The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-23 00:00:00

Ts EXPREsst WAEINEAP4X:INAVE44I4O, DUMMBXX- faa, Mei

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—Dac. 22.
Sittings at NW Ptiaa st Gaildball.—(Hatare Mr. Justice
Hamm sad a Spade Jary.)
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LYON/ v. Unger&
The deelanitien stated that
etheretalutiff lent to the
defendant, at hie own request, •isesal-skin cloak to
be returned is the ease eondition as when lent, and that
when it was returned it was injured, dammed, and
rendered unfit for use. There was also a count for
gooney lent.
Lazton appeared the plaintiff ; Mr. Digby Seymour
and Yr. Codd for the defendant.
In opening the cue the learned conned said the plaia-
tiff was Sarah Lyons, who kept a cigar shopberiet:
restaurant in rotten-street, Haymarket He
she possessed some means, but probably the least said
about her respectability the better. The same &nerva-
tion might apply to the defendant. He lived at Acton,
and seemed to have an ample supply of money. He was
not a young man, and for many year. lie had bees is the
habit of spending his days and nights in the Haymarket,
'wising in the lowed company and acting in the
most disreputable meaner. In that way he spent
many hundreds of pounds, and when he lied
exhausted his funds be borrowed money from the plain-
tiff, which he regularly repaid. In July last, however,
she lent him different sum which she had not received
back. On the 28th of that month he propwd to, take the
plaintiff and another person to Gra reread. hey all
went, and the plaintiff lent him 71., which he squandered in
a foolish and recklemway, ceatiagitaboatanswagstwaltera,
porters, and others. He afterwards took them to Mar-
gate, and on that occasion the plaintiff lent him 101. 17s.
which was got rid of in a no less absurd mode, the home-
men of the town receiving a large share of the massy.
Then there was a loan of 34 for nippers in the ileynaarket,
and another of 8/. for the expenses of a trip to Woolwich,
when the defendant's abeurdliberality was againexhibited.
The lest item was 21. 35., which was lent at the time of a
visit to the Canterbury-hail. The whole sum advanced
by the plaintiff was 311. Part of it she had obtained by
pawning her watch and jewels. With respect to the
other Tart of plaintiff's claim, the learned counsel mid
that one night after his revelries the defendant came to
her place with his head cut and bleeding, and his clothes
almost torn off his body. He wanted to giro his amail-
ants into custody, and he asked plaintiff to let him have
some coverts( in order that he might go decently to tl.•
police. She then lent him her seal-akin cloak, or mantle,
which be put on. When it was returned she found that is
was not only much torn, but weaved with dirt, as if the
defendant had bees rolling with it in the mud. The
value she placed upon the cloak was 211.. and that and the
vales of • bat which she oho lent him ionised part of
her claim.

Sarah Lyons. the plaintiff, was then called. She said
she formerly kept asigar-shop and restaurant in Penton-
street. She had known the defendant for some yeah. He
was about 60 years of age. lie was in the habit of coin-
ing to het Louie. and she lent him money occasionally.
A Mrs. James accompanied her and the defendant to
thavosend, and she (plaintiff) lent him U.. every sham?
of which was Bleat. When we crams home we
bad suiper in the If aymarket. He met some
women he knew, and he treated them. The
inter came to 3J. Ile had nu money. neither
bad I, and I left my watch until next day.
It cost me ti. to redeem it. He proposed to go to Mar-
gate. We *toyed there two days and two night.. I Nowt
tie rooter. Ile borrowed 10/. 17v. Seine of the in mey
was raised on my watch and chain in Margan•.
'We also went to Woolwich, and 1 Whin lent him
money on that occasion. At the end of this be earn.,
to my house one night at 12 o'clock ; his faoe
was moth cut and brubmi. His coat was off, and he had
hst his ling. Ile raid three waiters had knocked him out
of a house In the Haymarket. I bathed his face. lie
maid he wanted to go to the police station, but he had no
coat. 1 then lenta him my seal-skin. It originally cod
me 2:I. Ile went away with it, and also took a new hat
from my house. I afterwards saw him in the Haymarket
s eat big my coat, and a little tipsy. The women were round
him. The coat produced is nun.. It is torn, and appears
as if it had teen in the mud. I applied to the defendant
for the money I had lent, and also for a fresh cloak, b•it
he made no answer. I recolleet ving with him to the
bank in July, but it was closed. lit, metastasise and tool
him away.
Crews-examined by Mr. nigh! Seymour—l only went
once with him to the Bank. He did not always have
plenty of money.
How many thou•ande has he spent in your various
houses ?—I don't know; he did not spend t►em with me.
How many of these cheques. amounting, not to hun-
dreds, but thousand., have you endorsed ? (Cheques
handed up.) —I have had some of these—not all. 1 sup-
po.e I have had a couple of hundred—not more.
In six months the amount was over 7001. —That was
nit spent with me.
Has lit not spent hundreds with various people or women
cennected with your establishment ?-lle has not.
Dil he not give give you HAL to pay out a broker ? —He
gave me a cheque but it was no good.
Was he not a liberal man with his money —lf he had
paid 10,0001. he would nut have paid too much.
(laughter.)
Your society and the society of your friends was quite
enough compen.ation to him for any expenditure ?
(Laughter.) Were there ladies named Chuff, Chorley,
andcharlesli—Never.

