The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

OBTATNING GOODA BY YALAK PRETENCE

A well-dressed foreigner, named Ma", Skciai, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with obtaining
goods by false pretences.
The evidence left very little doubt that the prisoner lus
been carrying on • system of fraud upon trulamen
in the metropolis by ordering large quantities of
goods, end paying for them with cheques epos
different country bankers where there were no effects. la
one case it appeared that he obtained PO. worth of sta-
tionery from Mr. Somers, a wholesale stationer, is
Houndaditch, giving • cheque for 501. on the Decoy and
Cornwell Bank at Tavistoek, where it turned out that be
had no effects. In another case he obtained 154.
of property from Messrs. Perry, steel pen manufactuer.,
in Cheapucle, for which lie paid with a cheque meg
the Bank of Englund fur 151. He, of course, kept no .le•
count with the Bank, and the whole proceeding sa evi-
dently a most impudent frond.
Mr. W. A. Murray, a solicitor, who conducted the pro-
'caution, said that on a future occasion he beiered he
should be able to establish • erect molly other sunlit;
cases against the prisoner, and he was remanded.

BOW-STREET.
THE CHARGE Or HTABAING AGAINST ,%

Edward Itimdly, the pugilist, appeared to his bail Oa
the charge of stabbing a oosternionger named Iteardos.
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Mr. Abrams defended.
Mr. Trevor, the house surgeon at King's College Hoe
pital, stated that he examined the wounds when mop
plainant was brought to the station. They might lases
been produced by blows from a blunt instrument, or bl
striking against the kerb-stone, if the man had bes
knocked down. One of them, however, might have bees
produced by a sharp instrument.
Complainant being recalled and further cross.eiamined
by Mr. Abrams, said one of his brothers was with him it
the time of the assault. That was not his brother Pat•ey.
He bad eia brothers. Patsey Reardon, a wellknoen eoil•
list, was not his brother, but " only a namesake." Deni
having challenged Donelly to tight, or that his brother
had struck Donelly. Swore positively that he mentioned
to the policeman who came up at the time that Denally
had stabbed him.
Mr. Abrams pointed out the improbability of this state
meat, as, of oourse, if any such charge had been made de
constable would at once have taken the prisoner
custody. The fact was, however, that nothat
was said about stabbing until after the 0.4
plainant bad been to the hospital. It was
afterthought. The charge was altogeter trulora °
The two Iturdons had been following Donelly about!
some time, annoying him and challenging him to tee
Donelly bore it for a long time, but at last he was rook
by their taunts to stand and fight. lie certainly ""k
the complainant down ; and no doubt his heal was
by the fall. Even after this complainant's brother Si
not let him alone, so Donelly was obliged to tight him t
and did unquestionably give him a sound thruliing.
John Bunyan, a compositor, gave evidence in support
this statement. Donelly was very unwilling to light•
even when he did take off his coat he seemed not to en
strike Reardon. At last he knocked him down. A ps:,
man then came up and asked what was the matter. lie
don said, " Nothing ; we have only been having s 601-
After the constable was gone complainant's I''
wanted to fight Donelly, saying he " could ho
dozen of him. Donelly said " I won't fight
you have got a knife in your hand." Ultimately, laar
a ring was formed to see fair play" and they
Witness was pulsing by accident and bad never sees ewe
of the parties before. He attended in consolneDcr
having seen the report in the papers.
Policeman Carr, E 64, confirmed the etatemeat
Reardon said they bad only been having a tight. No''
was said about stabbing.
The charge was dismissed.

CLERKENWELL.

RiBTENATIC ROBBERY BY
Henry Clatioin, aged l 9 wee charged with ~te
marked money from the till of his employer. Mr. VI.
Jones, licensed victualler and proprietor of the T,l'
tavern, Caledonian-road. •
The prisoner has been in the employ of the prosecel‘l„.
wine time, and has robbed him 011 a previous oec.sion
on account of the respectability of bis relents, his f..T
being a gamekeeper at Petworth. in Susses, he WI
forgiven. The prosecutor suspecting for the past v*
weeks that the prisoner was again robbing him. t.
some money, and yesterday placed it in the till. 41
tion was kept on the prisoner, and be was seen to
Nome money and put it in his pocket. He was thee C;,
into the parlour and accused of the robbery.
whic,
stoutly denied, and on being asked said he Inc
marked money in his Femmes:on. In turning "It
pockets a marked shilling and sixpence were found-
be was given into the custody of Sergeant If abbenne
the Y division. On the way to the police .tatioa the
sonar said that ha had robbed his employer,
that night.