The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

CHARGE OP APPROPRIATING MONET.

At the Worship-street Polioe-court yesterday,
William. English, stated to be a silk weaver. attended be-
fore Mr. Newton, in answer to a summons which chervil
him with having, on and after the Lith of June. 1&11,
feloniously appropriated to his own we three 20.'. and
two Si. Bank of England notes, the same being tun pro-
perty of William Branchilower.
Mr. B. J. Abbott, solicitor, of Worship-street, appeared
for the complainant ; the defence being conducted by
Mr. Thomas Beard.

Mr. Branchflower, the prosecutor, deposed that he re-
shied at 37, jCanrobert-street, Bethnal-green. He is
now out of begins-a, but iu June, IN,il, was in the
silk trade. The defendant was a weaver then, and some-
times worked for witness. In June, ISA, he was eta-
ployrd by him, and on the evening of the 13th of that
month, witness went to his house to isea ruin partic4lars
about tome wink defendant had in band for him. At that
tone Le bud in his Foeseacen 70/. in Bank of England
mites— three 201. notes and two Si. note.. lie carried
the notes in a largo pocket-book in the breast picket of
au over-teat, which, lie also explained, coitus need 1111111111
1.1.11 tel till 14 silk I.e used in Ili. The defendant
was nut at home when witness cailed, and he wa he I in
and tat down, teeing only Mrs. English, the do...whines
wife Once dead), and the servant. After shiying there
tuna) time he left, but had nut been gone iron& the house
live minutes alien, on exam Mug his picket-book, he
d the roll of Wilk-notes. lle did not rein. a tht"
night to tie defendant's house, but about ioe!ock tiw
at int/ruing went their, and said to the defend sit,
'• Mr. Eughili, I must have dropped my bunk-n.ces for
ltd. in lour house last night." lhd'endiust said he did
Sot know, but would look. Au apparent 1111,1411:.:1 was
then instituted, but the notes were not timid.
mud witness had to leave. Soon after he offered
a reward of U. for their recovery, bat upon
defendant saying, •• Oh, no one would return
tin in for that; why nut offer 1.11. or 201.1." witness kat a
bill issued offering 23t. lie, however, never gut the notes
back, but had since seen them at the bank, where they
Lail been paid in.
Dy Mr.•Newton--Witnass hail gold and silver in his book,
bemuse the notes. Did nut miss anything but the notes.
Took his book out while sitting down in defendant's
house to look over the pattetus of silk and thought that it
must have been dining that time that the note. rolled
out. . _ .

Samuel Druloy, • weaver, residing is George-street,
Cambridge-heath-road, said that he knew the defendant,
and had for 26 yearn. On Friday, the 13th of June, Hal,
witness called at hie house about nine o'clock at night. A
servant opened the door to hire, and he west tato the entry.
where be could me Mrs. English and • man in th • front
room—the man was siWng in the armchair. Witness
knew that man now as Mr. Bran&llower. Did not know
him then. Witness pamsd into the hack kitchen, and
stayed there until about 10.30. He remembered Mr.
Bianchflower leaving. Mrs. Engthis Mt him out, than
rams into the kitchen with witness. Defendant came
home Just after half past 10. Hos. English, he. and the
servant then W•Pi into the Mad rows, leaving witness
is the kitchen Wens. Thu dead the door. Wasson
bad called on defendant kr seinessensy, but did not Pt
it, end went the neat weedhabedt • OWD*. He wee
owed 2./. O Me. .. sod la as deteudeare pre-
sages, gave witaese IL bele, with instrootions Io

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he basisi ladles deant. wild Paid bull the unmet
due told's. Witham looked a• the number of the ent._
and ham it mew; ft wee KM. Some time attar lawn;
changed the bask note witnessed observed on the defer,
dents table ithewt 4L isgold and ohms quantity of
Mr. Abbott ll•kad, did lw know anything shout ti 4
dbenodag of anther note P
Witness replied no further than owing no much moue.
oa the table, which could net have come from the e„4
witless, change& as be bad had 24 of it.
Mr. Beard eras-examined the wituare at consierebig
length as to the reason for having written down Out own.
ber of the note be changed. Witness mooned he distinctly
remenitered it, and it was further called to his thoughts
by seeing it advertised on the bills, offering a reward.
Mr. Beard asked why he did not inform the police that
be had changed a note which was advertised as bet.
Witness thought that the man English was only waiting
a htte to pt a reward, when the man who hail lost the
notes would have them returned to him, but witneer was
not to stand in with the'reward.
Anne Orange, of Mal/non-lane, Limehouse, who was in
defendant's rervice in June, IS.il, war the nest
but bar evideza• threw no light on the inquiry.
Mr. Abbott said he could carry the case no further that
dsy, end asked for an adjournment.
Mr. Newton adjourned- the bearing for a w.. k, and
allowed the defendant to go at liiserty on hie owe rwrt.
nisenete, remarking that en far as the case bad g-arc
tin
evidence was of a very slight character.