Who we.• favourite—the lady who particularly
attract( d him ! He mud have hail some attraction, to be
re foulmh. W.►a he not very particular don't think
he was.

LUI you take any Iot or memorandum from him
when you lent the money ?—No.
Cruepozamination eoutinuod—l do not know whether
be had plenty of money with him in July, which he b►d
drawn bons the bank. I brought another action against
him for mosey lent in the Court of Common Pleas. Ile
aelesl me not to go on with it, and I abandoned it. I do
not know that soy attorney refuted to go on with the
action.

I think that stabkin cloak ha 4 !en in the police-
court I.—No.

Was there not a question before 111 r. Pelle, the magis-
trate, of an assault in nI. i‘.li ou and another woman
were concerned, and was not the cloak produced to show
tl.e.dam age ?—No.
. .

Has it not been several times in pawn:—.holy once, and
Uu ii I pawned it for Mr. Justine.
WEen Mr. Justine was staying in your house were not
his clothes taken away, and was he not left in a state of
nudity—(laughter)—and was not your cloak lent to him
to cover his nakedness, in order that he might get away
—N o. _ _

Witness—l have carried on business in Pantos-street
three years. I have lived at St. John's-wood. I have an
ertahlrlunent at Chelsea. A housekeeper and nip children
live there. I swear I am sot a marned:wornan. I have
not passed either in St. John's-wood or Chelsea as •
married woman.

lie-eee,eined—The action in the Common lieu had no
reference to the present claim.
Mrs. Mary James, who accompanied the plaintiff and
defendant to Gravesend and Margate, gave corroborative
evidence as to the lending of the money. She said else
kept a cigar shop in Parton-street, and that her right
name was James, and her fictitious name Chuff. She also
went with the plaintiff and defendant to Dublin.
Elisabeth James, the daughter of the shove, was also
called in support of the plaintiff', case.
Charlie Selwyn, the poster at plaintiff's shop, deposed
to the state of the defendant when he came after be had
been turned out of a house in the Haymarket. He thought
be was tipsy.
This war the plaintiff e case.
Mr. Seymour, admitting that he could snake no excuse
for the extraordinary folly of his client, said the action
was really defended by his relatives, who deeply deplored
the position in which be was plead. He was pea-
sesse4 of a good deal of money, and the cheques pro-
duced, numbers of which were endorsed by the plaintiff,
showed that he bad spent hundreds and thousanth- in riot,
drunkenness, and debauchery, and especially at the plate-
tiff's establishment. The defendant at the time in ques.
tion had an ample balance at his bankers', and therefore
could not have been in want of low. The real truth of
the mutter was that these people. having preyed on the
weakness and folly of the defendant for years, had at lest
the audacity and impudence to bring this action in order
to plunder him further by representing that he had bor-
rowed money which had really never been }ma.
Jane Wood was then called. She said she had not boon
a servant to Mts. Lyons. but had made herself a very use-
ful person to her. Recollected that in DIM Mrs. Lyons
had a seatekin cloak. It, was neither old nor new. Mrs.
Lyons asked her to mend it. Witness frequently put it
us gentlemen who were not able to go to their homes, in
mammas* of being the worm for liquor. She tried to
pawn it fur M., but could rot got snore than 4/. upon it.
Many times at the plaintiff's place they took away the
defendant's clothes, and locked him up in a state of nu-
dity. (Laughter.)
Croce—l live in lodgings. The defendant hes
come to see me. I have known him for 20 years; but I
has only knort him—thst is all.

