The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-22 00:00:00

FORGERY ON THE BANS Or ENGLAND.

A respectably-dressed genteel-looking young man,
20 years of age, who at first gave his name as George
Samuel Stokes, • clerk, residing at Arbites-bill, Galway,
but afterwards stated that his real name was George Writ.
kin, was placed at the bar of the Manaion-house yesterday,
before Mr. Alderman Challis, locum totems for the Lord
Mayor. charged with forging and uttering a forged endorse-
ment to a bill of exchange for 2,0001., with intent to de-
fraud the governor and company of the Bank of England.
George Russell, detective officer, said—l was on duty
this morning with Sergeant Moss, at the Bank of Eng-
land. In consequence of information which I received
I waited in the hall, and there saw the prisoner with
Mr. Adams, who held in his hand fire 100/. notes, which
I produce. They are cancelled. Another gentleman, named
Gough, was there likewise, and he bold in
his hand the bill of eschew which I Pro-
duce, drawn on the Bank of Ireland for 2,0001.
It is dated 20th August, 1862, and made payable
to the order of John Robinson, 11aq. addressed to the
cashier of the Bank of England, and mined " Wm. Patten,
for the Governors and Company of the Bank of Ireland,
payable on demand." The bill is endorsed "John Robinson,
17, Albert-street, Bedford-square." Mr. Adams showed the
prisoner the five notes which I produce, and Mr. Gough
showed him the endorsement at the back of the bill. Mr.
Adams asked him if his triune was Stokes bow be came to '
endorse the bill "John Itobinson." Husked him if his name
was Robinson, but I did not hear if be answered
that question. He said he did not may his DaMe
was Robb:soy. Mr. Gough maid he did say so,
and likewise signed "John Robinson" at the beck of the
bill. I then took him to the office of Mr. Marshall, the
chief cashier, and he was there asked to explain the matter.
He did not give any explanation, and be was asked where
Albert-street was, and be said he did not know, be was a
stranpr. The notes are all five endorsed " Geo. Stokes,
11, aftupsicle," and he was asked what 11, Cheapside, was,
and be said it was au hoteL He was then given into m
custody. I 'earthed a satchel which he bad at the time, and
in it I found ten Bank of England notes for 50/., twenty-
five for 201., forty for 10/., and twenty for 51.
Mr. George Wolff Cough, cubier in the public drawing
office at the Bank of England, said—About a quarter before
11 this morning the prisoner came to ma and presented the
bill produced for payment. I asked him what his name
was, and he did not answer at the moment. I repeated the
question, and he mid, "Robinson." I asked him what his
Christian name was, and he said, " John." I then gave him
hack the bill, which was not endorsed, and asked him to
endorse it, and he wrote at the back of it, and be returned
it to me endorsed as it now appears. I asked him
what he would have for it, sad he took from
his pocket a small piece of paper, with a list of
the notes he wanted, which were the same as those
found upon him. I passed it to the next cashier, who paid
it with the notes produced, and the prisoner left the office.
Shortly after the prisoner bad left, lb. Adams came to me
to know if I had paid the five 1001. notes produced, that
morning. I referred to the bookend asoertained thattbeybad
been given with others in payment of the bill produced. I
went with Mr. Adams to the sue department, and there
saw the prisoner. I asked him if he had endorsed the bill
in the name of John Robinson, and he denied that be had
done so. I then left him with the officer.

John Moss, detective, said—l was with Burrell this morn-
ing, and was present when tie prisoner was spoken to by
Mr. Adams. The prisoner was afterwarda taken to Mr.
Marshall's office, and J asked him if he could give any ex-
planation, and be then replied that it wu too bad
to be treated like that. I searched him, and found
a pocketbook containing 904 in Bank of England notes and
V. Ins. lid. in money. Since he hes been in cnrgody at
the Mansion-house be said he wished to tell the whole
truth, and he then told me that his name was not George
Stokes but George Wilk* and that he did it, and the devil
tempted him. If. said he was a clerk in the office of a firm
named Page and Graham, stockbrokers, whose office was in
Dame-street, Dublin, and be took a cheque from their book,
filled it up, and took it to the Bank of Ireland, and they
there gave him a draft for the cheque. The draft in ques-
tion is the same. He left DuLlin last night, and arrived in
London this morning.
The prisoner was remanded.