The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
A well-dremelyoung man, named drehibaiel Homildin Lil-
liogatone Cole, about 92 years of age, was brought before the
Lord Mayor yesterday, in the custody of Sergeant Haggett,
a detective offiore of the City polite, oa a warrant eftned by
Mr. Alderman Cabin. the late Lord Mayor, charging him
with having. on the 27th May, 1861, forged sad attend a
cheque for purporting
_to have bees signed by Messrs.
Stillwell and Co., of Arondeletmet, Strand, with latent to
defraud Mesas. Willis and Co., the beaked.
Mr. Mullins, the salleitor to the Bankers' Protection So-
ciety, presented.
'Mr. Melling sad the facts of the cam were rather brief.
The.priseesr was, up to November, 1860, a clerk in the
serene et Memo Stillwell, in Arundeldrest. After he
lett their employ, he seed for some amistence to enable him
to go abroad, but instead of doing so he forged the cheque is
question. He hail been lost sight of ethos that time, sod
Use next that was heard of him die that be was in prison is
Belgium for something. and he was apprehended by the
as leaving Itolitsrdam for London.
Mr. Woodcock, cashier to Messrs. Willis and Co., mid in
1861 Mears. Stillwell kept an amount at that bank. On
the 27th May, 1861, the cheque produced, for 6031., per-
to be signed by Maas. Stillwell, was preaseted to
him for payment. He paid it with a Bank of Bashed mete
fee 5001. and de for 1001., sad W. in money, sad the pri-
mmer resembled the perm who presented the cheque, but
he could not swear it was he. Two notes produced by Mr.
Bayley from the Beak of England he identified as Use same
two be pave in payment of the cheque.
Mr. Bayley, from the Aceouateas-offien. Bank of For-
bad, 1# the two notes he produced for 5001. sad 1001.
treeti vel Lyweor presented
whi at the
the bank on the 27th May,
of emkesament es the beck, " Ifesrs. Stillwell and Co."
Mr. G. W. Skyring, one of the earthen in Masan. Still-
well's firm. said the prisoner was formerly a clerk in their
employment, and left is November, 1860. He was well
aoquaiated with the prisoner's handwriting. He believed
the body of the. cheque to be in the handwriting of the
Frieder. The signature was an imitation of bin own • bat
was not written by him. The letter produced asks; for
pecan key assistance was in the prisoner's writing. It was
written just before the date of the therm. The endorse-
ment at the back of the notes he also believed to be in the
piemer's handwriting.
The prisoner when asked if he wished to ask this witness
any gesstions, sand hiss whether he thought it possible to
mistake witneees handwriting for his.
. _Mr. Skynng said it wee not possible for him to do so. The
prinoser's writing and his were certainly somewhat similar ;
sada stesß might mistake cue forth. other • but he was
aeestomed to know the difference, and would not be mien.
takes.
Prisoner—Do you think it possible for my writing to be
mistaken for that of either of the two junior redeem!
Winless—lt might by a stranger. Thereto a gamest re.
ambiance is the handwriting. but being accustomed to
them I know the difference.
Prisoser—lf myself and the junior partners were to make
softies in the day book, do you think there might be a
mistake as to the handwriting !
Witness—l Wok I should be able to tell the difference.
I have already said I did not write this cheque.
Prisoner—But can you say certainly that I wroth it!
Mr. Goodman told the prisoner be could ad salt the
witness to say positively unless he saw it dose. He could
only ask as to his belief, and he bad already sworn that he
waa of oeinioo that he did write it.
Dftectiveoffiesr Hsggeta said, from information he re.
=he prodded to rdara. He saw the releaser on
y go on board the boat to come to Leedom. He went
en board also, and when the vessel was at sea he appre-
hended the primmer. On Sunday awning he red the
warrant to the prisoner, and he said, "They ll have to prove
it." When at the elation he was searched, and three francs
were found upon him.
Mr. Mullins said that was the ones upon which he should
ask for the committal of the prisoner.
After the usual caution the Lord Mayor asked the pri-
sonar if he wished to my anything!
Prisoner—Ls it possible to have a remand!
The Lord Mayor—You must let me know on what greeds
you wish for a remand.
Prisoser • Do you think the widens against me is 'offi-
cinal to Notify • committal!
The Lord Mayor replied that be bail already decided that
by intimating has intention to commit him.
• The primmer then mid—l will say nothing then.
He was this fully committed for tried.
CLERKENWELL.

Andrew Goodwin, an elderly Ma a well known to the
police as a professional mendicant, who described himself cc
a ropereaker with no home, was charged with being drank,
bogging, and making use of obsoese Lepage is Russell-.

squire:
Turner, an officer of the Mendicity Society, stated that
be bad hewn the prisoner for years as • proforma! =midi-
mat. He was is the habit of Imaging about squares, sad
near to churches and chapels, and whoa be is. my elderly
females he would go to them sad beg, at the sum time
luddiag out some tracts, and if he wu not relieved he would
Ire make use of very violent sad filthy language and
threaten them. On this occsion the prisoner was the worse
for liquor, and he raw him ask alms of several perese-by,
and whim he was refused his language was of the most &b.
(astir nature. He took him nib custody, sod his Ise-
-
co the way to the police station use the wont be
had ever beard. Oa searching him he found some diver
sod copper moon, and a number of religious tracts. The
prism*: Lad been a soldier, sod was in receipt of a purr
of 40. • day.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, denied that he
was 'akin for alms. All he was doing was to try sod sell
his trans. He swore at the °amiable for **kir him into
custody, because he did not think he had say right to lock
him up. If be was din:harped he would not swear soy
more.
H. Barker said the era was fully made out. Koch
fellows as the prisoner tended to dry up the springs of
charity. He should mark his sense of the prisoner's en-
dued by mending him to the Home of Correctional' • rogue
and a vagabond with bud labour for ne ealeadar month.
The parser wee then removed.

MARLHOROUGH-STRIIIT,
Martha SaraA Genie. • decently-attired married woman.
wee charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to commit
suicide.
Police-conatable 36 F said that about 8 o'clock on Sa-
turday night be was informed by the husband of the de- '
!indent that she had taken poison, and on going to Moo-
mouth-court be found the detendant lying &we, with her
head resting ageing the wall. She admitted that she bad .
taken poison, and that she had bought it at • chemist's
shop in Sevend Ws. lie then took the defendant to the
Charing-croon Hospital, where the stmnach•pump was im-
plied, and it was ascertained that she bad taken sulphate
of zinc. 1
The husband said his wife bad been drinking all the '
week. Oa Saturday night she came into • home where be
was, exclaiming, Die done it—l've done it," and that she
bad bought poison at • chemist's shop *lose by. He then
watt to the shop, where there was • bit of • boy behind
the counter, and he said be bad sold his wife some poison.
His wife had once been remanded for cutting her throat
Mr. Knox said the thing that struck his m most fearful
I. the case wee that • buy behind a counter should sell poi-
son in poesy worths to Wt-drunken venous. He would
have the female met to the infirmary fora week, whet the
chemist and his boy must attend, and if they declined sum-
monses should issue.
The defendant was then remanded.
Mr. William Franktin, • baker at Somers-town, wee
charged with being drunk and diorderly.
Charles Robins, E, deposed that on S'abirdaybe myths
defendant in Great Titchisldutrott. Tim defendant bad
bees drinking, and was calling out to Mr, Ribs, a baker.
" You German yes have lowered the Rims in Somers-
tows, end I have come to annoy you." The defendant had
• cart and two men with him, and was selling breed at 4d.
the 411. leaf. There wee a crowd of three or four hundred