The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOUSE.

Richard 0. Dempsey Keay, a young man of respectable
appearance and good address, was brought before the Lo►d
Mayor for Anal examinatien, upon the charge of having
uttered a forged bill of exchange for 250/., with intent to
defraud Mr. Peter Leicester, of Birchin-lane, broker. The
case which had occasioned much interest in consequence of
having involved a charge against another person, who was
subsequently accused of having committed a distinct offence,
is given in substance in the following evidence. Mr. Mal-
lens, of the firm of Bush and Mullen% attended for the pro-
SOCUtiOII ; Mr. Parry, instructed by Mr. Aeprey, for the
defence.

Mr. P, tar Leicester said, on Saturday last, this bill of ex-
change was brought to me by Mr. Kelly, sea., the prisoner's
father, for the pianos* of being discounted. I had occasion-
ally discounted for him, and had discounted for him two
years ago. It was left with me and I took it to Muars.
Feltham, my bankers.
Mr. William %W, clerk to the solicitors for the proseca. :
tion, said, oa the afternoon of Saturday last I went to the
*See of Messrs. Bawls and Son, in St.2lwithin's-lane, with
Daniel Forrester and Me. Keily, Ben. is consequence of a
statement made to me by the latter. While was there
the prisoner came up, sad, at the suggestion of Daniel For-
rester, I produced the forged bill, and showed it to the
prisoner, who said, " I gave it to my father this morning."
On a subsequent occasion I asked him whether the body of
the bill and the figures were in hie handwriting? He re-
lied that they were. I heard him say to Forrester that he
had received the bill from Mr. Brown, a traveller for Mr.
Ward, of No. 12, Mark-lane. I have been making inqui-
ries respecting Mr. Brown, but have not been able to find
him.

Cron-examined—When I asked bim whether the head-
writing wee his, he admitted at ones and without hesitation
that it was.

Daniel korrester said—l took the prisoner into custody is
the afternoon of Saturday, the 16th inst., in St. Swithin'er
lace. I heard him say that he had given that bill to his
father that morning, at Kensington, and that he had re-
ceived it from a person named Brown, whom he expected to
find at his counting-house. I was going to Mark-lane with
the prisoner in the ant instance to find Brown, but
in the course of conversation he expressed a doubt whether
Brown would be there before 4 o'clock, and said that per-
eon might not be there before Monday. I then refused to
go and took him to the Mansion-house, when he stated that
he had received the bill from Brown in blank, except the
acceptance, about 6 o'clock on Friday afternoon, outside
No. 12, Mark-lane, and that the filling up of the bill, the
writing and figures were in his own handwriting. I
searched bins and found in his possession three letters,
which appear to have been written by Mr. Blackburn,
whose acceptance to the bill was forged. (Here three let-
ters were produced, one of which was dated 1851. One of
them was read—it pressed the prisoner ler rent which ap-
peared to be due.)
Cross-examined—l asked him where he got the bill. I
said to him you are not obliged to answer my questions if
you do not like, but I shall ask you some, and he said that
he would answer me anything.
Re-examined—The prisoner said that Brown bad lived
at Springfield Villas, Kilburn, but had left that relate and
had removed to sums street in the Strand, but he did not
recollect the place. He did not tell me further where
Brown was to be found or give me any other information
concerning bins. On We&eaday last I went with Mr.
Alfred Keily, the brother of the prisoner, to Surrey Cot-
tage, Downshire-bill, Hampstead, and took Brown into
custody, at the request of Alfred Hedy, for uttering the
forged bill. Brown was afterwards brought to this court
and wittiness were examined, and he was discharged in
that case.

Mr. Henry Ward said—l am a miller. living near Mal-
den, in Baez. I bars oaten at No. 12, Mark-lane. 1 had
a traveller in my service named William Henry Brown.
He disappeared, I think, on the 7th of December. He did
not tome to my office after that day. He left my servim
ander divereditsble cirennywancer: I attend at my reun-

lug-house two days) the week, bet do not attend on
Fridays. According to asy knowledge Brown has not been
there since the 7th of December.

