The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.

Lyon Gold uilh, acriiniTillition agent, of 8, Finatury-
pavement, and .9, St. Swithin'e-lans, was chargad with un-
lawfully obtaining goods on credit within three nt,titha of
Ma bankruptcy, with intent to cheat and &fraud hie
creditors.

Aldermen Salomon. presided. Sir John Musgrove was
aleo protest.
Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Lucas Lu
the bankrupt; and Mr. Medealie, front Messrs. Vantage
office, watched the cue for same of the creditors.
Mr. Sleigh said he &pound to conduct a prosecution of
considerable importance to the c numerical community, ha-
reeme It was • charge against a man who was on Thursday
last made • bankrupt, and immediately after given into cus-
tody under the 2.63 rd section of the Bankruptcy Las Conso-
lidation Act for obtaining goods within three mouths of his
banktuptcy under the tabs pretence of carrying on business
in the ordinary ovum of trade. Other charges would arise
luting the investigation, and it would be found *o be • deep
Lid conspiracy, in which other persons would eventually be
involved, to defraud • numb. r of persons who were partite
to this prosecutiss. It am tiered on the examination of the
prisoner is the Bankruptcy Court that he commenced frui-
ters in 1857 with a capital of about 5001.. and up to lut
month his losses were anted to be upwards of 4,0:.t0r. Ilia
household immures were put down at 1,4001, trade expenses
1,4001., sgeinst winch be put down • person named
Herten of Amsterdam, his prirripal creditor, for
nearly 1,0001, and two other p-rams named
Forttun and Keyser for COOL and 5201. respectively,
It being represented that Fe:tato was • wealthy man living
in Holland, and that his debt was, therefore good, while
there of the other names were considtred doubtful. One of
the gentlemen for whom be (Mr. Sleigh) appeared was Mr. F.
Brown, a carpet °maul ectnrer, from whom she pr ironer obtained
goods to the amount of about 2,0001 in the course of a very
few weeks, which goods he immediately sold at a merinos,
sad others at the wholesale price he had purchased them at.
From another gentlemen the bankrupt obtained eta g lad
watches at 1601., which he pledged the same day for 11.1.11.,
and within a few days afterwards he purchast d another
lot of watches at 4001., which lore pledged on the day they
were obtained for 2101. These bus, it was necessary to
mention in order to give the curt some idea of the gross
frond which it was alleged had been practised on the cre-
ditors. The bankrupt had failed for upwards of 6,0001.
and the lees or deficiency on the two years' trading was over
4,0001. He (Mr. Sleigh) bed onl) been instructed at the eleventh
how sod as the case would occupy several days investi-
gating, be wcu:d give sufficient evidence in support of a
primi facie cue, and then ask for • remand.
This course having been adopted,
Yr. Lucas mid he must ask the cone if there was the
slightest evidence st fraud en the part of the bankrupt —who,
at the very opening of the fiat, was given into custody oat •
very serious charge—to justify his further detection? He
estotesiled, on the contrary, that the bankrupt's conduct sae
perfectly bona fide throughout; for that, even within a week
or two of his bankruptcy, it was proved he had paid the
large sum of 2501, and bad also volunteered to go to Holland
to collect all the debts due to him there.

Alderman Salomon' odd be thought ft was a cute for
further Inquiry, and he should ',quire two bail in 2601. each.
These proordinge took theism Friday hat.
Yeetrrhy Mr. Sleigh attended before Sir John Musgrove
to oppose the boil tendered on behalf of the pre mer, inso-
much as there were other charges, be stated, to Lich would be
preferred against the prisoner, upon which he • out,' be given
Into custody if liberatedon both as it was of the utmost
importdice that be slunid be forthcoming at the wit ex-
amination.
Mr. Rilliery said the bankrupt could not give enlarged
bail, and he would therefore withdraw the application until
assent bearing.
The ease Mende alowned until Friday, on the understand-
ing that • farther remand will toke place.
Mr. Beard, the silicitor defewthog the prisoner Marks,
who stands charged with obtaining money under the false
muses of being employed by the Roysl Agricultural Society
of England to collect subscriptions to meet nt a testimonial to
Aidennes Meebi, attended before Sir John Musgrove to
*meet as ante which appeared In the public prints with
toped to Lord Beepers. Be (Mr. Baud), on the last sza-
m, applied that a subscription-liet found on the pri-
soner should be given up, It Wag • Pet of eutvoribtra, mot
" tar pre seting a testimonial to Lord Berallir.," ae staid in
the regal, but mcrsly for the publication of his lordship's
portrait—for which ho (Mr. Beard) held two letters from
I.oed Bernie. to the prisoner authorising and sanctioning hie
pooesdiass in reference to such lublica ion.