The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGE V CE.-Aug. 4.

GITILDHALL.—CharIea Lister mu charged with
embezzling various sums of money, amounting to 1041.,
the property of his employers.
Mr.`Sonsor, from the office of Messrs. Ashurst, Son,
and Morris, of No. 6, Old Jewry, conducted the prose-
cution. The prisoner was undefended.
G. C. Mason said—l am clerk to Messrs. Petter and
Galpin, printers and publishers of Playhouse-yard, ,
Blac'afriar,. The prisoner has been in their employment
as clerk rather better than 12 months. He had the ma-
nagement of a country paper, and his duty was to receive
•all letters and money that came to the office. He had to
book all orders that came for the paper, and to enter all
remittances that were sent by customers in the day book,
and to credit their accounts in the ledger for those sums.
I have seen him make those entries in that book, but
Ido not know where it is now. I have searched for it
in the office, but cannot find it. It was missed about
three weeks or a month ago. I know the prisoner's
handwriting. I produce the ledger, which contains en-
tries in the prisoner's handwriting relating to the country
paper before alluded to. I refer to page 175, which con-
tains the account of Keyworth, of Cirencester. There
are some entries in the handwriting of another clerk in
Petter and Galpin's employ, but that of the 7th June is
in his handwriting, and by that it appears that the pri-
soner received 101. from Mr. Keyworth on that day.
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William Good said—l am cashier to Messrs. Petter
and lealpin. It was the prisoner's duty to account to
me for all moneys received, and then to pay them into
the bank, after I had checked over the amounts with
him. I invariably examined the bankers' book to see
that the amounts had been paid in. I produce the bank-
ers' duplieste book, and refer to the date of June the 9th,
which is the prisoner's handwriting. If he had received
101. from Keyworth on the 7th of June be ought to
have entered it in this book, and so have accounted to
me for it on the 9th of June. He has not accounted to
me for that 10/. neither then nor since.
Cross-examined by the prisoner—l have been in
Messrs. Petter and Galpin's service about four months.
I was with them on the 7th of June. I received no more
than is in that book on the 9th of June. There are se-
veral sums of 10/. entered in the book, but that parti-
cular sum has not been accounted for. This book was

checked, and agreed ter every day with theiprisoner when
be brought up the money, and that 101. ie not among
them. There was no money paid in by the prisoner from
the 7th to the 9th of June. I imagine the reason for
that was that he had not enough to make it worth while
paying in to the bankers. Mr. Petter has asked him
from day to day to pay in money to the bankers.
Mr. Galpin said—l am a partner in the firm of Patter
and Galpin. The prisoner has not accounted to me or my
partner for this 101. received on the 7th of June.
Mr. Bonsor paid he was not prepared to carry the case
any further at present, but he trusted he had given suffi-
cient evidence to justify a remand, and on the next exa-
mination he would prove fully all that he charged the
prisoner with.
The prisoner said be wished also for a remand, as he was
without legal advice, and he should like to have a solicitor
to defend Lim. He also complained of harshness on the
part of Mr. Bonsor in having him given into custody on
Saturday, and locked up all Sunday, when Mr. Galpin
would have taken his word fur appearing to answer the
charge. He had been daily in attendance at their offices
rendering them every assistance, although the circum-
stance of a deficiency had been for some time known to
his employers. He had received notice to leave in conse-
quence of giving longer creditthan he ought to have done.
Mr. Galpin said he certainly had offered not to lock
him up on Satur 'ay if he would give security for his at-
tendance to-day, and it was with very great pain he bad
been compelled to institute the present proceedings.
Mr. Thnsor said his only object was to insure the pri-
soner's attendance, and that these proceedings would
have commenced before, but that they had to go through
all the books, without the two daybooks, and had only
completed their labours on Saturday.
Alderman Challis reinandud the prisoner, but admitted
bun to bail in hisiwn recogaizance in 1001. and one
surety in 501.
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MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —.John Richard Power,
aged 31. who described himself as a commission agent,
was broaeht before Mr. Beadon under the following cir-
cumstances :
Sarah Lyons, aged 13 years, said—l am in service. On
Sunday afternoon, about half-past 4 (o'clock, while I was
of sitting on the step of the County Fire-office, Regent-
(on- street, nursing an infant, the prisoner came up and said
)itB, to me, "Is that your child ?" I said " No." He then
fter said, "Are you not big enough to have a child ?" I re-
s of
plied "No" a second time .e., He then wished me to go
act with him and take a glass of ale, but I refused, and he
asked elle to accompany him to an hotel in St. Martin's-
court. I objected, and he said, " I will give you 55., or
aiything you like, if you go with me." I also refused,
and he said, " Will you meet me another time ?" A gen-
tleman then came up and told me not to go with the
prisoner. When he asked me to have some ale he took
was hold of my land and shook it. I was trying to get away
.Ir. frern him when the police-officer came up. I saw him
lay give another little girl a penny. I am sure he never
5,3 asked me any questions respecting an omnibus.
,on Mr. G. Morris, 88, Regent-stfeet, hosier, said—On
;he Sunday afternoon, while I wass passing along Regent-
„i street, I saw the prisoner in conversation with the last
witness and another girl. They both had infanta in their
ing arms. I walked on to Leicester-square, and on my re-
:jai turn I iaw the prisoner still talking to them. I stopped
about 10 yards from the prisoner. I watched him, and
)re. saw one girl walk away while he was attempting to stop
er. the other.
Ellen Cavanagh, aged 11 years, of No. 4, Crown-
7ee court, Goiden-square, said—l saw the prisoner on Sun-
;he day afternoon. I had a baby in my arms. He asked me
sit to go with him to St. Martin's•court. I told him I could
net go. He asked ms several questions, and wished to
• know if the baby in my arms was my owe.
Mr. Beadon—Did the prisoner tell you what he
jai- wanted you to go to the hotel for ?
Witness—No, sir, he did not.
,) Mr. Beadon (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask this
itb witness or either of the others any questions
d ; • Prisoner—No, I have nothing to ask them.
at Police-constable Hawkins, 29 C, stated that he was
called by a gentleman to the prisoner, avid after watch-
fr. log him for some time following the girls he crissed the
canna ge-way in Coventry-street, and stopped the pri•
ad souere who was shaking one girl's hand. The other
of walked away. Witness asked the prisoner what he had
been dring to the children, when he said that he was
lei waiting for a Paddington omnibus. Witness told the
prisoner that he must go to the station-house, when he
he offered -witness an invitation to a public-house.
a Other evidence having been taken,
(re Me. Braden, asked the prisoner what he had to say to
on the chare.e.
of The pri'usoner said—l had dined at a tavern in Penton.,
ie. street, H symarket, and at the tine referred to by tee
La, witnesses. I was waiting fur an omnibus. Ido not deny
er speaking -to the children in a friendly way, but not in the
le. manner alleged. lam really, your worship, a strictly
et- moral man . I did not place my hands on the children.
rte I merely a sked them whether the ocnnibusei for Pal-
k, dington pa ssed the spot where they were standing.
in. Mr. Beat lon said—After the evidence placed before me,
51. I shall dea',, severely with the case. You asked one girl
(e, a question which it is perfectly clear was not a moral
ad one, and, f, .orn the language you used towards the chil-
tie dren, there can be little doubt of your intentions towards
ke them. I the.. 'efore commit you to prison for six calendar
,e. months, with h. trd labour.
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