The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-23 00:00:00

THB .BOBBERT OP AWL

At the Justice Room of the bfansion-boned
, Jamey Drake, a mesmogar, war broasftt before
grrtidayounie Gabriel for further examinatice as the charge
of steeling snarly 9,0001.
11r. Wham (tram the race of M. Freahleld and
Newman, solicitors) conducted the prosecution.
It will be remembered that the prisoner was in the
employment of the London, Asset* sod American Com-
pany (Waited), No. 4, Callum-street, and that as Mon.
asy. the 14th last., be was satarwated by Kr. Mait-
land, one of the clerks, with four hills of suchange to the
amount altogether of 8,61 W.. for col mboa at the National
Bank of India and the Chartered, Hermann Bank of
India. He received cash for two of the bills and a crossed
cheque for the other two, bet instead of returning to the
office he alnoonded ; but on the same evening he was
taken into ruitody at the Great Western Railway sta-
tion at Paddington. while about to eater a tram for
Cheltenham. Ile bad then in his pow • • crossed
cheque for 8.41ut., a bank note for(,0001., another far
huV., seven tor 601. each, two for 101. each, and one for
U., a hag containing 1441. in gold, 3,300 postage stamps
of various kinds of the value of 64., • sum of W. 144.
Payer watch. &c.

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In opening the proceedings yesterday, Mr. Latham
compltnentcd the police officeni on the promptitude with
labia they app!clictioed the prisoner, and then called the
following additioi al ev (knee.
Henry /ffartin racJ he was a cashier in the National
rank of Italia. (In the 14th imtant the plower pre-
Petit d two bills for 2,1610/. and Itol. resfactrely, and he
raid him with two Bank of England notes fur I,OOW.
each, and one for 1001.
Frederick reartmo, a clerk in the hall of the Bank of
Fottlatd, del.osid that on the same day, shortly after
3 o clock, the prisoner handed him a I,oo6l.liank note to he
chanred. aid. in in cot lancenith the trend practice, wrote
his name on the face of it, "James Drake. 4, Caffein-
street, KC." Witness gave him ten notes for 601. each,
and nue for 6CO/. Later Ul the day he received a ticket
for 411. in notes, but he did not know who presented it.
Ile gave the person who pre,entrel it felt notes foe Bit
each. (It may Le captained that there are different
mantels in the hall of the Bank of England for the pay-
ment of notes and gold, and that when one wants change
partly in gold and partly in notes he receives the gold at
one counter and a ticket for the notes, which he presents
at another counter).
Edward Morley, another clerk in the Bank of Fmglaud,
&pout' that on the 14th instant somebody handed him
the note produced for Ina with "James Drake, 1, Cullum-
street, E.C." written on the face of it, and he gave him a
hundred sovereigns in gold for it. Later in the day aW.
note, dated 23rd June, lOW with "E. and S. Watson,
6. king-street, E.C.," written on it. was ted to him.
and he gave in payment 101. in gold and a ticket for 401.
in notes.

Edward Watson. clockmaker, 6, Hine-dreet, E.C..
proved that on the afternoon of the 14th Deeeusber the
prisoner came to hi. shop and pstrtiumed the ankh pro-
duced by the officer, at the pile of 111. The pt loner
stave hiw the 60/. produced in payment, and witness
unnsedsataly sent it to the Beak of England for change.
When the change came back be gave the prisoner the
balance.

Mr. Vint, a clerk in the poet-Atm, stated that on the
same day be sold to the prisoner Md. Worth of stamps of
various hada, which he paid for with two bank notes for
601. each, and witness gave him the balance in gold.
Allred Hughes, a clerk in the Chartered Mercan-
tile !lank of India, was the next withers, and deposed to
giving the prisoner the crowed cheque for 6.410/. pro-
dw by the calkers in payment of two bills, one for
and the other for I,:,trit.
Thus concluded the evidence for the prosecution.
After recening the usual caution the prisoner said he
had nothing to say in reply to the charge, and that he woo
ry Forty.
Alderman Sir T. clabriel then corntnittcrl him for trial.