The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-10 00:00:00

IN RI COLLINS.-APPLICATION ROI !ELIAS/.

The bankrupt, a boot and shoemaker, of Cornbrook,
Hacks, applied for his release from custody under some-
what peculiar circumstances. A day had been appointed
for his last examination but he bad failed to attend ; the
sitting was adjourned sine the, and protection was refused.
He had subsequently been arrested, and had been in prison
ever since.

Mr. Denny, in support of the application, relied on an
affidavit of the bankrupt, which set forth that he had
missed the train for the morning of the sitting, and on
arriving in court a few minutes after it was over found
that his protection had been withheld. He had now been
in prison upwards of five weeks.
Mr. R. Griffith., for the detaining creditor, took the
objection that the court had no juriiction, in support of
which be referred to the decision in the case of Kimberley.
His Honour said that if the question had been simply
the same as in the use of exparte Kimberley, the court
would not have had jurisdiction. As it was, the bankrupt
bad pleaded to the action, and the creditor had obtained
judgment against him. It was not a case in which the
court would interfere to grant the release, but would leave
the bankrupt to obtain such redress as he could from the
court, out of which the process had issued ; or he might
take steps to pass his examination and obtain his order
of discharge, and, following upon that, his order of re-
lease.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Recorder.)
SINGULAR CHARGE OF FRAUD.

Rithord Omens, Potts, a gentlemanly-looking man,
who was stated to have been formerly an officer In
the army, surrendered to take his trial upon an
indictment which charged him with having unlaw-
fully obtained from Willisun Gower Brakapear, a valuable
security, to wit, an acceptance to a bill exchange for MOI.,
with intent to defraud. In other counts of the indictment
the form of the charge was varied.
. .

Serjeant Ballantrne was specially retained with Mr.
Sleigh to conduct the prosecution. Mr. Montagu
Chambers, Q.C. was also specially retained with Mr.
Metcalfe for the defence.

The circumstances of the mae were rather extraordinary.
The proseeutor, it appeared, was a young man, an officer
in the 31st Regiment, stationed at Aldershott, and
in the month of November, la/15, he received a letter
signed "J. Ormond," and which no doubt emanated
from the prisoner, stating that as a retired officer in
the army, he was well acquainted with the wants
of gentlemen in their position, and offering to lend money
on personal security ; And adding, that if the prosecutor
would honour him with his confidence he might rely upon
the moat inviolable secrecy being preserved. In conse-
quence of receiving this letter he wrote to the prisoner,
and said he should be glad to obtain a loan, and the result
of the negotiation between them was that the prose-
cutor received a bill for 2001. from the prisoner, which
he accepted, and sent back to him. Finding that
he could not obtain any money for the bill,
he again called upon the prisoner, and asked hint what
tail become of the bill, and he said that it was perfectly
safe, and that he should receive the amount in a short
time. It appeared that the prosecutor afterwards
was induced to give the prisoner two other bills
for 100/. each, but all the money he received wits
00C, and the result of the transaction was that
the prosecutor never received a single farthing for the
300/. bill, and he was at the present time being sued upon
it by some person who represented himself to be a bona
bile holder of the instrument for value. In order to sub-
stitute the allegation contained in the indictment that the
prisoner hail falsely represented that he was in a position
to advance money to the prosecutor upon his personal
security, it was stated that the prisoner had been three
times insolvent and had not maid any dividend within the
last few years ; that he had, after leaving the army, gone
by several different names and occupied a good many dd.
ferentpositions, among which was that of an omnibus pro-
prietor, and that none of his occupations appeared to have
turned out very successful. It was also stated
that only recently before the transaction took place the
prisoner had gone away from one of his residences,
without paying a number of tradesmen to whom lie was
indebted. The prosecutor was cross-examined by Mr.
Chambers at considerable length, and it appeared that he
hail been in the army since the year 11011, and that during
the period he had raised and endeavoured to raise money
through a variety of channels, and had paid very high
interest for the accommodation. He also said that if be had
obtained the money, it would havebeen perfect immaterial
to bin, from what source the money was derived. He denied
that the prisoner wrote to him on the 15th of November
stating that in consequence of his connexion with certain
parties he was unable to find any one who would touch his
paper upon any terms, but he admitted that something
was said, but the WO/. bill being kept as collateral security
fora 100/. bill, he would procure the latter bill to be dis-
counted. He said that he did, about this time, send the
prisoner a bill for 1001. and received 50/. in bank notes in
return.

