The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-22 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FRAUD,—Charles Anson, a
dark, tall, and swarthy Jew, about 40 years of age, was
brought before Mr. Partridge charged with obtaining 16
coats, valued at El 108.

Isaac Goldstein, a little foreign Jew, with a red beard and
moustache, gave his evidence with great vehemence. His
impassioned gestures, grimaces, and mode of delivery created
much amusement. He said he was a clothes dealer, dwell-
ing in Umberstone-street, Commercial-road. On the even-
ing of Thursday in last week the prisoner called upon him,
and said he wanted to buy a coat, looked at a great many,
and at last selected four black coats and twelve other ones.
The prisoner showed him a note for .17, and said he would
get cash for it and pay for the goods when they were sent
home to his house, No. 91, Heath-street, Stepney.
He went to the house with his child, left
the sixteen coats there, and asked the prisoner for
his money. The prisoner said he could not get change for
his cheque. He demanded his goods, and the prisoner
said, " You shall not have them." He then asked for pay-
ment, and the prisoner regularly pitched into him, and gave
me a good hiding into the bargain. The prisoner took his
goods away from him by force. "That," continued the
witness, "was mine payment." (Laughter.)
Mr. Partridge—An old way of paying new debts, not a
now way to pay old debts.
Witness—He threw water over me. He said I'll cool
you. (Roars of laughter.) He said he would pay me over
the face and eyes. I went to his house several times ; he
was always out on business. Yesterday I saw him in
Leman-street, Whitechapel. Ho was wearing my coat.
I said, " You rogue, you thief, you swindler, you robber,
will you come to the station-house," He said, "No, I
won't," and he seized me by the throat, and said, "I'll
chokeyou. Thetis how he paid formine coats." (Laughter.)
Mark Goldstein confirmed the statement of his brother
in every pardcular.
The prisoner cross-examined the witnesses, who said
they could not read. The prisoner did not say he had a
bill of exchange, but said he had a note for £l7. The pri-
soner asked for an invoice, and one was given.

The prisoner (triumphantly)—Yes, you sold me the
the goods. It is only a debt.
Albert Standen, police-constable, No. 214 11, saw the
prisoner and the first witness in Leman-street, yesterday
afternoon. They had hold of each other. The prosecutor
said, " I give this man in charge for stealing 16 coats."
The prisoner had one of Goldstein's coats on his back, and
four more in a wrapper under his arm. He found upon the
prisoner a summons, signed by Mr. Woolrych, the magis-
trate, calling upon him to show cause why he de-
tained four jackets, three waistcoats, and three
pieces of trousers, the property of Morris Lever-
son. The prisoner did not appear to the summons,
but settled the matter with the complainant. He also found
on the prisoner a great many pawnbrokers' duplicates. Two
related to coats. One was pawned on the 17th, the other
on the 20th instant,

An officer of the Court said the prisoner was in custody a
year ago on a charge of fraud.
The prisoner said the coats were sold to him.
Mr. Partridge—You have been here before. Your con.
duct is highly suspicious; you are remanded.