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London, England, 1868-10-02 00:00:00

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POLICE LVTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MANSION-HOUSE.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD.—This morn-
ing Mr. Richard Stuart Lane, the Conservative
candidate for the representation of Plymouth, Mr.
Frederick J. Helbert Helbert, and Mr. Horace Ed-
ward Chapman, appeared before the Lord Mayor
to answer a summons taken out against them,
charging them that they did, in the month of
November, 1865, within the said City of Lon-
don, publish a circular announcing the formation
of the " Merchant Company, Limited," which
circular contained false statements in order to in-
duce Benjamin Ilcnry Moore, of Moor ate-street
Chambers, and others, to take shares in the said
company.

Mr. G. Lewis appeared to support the summons,
and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr.Scrgeant cleigh
appeared for Mr. Lane, Mr. Metcalf for Mr. Hel-
bert, and Mr. Woutner for Mr. Chapman.
Previous to the charge being opened Mr. Sergeant
Ballantine asked that it might stand over for a
week. When the case was first mentioned to him
he desired that a full statement of the accounts the
moment the prospectus was issued might be laid
before him. lie had but that morning received the
document from Mr. Young, the accountant, and he
had not yet been able to master the figures in order to
enable him to grasp the charge against the gentle-
men then in court. Mr. Chapman had but just
arrived from France, which country he left imme-
diately he became aware of the charge made against
him, so anxious was he to meet it. Ile would not
state tke result of the statement to which he had
referred, but Mr. Lewis, if he felt so disposed,
would be quite welcome to look over it.
Mr. Metcalfe, on the part of Mr. llelbert, also
urged that the hearing of the summons might be
adjourned for a week.

The Lord Mayor asked Mr. Lewis whether he
had any objection against the application being
granted. The learned Sergeant had stated that he
had only received a certain statement, which was a
great mass of figures, that morning, and therefore
he did not think the request was unreasonable.
Mr. Lewis said lie should offer no opposition to
the application of the learned Sergeant. All he wished
to be known was that it was no fault of the prosecu-
tion that led to the delay. They had commenced
matters of which full notice was given on thel7th of
September last.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine hoped the summons
would be adjourned for a week. The matter in-
volved occurred two years ago, and he felt he should
be quite able to convince the court that the charge
mentioned in the summons was altogether ground-
less.

The Lord Mayor then directed that the hearing
of the summons should stand over until Friday
next.

The court was crowded to excess during these
brief proceedings.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

ARTFUL ROBBERY.—Dennis Murphy and Richard
Rowley, two young men, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing a pair of boots from the shop
of Mr. Lewis, bootmaker, Nos. 6 and 7, Little
Windmill-street.

Mr. Lewis said about seven o'clock the previous
evening, hearing a cry of " stop thief" from a young
man in his employ, and seeing the prisoner Mur-
phy run down the street he pursued him, and lost
sight of him at the corner of Denman-street. Some
girls and boys told him that the man who had been
running had gone into zt public-house, and on his
going into the house he recognised Murphy as the
man he had seen running. lie told him that he
would charge him with stealing a pair of boots, and
he denied doing so, and on being taken back to the
shop his (Mr. Lewis's) shopman identified him as
the person who bad stolen the boots.
William Lowe, in the employ of Mr. Lewis, said
that on the previous evening the prisoner Rowley
came in and asked him if he knew a person of the
name of Taylor, and while explaining who Taylor
was, the other prisoner (Murphy) came into the
shop, took up a pair of boots and ran away, and in
his flight threw away the boots, which he (witness)
picked up. Mr. Lewis detained Rowley in the
shop, and he was given into custody.

A witness named Bates proved seeing the pri-
soners together just before the robbery, and Bett-
ridge, 45 C, proved taking the :prisoners into
custody.

Rowley said that he was in the shop asking for a
person named Taylor, when some one stole some
boots, and then he was accused of being concerned
in the robbery and given into custody, but he did
not know the other prisoner.

Murphy's mother, who was at the bar of the
court, here called out, 44 You do know him, and
you have been the ruin of him."
Murphy made no defence.
They were committed for trial.

tosh's residence." Mr. Daniels said, "I know your
father is on that work, but where have you been
for the last eighteen months ?" " Oh," said he,
"I have been working at Havering, in Essex, on
Mr. Macintosh's residence, but I am now here to do
some repairs among the houses belonging to Mr.
Macintosh." Mr. Daniels then gave the goods he
required.
Mr. Rowe, foreman to Mr. Macintosh, said he
never sent Comley to Mr. Daniels's shop for the
goods in question.
_ _

Comley was committed for trial.
A. similar charge was then preferred against
Knight. lie went to Mr. Daniels's on the 24th of
September, and presented a written order, purport
ing to be written by Mr. Rowe requesting Mr.
Daniels to deliver to the bearer locks, bolts, and
hinges. Mr. Daniels, forewarned by what had
previously happened, did not part with his property,
and asked the prisoner where he obtained the order.
Knight replied that it was given to hint by a man
outside. Air. Daniels sent a mau with him to find
out the person, but he was unable to point him out.
Ile could not do so, and Mr. Daniels gave him into
custody.

Mr. Charles Young said that a counterpart of
the forged order was found on Cowley when he was
arrested.

Air. Rowe said he did not write either of the
orders signed by Benjatnin Rowe, or give any one
authority to use his name. Knight was also com-
mitted for trial.