Surrey Sessions, Monday, ...
Georgc Baker was indicted for a traud. Mlr. George Dare, a timber-merchant residing In Bermondsey, stated, that on tbe 8th of September last, the defendant applied to him for some timber and lathse upon credit; but he refused to let him have any credit, unless he could get the recommendati4n of some respectable person. He mentioned the name of Mr. Lilly, a solicitor, of Peckham, and witness told him he would be satistied with that gentleman's recommendation. The defendant went away and came back again with a letter, purporting to be written by Henry Fruntzen a clerk to 1>lr. I,illy, giving (by hAl. Lilly's re. quest) the defendant an excellent character; and adding, that he was deserving of opening an account writh the witness. n conse- queuce of this letter, he gave the defendant goods upon credit to the amnunt of 261. I9s. 3d. Mr. Joseph Dare, the prosecutor's brother, deposed, that he had called on the defendant for payment, but could itot obtain it; lie hatd offered the witness a bill for 281., drawn on a person named Rum- ball, of No. 31, Upper Berkley.street, Portnian-square: but, on inquiry, the witnass could find no such person. The defendantcon- ducted witness to larlborough.p]ace, Camnberwell, where he pointed out two houses, which he said he lad built, and in which he had used tle laths and timber which he had got from the prosecutor. .Mr. Samuel Isaac Lilly seated, that he never had> person named Fruntzen in his employ, nor had he ever authorized any person to write a letter of recommendation to Mlr. Dare for the detendant, In cross-examination, witness admittel that the defendant and his father bad built two houses for him in Janies-street, near South. ampton-street, Camberivell, but not in Alarlborough.place. William Spears, a sawyer, stated that be was eniployed by the de. fendant to take the laths from MIr. Dare's to the defendant's house, and from thence not to iMarlborsugh-street. but to the Tiger public- house. John Rudd, a bricklayer, stated that he had worked at the two new houses in M1arlborough-place, atuded to by Mr. Joselih Dare, for the last 18 months, and during the whole of that timne the defendant had never worked tlhere. Mlostcertainlythedefendant did not build them. Mr. COWLEY addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant, and contended that the defendant hnd not done otherwase than was usually done to obtain credit; and that although he had not been building the houses he pointed out, yetit was true he had built some houses, and it was of no conseeuence in misstating the place. The jury found the prisoner Gu6ilty. Mr. 'H E S I G;R here intimated thate abill had been found against Fruntzen and Baker for a conspiracy: the object of the prosecutor was chiefly to punlish Frunizen. The defendant was sentenced to six montbh' hard labour hi tche hlouse of Correction. _ sT7RRTdV s:SSIONS. M1ONDAY. JULY 19.