The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-02-02 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ALLEG ED EXTENSIVE FRAUDS.  Jane Hartwell Smith, aged 62 ; Florence Smith, aged 23, domestic servant ; Maud Smith, aged 15; sidney Herbert Smith, aged 62, commercial traveller; and Albert Edward Smith, aged 17, grocer, all living at Hampstead, were charged on remand before Mr. Denman, at the South-Western Policecourt, on Tuesday,with being concerned together in obtaining valuable goods by fraudulent means. It was alleged, at the last hearing of the ease, that at the latter end of last year three ladies, Miss Dear, of Salisbury. Miss Muir, of Carmel' Ilouse, Darlington, and Miss Hughes, of Holy Trinity Vicarage, Darlington, advertised certain goods—mantles, dresses, Ac.—for sale in the advertising columns of the Lady newspaper. The prisoners by letter undertook to buy the goods and obtained them on appros al. The ladies sent the goods, but never saw them again, nor received any money for them. The prisoners were arrested on a warrant last week, when Sidney Herbert Smith said, "You will have to prove the charge; Maud and Albert know nothing about it." Sergeant Winsor, who arrested them, searched the house and found over 100 pawn•tickets, relating to dresses, Ac., in the house. It was stated that the prisoners were engaged in over 200 cases of a similar character. They had lived in various parts of Clapham and Battersea, and were in the habit nf leaving without paying their rent.—Miss Hughes, of Holy Trinity Vicarage, Darlington, now stated that she inserted an advertisement in the Lady offering a two-guinea dress for sale, at the latter end of August. The day following the insertion she received a letter signed "Catherine Moore," and addressedyfrom Almeric-road, Battersea rise, in consequence of which she sent the dress. She never had the dress returned, nor did she receive any money for the dress. She identified the dress produced.— A witness proved that the dress was pawned on August 29th, 11392, for 165., by a woman. Ile could not identify the prisoners. Detective' sergeant Thorley deposed to searching the house where the prisoners lived. In a cupboard in a passage in the basement, he found a tin box, padlocked. In the box he found the ticket (produced) among 67 others.—Other witnesses—ladies —gave similar evidence, and Mr. Denman further remanded the prisoners. At Bow-street Police-court, on Tuesday, William Richard Lloyd was charged, on remand, with obtaining goods by false pretences. Mr. Hestia prosecuted.—lt was alleged that prisoner replied to advertisements in the Lady newspaper offering goods for sale, and induced people to srnd them to him on approval. He promised to send the money asked for, or return the goods, but never did either. —Mrs. Hudson, of Chelsea, stated that she inserted an advertisement in the Lady offering a coat and pair of trouser* for 16s. In response to a letter prisoner sent to her, she forwarded the clothing to an address he gave in Newcastle-street, and never heard from him again. Witness said she believed she had seen the trousers in Court that morning, but was not quite sure, as she was short sighted.—Mr. Vaughan: Where are the trousers Let them be produced.—Mr. Heaths: I am afraid they cannot be produced in the usual was, sir. The fact is, the prisoner is wearing the trousers.—Detective-sergeant Hailstone itated that the trousers prisoner was wearing in the dock were those he had eb,sine.l from Mrs Hudson.—Prisoner was remand  .suo r. tiTATE.  The ale-Tin-Mg rumours that have been current respecting the attitude of the Arabs on the Upper Congo and of the tribes subject to their authority are, a Tina', telergam says, confirmed to the extent that a struggle i- imminent between Moharra, the Sultan of Nyangwe, and Lieutenant Dhanis. The latter has on:y 400 rifles against 15,000 on Moharra's side, but he is covered by the camp of Lusambo and the advanced station which he has posted on the Upper Lomani. The officer in command of the camp of Basoko has prohibited access to the Lomani by the Congo in the case of all vessels attempting to ascend ti, river towards Berta Kamba. as the Arabs have threatened to exterminate all Europeans who venture upon their territory. The Arabs of the Falls have thus far committed no act of aggression against the authorities of the State, but in fear of reprisals for the massacre of Hodister and his companions they have adopted an arrogant attitude, which obliges the former to stand upon the defensive.  Quartermaster Sergeant Wolfe. 11th Company Army Service Corps, committed suicide on Tuesday, at Aldershot, by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. Shortly before 3 o'clock he left his office, apparently in his usual state of mind, but his comrades, hearing a shot fired in an adjoining room, ran in and found him dead on the floor. No cause for the act is known.  Father Gascoigne, Senior Chaplain to the Forces, died on Tuesday, at Station Hospital, Portsea. The deceased officer, who was 57 years of age, had a leg amputated for gangrene on December 6th, and remained in a critical condition for about three days. After that he rallied, but on the Hich symptoms of gangrene returned in the stump of the leg, and from that time there was no hope of his recovery.  A horrible double murder has just been perpetrated at Prato Tondu,in the Cuttoli district. There a lad of 17, who had conceived a violent hatred against two brothers of his acquaintance, nr+de them drunk in his own cottage, and then hacked thr•ln to pieces with a hatchet and bill-hook, lie afterwards made an unsuccessful attempt to burn the corpses outside his cottage. A third aNuaintonce, who was present with the two soct his, was also attacked and wounded be the n Lade,r. bur le succeeded iabscapiagk