The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Willi= Maria Haiii;;,; gentlemanly man 58 years
of age, was brought up in the custody of Detective-
Sergeant George Scott, on a warrant which had been
granted by the Lord Mayor, which charged the prisoner
" for that he, being clerk to John James Russell and
others, did on the 24th April last, embezzle and steal a
certain cheque for the payment of the sum of 1001., and
that on the 2nd June last be did further embezzle and
steal the sum of 261. 19s. 5d., received by him for and on
account of his masters and employers."
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Wontner, jun., was in attendance on the part of the
prisoner.
Mr. Lewis stated that he appeared on behalf of Messrs.
Russell, who are an extensive wholesale shoe manufac-
turers at Wednesbury, prisoner had been their Lon-
don agent for many years, and possessed their fullest
confidence, and in consequence of that confidence he had
been enabled to commit various classes of frauds, to which
on a future occasion he (Mr. Lewis) should have to
call attention. He might, however, mention that
although the prisoner now stood charged on the warrant
for the embezzlement of only 1261. odd, yet since his die-
wheal from their service, the books of the firm had
been submitted to the inspection of an accountant,
and defalcations to the amount of 10,0001. bad I
been discovered. It would appear that alter,
his dismissal the prisoner got out of the way
and had hidden himself for the last six weeks, but he had,
however, been traced by the officer to a small village near
Rochester, where he was taken into custody. The books
were not hem to-day, nor had there been time to bring up
the necessary witnesses, and therefore he should put in
now the sworn information on which the Lord Mayor had
granted the warrant, and after examining the officer to
prove its execution, he should ask for a remand for a few
days
tective George Scott was then sworn, and deposed
that he received the warrant produced on the 19th July
last, and from that date up to yesterday be bad been in
search of the prisoner, but was not able to find him.
Yesterday, however, from information be received,
be went down to a place called Fringeborough,
near Rochester, and at a house at the outskirts
of the village be found him. At first the
prisoner was denied to him, but he want upstairs, and
discovered the prisoner in one of the bed-rooms He told
him he was an officer, and read to him the warrant, on
which the prisoner exclaimed, " I never thought it would
have come to this ;" and after a pause, he added, " I will
make Mr. Russell pay dearly for it." On searching the
prisoner, be found 19s. 10d. in money, and a large quan-
tity of letters and correspondence, of which be took pos-
session, and with them brought up the prisoner in custody
to London. - . .

Mr. Lewis said this was u far as he could go with the
ease to-day, and asked fora remand.
Sir R. W. Carden remanded the prisones. to Wednesday
next, at the same time refusing Mr. Wontner's application
to admit him to baiL
BOW-STREET.

The examination of Captain Ellis, and the seaman Priem
on the charge of unlawfully enlisting men to serve under
the Chilian flag, was resumed yesterday before the chief
magistrate, Sir Thomas Henry.
Mr. Pouidea again conducted the prosecution on the
part of the Treasury; and Mr. Sleigh defended.
William Thompson, a seaman, gave evidence, similar in
the maia to that of previous witnesses. He first saw the
defendant Ellie at the shop of a Mr. Canon, at Sunder-
land, who called him in as he was passing the door. Ellis
then told him the vessel was to go to Valparaiao. Wl=
asked where they were going Ellis said it was " for a two
years' cruise—a yachting voyage." He mid that " with
a smile, his countenance just as you see him now."
(Laughter.) He gave witness an advance note for 91.,
being two months wages, at M. 10e. a month. Witness
signed blank articles. Could not tell what bad become of
them. The captain put them in his breast at the time.
Witness had been told that they were afterwards de-
stroyed. Witness get the mosey for the advisee note.
When Peters cam on board he brought with him a small
black dog, a quantity of luggage, and a few trumpets.
When some of the men claimed 61. for bounty, and &aid
they would have tie vemesl if it was net paid, wit.