The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

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This insolvent, vrio;i7. ca;;;;14;;the court on Tues-
day, appeared for adjudication.
Mr. hargooel opposed for two creditors named Child and
Goelett. Mr. Way supported.
The insolvent had married a foreign female, and opened a
café in Rupert-street, Haymarket. Mr. Child repaired the
premises, and Mr. Gosieft had supplied looking lases, and
were creditors for balances. The property had been settled
on the wile. The insolvent had been a draper's assistant.
Mr. Child had been put to 441. law espenses, and the case
was placed before the court as one of contracting debts
without reasonable expecbtion of payment.
The court considued that the money the insolvent had paid
and the time he bad been in prison entitled him to his dis-
charge, which was ameedingly decreed.

THE POLICE COURT&
OCTILDHALL.

Mr. Walter Charles &marl, for many years cashier in
the establishment of the Daily New. and Express news-
papers, was brought up before Alderman Hale, charged with
embezzling various sums of money, amounting in the whole
to nearly GOO/.
Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphreys and Morgan, con-
ducted the prosecution.
Henry Whitehead, clerk at the City office of the Daily
News, at 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, produced a book in
which was the prisoner's signature as receipt for a sum of
211. 14a, which witness pull to him on the 6th of July best.
The entry in the book was in Mr. Dunham's handwriting,
the signature in that of the prisoner. Witness did not see
him write it.

Thomas iiedwell Kingsford, clerk to the Submarine Meer
trio Telegraph Company, said on the 11th of May last he
inclosed a cheque for 291. to the prisoner in payment of an
account of 271. 125., and the balance had been returned to
the secretary. The cheque had since been paid.
Mr. George Frederick Smith said the priaoner had been
about twelve years in his employ as cashier. His duties
were to send out the accounts and receive monies,
entering the different sums in the caah-book and ledger
at the time of receipt, and accounting for the amounts
by paying the money into the proprietors' bankers
to their account. On or about the 23rd of July last they
dimmed that the prisoner was a defaulter, and witness
told him, in consequence, that be bad a public duty to per-
form, and that he should perform it. After that
interview the prisoner absconded, and two days
afterwards witness received a list, in the prisoner's
handwriting, of gums which he had net accounted
for, to the amount of 350/., and among them was that re-
ferred to by the first witness. The prisoner had not
accounted for either of the amounts received from Mr.
Dunham or the Electric Telegraph Company, neither had
they been entered in any of the books. Independent of the
amount admitted by the prisoner, there was a further
sum of 2001., which be had rendered no account of what-
ever. . . . . . .

Alderman Hale asked if the prisoner had been lost sight
of, that he had not been brought ap earlier?
Mr. Morgan said that war the ease, and the manner in
which the prisoner was taken was rather singular. A war-
rant was obtained at this court some time back, and placed
in the bands of Watkins, a detective cam who was, how-
ever, unable to discover the prisoner's reaction*, and it wee
ally when he was brought to the police-station charged by
• cabman with not paying him his fare that the warrant
'odd be executed. The prisoner was identified by Tyler,
the officer, who accordingly brought him up under the
warrant, . .

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The prisoner, who declined to cron-e
was then committed for trial.
_ _ BOUTHIFARIL

the witneeirs,

ElitabetA !owlet, • middle-aged dark-complexioned
female, far advanced in pregnancy, was charged with ob-
taining money under pretence of telling fortunes.
Frances Garrett, a respectable-looking young woman, the
wife of Robert Garrett, residing in Queen-street, Southwark-
bridge-road. said that about ten o'clock that morning she
went tothe prisoner's house, in Bond-street, Borough-road,
with another female, and on being introduced to the prisoner
she asked her if she told fortunes, and what she charged.
The prisoner told her she could tell her fortune, and the
charge was 6d. each time. The prisoner then produced a
pack of cards, and asked her to shuffle them. Witness did
so, and banded them back to her. The prisoner then
counted the cards over, and after a little consideration she
told her that she would many a dark man, and have three
children by him, and that afterwards she would marry a
fair man.
Mr. Oombe—But you are a married woman, are you not!
Witneas—Tes, sir; and I have three children. My bus.
band is a fair man. Of course the prisoner did not know
that I Wm married.
Mr. Combo—Then the prisoner is out of her reckoning
about the dark man. (Laughter.)
Witnees—Oh, yes, sir. Before she handed me the surds
I paid her sixpence.
Sarah Stafford was then sworn—She said • I went with
the last witness.
Mr. C.ombe--Are you a single woman !
Witness--No air ; I am a widow.
Mr. Combe—bid you go to have your fortune told?
witaass_yes, I did, sir ; and when the door was opened
we were shown ii.to a dark room, where the prisoner
was seated at a table smoking a pipe. (Laughter.) The lass
witness asked whether the told fortunes, and on her reply-
ing in the affirmative we paid her sixpence eich. She told
my friend's fortune first, and then she told mine.
Mr. Combs—What did she tell you!
Witness—She told me that I had been married, and was
a widow.
Mr. Combs—Well, that's true, is it not!
Witness—Yes, sir. She also toldima that I had s sou at

