The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

THE CASE OF STRAHAN, PAUL, AND CO.—This morn-
ing IVilliant Strahan, Robert Makin Bates, and Sir John
Dean Paul, Bart., were placed at the bar before Mr.
Jardine for final examination, charged with feloniously
disposing of a large quantity of foreign securities, lodged
with them for safe keeping as bankers.

Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Parry appeared for Mr. Bates.

Mr. Bodkin, in opening the case, said there were five
witnesses, clerks in different banking houses—named
Matcalf, Stafford, Potter, Mitchell, and Franklin—in
attendance ; and as their absence from business to-day
would occasion some inconvenience, ho proposed merely to
call those gentlemen, and intimate to them that their
presence would be required next week. The different
gentlemen were then called, and directed to attend, as
Mr. Bodkin desired.

The witnesses, Dr. Griffith, Wiley, Do3-es, Perky,
Young, Moore, and Ilia were then bound over to ap-
pear at the next session at the Central Criminal Court.
Mr. Burnard, a stockbroker, residing at 69, Lombard-
street, corrected his deposition, which stated that in
1854 he purchased Dutch stock for the defendants ;—it
ought to be that he effected a loan on Dutch stock for
the bank on the application of Sir John Paul, to the
amount of thirty thousand pounds, upon security of
Dutch 2 per Cents.

Mr. Bodkin said the state of the case was now so far
advanced that to-day he should ask fur a committal.
The first witness called was

Mr. Bell, the official assignee to the fiat, who deposed
that on the 16th of June, some days after the fiat, he
went to the banking-house, A nd Mr. Straban informed him
that the bonds of Dr. Griffith would not be forthcoming.
/Le thought the word sold was used. The conversation took
place in the parlour behind the shop. Mr. Strahan and
Mr. Bates were present. As official assignee he took
possession of the money. He asked Mr. Strahan if there
was a book in which the securities were entered ? Mr.
Strahan and Mr. Bates looked at each other, but made
no answer. Sir John Paul, be thought, was walking
about the house. Some Dutch Bonds came into his
possession, but they were docketted, and they had
been delivered to the parties to whom they belonged.
Mr. Parry—Was Mr. Bates present in the parlour
when the conversation took place ?
Mr. Bell said he was not sure that be was there at the
precise moment the conversation took place between
himself and Mr. Strahan. He did not take part in the
conversation.

Mr. Jardine said it was immaterial. No jury in the
world, or any man of common sense, would think that
Mr. Bates was not cognisant of the purport of the con-
versation.

Mr. Charles Peppercorn was then called, and added
to his previous evidence that the cheques produced for
the amount of 8,2331. 13s. Bd., dated in Sept., were
those given by him. The witness, on being asked for the
order, stated that he had no such book. On being shown
a certain book, he said the entries in it were in his hand
writing ; he made the entry, which he had just seen, at
the banking house of the prisoner. It W 0,9 an order to
purchase for Dr. Griffiths 2,0001. Dutch Bonds ; the
numbers of the bonds purchased were, 3,733, 460, 378,
459. 458, 457. This purchase was effected about the
20th January. Subsequently he purchased some more
Dutch bonds, among which was one numbered 3,348. On
June 29, 1843, he made another order of 30,000 Dutch
florins, 24 per cent., and also another purchase of
10,000 Dutch 24 per cents. on the Bth of July, 1843.
The writing "The Rev. John Griffith" upon the bought
note of this transaction was Mr. Bates'.

Mr. Parry—Where did you get that bought note
from ?

Dr. Griffith stated that it was sent to him by th