The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-23 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

• OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Russell Gurney, Q.C.)
INGENIOUS FRAUD.-William, Poster, 34, was indicted
for forging an order for the delivery of five tons and a
half of coals, with intent to defraud.
Mr. Gifford conducted the prosecution.

The prosecutors of this indictment were Messrs. Lee
and Jordan, coal and lime merchants, and it appeared
that the prisoner had formerly been in their service as
clerk. It appeared that on the 13th September a letter
was received at the counting-house of Messrs. Lee and
C.)., requesting that five tons and a half of coals should
be sent to Mr. 0-. H. Percival, at an address in the
Walworth-road, and the writer represented that he had
been recommended to purchase the coals by another
customer, who had recently purchased coals of the firm,
and was very much pleased with their quality. The coals
were sent accordingly, and the prisoner met the carmen
near the place where the coals were to be taken, and re-
presented himself to be Mr. Percival, and he ordered the
carmen to shoot the coals in a shed close by. When
this was done he signed the delivery note, but did not
pay any money; telling the carman that he would call
at the counting-house ; but nothing more was beard of
him until inquiries were made about the coals, and it
was then ascertained that on the day they were ordered
to be delivered the prisoner hired the shed where be
caused them to be deposited, and that almost immedi-
ately after they were left by the carmen he sold the
coals to a coal dealer in the Walworth-road for 19s. a
ton.

The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, denied
that he had any intention to defraud the prosecutors,
and said that if they had waited a little while he should
have paid for the coals.

The jury found the prisoner guilty.
In answer to questions put by the court, it was
stated that the prisoner had, heretofore, borne a respect-
able character, and that he had recently been out of a
situation.

He was sentenced to sir months' imprisonment, and
hard labour.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
IN RE LOINS LICHENSITIN.

This was a meeting for last examination. The bank-
rupt was described as of Great St. Helen's, importer of
fancy articles. The balance-sheet commenced July, 1853,
and ended September, 1355, and showed—debtor to cre-
ditor, 3,9031. ; do. to be paid in full, 121. ; profits for
trading, 1,3381. Creditor by good debts, 142/. ; doubt-
ful do., 2251. ; debts held by creditors, 162/. ; property
given up (after deducting claims), 3331. ; accepted arti-
cles, 201. ; trade expenses, commission, balance, &c.,
1,9971. ; domestic and personal expenses, 1,121/. ; losses,
1,0791. ; deficiency at commencement, 1971.
Mr. Chidley appeared for the assignees, and as the
accounts were satisfactory no opposition was offered,
and the bankrupt accordingly
passed his last (=mina-
tion.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(mss Day.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

Charles Morgan, a respectably-dressed young man,
was charged before the Lord Mayor with an aggravated

assault.

Mr. Wontner appeared for the prisoner.
Susan 3.lockett, 16 years of age, a dressmaker, resid-
ing with her parents at 126, East-street, Kenningtne.
road, deposed that she went yesterday to , Dalston to
visit a friend. On her return, the prisoner, about half-
past five o'clock, overtook her near the Railway Station,
Shoreditch, and asked her if she was going to take a
walk, or if she would go and have something to drink,
She refused, Baying she wished to make the best of her
way home. He, however, pressed her to do so, saying
it would do her no harm, and she took his arm, and
they walked a short way, when they turned up a street
went into a public-house, and partook of some brandy
and water. After that they left, and the prisoner asked
her to accompany him to a house in the neighbourhood.
She consented, and they went to a bed-room on the
second floor, and remained there about five minutes.
The prisoner then attempted to take her bonnet off, and
defendant threw her on the bed, on which she screamed
out, and the land'ady of the hOuse came up.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner---Ile did not see the
policeman pay the woman at the door of the house 2s. ad.
The landlady catne up when she screamed and rendered
her assistance. She sent for a policeman.
Sarah Jacobs, residing in the neighbourhood of Swan-
yard, Bishopsgate, on hearing the screams she went up
and had to firce the door open. - On entering the room
she found the female standing by the side of the bed
with her hair disarranged, and ber bonnet string torn
off. The complainant clung to her and asked for pro-
tection, and seeing she was but a child she protected
her. She was afterwards very ill from the brandy and
water she had drank. She appeared a decent girl, and
having. no reason to doubt her statement witness was
anxious tO save her, and accordingly went for a police-
man, and the prisoner was taken into custody.
His lordship "remarked that the witness had acted in a
proper manner in protecting the complainant.
The servant of the house deposed to the loud scream-
ing, and the complainant asking her mistress to protect
her from the prisoner, who was a
.stranger to her.
The complainant was recalled, out she had no recol-
lection how her hair became disarranged and her bonnet
string broken off. The drink had very much affected
bet. Had she known the character of the house sbe
was taken to she would not have entered it with the

prisoner.
The complainant had since been examined by a sur-
geon, but nothing of a criminal nature had occurred
to her.

Mr, Wontner submitted this case did not amount to
that of an aggravated assault, with intent.
The Lord Mayor said that bad the girl been sober
when she went with the prisoner to the house in ques-
tion, be sliould have considered her a consenting party,
but it appeared to him she was muddled at the time from
the effect of the drink she had taken, and was entirely
in the power of the prisoner.
Mr. Wontner having recapitulated the facts of the
case, contended this was a case just without the law, and
hoped his lordship would not stretch the law to meet it.
His Lordship said—After attentively considering the
case, he regretted he must discharge the prisoner. There
were some doubts in the ease, and out of consideration
of the girl he bad come to that determination. After
-severely reprimanding the prisoner he Was ordered to be
lischarged.

The Prisoner was described on the police sheet as of