Mr. Combe—Ts that true ?
Witness—Well, I have a son somewhere abroad, but I
don't know where be is. The prisoner also told me that be
would come home in about twelve months time, with lots
of riches. (Laughter.)
Mr. Combs-- Very likely he may. Yon can't tell what
may happen. Is anything known of the prisoner!
Mr. bokee, the second clerk, informed his worship that
au Monday • respectable looking man called at the court
sad complained of the prisoner's conduct towards his wife,
whom she had made • dupe of, and in consequence of that
the prisioner was detected and apprehended.
The man in question here came forward, and said that
unfortunately for him his wife had known the prisoner for
some time, and she had so worked on her feelings within
the last few months that she bad driven his wife nearly mod.
The latter in consecittence had got into drunken habits, and
pledged and sold everything she could lay her bands on to
drink with and supply money to the prisoner.
gre clatter bad caused great unhappiness between them, as
the prisoner had told his wife,tbat be was unfaithful to her
with his servant.
The prisoner said that was not true. She should like
hie wife to come and say that.
The witness informed his worship that his wife was
in such a dreadful state, and so afraid of the pri•oner,
that be could not bring her forward. The prisoner had
gives her • charm in a small bottle, and told her to
place it between her stocking and her leg. He actually
found it there.
The constable who apprehended the prisoner said that
she told him that she had told fortunes for forty years,
rid had frequently been visited br the firm ladies in the land.
The Flows did not deny receiving sixpence each from
the Ilwasies, but they gave it her voluntarily. As foe
ensaldag her pipe, she had done that for forty yam.
Mr. Combs considered it a very nasty practice for •
female to be guilty of, bat that had nothing to do with the
charge before him. It was clearly proved that she was
one of those crafty imposters who succeeded in deluding
weekmAnded and he should not be doing his duty
mimes he imposed highest penalty the law authorised
hint If, therefore sentenced her to three months' hard
labour in Wandsworth House of Correction.

WANDSWORTIL
Jabs Ilaktaser, WlU.aat Ilaspeord, and Charles Bartow
was, again brought before Mr. Ingham, ea remand. charged
with targlary and seirerely wounding Polieemooma ble BA ker,
in Battersea Oloorehyard-
Mr. Lloyd spin attended for the prosecution and Mr.
filltpwrisiewadriat lanwas present oe behalf of the polies.
The tceseriag certillaite was handed to the bench by In-
"eater Lovelace
" St. George's Hospital, Sept. 17, IWO.
" This is to certify that William Baker is an ia•patiesit,
and is at this time a/Rimed with an injury to the head, and
is unable to leave the hospital yet.
" DANIEL Smarm, Room ilingeon."
Mr. Lloyd said It was neeemary for him to ask for another
sernsatl Since the last 003•60 n the anietable had
experiment unfavourable symptoms, but fortunately
be was now improving, and in all probability by next
Tuesday be would be able to leave the hospital.
Mr. Ingham then remsoded the primers for another week.
Barton—Will you allow a pint of porter to come into na
Mr. lugham-1 have nothing to do with
Berton—lf we were in Harsarseager-lane we should be
allowed to have it.
Mr. bighorn-1 know nothing about it. You will bare
whet is customary hers.
The prison's* were then removed to the oche, evidently
disappointed at the result of Hanna', applicatioa.

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