The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

A very well dreamed young man, named George Willis,
was charged with obtaining goods from Messrs. Ninon and
Co., warehousemen, of St. Paul's-churchyard, by Isles
pretences.
The evidence left no doubt that the prisoner had been
earrying on a very extensive and Legation, system of fraud,
and it appeared that he was detected through the bistro-
' mentality of the electrie telegraph.
Mr. Charles Hutchinson, ealermaa, in the service of
Mew.. Paweon and Co., dimmed that on Tuesday after-
noon the prisoner came to the warehouse and represented
the:, he was directed by MUM DlllllOll and
Co., of Hoyden, in Yorkshire, who were coa-
-1 tomers, to purchase certain goods, and he se-
lected a quantity of black silk handkerchief,, the value
of which was IC 16e. The prisoner wee an entire stranger
to him, but he had no suspicion whatever that anything wee
wrong, as he seemed perfectly acquainted with business, and
the goods were packed up, end by the prisoner's direction
were sent to the warehouse of Mews. Holden and Co., is
Cannonotreet, from which place be represented they were
to be sent, with other goods, to Mr. Dawson, in Yorkshire.
The elk handkerchiefs were sent accordingly, and whams
yesterday morning maw them in the possession of Smart the
officer. The witerm then explained that recording to the
meal custom the invoice of the goods was sent down to Mr.
Demon by Tuesday night's post, and early yesterday morn-
ing a telegram was received from that gentleman to the
effect that no such goods had been ordered by him, and this
led to the discovery at the fraud, and the apprehension of
the prisoner.
Mr. W. O. Kelsey, one of the porters in the firm of
Bolden and Co., deposed that about seven o'clock on Tliel•
day evening the prisoner came to the warehouse, and said
that he belonged to the firm of Dawson and Co., of How.
den, and that he had come to purchase some ladies'
two black sad two red. Moors. Dawson and Co. were cue.
tamers of their firm, and be therefore at mace proceeded
to look out the articles, but found that be had not got the
red skirts in stock and be told the prisoner he could not
let him have them till the next day and it wee
arranged that he should come for them on the
following (yesterday) morning. The prisoner, who wee
an entire stranger to him, laid at the same time
that he expected some cashmeres from other houses to be
sent to witness's warehouse, and he asked him to reorder
them, and said that they would be all packed together sad
forwarded to Yorkshire. Several other parcels of good.
did come from other wholesale houses, and among them
was the one containing the silk handkerchief. that had
been identified by the last whims. The whole of the
parcels were addressed to Mr. Daemon. The prisoner Mille
at the time appointed, and the parcels of goods were handed
over to him, and he wait away with them, and witness
shortly afterwards saw him in custody of Smart, the
detective. _ _

--The Lord Mayor inquired of the prisoner whether he
wished to ask either of the witnesses who bad been ex-
mired any questions?
The prisoner replied—" No, I have nothing to ask them."
Thomas droart, the City detective, deposed that in cones-
quince of information he remind, he went yesterday
morning to the warehouse of Menus. Holden and Co., in
Cannon-street, and maw the prisoner oome in, and he then
went outside the warehouse and waited until he mine out
again. When he did so, he had the parcel containing the
goods that had been sent by Messrs. Pierson, under his arm,
and a porter was carrying some other parcels. Witness fol-
lowed them to the corner of Princes-street and Mansion
Houses:met, where the porter put down the parcels he bad
been carrying and went away, and the prisoner placed his
own parcel upon the others and stood by them. He then
went up to him and inquired if the parcels were his
property, and he said they were, and witness then
asked who bad directed him to order them, and he replied,
"Mr. Damen." Wilson then told him that he believed
he had obtained the goods by false pretenoes, and he must
detain him until he bad made some inquiry, and that he
mod accompany him to the station-house. The prisoner
wee then taken to the station, where he handed to witness
the invoice for the goods that bad been obtained from
Mesas. Holden and Co. The inspector asked the retainer
for his address, and the reply he made was that he bad no
Axed residence.

Mr:GOviiii7in, the chief clerk, inquired of Smart whether
be had any additional evidence to produce on the present
oessaion

He said that he had a telegram from Mr. Dawson, stating
that he bed never ordered the goods now in question, and
that there were good grounds for supposing that goods had
been obtained from Messrs. Leaf and Co., and other whole-
sale houses, by similar pretences. He, therefore, was desir-
ous that the prisoner should be remanded, in order to give
him an opportunity to make further inquiry.
The prisoner, on being asked by his loraship whether he
wished to make any answer to the charge, replied that he
bad nothing to say.
He was then remanded till Monday next.
Anna Maria M'Cate, a young woman, was brought up
for re-examination._ _

It will be remembered that the prisoner was charged, on
the 14th inst., with having attempted to do some *ennui
injury to Mr. Gann, a tailor, in F'enclaurch.street, bystriking
him with a very formidable weapon, apparently • portion
of an hoe bedstead, upon the back of the head. The
complainant, it appiwared, knew nothing of the prisoner,
except that she had been in his employ, and it was proved
that she bad on other occasions been guilty of acts of
violence. Her conduct and demeanour were such that • very
gene& impression was created that she was not in her
right senses, and she was remanded in order that the surgeon
of Newgale might see her, and give a certificate as to her
condition, and that certificate was now handed to the
Lord Mayor.
Hie Lordahip, after perusing it, said th .t at the last
examinatioe there was an impression that she was not of
wand mind, but the certificate of the surgeon did not at all
confirm that opinion, and he was, therefore, bound to deal
with her as • cnmical. He therefore wished to know what
excuse she had to make for the violent and wanton assault
that she had committed'
_ _

The prisoner excliimeci that it was all a conspiracy.
The Lord Mayor told her it was of no use fur her to goon
in that manner, as he believed she knew perfectly well what
abs was about. The assault she had committed was a very
aggravated one, and he should order her to pay a fine of 51.,
and in default that she should be imprisoned for two
months.
The complainant expressed his arehension that when
prisoner came out she would be guilty of some further act.
of violence towards him.
The Lord Mayor told him that in all probability the im-
prisonment would have the desired effect, but if the pri-
soner should attempt to annoy him again he would receive
the full protection of the law by applyivg to this court.
A little urchin named William Yellen, only ten years of
age, was charged with the following tiering attempt at
robbery.
Mr. Farquharson, a tradesman of Honndaditch, stated
that the previous afternoon about one o'clock he was in his
shop, when he heard uoe of the widows smashed in, and at
the same moment saw the prisoner's hand through the
aperture, and he was endeavouring to help himself to the
property in the shop. He seised the prisoner's hand and
M him until a policeman came up, when he gave him
into custody.
Partridge, the gaoler, stated, in answer to a question pet
by his lordship, that the prisoner had before been ineinitody
at this eourt charged with felony.
The Lord Mayor told the prisoner he abould send him to
gaol for two months, and he hoped the instruction be would
receive there would deter him from the commission of
a similar offence in future.

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• Heavy southerly gale at midnight.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CASUALTY.

Edward Horkfas (r, In ilia, from Cronstadt to Hull,
with ear, was dread on Lavensari on the Nth November
all heads saved The raster hopes to rre the greater half of
the auwo undamaged, and to get the vowel at &rine the
winter. She has eleven feet water in bee hold.—Wybsuw,
Nov. 10.