The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-25 00:00:00

rx as A. A. LsAgx.

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The bankrupt was a banker's clerk, of Bury St. Ed-
load's. He came before the court with debts
of 1,9101., of which 1,435/. is due on the shares in Over-
end, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), of which the bankrupt
bad bed the misfortune to be a shareholder, and to which
he attributed his failure. The usual proceedings of the
lint sitting were nowsone through.

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ni RI X. I. COX.
The bankrupt weA described anabuillierrand contractor, of
• loglan-artreet, Kentish Town. He ascribes his failure to the
giss in the price of labour, and having drawn and accepted
ID for the accommodation of others. The debts are
7 slated at 2,021 G, bat security is held by the four principal
steditors. This was the Aril sitting, but no choice of a•-
!..dimia to* pLee

THE POLICE COUWHiI.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
STSTZKATIC TRAI7DB.
Jefeq .sew Reid, a gentlemanly- looldng young man,
Melding at No. 1, Mawbey-terrace South Lambeth was
• placed at the bar on remand before Alderman Dakin,
• charged with stealing 5/., the money of Messrs. Allen
Brothers, of Albion-chambers, London-wall, his employers.
Br. George Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, prosecuted, and
h. Knight, from the office of Mr. Beard, defended the
Omer.
• Hr. Lewis said the prisoner's frauds were most ingeni-
poly carried out, and he was sorry to say amounted to
'seer 900 f. He proposed to prove six eases against the pri- ,
men, and ask for his committal upon them.
•• 8. C. Hewlett, clerk to Montgomery and Newborn, ship-
; linkers, 17, Gracechurch-street, received from the prisoner
cash It. 13e. 4d. on the 16th of August, 1865, for freight,
end he received no other money from him on account of
KIWI. Allen.
J. W. Hickson, clerk to Messrs. Hackett and Co., of 8,
lange.prdens, Tower-hill, received from the prisoner on
imxmat of Mesas. Allen Brothers on the Bth of July, •
diem for 61. Bs. 4d.
F. 8. Fox, clerk to Baker and Co., of • Fore-street, press
makers, received on the 22nd of February, 1865, • cheque
. for 51.5 e. Gd. on account of Masers. Allen Brothers.
Robert King, clerk to Evans and Co., of Newgate-street,
received 16s. 6d. on behalf of Allen Brothers on the 18th
of February, 1865. It was not 11.165. 61.
R. F. Farwig, clerk to A. G. Robinson, of Mark-lane,
received on the :Get of January, 1865, • cheque for 61. 2s.
eshelialf of Allen Brothers. He did not receive • sum of
81. ss. in addition.

llfr. Henry Allen produced the cash book and petty
ash book. The cheque for 61. Bs. 44. was filled up by the
pieoner and signed by witness. Under date the Bth of
July, the payment of the cheque to Messrs. Hackett was
duly entered by the prisoner in the cash book. Under
the same date the same ►mount was entered by
Me prisoner in the petty cash book as paid
b Mr. Hackett. That would denote a payment
h cash. On the 22nd of February, 1865, there was
sa sorry in the cash book of Si. ss. 6d. to Baker and Co.
for ► screw press, and on the same day was charged by
fie prisoner in the petty cash book, " screw press, 51.
k 6d." There was but one voucher for both those sums

d money. Under date 18th February, 1865, was an
gdry in the petty cash book of 1/. 16s. 6d. to Evans and
Co., end on the bill for 16s. 6d. was the word " Entd." in
Ihe prisoner's handwriting. Under date 31st January, 1865,
am au entry in the cash book of the payment of
I. Is. to Mr. Robinson. Mr. Robinson's name was
ast mentioned, but it was entered as " Freights
Pr Ranger and Tama." Of that amount 51.
• it. 9d. was freight per Two, and on the same
Ely there was an entry in the petty cash book for a larger
elm, which included that 5/. 51. 9d. as paid in cash. The
padeceseor of the prisoner had been deficient to a small
amount, and the prisoner had lent him money to
asks it up, but that had all been repaid with the ex-
Option of 91. The defalcations amounted to several
• kindred pounds. He would as soon have thought of
baking himself as suspecting the prisoner. He never
lepected the prisoner until he found a false entry in the
Mks. and although he tried to explain it the explanation
ins not satieractory, and on examination the defalcations
Uwe discovered.
By Mr. Knight—The prisoner came into his service on
• the 13th of March, 1814. The cheques he paid away were
Payments to order. They ought to have receipts from the
persons who received the money. Had he (witness)
limited the books he should have found it out. It was
!try artfully done, the items from one account being oar-
, Mod luto another, so that the lines commenced differently,
and the sum carried out was a different amount. The
defalcations were over 9001.
George Russell, detective sergeant, said he apprehended
the prisoner and told him he charged him with stealing
• his master's money to the extent of about 1,0001., to
which the prisoner replied that it was an extraordinary
°age, to make, and that ha did not think the balance was
110 mach.
The • r was fully committed for trial and bail

CLERKENWELL.
SCENE ON PF.NTO:CVTLLE-RILL.
Prue& Longhorn, aged 21. of 4,Fenwick-place,Holborn,
&Millie smith, and George Wails, aged 22, of 2, Freeland,-
604.
_44411w, Maiden-lane, Islington, • drummer, were
▪ rd. before Mr. Barker with being concerned together
Ix attempting to steal a watch and chain from the person
aI Mr. William Robinson, warehouseman, of 13, Champion-
ternme, City-road, and also with assaulting him at Pen-
tensille-hill.
The prosecutor, on being MOTO, said that on Sunday
morning, at about a quarter peat 1. be was proceeding
ging Pentonville-bill towards the Angel, basing his rifle
overlay shoulder, a large portrait on the rifle, and a parcel
of clothing ander his right arm. When he got to the
011196 r of a dark street just past St. James's Chapel, be saw
the prisoners standing there together, and as he approached
• Sas one of them stepped oat, and as he was passing
them the prisoner Waits staggered against him
-21 if he was drunk, awl struck him. He
gypped back to avoid the blow and to ask him
what he meant by such conduct, when the prisoner lAng-
kam took hold of him by the collar in every rough manner.
The prisoner then put his arms through and below his
tor'e), caught hold of him by the shoulder, and
aisT•That he put his hands into his (witness's) waistcoat
t4k44, where his watch was. He extricated himself, held
prisoner by the wrist, called polies, and then some
Pailuven came to his assistance, and the prisoners
Sims secured. He felt the fingers of one of the prisoners
`his waistcoat-pooket, and the glass and face of his watch
nere broken, as was also oae of the links of his chain. In
" straggle he might have broken the glass of hie watch
• "•44411. He was perfectly whew, and he was of opinion
• that lath the were sober, sad that they only.
Pretended to be drank, Both prisoners were violent and
' *wive,

The Prisoner Waits asked the prosecutor if he did not
offer to let him go if he would apologise for hiving pushed
What him,
The prosecutor replied vi in the negative, and s
hie aid that
• no efraid that if the gentlemen had notemas to Wl,'
ftlie se they did he should have been severely nsai-
irthlt

Ku James Anderson, n traveller, of 15, Penton-street,
Add he sa w the prosecutor 'haggling with the prLsonere.
Ind be went to his .1"..1e4an and helped to detain the
*Weer* until the arrival of the porn*.