The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-29 00:00:00

L ATV INTE.

MIS DAY).

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Baron Pollock

and a Common Jury.)
WA.RI) V. WAYMOUTH.

This was an action on a bill of exchange for £73 4s. 10d.,
dated June 26, 1860, payable two months after date. The
bill was granted to the Westurdley Coal Company for two
barges of coals, and indorsed by them to the Leeds Bank-
ing Company.
The defendant pleaded want of valuable consideration in
the bank.

The plaintiff's witnesses proved that the bill in question
was granted for a valuable consideration and indorsed to
the bank. The company being indebted to the bank at the
time, it was not an accomodation bill.
The jury returned a ♦erdict for the plantiff for the
amount.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A CITY MERCHANT.
—Mr. Albert Wodecki, of 10, St. Mary-Axe, merchant,
was charged with stealing from the person of Josephine
Welton, a German female, of 4, Northumberland-court,
Strand, a brooch of the value of £5.

Josephine Welton said—.At 3 this morning she was at
the Cafe Regence, at the corner of Windmill .street, with
an English lady, having coffee,when she asked for the sugar
basin. The prisoner, who was sitting there with some
friends, said "That's not English, you are a Chinese,"
evidently intending to insult her. With her friend she left
tkat part of the place and seated themselves In a
corner, when the prisoner followed them, and
insulted her again. She said a few words
referring to him in German, and then left the place. She
had only part got across the road, when the prisoner ran
after her, caught her by the shawl, which came undone,
when she found her brooch was gone. He then caught
hold of her by the wrist, on which was a bracelet ; the
bracelet became unfastened, and he caught hold of one
part of it, and she of the other. She then called " Police,"
and felt to see that her two watches were safe. On the
constable coming up she gave him in charge. She had
given Xfi for the brooch in Edinburgh.
Prisoner said he gave the prosecutrix in charge, and not
she hire.

Grimly Antinel, friend of the prosecutrix, said she was
at the Cafe Regence with the prosecutrix. The prisoner
continually insulted the prosecutrix, saying that she was a
" Chiaese," and used bad language. While crossing Wind-
mill. street the prisoner ran after them and caught hold
of the prosecutrix's wrist, and prosecutrix then said, "My
brooch is gone." She (witness) then called " Police," and
on their coming up the prisoner wanted to give her in
charge for using insulting language towards him. She had
seen the prosecutrix's brooch safe on leaving the cafe.
Three or four more persons were in the prisoner's company
at the time.

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutra said that she
had got her shawl but not the brooch.

A constable said on going up he saw all the parties stand-
ing at the corner of "Windmill-street. The prisoner wanted
to give prosecutrix in charge for annoying him, but on the
prosecutrix accusing him of taking her brooch he took him
into custody. The prisoner said he had never seen the
brooch, and that it was a false charge. Part of the prose-
cutrix's shawl was hanging on the* ground, and the other
part on her neck.
Prisoner said he was at the Cafe Regence with some
friends, and the females began abusing them, he supposed,
because they wctild not pay for some drink. One of his
friends want,,,d to expostulate with them but he said, "No,
I'll givo 'them in charge ;" and when the prosecutrix saw
that-, she screamed " Police," and pretended that he had
stolen her brooch. There was a number of persons present
at the time, and he did not believe she had a brooch. He
only held her by the wrist as to secure her to givo her
in charge ; and seeing this she said, " This fellow has taken
my brooch."

A gentleman said he heard the witness Antinel say to
the prosecutrix, " Now, say he has stolen your brooch."
Mr. Wodecki was a highly respectable merchant in the
City.

The witness Antinel denied over saying anything of the
kind, and said the witness was not present.

Another gentleman said he heard the waiter say he would
turn the females out if they did not keep quiet. They left,
and came back and abused his friend, Mr. Wodecki. He
heard Antinel say to the prosecutrix, "Take down your
brooch."

The witness Antinel positively denied this.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it might have been said with the
view of telling her to take care of it.
The waiter was called, and said the females went out
and came back three or four times. He would not swear
that the prosecutrix had not got a brooch. He also heard
something said about the sugar basin in the first instance.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would take bail for the prisoner,
two sureties in 1110 each to appear this day week.
Bail was tendered and accepted, and the accused left the
Court with his friends, •