The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION-HOUSE.
Yr. liranris Worrell Storm of No. 3, Royal Exchange,
deafer in shares, was brought before the Lord Mayor in the
mofficer, melody of James Brea, the detective ocer, charged, ac-
cording to the pollee list, with having appropriated to his
own In the auto of 4,2991. (baba* of the sum of 6,00 W.),
the MY having been entrusted to him as a stock and share
broker, on or about the 21st of Jfor the purchasing
shave in the London, Brighton, a South Coast Railway
Company, which said shares he had failed to pardon.
Mr. Booth, of Survey-street, appeared for the proseention;
Mr. Humphreys for the dames.
The property stated to have been found to the pcardon
.0 the defendant when he wee appeehandad oonsiated of three
Bank of England notes for 1,0001 each, one for 6001, one
for 2001., and • purse containing U. &o.
Mr. Booth said he appeared for Mr. °cirri= Cobb Rooks,
who at present resided at Machetes Hotel, in Piccadilly.
The oats was brought forward upcn public grounds, upon
the set for the better protection of the public from fraud in
the punkas of stock, &0., sad his lordship would see
from the ea idenoe wheiher it came under the fourth provi-
sion or some other chubs of that statute. Mr. Booth was
proceeding to state the substance of the evidence which was
enleennently given, when
Mr. Humphreys, who said he had only been just engaged
for the defence, Intimated that he had been given to under-
stand that his client was ready to pay the difisreace between
the money which had been taken from him by the °Sow and
the amount paid into the bank. Under such a Nate af thine
he could not we what could be the object of proceeding say
farther.

Mr. Booth said his client was sot satisfied with the prop.-
&los, and thought it was isecresary to go into evidence.
Mr. Humphreys—The balsam between the two a Is
ready, I repeat, to be paid over. There was, lam inforamd,
an arrangement that the whole was to be paid over to the
banker by the 30th of the mouth, end It wiU Le paid over at
once. I hold in my hand • document which was signed this
morning, and lam astonished, after reading that, that there
is saintsetion to mooed.
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ii.;:l6.7lltiiiii;rey;iisaaed a paper to the Lord Mayor,
who said, upon reading it-1 do not call that a settlement
at WI.

Thin. Booth said there were certain aircumetanoss connected
with the wee whioh made It neoessery that the particulars of
the transaction should be detailed.

The Lortlifayor=i e-m-ready to receive the evidence.
Ur. Ootavius C. Rooke said—l first beams acquainted
with Mr. Stevens in the beginning of last month, when I saw
him at his office in the Royal Exchange. I told him I had some
tamehresoney to invest, and I amked him what was the
best bevestroent I could make in the market. Be gave
me certain advice, but nothing followed from it.
Some days afterwards I again saw him at his office, and hav-
ing brought with me a cheque signed by the two parties in
wham names the money was then lying at Messrs. Childs,
the teams, which chrome we. for 6,0001., and drawn upon
Mears. Child, and made payable to the secretary of the
London and Brighton Railway Company, but not to bearer,
I showed him the cheque, and the defendant said that he waa
afraid It would not be available for the purpose required, but
he sent his son with me to the °Moe of the London and
Railway Company, to me if it could be made
in its then form. We were there told it could not
be made available in its form, and we returned to the office
of the defendant, and the defendant was then told of
the Information we had received from the secretary, and
he accompanied me to Messrs. Childs to take their
advice. We there received mad their printed forms to be for-
warded to the trustees in ceder that they might fill it up in
an available manner and Mr. Stumm (the difendaat) filled
up the cheque, makieg it yable to the secretary of the
London and Brighton Railway Company, or tearer, and I
sent that cheque to one of the trustees with a letter. In a
erw days afterwards I received the new cheque for the same
swam_ t *nod by the two asters, and I took this cheque to
the defut and gave it to bin for the impose of pur-
chasing the London and Brighton shares to that extent, with
the exception of 601., which he returned to me for the pur-
pose of paying the 11. par cent. duty on the 6,0001. That
we. all that took plaos at that time. I saw him afterwards
on one or two oocasiona, about the 2nd or 3rd of the month,
sad he stated to me that he had putokand the whole of the
sham, but they ware not yet delivered, and he showed me a
memeesedunt of the prices.
Mr. Homphraye—ln all probability that paper is amongst
the numerous documents which have been taken by the
dikter from my client.
Brett (the detective) said he had not had time to examine
the damenents.

