The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-03 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

Williams Frost, a cfrayrOa la in the employ of Messrs.
J and Company, Southwark Bridge-roa, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Burcham for final examination,
charged with embezzling Ga. and other moneys belonging
to the firm.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Thomas Jenner
that it was the duty of the prisoner to deliver casks of
beer to their customers, receive the money, and pay the
same on his return daily to the cashier. He was not
allowed to leave any without payment on delivery. On
the 14th and 17th ult. he received two sumo of 6s. from a
Mr. Lucas, and not paying it in, he was discharged oe
Tuesday last, sod the present proceedings taken.
The prisoner said it was all a mistake. He often paid
for the beer out of his own pocket when the customers
were either out or not provided with the cash, and celled
for it another time. The firm knew that, and bad allowed
him to have it on his calling for the cask in the course of
the week, and he showed entries in his book to that effect.
Mr. illanet was recalled, and in answer to Mr. Harshen' I
be said the firm held the draymen responsible for all the
beer they delivered, unless to quartedy customers and a
few others. It was true the prisoner had delivered beer
without the money, and it was entered in his book to that
effect. At the latter end of the week he paid the money
in, sad it was entered as cash.
Mr. Burcham, after carefully investigating the cue, said
it was not for him to say how Messrs. Jenner should carry
on their Widnes', but it seemed to him to require some
alteration. They held the draymen responsible for beer
left to customers unknown to the firm, therefore he was
sure no jury would convict the prisoner for embezzlement.
He murk therefore be discharged.
William Orootabridge, • reepectablelooking man, a letter
carrier in the serviced her Majesty's Postmaster General,
South Eastern district, was brought before Mr. Burcham,
°barged with being drunk and incapable during the time
be wee employed in the delivery of letters.
Mr. Or from the office of the solicitor to the
Peet-Mice, attended to prosecute, under the lit Vic., cap.
36, seat. 9, which rendered the Liable to a penalty
of 20/., or such other mi fine as the magistrate
thought proper to enforce.
Policeeenetable 249 Id said that, on Saturday evening,
about 8 o'clock, be sew the prisoner dawns; slant Rath'
terrace, Horsemoteger-lene, with • bundle a letters and
newspapers in his hands. He dropped several of them in
the mud, which induced witness to go up to him, and
caution him to be more careful. The prisoner picked his
letters up, and turned towards Swan-street, when he
dropped more of the letters, and went on. Witness picked
them up, and finding the prisoner was drunk he stopped
him, and took him and the letters to the station-house.
The prisoner here said that he was not wader the in-
fluence of liquor, but was attacked with a sudden giddi-
nese which he was subject to.
Mr. Charlie Heller, inspector of letter carriers in the
South Eastern district, said he saw the prisoner at 8
o'clock ontiaturday evening. He was then quite drunk. The
prisoner had been in the employ of the Post-office thirteen
years, and had hitherto borne a good character ; ruck men
I were generally dismissed unless there was something ex-
*rational in their favour.
Mr. Burch= told the pnamer that on the evidence
adduced before him be could come to no other conclusion
than that be was drunk during his employ. His defence
of being giddy was an after-thought, as he had not men-
, tioned that at the time he was taken into custody. He
was very sorry to be compelled to convict a man of good
character in the public service after thirteen years, but he
had a duty to perform. The only thing be could do would
be to mitigate the penalty from 201. to 10t., which he must
pay or go Uprisen.
'The prisoner paid the money, and was liberated.

The charge 'gains; Air. Permit, pawnbroker,
of dablextreet, Whitechapel for detaining • diamond
ring, the property of Catherine Donovan, was resumed
before Mr. Benson.
Mr. Pelham, solicitor, again appeared for the coin.
plainant ; and Mr. Joel Emanuel- for Smith and Early,
tailors and drapers, in Hounaditch, who also claimed the
ring, which was found by Mrs. Donovan among some rags
she was sorting while in the employment of Mr. Cohen, •
rag menhant —Mr. Cohen being another of the claimants,
because the wordy was found on his premises.
After a long discussion between Mr. Pelham and Mr.
Emanuel as to the construction of police acts and other
acts of parliament, decisions of the judges of the superior
courts, sad other matted,
Mr. Beane said there wee an doubt that the special
property in a chattel which accrued toe ender of it in the
shame el a rightful owner was sufficient to sustain an
action in detinne or trove, and he supposed that the
Legislature when they introduced into the Police kit the
scenes ender which this gammons was granted, intended
to giver the peer in the ease of articles of small value
the remedy whisk otherwise could only be obtained by
the aeon expensive procedure of the courts above. The
gaieties was bad the complainant, Dmiovan. that
property se the bona fide finder of an abater thinjeri The
rag wee sward by Kr. Cohen, her master, on whose
ham hued, and it was also claimed by Messrs.
Mdsio:g sada, riE the striegth of • stabinset acrid
rhew lard made a bey, new ander sentence for
rebbirm liu.. eat was part of the proceeds of
the 6 Milroy. WM teit turli:apT4el the person ea
when ~emus the took he was glad
fad the spurs. he VIII to apnea when
the ens wee previously bdoes hiss, sustained
t el Kr. Justice Patera in the case of
eljeVrkssialls. The ease wee therein very ably
by Mr. Grey for the *Will, who had faa
some beak war in Mee sleep d the deleadent, sad judg-
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the Saler, Mr. Justin Per
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regard he the dela el Early sad Smith, he knee of no
an la *Koh matilatien had has senuarily awarded of
gaper* steles, er the greseerb of sash after ecaverdon,
by seise of the seed before whom the thief wee
wader the 11th sad 25611 of Viet, cap. N. He
wee el spade that the jus teed& amid not be
at up by the parehroker la their favour, and that the
aria anal be mode ea Mr. Tenant for the ring to be del
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the and bh Lamm bed done what was quit*
rah da* the ring, and essemeniesting with the
fee the perpsee of inquiry, the order would be with-
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N.—Number of patients fat the week *folio; Feb. I%
1.000, of which 301 were sew ewe.