The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Jim. 16.

MANSION.HOUSE.—TEtE FRAUDS ON THE CITT OP
LoieDoN UNION.—John Paul, charged with extensive
forgeries and frauds upon the City of London Union, wail
brought before the Lord Mayor for final examination.
11r. Humphreys again attended on the part of the pro.
secution, and Mr. Crawford, from the office of Mr.
Wontner, appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Humphreys said—lt will be in your lordship's re.
collection that when I last attended here I commenced a
case with regard to a cheque for 4251. 12s. 2d., issaed by
the guardians of the Poor-law Union of London in favour
of the London Life A..surance As.ociation. Two witnesses
were then examined, Mr. Heath, who was the guardian
present when the cheque was signed and issued, and Mr.
Lovell, the clerk at the Bank of London, who received
the cheque, or note referring to the amount of the cheque,
at that bank in favour of the prisoner Paul. That cheque,
your lordship will recollect, we had not been able to find,
although no doubt it had been returned in due course by
Messr,. Smith, Payne, and Co. I shall produce the coun-
terfoil of the cheque, and also the minute of the board of
that day when it was ordered to be drawn ; and with
that and the production of the elerk from Messrs. Smith
and Payne's, and the production also of a clerk from the
London Life Assurance Society, to prove the non-pay.
went to them of either the cheque or the amount. I shall
complete the case and ask for a committal upon it.
Mr. J. T. Rowsell, clerk to the City Poor-law Union,
said—On the 17th June last I was present at a meeting
of the board. Part of the business was to pay a cheque
for 4251. 12i. 2d. to the London Life Assurance. I have
no recollection of the cheque except from referenc- to
documents, but upon looking at the minute book I have
no doubt that a cheque for that amount was drawn,
signed by three of the guardians, and countersigned by
myself.

Mr. B. Ydred, under-clerk to the union, said-I pro-
duce a counterfoil in the cheque book of a cheque for
4251. 12e. 2d. I also find the words, "London Life As-
sociation. Principal and interest."
Mr. W. B. Shirley-I atn a clerk in the Bank of Lon-
don. I find an entry in our waste book of 4251. 12s. 2d.
on the 17th June last. It refers to a draft of John Paul
upon Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. The amount was
placed to the credit of the prisoner.
Mr. N. C. Henry-I am a stockbroker. On the 17th
June I was a clerk in the house of Messrs. Smith, Payne,
and Co. I produce the book belonging to that firm,
which contains an entry on the 24th Sept., in m 3 writ-
ing, of 4251. 124. 2d. 1 paid the cheque to the Bank
of London. It was the habit of Messrs. Smith and
Payne to return paid cheques to their customers.
Mr. S. Giles, the accountant of the London Life As-
sociation, stated that that body had never received the
cheque in question.
This case bein; completed,
The L: rd Mayor, after giving the prisoner the usual
caution, asked him whether he bad anything to say.
Prisoner-My lord, I beg to reserve my defence till a
future occasion.
He was then fully committed upon this charge.
Mr. Humphreys-The next case will be a charge of
stealing two cheques, of the respective amounts of 771.
10s. 7d , and T7l. 17s. 9d.
Mr. Douglas, one of the guardians, said-The two
cheques produced are signed by me in conjunction with
others. One, which is dated July 22, 1856, payable to
Messrs. Collins and Hall, and addressed to Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Co., is for I'7l. 17s. 9d. The other,
for 771. 10s. 7d., which is dated November 18th, is also
payable to Messrs. Collins and Hall, and addressed to
the same bankers.
Mr. Lovell-I an a cashier in the Bank of London.
I produce a book containing an entry of the receipt of
the cheque for 771. 10s. 7d. The entry on the slip is
" cheque, 771. 10s. 7d." This sum was placed to the
prisoner's account.
Mr. J. R. Glanvill, another cashier in the Bank of
London, said that the cheque produced for 771. 178. 9d.
he received by a credit ticket, in the name of the pri-
soner, on the 22d of July last, The credit ticket was in
the prisoner's handwriting.
Mr. T. Evison, cashier at Messrs. Smith and Payne's,
said--The cheque for 771. 17s. 9d. was paid by me on
the 23d of July to the Bank of London, and debited to
the City Union.
Mr. B. Smith, also a cashier at Messrs. Smith and
Payne's, said-On the 19th of November last I paid the
cheque for 771. 104. 7d. to the Bank of London, and
placed it to the debit of the union.
771. iO4. 7d. in the office usually occupied by
the psi
Mr. Alibis, one of the guardians, said-On the Bth
instant I found the two cheques for 771, 173 9d and
soner.
This case being now closed, the prisoner, in answer to
the Lord Mayor, said he should reserve his defence for
a future occasion.

He was the❑ fully committed upon this charge also.
Mr. Crawford—My lord, the prisoner has a statement
to make in answer to these charges, but, under my
advice, he re3ervea his defence for the present.
The prisoner was then fully committed fur trial.

GU ILDII--
-ILL.A young man ranted Gardiner, in
the employment of Mes-rs. Baxendale (late Pickford's)
the railway carriers, was
brought up before Sir R. W.
Carden, charged with embezzlement.
on the 2d January
book to the prisoner, wh
and,
...,
sworn, said—l am a carman
in the employ of the prosecutors,
%Val. Hazel!, having been
of this year I took my delivery
cast up, when, r:a my
is the settling clerk, to have it , ,
eaia 1- e
wanted
paying in the amount of 21. 14— .r' 8
paid our cord-
' He
ac
2/. 2s. out of it fur money he had
ingly made out the ticket for the rem 121., which,.
with the latter Sum I sent up the ',pout (a means of corn.
rnunication with another de
office. I produce my del' :eery book, containing the east
ing up of the aecouut •.,:t the 2d January in the prisoner.'
writing. Pout
above) to the cash
Mr. Port:', 4 clerk in the cash office in Messrs.
RaxendCe's establishment, said—_I received the ticket
and the lts. on the 2i January. The prisoner has not
ascoented to me fur the 2/. 2s deducted from the amount 1
lutnded over to hi.n by the last witness.
Wro. Wright said produce the porter's de!ivery
book, which ought to show the actual amount Sent up f
to the cash lepartment on the 2d January. This book Is I
kept by the prisoner, and contains an entry in. his hand.
writing of the receipt of 2/. 14.4. from Ilazell,, on that
day. The prisoner bad no authority from me to mak.:
the deduction he claimed, and he has nut accounted to
me for the sum in question.
The solicitor fur the prosecution said this was a very
intricate ease, and he required time to
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tw.
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