The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-21 00:00:00

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George C. Griesbacit3i,dTessed in a fashionable suit of a
light tweed, described as a Prussian, was brought before s
Mr. Hutchens charged with fraudulently obt.lning 41 I
Prussian thalera from Ferdinand Burbach, a native of the
same country, in a public•house in High-street, St.
Saviour's.
Neither party understanding the English language, the I
manager of the Royal Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriare,
was sworn in as interpreter.
The prosecutor deposed that a few days ago he came from
Berlin, and was stopping at De Reyser's Royal Hotel,
Blackfriars. The prisoner came there on Sunday, and at •
the "table d'hote " sat next to witness, and they got into
conversation. It was finally arranged after dinner that
they should take a walk. They accordingly left the
hotel together, and proceeded towards the City,
and when in St. Paul's-churchyard a German stopped him,
and asked the way to London Bridge. The prisoner
seemed highly delighted at meeting a countryman, said
that they were go g that way, and would show him.
They all three accordingly proceeded over London Bridge,
and, at the suggestion of the prisoner, entered a public
house to partake of some ale. They had not been there
many minutes before another German entered the house,
and commenced a conversation with them. He said that
he had just come from Calcutta, where he had realised a
fortune and inherited 250,000/., at the same time pulling
out of his pocket what appeared to bea roll of banknotes and
• handful of gold coin. The man they met at St. Paul's told
the latter that it was dangerous oarrymg so much money
in London, when he replied that he had lost 500/. on the
previous night by gambling, and he had brought out the
money to be revenged ;at the one time he asked witness
to partake of champagne with him. He, however, re-
fused, when the prisoner asked the fourth man how he
lost so much money. The fourth man then pulled
from his pocket a small roll of paper and a
pin, and said that whoever inserted the latter
in the right fold won the stakes. The third man
said he would betsol. that he did it, when thejfourth man
refused to accept any bet under 1001. The other DIM said
he had not so much money, and then witness was appealed
to, to assist in making up the amount. Witness declared
that be had co money for anything of the kind, and to
show them that such was the fact he pulled out 41 dialers,
all the money he had, and laid it on the table ; when the
fourth man picked it up, and said " that would do," and
then the third man inserted the pin and lost. The fourth
man, who had taken up the money, then hurriedly left the
house, saying that he had a little business to transact at
the railway, and would return in a few minutes. The third
man left shortly afterwards, and when witness was about
to follow him the prisoner prevented him, saying that they
would be sure to find the third man at his lodgings. They
accordingly went to the address he had given, and finding
he was not known they returned to the hotel, and then
witness informed the manager of all that had occurred, and
the police authorities at Scotland-yard were communicated
with, and the prisoner was taken into custody.
William Riemers, a detective officer attached to Scot-
land-yard department, identified the prisoner as belonging
to the Prussian and Parisian swell mobs and as continual)
travelling between London, Paris, and Brussels in se
of victims. He found he had only oome to the Royal
Hotel on Sunday morning, bringing with him a small port-
manteau. After he was given into custody witness searched
the latter, and found that it contained old bricks, two
dirty shirts, and a pair of ragged socks, and the prisoner
had not money enough to pay his hotel bill. On the
prisoner being searched he found on him a false passport,
issued in the duchy of Nassau. The prisoner was described
therein as a merchant, whereas he was a bookbinder.
Mr. Burchsm asked if he knew the other men connected
with the swindle and fraud.
Riemer replied in the affirmative. They were all con-
nected with an extensive gang of foreign swell mobsmen
travelling from London to the continent.
The prisoner, who protested his innocence, was
remanded.

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