The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-14 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

SEVERAL CHARGES AGAINST AN AUCTIONEER AND
HOUSE AGENT OF OBTAIN:NG GOODS BT FALSE PRE-
TENCES.—Thomas Godfrey, auctioneer and house agent,
of 13, Maddox-street, Regent-street, and 3 A, Hyde-park-
place, was eharged before Mr Tytwhitt with obtaining
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Mr Longstaff, of the firm of Dod and Longstaff, enr silversmith
Bernera-
street, solicitors for the Association for the Protection of
Trade, prosecuted, and Mr Lewis, jun., of Ely-place,
defended.

Mr Wm. Mills, assistant to his father, Mr Henry Mills,
silversmith and jeweller, of 171, Oxford. street, said that
on the 3d September the prisoner called at the shop—being
an entire stranger to him, and purchased 12 silver tea
spoons of the value of £6, and paid for them with the
cheque produced, and took the goods away. The prisoner
wrote the cheque in the shop, it being for £6 on the Union
Bank of London, Argyle-place branch, and was signed
" Godfrey and Co." The cheque was subsequently pre-
Betted at the bank, and marked " N. S." (not sufficient) ,
The cheque had not been paid since.
In answer to lir Longstaff, witness said he would not
have parted with the goods but for the cheque, which he
believed would have been paid, and from the fact that the
prisoner, at the same time he gave him the cheque, also
gave him a card with his name and address upon it.
Mr Lewis, jun., said he had only been just instructed,
and as he understood it was the wish of the other side that
there should be a remand, he had no objection.
Sergeant White, 16 D, who has charge of the case, said
there were several other charges of a similar kind against
the prisoner.

Mr George Boyce, assistatit to Mr Picket, silversmith
and jeweller, of 265, Oxford-street, said the prisoner called
at his employers' shop and ptrohased some silver forks, and
in payment handed him a chick, which he wrote at the
time. The check, which was for £8 108 on the Union
Bank, Argyle-place branch, was afterwards returned
marked " N. 8." At the time prisoner gave him the cheque
he also gave him a card on which was "Messrs. Godfrey
and Co., Auctioneers, &c., 13, Maddox-street, Regent-
street, and 3i, Hyde Park-pike."
Mr Lewis said he had a person present to show that he
had the money left with him for the last witness if he had
called for it.

The prisoner was remanded br a week, Mr Tyrwhitt
stating that as other charges were mentioned he must have
two sureties in the sum of £lOO each for the prisoner's
future appearance.

It was stated that the
goods as loon as obtained by the
prisoner were taken to the pawnbroker's, and there were
several pawnbrokers' assistants in attendance, and while
the sergeant was watching
the prisoner's residence to take
him into custody, he saw a van load of furniture driven up
to the house and delivered, not
vg been paid for.

TRAMZS.
ABU:ULU-NG A POLICE COINsTABLE.—Edward Cham-
berlain, an officer in the service )f the St Catherine Dock
Company, was charged before hir Paget with assaulting C.
Low, a policeman of the II Division.lt appeared that on the previous evening the prisoner
was given in custody at the Levan-street Police Station,
but that the charge was not pressed. On the prisoner get-
ting outside he commenced abuslig the complainant, and
remarked that he should see him some day on the Quay,
in the Docks, and he struck
into custody. In the station
he
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abused the complainant.
The inspector confirmed the evidence as far as took place
in the station.
The Prisoner denied the charge, and said that he was
sober. He made use of no bad language AM' did he strike
the official.
Several witnesses were examined on the part of the offi-
cer, but the evidence did no; materially affect the statement
of complainant.
Mr. Paget said that it was his duty to protect police con-
stables, and when he found any great violence used towards
them he would send the accused to prison without a fine.
Ho would now impose the highest fine allowed by law.
The prisoner was fined 40s. or seven days.