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CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

(Before the CommoN SERGEANT and Alderman T. WiLsorl.)
illisnr.stßA our,.—John Boone and Richard Quantoch
were indicted for a misdemeanour, in a conspiracy to defraud.
Two other persons, named Ann TV/site an ,l Mary Collycr,
were included in the same indictment, but had been let out on
bail, and did rot appear.
Mr. PRENDEhGASE (with whom was Mr. C. Pittwes), in
stating the ease for the prosecution, said the law, with regard
to conspiracy was, that, seeing the difficulty, almost the im-
possibility, of proving the actual combination for a conspiracy,
the conspiracy was to be proved by sheaving acts to have been
committed by the prisoners, which could only have been the
result of such conspiracy. Boole, White (who passed as his
wife), and Collyer (who went for his mother), had been in
the habit or taking houses in different parts of the town—in
the Old and New Kent-roads ; in St. Andrew's-hill, Doctors'
Commons; in Chelsea, and other places; and, pretending to
set up in business, thus obtained credit' from tradesmen ; and,
in order to assist their plans, Boone, who had the various
aliases of Morgan, Jackson, Collyer, • &c., had given refer-
ences to Quantock ; and the latter prisoner, who had some-
times assumed the name of Collyer, had referred to Boone,
as a guarantee. The Learned Counsel then called the fol-
lowing witnesses

Mr. C. Fenning, tea-dealer, Laurence Pountney-lane, re-
membered calling on Doone cn the 28th of April last, in
Paradise-row, Chelsea. I saw White, who represented her-
self as Doone's wife. I obtained an order for some tea, which
I sent, but no money was received. In consequence of some-
thing which I had heard, I went to No. 9, Fan-street, Gos-
well-street. There saw the prisoner Quantock, who went by
the name of Collyer, and who said that he would obtain me
an interview with Doone. I afterwards found that they had
another shop, in St. Andrew's-hill, Doctors' Commons.' Sub-
sequently went to a shop in Brook-street, where i saw Quan-
tock. On callng him by the name of Collyer, he said his
name was Quantock. Then I went to the shop in St. An-
drew's-hill, and saw two females, the younger of whom was
White. Next day Quantock called upon :me, and said he
wax going to " order an action against you all."—( Laughter. )
Two days after I received a writ in the name of Collyer.
No such action, however, has ever been brought. against me.
The witness was cross examined at great length by Mr.
CHAMBERS, who, with Mr. PAYNE, was for the defendant, but
nothing mr.telial was elicited.

Re-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS.—SOme time after what I
have stated, I saw Boone, who denied any knowledge of Quan-
tock. lie offered to give security for the goods. I refused,
saying, " You are all of one gang, and I will transport you
all." Ho replied, I might take the consequences. When
the prisoners appeared at Guildhall they whispered together,
as if they knew one another.
Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS.—When I had the order
for the goods, the woman who represented herself as Boone's
wife offered me part money and part security.
Mr. George Davis, grocer, Knightsbridge, was applied to
by Boone in April last for credit, stating that he was a cabinet
maker, and had taken a general shop in Paradise-row, Chelsea,
for his wife. He said he would pay for tho first parcel, and
gave a reference to a person named Collyer. I sent a parcel
of goods value 91. 13s. I received only about 41. The refe-
rence was to 9, Fan-street. I went there and saw a woman
who said she was Mrs. Collyer, and her husband would
not be in till night. She confirmed Boone's account
I afterwards saw Boone, and told him I was satisfied. He
paid the balance due on the first parcel. He had subsequently
four other parcels of goods, which came to 181., none of
which he has paid. In the latter end of the month, on going
up to Paradise-row, found the house deserted. About a week
afterwards,saw Mrs. Collyer in the shop in St. Andrew's-hill.
I said, " I really believe you to be all a set of swindlers." I
asked for Mr. Collyer ; there was a man in the parlour, who
thereupon sneaked away. Next day I was introduced to a
person called Collyer, at Brook-hill—the prisoner Quantock
--by Mr. Penning. Mr. Collyer looked as all bad men.—
( Laughter.)
Mr. PRENDERGAST—NO, DO ; you must not tell me that.
Witness—He looked ready to drop, and said " My name is
not Collyer, it is Quantock." On being asked why he had as-
sumed the name of Collyer before, he replied that he had done
so for a particular purpose. I previously had called at 9, Fai-
street. I saw the woman who called herself Mrs. Collyer ;
but she said her name was Weed, and that she knew nothing
of the transaction.

James Bennett, grocer, Gerrard-street, Soho—Oa the 19th
April a woman calling herself Mr. Bootie's mother came to my
shop. She ordered goods to the amount of 101. to go to Para-
dise-row, Chelsea. I agreed to give her a week's credit—the
first parcel to be paid for on delivery. It was not so paid for.

She came again and ordered another parcel of goods, value
41., which was sent. I went to the house in Paradise-
row, and saw the same woman, who gave me a third
order, to the amount of 201., which I refused to execute.
Shortly afterwards, Boone called upon me, and wished to
have some gunpowder tea.
At this stage of the proceedings,
Mr. PAYNE objected that Mr. Bennett's name was not in
the first count of the indictment, which only charged the pri-
soners with defrauding Davis and Penning, ; and the second
count, containing the general charge of defrauding various
other persons, was too general to include this evidence.
The COMMON SERGEANT thought that even under the first
count, the evidence was to be admitted, as showing the quo
aninio of the conspiracy.
Examination continued.—l refused the order which Boone
asked me to execute, saying that I had already given
credit, to a considerable extent, to Mrs. Boone. He pro-
mised tol pay me on the ,following Saturday. He did
not do so. On the Monday I went to Paradise-row, but Boone
was gone, and I never saw him afterwards till he appeared at
Guildhall.

Mr. Drimsdalc, landlord of the house No. 9, Fan-street, let
it to a person calling himself Thomas Collyer, neither of the
prisoners at the. bar. I was referred to Quantock, at Brook-
hill. I saw him, and he gave Collyer an excellent character.
I received no rent, and in a few weeks after found the house
deserted, and some of the fixtures gone.
Anne Spencer—Remember in the month of May last,
a person applying to me about a house in St. An-
drew's-hill, which I had to let. He called himself
Collyer. He was not either of the prisoner.; at the bar. He
referred me to 9, Fan-street. My husband went there, and
in consequence of what he said I let the shop and parlour to
Collyer, at 18s. per week. I received only one week's rent.
They remained there three weeks, and went away one morning
at six o'clock, a fortnight in arrear.
This witness's evidence was confirmed by her husband.
William Lowther, in the employ of Messrs. Smith and
Co., stationers, Newgate- street—A woman, in May last,
who called herself Mrs. Collyer, applied for goods to
the value of 61., which were sent to St. Andrew's-
hill. I went to St. Andrew's-hill, in consequence of what
I hare heard from Mr. Fening, and took all the goods away.
I saw there a woman representing herself as Mrs. White, the
mother of the husband of the woman calling herself Mrs. Col-
lyer. Mrs. White dared me to remove the goods.
Cross-examined by Mr. PAYNE.-On the sth of May, the
day before the goods were delivered, the prisoner Boone called
at our shop, and I saw him respecting this order, and he
called himself Mr. Collyer.
(The case was proceeding when our reporter left, and was
likely to last all day.)