itaisiMined—l never knew hint dispute • debt. He
wee too menerousand too liberal to all. (Laughter.)
A clerk in the beak of Meseta Hopkineon was called to
MVO what balance the defendant had at him amount in
July, but the learned judge did act think that evidence
on that point wee relevant to the point at issue.
Mr. Instone, the defendant, who wore a seal-shin boat
and crimson neck-tie, then appeared in the box, and was
examined by Mr. Seymour.
You have unfortunately gone too often to that place Y
I have gone often, but I don't knew whether it was
unfortunately.
Do you reeolimit going to Gravesend and Margate with
I the pllaintiff P—l have been to both places very often, sad
sea recollect.
Do you not recollect 'plinths» a died Miaow P—Illo;
air. (Ineghter.)
Did you borrow any wamay from Mrs.Lpowe P—l coos
recollect borrowing M. from ber—thet is all; and I paid it
back by AMMO.
Is there any truth in the statement that you borrowed
111. from her when you went with ler to Wg4wiiih, in
July lest P—l don't remember anyffikeg Minn ft.'
Mem OLIN you to rill the Week P-4 deal knew, I am
inavrtilsapernria elirl ell larbaili, nod Mee
belanged
• Iti went le) Ir. Dram's. I dug.
erardirrill=iiid mat. It wain entelked taw*
*ma/ op NM trek 1 ihn't thfuleM were injured by

I ullet 1117 witier it Iles in as geed a eraditien •
I reiteivel IL t lakes • tang Ikea to wear oat a
I knew no harm Wm. Liens. It's so en
MIS againstet a lady I asset wish to speak
willvam—yea wouldn't I know. I know what it Mt.
si men ban about than, and the upon them.
Mr. Laxten—Wme you not Woodcut of staff F-11ey
Hsi
me, end regularly rigged me.
Have yea net one for many years to Sarah Lyart's ?
I have no sa6sadty to her.
When you west ie Dublin did she not lend you Isom I,
—I paid Les pilnimady by cheque. Excuse me, I have had
• bad accident tomy head, and am under • phydeian.
I have lost a when et blood from my ear.
Has that at our memory P -I don't think it has.
Do you reeai> as well as formerly f—All right.
(Laughter.)
You recollect going to Margate F7-Ok, yes; on several
occasions. I know lots of than. (Itsr.)
Of
Did you give to the boatmen freely and generously !
Do you remember going to Woolwich with Sarah Lyons F
—I may have been. I have bean to Woolwich on many
occasions. I know it well.
One of the Jorymenu- My lord, the Jury are of opinion
that Woman's evidence is worth nothing. _
Mr. Seymour, in replying, said the defendant presented
a most melancholy picture: and his friends were deter-
mined as far as they Gould to protect ME from atbetipte at
victimiration by means of • formal proesedimdtekel
His mind bad been affected by drink. and kiv
undermined by his course of living and indubiumut: but
nevertheless he positively stated that he never in
any instance borrowed more than Sf. from Mrs. Lyons.
The learned Judge, in summing up, said he entirely
served in the (pink* of the jury, that the defendant's
tii,lonee could not be relied upon ; but because that was
so Su, should not take it, for granted that the plaintiff
advent. dto him the money she said she had. They
must look at all the eircumstences of the case, and say

whether they were really satisfied, ups thieviisnie
adduced, whether the suns in questing bad bona loot
to the defendant and not repaid.
The Jury, after • brief delibentioh in the box, said
they found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 311. for
'money lent.
The Forman said they wished to make n reeowasenda-
tion to the friends of the defendant that they should
look after kin, and have kiln placed under gone super-
vision. •

