277. WILLIAM-GEORGE COLEMAN proceedingsdefend was indicted for that he, on the 14th day of February , being book-keeper to John Boville proceedingsvictim the elder , Edward Cole proceedingsvictim , and John Boville proceedingsvictim the younger , did, by virtue of such employment, receive 2 s. 6 d. in money, one Bank of England note, value 10 l. one promissory note for five guineas, and another promissory note for one guinea, for the said John Boville < no role > the elder, Edward Cole < no role > , and John Boville < no role > the younger, did feloniously secrete, embezzle, and carry away the said monies and promissory notes, the notes and monies of the said John Boville < no role > the elder, Edward Cole < no role > , and John Boville < no role > the younger.

And in another Count for the like offence, charging him with carrying it away as the property of George Haynes proceedingsvictim .

(The indictment was opened by Mr. Bolland; and the case stated by Mr. Knapp.)

GEORGE HAYNES < no role > sworn. - Examined by Mr. Bolland. I live in Aldersgate-street , and am a wholesale tobacconist .

Q. How much was the money? - A. Sixteen pounds nine shillings.

Q. In the course of that month, did any body call for that money? - A. William Coleman < no role > called.

Q. Did you give him that money? - A. I did; here is the receipt for the money, (shews the receipt), signed W. G. Coleman.

Q. You paid that money? - A. I did, and he gave me that receipt.

JOHN BOVILLE < no role > , jun. sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knapp. Q. Will you tell the name of your partner s? - A. John Boville < no role > my father, Edward Cole < no role > , and myself.

Q. The prisoner was a clerk of your's? - A. He was.

Q. How long had he been a clerk of your's? - Upwards of two years.

Q. Had he, in his station, your ledger? - A. That was his department.

Q. Did he ever receive any money for you? - A. He has received small sums of money when he was ordered.

Q. Did you give him any authority to receive this money from Mr. Haynes? - A. I did not.

Q. When you found you were defrauded, did you take the prisoner up? - A. He was taken up.

Q. Had you any conversation with him? - A. I had; when it was first discovered by Mr. Blakey, I called him into the room where I was, and asked him where he got a certain sum, not this sixteen pounds nine shillings; he fell upon his knees, and instantly said, for what he had done, his life was in our hands.

Q. You gave him no authority to receive it at all? - A. No, it was not his place to receive it; we have a collecting clerk, Mr. Blakey.

- BLAKEY sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knapp. Q. In what capacity were you employed by Mr. Boville? - A. As an accomptant.

Q. Have you your ledger here? - A. Yes. (The ledger produced.)

Q. Turn to your ledger, to the account - do you find an item of sixteen pounds nine shillings? - A. There is a reference of selling on the 3d of February.

Q. Is there any reference in the cash-book? - A. No, there is not.

Q. Were these books kept by the prisoner? - A. They were.

Q. Are they all in his hand-writing? - A. The ledger is.

Mr. Gurney. (To Mr. Haynes.) Q. When the prisoner came to you, what did he say to you? - A. He told me he called from the house of Boville.

Q. Did he say from whose order he came? - A. No; he said he only called for the money, and presented that account; he had called a day or two before, I was going out the first time; I told him I was going out, and he must call another time.

JOHN BOVILLE < no role > , sen. sworn. - Examined by Mr. Knapp. Q. Mr. Boville, you are the senior partner in this house - did you ever give the prisoner any authority to receive this money? - A. No.

EDWARD COLE < no role > sworn. - Q. You are the other partner in this house - did you ever give the prisoner any authority to get this money of Mr. Haynes? - A. No.

Court. (To Mr. Haynes.) Q. How was it paid? - A. A ten-pound Bank-note, a country Banknote of five pounds five shillings, and a Tunbridge Bank-note of one pound one shilling, and two shillings and sixpence in silver.

The prisoner did not say any thing in his defence.

GUILTY , aged 36.

Transported for fourteen years .

Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Heath.