The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-19 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Basil Henry Stronsberg, the manager of a building
society called " The Times," holding its meetings at
Exeter Hall, the Guildhall Coffee-house, and the South-
wark and Eastern Literary Institutions, was brought
before Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes on Saturday,
charged with absconding with some moneys belonging

to the society. Messrs. Tilson concluded the prose

cution.
The solicitor stated that he should show the embeade-
ment of one sum by the prisoner, and then pray time to
investigate the accounts. The prisoner having been.
missed, Mr. Newton, one of the members, went is
pursuit of him to Southampton, and found the prisoner
on board the Washington, bound to New York. She had
actually sailed, but the vessel was obliged to put back to
change its supply of coals, those which had been shipped
being found totally unfit for steam navigation. His flight
left no doubt of his guilt, but he was in a condition to
offer some evidence. . _

Mr. King, of Wild-street, Bedford-row, warehouse-
man, stated that the prisoner had been the manager of
the society from its commencement. Witness held two
shares and a half in the society, and he paid the prisoner
71. 17s. on account of the society on the 6th instant.
A Clerk in the London and Westminster Bank proved
that no money had been paid into the account of the so-
ciety since the latter ead of June.
Mr. Steines, agent to the New York Steam-boat Comd
pany, identified the prisoner as having taken a passage
last week for a Mr. Bartholdi, who went on board under
that designation ; he bad no opportunity of seeing him.
Mr. Newton deposed to causing the prisoner to be
taken out of the American steam-boat at Southampton.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES asked what amount
of money was found in his possession ?
The officer said about 191.
The Alderman inquired whether the prisoner was
shareholder and consequently a partner, or whether he
was clearly a servant as well as a partner. What salary

was he to-have?
The solicitor said his salary was to be a contribution
of 2s. per share per annum. There was a case:of "Rex
v. Atkinson, where a member of an enrolled benefit
society, and, consequently, a partner, was acting as
steward, and embezzled moneys which came into his
hands. He was indicted for stealing the money of the
trustees, and convicted.
Mr. Alderman Hughes HUGHES looked at the case,
and observed that the judge reserved the point of the
prisoner's liability to be indicted.
The solicitor replied the issue was that the convictien
was held to be right. He was aware there were legal

difficulties in the case.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES called for proof of the
enrolment under the Benefit Societies' Act, which
enabled a society to proceed against its members for
fraud. _ _

The solicitor put in the proof of enrolment.
The prisoner then said there was a particular day in
a month set apart for receiving subscriptions. No
other was recognised by the society. The payments
made to him were not made on that day, and, there-
fore, the money was received by him not on behalf of
the society, but as the agent of the members. We
wanted to have two days for receiving money, but Mr.
Tidd Pratt would not permit it. All moneys he bad
received elsewhere than at the monthly meeting was on
behalf of the individual.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES apprehended this
subtlety would not serve. The indictment would con•
tain two counts, one laying the money as that of s
member individually. the other as that of the club go"
nerally. He remanded the prisoner till Thursday 00
that charge.
A second charge was then preferred on behalf of th-
Fifty Pound Building Club, Victoria-street, Holborn.-
bridge.
Mr. Etheredge, the chairman of the society, said the
prisoner was their manager, and 121. 19s. was entrusted ,
to him on the 28th of June to pay into the bankers
That was a meeting night. The prisoner had not Pala
in that sum.
Cross examined by the prisoner.—The money should
bave been paid in by the director personally, but it vas
entrusted to prisoner instead. He was not to hold it
because it was too small a sum to be paid in. Smaller
sums had been paid in. Money had been allowed to
remain in his hands by way of petty cash to pay current
disbursements. His salary might have been deducted
from the cash in hand, instead of being paid by cheeks
But the practice of stopping money had not been sane'
tioned.
By Mr. Alderman Huouns HUGHES.—No money had
been paid into the banker's since the Ist of June. The
prisoner was distinctly directed to pay the money int°
the bank on the 29th of June.
Mr. Nevitt, of Johnson's-court, Fleet-street, the
treasurer, said the 121. 19s. was a balance that remained
at the close of the business, after taking contributions
and making advances. The prisoner said he had re'
ceived some moneys which he had not accounted for,
which would make up 20L, and that he was going tt
deposit a deed in the Society's box at the banker's nest
day, and he would save him the trouble of going sir:
It was on this representation witness gavehim the 121.191"
The ALDERMAN asked how it was that the manager
was not called to account, on making the admission that
he had withheld money ?—Mr. Nevitt replied that it iv'
said confidentially to him—All the business was over.
Cross-examined by the prisoner The expression
might have been not that the prisoner could make 111/
twenty pounds, but that he might do so from pareen".
he expected.
Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES said these societies, if weldlooked after, must operate beneficially to those IIh:be
embarked in them, but they required great care. In
present case the rule required to be carefully read, to ou-
how the law could be applied. He remanded this ease
also till Thursday.
Several informations were filed by the Commissione4
of Sewers against the owners of houses in AldgateLlt
permitting foul cesspools and privies to remain on Wl4
premises, instead of opening a communication with S`iiif
sewers close to them. Mr. 'Tyrrell appeared on beb
of the Commissioners.
The Magistrates allowed the several defendants a WI!
to concert with the freeholders the means of abating
nuisance.
Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES assured them these nil'
sances would now be so continually looked after and in'
terfered with, that it would be the cheapest way at once
to make drains to the common sewer.

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