The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GDILDHALL.

Otero Jl'lartam wee charged With steaßag SOL
Yr. Hollingswceth, • printer, of Wise-olllce-cosit, Fleet.
street, mid the primmer was In his employ as porter Ow one
week, sad in December last witness's wife gave the primmer
• °bogus for SOL, payable at More Drown and Co.'s,
haalms, of Abehurch.lase, to get cashed. He got the chum
cashed, t waver returned-
The primmer gave himself up a few days ago at the Bow-
street police.st tlm far abmodiog with the proceeds of •
cheque be 301. The primer had be= three ernes in custody
before on chatges of fekey.
Sir F. 0. Moos remded the rigour.

Hairy Bewley, cLhidir ef than ifrarury Freehold Land
and Bee& Building Society, amend in answer to • sum-
mons, charging him with apply money belonging to the
society to his own um.
Mr. Nathaniel Crossland said—l reside et Forest-place,
and am secretary pro tem. of the above society.
Dayton,
4b• endant was the caehisr, and no one but he was
allowed to twelve money. As • receipt for the money ha
was to eater the money paid in the subscriber's pemthaok,
which was the sole receipt for the payment. He than
had to enter the amount en the ash-book. It wee the
secretary's duty to keep a ledger corresponding with
the cash-book. It was the prisoner's duty, when
he had 201. in his hinds, to pay it into the bankers'.
If he did not do so lte bad to pay • tine of
101. per cent. per day. On the 18th of February last
Mr. Hnowdm paid in the sum of 31. 10s., which had not
been entered in the cash-book. In the pass-book of the
same subscither I and, under the data of April 27, there is
an entry, in the handwriting of the prisoner, of the receipt
of the sum of U., but there is no c orresponding entry in
the cosh-book. There is an entry of the receipt of sums of
money received from other persons on that day, but no ac-
count of Mr. Snowden."
Cross-examined—The prisoner did keep the ledger, but he
should not have done so. It was the secretary's duty to have
done that.
Mr. Lewis, in asking for • remand, said there were several
other charges, and the defalcations were comiderable. In
consequence of what had occurred both the defendant and
the late seastery had been distanced.
Mr. Tyrwhitt sad he should remand the cam for a week,
bat would lake ball, himself in 200 f., and two ninnies of
100Ltac.h.
The esosteary bail was put in,
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Thomas Elden, • middle-aged man of respectable exterior,
was chard with obtaining drapery pods under fraudulent
pretences.
Beniamin Bloornhall, assistant to Maws. Redmayne and
Co., 20, New Bond-street, deposed that an order wee pre-
sented at the warehouse by the prironer as follows " Mrs.
Bradahaw having met with a severe domestic affliction, and
being recommended to Menem. Redmayne and Co. for
mourning, she ea thank them to select for her • sufficient
quantity of rich moire antique for • dress self
and daughter, end 16 yards of patent crapefor her.
Mrs.
Bredshaw wishes the parcel to be addressed to her to the
cloak-room of Euston-equare station by Saran o'clock this day,
end one of her moss bring it down to her. The bill to be
encloeed, mg • imps shall be returned in a day or two.
—Mn. Bredelsw, Trim, Cloak-morn, Easton-square, till
called for." It wee at mos suspected that it was not all
right, and the primmer was wand. On searching the
prisoner several min Der notes to the above, purporting to to
from ladies of distinction, end containing orders for goods,
were found. In one Lady Jervis is mentioned as recommend-
ing, and in another Mies Walter, of Deronsbire-place ; and
the limes these &titian orders were intended to impose on
were among the largest la the trade. It was understood there
would be several other aro against the prisoner.
liemanded for a weak.

WESTMINSTER.
lehis Stott, • private in the 2nd Life Guards, was finally
examined, charged with robbing the Hon. Cherie* Bateman
Danbury, an officer of that regiment.
The prisoner had been for above seven years the prose-
cutor's servant, and was considered a very trustworthy per-
son. In August last, prosecutor, having obtained leave of
absence, his property at Knightsbridge Barracks was con-
signed to the charge of the secured. On prosecutor's return
a few days ego be found the prieoner absent, end shortly
afterwards missed • pair of double-barrelled guns, • valu-
able violin, a gnat Tenuity of clothing, and miacellaneous
property, to the veins of 3001., the accused having had
the audacity to strip the gold lace from his master's uni-
form. He ahmtly aftawards came to the barracks, end on
being asked about his mater's property admitted he had
stolen it, and pointed out where he had pawned the things.
Several pawnbrokers produced property identified by pro-
secutor, pledged by a man whom primmer had employed.
He was committed for trial.