The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—William Milton, a clerk in
the employment of Mr. John Dalgleish, of Mincing-lane,
merchant, was charged with having stolen from him a
bill of exchange for 1001.. and from Mr. Mohammed
Benazuz, of South-place, Finsbury, merchant, the pro-
ceeds of a cheque for 2261. 3s. Bd.
Mr. Clarkson, instructed by Messrs. Oliverson and
Co., and Mr. Ashurst, appeared fir the prosecution, and
Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphrey's and Co., for the
defence.

I The evidence against the prisoner on the charge of
stealing the bill was taken by the magistrate at West
Malling, where the prisoner was apprehended ; and it
appeared from that evidence that the prisoner had pos-
session of the bill which it was his duty to have re-
turned to his employer on the day on which he had re-
ceived it.
Mr. Edward Webb, principal managing clerk to Mr.
Dalgleish, said—The prisoner was a clerk in my em-
ployer's office. On Saturday, the 22d of January, I gave
to him an account sales and the cheque for 2261. 3s. Bd.
to take to Mr. Benazuz. He was to leave the cheque,
with some other account sales, with that gentleman. I
also told him to call at the house of Messrs. Longman
and Co., in Austin-friars, for a 1001. bill left there for
acceptance. It was then about two o'clock as I think,
I received some information, and sent to Messrs. Smith,
Payne, and Co., our bankers, and afterwards I went to
Mr. Benazuz, and from what took place at his office I
went to the Bow-lane station ; but I first went with Mr.
Benazuz to Messrs. Glyn, the bankers, and made a pay-
ment there of 661. 9s. 9d. on account of Mr. Benazuz
from what he had informed me. After the prisoner had
done those things which I had directed him to do he
ought to have returned to our office, but he did not do
so. The cheque produced is that which I gave to the
prisoner.

- Mr. Mohammed Benaznz, being sworn on the Koran,
said—On the 22d of January the prisoner came to my
house about three o'clock, and handed to me some ac-
count sales and a checque. I thought I wrote my name
upon the cheque, but I do not see it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Morgan—l believed that I
endorsed my name on the cheque, but I can't make out
how it is that my name is not on it. I asked the
prisoner to go and get it cashed.
Re-examined—When he gave me the cheque he asked
me if he should go and get me the money, and I 'said yes,
aid thank you if you will save me the trouble ; and I
gave him the cheque, and asked him to take up a bill for
661. 9s. 9d. I also gave him another bill of 511., and
asked him to write the date on it, and he wrote 22d of
January over my signature, and he was to leave the bill
with Messrs. Glyn, and to pay the 661. 9s. 9d. bill for
me, and bring me small notes in exchange for the cheque,
but he never returned.

To Mr. Morgan—l thought I endorsed the cheque,
but perhaps I might make a mistake. Now I do not
see my name on it.
To Sir R. W. Carden—l did not see the face of the
cheque, but I saw the amount on the account sales. I
cannot say that is the cheque.
John Carrick, the landlord of an inn in West Mailing,
said—On the 22d of January the prisoner came to my
house. I did not see his carpet bag that night. He
stayed till the 29th. Between those dates he handed to
me a bag of money to take care of for him. I did not
count it, but I locked it up. On the 26th ho asked me
for the bag, and I brought it to him, and he took some
of the money, and delivered back to me that which he
said he did not want. I now produce that money,
namely, 1001. The bill of exchange which was in the
bag was given by me to Webb, the officer.
John Young, police-constable, of West Mailing, said
—I saw the Superintendent of Police find upon the pri-
soner a bag, which I believe contained 59 sovereigns, and
he delivered it to me. The bag was found in the pri-
soner's carpet-bag at the lock-up. I took the bag there
from the bed-room in Carrick's house which the
prisoner occupied.
Mr. G. Tessier, clerk to Messrs. Smith Payne, and
Co.. said Messrs. Dalgleish bank at our house. On the
22nd January the prisoner brought a cheque of
Messrs. Dalgleish for 2261. 3s. Bd. for cash. I gave
him two 1001. notes and the rest in gold and silver. The
numbers of the notes were 94,279 and 94,932, dated 10th
May, 18'52.
Mr. R. A. Baily, clerk in the issue department of
the Bank of England, produced the two 1001. notes,
and Mr. Mordingham, a clerk in the same depart.
ment, said he gave sovereigns for the notes to a young
man whom he believed to be the prisoner, on the 22nd
of January.
Mr. Morgan contended that there was no evidence of
a larceny, for the cheque had been given to his client,
who had the rightful possession of it, and as for the bill
no attempt had been made by him to dispose of it.
Sir R. W. Carden said he considered the facts proved
to be opposed to any supposition of the kind.
Mr. Morgan submitted that the rate at which the pri-
soner lived at the inn showed that he never meant to
appropriate the money to his own purposes.
Sir R. W. Carden said that the champagne which the
prisoner had drunk at the inn was rather to be taken as
evidence that he never intended to bring much of the
money back.
The prisoner seemed to think very little about the cir-
cumstance, and
Sir R. W. Carden said that a jury must decide upon
the case, and that he could not help expressing his sur-
prise at the levity with which so serious a charge was
treated by the young man at the bar.
The prisoner was then committed to Newgate for
trial.