The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-04 00:00:00

IN RE ABRAHAM CAtiTON.

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This insolvent, a farmer and manager of the South Eases
foxhounds, who applied under the Protection Act, was op-
posed by Mr. Henniker, for a Mr. Tyrrell, and supported
by Mr. Sarzood.
It appeared that Mr. Cox, the inholvent's landlonl, had
distmined on considerable property, and the attendance of
that gentleman was required. The cue was adjounied t.)
Wednesday.

THE POLICE COURTS.
. . MAXSION•HOtSB

A well dressed man, named Henry Bell, who was stated
to be very respectahly connected, was Yesterday brought
before the Lord Mat or, charged with fegniy, under the fol-
lowing rather peculiar circumstances. The prisonerappeared
to be very faint and weak, awl he was allowed to be seated
during the investigation.
Mr. Wontner, the solicitor, appeared in support of the
charge, and Mr. Beard attended on behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. Wootner briefly opened the came and said that the
prosecutors were Messrs. Croesdell, linacksopp, and Co..
wholesale cheese dealers, in Miles-lane. and -they charged
the defendant with having defrauded them of their pro.
party in a very impudent manner. Having given a brief
narrative of the facts the following evidence was adduced.
Mr. Frederick ('roesdell de that he carried busi-
nem in partnership with Mr. ksopp, as wholesale cheese
factors m Miles-lane, anal about two months ago the prisoner
cs'led epos) him and purchased some goods, for which he
pc. al. lie MUM: again and wanted more goods, but in con.
tie 1111.,10e cf information witness had received he told him
di -dual', that he would not lot him have any goods unless
In Fetid cash for them. The prisoner after this did purchase
souse good'', but witness gave the carman instructions
tot to leave them without the money, and es the prisoner
•otild not pay for them the carman brou,ght them
beck. The prisoner came again to the warehouse on
Wednesday, and selected goods to the amount of 12/. 24.7 d. :
and witness then told him distinctly that he would not let
bim have the goods unless he paid cash for them, and the
prisoner told him that lie would send the money back by
the carman. At the time the goods were sent away he gave
the carman an invoice upon which there was a stamp, and
gave him strict injunctions not to leave the goods without
the prisoner gave him the money.
Mr. Beard asked the witness whether the first transaction
that took place between him and the prisoner was not to
the amount of and whether he did not received that
sum from the prisoner, and he admitted that this was so.
Richard Rowland, the prosecutor's carman, deposed that
be took the goods to the prisoner's shop, in Clarence-place,
Hackney, and found hint there and handed hint the invoice,
and at the same time said that he had orders not to leave
the goods without the money. The prisoner told hint that
if he would bring the goods into the shop he would pay for
them, and not without. He weed to take the goods into
the shop upon that condition, and took them out of his
cart and placed them where the prisoner directed him. He
then again demanded the money, but the prisoner only
laughed at him and mode use of very foul language,
and said that now lie had got the goods he would
see hint before he would pity hint for them.
He then commenced cutting up the bacon he
had taken to him, and asked him in a jeering manner
whether he should not like to have the goods back again.
He waited for about au hour and a half in the hope that the
prisoner would pay hint, and at length the prisoner threat-
ened that if he did not go sway he would kick him out of
the shop, and he then went Nick and told his muter what
had taken place.
Mr. Arthur Brocksopp, the partner of the first witness,
stated that upon hearing from the carman what had taken
place, he went in the evening to the prisoner's shop, and
asked him to pay for the goods. The moment he did
so the prisoner ordered him to leave his shop, and made a
rush at him, and said that if he did not go he would stab
him, and he was obliged to make the best of his way out of
the shop. Having procured the assistance of a policeman
he gave the prisoner into custody. The witness then stated
that upon examining the things in the shop he found that the
greater portion of the articles were dummies, and consisted
of composition painted over to resemble cheeses and half
firkins of butter. (A laugh.)
Mr. Beard raked the witness whether it war not a very
usual thing for persons in the chesseniongery trade to make
use of these durniniesin their business!

