The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-02 00:00:00

iA INTELLIGENCE.-(EH18 DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Hr. Cesendedoner Hohoyd.)
IN PE CIIIINING.—CANZ Oa AN 0110110
This was se application fur release on the pert of Martin
Luther Cunitabig, who is described as formerly residing
at Oriel College, Oxford afterwards of 88 and US, High.
met,oxford, afterwards of 7, Montagne-plea, Waseell-
sqvare ; afterwards of the United Hotel, Charlee-street,
St. James's ; afterwards of No. 30, Dukstatmet,
James's afterwards of the Brunswick Hotel, dennyn-
street ; afterwards of the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-
street; afterwards of 15, dermynatreet ; now a
prisoner for debt in Viliteeran-street Prison. The
bankrupt has described the muse of his failure
—" iirutiiciency of income, which was derived
from friends, to meet eugage",,,,m„, principally one.
tracted whilst at college at 0-x ford." The debts are asso
got.. a snail amount for a university man. The prima
creditors are Hewes. Foster, tellers, of Highabea, -
ford. vhire debt is 10.5/. There are three detainees
the iril.rupt—one by Mr. James Lock, 51W. • Mr. Tr..
geead, ; and the executors of F. T. CoOper, 181
Mr. tteed, in support of the application, dated that the
whole of the debts had been contracted by the bearkisept
while at Oxford, and were principally due to Oxford
tradesmen. There were three data/sem
Dir. Robeson opposed the application. The bankrupt
bad not been brought up in custody, and the can amid .
nut he heard.
It opproring that there bad been some mistake in the
service of the warrant on the gaoler, the case was ordered
to stand over till next day.
IN RE T. C. RAVENFICROFT.
The bankrupt, who stated himself to he out of empiey-
meet, and residing _at tanasaapleas, Croydos, wee
formerly a commercial teassl pewristasly *leek to •
stockbroker. lie now ap tor Ms lame filegag=
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Debts. 380/. • cause of um, lama ea stains
sad insufficiency of earnings.
The bankrupt, in answer to guadifas from the Commis-
sioner, stated that his lasses on shares were incurred
before be was of age. The deteinieg creditor (who did
not- oppose) was the stockbroker to whom he had been
clerk.
His Honour expressed the hope that the bankrupt
baying attained his majority was now wiser, and granted
the release.

POLICE COURTS.-(ISIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
UTTERING A FORGED CHEQUE.

I:,,?,rrt Samar, Mathew*, ahaa Lark- man, living at 27,
Lobert.street, Horton, and Henry Spriggs, his brother-in-
in•law, were placed at the bar on remand before Alderman
("suttee. charged with uttering a forged cheque for 1601.
with intent to defraud the London sad WesteunaterSank.
The prisoners were committed for trial.
CLERKEN WELL.
CH.M.L v tINNT • COFFECHOURFACEEPEIL OF HOCI;88ING

A CHTAIIBT.
• ' ll,atA, aged 37, the proprietor of • coffeehouse in
Weetocidace, King's-cress, was charged on remand with
stealing a cash-box, 1101. in gold, silver, and Bank of
England notes, the property of Mr. Francis Frederick
Feilders, chemist and drnuist.
Mr. John Wakeding appeared for the prosecution, Mr.
Ricketts defended, and Inspector Gray, Y division, watched
the case for the commissioners of police.
The facts of this arse have already been reported, and
it will be remembered that the for swore that he
went to bed at the prisoner's coffeehouse on the 2nd ult.,
and that he remembered nothing more until the 10th,
when he found himself in the University College Hospital.
Mr. George V. Poore said—l am physician's assistant at
the University College Hospital, and am • member of the
Royal College of Surgeons. The prosecutor was brought
to the hospital on Monday the 9th of March. He was
suffering from delirium tremens. He remained for several
days delirious, and is now an in-patient of the hospital.
lAA week when he was brought to this court to give evi-
dence. I did not think that he was in a fit state to
undergo • long cross-examination, and if it
had not been that it was put strongly to me I should not
have let him oome here. Ido not think he is now fit to
undergo a long cross-examination.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ricketts—Delirium tremens is
brought on principally through hard drinking. I think
that the prosecutor was a heavy drinker.
Alfred Able, of 7, John-street, Victoria-paik, • cab-
driver, badge Nu. 11,507„ said—About a month ago, as I
was driving past the prisoner's coffee-house, opposite the
Great Northern Railway, I was called by • man and I
pulled up. I went with the man to an ironmonger's
and came back and pulled up at a public-
house, called the Salisbury Arms, two doors from
the prisoner's house. The man got out and
went into the prisoner's how and came beck with a cash-
box under his coat, and I was ordered to drive to the
ironmonger's again, and I waited there for more than
half an hour. The man came out of the shop and
ordered me back to the public-house, and when we
reached there the prisoner was standing at his door.
The man went inside the prisoner's shop, fol-
lowed by the prisoner, and after staying about
ten minutes the man that engaged me came out with
another man, and when they had gut about twenty yards
the prisoner came out and joined them. They all went
into the public-house, and the man that engaged me said
to the prisoner, " I know this man, it is all right ; pay him
well." The prisoner gave me Hs.
The witness was closely cross-examined by Mr. Ricketts,
but he was unable to give any particulars of the appear-
ance of the man who engaged him, although he was 1111/0
it wan not the prosecutor.
I :eorge Hall, of 4, Stanmore-dreet, Caledonian-road,
Pale-1 am foreman to Mr. George Moore. of 104, Euston-
road, an ironmonger. On Monday, the 25th of February,
I believe it was as I returned from dinner, I saw • man in
the shop, and Miss Moore was trying to fit a key to a
curb hos. I tried to open it with some picks, but I could
not do so, and then I' sweated" the box (unsoldered it).
When the box was opened I saw • quantity of papers, and
the a.an put his hand into the box, turned up the money,
which 1 saw was gold, and said, "There is only about 301.
or lO'. I saw a cab waiting at the door for &bunt an
hour, ,a 1 the man, when he went away, got on the box of
the crh. Before be went away he had the lock of the
boa rewrldered and • key fitted to it. When he went
away lir, hft a letter and • statement of accounts relating
to a druggist and chemist's journal, but he afterwards came
and fetched that away.
Mr. Wakeling remarked that that piece of evidenoe was
imp.... tint. as his client was • chemist and had such papers
in c rsh-box.
Crosweiaminesi by Mr. Ricketts—l should know the man
bo,glit the cash-box if I was to see him. He wore •
black felt hat, with a buckle at the side. It was between
the hours of 1 and 3 that the man came with the cash-box,
but the prosecutor is not the man that brought it. I did
not see "ty Bank of England notes in the box. I was told
by Mi.. Moore he had been to the shop before! same beck
from dinner. _ . ,

Bl the magistrate—The cash box produced (proseou-
t..pes) i,- the box that I fitted the key to, and you can see
where the solder was melted to open the box.
Wskeling said be could not carry the case any fur-
ther. :.ad he had, therefore, to ask for a remand. If the
priJoner was admitted to hail the ends of justice might be
frustr.ted. _ _ .

Mr. Ricketts said that the prisoner had surrendered to
his bail. and it was only fair that he ahould have his
recognuances enlarged.
The Magistrate remanded the prisoner, and refused to
take bail, saying that if he was in the wrong a judge at
chambers would put him right.