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London, England, 1818-10-14 00:00:00

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.'.fseepla Arafat wag again pot to the bar, charged ;rich bill
log crabs *sled overeat sums of money belonging to MC.
Thomas Fagg. while in kin employ as book. keeper, at..the
conefo„ullice, Bell and Crows Inn, flolborn. Whets tioePris
solier3was eglantines' last, ha wsa remanded on arioutst of a
principal statues'. against his. dries iu the country..
Mr. rfarisier,dhellolicitor fertile prosecution, stated, shit
Mr. Timothy Igetington was them prewar, sod be wool"
proceed with that Allege.
Mr. 'lrvington sterelt, that be paid the Priolloer I/. 110 s.
on she gist of Septelit'ber, fur a plow* in a stage-coach for
oh. doeseloy futlowiog, and fol a erreipt ler .if —but tint
In tog well, he stet word he okelini ol going, and did nut
leave town before gatterday week, ntlrr the Poisoner was
discharged from theProseentor's service.
Mr. Fagg ortalerklhat the Prirnsier heti made an relay of
the money received from Mr. Bevingoon, in the regular
hook, hut,afterwards. deferral it, and never Icirotinted for
Wheafthe Priest*. left kis nervier, be wits, by his ono
balls occ-aireet, a daintier)" the amount of utinards of 5001.
sod he had found iiht embezzlements since his diecharge
equal to that amodig. ,
lhs his enter-eaatainalion by Ur. Homphrles, the Soli-
citor for the Poisoner, he said, that in nigh of passengers
after having tate* places, nod nut poet:efflux on their jour-
ni y, it was not Usual lu squish the entry out. The cus-
tom was, that all passengers going by stage-coaches (nut
the mail) who paid their, whole fair, and did nut proceed
uu their juireey, that a moiety of One half of the loin paid
by them was let anted.
Alderman—" How often ode the books balanced
" Every Saturday." .
Alderman—" Whelp the Miniver entered your employ did
he give you. security for any trust that might be reposed in
him Yes, to the Amount of 7001. but I doubt *Luther
it is good for any thine
A liliernau-s-" f think you stated he had been in your em-
ploy betweira three and four years. Is this the Ant time you
bad reason ttl Suspect his honesty'"—du Yes. There is a vast
drat tif money received in and paid out of a coach-ulhee
;during a week, and it was the duty of the Prisoner to pay
the balance iu his hand* every Saturday into my bankers;
this lie did not do the Saturday before I discharged bins, and
that caused me to suspect him.'
Mr. Humphries said be could not of to his client being
committed on, this charge, it appeared to be fully made out.
Mr. Bevington being called on to swear to his evith ace,
declined. as he was a Member of the Society of Friends.
The Worthy Alderman observed he mold not lake his
allhostion, as in all criminal eases it was necessary to bail
the evidence coollrnsed by bath.
This charm., of eiworow, fell to the ground.

The neat clamor agairent the Prisms* was for en& esliate
the sum of It/. We. 6.1. which was paid to him by the guard
of the Auxiliary Exeter stage Coach ow the 19th of
September.
Wart. Rue, the guard, deposed, that he went down with the
coach to Salisbury, on the 17th September, end reteireed on
the 19th, *her he paid the Primo* IV. Ile. 6J. being the
amount of the proceeds of the journey. He produced the
voucher of the Prisoner that be bad paid it.
Mr. Fagg deposed, that the Primmer bed net accounted
for that steno. Out looking lobo the Pri `shook be fused
;Kar
the tome of Roe entered, and whet, I sem received from
him sight to be placed, it was filled op iHs dots, niuning
Nothing had been received from him.
Oe his crees-examinatino by Alt. Humphries, be said there
was no other book that the emery could bate been mitered
iss by the Prisoner that he received from Roe, except the
YIN produced.
'lke Worthy Alderman observed, that it entirely depend.
eil on the Prosecutor whether be world rest his prosecutiou
on this ease or go Mier others.
Mr. Fagg mid, be bad already found out 40 more, and he
was sere be bad oat doeuvered woe half of them, but if the
Alderman thought this ease was 'metrically made out, he
would not Stew peered with the others, as his Solicitor
informed him they might be incladed its IM indictment
against the Prisoner.
Mr. Andrews C.oeasel for the Prisoner, basing jest
come Tutu the dffice, said, there was certainly evidence suf.
Ileitis' peudiverd against Isis client to seed him !before a
Jury. He is isbeJ only to brier Mr. Fagg's recollection to as
former case, mud to request that he would weigh this will
before he proceeded.
Mr. Fagg— Ido Not know what the Learned Counsel
alludes to, bet lam glad to have this oppetrinuily of slat-
ing, that if I thought the Primmer bad may committed •
mistake, I world be the hot ewe la Horsed to appear
against him, much less to ground a preseerstioe."
Alderman—A Thee is sot proper cause fur reproach, Mr.
Fagg, that because on • former occasion you allowed a per.
son to escape, who deserved punishment through your ec.
gligence or lietnaoity, and I feel surprised that it has hen
alluded to. My doily is to consider whether the charge against
the Prisoner has been sufficiently substantiated to justify
me in committing him for trial. I think it has, and buses vr.e
pailful ia/may be to oar, particularly when I perceive the
respectable appearance of the man before me, to think that
be could be guilty of defrauding his employer, and insane.
ruough to forget the promising situation he held is life, I
fully commit him for trial."