The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-ROUSE

Thomas ilo;;;;:1Z; was brought up on a
warraut, was charged with conspiringg with Ambram Cam-
Limes (now iu custody) to defraud tedilaee Kiss, of Wat-
ling-street, silk merchant, of 728 yards of silk, of the value
of 151/., by false pretences, in May last.
Mr. Teo, from the Lord Mayor's Court, appeared for the
complainant.
Mr. James Heley, the manager of Mr. Kiss, said—On the
sth of May last Cswabianca called at the warehouse of my
employer, 93, Watling-street, and said behest recommended
a coatomer, who wanted to buy eight or ten pieces of
black silk, addiug that he was • very respectable man,
and paid cash, and hail bought goods of Messrs.
Million and Ou., of Lyons, to the amount of several
thousands of francs. Healso said that the customer whom
he had recommewled was • good man, who had always paid
for what he had, and that we must trust him. I knew
Casablanca as an as,.ent of Million and Co., of Lyons. He
further stated that the order fur the good. was so small that
it was not worth his while to send to Lyons for them.
About two days afters-m:4s • man named lioness called and
said he was recommended taus to purchase silks; that he
he I had transactious with Million aril Co. to the amount of
several thusurand francs, and he selected eight pieces of silk,
of the value of 151/. and upwards, stating that he would
pay for them in thirty slays, and that we could draw
upon bins immediately for the amount, which we
did, but the bill was not paid at maturity. 1
saw Caatbisnca after the geode were delivered, and told
him that we had supplied Henn with them. I have since
been informed nod believe that at the time the welds iu
question were so obtained lioness was indebted to Million
and Co. in a large suns of money, rind that Canbieoca then
held the dishououred bills of Homes ; that Honest was
shortly before this transaction in the Queen's Prison fur
debt, and that I.,larshianca knew that he haul been there.
I have further to say that Homes told me he wanted the
goods for shipment, but I have been informed and believe
tbs. they were sold in the City within two days after they
were bought, at a considerably smaller sum than that at
which they were purchased. lioness told nit he kept his
account at the Unity Bank, and that statement, which I
believed to be true, operated as an inducement to me, to.
gether with the statement of Casabiunca, to part with the
I geode.
Sergeant George Russell, • detective police officer, mid—
i produce the warrant issued from the Mauston-housa
stagiest the prisoner Howse and another for conspiracy.
on ety reading it to him ho said, " Mr. Kiss will suffer for
this.' That Casablanca knew all about the matter. That
the sake were got to be turned into money fur the puquaws
of taking up his (Hones's) acceptances in favour of Million
and Co., and that the greater part of the money bud been
banded over to Casablanca for that purpose. The prisoner
lioness preduced three letter, one of which he said was
written by Casablanca to bins at the time the goods were at
Mr. Rannoch's, and before they were paid for ; ou the re-
ceipt of which letter he (Roams) got the money from Mr.
&mooch and handed over 51/. to Casahlanca, to whom
ha haul previously paid M. which he had ob-
tained from Mr. Bennoch. He said it was quite at the
suggestion of Mr. Bellemin (managing man of Million and
Co, of Lyons) and Mr. Casablanca that he went to Mr.
Kiss'e, and that he did not know Mr. Kiss before this trans-
action. I then took bins to the station. I doll be able to