The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

biANSION-HOTISE.

Maurice &flea, the German who has been in custody
for some time upon the charge of obtaining goods by means
of counterfeit cheques, was brought up for further
summation.

Hr. H. A. Murray spin attended to prosecute. It will
be recollected that the prisoner went to several wholesale
houses and purchased a large quantity of stationery, upon
the representation that he was about to set up in that
bowiness at Hackney. The transactions were all for cash,
and when the goods IMO delivered the prisoner gave
shogun foe the amount, in one instance upon the Bank of

England, and in others upon the Devon and Cornwall
Bank, at neither of which, of course, the prisoner bad any
account. A question arose as to how the prisoner obtained
possession of the blank cheques, particularly the one upon
the Bank of England and inquhr. were instituted, from
which it was ascertained that the cheque had been taken
from a cheque-book that bad been issued to Messrs. Moss
and Co., stock and share brokers, in the City, who kept
an account with the Bank of England, and an intimation
was given to those gentlemen that it we. desirable that
some one connected with the firm should attend and give
aome explanation in reference to the matter.
Mr. Moss was accordingly in attendance, and he stated
that he knew nothing whatever of the prisoner, but he
gave the bleak cheque to a person with whom he was ac-
quainted, named Mellruth, who told him that he kept an
account with the Bank of England.
Mr. Mellruth, the parson referred to by Mr. Moss, ad-
mitted that what Mr. Moss said we. true, and he also
stated that be gave the blank cheque to a person named
Goldstreet, who had promised to attend but had not done
so. He entered into some further explanation with re-
ference to the cheques upon the Devon and Cornwall Bank,
but it did not appear tole of a very clear or satisfactory
character.

'fbOl:Cid Mayor roads some observations upon the im-
propriety of disposing of blank cheques in each a manner,
and the prisoner liras then fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
27amer IrCrria, a tailor, living at No. 10, Union-
dale; Bonctelzeet, waa charmk before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
asesulting his wife, Ann Wereith, mid also Sabina Vol-
troth, a married woman.
The complainant was led into court, and appeared very
ill, her bead being enveloped in surgical bandages- She is
in a state of pregnancy, and was allowed to give her evi-
dence eteated

On being sworn she said—l reside at No. 10, Union-
street, and the prisoner is my husband. He is in the habit
of continually ill-using me. This morning, about oneo'clock,
we were on our way home in company of our landlady,
Mrs. Voltroth, and when at the corner of Bond-street m
husband struck me down with his fist, and he afterwards
pushed me into a cab and sent me home. He followed
shortly afterwards, and while I was sitting on a chair
in our room he seized me by the hair of my
head, and dragged me down, and kicked me all over the
body and head, and I had to go to the hospital. There
were some of our children in the room at the time. I cried
end screamed murder as he wee kicking me so, but no one
came up to my moistens*. At last I managed to get
down stairs, and on going outside, and seeing a constable,
I gave him into custody.
Mr. Tyr.whitt—Was he drunk?
ComSinnt—Hs was.
Mr.
Comp t—Yes ; and I am to go to the hospital when
I leave this court. I feel very much the effects of a kick
in my side.
Prisoner—l've nothing to say. I found my wife help-
lessly drunk, and called a cab and sent her home.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The question at present is whether,
in the state the complainant is, she will not suffer
severely. The prisoner will be remanded. We must see
whether the complainant lives or dies,