The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMERCIAL TRA-
VELLER.--William Vanse Feast, of Askendale, Yorkshire,
commercial traveller, and aged 31, was brought before Mr
Partridge, ea a warrant granted by Mr Woolryoh in
January last, charged with feloniously embezzling upwards
of £lOO, which he had received for and on account ot
Messrs Denton and Juteuw, his employers, of Bow-com-
mon, Middlesex.

Mr Mullet's, of the firm of R. and N. S. Mullens, solici•
tors, conducted the prosecution, and said the prisoner was
apprehended at Liverpool by Daniel Smith, au officer of the
Thames Police Court. He called

Mr Alfred Sydney Jutsum, of New Broad-street, Bow-
common, who said he was an oil, grease, and varnish
manufacturer. He had one partner. In the month of
November, 1862, the prisoner was engaged by the firm as
clerk and traveller in the country, and he signed an agree-
ment, dated Nov. 13, 1862. About the middle of August,
1863, the prisoner left London to proceed on the Leeds
journey. It was part of his duty to remit to him a weekly
report of the moneys he received on his journey, and was
to remit his moneys within 24 hours after collection. About
the 221 of August he received from the prisoner the report
produced, marked B. It showed in favour of the firm a
balance of £4 7e. On the sth of September, the prisoner
sent him a report marked C, showing a balance due to the
firm of £55 3s 6d. In that report there was a sum of £2517a 6d
stated to have been received from W. Jonas Steward, living
near Leeds. The prisoner did not return to the counting-
house of the firm after he left in the middle of August.
Witness had since been in communication with his cus-
tomers. He had received the prisoner's receipt, now
produced, for £l3 16s 2d, and dated September 9, 1863.
It ,was signed, "For Denton and Jutsum, W. S. Feast."
He had never received the money. The prisoner ac-
counted for it on the last day of September, 1863, but
never paid it. He had not seen prisoner or received any
remittance of money since the 12th, except cash £2O, re-
mitted in half notes.
In cross-examination by the prisoner--Mr Jutsum said,
I am not the principal partner in the firm. The principal
partner is Charles Joseph Denton. We trade as Denton
and Jutsum. You have been in my service as traveller, on
and off, nine or ten years. I gave you notice to leave our
service on September 24, 1863, and the notice expired at
the end of the week. I did not telegraph to you to come to
London. I wrote to you on August 31, and also on Sep-
tember 16 and 17. You did not come to our of I did
not see you. You wrote to Mr Denton to ask for a refe-
rence, not for a re-engagement.
The prisoner—That is the reason I am prosecuted.
Mr Mullins asked for a remand, and said the prisoner's
defalcations amounted to £lOO.

Mr Partridge remanded the prisoner until Tuesday nail

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIBI.D.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £6 6s ; clover,
£6 Os to £7 7s ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 12s' per load.
Trade firm.

CUMBERLAND.*—MearIow hay, £4 Cs to £6 108 ; clover,
£6 Os to £7 7s ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 12s per load.
A steady demand.
WHITECIIATEL —Meadowhay, £4 Oa to £6los; clover,
£6 6s to £7 7s ; and straw, £1 js to 41 12s per load.
Trade firm,