The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-22 00:00:00


do you charge What ars ths harms of repayment !
Weald you publish my name in ars, mewl Do Yole draw
bills of silo? You don't, 1 Wises I most know this
, Noah, f r I esasot Milord to spend masa lwdoro I liwww
whether IS will 'sower my purpose to amoebae with you.
lenges, stamped envelop, tor reply.—Toure
W. Wittvrtgasan.
Rapt soother isttor from Blake as follows :
Ds:amber 14th, 1813.
Dose 114,—Tou surely °saucier pest as to carry 00 our
Wares and at the gams time institute private 'equities
is oosiaoctlou with this business with lam to ourselsitt
We sometimes receive proposals which its not gesaisk
and it behoves WI to be very modal Indeed Oar rats af
intern{ varies irons 5 to 10 per mot, wareng t, ths
kWh of Mom and terms to cape, loan; terms of
reposer t to suit borrowers cosireulsorm Further-
more, our business is coadactad wth the sirictoss searacy,
sad we sever divulge the suss of a oli.st.—Tonre truly,
Built
Witness wrote to him again, and received thi, fol.
lowing reply
Your ruission of the, 15th to band. As loos as we
receive the preliminary 1.., the only fee chewed by as,
we institute enquiries. This sr,ll occupy about two days,
sad after this two will send • gruttoosso cosnocted wit's
as to you, who will, sto doubt., amass matters ti oar
mutual sistildsction. Itopsysioat can be mode in any way,
to suit yourself, sad an agreement can be roads es to a
fixed rsie of Waist This the mossy will be bonded
0,.., fOrtiMit.b. WO now think we hen given you every
poosesory information before active sty* its takes in the
matter.—Yours truly,

CIASLCII BLACIL

Witness wetland : When he received that letter
he net the cheque for ES with the following letter to
the prisoner :
March 15th. 1881
Dear ffir,—Kaclated la cheque, value £3. as your
preliminary fee. Shall be glad to have the bueinon Dom.
Plat td with as little delay as possible —I am. do
W. Vintyrutanen.
The cheque was duly honoured. lie then bed •
farm to fill up relating to repayment and other
matters This he did, and received the following :
Deer B,r, Se find the rail wee fare firma our eels to
your mirk/nee, including travelling r neuters ii .Cll.lr ad.
This Is for the return Journey to and from your realdeota.
Mess forosrd that amount with as little deter as
poseible,—Yours truly,
CHAIM MARL
He met a remittance by postal oed.r, but nobody
from "lb. office" Came to see him, and to the best of
his knowledge no enquiries set' his oircurnatanoes had
been made. He bad received • letter from prisoner
returning the postal order, and Bayles the enquiry was
not satisf &dory, and be would bare to decline the loan.
Upon receiving the letter be wrote to prisoner express-
ing his opinion pretty strongly that it was • swindle.
Prisoner replied that be was • gentlemaa and an officer
at she Royal Horse Aetillery, and if he beard any more
from bien be would hear been him through his
solichor. Witness had beret the letter.
Prisoner said witness had given his evidence quite
fairly till be cense to the last pert.. He denied that he
had stated be was an officer of the Artillery. He
would not prostitute Her Majesty's army In that
MIDDOOt.
BermitenCilajor William Robson said be believed
the USW, (Produced) to be in the handwriting of the
prisoner. Re had seen his handwriting frequently,
and to hie signature he could speak positively. Hs
had sees him sign his nesneolod had frequently hod
eurresponclence from blue. Prism's. bad bees in the
battery between 8 end 9 yesn—about 8 years, and had
bees the whole of the time in hie present battery. His
pay wee Is. sd. • day. pone. After standing stoppages
his per would not be more than 1.. U. He was a
FLUNK. He had been in the service more than aloe
g=ssHe did not know if he bad any private means
his pay.
Sept. Coward sold; In oonsequenoe of an applica-
tion nude I obtained • warrant on Monday for the
apprehension of the prisoner as this charge. I went
to the Artillery Barracks and saw the ;Aeons,. He
was on guard at the time. He went to his room. I
asked him if hie name was Charles William Bioko and
b• said "Yes." I told leint I had • warned to
apprehend him for obtaining by false pretences the
sum of a, at southoad. Rom. 127 ',Presenting be had
• loan °Mos and lent money. He mad* no reply. I
told Itim I wished to search ids kit, which I did le his
promo& Among them I found • great quantity of
which I took charge of. Amours* them were
resrftera' copies of the Stretford gad &ma Zs= Advertiate.
One was torn in two, and the other was not
°posed, and bad • wrapper round it, addressed
" Charles Blake, Beg., R.A., Dorchester, Dorset.
Also a form of spplicatlon from Mr. Whittingham for
• loan ; also three other letters bearing Mr. Wbitting-
hauee name; also two letters in which prisoner applied
to • lose office for • lain himself. On Friday, 11th,
he went to the Rochfor Bank at Rochford, in Ries r.
and obtainei the cheque DOW produced, signed by Mr.
Whittingham.
Mr. Weston said this was all the evidences be pro.
posed to offer to.day, and be asked his Worship to
grant an adjournment to complete the evidence.
Tbia is only one of three or four charges to be pre.
leered against the primmer.
Prisoner wee then remanded till Tuesday neat.

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