The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

as you have not the money with you." He raid he had
not his cheque book. I handed him • oboist of payer, and
told bins to write ablank cheque. He sa.d he never wrote
blank cheques. I said, "How am I to know that you
wont pay over this money to Mr. Mullett if I go to Dub-
lin." He said, " I wit give you my nuibutiking not to
do #0 ;" and he thereupon wrote this undertaking (pro-
duced) •
" 2tl; flept., NM& —To Messrs. Chances, Mahon, and
Co., Bankers, Dubliat—l acknowledge to have in bawl the
sum of 120/(ittle more or Ism)) for and on anoriunt of an
ariceptance of NOW. of Lord Dudley's, of Mr. Ilullett's
draft for that amount, which I shall pay over to Mr.
Newton or to your amount, in reduction of the shove
acceptance, until the bona tides of the matter of busloads
is establohed to your satisfaction, Mr. nutlett having re-
ceived the remainder of the money lees discount and oom-
mimics from mm.—F. A. Founts."
After writing out this he said the min he held was
really 13W., but es he bad written 12W. he did not like to
alter it. In the course of oonveration he said, "Would
it not be beet to settle this matter and take up the bill ?"
I said, "I would much prefer it; what do you propose r.
He said that in a few days—not later than Thursday—he
would be able to pay me half the amount, and be would
give me • bill on IMarles Gilbert Evo-4.eld, of Dane's-
park, Horsham, for the remainder. I asked who Mr.
Eversfield wee, and he amid Mr. llullett's uncle, a
gentleman of large fortune.
Prisoner—Will you allow me • word ?
The Lo-d Mayor—You must not interrupt. Your
solicitor will have an o ~uity of crose-erainining.
Witness owitinuols-prisoner seat he could not give Mr.
Evenfteld's bankers' name. I said it was impossible for
me to judge of thogentleman'ssomptoore without making
inquiry about ban. He said he hail no object in concoral-
ing the banker's name, but be could not give it. Mr.
Newton here interposed, and said he ought to give it.
Totem'. then raid he would tell it in confidence, and
mentioned some name—l think Wrighteon, but I run
not sure. This conservation about Laidig up the lull pre-
ceded the pressing him to nay over the: LOW. liergeint
Ilaydon then came in, and took the prodnier into eu ,todv.
(saes-eiamintd—flow did you get the letter from Mr,
Bullet, the drawer of the bill'!

Fun; Fox/IL I know there i 4 such a person an
Beilett.

flare you any reason to di.be!iere that the prisoner re-
ceived this bill tr.= Mr. Mullett F
I don't know tulthiske about it.
John Newton, accountant, South Sea-honer., Thread-
needle-sheet, depow d that early in August the prisoner,
whom he had known befom, handed him a bill of ex-
change for 800!. to get &ramie]. That bill he gave to
Ma. Fosall. The prisoner gave him the leth r from Mr.
Mulktt, and subsequently the agreement, which be (w.t.
nee.) handed to Mr. Foxell. Wanes' afterwards reneswhl
a (haft from Mr. Foxall for about 7284, and on the 16th
August he gave prisoner two cheques-one for UM. and
the(other for 155/. On 21st August be gave him another
cheque for 225/., and en the 27th August a fourth for 751.
The Lord Mayor—Why did you pay him in driblets, and
not in one sum, when you received the draft
Witne.s—Mr. Farrar represented to me that he had
sevcral sums to pay? and that it would meet his conve-
nience to be paid with cheques as he wanted them.
Mr. Lewis- The nuns mentioned make only 7611.
Witness—There was some commiedon for parties
through whose hands Arrived before it reached mine, and
Mr. Farrar paid me some small coma, amounting to about
45!., which I bad previously advaucod him. Mr. Farrar
stated that he bad considerable chures &gourd Mr.
Hallett, and that therefore he could pay me out of what
he received.

Cross-examined—l have 101. in haul still. I have
known INr. Farrar for three or four years. I have net
known of anything against him. I have unilerikioil him
to be a solicitor,

-There was a charge against him at this
oeurt some time ago.
Michael Haydon, a detective sergeant, said he arrested
the prisoner that morning, and took him to llow-lane
station. He said he was quite innocent of the charge, and
that it ought not to be preferred against hint. Witness
requested him to place on the desk before him whatever
property or money he had about him; and the prisoner
produced three 601. bank-notes, four 61. bank-notes, and
2s. or 3e. in silver and copper.
At this stage the prisoner was remanded for a week,
and the Lord Mayor declined to accept bail for him.