The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1866.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ALLIKID SY aTIO BWINDLINO.
Frederick Barnes, described as a hat manufacturer, of
52, Harley-road West, was- brought before Mr. Tyrwbltt
on a warrant by Thomas Roseldlly, one of the warrant
officers, charged with obtaining by false and fraudulent
pretences, a quantity of materials for making hats, ho.,
of the value of 1751., from Mn. Ann Long, a widow, re-
siding at No. 83, Gower-street, Bedford-square.
Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Lewis of Great'llarl-
borough-street, appeared for the prosecution, and in
opening the case stated that there would be other charges
against the prisoner on a future occasion.
Mrs. Long said—ln the mouth of August last I had a
bat making business in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital,
for sale. In consequence of an advertisement for the rale
of the business by tender, a man named Rowley called
on me and said he had a friend who would purchase
the business. The next day the prisoner came and
looked at the stock and offered me 175/. Besides the pro-
perty included in the tender I agreed to sell the prisoner
a few other things for 101. 75., and the prisoner paid the
ready money for them. The prisoner said he wee a hat
manufacturer in John-street, Clerkenwell, and that he
had a first class business in Prince's-street, Leioester-
square. He said some of the goods were too good for
Clerkenwell, but would suit the West-end. He
said he bad a country house, and agreed to
give 1751. for the stock and business. On the 39th
August the prisoner called and apologised for m.t being
able to pay reedy money in consequence of his brother
having disappointed him in the sale of the Metropolitan
Railway shares. He said he would give me a banker's
draft for 1751., payable in seven days, if I would accept
it, and in the interim the broker would pay for the shares.
He also said that his bankers were the London and
County Bank, Shoreditch branch. He produced a piece
of paper purporting to be the draft, wrote his acceptance
across it, and I signed it, and he then wrote a receipt for
the draft, and I signed it. I waited seven days, and then
went to the bank and found the prisoner was not known
there and had no account there, "No account" being
written at the bank on the supposed draft. On calling at
a shop in Clerkenwell and seeing the prisoner, and telling
him what had occurred at the bank, be appeared to be
very much offended with the persons at the bank,
and said he would speak to some of their customers
about their conduct. He further said, that why they were
offended with him, was because ho had withdrawn his
money from the bank during the panic. He promised to
call on me the next day, but did not do so, and on my son
going to Prince's-street he found no person of the name of
Barnes kept a hat shop in the street. I afterwards went
to the prisoner's shop in St. John-street. Clerkenwell, and
found it closed, the prisoner having left suddenly. I ap-
plied for the warrant.
Mr. Sayer—lt was owing to your believing the pri-
soner's representations to be true that you were induced to
part with your business and stock!
The prisoner—l believed he was acting in perfectly good
faith.

Mr. Sayer—The prisoner represented himself to be the
owner of Metropolitan shares, and from a paper found in
his possession it appears that his only connexion with
anything metropolitan was as s borrower from the Metro-
politan Loan-office, and at the time he represented himself
as a man of substance he was being sued for money, and
was really steeped in poverty.
Mr. Smith, of Prince's-street—l am the only batter in
Prince's-street. _ . .

Thos. Reaekilly, warrant officer, said—On receiving the
prisoner in custody he said it was a false charge. I have
been to a house in the City and seen Rowley, and although
he denied that the goods were there, I believe they are.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The prisoner will be remanded.