The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-10 00:00:00

THE vpsitE§s, ifbNDAY

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SEPTEMBER 10, 1866.

informed them of the fact. In March last the defendant
wished the preeemiters to extend his,credit, and in order to
induce them to do so, brought with him a document
kmrporting to be a balance-sheet representiug the state
of his affairs. That document showed a clear balance
in the defendant's favour of 1,7031. 19s. &L This state-
ment was shown to Mr. Felix Whittome, the gentle-
man who has charge of that department, and was taken by
him to Mr. Howes, one of the partners, and the result
was that the extended credit was ordered. In July defen-
dant sent in an order for 3001. worth of flannel, and that
being so large an order, and not having the right quanti-
ties in stook, they sent only 1661. 3a. 6d. worth. Mr.
Whittome went to see him, and told him he bad given •
very unusual order for flannel, and'he replied that his busi-
ness was progressing very satiefactorily, having increased
within the last six months about 8001. The total amount
of goods he had had from March up to August 10 was
1,4701., and his payments had been 1,1161., making an in-
crease of indebtedness of 4001. On the 29th of August
Messrs. Cook and Son received a notice from the account-
ants, stating that the defendant was in difficulties, and
thereupon Mr. Whittome waited upon him. He expressed
his surprise that the defendant had not consulted the
firm on the subject of his difficulties, and he replied
he had not sufficient moral courage to do it They then
went to see Mr. Howes, and on the way back Mr. Whit-
tome asked him what his liabilities were, and he said he
believed they amounted to 11,0001., at which he expressed
his great surprise, as the previous March the balance sheet
had shown it to be lees than 4,000 L, and he asked him how
he accounted for the deficiency. The defendant said he
night as well tell him all about it, es he would be sure to
find it out. The balance-sheet he had given him was a
fraudulent one, both as regarded assets and liabilities.
The stock was represented as being about 5001. or 6001.
more than it was, and the liabilities were some 7001. or
8001. more than they were stated to be. Of this amount
he said he bed borrowed 4001. from the Sovereign or some
other insurance office, and about 3001. or 4001. from his
father. He further Wed that he did not think a false
balance-sheet was anything so extraordinary, as many
others did it.
Mr. Howes corroborated the above evidence, and said
that the debts for goods amounted to about 1,3001., and
the cash account to 7001., but they were amply secured
with regard to the latter amount The evidence of Mr.
Rabbidge the accountant, stated that the defendant's
books showedi that on the 10th of February there was •
balance of 1,7931. Ils. Bd. against him. On the 29th of
August the trade debts were about 12,0001., and the total
debts 14,0001. The assets were about 8,000/., leaving a
deficiency of about 6,0001.
Mr. Wm. J. Ellis, manager of the Fore-street Ware-
holm Company, then entered upon a similar charge,. and
' stated that in consequence of the fraudulent balance-
' sheet, defendant's account was enlarged from • discount to
a drawing account.
The defendant was committed for trial, but admitted to
; bail in two sureties of 5001. each, and himself in 1,000/.

John Win Wilson, aged 31. a doctor of medicine, re-
siding at 15, fitonefield•street, Islington, was charged with
committing an assault on George Harvey, a cab driver.
According to the statement of the prosecutor, the prisoner
got into his cab, and whilst the cab was going at the rate of
between six and seven miles an hour be got out and walked
off without paying his cab fare. The cabman followed
him and asked for his fare, but the prisoner, instead of
paying him, hit him three heavy blows on the head with
his umbrella. The prisoner afterwards gave him a wrong
address card, but the complainant followed him, and
ascertained his proper address. The same night the cab-
man fell ill with pains in his head, and he was attended by i
a surgeon, who said be was suffering from concussion of
the brain.' He became so bad that he had to be removed to
St. Bartholomew's Hospital,;where he was confined for some
weeks, part of the time unoonecious.
Dr. Black said he could not attribute the complainant's
illness to blows or other external causes ; he should say
that it was constitutional. He saw no marks of violence on
the complainant. The complainant's illness was curable,
and had given way to the treatment he had pursued.
The complainant said that he had never been ill before
but once, and that was with the painters' colic eight or
nine years ago.
Itr.Nash, for the defence, hoped that the magistrate
would, after the evidence of hr. Black, not think of send-
ing the case to the sessions for trial, but would deal with
it, if he believed the cabman, as a case of common assault,
and inflict a small penalty. Me was instructed to say that
the complainant behaved in a rude and insolent manner
towards the defendant. He knocked his stethoscope out
of his band, trod on it, and broke it, and made use of bad

