The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

&loud seventeen years of age, who
was dressed in the height of fashion, was brought be-
fore Alderman Hale, who sat for the Lonl Mayor, yester-
day, charged with stealing .16 pairs of boots, value 121., the
property of his master, Joseph Franklin, a bootmaker in
Aldgate.
It appeared that about four months back the prisoner
was in the employment of the prosecutor as errand boy, at
4s. per week, and some time about the beginning of June
last he was sent by his master with three dozen pairs of
boots to take to a person named Bembemer, from whom the
prosecutor had had the materials to makeup. The prisoner
went away with the boots, and had not been seen anything
of since until Saturday evening, when the prosecutor hap-
pened to be walking in Whitechapel, where he met the pri-
soner, and in spite of his fashionable clothing recognised
him. He asked him where his boots were, and he
aid "AU right, don't say anything about them • I'll pay
you for them." The prosecutor, however, gave 'him into
custody. At the station be said he had lent his master
5/. as a security, and he bad paid him 101. for the boots,
and they belonged to him.
Upon having the usual caution given to him by Mr.
Alderman Hale, however, he said he was guilty.
He was then committed for trial.

Thmnas Newton, a lad of about 14 years of age, was
brought up upon a charge of obtaining money under false
pretences.
From the evidence of Mr. H. Nickelson, assistant to
Messrs. Johnson and Soo, Bishopwte-street, tallow chand-
lers, it appeared that the prisoner had been in the habit of
going to their shop with fat from a person named Miller, •
butcher, and it was the custom to take the fat into the ware-
house.where it was weighed by the warebousemaa,wbo gave
ticket, which was partly printed and partly in writing,
stating the quantity of fat and the price per stone to be
paid for it, to which lie put his initials, and which was taken
to the clerk, who carried the amount out in full upon the
ticket and paid the money. The prisoner, it appeared, bad
by some means become powered of some of tho blank
forms, and filled them up in the ordinary man-
ner and then presented them. On Friday last he
presented to Mr. Nickelson three tickets for different lots
of fat purporting to bear the initials of the warehouseman,
the total amount for which was lf. Bs. 11d., and ou Satur-
day last he presented three more for three lota of fat,
amounting to 18s. Bd., both of which sums were paid to him.
On looking over the books on Saturday it was found that
the fat referred to on the tickets had not been received, and
on Monday the prisoner presented three more tickets,whin
he was given Into custody. Upon being searched the six
tickets for which be had received the money were found
1 upon him, together with a number of blank forms,
' The warehouseman, Robert Dormy, said the tickets pro-
duced by the officer were not in his handwriting, nor written
by his authority, and he said that the blank orders were
kept in a desk, but could be got at by lifting the lid.
The prisoner had nothing to say in answer to the charge,
and was oommitted for nisi,

GUILDHALL
Nbroner Price Joao was charged with absconding and
not surrendering at tbe Court of Bankruptcy on the 20th of
Sept. instant, after being adjudicated a bankrupt.
Mr. Tindal Atkinson, instructed by Mr. Beard, attended
for the bankrupt.
Mr. Gammon conducted the prosecution on behalf of the
assignees, and stated that the bankrupt had formerly carried
on business as an upholsterer at West Ham, in the county
of Eases, where he traded in the name of Ebenezer Price,
and ultimately became a bankrupt. On that occasion he
failed to surrender, and notwithstanding that be was
liable to criminal proceedings on that account he com-
menced business in January last as a draper, in
the name of Ebenexer Price Jones, at 9, Crawley-
street, Someratown. Since January last be bad ob-
Wned to the value of between 2,0001. and 3,0001.;
but his creditors becoming alarmed instituted proceedings
against him in the Bankruptcy Court. The messenger took
possession of the premises and stock in trade, but on ex-
aminiog the latter it was found to consist only of a few
articles exhibited in the window, the total value of which
could not he more than 20a. The package, arranged round
the shop to represent the extensive stock of a draper were
all " dummies." There was not a single article of furniture,
and the bankrupt had, in fact, made away with his estate.
Sir It. W. Carden remanded the bankrupt, and declined
to accept bail.
BOW-STREET.

Jesus Gilman, a scail;yiente7diooking men, of about
60 years of age, who said he was an agent and canvasser,
was charged with having presented for payment two Post-
office orders for IL and 91. respectively, which had been
stolen front letters in the course of their progress through
the post.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Peaoock, the Post-
office solicitor.
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Mr. John Tyrrell deposed—l live at 2. Oreekstreet,
ft,ho, and keep a post-office receiving house and money-
enter office there. The letter of advice now produced, re-
lating to a moneporder for It., was received at our office,
and subsequently. on 27th July, the order also now pro-
duced was presented for payment by the miscue?, at about
three o'clock p.m. Mr. Msther, to whom it was payable,
was than present. The order was signed "George Mather,"
which agrees with the letter of advice. The
mosey (one sovereign) was paid to the prier by me,
or in my presence. He went away, and Mr.
Mather and I followed him till we saw him enter • public-
house in Hart.street, Bloomsbury, where he changed •
sovereign. We then followed him to Bloomsbury-square,
where we lost sight of him.
Mr. George Mather, of Childwick Ha/1, St. Albans, cor-
roborated Mr. Tyrrell's evidence. He had never received
the letter enclosing the order, the signature to which was,
of course, not in his Imudvrriting.
The prisoner said the witnesses, were mistaken in his
identity be was not the person she presented the order.
Miss Sarah Elias Llifi deposed—l am assistant to Mr.