The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

SOW-STREET.
An elderly man named Jews Warily Cathrill wee
brought before Sir Thomas Beery, charged with forging and
uttering a will i and Edwin Dread& was charged with siring
and abetting bun in so doing.
This presentee was directed by the judge of the Probate
Court, in reneguers of certain disclosures made is the
course of the action "Catbrill v. Kiddie and Jenne," tried
at the end of February last. His lordship directed that
the documents and alleged will should be impounded, with
the view to the indictment of the parties.
Mr. Hearn Obstructed by Mr. Pollard, solicitor to the
Tierney) said be appeared on behalf of the crown to
conduct the preemption. For the information of the court,
and of the priers's themselves. he would briefly state tam
circumstances which bed led to these proordiegs. A Mrs.
Eleanor &adorn died on the 2ed February, 1863. On the
14th March. 1859, she had made a will, appointing Mr. J.
Jars, sad Mr. Biddle as bee executors, to whom she
gave 1001. each. Mr. Jeff me had been for some years the
medical attendant and friend of the &cored lady, and after
the payment of certain legacies specified in the win the re-
arm of the property was bequeathed to Mr. S. Kiddie, also
her friend, and &relative of her late horsed. This will was
proved in dm sourer; and some time afterwards, towards the
end of the year, the prisoner Cathrill produced whet be
rnpresseted to be • +Arguer will of the decreed Mn.
Sanders, bearing date the 23rd of Msreb, 1859, being about
ten days after the date of the gamine will. In this wooed
will the residue of the property less bequeathed to the pri-
soner himself, instead of Mr. Kiddie. Of course this docu-
ment took the executors by surprise, as their friendship
with the deceased had continued up to the
death of Mrs. Sanders, and nothing. had ever
happened to indicate any alteratiou in her in-
tention as to the disposal of her property. On the other
had, the prisoner had act bees for some time apparently
on friendly terms with the decesaid, although claiming her
as a cousin, and a legacy of 10?. is favour of the prisoner.
which bad appeared in a former will, was struck out of the
two subsequent wills which she had made before her
decease. Wireless would be called to prove that the pr.
money was present after the funeral of Mrs. Sanders, sad
heard the will of March 14th read, when the question was
asked, "if env persoa present time of • later will?" The
premise did not reply, although he now states that he did
assert the existence of a previous will at that time. It would
be also shown that some time after this the priori called
on Mr. Jeffries sad asked him to intercede with Mr.
Kiddie to grant him a sum of money out of the
estate. This application was repeated several times.
and the prisoner was again and again informed
that it would be refused, till at tenth the pri-
err rid, " Than I am determined to upset the
will in one wig or another, and you will find the scolesiu-
tical courts rather expensive." Then erne the prodoction
of the alleged will of March 24, arid the proceedings in
the Probate Court, s full short-hand report of which would
be predated by Mr. Cermet. At the trial of this suit the
word prisoner, Drench, was called as a witness, and he
stated on oath that he was presser when the latter will was
dictated to Cathrill by the dressed lady. Mrs. Eleanor, San-
ders, at her resideuos, No. 3, Walnuts 4e.-walk. Bentley
ton ; that he saw her sign the will, and sppeoded his own sly
nature as the "attesting witness," and his residers ea
" 49, Wychatreet, Strand," where, it would be shown, be
had no residence at the time inquiries.
Evidence harm been given in support of this statement,
The primers were naked by Sir Thomas Henry if they
wished to say anything to the charge, upon whir Oath.
rill expressed a desire to examine Mr. Sanders, • nephew
of the deceased.
Mr. Seeders said he was • farmer, living in Berkshire,
near Oxford, and knew the deceased. Had often heard her
speak affectionately of Oatbrili, and she said ones that the
chair she sat upon she owed to him (primmer. He believed
that the prisoner was • great freed of the hushaad of the
deceased. There we. • disturbance after the funeral, and
much confusion, and he distinctly heard prisoner may "That
is not the last will of Meatier Sander."
Mr. Seders, Jun., confirmed this statement, but ad-
mitted that neither Mr. Jaffee new Mr. Biddle was likely
to have heard her, owing to the excited discussion or quartet
going 00. Mrs. Kiddie was taken ill,the room being very
small.
Mrs. Kiddie. in rower to the primmer, said her last ie.
terrier with the deceased was meet friendly. She, with
Man Coe, destroyed some of the letters of the derred,
which were of no Orem+ or value.
The premiers, who reserved their defence, were ern.
mitted for trial.