111;.Justiee Names observed that under the law of Eng-
land a dratokard ooald not be placed under supervision.
If tl.e law were different perhaps the recommendation of
the jut/ might not be without its effect.
Mr. I.eaten asked what the jury found with refrari to
the cloak P The Foreman—We 011111sothitag for the Anil.
Verdict for the plaintiff. 311. for money lent, and nominal
damages on the count relating to the cloak.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before the Common Serjesat..)
•IJJOZD 10110ZZY OP • WILL.

The trial of Bair, Dewy on the charge of forging and
uttering a will purporting to be the last will and testament
of Bony Trimmer, deceased, with intent to defraud, was
monied yesterday.
After our revert left.
Yr. Girard- summed up for the prosecution. II.)
was followed by Berjeant Tindal Atkinson, who
stated that the prisoner carried un a large Immires ax
a :rainier. and was a short time ago appointed the lipid-
ur of a public company, and he cout.aded that • man
in tl.at position was not likely to engage in such transac-
tic us as ware imputed to him for the sake of u sham of
RAI. Ito lad elicited from Mrs. James that If. nry
Trimmer was on good terms with his br...ther
and rioter, and it war., therefore, estrean:tio Mi-
ro) able ttat he should give away 4,001111. or 6,1.00/. to
total stiangi to. If the will was not genuine it must have
be, n tinged fur the purpose of getting the B,OOL, and Mr.
Si cog was sun used to have come to some wretched
ogres mold, of which there wa+ no evidence, to concoct this
docunit ut, in order that he might obtain a portion of the
HAM.,and none of hie handwriting was traced in any of the
documents. 'the learned ierjcant urg..l that there wus
not sufficient motive to prompt a man ia. the primuer to
commit an offence of so grave a chars...tel. and concluded
by paying that he would offer Mr. Spong'• whole previous
life as an answer to the charos.
Several respectable gent*. 111C11 who bad known the pri-
soner for a long time were thin called as witnesses to
character. and it was stated that many more were in ut-
tinthuive, hut it was thought unnecessary to call them.
'tl a 04:141Aloli serjeant then summed up the OM.
The jury retired to deliberate, but in a few minutes
they returns d into court with a verdict of Guilty, but
they it commended the prisoner to mercy on amount of
his family
Judgment was respited till neat session.
This concluded the business, and the court then ad-
journed till the 11th January.

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

ifr. Clerks South, publican, of the Jolly Sailors
Tavern, Norwood, appeared on remand before Alder-
man Sir Thomas Gabriel, on a summons charging him
with having obtained from Mr. John Tafft, wine met-
chant, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury. on the 24th February,
by means of false pretences, a cheque for 12W., with intent
to defraud.

Mr. Francis Milker, selicitor, Sherborneulune, conducted
the prosecution; and Mr. llontugu Williams, barrister,
apt:cared for the defence.
the que►tion at issue had reference to some freehold
property, a 'mortgage of which wus granted to Mr. Tufft,
acid it was contended, on the part of the prosecution, that
!las was not a %slid secunty. The complainant wus now
put into the witness-box ; but biers the close of his est-
di nee in chief, Sir Thomas Gabriel expressed an opinion
that the rate had broken down, and declined to piu,:ued
at, further with it.
i he defeneant was then discharged.

BOW-STItELT.
llorrirt dome Ella, 14, Hoynton-street, Highgate, an-
peured ti, answer a summons charging her with haviugols-
tamed the sum of SW. from Mx. HialaigswurUi, by tahie
pietences.
Mr. Straight, the barrister, atknd.d to conduct the
posecution ; and Mr. Donau, of Limu-street Chambers,
defended.

