The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-20 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Henry Moritz Gold,schntidt was again placed at the
bar on the charge of uttering a forged cheque for
211. 10s.

The evidence having been read over,
Alderman GIBBS asked the prisoner whether he
had any remark to make, as he intended to commit
him for trial on the charge ? The prisoner said he
should like to be remanded for a few days to consult
a solicitor, and hoped he might be permitted to be out
on good and substantial bail, which he could produce.
Richard Cook said that he had another charge
against him'of leaving a forged cheque at the Grecian
Hotel in the Strand.

Richard Clark, a waiter at the above place, stated,
that on Monday, the 2d of October, the prisoner
entered his employer's dining-rooms about four
o'clock in the afternoon. After remaining about three
hours, and having consumed a dinner, iSsc., he called
witness and stated that he was unfortunately with-,
out money, in consequence of meeting with an acci-
dent which compelled him to change his trowsers,
in the changing of which he forgot to take his purse
out.
net
something
Ciiarka! wished to know if he • could not
leave a security for the amount (is. 7d.)
upon which he left in his possession a bill of exchange
for three days drawn on Messrs. Glynn and Co., the
bankers. He called at the address given by the pri-
Agar-street, Strand, and found
soner, namely, No. 7,
it to be correct, but at the time he was not in.
The officer said that the prisoner had also tried to
pass one of the forgeries found on his person on a
watchmaker and jeweller close to Mr. Grafton's, in
Fleet-street, but the imposition was at once detected,
and he was thrust out of the shop. On making fur-
ther inquiries, he found that a sergeant in the metro-
politan police force had been a short time ago search-
ing 'for the prisoner for the space of two months, and
had actually followed him to New York on a charge
of forgery to the extent of 2001. He had compared
the bills with the letters, etc., in the possession of that
officer, and there could be little doubt but what Gold-
schmidt was the person described. •
Alderman GIBBS said he should commit the prisoner
on the first-charge, but should remand him until Sa-
turday for the evidence of the metropolitan sergeant,
and others who might have charges to prefer.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
M. Dominic Lambert, principal rider of the Cirque
National, AN as summoned before Mr. Hardwick, for
refusing to deliver up to Madame Klebert, a French
lady, a valuable diam•nd ring..
Madame Klebert said she became acquainted with
the defendant some-time ago in Paris. The intimacy
ripened into attachment, and, by way of gage armour,
she gave him two rings, -one her wedding-ring, the
other a ring of• value belonging to her late hus-
band, receiving in exchange a ring of very little
value from the defendant. The exchange of rings
was made on the express condition that if the senti-
ment which the defendant professed to entertain
towards her failed to have an hymeneal conclusion,
the rings were to be respectively returned. Circum-
stances had occurred which made marriage an im-
possibility, and.she claimed:her rings. The defend-
ant returned the wedding-ring as perfectly useless to
him ; the other ring he would not 'give up unless 200
francs were paid to him. She still retained possession
of the defendant's ring, but was now prepared to
return it on receiving her late husband's ring.
The defendant, who could not speak English, asked
permission to Make hii defence through an interpreter.
-M. Grelliere, on behalf of the defendant, put the
Court into possession of the following particulars:--
The lady, when at the Cirque National, had been
smitten with the activity displayed by the defendant
in his feats of horsemanship, and had contrived to ob-
tain an introduction in the character of a widow of
large fortune, bearing the title of the Comtesse de
Moltigny.
Madame Klebert—l deny it. I did not say I was
a Countess. I told M. Lambert I was the Baroness
de Moltigny, and I can prove my claim to that honour.
The interpreter continued—Under the impressiOn
that he was in communication with a lady of title,
having very large estates in-various parts of France,
the defendant consented to become le fiance of the
Countess. In the course of the subsequent courtship
the defendant received the two rings in question, not
as property to be returned, but as absolute gifts,
as the letters of the lady would amply testify. The
lady, however, had persecuted M. Lambert :so far as
to follow him to Paris, and to enter a prods against
him in one of the courts, whiCh had, however failed.
Mr. liAlDwzcz thought- that, as all matrimonial

mattersllad come to an end, and as the ring had been
given in the expectation that
.a marriage would take
place between them, it would be but reasonable for
each party to receive back their respective love tokens.
The defendant was appealed to for the purpose of
ascertaining whether he would return the ring. He
positively refused to give up the ring, alleging that
he had been deceived by Madame, as it turned out
she had neither title nor large estates.
They then retired into another room, to see if an
amicable arrangement could not be enacted, but as
the defendant insisted that the ring had been given
to him at a petit souper at Franconi's, and as the lady's
letters appeared to confirm this view of the case,
Mr. HARDWICK said, he could make no order on
the subject, and M. Lambert and the lady then re-
tired.