The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-04 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

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Richard Joshua Davies, described on the charge sheet
it a clerk, residing at No.l, Bereirford-straet, Walwm th,
was placed at tte bar before Alderman Stone and Alde--
men Cotton, charged with being concerned with C. May-
lmiw (under remard) in committing wilful and corrupt per-
jury, and 010 with personating Richard Davies, clerk to
Messrs. Kingsford and Lay, No. 3, kiavage-gardens, Tower-
hill, on the 21st of July, 1866.
Mr. Kirby, from the office of the City solicitor, prose-
cuted, and the prisoner, who was undefended, was re-
manded.

Mr. 27tosites Parker, un., solicitor, of 40, Bedford-row,
was summoned before Mr. Flowers at the instance of Dr.
William ThomaaJones, toanswcr the following complaint :
" For that you did, on the 13th day of September, 1866, in
the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, unlawfully and
wilfully commit wilful and corrupt perjury in a certain
affidavit male by you in a cause between Thomas Richards,
plaintiff, and the Great Eastern Railway Company, tbe
defendants, before Charles Fortescue Tagart, a London
Commissioner to administer oaths at common la., on the
day aforesaid, and at the parish and district aforesaid."
Mr. Butler Rigby, barrister, instructed by Mr. Beard,
attended for the prosecutor ; and Mr. Lewis, sen., for the
defendant. _ _

having opened the case
Dr. William Thomas Jones said—l sin a doctor of
medicine, practising in Cavenham-road, Kentish-town. I
remember being consulted professionally in an action
" Richards against the Great Eastern Railway Company."
I was called in by Dr. Westley with the consent of the
plaintiff in the action. I advised in the case from time to
time as the action proceeded. I attended to assist the
solicitors, and I also attended as a witness at Guildford,
where a verdict was taken by consent for 6001. I had
been subpoenaed as a witness and had not received a
single farthing, not even with the subpcena, up to the
time Dr. Walsh acted in conjunction with me. -Whilst I
was at Guildford. a dispute took place between Dr. Walsh
tad the other medical gentlemen about their fees. Dr.
Walsh left me to act for him as to his fees when be left
town. The amount of my fees was 311. 12s. 6d. I had
mentioned that sum to the defendant, or about that sum
within 41. or 51. I have never received my fees.
Cross-examined—l did not receive a cheque from the
defendant for 101. 5e., nor did I receive one from Dr.
Westley. On the 11th of September a letter was brought
to my house which I did not open. My housekeepe: deli-
vered it to me. She said that Dr. Westley had delivered
it to her. 1 will swear that I did not keep the letter two
days ; not one day. I returned that letter to Dr. Westley
in about four hours. I swear that I never received a cheque
for 10/. ss. I never saw the cheque now produced to me.
He read a cheque to me and the contents of a letter. He
tendered to me a cheque for 101. se. He read the letter to
me, and said, " If you decline to accept it, I sin to return
it." I refused to receive it. Whatever letter I received I
returned to Dr. Westley within four hours of its being at
my house, and within half an hour of receiving it from
my housekeeper. I did not personally leave the letter,
but my cabman did. I did not take the trouble of opening
the letter from the conduct I had received all through the
transaction. I returned it unopened. I did not commu-
n4cate to Mr. Parker that I had returned the letter to
Dr. Westley. On the evening of the 11th September
I returned the letter at about half-peat five.
I always in these trials keep a diary of everything, and
more especially because the witnesses had to go from
Guildford without being paid. I did not ask Mr. Parker
for the slightest explanation before taking oat this sum-
mons. I did not think he bad anything to do with it.
I was in the hands of my solicitor. I did not think it an
act of decency to write to him or to communicate with
him in any way. I demanded much more than 101. ss.
My fees were agreed to before the trial. I think I went to
my solicitor on the Bth of September, that was with refe-
rence to applying for payment
had given the defendant no reason to
suppose that I should take 101. ss.
Mr. Flowers—lt seems to me that the question is whe-
ther Dlr. Parker knew that the sum was paid or not.
Mr. Lewis—The question is whether he believed that the
10/. 51. had been paid.
Re-examined—l had given no authority to Dr. Wadley
to receive such a sum as 101. se.

Mr. Lewis said that on a point of law be could ask for
the dismissal of the summons, as it was only oath to oath,
but he should be sorry to take such an objection, for Mr.
Parker stood on higher ground, and asked for the dismis-
sal of the summons because he had a complete answer to
the charge. He regretted to say that this was an attempt
at extortion. _ _ _

Die. Rigby said that the complainant indignantly denied
any such charge.
Mr. Lewis said if Mr. Parker had paid the defendant
the fees demanded by the complainant, nothing would
have been beard of this charge, and no notice would have
been taken whether they had been paid before oe after the
affidavit was signed. A more gross attempt to blast the
character and reputation of a professional gentleman he
bad never heard. Dr. Westley received on the Bth of
September three cheques from the defendant for the medi-
cal gentleman's fees, and Dr. Westley bad no sooner
received these cheques than he forwarded them
to the parties interested. On the 10th of September
the cheque and letter was handed to Mr. Parker. It was
only fair that the letter should be read. It was as follows :
" 40, Bedford-row, W. 8., Sept. 11, 1866.—Dear Sir I
pve Dr. Westley, some days since, a cheque for Dr.
Walsh, one for yourself, and one for himself. To my
great surprise I Wire that though the cheque is accom-
panied with his assurance Bun you were to receive it on
account only, and in ceder to enable Mr. Flowers to recover
its amount from the defendants, and that you will in a
few days receive a cheque for your balance, you
sot only drooliao to moire ft, but bliimato your