The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUR2B.

MARLBOROITGII-STREET.

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with ernbezaling thee= of U. 18e. under the following cir-
cumstances.

Solicitor. appeared on both aides,
Mr. Joseph Clayton, of 26,5, Strand, on being sworn, sold
—I eat an adrertiairg agent, in partnerehip with another,
trading under the name of the Mammoth Advertising
Company." The prisoner entered my service on the sth
November, 1858, as collector of advertisements, at a Wary of
3/. per week. It wan his duty simply to collect advertise-
ments, and be wee never anthorised to receive payments.
Some time in 1856 be brought en order from Mews. Cra-
mer and Beale, of Regent-street, which was duly sweated.
The amount upon that order was 51. 18a. On the 14th March
following the prisoner was discharged from oar rervice. At
no time was the prisoner authorised to receive moneys; In
fact, he wax prohibited from doing so. He was consequently
not authorised to receive the amount the subject of es pre-
sent inquiry. He bad never accounted for the same.
In answer to the prisoneea ',elicitor, Mr. Clayton said he
had taken proceedings against the prisoner at Bow-street
about MIL weeks ago. On that occasion the prisoner was
charged with fraud. The prisoner proposed the scheme of
the Arlwrtising Company to me, and afterwards introduced
Mr. Dimond. Would swear the prisoner wee never to have
a share in the Widow. It was arranged that if prlareer's
service, turned out well end successful, they were nibs taken
into onseideration. When he was dismissed our employ he
claimed fora fortnight's notice. When the rase was brought
before Mr. Hell, at Bow-street, it wee reommended that an
arrangement should be some to.
Mr. John Blame., clerk in the berme of MOW.. Cramer
and Beale, said the primmer bronchi to bim the bill produced
for 51. IRs.. on the 25th March, 1857, and he indoreed it to the
wider in the nand way for payment.
Mr. Robert Watson, rambler to the last-mentioned firm,
paid the amount in potation to the Derwin presenting the
order, and obtained a receipt signed "J. Edward..
Sergeant Crocker, 9C, apprehended the prisoner, who
asked on telling him the charge, why they were going to try
that matter over again f
The defendant', solicitor said if Mr. Dimond were present,
he could clearly ;how that his client at no time considered
himself dismissed.

Mr. Dimond here stepped forward, and on being sworn,
said—l am an advertising agent, and have known the pri-
soner slightly between five and six years. In 1856 he sub-
mitted to me a scheme for advertising upon canvas to be put
up in vacant owes over the metropolis. I approved of the
scheme. and on going into the country some short time after-
wards the prisoner wrote to me for 251., which he said was to
go on with, and if not successful the mousy was to be re-
turned. I let blot have the maw.
On cons-examinstion the witness said, the prisoner had
the 25/. on condition that if the scheme turned out sucosetful
a deed of partnership was to he drawn up. In November,
1856, he joined Mr. Clayton in partnership.
Defendant's solicitor contended that it was clear from the
evidence his client had never been dismissed. and that he
always considered himself a partner ' • that like many other
Pawnee, the misnner, who bad been the originator of this,
had been regularly shouldered out alit. Ile considered there
had been no ground whatever for the course which had been
adopted in giving his client Into custody.
Mr. Beadon said be had given every attention to the
evidence, and was cloarly satiated the cam had not been msde
out. He certainly should not send it for trial; the defendant
must be discharged.