The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-12 00:00:00

between the twoi;ves t.Xles

—Witham—One was oommoneed on the 17th of August ;
the other on the Bth or 9th of October. Some of the goods,

to the value of 80/. or 1001., had been recovered. There
was still a didassiey in round Bores of 5001. He heard of
parties who were very likely to have these goods in their
possesdon. He obtained search warrants, and found goods
in the possession of seek of them. Thee* potties were now
committed. . _

Mr. Murray (to the bankrapt)—De you know anything of
those goods?
Bankrupt—Certainly not, farther than that I new a lot
of them at the polioeotation. I could swear to some, but I
had diZculty in saying that ethers were mine. I remember
the failure of Streatdeild and 00.
Mr. Murray—When woe that communicated to you °
very amly. I don't know, but I should
think cil3ank=t,iir 2nd, or 3rd of July.
Mr. Murray—They stopped on the god of July—the
Monday. Call to your recollection if it was not communi-
cat( to you on theTrooding Saturday.

Mr. Murray—Can you give any rowan why, on the 2nd
oi July, you drew out of your bankers two DUMB of 400?.
and 41501.

Ban .immt—l can. The bankers bad some bills back, and
there was a whisper of what was going on, and I gave them
a cheek for 4501.

Mr. Maury—Dad you not hear on tho Monday morning
of thefailnre of Btreatteild's house!

Bankrept—Carteinly not, nor that they were in difiiculties.
The banker_ applied to me, and asked for the money. I
thought he bed Mee very kind to me in many things, and
I did it. He hoe the money. It wan in my counting-
house. The beaker ease to me. He knew of Streatfeild's
failure. Don't know what time of the day that was. No ;
the banker did not come to me. I think either Mr. Moore
or I went to him. I really cannot tell whether I was there
or not. I gave the cheque to Mr. Moore, my clerk, or
traveller. He used to go to the bank a great deal on Wei-
noes, and it was stated to him that there were some bills
of Hooper's back, or coming back, and the banker mid
be thought he wee entitled to the money.
Mr. Murray—You had better be cautions about It
is a very serious affair. What did Mr. Moore my to you!
Bankrupt--Tbere was something said about bills that
were either back or coming back, and they required the
money from me. I signed the cheque on Mr. Moore a ap-
plication. I don't reoe !whether I saw the hankers that
?Erupt Phincleirdtttire I did, and Wen I
titr., that
day. Besides the cheque for 4m50/.6apaidetownthe bankers, I
alio drew out 4001. that day.
Mr. Murray—Why did you do that!
Bankrupt—l made up my mind to pay the small debtors
in the town. I don't mulled giving Mr. Hands 851. that
day, but I might have done it. The bank had security to
the extent of about 2,0001. On or about the 2nd of July I
sent leather to Channel!, Moles, and Co., of London, who
were my creditors at that time. They held my acceptances,
which were not then due ; but I had agreed to pay them
the money about that time.
Mr. Murray—Then will you be good enough to explain
why you sent them goods before the acceptances were due!
Bankrupt—l think the seeds were some which I hod
bought of than shortly before, and for which they bad no
aoceptance. I don't d,Oe that as a positive fact, but they
were very good friends, and had served me in my diffi-
culties, and I wee perfectly willing to let them have them.
I know Southall, a shoe manufacturer, of Kidderminster.
I delivered him goods about that time —I suppose some
hundreds of pounds' worth. I drew upon. him, but he did
not pay his bills regularly. He has not paid for those goods.
Mi. Murray said that there were as great many frauds and
ini9uities under this estate, and it wee necessary that the
assignees should have power to sift the matter to the utter-
most, and to prosecute where prosecution was necessary.
Three men had already been committed for trial at the next
sessions. There was still a deficiency of above 5001. This
arifortunate man seemed to have been left at liberty, during
a period of six weeks, to do whatever be liked with his
property. Streatfeild and Co. had stopped on the 2nd July.
On the 30th of June this man had begun to remove his pro-
perty. On the 2od July be had drawn 4001. out of the
bank, and given 4501. to the beakers. On the same day Mr.
Coleman went down to take so account of his affairs.
Instead of allowing him to do so, the gentleman
went over to Birmingham, and presented his petition for
a
I about the sth or 6th of July. The court there
gra7ll:CeLtil the 13th of August before the first meeting
was to be held. Of coarse, in the interim the creditors
were prevented from doing anything. He then made affi-
davit that further time was required, and the commissioner
gave him to the 10th September. Between the oth of July
and the 13th of August be had been at liberty to do just
whet he pleased, and it seemed he had done what he
On the 13th of August there was a meeting of the
e:don creditors ; they were very much dissatisfied, and
wished that he should be made bankrupt immediately.
However, he went to the Birmingham court, nod got him-
self adjudicated bankrupt on the 17th of August. The
messenger of that court continued in possession until
the proceedings were remitted to this court, and
then Mr. Stubbs, the messenger, took possession.
Mr. Eaton discovered the deficiency in the stock ;
and with his amietanoe and that of the police, a
portion of the goods bad been traced and recovered. He
asked that the examination might be adjourned until the
15th of January, and that the assignees should have full
power to follow up their inquiries to prosecute these men at
the next session, sod any other who they found ought to
be prosecuted, including the bankrupt, if necessary.
The Ootembeimer—lt will be necessary to have a separate
order for each prosecution, or class of promotions. I can-
not give general powers.
Mr. Murray—Then we cannot go on.
The Commissioner —Make what inquiries you please.
But when you prosecute you must have the authority of the
court if you mean to apply for coeta. If you require the
order of the court for continuing the prosecution already
begun, that must be made a separate order.
Mr. Merry—Exactly. But what I want is that the
assignees may continue their inquiries and investigate this
affair fully..
The Commissioner—They are perfectly at liberty of their
own right to prosecute those inquiries ; but when it comes
to an indictment they meet have the order of the court,
or they cannot get their mete.
Mr. Murray—An indictment will be preferred at the
Worcester sessions against those three men on the 2nd Jan.
Thee I understand that, as far as the court is concerned,
the assignees have power to continue their inquiries,
sod to do what in their judgment they think best.
The Commissioner—Yes, fully so.
Mr. Haigh, on behalf of the bankrupt, asked that his
protection should be continued until the next meeting.
Under the circumstances, he would not ask the court to
renew the allowance.
The protection was renewed.
Ultimately the last examination was adjourned until the
23n1 of January.

