The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-06 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Edward John Braiahier, of 14, Portsdown-road, Maids-
hill, appeared to answer an adjourned summons, charging
him with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in
in an affidavit sworn before Mr. Johnstone, a commissioner
for taking oaths in Chancery, on the Gth April, 1866.
He was committed for trial.
William Heath, late manager of the New Oxford-street
branch of the establishment of Messrs. Finney, Seal, and
Co., coal merchants, was brought up on remand, charged
with embezzling various sums of money paid to him on his
employers account.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Beard, and Mr.
Abram defended.
Mr. Collins, clerk to Mears. Finney, Seal, and Co.,
stated that on Tuesday of last week he called at the
Oxford-street branch, and asked the prisoner how it was
that he had not accounted for a sum of 11. 75., paid to him
by a customer? The prisoner said he had kept it lack
in case lie should want it for change. Witness asked if he
had kept back say other sum, and he replied " No." On
looking at the books witness found that there ought to be
a sum of 1:i1. tis. in hand, instead of which there was only
31. 6s. Witness asked him where the 101, was. The

prisoner replied that he had taken it home for
security. Witness went home with him, and he
handed over the IW. The next day witness went down
to the office, taking with him another clerk to take charge
of the office. The prisoner then said that in November
last he lost a sum of 407., or from that to 50/., and that he
had since been trying to replace it. That from week to
week he had kept back moneys, paying in one week what
be ought to have paid the week before, and then making
that up in tho same way on the following week. In the
meanwhile he was gradually reducing the amount, and if
he had not been detected he would have 'mid off the whole
by Christmas. He gave a list of the defalcations which
he acknowledged.
In cross-examination by Mr. Abram, the witness stated
that be had never been aware until that day that the pri-
soner had previously informed the firm of any deficiency
or loss, but he now understood that another clerk, Mr.
Scarve, had some time ago been told by the prisoner that
he had lost 12/. 100. That conversation took place in con-
sequence of a letter received from prisoner.
Mr. Beard was sorry to say that from inquiries made in
the interval he feared the defalcations were much more
extensive than the prisoner had acknowledged, and from a
letter addressed to him, which had been delivered by post
at the Oxford-street branch, it was pretty clear where the
money went. It was as follows :—" Sir,—Back Ethelred to
win and for a place, and Breeze for a place for the Cesare-
witch ; and for the Cambridge back Moldavia to win and
for a place, and Caithness for a place. Do this at once.—
J. R. KITCHENER. To Mr. Heath." Evidence was given
of four separate cases in which the prisoner had received
small sums for which he bad not accounted.

Mr. Abram applied for a further remand, in order to
produce evidence, which, be was instructed, would show
that the prosecutors were well aware of the deficiency.
Mr. Vaughan, however, committed the prisoner for trial.

Mr. William Brown, a corn chandler and pork butcher,
carrying on buainees in the Blackheath-road, again ap-
pearedbefore Mr. Elliott, indimbarge of his recognisance'.
further examination on a charge of being concerned
with another in appaoprsaSing to his own use the contents
of a purse that had come into their hands.
From the evidence, it appeared that soma ten days ago
Mrs. Bushell, the wife of a jobbing gardener, dropped her
rues, whisk eoutaised a duplicate foe a silver watch that