Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

COMMITTAL or A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT FOR
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE
PRETENCES.

IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS.

The police court was crowded to excess yesterday by
merchants and others, who were drawn there in order to
hear the details of the following case of John Bingham
and Co., against John Doherty, who was summoned for
having obtained two sums of £1,250, and £1,700 from
them by means of false pretences. Mr. J. B, Aspinall,
barrister, instructed by Mr. Martin, solicitor, was for the
prosecution, and Mr. Brett, instructed by Messrs. Gregory,
appeared for the def endant. It may be remembered that
the defendant was extensively engaged in the corn trade,
and that a short time since he bocame'a bankrupt, ninth
to the surprise of the mercantile community of Liverpool.
Mr. Aspinall opened the case by stating that he appeared
for Messrs. John Bingham and Co., who charged John Do-
herty with having ob ained money under false pretences,
by having procured their acceptance for two large sums
of money, namely one for 01,250, and the other for
£1,700, by f lsely pretending and uttering to them
certain bills of lading, and depositing same with them as
valuable security, the defendant well knowing at the
same time that such seeurit7, was not valuable, inasmuch as
he had previcusly pledged the original bill of lading with
Mr. Ilubba-k.

It would appear that the defendant had carried
on an extensive business in Liverpool and that he was
in the habit of doing business in the Borough Bank. It
seemed that he had lodged some bills in that bark in
reference to some cargoes of corn, and the bank requesting
a guarantee, he wrote on the 28;11 of April the following
letter to Mr. Smith of that bank:

Liverpool, 28th April, 1857.
Dear Sir,—On receipt of bill of lading for 7,007 bushels
Indian corn, par Southampton, from Messrs. Stern Brothers,
Weise give them a guarantee that my acceptance to Mr. John
Doherty's drafts for £l,lOO, due as per enclosed advice, will be
paid at maturity.

The corn is -old to Mr. John Bingham and Co , whose
acceptance for the amount will be paid to the bank.—l am, dear
sir, ynuri truly, JOHN DOHERTY.
J. P. G. Smith, Mg.
He also wrote the following let'ers, one dated the same
28th April, and the next the let May, both as follows :

Liverpool, 28th April, 1857.
Sir,—l have received bill of lading from you for 7,007
bushels of Indian cnin, per Southampton, soli to Niessts. John
Bingham and Co., whose acceptance for the amount will
psid to the bulk opposi,e to my acceptance for £l,lOO which
you have guaranteed.—l am, dear sir, yours truly,
JOHN DOHERTY, Borough Bank.

J. P. G. Smith, Eq.

Liverpool, Ist May,1857.
Dear Sir,—On receipt of the undersigned bills of lading from
Messrs. Goniseen, and Co , London, please give them
a gut yantee that my acerp,ance to Mr. John -Doherty's drat s
for .€4,630, due as per enclosed ; advice will be paid at rnatuiity.
The coin is sold as at foot, and, on Monday, when the bills of
lading are rt,ceived; will hand you drafts on Messrs. Cunliffe,
Paton, and Co., and Messrs. Jo!in B:ngliann and Co., for the
respective amounts. The bill of lading for law, please hand to
Messrs. Trimmer and Grainger, as usual.--I atn, dear rice, yours
truly, JOHN DOHERTY.
- •

80-one) Bank.
£350 Bills of Lading 5,511 bus. Indian corn,
per Andrew Foster i £1,350
1368 t, }- Messrs, Cunliffe,
1,546 bus. Indian corn, Paton, &
per Uadtrwri;er J
7,992 bus. Indian corn,
£1,700
per New World
3 762 bu'. Indian corn, Messrs.
John
Bingham & Co.bQ
per Helen Austin Bin
190 tiercos lard, per
John Bright. . £1,550—T. &G.

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550 2 9

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£4 600