The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

JLNBION•HOUBE.

The Lord kfayor—mq-I;itiih7preerTo acknowledged the
receipt of the second half of a 61., soh from J. C. 8., for the
pcor box.
liciscard Siren, of Clturepeoza, aad 6, Crooked-
lama, City, watchmaker, wee up by detective Webb,
charged with illegal pawslag the followiegcircum-
seeweie.

Mr. John Andrew Janes, 10. Oreeked-lane, Boman, vio-
tnaller—Abotit the Ulth August I gaew to the prkeser who
earn* oa the bombes el the makable* in Crashed:kin,
two diver wades, with s geld key, geld seal, end a gold
rim to be eleaseL I vase then et 151. Therm,
le be mien* la •kw legs, bet I *plied several times
I
the phew withest brig skis te gm Mem Owe
I *NI dews * l*esser te hie neldesea,
about thew. Time wee ow • Oweary, whoa at'
vets
SIM me *et
Os winkle Wl= deer sed Isoutitally, and I
should have them the ant day. Met day I wont age* to
bin slaw iu Cieeskekkee, seeserprthenied by to sea, 411411
that he bed . gm asked bias kr
ka
the thapilmese, and be westpawned he iblekl them. Whoa be
ease bee be gave me taw efehekepedired, hem which
R sperm thee the "Mohr IMO paws* ea the lath August
tarn lbs. W. I bed sever wadmenel Idea to pied" or
etberwhe part with theta.
Zdwerd Brooks, mien* Is Mr. Splaks, pawnbroker,
Geessehtireb-street, pekoe' the two Willtelbell refund to by
Ws witness, and tkposed that they had bees pledged
by Me prisoner. He also moue* • obranossater pledged
by the prisoner in February last.
Mr. .1. Adams, 11, Pudding-lane, fruit broker—l en-
trusted the prisoner with three ship chrcemostara and
• gold chronometer to regulate or sepals, bat he
had two of the ship ehrosonetwe a keg time mo—
p/chap% • ysee. That now predated he bad kr the purpose
el rogektimg. It wee worth she* Mi. I have only lately
beeteleaware of he being pledged. Ide not know what has
bedew of then**, be lee bee told me they are in Cletken-
leiate ether, gra applied for areerad, as he woe not
quite peeper* to camping the swami ere (although the
prisons, bad admitted pawning the chronometae), and there
were nearly tweet* other owe again* Ma.
Tina prisease wee then remanded.
Nosy Bled, a vary respectably-deem
ble 61
charged with being drunk and anembisig policw7tto' eata-
8.

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Pdiat-otsetable 613 old the previous night he was on duty
in the IdWrite, end se ha was going along, he nearly fell over
some obits*, ielt, an closely szsmining, be found to be the
=. wee belpleady beak 'advisable to move. He
up, sad bawls. where she lived, he salad her if
be shook' take has bane. Wm saambied cat sorsetbiog
which the °dicer understood to be " YIN," and he accord-
, fusty lifted her up with the intention of taking her house.
This, however, atm did sot at all ewe to like, for ahe wee
very violent and struck him in the bon Thereupon, **bog
Wood: insulted, he revolved to take her to the tendon which
he did, but did not find it such ueasy job es he airs:tad.
Lithe station a gold watch and chain wee food upon ber,
sad she had all the appearance of being a very reeprinable
woman.

The Lord Mayor (to gefaoner)—Whet hare yea to say P
It is a roost disgraceful charge ; a respectably Mimed 101111011
like you getting drunk and assaulting the officer.
Ptienner (whimpering)-ok, coy lord, I am very sorry. It
is the first rims I was ever in such a plain. Ido assure your
kodship that I sin thoroughly ashamed of myself.
The Lord Mayor—Well, it you are not, you ought to he.
I cannot pees over snot an offence ; I shall flee you 20e.
The mosey vas pal&

GUILDHALL.
DAVID RUCIIII, TIM BANKRUPT ♦ttORNEY.
(Castism4 tram yearday's

Jain Brett, a enema* in the City detective force, said—
In April lath I received a warrant at this mart tor the slogs-
howl= a/ the bankrupt, and I proceeded with it to Ath.
treble. I arrived at Melbourne on the 7th of June, and I
found the bankrupt at South Yana, where he was befog
with his family. I took him Into custody and brought blot
to this country. I read the warrant to him at the time I
took him, and he said, " I will ge back with you willingly."
Crow-examined-11e did not env Met was the first be hod
heard of his bankruptcy. Hs acid, " I gall be able to put it
all right," lie asked me to read the warrant when I showed
it to him. He woe very excited arid said, " That is all—it
is not forgery, became I have committed so forgery."
Mir. Morgan—Did he at any other time make any state-
meat to you about the norgarreodee to his bankruptcy ?
Brett—He made a Adamant on the way into Melbourne,
het it was so metaled, sad I. we so confused himself, I
could make nothing of it. He did sot, that 1 recollect, say
that he left hut property to be realised for his creditors. He
did sot speak much to we of his alike on the voyage home,
although he did to others.
fie-ezezoined—He said nothing I. me of having heard of
his being declared a bankrupt before I had arrived. I was
eve maths and a week doing the journey out and home.
Mr. Poland—That evidence will complete the first case,
with the exception of the doctimeats from the Accountant-
Clemsears °thin, sad a general statement of Ida affairs. I
will proceed to apse other cases of obtaining money tinder
will pressor.
Mr. Fagg said—l em a ceffee.roaster. and Nth at Acre.
lane, Brixton. I carry on business at Georplerd, Yen.
church•etreet. The bankrupt was my solicitor for about I
sight years, and I had thorough condiemoe in him. In
Joinery, 1958, I received a letter from the bankrupt offering
am a good investment for about 5,0001. I went to his odic
about it, and told him I would dew* 1,0001. on the
security he offend me I. the latter, namely, the deposit
of valuable deeds to double the amount. He said
he had a very advantageous offer el biesimee, and
that he wanted to rate 6,001., for which he would
give 6 per cent. He said he would give me 6 par met. for
whatever I would advance. He seed that kind of beakers
would rodeos him new elicits as old ones dropped ca. Os
the 19th of leaner, I sold out stock to the amount of 9451.
16e.. and I gave the broker's chigoe to the bankrupt, and on
the following day 1 pre him 641. 6e. in cage to make up the
1,0001. Some short time otter:wards I *died, and be said I
might as well take the deeds, mid be handed me the don-
nish. produced. I sever esemined either the deck or the
meweroadsa at deposit affil I homed of the bourn=
have sew reosived say pet of the 1,0004 nor of the
I weal set bare perted with my rotary cuss upon deeds
of veins or property in Weems. I doomed the may on
the kWh al the amenity awed la the letter.
Crow-eisadned—l do sot know that the basins= ended
was a proitebis an.. The booksvpt told as it woe, sad I
hawed him. Ido not know el op ewe hawks* that the
diode are vaiaelra, bat Bey artery kik ate so.
Mr. liachell, of 6, Qosswareet,Chespilds. seld—l am a
imlicitor. I produce • MOM dated Jame 23, 186.5, granted by
David Hughes to Catherine Jean, of 11, Highlrery.grove-
elllee, for a term of 97 years, from Mitiadassa. 1819 i and