The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

On Saturday Charles Gaul! and Alfred Watson were
broht beton Sir IL W. Carden for re-examination, upon
ug
the charge of stealing a gold watch and four silver watches,
strthee property of Ir. Itr'alker, a watchmaker in Liverpool-
et. _ _

Sir R. Carden inquired if anything wu known of this
prisoner, and he was informed that he war the constant im-
amate of thieves.

The prisoner Gault was committed for trial, and the other
prisoner, who vehemently denied heirg concerned in the
robbery, was again remanded for a week.

Roarload Murklntone, who was remanded from the pre-
, vise Saturday upon • charge of having unlawfully a
till'the mm of 94/. 10a that had been intrusted to
gr • specific purpose to his own use, was again placed
at the bar for re-examination.
Mr. Gammon, one of the firm of Lepard and Gammon,
Cloak-lane, one of the undereheriffs for the l.`ity of Lon-
don, again •ppeared on behalf of the prosecutor. Mr.
M'lntyre, the barrister , appeared on behalf of the defendant.
The whole of the facts were given at the last *anima-
tion. and nothing whatever additional was brought forward
on the present occasion. It will be recollected that the
prisoner was engaged by Mr. Onion, a coach-trimming ma-
nufacturer in Drury-lane, as clerk, at • salary of 31. a-week,
and that in July last he was requested to obtain an advance
of cash upon some pieces of velvet. He did so from Means.
Werner and nicks, merchants, of Burv-oourt, St. Mary-axe,
and represented to Mr. Onion that he bad obtained 901. only,
which was to be repaid in a month, with interest at the
rate of 51. per tent. for that period. At the end of the
month Mr. Onion gave him • cheque for 94!. 10a. to pay the
interest and principal and redeem the goods, but instead of
doing so ne cashed the cheque and kept the whole of the
money. Meows. Werner and Co., of course, under these
circumstances, refused to deliver up the goods and it
turned out that instead of their having only advanced 90/.
to the prisoner,ttoti had in point of fact agreed to lend
1001. upon the and that the prisoner received from
them a cheque or Wit, the remaining U. being deducted
for one month's interest in advance, so that in addition to
the 941. 10s. the prisoner appeared in the first instanoe to
have pocketed 51. in addition.
The prosecutor, Mr. Onion, was now again examined, and
having proved the above facts, in answer to questions put
by Mr. M'lntyre, he admitted that at one time he was
willing to have the matter settled by arbitration, and also
that he had directed the officer to withhold the execution of
the warrant for some time. _

Mr. Alexander Werner, of the firm of Werner, Falcke,
and Co., merchants of St. Mary Axe, a gentleman of the
Jewish persuasion, was merely called to prove the circum-
stances under which the original loan was made to. the pri-
soner, who gave him a bill of exchange at a month for the
amount advanced, in addition to the deposit of the goods.
After the first month expired, he said, the prisoner asked
him to renew the bill for another month, and he agreed to
do so, and still retained the goods as security. That bill
was overdue, and was now in the hands of his solicitor.

Mr. M tyre asked the witness whether he did not in
point of fact discount the prisoner's acceptance!
Mr. Werner replied that he did so.
Sir K Carden asked the witness whether he would have
discounted the prisoner's aceeptanoe without the goods being
as collateral security.
kdifhe witiness said--Certainly not.
Sir It. Carden said he thought so. Mr. Werner liked to
have good interest end good security. (A laugh.)
Mr. M'lntyre took some lmal objections to the charge, but
Sir R. Carden said he should not decide the MO, which
was clearly one that ought to be submitted to a jury.
The prisoner, however, ultimately was pin remanded,
but the worthy alderman consented to admit him to bail,
himself in 100 i. sod two sureties in 501. each.