The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-26 00:00:00

of a half per cent. upon the amount, was that for the
loan of the money for one week ?

The Witness--Sometimes for a week, sometimes for a
longer period. Sometimes I lent the prisoner money
without bills of lading.
Mr. Wontner—Did you charge him one-third per
cent. for the loan of the money for a single day ?
The Witness—Yes, we did.
Mr. Wontner—What would that be per annum ?
The Witness--I could not reckon it per annum, but
for a week it would be the same as for a month. I have
been to the lodging of the prisoner's wife since the last
examination. I went yesterday of my own accord, for
the purpose of expressing my sympathy for the situation
of the prisoner's wife. The mother was out when I
called. I did not shut the mother up in a room, and
search her boxes or her basket. I did not search any
of her goods. I was accompanied by a messenger from
the Court of Bankruptcy.
Mr. Wontner—Then you did not make any search of
her goods at all ?

Witness —I did search, but only from erroneous in-
formation received by me, and I did not find what I
looked for.

Re-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l went to the
lodgings of the prisoner's wife with a messenger of the
Court of Bankruptcy, who was present during the whole
time. No search was made by anybody except the
messenger.

Mr. Millis Coventry, one of the Society of Friends, said
—I am a partner in the firm of Coventry and Shepherd,
who carry on business as corn-factors in White Hart-
court, Lombard-street. I produce eight bills of lading
which I received from the prisoner. I received them at
different dates. Ido not recollect that I received them
from him personally, but I had communication with him
respecting them both before and after I received them.
I cannot recollect any particular conversation with
him, but they were received in the way of business at
my office, either by myself, my partner, or my clerk.
One of the bills of lading is by the Auguste Adolph,
from Dantzic-28 lasts 32 scheffels of wheat ; this is
dated the sth of December last. I have three of the 3d
of January of the present year, one of the 20th of De-
cember last, one of the 22d of October, another of the
3d of January, and another of the 28th of December.-
To one of them. I have no date. I have looked over the
bills of lading produced by Mr. Schuloff, and find that
numbers 1,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8, and 9, represent the same
cargoes. I cannot say that lam very familiar with the
signatures of the persons purporting to be the shippers
of these cargoes, although I have frequently seen them.
I have previously had bills of lading from each of the
shippers. I believe the signature to the bill of lading
produced not to be genuine. I might have taken them
in the course of trade, as one frequently takes them,
without examination. After these bills of lading were
deposited with me the whole property in the cargoes was
vested in me.

Mr. Edward White said—l am partner in the firm of
Farren, Young, and White, corn-factors in Mark-lane.
I produce a bill of lading which was deposited with toe
by the prisoner. I cannot say with me personally. I
may have had conversation with the prisoner on the sub-
ject of it, both before and after I received it, and it went
to the prisoner's account. I find a duplicate of that bill
of lading amongst those now shown to me ; it is No. 2.
We received it on the 22d November, 1852.
Mr. Schuloff further examined—l cannot mention the
precise amount I have advanced on the bills of lading of
which duplicates are in the hands of other parties, but it
is somewhere about 9,0001.

Mr. R. Sutherland : I reside at 13, Gloucester-place,
New-road. I was clerk to the prisoner for 14 months.
recollect the Bth inst. I saw my master last at half-
past three on that day. As he was leaving I asked him
if he knew about some bills of which notice had been left
by the bankers. He replied that he had taken them
up. He did not then, or at any time previously, tell me
that he was going to leave for Newcastle, or for any
other place. I did not know he was going away, and I
did not see him again until he was in custody.
Mr. Ballantine : I dare say, sir, after what has been
now proved, you will agree with me that it is not neces-
sary to go to the expense of bringing the shippers of
these goods from foreign countries in order to prove that
these documents are forgeries, and to show that they
were written without any authority, inasmuch as it is
quite clear that the depositing these bills of lading with
one person is a virtual parting with the property ; that
the depositing of duplicate bills with other parties is a
representation that the property has not been parted
with ; and as that is in itself a very grave fraud,, and in-
volving a very serious punishment, I think it sufficient
to ask you to commit upon that charge.
Sir R. W. Carden : It is clear from the evidence that
money has been obtained from two parties upon dupli-
cate bills of lading, and therefore the prisoner will be
committed for trial for obtaining, by false pretences,
9,000/. of Messrs. Schuloff, with intent to defraud them.
On being asked, after the usual caution, whether he
had anything to say, the prisoner again said he should
leave his defence t• Mr. Wontner.
He was fully committed on both charges.