William Henry Brown said—l live at Surrey Cottage,
Dewnshire-hill, Hampstead. I was in the service of
Messrs. Ward, of Mark-lane, till the 7th of December last'
I know the prisoner. He is my cousin. I was not in
Mark-lane, outside No. 12, on the afternoon of Friday last,
nor was lin Mark-lane that afternoon. I have n seen
this bill (the forged instrument) before. I aid not give it
to the prisoner. The prisoner knew that I was living at
Surrey-cottage. He has slept there many times. He has
known that I was there all the time. I saw him on Wed-
nesday morning, the 12th inst. I did not see him after that
day.
Air. George Blackburn, wine merchant, of No. 60, Mark-
lane, said—l know the prisoner. He occupies a counting-
house belonging to me in Mark-lane. His owes me half a
year's rent—namely, 101. The acceptance to the bill of
exchange produced is not in my handwriting. It is a very
great imitation of my writing. I was quite astonished at
it. It was not written by my authority. I keep an as
count with Smith, Payne, and Smith, where the bill pur-
ports to be made payable. I do not know Mr. Ward, of
No 12, Mark-lane, nor Mr. Brown. I did not agree to
accommodate any one with my acceptance for 2501. The
three letters produced by the officer are in my handwriting.
Mr. Parry said he felt the ease was one which must go
before another tribunal, and that, in the exercise of his
duty towards his client, he was bound to abetUn from
making any observations upon the present occasion.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.
Wes. Henry Brown, the witness in the cue against
Kelly, was then pieced in the bar by Daniel Forrester,
who apprehended him upon the charge of having embei-
sled moneys to the amount of about 2501., the property of
his employers, Messrs. Ward, of Mark-lane, and Seeley
Mill, near Malden, where they are millets.
Mr. Young, of Mirk-lane, attended foe the prosecutor.
Bas cases of embesslement were brought forward, in
which it was sworn that the prisoner had received cm account
of his employers the respective sums mentioned by the de-
ponents for Sour supplied to bakes in the metropolis.
Mr. Henry Ward (also a witting in the last case) said
—The prisoner was in my service as a town traveller. It
was his duty to collect and pay into the bankers what be
received on the day of collection, and if the collection hap-
pened to be,over the banking hours to pay it in the next day.
My bankers are Barclay and Co. Oa the 6th of December
the prisoner was at my counting-house, and I produced the
cash book and checked with him the several entries in it.

_
I read over the account+ of the WittIINSIPS who were ex-
amined to-day, as outstanding accounts, and he said they
were so. The prisoner has not accounted for any one of
those sums. Nuns of the items are mentioned in the
bankers' beck. I received a letter in the handwriting of
the prisoner, subsequently, at my counting house. The
following is a copy .
"December 15, 1852.
" Dear sir,—l presume, from the course you adopted on
Wednesday, that you are aware of the loss I experienced a
few months ago of 3001.—how or when I know not. I bad
collected that sum, but on getting to Barclay's to pay it in,
Stead it wu gone, and refrained from telling you, hoping I
maksblbe able to sake it up. This, in another month, I should
bees esseasplisbed. I borrowed 601.1 which I paid,
redwing the lees to 2681. Although this is the reel trolls,
I kw yea may take another view of the matter, and call
epos Ike Goarletee Society. I have, therefore, left Bus-
load; bat I do trust you will delay doing so for another
math, by which time I shall be able from money coming
to tee to make up my lon. I have written to Mr. Keily,
60, M ark-lane, explaining these circumstances, and hope
you will communicate with hiss, as I feel sere he will do
anything he possibly can to arrange the matter for me to
sour amid action.—l am, dear sir, yours truly, W. 11.
BIROWN.—Mr. H. Ward."
The post-mark is " Brussels."
Mr. Young said he could call witnesses in several other
cases; but
The Lord Mayor did not consider any additional number
of charges necessary, and committed the prisoner, who said
he would reserve his defence for the day of trial, to New-
gate.