The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-24 00:00:00

TBB POLICE COURT&

BIANSION-HOUSE.

Ed ,rin PranriaHill, sollaitor,;f 48, Camden-road,
Camden-town, was charged with feloniously forging and
uttering a power of attorney to transfer 1001. stock in the
Consolidated Three per Cent. Annuities, with intent to
defraud the governor and company of the Bank of Eng-
land.

Mr. Freslafield appeared for the prosecution; and Mr.
George Lewis for the defence.
The case having been briefly opened by Mr. Freshfield,
the following evidence was called in support of the charge.
Mr. William Snellgrove, a clerk in the Consol-ottioe of
the Bank of England, deposed that on the 12th October
there was a sum of 662/. 14s. 3d. in Three per Cent. Stock,
standing in the names of John Gethen Bartlett, of the
Hare and Hounds public-house, North Woolwich-road ;
and Matthew Thomas Bartlett, commercial traveller, Bed.
hill. He produced a transfer for 1001. of that stock. It
was dated 10th October, and purported to be signed by
John Gethen Bartlett, for himself, and as attorney for
Matthew Thomas Bartlett. . .

James Corbett Irving, a stockbroker, deposed to obtain-
ing • transfer of the stock and paying the proceeds, less
commission and expenses—viz., 921. fis., to the prisoner.
Matthew Thomas Bartlett said he and his brother were
trustees for WV. 14s. 3d. Three per Cent. stock, belonging
to their sister, Mary Ann Hill, who was the wife of the
prisoner. The signature, Matthew Thomas Bartlett, to
the power of attorney for transferring 1001. of the stock
was not in witness's handwriting, and he never gave
authority to any person to put hie signature to it. For the
last three months the prisoner had from time to time
urged him to sell part of the stock, and assign the pro-
ceeds to him. He did not know any person of the name
of Henry Smith, a gardener, who was put down as a wit.
neat to the transfer. .

By Mr. Leann—NS e are jointly interested in the stock
under a marriage settlement, Mr. Hill brought me a let-
ter from his wife, authorising the sale of 1001., which was
to be sold out for the pureose of bringing her to Eng-
land, and be proposed to insure his life to secure that
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On the application of Mr. Fresheeld,,
The Lord Mayor at this stage remanded the case till
Tuesday, when the evidence will be completed.
Mr. Lewis asked his lordship to admit the prisoner to
bail. He was not at present going into the merits of the
case, nor would he contest the question of forgery until
they had the evidence of John Gethen Bartlett ; but one
thing was clear, and that was, that this was a fund in
which the defendant's wile was interested, and that the
money was got out to bring her to England. The de-
fendant may have acted imprudently and as a solicitor he
ought to have known better, but he had friends and rela-
tions of very large fortune, who were willing to give bail
to any amount. The sum in dispute was very small, and
it would be replaced immediately if it was shown that any
fraud bad been committed.

The Lord Mayor said he must decline to accept bail, and
the defendant was then removed in custody.

GUILDHALL.

A young girl, who aid her was Eliza Akast, and
that she was 12 years of age, but whose manners betokened
her about 17 or 18, was charged with being found wander-
ing in boy's clothes on Ludgate-bill, and not having any
settled place of abode or any visible mean, of subsistence.
She was dressed in a black cloth overcoat with a black
velvet collar, black add grey mixture shooting coat, black
cloth waistcoat buttoned up to the chin, grey trousers,
black and white plaid scarf, side-spring boots, unbleached
cotton stockings, and speckles! straw hat with black band.
Job Oates, 4:4, said that that morning, about 8 o'clock,
his attention was called to the prisoner by some of the pas-
senger; who had come up from Walworth-road by the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover Railway. They told him they were
convinced she wu a girl, although dressed in male attire.
He asked her where showasgoing, and she said to her aunt's
in Whitecross-street, Ludgate-lull. He told her there was
no such place, and as she would give no account of herself
he took her to the station-house. On searching her there
they found on her a purse containing 61. le. in money,
souse pipes and tobacco, and also another Lair of men's
trowsers. She then told him that her mother had dressed
her up in that style in order to get her away from her
father-in-law, who used to beat her dreadfully. Her mother
took her to her aunt's in East-lane, in order to leave her
there, but her aunt would not keep her, and sent her away
that morning to her other aunt's, in Whitecross-street,
but she could not tell where she lived, although she could
find her way to it if allowed to go with the officer. Her
mother and father-in-law lived in Piccadilly, but she did
not know the address, but weld find her way to it. Gates
went to East-lane, but could find nobody who knew the
prisoner there, The prisoner said, with regard to the
ls. , her soother gave it to her to pay to her aunt in
Whitecrou-street, and she wits going there to pay it.
Ahiennan Lawrence remanded her for a week in order to
ascertain who she was.
WFSTMINSTER.
• •

Marla Strickland, o journeyman tailor, wail brought
up on a warrant, charged with unlawfully pawning a great
coat belonging to Henry (Lam, of tn, Smith.street,
Sloane-square, and three waistcoats belonging to Mr.
Walter Burrell, gentleman, of 11, Moore-street, Chelsea.
Mr. Gaten said that the prisoner, in his absence, came
to his house and obtained a great coat from his wife,
which he pawned, and in the course of the neat day sent
him the ticket. He, however, had not been to the pawn-
broker's to see whether it was his coat. _ _

Mr. Walter Burrell said that a few days ago be took three
wai•tco.ats to Mr. Gaten's shop, and handed them to the
prisoner for repair. He bad subsequently learnt th►t the
prisoner bad taken the waistcoats to a pawnbroker's and
pawned one, which could be proved.
Prisoner said he bad sold other coats for Mr. Oaten, and
bad an authority to sell this one.
Mr. Arnold—But you had no authority to pawn it, OT the
waistcoat belonging to this gentleman.
Prisoner ascribed the whole circums
ennead.

to his drunk-

Mr. Osten said he did not wish to press the charge, as
the prisoner's wife had promised to get the waistcoats out
of pawn.

Mr. Arnold—You had no right to come here, get a war-
rant against the man, and have him taken into cuttotly, if
you did not wish to proceed with the charge. Have you
any wish to punish the man, Mr. Burrell ?
Mr. Burrell—None whatever.

Mr. Arnold—He is discharged.
THAMES.

ll,Atri Bill, with a great many aliases, a brickmaker
and labourer, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged
with running away and deserting his two children, aged
three and five years respectively, and leaving them &ergs-
able to the Poplar Union.
Mr. James Spratley, relieving officer of the Poplar
Union, said the prisoner's wife died in September. 1866,
and he immediately afterwards sold off his home for 31.,
and absconded, leaving his two children chargeable to the
union. They had been supported ever since by the parish
at an expense of 251., which he now demanded of the pri-
soner, who was apprehended last night in the country by
Walton, an officer of the court, who had been seeking after
him at intervals for ll months.

The Prisoner—l have not had any work all the winter.
Mr. Spratley said the prisoner had eluded the constable
Watson by many disguises and aliases, and was employed
at the new dead meat market in the City for some time,
and upon other jobs, and he sou earning sometimes 245.
and at other times 2/. per week.
Mr. Benson—And he leaves his children to be supported
by the parish ; it is monstrous.
The Prisoner— I have not earned what the officer says.
Mr. Benson bad no doubt of the veracity of the relieving
officer. It was a bed case of deserting children, and he
sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and
hard labour. The prisoner was a strong, ablwbodied man,
and if he did not maintain his children when his sentence
expired he would be sent to gaol for three months.