The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-30 00:00:00

BOW-STREET, THIS DAY.

OBTAINING POULTRY BY FALSE PRETENCES.—George
Osborne, who stands committed for trial on a charge of ob-
taining by false representations a quantity of hams and
bacon, from Mr. Potter of Bath, was brought up on a se-
cond charge.

Mr. Osborn of Ludgate-hill, said he knew nothing of the
prisoner.

Mr. Cripps, a poulterer, residing at Bampton, in Oxford-
shire, said—l received a number of letters from a " Wil-
liam Osborn," of 20, Gray's-inn-lane, requesting to be
supplied with a quantity of poultry. It was sent, but in a
short time after it was discovered the whole transaction
was a fraud.

William Butler, assistant to Mr. Cripps, poulter, Bamp-
ton, Oxford. I received a letter from Mr. Cripps which
ordered a quantity of poultery to be sent to Mr. W. Cooper,
20, Gray's-inn-lane, London. It was sent to that address,
the value being about £2. I put no invoice or bill stating
the price to be paid. Another letter was also received from
"W. Cooper" approving of the sample sent, and at the
same time ordering a further supply. No price was sent
with that parcel.

Mr. Henry—That appears to be a very loose way of
conducting business.
Witness—Another parcel was sent on the 4th of Novem-
ber. It contained 22 couple of fowls, at ss. a couple, and
two pairs of ducks, at 6s. 6d. A parcel was also sent on the
following day.

Mr. Henry—Did you make any inquiry about payment P
Witness—No, sir. The parcel sent on the 6th contained
about 14 or 15 couple of fowls. We sent off altogether four
hampers, and the property contained in them was valued at
£l9 13s. 9d.

Mr. Henry—Did you receive a Post-office order kr the
amount.

Witness—Not a penny. We sent up to London to some
friends, and found there was no such person keeping a shop
in Gray's-inn-lane.

Mr. Henry—That ought to have been done before the
goods were sent in the first instance.
Prisoner—l admit waiting and sending the letters pro-
duced ordering the goods.

William Small, a carman in the employ of the Great
Western Railway Company, proved the delivery of the
goods according to direction. It was labelled, "W. Cooper,
checsemonger and poulterer, 20, Gray's-inn-road." It was
a little confectioner's shop. The person in the shop, Mrs.
Membrey, signed the book and paid the money. A short time
after I saw a larger hamper at the Great Western station, and
I was delivering goods afterwards in Holborn the prisoner
came up to me and asked if I had a hamper directed to
Gray's Inn-lane containing poultry. " I've been waiting
all day for one." I said, " Then you are Mr. Cooper." He
replied, "Yes." I then told him there was a hamper with
that address at Paddington, and he then said he would go
and complain about its non-delivery.
Prisoner declined putting any questions to the witness.
Mrs. Membury said—l keep a small shop in Grey's Inn-
lane. A short time previous to this transaction the prisoner
came in and made some inquiry about acme person. After
a short conversation, he asked if there would be any objec-
tion to take in a letter for him. He then wrote his address
on a pie3e of paper, "William Asbom, checsemonger,
Woolwich." A letter came, and a few days after a parcel
arrived. He left some money to pay for the carriage. I
think altogether he received about four parcels from the
Soutn-Western Railway. The prisoner bad no authority
to print our address on his bill heads. He never stopped in
our place more than five minutes at a time.
The prisoner was fully committed on this charge.

Another case was then gone into.
In this instance the prisoner obtained loans to the value
of £27 10s., from a tranesman, named Johnson, of Sheffield.
He represented himself as George Osborne, cheesemonger,
51, Broad-street, Bloomsbury.
The prisoner was also committed for trial on this charge