William Hollingsworth, an auctioneer, carrying on
business at 33, High Holborn, dek.oscd that he is in the
habit of advancing small mums on good security at fair
interest. The defendant, Mrs. kale, porno time ago,
entered into terms with him, and received 691. on the se-
curity of her furniture, which she declared would realize
more than 601., she herself not being so much as that
amount in debt. He visited the defeadaut's house, and
was fully satisfied with the security. He further
made her sign a declaration to the effect that
she bad obtained the 691. which he had ad-
vanced, and of the truth of her statements. On the 17th
October last he heard that Mn. Ellis had petitioned in the
Court of Bankruptcy se • bankrupt. Her debts he had
discovered amounted to 207/. 17s. dd.—about four times
the amount she bad declared herself to be in debt. She
had not told him anything about this. She attributed her
misfortunes to a severe lose arising from speculating on a
mine is Cornwall. As this had occurred prevenie to his
advancing the requisite sum, her declaration was fable and
he had been cheated.

George Parker, cue of the commission- , employed to
administer oaths is Mowry, proved that be had taken
the scheinielesSion of the declaration produced, and which

was signed by the defendant, whom beldentilfed.
Robert Merry, easietant areemger in the Court of
Bankruptcy, deposed that the debts of the defendant
wets 2071.175. 6d.

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There was further evidence to be adduced, and in com-
pliance with Mr. Straight's request Mr. Flowers ittljourued
th case fur • week.

MARYLEBONE.

William rim, boot and shoe maker in Great Iflry-
lebone-street, was brought up on an adjourned summons
charging him with having embezzled the sum of ISM. be-
looping to the Friends of Labour Loan Society, held at
the cy mouth Inn, Wernouth-drect.
The case bas been befont the court from the commence-
ment of October. The accounts mein to have bean kept
in a loose way, and the cashier and secretary **a they
Live ',modal over large minis or money to the primmer, in
bin capacity of treasurer, and for which they bad not
asked him to sign their books.
Mr. d'F.yrionert mid it would be better fora jury to
decide, and committed the prisoner for trial, agreeing to
accept bail in two sureties of 1001. Each.

fame esdi 1s *lily known as balrnitonswiSat anoont
Ifnin In Ss daith Liens
Inger tally 100,11110
wink
Minuet.
.seelety. and Bray ether mink warts appear
ikon lie desentenie he ) held in in hands.
tnie Maki win its onecinged no clergy of the die.
'Wide nein& the li,. 151 r. the motor d tlt
lite dm 11r. Ounsg • Ivan ben whoa
Phig=ilis hie head esenhaning Mr. Oaner to ON snot
,01 Awe hint *Mid poseur he the dietriet be Girona-
seinen of reef nook and who had sever known the poor
in • wens eredition than they were sow, and the open-
tine elthe batileillen winnow ate viendstill for want of
Mr. Denham chewed that he did noappliadt dka the paw-
l:ousts kinsmentee for such awl
foe stalmsnim and w
eannter-stmatenents. ion,
ha no doubt
'so
it MA. Hinds wee .• very good
tue,marivairlZZliVnet nal to aid the dentate poor.
He was also of opinion that it wee oondocted in a very
respectable manner. 411111 was worthy of the support of the
be wee, Hie way impression the other day war, that
there was soave ezaueration in the droller s=
from Mr. Carter, which set forth "tons of
of starving poor" in South London District.
Mr. Mena savored his worship ,that that portion of
the circular was of course rather exaggerated, but Mr.
Carter really west that there were tens of thousands of
banking poor in the Routh London district who re-
suir=l eat and ruinfort, • hich could be borne oat by the
of the .li4trivt. Had Mr. Murphy, as • minhur
Citigl7o.l.ol. taken the trouble to call on Mr. Darter
instead of staking statements in police-courts, the moot
satisfactory esplenatios would have been_gven him, but
be tensed to ruler notesleg. He (Mr. Malls) trusted
that the sere pedikety wenn be gives to his explana-
tion an had leen shim %Mr. Murphy. statement.
11r. Harahan had se doubt such would bs the case,
when M i . llicklin thanked his won hip, sod withdrew.

