The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUBE

A respectably dressed man, 55 years of age, named Joke
Perkins, and who described himself as a commercial tra-
veller, residing at No. 14, High•strest, Cheltenham, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody
Hich.iel Hayden, a detective of the City of London police,
charged with stealing, ou the 27th of February last, a poet
letter containing Bank of England notes, country notes,
cheques, and other securitie, to the amouut of 1,361 f.
ls. lid. during its transit from Louth to Moser.. Prescott's
bank in London.
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It will perhaps be remembered that a man named Poulton
was committed from this court in June last for being in
possession of some notes which formed part of the above
property, and was convicted at the ('entral Criminal Court,
and also that a man named Levy was charged a few weeks
since, also at this court, with having some of the notes in
his possesalon, but on that occasion there was not sufficient
evidence to prove that he knew they were stolen, and he
was, after being remanded several times, discharged.
Mr. Julian Hill said—l am manager to Mum. Prescott
and Co.'s Bank in Threadneedle-street; we are the London
agents for the Lincoln and Lindsey Bank at Louth, and
we expected a parcel to come from that bank, which
ought to have arrived on the 28th of February last That
parcel has never arrived. I have been informed and be-
lieve it contained between 1,3001. and 1,4001. in bank
notes and other securities. I know nothing about the
prisoner.
Michael Hayden—l am a detective in the City of London
police, and I was present at the examination of Poulton in
June last. I apprehended the prisoner last night at about
twelve o'clock, at the Old-street Police-station, St. Luke's.
I told him that I charged him with having stolen on the 28th
of February last a banker's parcel containing Bank of England
notes and other securities to the amount of 1,361/. Is. tie.,
the letter having been posted at Louth and directed to
Messrs. Prescott and Co., Threadneedle-street, hankers.
In stating the charge to him I addressed him in the
name of Dougles, and after be bad heard the charge, be
merely replied that his name was not Douglas, and never
had been—it was Perkins. That is the only statement he
has made to me. I took him to the Bow-lane station,
and in charging him there I told him that I had traced two
1001. Bank of England notes, which were in the parcel
when it was stolen, and had mime to believe that 1 should
be able to prove that they had been changed by him at a
money changer's in Calais within four days after the rob-
bery, and I believe if a remand be granted that I shall be
able to bring forward evidence to prove that the prisoner
was dealing with two notes that formed part of the pro.
petty mailing, within the time mentioned.
The prisoner was then asked if he wished to ask the wit-
nen any questions.
He replied, "I have no questions to ask ; but if I am al-
lowed I will state the truth of the matter u far as I can.
I was in Calais some months since, and while waiting in the
square for the train to goon, a gentlemanly man entered into
conversation with me, and asked me if I could tell him the
beet money changer's there. I told him that I thought the
tanker's down the street opposite was the most respectable
place, and said it be was willing I would show him the
place. He said he would be very glad if 1 would, and on
the way said, perhaps I could get a better exchange than he
could, and uked me it I would mind trying. I said I had
no objection to oblige him, and he handed me two 1001.
notes, but whether they were two of them I don't know.
I got the change and gave it to him at the door, and then
went on to LOU, and having transacted my business there
returned to Calais.*

The prisoner was then remanded, to enable detective
Hayden to make the necessary inquiries.

GUILDHALL

Jno. Cons of 15 and 64, King
Williamatreet, City, of Levriaham was charged before
Alderman /isle, having been brougit from Brunel' by
&Adger, a City detective officer, withh not surrendering to
his bankruptcy, and with embezzling a portion of his estate,
to the value of 1,0001. and upwards, with intent to defraud
his crediton.

116.WcMiner. appeared for the bankrupt ; Mr. Tindal
Atkinson, instructed by Mr. Lewis, of Wilmington-square,
conducted the prosecution. and stated that the prisoner at
the bar had become a bankrupt under very peculiar circum-
stances. The offences upon which lie would be proceeded
against were for non-surrender on the 2iiith of September
last, the day fixed for him to appear in the Court of Bank-
ruptcy, and for having, in contemplation of bankruptcy,
embezzled upwards of 1,000/. worth of goods belonging to
the estate.

The bankrupt had two shops, Nos. 15 and 84, King Wil-
liam-street, in both of which he carried on the business of a
jeweller, and was realising something like 2111 . per week.
About two years ago he went to Oren:wens-gardens, and
there met with a woman with whom he had since cohabited,
having in the meantime separated from his wife and
children. In addition to this he had fallen into the com-
pany of an absconded bankrupt named Jenks. with whom
be had entered into various bill transactions. One of these
bills being dishonoured, the bankrupt pawned a quantity
of goods to take it up, and that appeared to have
been the course of business of late, until the
10th of August, when he. taking advantage
of the absence of his foreman. cleared both shops of the most
valuable portions of the stock, locked op the promisee, and
after giving the keys to his foreman, took his departure, as
was supposed for Lewisham, and wax not again seen until
Fouler, the officer, found him in Brussels. The furniture
of his house at Lewisham had been sold a day or two pre-
vious by the woman he was living with for 381., being about
one-third of its value.

Owing to the activity of the officer Foulger, a consider-
able quantity of the goods abstracted had been reoovered.
Evidence having been taken in support of the above facts,
The prisoner was remanded.
Ebenezer Prier, alias Simmer Prier Jones, was brought up
before Alderman J. Clarke Lawrence foe final nuunination,
relative to II multiplicity of charges, under the Baekruptcy
Consolidation Act of Isl 9, as a fraudulent bankrupt.
Mr. Oammon conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Beard
attended for the bankrupt.
The evidenoe given on former occasions relative to the
bankrupt's trading in the name of Price, and absconding
from his liabilities in 1857, and with pursuing the same
coulee in the name of Jones, in the present year; also to
the obtaining of goods within three menthe of his bank-
ruptcy, with intent to defraud his creditors ; the conceal-
ment of his booke, and the embeulemeot of his estate,
hating been read over, the bankrupt was cautioned in the
usual form, and having, by the advice of Mr. Beard, his
solicitor, declined to say anything, he was committed for
trial on all the charges.