The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS•

GUILDHALL.

John Doles, described m a merchant and contractor, re-
siding at 76, Belgrave-road, Pimlico, and lately carrying oa
business st Gresham-house, Old Broad-street, and at Dews-
bury in Yorkshire, was charged with obtaining goods on
credit, to the amount of 12,000/' . within three months of
Iris bankruptcy, under the colour and pretence of carryiag
on business and dealing in the ordinary course of trade,with
intent to cheat and defraud Messrs. Thomson, Walsh:awe,
sad Co., his creditors.
Mr. Albert Turner, of the firm of Sole and Turner, of
Aldermanbury, said-1 am instructed, sir, to appear on
' behalf of the assignees of the bankrupt who is now before
you to rosecute him under the Bankruptcy Law Consoli-
dation Act of 1849 for fraud. The prisoner lately carried
lon business at Gresham-house • at Canada-wharf, Nine-elms ;
and at Dewsbury ; and on the 16th of August last he became
baakrupt, having been in business in those places sines Jan.
1859, during which period he contracted debts to the amount
of 55,0001., the assets being somewhereabout 1,3001. Him eon-
duet prior to the bankruptcy in August last has since been
the subject of inquiry, and the as iimees have found that ha
obtained a very large quantity of goods of Messrs. Thomson
sod Wodehouse, of Brimingluun, the total amount of goods
supplied by that firm to the bankrupt between the months
of January and August, 1860, being about 18,0001., of
which 12,0001. worth were obtained within three months
of the bankruptcy, and J think I may safely state
that the greater portion of those goods have found
their way into the hands of Mr. Hy. Simpson, of
3, Pancras-lace, a person whose name I have had
occasion to mention here in another case with which be was
similarly connected. It will be a question, now 'that that
fact is known to the assignees, whether the tiansactions
between the bankrupt and Simpson have bees staidly bona
fide, and whether the latter has not rendered himself
amenable tinder the statute for complicity with the prisoner
at the bar. It appears that the bankrupt was introduced
to Messrs. Thomson and Wolehouse by their traveller, and
lin order to make his representations intelligible it will be
necessary to state that ice 1857 the prisoner became bank-
rapt fee 247,0001., sad among his semis was • certain late-
rest which be held in the Ottawa sad lbsekville Railway in
Cams& That property was of bourse given up to hie as-
signee", but oa becoming acquainted with Mr. mamma he
represented that be still had an Interest ta the Ottawa
and Brockville Railway to the amount of 300,0001.
It is due to the prisoner to state that older
his beat:raptor of 1857 he obtained a find class
emigrate. The event of such a representatkm win calcu-
lated, if believed, to procure him unlimited credit ; end
that he was believed and trusted to a large amount by Mr.
Thomson will appear in the evidence. The bankrupt also
represented that he weals possession of a very valuable
patent for deodorising the sewage of towns ;. and although
the assignee, maid lad that be has any interest in the
Canadian Railway I have mentioned, we are sot in • posi-
tion at t to prove that the latter statement is untrue.
bewever, prove that he has obtained 18,0001, worth
of roods is six moths upon the faith at those representa-
tions bring true, and that we have only received about
1,4001. This serious lons led to the bankruptcy of Messrs.
Thomson and Wodehouse, and they were opposed in the
Birmingham Court of Bankruptcy for reckless trading ;
and although Mr. Wodebouse's certificate was sus-
onpended that account, the commissioner entirely
absolved him from anything like fraud. The creditors
considered there wail something suspicious is the manner
in which the primmer was trusted to so large an amount
shortly before his bankruptcy, but in reality the utmost
that can be mid against them is that they acted meek
foolishly. They are soh however, the only oreditces of the
bankrupt, for among others there is the Xermatile
ocunt Company, whose claim against the setae is 17,0001.
There is no doubt that the prisoner is • very clever person,
and has succeeded in duping a great many people ; and when
you have beard the evidence, I think, sir, you will
with me and say that there is not the slightest grounTrefoer
imputing fraud to the firm of Mews. Thomson and Weds-
house._ _ _

Evi enc. WM token in eupport of the above statement, at
the conclusion of which

Alderman Hale said—l understand from Mr. Martin. the
chief clerk, that bail bas been taken for a bankrupt in
another case now under remand, and with such a precedent
before me, I should not at present feel Justified in refusing
bail, but it must be in two sureties of 1,5001. each and the
prisoner's recognisance& in 2,000 f.

RAiLWAY COMMITTICIM. —Yesterday, in the com-
mittee of the Lords, Lord Lhinover in the chair, that part
of the South Eastern Cempany's Bill for their Folkestone
Harbour, be., Improvements, relating to the proposed new
branch line from Chonton direct into the harbour, was
rejected after hearing the opposition of the landowners,
the Earl of Radnor, Sir J. Bligh, and General Hankey. The
other portions of the bill for other purposes were granted.
Ia the Duke of Rutland's committee the bills of the North
Wales Mineral and Vale of Clwyd Railway were passed,
mad that of the Cleveland Railway will be taken today.
The ease of the Forth and Clyde Rallwey was under consi-
deration in Mr. Adair's committee, and that of the South
Wales Railway, opposed by the Great Western, and which
has been on for several days, is to be brought to a conclusion
"AafleltoiNE. —The following account of the heroic
conduct of a woman in saving the life of a girl on the Irish
coast has been forwarded for the consideration of the
Matisse' Lifeboat Institution by Re Wicklow branch,
where that society has an excellent lifeboat establishment,
Mrs. Brownrigg, wife of the rector, whose daughterwitnemed
the woman's noble services, states that on Monday, the
let inst., the girl, who was lathing, suddenly disappeared.
N. Byrne who was at the time at some distance from the
stew of danger, without a moment's hesitation, rushed to
the spot, tied a rope round her waist, the end of which she
gave to another woman to hold, and with all her clothes on,
dashed in, and diving, found the body of the girl at the
bottom. Seidag her by the hair. Byrne providentially suc-
ceeded in bringing her to laud before the vital spark had
tied. This is the third life that this brave woman has
saved, but whose services have never been previously made
public.
Derrerir r. APPLICATION OF TILE PHOTOGRAPH.—
Yesterday, simultaneously with the placards hailed by the
04 police authorities offering a reward of 100 f. for the an-
on of Henry van Gaudin, the absconded bankrupt
and tobacco merchant of Crutched-frura, there were plad
coaspienously on the face of the placards full•lsagth
photeriphs of the delinquent, in addition to the usual de-
scription of his person, so that now, in addition to the
mimosa of telegraph and detective. the photograph will
tarnish its fee simile assistance in the pursuit and capture
of the culprit.
THE CONDITION OF THE JOURNITHRN BAKERS.—
Yesterday, Mr. H. S. 'Tremenheere, the commissioner ap-
pointed by the Home Secretary to inquire into the cos-
dittos of the operative bakers, opened the commission at
his private mid' once in Dean-street, Park-lane. The dele-
gates from London present were Mean. Bennett, Oarrine.
toe, Winoook, Crow, Burhill. and Bee ; from Bath, Mr.
Fellows ; from Bristol, Mr. Dantaa • from Salford, Mr.
Goodwin ; from Manchester, Mr. Midi:out ; sad Mr. Keat-
ing from Liverpool. After taking some evidence, the in-
quay was adjourned.