The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Before S. Joyce, Esq.)

rivlß Y. RAY-A SON SUED FOR A FATHER'S DEBT-
SINGULAR CASE.

Thi was an action to recover damages on the re-sale o,
a pha:on.
Mr . B. Sorrell, of Mark-lane, appeared for the plain-
tiff, all Mr Buchanan, of Basinghall-street, for the de.
fendz.

Mr Sorrell having briefly opened the case, called Mr
Emer) clerk to Mr Stapleton, the auctioneer, who said
that is employer had a Stanhope phaeton for sale last June.
It wasold to the defendant for £l3 13s. No deposit was
paid, tt defendant was known and had had many previous
transations. Notice was given to the defendant that as
he nefected to clear the goods they would be re-sold. On
July lb application was made by letter to defendant for
the coney. The phaeton was re-sold by auction for £9.
Crofrexamined—l do not see the defendant in court.
Mr Buchanan—You have sued the wrong man. We
never. ought a phaeton of the plaintiff in our life.
Witess—The defendant is a coal merchant.
Hisilonoue—And yen have summoned a bookseller and
stat ioCr.

Defadant—l am a bookseller. My father's name is
Williai and mine is John.
Mr trrell—l will call defendant.

Defodant—l live in the Kent-road. My father lives at
Belgree-place, Pimlico. At one time he lived at the Old
K
agdavreeiste
he up six months ago. If anybody
cameen t-
t Pa
thde-
late viould be sent for my father
to 176, He
address
Mr prrell urged that it would appear that when persons
came ft the father, tlley would be sent to tho son for in-
formatin.
Hie jonour—But you have got the wrong man.
Defe:dant—l showed the summons to my father. I tore
up theletters.
Mr brrell urged again that in the interests of the
plaintiflhe was entitled to go on with his case, as he was
anaiousto learn how far the plaintiff would succeed against
the fatbr.
His lonour said that defendant was entitled to appear,
or if hedid not his goods might hive been taken.
Mr Enery—The father has given us the name of John
Ray.
H:s Eonour said that was nothing to defendant, who
could nd be bound by it.
Defentant (in answer to Mt Sorrell)—l received some
letters tom plaintiff which I tore up.
Mr Etch/man submitted there was no case against the
defended.

AA;itiess, for plaintiff—The name over defeadant's door
is " Rayand Co."
Mr Sorrell—Who is the Company, defendant?

Defendant—l am.

Mr Sorrell—Yeu will see, your honour, that the son
receives letters for his father, and his father calls there.
Perhaps your honour will alter the name in the summons.
We have been referred to 236, Old Kent-road, and when
we go there are told to go to the eon at 176. Under these
circumstances the name ought to be altered,
Mr Buchanan—Under what rule ?

His Honour said that the' fact of the defendant having
and also receive letters
arencoewivhedistfhaethleetrtetorscowmaestontohtehighnousaet, all, and he ought to
for him, but that would not warrant the Court in altering
the summons. Plaintiff had sued the wrong man, and the
Court could not alter the Christian name if even William
Ray was present.
Mr Sorrell—William Ray, the father, knew all about it
and ought to have been here.
His Honour—l must nonsuit you with costs.
Plaintiff nonsuited.

POLICE
.INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTMINSTER.

THREATENING TO MURDER.—James Williams, a power-
ful athletic man, was brought %pi on a warrant, charged
with threatening to murder Janus Pickett, of 28, Market-
street, Westminster, and also bis wife, from which they
both considered themselves in imminent danger.
James Pickett said that the defendant had occupied a
furnished apartment in his house. On Sunday he used the
most dreadful and violent threats to complainant and his
wife, and they were botN very much alarmed.
Mr Arnold—What made him threaten your wife?
Complainant—He has made improper proposals to her,
ay d it is because she will not consent to them.
Mt Arnold—And why does he threaten yon ?
Compi,:inant—He wants to get me out of the way that he
may havefm; wife, I suppose.
Sarah Pickett, the wife, sail that on Sunday last she was
in her bed-room when defendant threatened to break open
the door and murder iAer with a knife. He afterwards
threatened her life with an Ivo, and said he would be hung
at Newgate for her. His threats were so violent on the fol-
lowing day that she was afraid to be in the house alone.
Defendant said she had left her real husband in Oxford.
shire, and had committed bigamy by coming up to London
and marrying her present husband.
Mr Arnold said that that was no reason why they should
be murdered, or why anybody should put them in great
bodily fear.
Complainant and his wife said that they were lawfully
married, and defendant's charge was unjust.
Defendant was ordered to find bail.