The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-21 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

On Wednesday Mr. Barrett, a solicitor in Doctors'-commons,
appeared before Alderman Musgrove, for a summons against
a sharebroker, named Goldzier, under the following circum-
stances :—His client, during the railway mania, hearing so
mane people were making money, went to the broker and
asked if anything could be done in the way of (speculation,
confining his risk to 20/. or thereabout. The broker assured
him of the practicability of the thing, and with 201. made a
purchase of some shares, which were speedily sold at 103.
premium. By this he was lured into adventuring more
money, and 901. was altogether advanced.
Alderman MUSGROVE said he could not issue a summons
to bring parties before him merely to arbitrate disputed
stock-jobbing accounts. To give him jurisdiction there must
be criminal conduct ; there must be a using of false pretences.
Mr. Barrett thought he could show the case was just of
that description. The false pretence used in this case was,
that after the first 201. had been laid out, the broker asked
him to advance a further sum of 257., promising that the 45/.
-would be placed in cash at his disposal next week, besides the
profits which would result from a prudent investment for that
short time. This was a false pretence, for the money was
never repaid and no profit resulted. On the contrary, his
client iYas beguiled into advancing more money, and the
broker, ilestead of keeping to his instructions to limit his
client's risk to 30/. or 40/., entered into transactions to the
amount of 401;1.; and now presented a bill showing a loss of
1101., which his client was called upon to pay, in addition to
the 90/. already lost.
Alderman MuseereovE said the charge of obtaining by false
pretences could not be made as to representations that pro-
fits would accrue and purchases would be made. The false
pretences must be, not ae to a future but an existing fact.
The broker might himself be deceived as to what would hap-
pen. If it could be shown that the money had not been laid
out in such shares, it would be another thing.
Mr. Barrett said he had no opportunity of going through
the account step by step. The account did not set forth
from whom the shares were bought, or to whom they were
sold. His client had no shares delivered to him.
Alderman MUSGROVE asked if his client directed what kind
and what number of shares should be bought ?
Mr. Barrett said no. It was left: to the skill of the broker.
Alderman MUSGROVE said the money was givon to the
broker to speculate, and the venture had been unfortunate.
He saw nothing that crimicated the broker, and a magis-
trate could not be appealed to with the view of obtaining
more specific accounts, and the exhibition of vouchers and
books.
Mr. Barrett said the broker had exceeded his authority,
area: had induced his client to part with 90/. on worthless
thingee He would look more closely into the case, and per-
haps troeble the magistrate again.
Mr. Barlett and his client then retired.
CLERKEN WELL.
Thomas liamtamd and Benjamin Bay, low-looking fellows,
were placed at the bar, charged with being drunk, and using
obscene language in the lobby of Sadlers Wells Theatre.
It appeared that on. Wednesday night last, the prisoners
made their appearance in the lobby, between the pit and
leox entrances, whilst they were drunk. They were refused
admission, when they became violent and abusive to the
officers and authorities of the theatre. Their language was
most disgusting, and they made a violent resistance on being
taken into custody.
The prisoners said in their defence, that they were drunk,
and did not know what they did.
Mr. GREENWOOD fined them seven shillings each, or five
days' imprisonment..
The prisoners paid the money, and were liberated.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
James Barton and John Barton were brought before Mr.
Maltby, charged with having committed a robbery at the
Red Lion public-house, Crown. court, Pall-mall.
On the 15th of last month two persons went into the club-
room of the Red Lion, and called for a pint of beer. One of
the men put down sixpence to pay for the liquor, and while
the servant was procuring change at the bar it is supposed
that the men contrived to get into an adjoining room, and to
break open a box with a "jemmy," and to possess themselves
of a quantity of wearing apparel belonging to the servant,
Sarah Ann -Houghton. Information of the robbery and a
description of the supposed thieves were forwarded to the
station-house, Vine-street, and this circu.enstance afforded
means to Langley, one of the detective force, of apprehend-
ing the prisoners. The constable, by the description, imme-
diately recognised the suspected parties to be well-known
bad characters, who had committed offences in public-houses,
and who had been in custody before for felony.
Mr. Markwick, the landlord of the Red Lion, and the ser-
vant, recognised the two prisoners as the men who were in
the club-room on the day of the robbery.
The priioners were remanded for further inquire'.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES.—Wm. Wood,
porter to the Horticultural Society, Regent-street, was
brouetht up for further examination on suspicion of haying
stolen from Mr. Peck, Lower Belgrave-street, coal merchant,
the sum of 1201. in Bank notes.
The circumstances of the alleged robbery. are briefly these :
—Time prosocutor, in October last, about eight o'clock in the
morning, was drinking brandy and-water at the bar of the
Royal Standard public-house, Piccadilly, where the pri-
soner and some cabmen were also assembled. The prosecutor
' took oat his money to make good a bet on a horse-race
which was offered to him, and this circumstance gave the
prisoner and his companions an opportunity of seeing his
money, • and where he kept it. Shortly after leaving the
, public-house the prosecutor missed his money, but, though
he offered a considerable reward, he was not able to obtain
any clue to his property until a few days ago, when he as-
certained that a 5/. note of the lost property had been

changed by the prisoner.
The reply of the prisoner to the charge was, that he had
volunteered to get the note changed for a stranger whom he
heard apply for change to the landlady of a public-house.
____ ___--------- He had done all he could to assist the prosecutor to recover
S HER IFT S' COURT, Nov. 20. his property, and he thought he was very hardly dealt by in
bell accused of any participation iu the robbery.
(Before Mr. Undersheriff BURCII.ELL.)
nsi , ;.lARRETT. r. Peck said he had traced a 20/. note to Messrs. Swan
s a watchmaker in Lemon- and Edgar's, but as he was not quite prepared with evidence
The plaintiff in this action .1
defendant is a carriage- he hoped the magistrate would remand the case for a week.
street, Goodman's-fields, and the Birmingham Rail- The prisoner asked to be admitted to bail, and the prose-
painter in the employ of the London :nd. to recover the sum tutor said he had no objection to this, if the magistrate con-
way Company. The action was brought •,s and jewellery Bented.
of 9/. 135., the balance of an account for watcti,
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supplied to defendant. r. MALTBY declined to admit the prisoner to bail, and
Mr. HAWKINS stated the case. In May, 1842, plain.. 4,,
`;ff sold ordered aim to be again broughs up on Tuesday next.
a silver lever watch to the defendant for 91, of which the ....
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fendant paid a portion, leaving a balance of 4/. 10s. He then , LETTER CASE. —Henry Kellerby, the
had another watch and small articles, to the amount of 71.105.,,
violen.`anonymous letters, containing
making a balance of 121., of which defendant had paid 2/. 10s. i • charged ivi, h sending .
youth , a - - nature,
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