The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GIIII.DHALL_

Eboezer Prim, formerly a bankrupt upholsterer el
pinietnw, ;tad more recently a draper of Crawley-street, St.
Nacre', MU charged with not surrendering to libe bank-
ruptcy in 1857, with not surrendering to his bankruptcy in
1861, when be was found trading in the name of Ebenezer
Price Jones, with obtaining nearly 3,0001. worth of goods
under false mune., with not delivering up his boas of
account to his assignees, and with couceslitg and embezzling
his estate with intent to cheat and defraud his creditors.

117..1Qsir7g1;rifiGammon conducted the prosecution for
the assignees ; Mr. Tindal Atkinson, instructed by Mr.
Bead, defended the prisoner; and Mr. Wava, from
Stubbs's Trade Protection offices, watched the promedinp
on behalf of several of the creditors. _

The depositions alr;iliiithenvetie reed over, after which
winsome& were called to identify the prisoner as the bank-
rupt Ebenezer Pries, who absconded from his creditors in
1857, and evidence was fasten for the purp a of identify*
the property, which had been traced from the bankrupt's
premises in Somers-town tea house in Green-street, Park-
lane, which the prisoner bed taken, as the goods supplied by
the creditors under the last bankruptcy. One of the bank-
rupt's servants proved that there were books kept in the
business, end that the goods were removed almost every
day until the messenger in bankruptcy took periodos, by
which time the whole of the stock had disappeared. It was,
however, represented by about CA "dummy' packages with
which the shop wes furoiched. Other evidence of a formal
character was adduced, and the bankrupt wail again
remanded. . _ _

Mr. Gammon intimated that the assistance proffered by
the prisoner on the last occasion had not been rendered. The
information he had given was only calculated to mislead the
assignees and the creditors.

MARLBOROUGH•STRINET.
Mr. Joseph Morris, proprietor of the New York Hotel,
Leicester-street, Soho-equare, was summoned before Mr.
Bandon for smelting Joseph Thompson, a sheriff's officer,
while in the execution of hie duty.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, who sp-
ier the = oornplapiant, said the case was • serious one, I& as sheriffs °Soars were under a heavy bond,
20,0001., to the sheriff for the faithful discharge of their
duty, and that in the case of en escape of a debtor taken in
custody the sheriff would be liable to the creditor for the
amount of the debt, and the sheriff's officer or
his sureties would be liable to the sheriff. If the
magistrate thought it wan such &camerae ought to be sent to
• jury, be was instructed to say that the sheriff would
prosecute ; but, on the other hand, if the magistrate
should think that justice would be satisfied by a fine, he
should make no objection, me Mr. Morris was • respectable
person, and might have acted in error.
Joseph Thompson, 22, Chancery-lane, officer to the
Sheriff of Middlesex, said, on Friday, the 4th of October,
be went to the hotel keptby the defendant, about 12 o'clock,
to execute a writ of saps for 387 f., issued out of the
Court of Exchequer against a person named David Roach,
then residing at the hotel. He went up to Roach's bedroom
on the second-floor, sad while in the act of opening the door
the defendant came up to him and said, ` You cannot go
in until I have announced you." He was making his way
into the room, when the defendant laid bpd of him. Seeing
Roach in the bedroom, he said, " I have • warrant against
The
Mr. Roach, at the suit of Hawes and another, for 3871."
The defendant then tried to force him out of the room, and
prevented him from making the capture. although Roach
was then in legal custody. The defendant said if he went
upstairs after Roach, who had made his escape and gone to
the floor above, he and his bleak servant would throw him
down stairs. Complainant went to a window, threw it up,
and called for a policeman. When the policeman came he
claimed his protection, and then, with his assistance, he
succeeded in executing the writ and taking Roach from
the hotel.
The defendant admitted that be knew the official position
of the complainant. He had, however, previously told him
that whenever he had • writ to execute agaiest any party
staying at the hotel, if he would first communicate with
him he would facilitate his object in getting the writ exe-
cuted. In the present case the complainant went up stairs
without saying anything, and feeling annoyed at this con-
duct he did follow him, end remonstrate, but with no in-
tention of impeding the writ, or giving the party an oppor-
tunity to evade the officer.
Mr. Baden said it was a very serious matter to obstruct
an officer in the execution of his duty, and had Roach
escaped he certainly should have sent the can for trial.
Having heard the explanation of the defendant be should
consider that the justice of the case would be met by a fine
of 3/. and a caution for the future.
The fine was pai,l.
William Cooke the person charged with tellingan unsound
horse to Major Evans was brought up for final axamiaa-
tioo. It wan understood that the matter had bean nettled.
Major Evans intimated that he did not intend to prosecute,
and the prironer was discharged.
A number of gentlemen were present, who bad been de-
frauded in • similar way, to see if they could identify the
prisoner, but it appeared they could not.
William Charlm Taylor, emend boy, was charged with
stealing • gold locket.
Miss Anne Pritchard, of 19, London-street, said she was
walking in Totteoham.conrtrosd, when the prisoner came
up to her and snatched the locket from her neck. A man
then came up and held the prisoner, and else Mid him that
be had taken the locket, but he dialed it. It was, how-
ever, found on him when he was searched, The mine of
the locket was 30e.

The prisoner, s rough litU• urchin, said he had no qua-
tions to ask. _ _

Costello. i4B E, proved taking primmer into custody, and
then evarehing hint, and he found the locket in his jacket
gasket.
Dlr. Badge asked the boy sad hie father whether they
wished 1$ settled by him, and they answered in the Manna-
_ _

yr• Dewlsta said it was • bad ow, •nd be did not know
TWIN, it Will hil AM comm. It w•e • felony of •n
earmoisi mew

EZPLANATION.

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