The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-23 00:00:00

THE ROUPELL FORGERIES.

The evidence for the defendants in this case was
again proceeded with yesterday 'morning as Chelmsford
urns.

—As on the previous days William !taupell was brought
to the court in custody of two warders, end he took his
scat in the dock, and remained there during the whole of
the proceedings. He appeared to pay alais ettention to the
testimony gives by the different vitamins who were ens-
mined.

Their evidence was to the effect that the signature to the
deed of gift was a genuine signature.
Mr. W. Dadley rid be was a solicitor in the Southwark-
road, and with hi partners acted in that capacity for
the doomed far a great =say years, and was well emanated
with his handwriting. He behoved the signature to the
deed of gift was • genuine signature.
Crossexamined—Witoess had been oonoerncd profession-
' illy for the purchase of one portion of the property of the
demand. Several deeds were then shown to the witness,
and he identified his sinners as the attesting witness to
them. They were all deeds executed by the dammed
Re-examined—Witness had attested the signature of
the deceased to a great many other deeds than those now
produced.
Mr. Alfred Hirwood, clerk and cashier in the London
Joint Stock Bank, when the deceased also had an account
since 1838, said that he bad, personally, only paid two
cheques of the deceased, but he bad compared • great num-
ber of genuine cheques—about a hundred—with the signa-
ture to the deed of gift, arid he was of opinion that this
signature was genuine, and if he had sem it upon • cheque
he should have paid it.
Cross-examined—Witness formed his opinion from •
comparison of the cheques, end also looking at the signature
of the deceased in the signature book. He wondered there
was no differeoce between the signatures, and although
there might bosoms slight distinctions in the signatures the
general character of the two signatures was premsely the same.
Witness was not en expert. When a cheque was presented
he did not look for minute particulars, but exercised his best
judgment whether the aignature was genuine or not, in order
to motion the bank. The whams added that it had for ten
years been the practice to submit doubtful signatures to
hint, and be bad never once failed in the judgment he had
given.
Mr. Mills, an engraver, employed at the Bank of England
in eograving Bank notes, said that be had had • great deal
of experience in matters cocooned with engraving sad hand-
writing, and be bad examined the deed of gift and
compared the signature with those upon a needier of re.
ceipte aimed by the dowses& and he believed it was the
genuine signature of the person who had signed the receipts.
Crassexamioed— Witome had sometimes been asked to
eVe his opinion as to a particular handwriting, but he woe
not an „expert," and bed never given evidence in a court
of justice until the present occasion. He had observed that
there were small differeeces in some of the signatures, but
be formed the conclusion he had arrived at from • general
comparison of the different signatures and the character of
the handwriting. In some cease the "o" war made like an
" a," bat in others it was made like the ordinary let-
ter " o."

Re-examined—Witness spent several hours in a careful
examination of the signatures and the handwriting, and the
conclusioc he arrived at was that the signature to the deed
of gift wo a genuine signature. He attended to give evi-
dence on this ocaudon by special permission of the directors
of the Boot of Englaad.
Mr. E. Wedford, a gentlem►n engaged at the National
Debt office, deposed that be bad bad great experience in
wane:ion with handwriting sad supwares, and be
was of opinion that the signature to the deed of gift
was the genuine signature of the perm: who wrote the
rettipts.

Ili:. T. Keymer, who had been 'employed for 3lyeam in
the Gecieral Posaoffine, and was for • great many years an
inspector of franks, and who said that his present employ-
ment in the establishment was that of inspector of official
correspondence, gave similar evidence with regard to the
signature of the deceased to the deed of gdt. In his
opinion It was free and natural, and a genuine signature.
Crow-examined —There were scene slight differences be-
tween the signatures that were shown to him and that to
the deed of gift, but the result of witasse's experience was
that hardly any one ever wrote his signature always in the
NMI manner.

Mr. G. J. Pickatt,who mid be bad been ooeupied in the bu-
siness of an impairer for wee than bell a century, and was
priecipally engaged in engraving bank notes, also stated
that in his opinion the signature to the deed of gift was a
genuine signature, and be said he came to this conclusion
irrespective of any comparison of hafidwi itiug. He had,
however, compared the signature with the signatures to the
receipts that had been shown him, and this confirmed the
conclusion he had arrived at.

le cross-examination this witness, like the others, said
that he had paid particular attention to all the peculis.-ities
and deviations in the signature, and he still came to the con-
elusion he had mentioned.

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Mr. Edwin Whitaker said—l am a solicitor, and wry on
IMMO/ with my brother in Lincoln's•ins-fields. The deed
of gift now produced was prepared is my office, and I
attested the
.sagaature of William Respell that appears to
it, and at iii time the deed was complete and bore upon it
Se signatures of Truman and Dove se attesting intonate
to the signature of Richard Palmer RoupelL I bad written
the words "signed, sealed, and delivered in the preseoco
of " before the deed was sent away for the father's signs-
tare. My brother acted as the solicitor for William Respell,
and he prepared the deed of gift which wee to be given to
hiss as security for mosey that he had advanced to William
Reopen. . _ _

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