The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION-BOUSB.
George Yates was breught before Sir R. W. Carden, in the
custody of John Forrester, the officer, charged with forgery
in two separate cases.
Peter Devett, of the metropolitan police, said—l produce
a cheque for 601., purporting to be drawn by George Wilson
upon the Royal British Bank, and dated the 30th of
January, 1855, payable to self, mad numbered 7,831. I
also produce an invoice of goods bought of Mary Morgan.
Those documents were seat to our station-house on the 2nd
of March, loader thatiateps might be taken to appralvdd
the prisoner. On Saturday last I Saw the prisoner at Tio.
8, in a street near Tabernacle-street, where I went with
boy from the house of Mrs. Morgan. I told him I wanted
him for a forged cheque but the boy said he was not the
mao, and I did not take him into sustody. After the boy
went away I returned into the prisoner's room, but could
not find him there, and I found that he lead absconded from

the house.
Ann Ingram, assistant to Mrs. Morgan, of Stevens-place,
New North-road, Hoxton, milliner, said—On the 13th of
February a female came to our shop and selected the goods
mentioned in the invoice produced. She did not pay the
money, but directed the goods to be sent to N 0.21, ?daryon-
square, Hackney-road, and they wen to be there paid for ;
and in the evening of that day I went there at about •
quarter put seven o'clock* and sew theprisoner and also
the female who had ordered the goods. I took a boy with
me to carry the parcel, and we went into the passage. The
prisoner opened the street door, and he said, " Oh, miss,
1 did not expect you to-night; I thought you would have
been here in the morning." I told him the things were
ordered to be sent at half-past six o'clock. He said he
dared say it was right, and he examined the bill and
said he had not got change, but if I had come
in the morning he should have had change. I said,
" Will yon get change ? He yeplied no ; be had only
just come into the neighbourhood, sad nobody would
know him, and if I would take the cheque he would call in
the morning for the change, as he wanted some more goods.
lie gave me the cheque for 601., and said he would call in
the morning, and 1 went outside and he called me back,
and said," You have not given me a receipt for the amount
you have got," and I wrote a receipt in pencil on the back of
the invoice. He asked me to receipt the bill, bat I said
it had better be left till the morning when he should
come for the change. I took the cheque to Mn. Morgan,
and she sent me back to the house for the goods. I got
back in three quarters of an hour, but the prisoner was gone
and the goods were gone too. I saw hint next at the
Mansion-house. I am quite sure he is the persow who gave

me the cheque.
H. Fitch, shopmaa to Rotherham and Co., of lihoreditch,
linendrapers said—ln the early part of February the pri-
soner came to our shop in company with a female, and mked
me if we served the trade with ribbons. I said yes, and Del
*sleeted goods to the amount of 211. 19s. which were to be
sent to 21, Maryon-square, Hackney-road. The same even-
ing our porter brought to me the cheque for 211. 195., pur-
pertiag to be drawn by George Wilson upon the Royal
British Ba..k, and dated the 7th of February, 1836, end
zbuleettoo and numbered
oil,;831. Them cprauves was paid
not seen
Hie prisoner since, till last night.
William Edwards, porter to Meows. Rotherham, said—l
recollect having to take a parcel to 21,Maryon-square, Hack-
ary-road, ands female came to the door and Galled prisoner.
I gave him the invoker, and receipted it in ink. The pri-
soner gave sae a pen to do so, and he then gave me the
cheque prodneed, and I took it to Mr. Fitch. I have as
doubt as to the identity of the prisoner.
Mr. James Allen, cashier at the Royal British Bank, said
—The cheque produced. for 211. 19c was presented to me
for payment on the 9th of February lest, through Prescott
and Co., and I paid it in cash. The cheque produced, for
601., was presented on the 14th of February for payment by
a person who gave the name of Mrs. Morgan. I did not
pay the cheque, believing it to be a forgery. The cheques
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essoun't had been closed many months since.
Mr. George Wilson, solicitor, No. 11, New-inn, said—l
keep an account at the Royal British Bank. The cheques
produced are not in my writing, nor was either of them
written by my authority. Ido not know the prisoner, nor
An I know daything of Edmund Wallis.
William Godden, assistant to Messrs. Rather's:, said that
he saw the prisoner and a female walk into the shop, and
heard the prisoner give directions that the parcel should be
Nat to 21, Marion-square, Hackney-road, and that it
should be there by seven o'clock, or he should not be at
home.
John Forrester said—l apprehended the prisoner last
sight in Creechuroh-lane, in the City, end told him he must
IMO with me, and put him in the office, where I placed
Ave or sin other persons. I then fetched the witnesses
Ingram, Fitch, and Godden, who went in separately, end
all identified the prisoner. I then told him what I appre
headed him for, and he mid he knew nothing at all about
it. I asked him his name, and he said Yates.
The prisoner said that he would his defence for
his iris', if the alderman was determined to commit him.
He was then committed to Rewrite.
The Lord Mayor reqdested that the press would acknow-
ledge his receipt of 61. in stamps, from " R ," for the poor-
hea.
CLERRENWELL.
Elisabeth Rogers was charged with cruelty to a child by
a former husband, end her husband, Jokes Roger., a photo-
pephic artist, was charged with sanctioning the cruelty.
Mr. Birthstone overseer of the fit. Pancras Union, aid
that the present irooseding was taken to bring under the
notice of his worship a series of cruelties practised oa a
Sala child, who had four times been thrown oa the perish
Ihroagh the harsh treatment of its parents.
Mr. Leighton, of 38, Union-street, Boaters Town, at
whose house the defendants lodged, said that on Sudsy