The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-30 00:00:00

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he wished to deposit some money he hal, to the
amount of 1,3001. He said he had c .me from the Bal s
larat diggings with him. He had three ba Ow
contained 30 sovereigns, another had 1,000, and the I
third a like sum. Tile half-sovereigns were very light.
He only took 3001. of the money tendered to him, as it i
was so very light, and he (the prisoner) said be had re-
ceived them from a bullion broker in the City, and he—
.should take the mon, y back to him. He gave the pri-
s oner a receipt for the 3001.
Webb recalled— He found the receipt given by 10-
Eccles to the prisoner on his person. He alto found o
him a receipt from the owner of the Dawston for th
money paid for the faesage trim Australia to London.
Win. Taylor, en infirmary war of the Birmingham""
gaol. In 1845 be was one of -the turnkeys at the Note-
xitigham gaol. He knew the prisoner at the bar by th
rano of Henry Ralph, he had been in
er gaol for 4 moutths.
in
He was present at the trial of prison at the su
assizes. He was convicted of a' burglary at BinghamDr
e.
He had no doubt as to the identity. The sentence
passed upon him was 10 years' transportation. -Bef°l.ll
and after trial he was in his custody about 4 months.
-Webb said he had been to the Runic-office and saw
the warrant the description tallied with the description
of the prisoner. He believed that in the event of the
magistrate sending the prisoner back to Australia there
would not be the slightest doubt as to his identity.
Mr. Hardwick—What became of the other moneY
Mr. Clarkson said be should call the person who had
received the money. His name was Montague.
The witness was then called, but did not answer.
Mr. Clarkson said, under the circumstances he must
apply for a warrant to compel the attendance of this'
person. As he did not wish to inconvenience anybody,
he asked whether the officer had served the summons
on Montague.
At this moment Mr. Mullins entered the court end
steted that he appeared for Mr. Montague, and said that
he had been detained in:the city.
Ellis Abraham Franklin, he was in the employ of
Messrs. Samuel and Montague, bullior 'as Cornhill, was
manager. The prisoner offered 499 oz. 10 dwts. of geld;
which he said was Ballarat gold, which he himselfluta"
Aug up. The prisoner said there was 500 oz., he (wit-
ness) told the prisoner if he could proved it was Ballarat
gold, be would give him four pounds per ounce. As be aP:
peered dissatisfied, he agreed to give him two thoutteric;
pounds. He tendered notes in exchange, but he wis e°
for golf dust. He (the witness) not having that amo
prat
in coin, proceeded to Alessre Bult and got the sum. he
prisoner having takenthe money, left. In a few days he at
tended as office and said Olathe wished to have notes in
exchange for the gold, as Coutts's had refused to take+.
the money as it wss light, he said he would call eels'
for a cheque. The geld was melted,
and it seas
found out that it was not so good as represented-
After this was discovered, on the prisoner call--
my azain, he gave him a cheque for 1,9571, s'!„
then:
the gold had turned out so dirty. It was crossed'
to Mesrs 'e:outts's, and had now been stopped.
The cheque having been crossed to Messrs. Coutts,
Messrs. 64rnuels would be compelled to
firm. The cheque would be pawl to the proper peel.
A lug di,cussion here took place with reference 0.
the changi,,g of the cheque for coin. till four
It was eveetually areed to adjourn the case waited
pay it to that
o'clock to give time fir the Messrs. Coutts to be
_ed.
on in order to arrange the matter, with the under. 7"
to-
up gat
ing that the prisoner should be brought
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