The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-27 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Tag CHAI' OF BILL SWINDLING AGAINST "CAPTAIN"
ROUTLEDOIL—Frederids William (alias Captain) Rout •
Irdye wee placed at the bar for further examination, on a
charge of obtaining from Mr. Johnson, a glass manufac-
turer at St. Helen's, Lancashire, the sum of 2131. 16s by
fraud, end also with being concerned in carrying on •
most estensive system of swindling. On taking his place
at the bar, the prisoner (addiessing Mr. Norton) begged
that he might be allowed the pnvilegs of a seat during
the examination, saying that sins. hut apprehension be
had been under medical treatment, and was then exceed.
ingly unwell. Mr. Norton at ones acceded to his request,
and the prisoner, who *timed exceedingly ill, and ap-
peared but the mere shadow of what he had teen when
taken into custody, was accommodated with a seat. A
clerk from the office of Mr. Games attended to watch the
proceedings on behalf of the prisoner; and during the exa-
m:nation the court was as much crowded as on the former

Mr. Robinson, the superiatendent of the P division, who,
with two of his officers, Sergeant Quinnear and Const.ble
Melville, has been engaged in getting up the evidexce in ti e
cue, addressing the magistrate, said that althoulfh the eon-
respandence carried on by the prisoner had been for was
years of the moot extensive description, and of considerable
magnitude, they had the greatest possible difficulty is getting
nu handwnting identified. Indeed so great was the dttficalty
experienced to supply this necessary evidence, that neither
at the last nor the preceding examination could he (Mr.
Robinson) produce a witness to supply it ; but he sou sow
in a *Rushton to put into the box a witness w►o would place
the identity of the prisoner's handwriting beyond all
doubt. _ _ _ _

Mr. Robinson hero called John Mansell, a porer at the
Norm %warn Railway Station, Su ton square, who, upon
beiog sworn, deposed that on the 3rd of September last he
dimmed a tense of goods at the hoses No. 21, Freitag-
street, Newington Betts. The tram was merely addressed,
"George and Willaun Bruce, Franck street, Newington
Butte," and had been forwarded from Macclesfield to the
Huston station ; and having aelivered a +igniter truss about
twelve months before at the house No. 30, Francis street, he
called there, and warn directed to No. 21, opposite. He
delivered the parcel these, and took the waybill into the
parlour to the prisoner, who signed it " Geo. and W. Bruce."
That waybill he now produced; and his attention had been
more particulavy called to it at the time from the tact of
the prisoner being about to sign toe waybill in the wrong
column, and hie having to point out the proper place In the
signature, and his relection se to the prisoner being the
person woo bad actually signed the receipt was perfectly
&miaow.

the whams was here shown some of the circulars Mit
by the primer to Mr. Johos in, and he swore that he hart
as doubt whatever that both were written by the same
person.
Mr. William Render, • floor factor, deposed that the
prisoner occupied a house col his, and the one in which he at
present resided, is the Albany-road, for seven or eight
yeas, sad left about 1842. The house was No. 113, and
he wee not aware that say person of the name of Taylor,
Aadenae, or Hill resided there at the same time,or that any
piton occupied any part of it with the romption of the
prieossor, who gave the name of Routledge, and whose
receipts foe the mat he (witness) always made out in that
muse. Wiliam had not received, while he was his tenant,
as ache Pr =loin of any sort from him, nor was he en-
AWN to speak to his handwritiag.
Mt. avant gain Little deposed that 4 NANbr

the prisoner took from him the house No. 3, Wilmott.plaoe,
Kent-road, and at that time handed him the card he now
produced, ou which was enitraved the following, 's Lisit.
Fredk. Wm. 'Midge, 113, Albany road, Camberwell."
H. remained in that house until stoat the Midsummer of
1549, when be left without giving any notice, and leaving
half • year'. rent unpaid. Witness bad no written com-
munication flout the prisoner, nor had he ever men him
write.
Mr. Murray, a printer, who had printed a vast number of
the circulars—se many as 10,000—found in the prisoner's
posessioo, was called, and deposed, that to the best of his
belief he had not seen the prisoner before that day. The
orders were generally pieta to him by a female, who repre-
sented herself to be Mrs Routledge. •

Mr. Robinson observed that the (cattle in qaestioa, and
who was not the prisrmer's wife, but a person who lived
with him, had died about viz weeks ago. His wife wu
still living, end, though residing apart from her husband,
she, on the vary d .y the prisoner we. apprehended, removed
from her phut of residence. He (Me Robinson) assured
his worship that there was the greatest pessibla difficulty in
getting up the case, for many of those persons who misht be
important witnesses is the prosecution hung hark and re.
feud to come forward, as they did not wish to be identified
with or mixed up in the prisoner's transactions. At the tut
elimination he (Mr. Robinson) said i.e should be enabled
on the present °cession to bring home a charge of forgery to
the prisoner; and he bad in att,nclevice a gentleman wham
name had been put to two bills a. the acceptor, and who
would prove that he had never even seen such bills. The
bills, however, had not as yet arrived at maturity, arid bad
not been sent, so that he coidd not at present enter on that
case, but should entreat another remand to a future day,
when those hills would be forthcoming, and when he should
be prepared with evidence in other cues.
Mr. Norton complied with the officer's request, and again
remanded the prisoner.
Mr. ft ihinson, again addressiog the magistrate, said that
the case wog one in which the assistance of a clever attorney
for the prosecution was required ; and as the me was one
which peculiarly affected the bankers' and more particularly
country bankers, who are in the habit of discounting the
manufactured bills of the prisoner, be (Mr. Robinson) had
no climb., it bis worship permitted him to use his name with
one or two bankers, at whose house,* the fictitious bids were
made payable, they would give him the aid of the gentle•
men who are solieitora to the Bankers' Protection Ssciety.
Mr. Norton said h, had not the slightest objection to the
ass of his same in the matter, as he considered the present
case of considerab:e magnitude and importance to the mu.
cantila interest of the country, and one which required a
thorough investigation.__—..

SOUTHWARK.
DEATH FROM TUB BLOW or A WIFIL—Jane Brown,
ag ii,Lst whom a coroner's jury has returned a verdict 01
manslaughter for causing the death of her husband, by beat
lag him un the head with a poker, was finally szamintd,
and fully committed for trial for manslaughter.