The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-29 00:00:00

FOURTH COURT.

William Swaine, a respectable-looking man, aged
49, and described as a clerk, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with embezzling and steal-
ing the several sums of £3 Gs., £1 6s. 3d., and £B,
the moneys of George Evans, his master. He also
pleaded'guilty to a second indictment charging him
with obtaining money under false pretences.
Mr. Orridge, who appeared for the prosecution,
informed the Court that the prisoner had been in
the service of the prosecutor, a warehouseman, car-
rying on business at 44, Cannon-street, City, for
two years and a half, and had commenced robbing
his master within six months after he had entered
into the employment. He had, however, in order
to hide his delinquencies, systematically falsified the
books of the firm.

The prisoner, in explanation, said he had unhap-
pily listened to the voice of the devil, and from the
moment he had commenced his dishonourable course
he had been a prey to the bitterest remorse.
The Recorder observed that this was a very bad
case; for in addition to his dishonesty, the prisoner
had falsified the books of his empoyer ; a circum-
stance which greatly aggravated his offence. The
sentence of the Court was, that the prisoner be kept
in penal servitude for the term of three years.
Henry Jackson, 31, dealer, and. Eliza Jackson,
28, his wife, were indicted for Obtaining from Henry
Sowdon and another, by means of false pretences,
divers quantities of household furniture to the
amount of £l5B 168.
Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Best defended the prisoners,
It appeared that in the month, of July last the
male prisoner called at the warehouse of the prose-
cutor in Commercial-place, Old Kent-road, and
ordered a large quantity of furniture, carpets, cur-
tains, and other articles necessary for a house, to be
sent to No. 5, Grove-place, Hill-street, Peckham.
He gave the name Edward Lowe, and said he kept
a banking account with Messrs. Hill and Sons,
Smithfield, and that his family had been cattle
salesmen for a century. He added that he was
about to be married, and that the bride elect would
call and select other articles. Ca the following day
the female prisoner, accompanied by her servant,
called at the warehouse, and was introduced by the
male prisoner as the lady to whom he was about to
be married, and that she had come to select some
goods. The lady accordingly selected goods to the
amount of £27 more, which were sent also to the
prisoner's residence. Upon application for pay-
ment the soi-disant Mr. Lowe was never to be found
at home, and finally, it was discovered that all the
goods had been disposed of by the prisoner to a
Mr. Best, a furniture broker, in the Westminster-
road. It was also proved that a Mr. Edward Lowe
banked with Messrs. Hill, and was a cattle sales-
man, but that he knew nothing of the prisoners, and
had never authorised them to use his name in any
way whatever.
Mr. Best declined to address the jury on behalf
of the male prisoner, but contended that the female
was entitled to an acquittal.
The Jury acquitted the female, but found themale
prisoner guilty.
Henry Jackson and Eliza Jackson, his wife, were
again tried on another indictment for obtaining
from Mr. Pace, ironmonger, 42, Blackman-street,
Borough, goods to the amount of £5B, by means of
false pretences.
The case was precisely similar to the former one,
and
The Jury found the man guilty, and acquitted
the female.
The Recorder sentenced him to 12 months' im-
prisonment with hard labour.
Moses Fonfold, 33, shoemaker, was indicted for