No." Prisoner then said, "Meet me
jibe City to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock, and I know
doe to get a job for you. I have to meet
*demon et the Liverpool-street station at a quarter past
liblock about • job at Southend." He also said the gen-
ie/can's name was Squire Lomas, of Southend,and that he
we prisoner) was the engineer of the works that were to
*done for Mr. Lomax. He met him and they went to
* station, but after waiting there half an hour
• gentleman came, and so they left and went to
to office of Mr. Mckie, of No. 62, Corahill.
je came out of the office in about two or three minutes
ea directly after met Mr. Blackie when they shook hands
ed returned to that gentleman's office leaving the prom-
o& outside. In about a quarter of an hour prisoner
erne out with a specification in his hand which he read
cer to him as he, witness, could not read. The prisoner
on asked him the price of different quantities which he
eye him, but he said they were not high enough
sd he priced them himself. He gave his prices on
mime of paper, and witness got them worked out, and
sled into the specification. On the 14th of May the
Omer told witness he wanted five guineas to pay Mr.
tackle for writing out the specification, and he gave it
shim under the belief that it was for Mr. "Mackie for
paring Mon specification. The amount of the contract
w' 22,M. 16s. 6d. They went to Mr. Blackie's
tee, when the prisoner went in, and shortly &Rer-
eads came out saying he had left the money and that it
eie all right. On the 17th of May he met the prisoner by
,peobitment in Cornhill, and they went together to Mr.
Blackie's office. The prisoner went in, and shortly after
same out with a letter in hie hand, which he read. The
airport of the letter was that witness was to deposit
3.0 pintas to bind the contract He said the
mug was to be left in Mr. Blackie's hands.
They went together and got the money, and returned to
Mr. Blackie's office. The prisoner went in and returned
to the prosecutor in about ten minutes, saying he had left
the money with Mr. Blackie. He made an appointment
for the following Saturday at Mr. Blackie's office to sign
the contract, but he never kept it, and witness saw no
more of him till the Ist of June, when on returning home
toad him waiting for him, when he wanted 101. more
which he (witness) would not give him. He asked the
prisoner for a receipt, and got the following acknowledg-
ment from him:

" May 17, 1866.
"1, James Halliwell, received of George Puddiford, the
stun of fifty-seven pounds fifteen shillings on account.—
JAXES
Witness asked him where the money was, and he said
in Coutts's Bank in the Strand. Ile did not see the
prisoner again, and beginning to suspect that all was
not right, he went to Southend and inquired for Squire
Lomax, but no inch person was known there. He then
inquired for land upon which largo buildings were to be
erected, but could find no such land. He would not have
meted with the fifty guineas if he had not believed it was
for binding the contract.
The prisoner said the 50 guineas were a perquisite for
himself.
Alderman Challis remanded the prisoner.

CLERKENWALL.
CAPTURE OF "T7lll 111 NO OF THE SKITTLE SHARPEEK."
John Hardman Fowler, aged 55, who described himself
as a isweller, was charged with defrauding a young man
of 3151., at the Mortimer Arms, Mortimer-road, Kings-
land.
The fraud was committed more than twelve months
since, and Police-sergeant Evans, 22 G, has held a warrant
for the apprehension of the prisoner, but he has managed to
avoid being taken until yesterday. The prosecutor was pass-
ing through the City when he was met by the prisoner
who entered into conversation with him, and treated him
to some wine. Whilst in the public-house some of the
prisoner's confederates entered, pretended that they had
, had a lot of money left them, and then made a bet about
I shooting, and asked the prosecutor to go with them and
see fair. They all went in a cab to the Mortimer Arms,
and then began betting. In the course of the proceedings
the prosecutor took from his pocket a cheque for 3001., and
be was induced by the prisoner to go and change
it, the prisoner accompanying him in • cab to the
bank. When the prosecutor got the money he re-
turned with the prisoner to the above public-house, when,
having been there some time, the whole of his money was
got from him and the prisoner and his companions
decamped. When the prisoner was taken into custody by
Sergeant Evans he denied any knowledge of the transaction.
The prisoner, in defence, denied the charge, and said be
bad never seen the prosecutor before.
The magistrate remanded the prisoner, and refused to
take bail.