IROX LAST Mara UAZSITZ.
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I'. Marrerier at Nadrgsrawered.
ARAMs AVIV., Nainstonwbost, IYYiiiwd, loM beam!
victualler, Jan 4, at IL
Atain , F tea WIL1.1•11, Devonaldni-street, Dioetaabot7,
Neck wan warideurt, Jan. 618672.
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BOVIILL&CMAIILMS. APIIII7II4IL, MlBlB IS =dm, ;OIL Vega
Parry, mirrors's Neerms., 11144sies, City, star
Jan. IS, at 1.
Cu MIN ICU, Uaoaue, Nombana. Surrey, mawolviem keeper, Jan.
IN, at M.
simpALt Jaw Poutaes. Wateriescood, losabsea, aatl Ormt.
mad, Clapham. Junction, watchmaker, Jr.at 1.
IAWAIL FIMIDI4IBII CRAILLMS, KbY4.lBllolld, alelBol, &Mir eel
misname, Jaa. I, at 1.
No:ask 811 0•11 T, IVurth gam Ja Ilk IN 1.
YMAIIILARD, Jeers Upper osommar, Baa. Ilk at S.
dioneot.r,
HA Naom
O I=es-rood. bolidar, Jan. 7, at 11.
Hama, WOLF, 1 1141111114.. Illabsasager,
Jas. 7, at 1.
, /ease, LOW'? Norwood, baker, Jaa.ll, Si It.
B•• WO. Joss, Caltharpoctrest, ilisrolanwead, late beer-
houve keeper, Jan. 6, at 1.
Norma, Monne, Tottenham, (martial trawilsr, .7a at to.
Kum Kenn nee. mad Remaly Kiss. inn.,
Whitakapel; tenit:wers, Jaa. It 04 11.
WILLIAM WATT., WIMOMISIMMIM, 84111117, late dationer,
Jan. 6041.
Lama sorras,Taossa,Dord, bottled bow merehant4an.lll,al2.
lair, TIMMY, TIMM Mwrey, builder, Jut. 18, at 11.
La Tee, Menus. lave, Nousdaliteh and City-read, dealer is
' Mary goods. Jam .11. Mt I.
WACIIBIIIII. Jona Parma, Cathrort-streit, Kaaba Tows, 1618
captain la the my. Jan. 11, et IL
MATE; 10.14111 D J/1,01, /111T1011T' Dathe-Maost, 01‘1111,13111.-
square, limed victualler, Jos. Is, at IL
JOIN WILLIAM, (Vo7‘loll,let. mullimer, JIM. 6, et 12.
OLLII, P 1111,112 Nolbon,. saddler, Jan. 11, at 11.
rags, 111IWIJI W mums, Russell-drawl., 9fi111011401101, hmamlmommar,
Jaa.lB,_at 11.
T , 8011ERT 8/ARIML,MIIE End-ni.,frarlibollderjan. 'kat?.
Fan; Alms), (gooemancood, Ilegeat's-park, piandorte
make Jan. 6, at 11.
, Taws A. lkomarutra, Deptford, peddiesa, Sas. 11, at 11.
kit is, Loon, Oreek-street, Mho, merehant, lan. 7, st 11.
Herrin, J•naa, Jonaos-pl.,llarrow-td.,greczepooer. Jan. Kat 11.
1i Joss Moinwarr, Mouth I.asubeth-road, late nevropapv
editor, Jan. 8, at 11.
81:TT.,11, Tomas HURT, Ruwell-court, Drury-Mae, *Aura
dealer, Jon. 8, at 11.
Tar.° a MIMI, Ti,n i PHILIP, Wardrubs-plees, Doetors'-cnsunonv,
lat. private awelival sonstnat, Jan. lm, at I.
Trans, SALIM AERIAL, 9alwtwryt bid" Jan. 18. ILI 1.
aaanato, them san,Croavet., amoustant,Jan.B, at I.
Warr., Asylum Tr sa, ,Flaistow YAWL, Oro denier, Jan. a, at
W INT ea. Luau, Jona, eliebinford. shownaker, Jo. 7, at 12.