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

EXTENSIVE FRAUDS BY A FRIENDLY SOCIETY

TREASURER.

At the West Riding Court, Huddersfield, on
Teseday, an elderly man, named Charles Smith, was chimed
with defrauding • friendly society of upwards of 1761.
The prisoner has for seine years past been the treasurer of a
secret order, known by the name of the Golden Plasm,
Bradford Unity. The district of which he was treasurer
was one that held its meetings at Shepley, and he had held
the office for about twelve years. Hie duty was to attend
all the meetings of the lodge for the purpose of receiv-
ing the subscriptions from the members, which averaged
about 31. each lodge night. During the early period
of his term of office the money was invested in money
clubs ; but as the clubs " ran out" it was resolved by
the society that the subscriptions should be deposited
in the West Riding Union Bask, and sums of money were
from time to time handed from the secretaries of the money
clubs to the prisoner, as treasurer of this society, to pay
them over into the bank. For this purpose a bank book
war provided, to be kept in the box of the society ; but as
moneys were directed to be taken by prisoner to the bank,
the book was given out to him in order that he might take
it with him, end return with an entry of the money he bad
paid over. The ant payment was in November, 11157, the
sum being 201. ; but it appeared that from this very
first payment the prisoner had shown to the society,
set tie proper passbook, but smother which pur-
ported to be so, and in which were entered the
amenats be wee supposed to have pout in, the
society believing that during the whole of the years
Mace 1867 the writing in the book wee that of the managers
or the cashiers of the bask. Lately, however, another
=was appointed treeaursr, and it WY 1100 n fouud that
of there being 1451., as there ought to have been, is
the bank, there was oily 31. lls. I Id. Prisoner was chat-
bakirwith the fact, and afterwards produced the real
book, stating that the writing in the fictitious book
was that of his cousin, David Smith. The cousin referred
to just about that time committed suicide. The society had
sever authorised the withdrawal of any of the moseys.
The magistrates committed the prisoner for trial at the
York MAUI on the chugs of forgery, allowing bell iu
sureties amounting altogether to 200 f.

DEATH PROM PABBION.—An awfullyeudden death,
under most painful circumstances, took place on Monday
last, at the village of Sherwood, near Nottingham. It
appears that Mr. William Hill, a laosmaker, was preparing
his breakfast when a neighbour, named Eli Worthington,
came to the door and began to live abusive language. Hill's
son went out, and as Worthington was in a fighting attitude
he struck him and they (ought. The neighbours parted them,
but Worthington wanted to fight again. The elder Hill got
into a great passion, and incited on his son to continue the
combat, exclaiming, "Go into him, give him as much as you
can, get on the highest ground." While thus speaking be
fell upon his side in the doorway and immediately expired.
An inquest upon the body was held the same evening, when
the jury returned their verdict—." That the deceased died
from great excitement by the sodden visitation of God."

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