The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
A young man, about 20 years of age, dressed in the height
of fashion, namedi Charles Pinkstone, was brought before
the Lord Mayor yesterday on kwarreat, in custody of de-
tective offioar Packman, charged with forging and uttering,
on the 7th April last, • cheque fur 1001., and with forging
and uttering, on the 9th April last, a cheque for 2001., both
purporting to be signed by Messrs. Loughborough madßerfield,
solicitors, of Awitinfriare, with intent to defraud Messrs.
Martin and Co.. bankers, of Lombard street.
Mr. Columbineappeared to watch the case on behalf of the
prisoner.
The prisoner was apprehended at Exeter by Robert
Packmao, one of the detective force, where it appeared
he was under remand, having been charged with riotous
conduct before the magistrate at Exeter. The prisoner went
to an hotel in Exeter, and the landlord seeing that he
had plenty of money, was stylishly dressed, sod wore a
valuable gold watch and chain, thought he was a highly-
respectable young man. He slept at the house, and in the
middle of the night the housemaid wits startled by the pri-
soner, who was on the landing in his nightshirt flourishing
• pistol about, and in a state of great excitement. The
landlord thought be bad been partaking too freely of wine,
and got him to bed again, but could not lock the door on the
outside as the key could not be found. Shortly after the
household had once more retired to rest the landlady was
awoke by a noise at her bedroom door, and on her husband
being called the prisoner was found on the staircase outside
the door flourishing the pistol about, which was capped and
loaded; he made a great disturbance, and could not beinduced
to go to bed again, and as he became very violent a police
officer was sent for, whom be assaulted in a very violent
manner, for which he was taken before the magistrate.
Packman stated that he proceeded to Exeter, where be
saw the prisoner. He showed him the warrant, od asked
him if his name was Charles Pinkstone. The prisoner said
it was ; and be told him that be was charged with forging
and uttering, on the 7th April, • cheque for 1001., drawn on
Messrs. Martin, bankers, of Lombard-etreet, and purport-
ing to be signed by his late employers, Means. Lough-
borough and Barfield, of Austinfriars ; and also on the 9th of
April with forging and uttering a cheque for 2001. at the
same place, and upon the same pretence. He showed the
prisoner the cheques. The prisoner was delivered up to him
by the authorities, and he received from the supertntem-
dent of police at Exeter 1731. in gold, and Se., in sil-
ver and copper, a gold watch and chain, and a portmanteau,
containing apparel, which were in the possession of the psi.
goner. On the road to London the prisoner told him be
was quite willing to tell him all about the matter. He
warned him that anything he said would be used as evidence
London,
him ; and be said he intended to plead guilty to the
He told the prisoner he had received 3001. in
and asked him how he accounted for the deficiency.
He replied that be had not a farthiog except what was
taken from him by the police at Exeter. He paid about
451. for his watch, chain, and append/wee ; 1/. for • pistol,
which he bought three days before he was locked up ; 11.
for a portmanteme ; sad that he got five 51. notes for 251.
in gold at Plymouth, and lost them ; and that he had also
lost 101. in Loalor. The rest be bad spent upon himself.
Mr. Leman, a cashier at Messrs. Martin and Co.'s,
said
Mears. Loughborough and Barfield kept an account at their
bank. The cheque produced by the officer for 1001. was pm-
tented to him over the counter on the 7th of April. It
to be signed by' Messrs. Loughborough and Bar-
raxiftle te paid 't in one of England note of 501., four
of 101. each, mid' IW. in gold; bat he could not say who
presented it.
Mr. Kelly, a cashier in the same bank, stated that thel
cheque for 2001., also purporting to be signed by Masers. 1,
Loughborough and Barfield, was pragmatic' to hint on the
9th April, and be paid it with one mote of 2001. ; bat he
could not swear that it was the prisoner who presented it.
Mr. Barfield, of the firm of Loughborough sod Barfield,
stated that the prisoner bad been in his service es clerk for
seven weeks up to the 9th of April, when he ablooaded
without giving any notice. The filling up in the cheque*
produced was in the handwriting of the prisoner, and the
signature which purported to be his (Mr. Barfield's) was
not written by him nor by his authority. The c
ue-book,
with others bad been taken from his cheque-took, tibia
was usually kept by the cashier.
Mr. Columbine put some questions to this witness, bat
elicited nothing in favour of the prisoner.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say in answer to the
charge, was then committed for trlaL