T

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yost, Dso. 11.
(Before DU. Jim*, HUM

The commission for the elates w' :ea was opened on
iftedey, and on Monday at so= the county grand jay
ass swam J. (;. Smyth, Esq., M.P., foreman). The whole
day was occupied in trying two cans from the city,—one of
bigamy and one of forgery.
This morning William Walsh, 48, was charged with the
maiedaugliter of his wife, Mary Walsh, who died at the
York Workhouse on the 21st of August last.
31r. Price and Mr. Shepherd were for the prosecution ;
the prisoner had no counsel.
It appeared that the prisoner bad been married to his
wife about eleven years, and a few months previous to her
death she and her husband went to live ate boom in Nevi.
gutiowiond, Wahugute. The poor woman was kart in •
garret, and was not allowed to come down stairs
at any time. The deceased was only NM Wee
by the neighbours in the course of three months,
and as there was another woman living in the house
with the prisoner, a rumour prevailed in the locality
that the ileciseed acs ill.treated by her husband. On the
31st of July last the prisoner went to his work as usual, and
the female subsequently left the house in order to take the
primmer his dinner. Great curiosity being felt as to the
exact state in which the deceased was, two of the neigh..
hours, Mrs. Summersgill and Yrs. (Lazed, took advantage
of the &banal of the prisoner and the woman, and drained
• ladder, which they placed against the window of the
genet. They each went up the ladder, and observed the
deceased aouchal upon a bed in the corner of the roan, and
in a very weak and feeble state. The poor moms was
arou.ed, and she Caine towards the wi111011,4 ha
fingers into her mouth, and making signs, she
was in want a something to eat. Some bread and was
given to her by Mrs. Summeregill, and the deomsed in making
a curtsey for the kindness shown towards her, fell down on
the floor from exhaustion. The wretched condition which
the poor woman was in was made known to her relatives,
and two of her brothers went to see her. They found her
in the most &Shy state. The deosamed was removed to the
workhouse, where every attentien was id t 0 her, but AI
was Bo minted WA debilitated when sire entered the cote-
blishment that she never rallied, and died on the 21st of
August. A post mortein examination was made on the
body of thedeceased by Mr. North, surgeon to the work-
house, who came to the conclusion that death had been
materially accelerated by the continued want of the pops
necessaries of life. Her death being thus attribu to
starvation the charge of manslaughter was preferred
against the prisooer, who *wording to his pecuniary maw
sod station in life ought to have provided has wife with food
and clothing. That he was enabled to maintain his 'Hewes
clearly mired. He was a working man in good emstio L
meet, and he and the female with whom he lived
house in Navigation-road had plenty of food.
Theprisoner was found NW', but the sentence wee
def