The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

.......
William John Hera, who stands charged with em.
bezzlingj the monies of his late employers, Messrs. Sey.
mour and Elwyn, of Throgmorton-street, to the extent of
nearly 13,0001., was brought up before Alderman Sir R.
W. Orden, for further examination.
Mr. Begley again attended for the prosecution, and Kr.
Sleigh appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
The proceedings at this hearing, though necessarily
occupying a considerable time, were limited to taking
formal evidence from the bankers' clerks attached to the
London and County Bank, where the prosecutors kept an
account, and to the London and Westminster Bank, where
the prisoner had opened a private account in the year
1864, of the mode in which the prisoner had disposed of
certain cheques paid to him for and on account of his
masters, the prosecutors.
Mr. William Charles Dove, a clerk in the chief office
of the London and County Bank proved, from an examine.
tion of the books produced, that on the 16th August, 1856,
only 151. had been paid in at the bank to the credit of the
prosecutors, whereas the prosecutors' books (kept by the
prisoner) represented the amount paid on that date to be
1,5791. 10s. On the 16th January 1866, there had been
paid in the sum of 6,3701.145. 2d., but that did not include
a cheque for 618/.15e. received by the prisoner from Messrs.
Gowan and Marks for the prosecutors. On the 21st April,
1866, there bad been paid In to the credit of Seymour and
Elwyn the sum of 1,586 f. 12s. 6d., and not 1,716/. 12r. lid.
wee represented in the prosecutors' books by the prisoner,
being a deficiency of 1:10/., the amount of a cheque he had
received from Mr. Payne, another customer of the prose.
cuter.' firm. The witness further proved that none of
these cheques had ever parsed through the London and
County Bank.
Mr. William Charles M'Even, one of the cashiers at the
chief office of the London and Westminster Bunk, was
next called, and proved that the prisoner bad opened an
account with that bank under the name of William John
Hurst, in the year 1864, and that the three cheques in
question, two signed by Gowan and Marks and one by Mr.
Payne, had been passed by the prisoner to the credit of his
own private account on the days they severally. bore date.
Neither of these witnesses was cross-examined, and at
the close of their evidence,
Mr. Begley stated that he did not propose further to
protract the inquiry that day, and asked for an early
remand. _

Mr. Sleigh renewed his previous application that the
prisoner should be admitted to bail. The prisoner was
prepared with two substantial securities, who would be
bound in the sum of 5001. each for his future appearance,
and the learned counsel added that he understood his ap-
plication would not be opposed by those who were engaged
in the prosecution.
Mr. Idesley said he was instructed not to oppoxe, but to
leave the application to be disposed of at the discretion of
the presiding magistrate.
Alderman Sir It. W. Carden said this was so serious •
awe and ao grave • charge, that he could not for amo.
meat entertain the application to admit the prisoner to
bail.

The prisoner was then remanded till tomorrow (this)
morning, and removed to the cella below the court.

RKETB.

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