A SERIOUS CASE OF RAILWAY EMBEZZLEMENT—CHARLES HARRIS, late station master at Rolands Castle, in the service of the South Western Company, was brought up on remand at the Magistrates’ Clerk’s Office, on Thursday, before J. Waddington. Esq.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. William Dyson, travelling auditor, that the prisoner was charged with embezzling several sums of money, amounting to about £43, belonging to the said company, of which the three following were clearly proved, viz., £32 10s., and 18s. 6d. received from Mr. Cannings, and 15s. 1d. received from Mr. Brown by the prisoner—not being entered in his last return delivered on the 17th of June, and that previous to another week becoming due he had absconded.
Mr Thomas Bent deposed—I am superintendent in the service of the South-Western Railway Company, at Waterloo. By order of Mr. Scott I obtained a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner. I came down to Rolands Castle with a view to execute it. The prisoner was not there. On Thursday, the 28th of June, I apprehended him at Brixton-hill, in Surrey. I charged him with embezzling £32 10s. and other monies, about £43, the property of the company, when prisoner said, ‟I expected it. I have been expecting it. I intended to have come to you to give myself up.” I showed him a letter which I had in my pocket. He said, ‟O, yes, that is quite right; I cannot deny it. I shall speak the truth. I shall give you no trouble.” As we were walking along from Lambeth Police Court he said, ‟I shall give you no trouble, I shall plead guilty.”
Mr Superintendent Longland deposed to receiving the prisoner in charge from the previous witness, and produced the receipts given by prisoner to Mr. Cannings and Mr. Brown.
The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said, “I have nothing more to say than I am guilty,” and was committed for trial at the coming assizes at Winchester.