The defence that was set up for the prisoner was that
he had acted with perfect bona fides in the trans-
anion and that he had endeavoured to procure
the discount of the 200/. hill but was unable
to do so. It was also said that with the con-
currence and consent of the prosecutor, the bill had boen
placed as collateral security in the hands of a person
named Lyons, who had discounted two 100/. bills that had
been given by the prosecutor, and that all the benefit that
had been derived by the prisoner from the proceeding was a
sum of 11., which was given to him by Lyons.
(The trial was proceeding when we went to press.]
(Before Thomas Chambers, Enl., Common-Serjeant.)

A JUTS:PILE FOBGEIL
Hear!, Barna, an intelligent-looking boy. aged only 14
years, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging hint with
forging and uttering a cheque for the payment of ISt., with
intent to defraud Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., the
beakers. The prisoner also pleaded guilty to a second in-
dictment for forging and uttering a cheque for the payment
of 4/. with intent to defraud.
Mr. Poland appeared for the prosecution, and 'Uteri that
the prisoner had been in the employment as office boy of
Mewrv. Phillips, of London-street, Fenchurch-street, mer-
chantv : and while so employed he contrived to abstract
several blank cheques, one of which be filled up and forged
his employers' names, and obtained the cash at the
hankers. This was on the lienh of June last. Prior to this
the prisoner had been in the ottice of Mr. Warren, the City
ndent of the .Vornine Post newspaper, but bad
rere'netcharged. After leaving he came to the office be-
fore the usual hour in the morning, and was met on the
maim:se leaving the premises by Mr. Warren's clerk, to
whom he presented a letter, which purported to be from
the Prisoner's mother, and which stated that she had
Purchased some Console, and was about to call to
°omit him as to whist she should do in the
Matter. This was evidently an artful trick on the
part of the prisoner, and to afford an excuse for
unrlng been in the office of Mr. Warren, where he had no
SRIof business, but it was clear he had powseseed himself
of four blank cheques, one of which he tilled up for 4/.
and forged Mr. Warren's name to it. He then presented
the cheque at Messrs. Frith's, the bankers, and when taken
the other cheques were found upon him.
The Common Serjeant sentenced the prisoner to nine
months' impriaorunent in the House of Correction, and
thence sent to a reformatory for four years.

St,t;TH KIESSINnTON MrBEUPAL —Visitors during
the week eliding 7th July, 1866: On Monday, Tuesday,
rand Saturdaz, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9,004 ; on
Wednoodo7, nnisday, and Friday (admission 6d.) from
10 &lE. to 6 p.m., 1,936 ; National Portrait Exhibition
frr payment, 2,637—t0ta1, 11.467. Average of correspoud-
o4 week in former yam, 10,799. Total from the opening
ef the museum, 6,130,091.
CItYRTAI PALAC7I. ONI SHILLING DAY.—
OND.IIT JULY 9.—Admimions on payment, 26,030; ditto
by season tickets, 3,829. Total Tinton, 39,869.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
WANDERING LUNATIC.
Matthew (hosier, an alleged lunatic, was brought before
Bar Thomas Henry, the chief mefiatr•te, on the applica-
tion of Dr. Rogers, the medical oof#ficer of the Strand union,
for an order to remove him to an asylu m.
Dr. Rogers observed that this was one of • elms of
awes in which he was frequently embarrassed by the want
at proper information. A lunatic or alleged lunatic was
brought to the workhouse gate by • constable, who
banded in with him a note from the divisional stir-
goon, recommending his examination, as he appeared to
be of unsound mind. The constable then walked away
without giving any further information as to the circum-
stances under which the person had been brought to the
station. Many !people seemed to suppose that a medical
man, on the first view of a patient intuitively perceived
everything that was the matter with mind and body,
but he (Dr. Rogers) could assure them that he
had no such miraculous instinct. It was fre-
quently almost impossible, without some clue to
the nature of a patient's illusion to discover that
he was of 'mound mind at all—a fact which some lunatics
are very skilful in ceneealing. On a recent occasion • man
was brought to the workhouse in this way, and after a long
conversation, he (Dr. Rogers) was unable to discover any
illusion. After a renewed examination on the following
day lie (Dr. Rogers) came to the conclusion
that the man was of sound mind, and was about
to discharge him, and had left the ward to give
orders to that effect, when thrown off his guard by
his apparent success he made some absurd remarks to the
I ward master. The latter called him (Dr. Rogers) back and
I told him what the man had said. With this clue to the na-
ture of the mania, which the patient had concealed for 48
hours, he (Dr. Rogers) discovered that he was a most
ferocious and dangerous madman. The present was not so
extreme a ease ; still the constable, though he was the same
officer who had taken the patient to the station-house, gave
no information as to the circumstances.

