The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-26 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

STEALING A Box OF RAlSlNS.—Charles Boyce, a labourer,
was charged before Mr. Alderman Finnis with having a
box of raisins in his possession unlawfully.
Samuel 'lowbrow said he was an officer employed at the
Fresh Wharf, and yesterday about 2 iu the afternoon he
was called into ono of the warehouses on the wharf to take
charge of a person who was accused of attempting to steal
a box of raisins. He saw the prisoner and the box of
raisins, which the prisoner said he was told by somebody
to carry to Mr. Leask, the broker. He knew the prisoner
as being occasionally employed at the wharf, and ho was
working there yesterday. •
It was also proved in evidence that if the prisoner's
statement were true, the name of air. Leask would be
written on the side of the box and a book given him with
it, which was not the case.

The prisonei said that lie Was drunk, and denied that
he had any felonious intention, and stated further, that if
he had not been interrupted he 'would have delivered the
box at Mr. Leask's.

• A previous conviction for theft was proved against the
prisoner, and he was sentenced to two months'hard labour.
EMBEZZLEMENT BT A CLEICK..—Joseph Morris was charged
with embezzling divers sums of money, the property of his
employers, Messrs. Groucutt and Co., iron and coal dealers
at Bilston, Staffordshire.
Mr. Beard, solicitor, said ho was instructed by the pro-
secutors to appear on their behalf in this case. The pri-
soner had been in th 9 employment of the company for 12
years, and had been speciallys employed by Mr. Daniel
Groucutt for the last 15 years. He was charged with em-
bezzling different sums of money, amounting to £ll7, but
only one case would be proceeded with to-day, so that ho
must ask for a remand.

William Race said that he was in the employ of Mr.
Thomas Porter, an iron dealer, carrying on business at
South Moulton, who was a customer of Mr. Groucutt, and
on the lab. July last he paid him a cheque for £3l 19s. 6d.
The cheque produced was the one ho gave prisoner, and it
was endorsed "Joseph Morris."
Mr. Daniel Groucutt said that the prisoner was em-
ployed amongst other duties in collecting money in London,
and he was instructed to pay all accounts he received into
a London bank to the credit of the company, whether in
cash or in cheques. Ho had an account with Mr. Potter
in Juno last, and he had not received either cheque or
money fur that amount. The last time ho
heard from the prisoner was on the 26th July,
and ho came to London on the 4th of August, when
he found he had absconded. He had received the
letter produced from the prisoner through his wife. (Here
the letter was read, and it contained an admission of the
prisoner's guilt, together with au expression of the greatest
pain and sorrow for having abused the kindness and con-
fidence with which he had been invariably treated by the
witness while in his employ. He attributed his offence to
a temporary hallucination produced by distress of mind
caused by pecuniary losses arising from speculations.) The
prisoner, who had .£5 ss. a week, had done something two
years ago, which the witness had overlooked.
It further appeared that the prisoner was traced to a
lodging-house in the neighbourhood of Bedford-square,
where he was living under the name of Scott, and that he
was apprehended in the City yesterday. On being
told by the officer that he had a warrant against him for
embezzlement, he did not deny the charge, and admitted
that his name was Joseph Morris.

The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was re-
manded till Thursday next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STEALING MARKED MONEY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.
—George Williams, a boy in the employ of Mr. George
Cotton, of the New Chesterfield Arms, Chapel-street West,
Mayfair, was charged, before Mr. Knox, with robbing his
employer.
Mr. Cotton said that having missed money from his till,
and having a suspicion of the prisoner, who was his pot-
boy, he marked the money he left in the till last night.
That morning, while in the kitchen for a minute or two,
he heard the clinking of money, and on going to the till
missed Hs. Gd. He accused the prisoner of robbing him,
but ho denied doing so. After a short time the prisoner
took from his pocket 11. s. Gd. of the marked money, and on
asking him to give up what be had taken the previous
morning, the prisoner went upstairs and fetched 7s. Gd.
and handed it to him, the 7s. Gd. having been taken by the
prisoner from the till, while his (the prosecutor's) daughter
was in the bar parlour.

In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said he took the
prisoner into his employ on the recommendation of a cus-
tomer, a respectable man, who said the prisoner was a good
boy.
Police-constable Coulson, 216 0, said that on taking the
prisoner into custody he admitted taking money from the
till twice, but said he had never done so before.
Mr. Knox having ascertained that neither of the boy's
parents was in attendance, said he should not think of
dealing with the case in their absence, and remanded the
prisoner.