Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1878-02-16 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ALLEGED FRAUD EY A " WAR " CORRESPONDENT. . _  Edwin Pocoek, 35, desen ied as an artist and journalist, living in Hollydelo road, Peckham, was charged on a warrant before Mr. Ellison, at the Lambeth Police-court, with obtaining on the let of November last, by false pretences, two travellin g rugs, some shirts, and other articles, value £l3 lie. Bd., from William George Dennett, draper, of 176, High-street, Peckham. Prosecutor mid he had known the prisoner some two years as an occasional customer. In November last he came to the chop and said he wae engaged to go out to the scene of the war for the Daily News as a correspondent. He added that he required something towards his Outfit, but as probably he would not receive any cash until within a day or two before he left England, be asked prose. miter to let him have some geode on credit. Prosealtar, believing the statement of prisoner, supplied him with flannel shirts, travelling rugs, and other articles, to the value of £l3 its. Bd. He should certainly not have supplied him with the goods had he not believed he was engaged to go out ae a special correspondent for the Daily News at the seat of war. He afterwards saw prisoner upon one or two occasions and spoke to him about the account- He said Ms going out had been postponed for a short time. Having some suspicion that all was not right, prooecutor went to the office of the Dell 4 Neves, and was informed that prisoner was not under the engagement he had represented, He afterwards saw the prisoner and told him what he had heard at the .D iily News, and he replied that he (prosecutor) could not have seen the right parties at the office. Cross.examiaed: Had not said the engagement with the Daily News had anexpectedly fallen through. Gave another reference, but it was not satisfactory. Was aware prisoner had been out as a" correspondent " to the east of war. Did say he was a 'journalist," and had been engaged by the Illustrated Landon NeteB. Believed from enquiries that be had, but some two years back. Julia Houghton, assistant to prosecutor, corroborated a portion of the evidence, and added that from what prisoner said she believed he was going Out to the war. He had expressed to her the danger of the duty he should have to perform, end his belief that he should be killed. Detective Stevens, of the P Division, said he took prisoner on the warrant on Friday night. Upon telling him the charge hoed /rat said he had not had such goods. WILBBO3 told him he should be compelled to search his house. Prisoner then mid he had had an execution in the home, and the goods of prosecutor had been token with the other things. He gave up two neckties m portion of the articles. Witeem ascertained that prisoner's statement was correct with regard to the execution in the house. Mr. Ellison asked if anyone woe present from the Daily .News, and being informed there wee not, directed that an intimation should be given that it would be necessary for some person to attend the court. Prisoner said when he had the goods he was in communication with the manager of the Daily News, and the engagement for him togs to the war was ...nder consideration, and he thought it would be properly settled. He would have rit turned the goods to p roe mu to r, but they were seised in the execution at his house. He had been in the service of the Illustrated News and the Gropkia, awl having the goods from the prosecutor lie was I actuated by no dishonest intention. Mr. Idiom pointed out that prisoner had distinctly ssid he was engaged by the Daily .News 88 8 war correspottlank and upon the faith of that prosecutor had parted with his goods. In making such a statement it sppeered he was not justified. He ordered the prisoner to be remanded, consenting to take two bail in.f3s each. Prisoner, who was unprovided with the sure. ties, was removed to the cella  MAARIAGIC of Mdlle. Oncrot, daughter of the genera, with M. de Moe°, eon of the Prefect assassinated at Saint-Etienne, to announced. Tan late Ni. Theodore Barriere once met a pretty entrees, whose lover had jilted her, and opening the door of her coupe did all that was in his power to console her. But she would not be comforted. "NO. no," she cried, "I can never smile again. I mud drown myself." "Von, well," said Barrier°, calmly shutting the door ; "we "shall meet at the Morgue. Coachman, drive this lady to the river." Yet M. Barrier., once meditated suicide himself', and having loaded a ;pietol, called in a friend to receive his dying wild.. The friend did not attempt to dissuade hike. but calmly jotted down his dying wishes. Then, While Barriers was writing a farewell letter, he took up the pistol and began examining it, kt me.o cocked, and the muzzle wu pointing direatly at Merriam. The :intending suicide ducked under the table wiql remegksyntagiliq "Look out. The infernal thing is loaded!