(who ;ttended as acting inspector),
said the prisoner was brought to the station, on suspicion
of felony, but the constable who charged him, and the in-
tor who received the charge, were both absent now on
duty.
Sir Thomas Henry said that In future the officer who
knew most of the circumstances must Fe to the workhouse,
and give every information as to the circumstances.
Mr. Rogers then stated the result of his own examina-
tion of the patient, from which, and from the man's own
replies to the court, his insanity became painfully ap-
parent.
Sir Thomas Henry granted the order.
WOKS H IP-STRERT.
FATHER • IND CHILD.—A PAINFUL NCZNIL
_ _

Eliza Stone, 16, good looking and well-dressed, was
charged with robbing her father, a greengrocer, in the
Hackney-road.
Mr. Kingsmill (clerk)—Do you charge your daughter
with robbing you?
Father—l do sir, of a flannel petticoat. She lives
with us, and yesterday my wife told me that she had
seen her go out as she believed with something
concealed about her. When she came home I asked her if
she had any money, and she said no. I found in her pocket
threehalfpence and this pawnbroker's ticket for the petti-
coat. It is a most painful thing, sir, to bring my child
here for thieving; and of course it is not the value of the
article, but what to do with her we do not
know. She goes in and out of her home when
she likes, and takes with her what she
pleames. We have been going backwards in our
business for the last eighteen weeks, and no wonder, for
daily and hourly she takes something. Once before I was
compelled to bring her before your worship, and you then
cautioned her so seriously, and she seemed so penitent,
that I begged her off, but the next day she taunted her
mother, and has since behaved as bad as ever. It is a most
heartrending matter (wiping his eyes).
The prisoner again appeared penitent, and Mr. Ellison
ordered her to be remanded for a week. She imuiediately
gave way to a paroxysm of grief, and her mother, standing
in the body of the court, forced her way to the rails at the
aide, dung her arms round her neck, kissed her continually,
and exclaimed, "Re better, oh be better." It appeared
as though they would not separate, and the gaoler w.u,
compelled to use force to effect it.

TIIAMIN.

CHASIR AND CAPTIIIIC or A FWRGLAR.

Gomm Williams, aged 24, and described as a dock
labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with
atte:npting to commit a burglary at the house of Mr. John
Gladen, of No. 49, Thames-street, Poplar, tank-maker.
This morning, at a quarter past 2 o'clock, Mr. (;laden
was awoke by the breaking of glass, and he got out
of bed and found a pane in the front parlour
broken. The shutters were not closed. The window was
fastened. Mr. Gladen waited a few minutes, and listened.
He looked into the street, and saw the prisoner and another
man cross the roadway, and look up at the house. One of them
then unfastened the amp ur catch of the window, and was
about to open it and enter the house which Mr. (iladen
opened the door and ran after them. One of them soon
got away and disappeared. The prisoner was pursued a
considerable distance, and Mr. George Clark, of No. 211,
Davis-terrace. Poplar-road, hearing a cry of " Stop thief,"
pursued the pri.uner and his companion. The prisoner
after a long run jumped over a wall into a yard, and came
back over the wall. He was thou secured, and delivered to
the care of William Sorrell, No. 110 K, who found sonic
lucifer matches on the footpath under Mr. Gladen's window.
The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed for
trial.