The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUSE

A tall, thin, miserably-clad man, about 60 years of age,
named Win. Sicaine, was brought before the Lord Mayer,
upon a warrant, charged with embezzling various sums of
money belonging to his employer, Mr. Evans, 45, Cannon-
street, warehouseman.

Edward Hancock, police-constable 477, said he appro.
handed the prisoner at Brighton on Monday morning. He
read the warrant to him. On the way to the station the
prisoner asked him if he knew the amount. He told him
about 1131., when the prisoner replied that he scarcely
thought it was so much as that, it was no use his denying it.
Elizabeth Cummings deposed that she was in the service
of the prosecutor for two years up to hat August, and
the prisoner was also employed as head clerk up to last
April. It was his duty in that capacity to receive money
in the warehouse, enter the amount in the rough cash-book,
and Land the money over to her, upon the receipt of which
she put her initials against the amount in the book. She
had examined the rough book, and there was no entry on
the 10th November, 1860, of 6s. from Messrs. Rioter,
Portar and Co. ; or March 2, 1861, of U. 6s. from Messrs.
Croker; nor on 16th Much, 1861, 8/. 41. Id. from
Mews. Brittle and Co. ; and the prisoner hail never ac-
counted to her for either of those sums. If he had domino,
the sums would have been entered in the cash-book. The
receipts produced were in the prisoner's handwriting.
Mr. George Evans said the prisoner was his head cleric.
He had the keeping of the cash-book and the ledger. It
was his duty to eater the sums he received in the rou&h
eash•book, and post them from there into the cash-book,
and finally to balance them off the different accounts.
He had never accounted to him personally for either of the
mums mentioned. They were not accounted for in either of
the cash-books, but were entered in the ledger, so as to
make the balance of the accounts correct. There were a
great many other items besides the three in question,
amounting in the aggregate to considerably more
than 11111.

Mr. William Cook, clerk in the employ of Messrs.
Foster, Porter and Co., proved the payment to the prisoner
of the sum of Jl. 6s. on the 10th November, 1860, and pro-
duced his receipt.
As there was no one in attendance from Means. Brett!.
and Messrs. Croker, Mr. Goodman said it would be neces-
sary to remand the case to prove the payment of the other
two sums, and he asked Mr. E•MIS if be intended to bring
any other cases against the pnwiner.
Mr. Evans said he slionkl bring some moreevidenceagaiwt
him, as he was the third or fourth clerk who bad robbed
him, and he was determined to make an example.
The prisoner said he did not wish to give the prosecutor
any more trouble or put them to any more expense than was
necessary. He confessed to having stolen the amount in
question.
The Lord Mayor said that the three cassia, he thought
were quite suf6cient, and it would be quite competent for
the proseentor to state at the trial the extent of the pn-
soner's defalcations ; and as the prisoner lied pleaded guilty
there would he no necessity fora remand.
The prisoner, after the usual caution, was asked if he
wished to say anything.
fle said he was not aware that there was a warrant oat
against him, and if it were any attmeruent, what with the
privations and destitution, almost amounting to beggary,
which he had undergone the last few months, he bad
already suffered's deal of puniKliment.
He was then fully committed for trial.
BONV-STR EFT.
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Mrs. Barbara Catherine Wilson, an elegantly-dressed
woman, was placed at the bar, charged with intermarrying
with William Wilson, bee former husband, Jonathan
Gotobed, being 'till alive.
Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Giffard
defended the prisoner.
Mr. Sleigh said he attended to prosecute the lady at the
bar for bigamy. According to the documents before him,
it appeared that die was originally married in 1848, ►t Bil-
lericay, to Jonathan Gotobed, who some time after went to
Aindlica, end then she, in the year le.lA, married a Captain
Hunt, her former husband being then alive. He should
merely on that occasion offer sufficient evidence to justify •
remand.

Mr. riohn Wells Stannard—l am articled clerk to If,.
Godrich, the solicitor for the prosecution. I produce two
certificates. The one marked A I got from Somerset-hones.
It is a certificate of marriage between Jonathan Gotobed
with Barbera Catherine Morris. The marriage was per-
formed on the 22d of August, 1848, at Billericay, in EMAIL
The one marked B is a copy of thecettificate of
performed nt the perish church of St. Pamela, on the 1 h
January, 18.38, between William Lesigham 1/3 Hunt Wil-
son, bachelor, officer in the army, and Barbara Catherine
Morris Gotobed Morgan, widow.
Onus-examined by Mr. Giffard— I am instructed by the
mother•in-law of the defendant. lam oleo engaged in an
indictment against her for conspiracy. It has been re-
moved by certiorari from the Central Criminal Court to the
Court of Queen's Bench. Ido not know that the lady cams
from Paris to meet the charge of conspiracy. I Sever
offered to withdraw the charge of conspiracy if she would
plead guilty to the charge of bigamy.
Mr. George Parkes maid—l know Mr. Gotobed. ammo
to town with me this morning. I do Dot know Lim as the
husband of the lady at the bar.
Mr. Lettice, vestry clerk of St. Pancras— I produce the
registry of marriage. I find there an entry of a marriage
on the 12th of January, 1858, between William Langham
Ls Hunt Wilson, bachelor, captain in the army, and Bar
ham Catharine Morgan, widow. I cannot recognise the ew
famisat as the lady married.