the wicaca7 (in oontinnation)—He gave me a cheque fur
6U., stating that that was the balance between the amount of
the sham purehseed and the amount of the obelus and the
60/. He told me the whole bombers was now settled, with the
exception of a paper which would be forwarded to me to
North Wales, to Beaumaris, to which I intended to pro-
ceed, and the coupons would be lodged at Hears. Child's
in the names of the trustee*, and my own name.
In my first instruction to him to purchase I gave
the names of all the troatess verbally, and he wrote
them down. I have not any of the documents, but I
on refresh my memory from some papers which I have at
home. At a subsequent interview, considering that there
would be a great deal of trouble in getting all the signatures,
I instructed him in my own name, end to lodge the coupons
in the names of the other two trustees and my own jointly
at Herm Childs. lis said It would save trouble, and have
the same effete with rs to the security of the
I then proceeded to Mane. Childs', and stated
what I had done. I hit Louden on the following Saturday.
No leder or written communicating' bad passed between us
up to this time. I afterwards wrote to him from Beau-
maris, and on the 19th of July Imw him there. I had
received a note from him, stating that he was weblike( at the
PestKince to see me, and I immediately went thither to see
him. He was standing outside the door of the Poet-Ake,
end be conducted me into a room, and there gave me a docu-
ment to sign, which he said was tits completion of the homi-
ness as my part. It was a printed form, and I was to sign
It. I did so, and the paper produced is that document. Be
stated that it was the completioo of my business, with the
exception of going to the railway company to be traasferred.
When I signed the document I did not see the account which
is now attached to it. The document is for the transfer of
1,000 London and Brighton shares.
The Lord Mayce—Had he told you that be had purchased
the shares ?

liiitne7aLtle had told me that all the shares were pur-
chased. Re also presented to me a piece of paper in blank
with a stamp upon it. I asked him what that was for, and
be said I wee to sign it, as that would be my receipt fur the
shares. I then signed it.
Brett produced the paper.
Witness—l betters this is my alienators to the paper
which was to be a receipt for the shares. It is dated the 19th
of July, and purports to be a receipt for 1,000 shares in the
London end Brighton Railway stook. This occupied two or
three minutes. The defendant said be was in a great hurry.
and his carriers was at the door, and nothing else was paid
on the subject but a few words about the affair being ended.
There was some other conversation, and he said something
to the sleet that he had wale to Bangor on some business
ftc Mr. Ashton Smith, but nothing further with reference
to my affairs, and he then got into his carriage and went
Lord Mayor—Did you ask him about the business be came
there for ?

; he made the statement of his own accord.
Lent Mayor—Hew to 41t from Bangor to Beaumerte
Wilmer—Mont saves mike.

frisaasr—lt ttbout three milt* semen the water.
Examination resumed—This ie the lost time I have seen
the prisoner since last Monday. I made some inquiries, and
In consequence of some information I received I came to
London and sew the primmer to-day. I arrived bore on
Friday morning. bat had So interview with him till this
morning, when I went with my solicitor and the solicitor to
one of the truetees to his effete, and told him I required an
explanation of the whole affair. On the 2lat I wrote to him
saying that I understood from the truism that the purchase
was sot according to the marriage settlement. I have so copy
of that letter.

—Mr. litieribreys—They haw taken the letter from the
prisoner. an yet they imitate to produos it.
Mr. Booth—Oh; we have no hesital ion about it. Ws
will pot in the letter.
The letter was then put to and lead. It expressed a wtsh
upon the part of the artless' to know what would be the
probable prollt or for upon a Tweak of the sham, which
were thtn at 111, having been purchased at 109. The
writer supposed that the pelt on lb. sal• would be soM•
dust to cover all broloerage expenses, and wished the prisoner
to recommend some investment in railway debentures or
bonds, as *hares were not allowed by the terns of the
settlement.

--Witasiethen went on to say—l reeelved a letter fa answer
to this after my arrival In London, having left Lleaberris
before It could be delivered there.
This letter abet was put in and read, and wee in shot al
follows:—" July 23—Dear gr. I wish to sea you in come-
UMW of your letter of the 21st. lam sorry that yen left
ILnherris without hearing from me. I &dams this to
yen at 301. Regent-stmt. I shall be in the City on Mon-
al, err Tuesday, and shall be glad if you will cal upon me
these." _ _ _

insmination resumed—l came to Landon in coneegnimoe
of • telegraphic despatch. Who I low the prisoner this
mashie I requested an txplanation of the whole affair. He
deransd to 'lwo may er.plasatios la the presence of the solici-
tors, bat hi said he would give ems to ma by myself. I
pointed out one of the spolismos, who was solicitor to a
imtatss, sad wY, " I suppose pm will not otesot to his being
prsssmtr Hs mill that "II I did not to him ohms he
would not open his lips as the matter." I mat up stairs
with him, sad he oljected even to my solicitor remaining
dowse sake while I sou with him. I them did am him
Memo. I told him that the trustees wirbed me to =plain
wheseths mousy was, and that I waa tot able to de so, In
00‘W0110011 of not rewiring any infonswion from him or at
his office. He that read to me • sort of diary, shawls(
what he had been doing with himself after sestet me tim
Mprodnead. onday. He read it to me. It was • piper which is saw
The paper referred to was pat in and mad as follows :
"Monday, July 19.—At Besumorts, vl en you signed
transfer.

" fandsy. 20.—Waryiek.
" Wednesday, July 21.—A! office; when tare/mid that