lar.rEyncourt said that the defendant gave a wrong
card, and if he had known that he had been in the right
he would have taken care to have given his proper card.
If the cabman had done what it was represented, he held
the doctor would at once have come to this court and
taken proceedings against him, but he did nothing of the
sort, and allowed the matter as far as he was concerned to
slumber. Dr. Wilson was ordered to pay a fine of 40a. and
40s. costa, or in default of payment a month', imprison.
ment with hard labour in the House of Correction.
The fine and costs were at once paid.
Joseph Ploy, the owner of the house No. 6, Dorset-
street, Essex-road, Islington, was summoned by Mr.
George Clark, inspector of nuisances and sanitary in-
spector, on behalf of the vestry of the parish of St. Mary,
Islington, for having the house so overcrowded as to be
dangerous or prejudicial to health.
Mr. Clark, inspector of nuisances of Islington,
said that he visited the house, No. 6, Dorset-
street, Islington, said found it occupied by two
families, One family occupied two room' down stairs
and a back room on the first door, and that family con-
sisted of seven persons. Upon measuring the rooms be
found that there was only 176 cubic feet of air for each
person, the minimum allowed being 300. The front
room on the first Boor was occupied by five persons, and
the measurement only gave 718 feet for each parson.
The rooms were dirty, and smelt very close and bad.
There were other houses in the same street that were
overcrowded.

rpenalt37of 20.. and costs was imposed.
MARYLEBONE.

Horatio Cracknell and Robert Walker, decently-
dressed lads, aged respectively 18 and 19 years, were
charged with having attempted to extort money from Dr.
Juler, of James-street, Westbourne-terrace, under threat
of publicly charging him with the commission of an in-
famous crime.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor—who is
a physician of considerable practice, and one of the visit-
ing surgeons of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington—that the
prisoner Cracknell was an outdoor servant of his eon's time
since, but having been dismissed, recently applied for a re-
commendation, which Dr. Juler refused. On Wednesday
evening, after the return of Dr. Juler from church, the pri-
soners called at his house, and were shown into the front
parlour. Walker said his cousin had come to speak to the
doctor about what took place some time ego. Prosecutor
said, " What do you mean r Craoknell replied, " You
know what I mean." Walker then said, " The fact is, sir,
we come to speak to you about what took place between
you and my cousin, and we want some explanation." At
the end of a long interview, during which the prisoners
charged the prosecutor with an infamous offence, and
claimed money to secure their silence, they left with a pro-
mise to come hack on the Friday evening. They called at
the appointed hour—eight o'clock--and were shown into
the front drawing-room, between which and the back
apartment Dr. Juler's son was concealed in the folds
of curtains, but in such a position that he could hear
and partly see what was going on in the front room.
A lengthened conversation ensued between Dr.
Juler and the prisoners, in which Cracknell reiterated
the charges, stating that the offence had been fre-
quently committed. A considerable time was occupied
in arranging the amount of money which would secure
the silence of the prisoners, and eventually a document
was drawn up by Cracknell and signed by him and Walker,
to the effect that they solemnly pledged themselves never
to divulge what they knew of Dr. Juler in consideration
of receiving from him the sum of 401. 'The moment the
paper was signed, the prosecutor said, " Edward, will you
witness this ?" and immediately the curtains were drawn
aside, and Mr. Jaler, junior, came forth. All was con-
fusion for an instant, Cracknell holding the document
with trembling hand, and Walker endeavouring to snatch
it from him. The doctor's son, however, was too quick
for him, and seized the paper, which be put in his pocket.
Cracknell said to Walker, " I told you it would come to this
before we came in." Dr. Juler sent for a constable, and
gave the prisoners into custody. In the course of the pro-
secutor's examination, which lasted two hours, he swore
that there waa not a shadow of truth in the allegations
made against hint. The prisoners were remanded.
LAMBETH.

FJliam James Burton, Z 3, and John Hayes, 19, con-
victed thieves, were placed at the bar on the following
charge.
Sergeant Hammond, 10 W, laid that at half-past four
o'clock that morning, while going his rounds on honteback,
he met the prisoners on Streatham-common. They said
they had been to Sydenimm to see a friend, and wanted to
go to Vauxhall, but had lost their way. Observing that
they had a bulky appearance he suspected them, end
offered to accompany them so far as to put them into their
proper way, and went along until he met a constable and
took them into custody. On searching one of them he found
a lady's cloak inside his trowsers. He had also in his pos-
session a brown silk umbrella with an ivory handle, a
valuable plated spirit-lamp, two silver-top inkstands, and
a silver teaspoon with the initial Son the handle. The
account the prisoners have of the property was that they
bad picked up the things on Streatham-common, but he
(witness) had no doubt they formed a portion of the pro-
duos of a burglary.
The prisoners were accordingly remanded.
Mr. Charks Collins, who was described as a ritaltster,
was charged with uttering two cheques, and obtaining
their amount with a guilty knowledge. From the evidence
it appeared that in June last Mrs. Risk, a widow, changed
• cheque for the prisoner for 41. lba, drawn by Joseph
Neale and Co. on Messrs. Adam Nash and Co., of Wil-
brook, City, On the 3rd of June • similar cheque was
cashed by Mr. Jennings, of the Pine Apple 141151 k-house,
whose house the prisoner had been in the habit of visiting.
For the defence a person named Allen was tolled, tehp
described himself as a traveller to Messrs. Node and Co.
ladies" bair brush ntanufseturent, 163, Maud, and said
the cheques in question bad been paid to Mtn and cubed
by the prisoner.