The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 26.

GUILDHALL.—Joseph Adolphus Zalmanowicz
was examined on remand, charged with stealing
£1,650 in bank-notes and gold, the property of Mr.
Vincent Arachtingi, his master.
Mr. Mullens, the solicitor to the Society of
Bankers, attended on behalf of the prosecution ;
Mr. Wontner defended the prisoner; and Mr.
Sleigh, the barrister, attended to watch the case on
behalf of several merchants interested in the pro-
ceedings.
Mr. William Bradley, cashier to Messrs. Sapte,
proved payment of the two checks, by ono £l,OOO
note, two £3OO notes, and one £5O note, on the
15th April.
Mr. Henry Holman Smith, clerk in the issue
department of the Bank of England, said he gave
gold for the two £3OO notes in question, on the
afternoon of the 15th inst., to a person very much
like the prisoner, but to whose identity he could
not swear. The bank-book showed that on the
same afternoon the £l,OOO note was changed for
five £lOO notes, all dated the sth June, 1858, Nos.
99,968 to 99,972, both inclusive; a £5O note dated
the 6th of November, 1858, No. 86,500 ; nine £5O
notes, all dated the 6th of November, 1858, Nos.
91,001 to 91,009, both inclusive.
Henry Joy, police-constable 338 A, said on the
16th of April he took the prisoner into custody at
26, Alfred-street, Tottenham-court-road, and took
him to Vine-street station house. He was searched,
and £lB 15s. in money was found on him.
Witness told him the charge, and he said he knew
nothing about it. He also said he had not been to
his employer, because he was ill.
Charles Webb, inspector of the C division of city
police, said on the 17th of April he searched the
bedroom at 26, Alfred-street, Tottenham-court-road,
and found a pocket book concealed under the carpet
near the fireplace. In that pocket book he found
the following bank notes :—A £lOO note, dated the
sth of June, 1858, No. 99,968 ; a £5O note, dated
the 6th of November, 1858, No. 86,500 ; nine £5O
notes, dated the 6th of November, 1858, Nos. 91,001
to 91,009, both inclusive ; a £2O note, dated the
22d of March, 1859, No. 11,258 ; three £5 notes, all
dated the 15th of March, 1859, Nos. 84,042 to
84,044, both inclusive ; and a £5 note, dated March
the 15th, 1859, No. 42,060.

Mr. Wontner then proceeded to cross-examine
themprr.osveciaueteonrt Arachtingi, h.
w o stated that he
carried on business under the name of F. V.
. and
was the F., but they had di
Arachtingi and Co. He was the
ssolved.p, aarnt ne r shi
p lcousinast
September. Frederick•
was abroad, and he (Vin-
cent) carried on business under the title of the old
firm. Frederick had •
no interest in the firm now.
He had several partners when he first began, but
those partnerships were all dissolved, and the
parties were now abroad. He had no other
partners now. When he was abroad there were
several partners,but he never had any partner here.
except his cousin. The prisoner and he were in a
merchant's house together at Liverpool. He was
managing clerk, and in that capacity engaged him.
He became acquainted with him in Liverpool, and
that led to his engaging him. They were clerks
together for three years, after which he left and
went abroad. He subsequently returned and went
into business for himself. He established his present
firm in Liverpool in 1857, and in June, 1858, he
came to London. When he came here the prisoner
was abroad. He did not send for him, but he came
back and asked witness for employment, or to Pro-
cure him a situation. He told him he might make
use of his office and write his letters there, and he
did so for some time. Prisoner said he had some
business with some foreign houses, and requested to
be allowed to write his letters from witness's office.
After two or three months an engagement took
place between them, and the prisoner became his
clerk. The two checks in question that he gave the
prisoner he had that day received from Barker and
Co., and they were the proceeds of two bills of ex-
change for £l,OOO each, drawn by the prisoner on,
Stephen Reggio, and made payable to the order of
the drawer and endorsed by him to witness. On
the 26th of March the prisoner drew two bills for
£256 14s. and £470 respectively; but those bills
were cancelled, not because they could not be
discounted, but because the person who held them
bad other transactions with bim, And on h• •
giving