Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1867-09-21 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE CHARGE OF OBTAINING GOODS  UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.  - - At the Marlborough police.court, London, Geraldine Meurico, described as lady," of the Villa, Swanage, Dorsetshire, and having the aliases of "Durant," Hope,"" Grant," "Mrs. Somerset," the " Hon. Mrs. Ileurice," &c., charged with obtaining an emerald and diamond ring, and divers other articles of jewelry, of tire value of £ll4, by means of false pretences, from Mr. Douglas Cave, jeweller, of Grosvenor.square, London, was brought up on remand before Mr. Tyrwhitt, the magistrate. It niay he remembered that on the last occasion it was stated that the prisoner under different names had been carrying on a most successful system of fraud, and that she was taken into custody at Wareham, Doreetehire, on a warrant obtained through the exertions of Mr. Cave. The 'frowner was rernandsd last week that Sergeant Cole might proceed to Wareham and take possession of the property obtained by the prisoner from the London tradesmen. Mr. Morgan :for the prosecutiotn said that by direction of his worehip Sergeant cote went to Dorsetshiro for the purpose of having the property obtained from London tradesmen given up to him but the superintendent of pollee, for some reason or other, declined to let him have It, end he had therefore to ask that the caae might be allowed to stand over till the superintendeot could he served with a Crown subpoena to produce the property. Mr Tyrwhitt said he thought it was understood on the Last rowasion that the goods were to be given up try the Doreetshire gentleman-that was, the goods obtained from London.= Sergeent Cole said that at Dorsetehlre they could not onderstaed the gi,.ing up of property. They hail an Idea ' that all the property found in the prisoner's house was the prisoner's own. Mr. Morgan said he would settle the matter by sending a crown Office solute.. lie was now prepared to go on with one case, that of obtaining goods from Madame flattens, nrui,iner, of Bement- greet, Oxford- istreet, the it-loner having gone to Madanie Ratets and obtained Foods, representing herself as the Hon. Mn. If enrice, and .oiarlaue Rotten.. believing that she w. the Hon. Mrs Meurice entrested her with goods. On a future occasion he should he prepsred with the cases. Madame Rotten., wife of Mr. Joseph Rotten', of No 54, Herners-street, Oxford-street, said I know the prisoner as •' the Hon Mrs. Meurice." She oalled upon me in July last In a private carriage and after telling me that she had been an invalid for seven years and that she had beau lying on a sofa during that time, she said she wanted to be restored, end that ehe wanted some articles in the fashion, as she did riot know what wan going on in London. She told me that she was the Hon. Mrs. Meurice, and I asked her to write her name in a book, and she did no. I am in the habit of asking runnier' to do that. Amongst the articles the prisoner ordered was a blue velvet dressing-gown, trimmed with antique lace. I told her that I gave no credit, and she said she would pay for the goods on delivery, and that she always did so Some of the goods-two bonnet., two oresses, and a crinoline, altogether of the value of £7 St-were forwarded, come being taken by the porter and some by myself. When I took the good. home I saw a maid servant, and asked for the Hon. lire. Maurine. I gave some of the goods to the prisoner end 'rime to the maid. I afterwards sent word to say that I could not send more goods till I had been paid for the lint portion sent I went a few days afterwards, and I was told that the lion. Mrs. Metalon could not be seen, and on going to the house afterwards she was gone, and she had mot been able to see her again till she was in custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt Wee it believing that the prinoner was the Hon Mrs. Maurice that you entrusted her with the goods? -Madame Hottest.: Yee, I should not have let her haTO lt1•1100.15 ill had not thought I should be paid ou delivery. ey Sir. Lows : list her hare the goods beeause I thought Ph@ would pay on delivery. I give credit 111 think persons respectable, and give &reference. Mr. Morgan : I have to ask that the prisoner may be ordered to remove tier veil, as there are persons who belle. they ean Identify her if she does is. Mr Tyrwilitt I do not think I can interfere with the prigoner's veil. Any person wishing to see hes with the view of identifying her, will have an opportunity of doing so when she lesiva the **art leepeo(er Draper I Persons cannot identify her with her veil over her face. (The prisoner wore a thick veil.) Madame Euttehs, in •nawer to Mr Lewis, said : I do not know what is the prisoner's right name. I del make latpories strut her, and was told she was la the habit of paying her hater, grocer, arid others. Had she left out the " Honourable," I don't think I should have let her have the goods. Mr. Morgan: tpon th a evidence I shall ask for another reamed. Mr. Lewis : There le a story going about that the prisoner while in custody attemptwi to commit suicide. I wish to Mane that nethibta et the kind occurred. rite prisoner had pub en a dress which her dressmaker had had for the purpose  of making sonic alterations, and a needle accidentally left in by the dressmaker hail penetrated the prisoner's breast The prisoner, who was accommodated with a seat and kept her face concealed from the large number of persons who attended to hear the case, amongst whom there was a large number of tradesmen many of whom had been victimised, was than remanded.