Mr. Brocksopp repliediCatro;eciessenstegers did so,
but he did not like the practice, and his arm made it a rule
not to trust persons who adopted the system referred to.
Mr. Beard, at the close of the case for the prosecution,
asked for a remand, as he said he should be able to prove
that there was an miderstandi_ng that the geode were sold
upon credit. He also reminded his lordship that it was
admitted that goods to a very much larger amount had been
paid for, and these would also have been if immediate pay-
ment had not been insisted upon. This annoyed the pri-
soner, and had led to his oertautly having acted with indis-
cretion, but he submitted that the charge of felony had not
been supported. He asked for a remand, in order that be
might have an opportunity of bringing witnesses forward
who would prove that the goods were sold upon credit.
The Lord Mayor, upon this representation, consented to
remand the prisoner, and allowed him to go at large upon
entering into his own recognisance in 80/., and two sureties
in 401. each.

Snit.°Lance.—The Lord Mayor requested the prom
would acknowledge the receipt of 57. 5.. from Mr. George
Gurney.
LAMBETH. _ _ _

Maria Lang, a young woman, placed at the bar
before the Hon. C. C. Norton, on a charge of ste►ling a
quantity of wearing apparel and other property, of the joint
value of from 10/. to 15/. It appeared that she had
for some time a pauper at Lambeth Workhouse, and ob-
tained several respectable situations, but was too Ism to
keep them, and omasionally resorted to prostitution. On
Friday, the 3rd of November last, Mrs. Kelly, a lady of
much respectability, took her into her service from Isimbeth
Workhouse, and on the following day kindly pare her some
money to get some of her things out of pled.ge, and also 3s.
to purchase some necessaries for the house ; but instead of
doing this she absconded, taking with her aa much property
as she could conveniently carry. Information of the
robbery was given to the police, and on the previous night
the prisoner was found in the Princes-road, dressed out
in fashionable style in the clothes she had stolen. It was
then ascertained that for some weeks she bad been residing
in one of the low brothels in Granbv.etreet, Waterloo-road;
and on her room there being searched some more of the
stolen property was found.
Mr. Norton remarked that it was perfectly lamentable to
see the state of prodigaoy at which the young women of the
present time were arriving, and remanded the prisoner to a
future day, to give the constable an opportunity of making
further inquiries respecting the remaining portion of the
missing property.
THA.II.E.

Joseph William Phillips, aal otter, aged 40, wee
brought up ou remand charged with steaks, a wooden box
containing 801. in Bank of England notes, 42/. in gold, two
gold watches, two gold chains, a silver watch and liver
chain, and a quantity of valuable papers and documents,
the moneys and property of Charles Jenkins, his brother-in•
law.

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A good deal of evidence was taken, and the prisoner was
remanded till Wednesday.

SURPIWTED MCRDLR. AT MUM—At MI early
hour on the morning of Wednesday last, the body of a man
named William Buono, who resided at a locality chiefly in-
habited by brickmakers, and known as Botan Bay, about
two miles from the village of Erith, found in • ditch
near the brickfiekls under circumstances whitii kayo no

doubt that death was caused by unfair means. The de-
ceased's bead and face were much cut and bruised, and it
was evident that be either fell or was thrown into the ditch
before the frost set in on Tuesday night, as be was found
completely embedded in the ice. Within • few yards of
the ditch the ground, which was frozen over, praisated ap-
pearances of a severs struggle having taken plies betimes
two men, and • considerable quantity of blood and hair was
found, the latter exactly corresponding with the hair on the
bead of deceased. From inquiries made by the police, it
was found that the deceased, who was • berm:man, had
been in company with • man of the same clam
named James Jeffries, on Tuesday night, at • public house
named the Jolly Fermin. Both men left this house toge-
ther about 11 o'clock, and shortly afterwards they were
heard to be quarrelling. Jeffries was yesterday apprehended
on the charge, and placed at the bar before Mr. Maude, at
the Woolwich police-court, when Poliareondable Cornelius
Grainey deposed that he took the primer into custody, and
told him that he was charged with the murder of William
Moans, when the prisoner been to cry, and said, " Ah, it's
• bad job, but I did not do it." The wife of the demand
man also deposed that the prisoner resides next door to her
house ; and on Tuesday night she heard him open his door
between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock. Other evidence
was taken proving that the prisoool. and the deceased had
been quarrelling at the public-house on the night in ques-
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