The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-23 00:00:00

TIIE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

SHERIFFS' COURT.

A VICTIM TO LACY-EXTRAORDINARY STORY---SAITEES V.

HEMINIETT,

This was an application for a warrant judgment having
gone against defendant in consequence of his absence upon
the original hearing.
Defendant now appeared and made the following extra-
ordinary statement :—He said that he went to an attorney
to take him through the Bankruptcy Court, and that attor-
ney sent him to plaintiff, who is an accountant, Plaintiff
refused to do anything at all until he was paid £25, and he
soon after required £l5 more. In all £lO had been paid,
and yet plaintiff wanted more. He had refused to go cn
with his work, and the consequence was that defendant had
not been able to carry out the bankruptcy proceedings
Plaintiff had received £4O, and he (defendant) was not out
of his troubles.
Mr. Buchanan (for plaintiff)—Your Honour will under-
stand that my client has a complete answer to this case as
stated by defendant, and I may say that, although he has
received £4O, it was not a large BUM considering the nature
of the accounts.

His Honour (to defendant)—What are your debts ?
Defendant—About £l,OOO, and my assets were about
£7,000. My wife had an annuity, and I have somehow
got into Chancery. For a whole year I have not been able
to touch the interest. The Court of Chancery has got my
£4,500 neatly locked up, anti I cannot get it. The Court
of Bankruptcy has my estate. Mr. Linklater has my title-
deeds, and I am left without a penny in the world. My
going into the Court of Bankruptcy in the first instance
was all through getting into law. I was imposed upon
and overcharged, and I was advised to go to the Bankruptcy
Court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BOW- STREET.
WHOLESALE POT STEALERS.—TWO men, named John-
ston and Brown, were placed before Mr. Henry, charged
with stealing a number of licensed victualler's pots.
Mr. Chit tenden, of the Black Prince, Chandos -street, said
the prisoners entered his house a few days ago, and as they
left his suspicions were aroused that they had stolen some-
thing. They were pursued, and, on Johnston being cap-
tared, four or five quart and pint pots were discovered con-
cealed about his clothes. Brown had frequently been to his
house on former occasions: when pots had been missing.
The pots were worth 6s,
The prisoners did not deny the charge; they only said
they were not going to starve in London at Christmas time.
The landlady of the Falcon Tavern, in Suffolk-street,
Soho, said the two men entered her house and called for a
pot of porter, with which they were served. She saw them
leave the house in about an hour and a half after they
arrived, and on looking into the tap-room, which was then
empty, found the quart pot missing. The potman was sent
in pursuit, and on coming up with the men, Brown, who
had the pot in his hand, threw it on the ground. They
were both taken into custody.
Mr. Fairwater, landlord of the George Tavern, George-
court, Strand, said the prisoner paid him a visit a few days
ago, and having drank the porter, which they had ordered
in the tap-room, walked off with the pint pot. They
also stole the brass fastenings of one of the shutters.
Police-constable F 173, said the real name of Johnstone
was Eastering, and he had been previously discharged
from a printing office on suspicion of theft. Ho thought
the other was a deserter.
Francis Campbell said he knew the prisoner Brown,
he was formerly in the 36th Regiment. He was drummed
out of it for desertion. He (witness) had served in tho
same regiment as Brown, his name, while in the ser-
vice, was John Saunders.
Brown— Well, my right name is Saunders. I was not
drummed out of the 36th Foot. I was discharged.
Both prisoners asked for a summary settlement of t e
case. They would plead guilty.
Mr. Henry refused to do so, and committed both prisoners
for trial.
Johnston, on hearing the determination of the magis-
trate, turned round to one of his companions in the body of
the court, and said—lt's all up, Johnny : it will be a "lag"
(transportation).