The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

THAMES

CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD.—Joseph Gabriel, a foreigner,
a commission agent formerly dwelling in Fieldgate-street,
Whitechapel, was brought up from Liverpool, in custody
of Dunaway, a detective officer of the H Division, charged
on a warrant with boing concerned with another foreigner
named Ferdinand Brown, in obtaining by false pretence
2 cwt. of cigars, value £7O 145., with intent to defraud
Messrs. Lyon, Corper, and Co., cigar manufacturers in
Whitechapel.

Mr. Abbott, solicitor, stated that he should only call
sufficient evidence to justify the magistrate in remanding
the prisoner until to-morrow, when Brown would be again
brought up. Mr. Attenborough, the pawnbroker of
Greek-street, Soho, who lent the prisoner .£5O on the cigars
fraudulently obtained, was summoned to produce them and
give evidence, and it was important for the ends of justice
the whole case against both delinquents should be heard
at once.

The facts of this extraordinary case, as developed by Mr.
Lyon Corper, and Dunaway, 11 H, are as follows :—Mr.
Corper had known Gabriel for some time, and had some
dealings with him. On Tuesday, the 15th of the present
month, the prisoner Gabriel called on Mr. Corper, and said
he had an order for two cwt. of the best cigars, to be sup-
plied to Mr. Wall, the landlord of the Globe public-house,
in Great Chart-street, Hoxton. Mr. Corper agreed to sell
Gabriel the quantity required, and promised they should be
ready on the Thursday. Gabriel said the prosecutor could
accompany him to the Glebe and receive the money for,the
cigars. The cigars ware sent to the Globe at the appointed
time, and Mr. Corper accompanied Gabriel to Great Chart-
street. The cigars were taken into the publichouse, and
Gabriel requested Mr. Corper to wait in the street opposite
the Globe. Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, did wait
as was requested. Mr. Wall came out soon afterwards, and
went round the corner. Gabriel followed the publican and
crossed the road to where Mr. Corper was standing. no
said, " You see that Mr. Wall has just come out, he has
business to attend, and cannot pay me till the afternoon."
Mr. Corper, suspecting nothing wrong, went home.
The other prisoner Blown appeared on the scone,
the cigars were removed from the Globe, and con-
veyed to Attenborough, in Greek-street, and pawned,
for £5O. Both Gabriel and Brown were in Greek-street.
Brown was captured by Dunaway on Tuesday
last in London. Dunaway traced Gabriel's wife to the
Euston-square Railway station on Sunday morning, at 8
o'clock. She took a railway ticket for Liverpool. Duna-
way immediately telegraphed to the Liverpool police, and
two detectives, named Scarfe and Graham, were sent to
watch her arrival. Her husband was there, but denied to
the officers that she was his wife on her arrival. Some
children were present, and the officers said to them roughly,
" Don't stop about her—go to your mother." They went
to Mrs. Gabriel on the platform and called her mother, and
the prisoner father. Scarfo and Graham immediately
arrested the prisoner and his wife, and detained them
until yesterday, when Dunaway arrived in Liverpool and
took Gabriel into custody. Mrs. Gabriel delivered £43
to Dunaway. It was the remaining portion received of
the pawnbroker Attenborough ; the other portion of the
money had been expended.

The prisoner, who pretended ignorance of the English
language, put a few questions to Mr. Corper, who said ho
did not entrust the cigars to the prisoner to trade with or
borrow money upon. He was led to believe the cigars
were for Mr. Wall, who had nothing to do with the tran-
saction.

Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner until to-inorroir.