The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

Edmond Henry Popet:, s young man of fashionable ap-
pearance, and wearing riscut active, was charged with forg-
ing two orders Inc the payment of money, purporting to be
signed by John Tomline, an officer in the army, for the sum
of 501. each, with intent to defraud Messrs. Cuutts and Co.,
the bankers. There were also separate charges preferred,
' for forging the endorsements on three bank post Nib, pur-
porting to be signed by the sane person.
Mr. It. Pusey, a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs.
Coutto, stated that on the 19th June, the letter produced
was received by post from Windsor by kis employers, in
consequence of whien he gave instructions to the Dank of
England foe two bank post bills payable to Mr. Towline,
who kept an account at the house. The instructions were
hurled to another clerk, who brought back the bills, which
were subsequently sent to Windsor. Ile had since ascer-
tained that the signature was a forgery, end a very indiffer •
ent imitation.
Mr. Henry—Bow did it happen that you did not make
such a discovery before you sent away the instructions?
Witness-1 had a strung impression it was a genuine sig-
nature, until I referred to a former handwriting.
Mr. henry—Such a circumstance ought to excite suspi-
cion on your part.
Witness—Our letters were not opened until ten o'clock,
and before an hour had elapsed our instructions were sent

away.
i(r. Thomas Francis Amsted, a clerk in the Bank Post
Bill-office of the Bank of England, said that on the day in
question he rectiss el a printed form of instructions from
the employers of the tat witness, in pursuance of which the
two Bank bias produced were issued and made payable to
one John Tomlin.
The officer said, that having made inquiries on the sub-
ject of the chugs, he succeeded in tracing one of the bills
to Mr. Corsby, a Jeweller, carrying on business in the New-
road, where it was changed for a gold watch, signet rings,
and other articles, and when the prisoner was in custody
lost April, mud cgmeiettcl at the Central Criminal Court
for obtaining goods under false pretences, the watch
produced was discovered to have been exchanged for
another, that had been pledged when the bills were ob-
tained. He apprehended the prisoner at 145, Fore-street,
Chester, and he said he knew nothing of the charge.
Mr. Henry inquired what business the prisoner had fol-
lowed ?
Mr. Mullins said he had been a captain in the 59th Regi-
ment of Foot, from which he sold out in 1815, and Mr.
Tumline had been a brother officer. Another bill had been
sent to Liverpool, with a request that the amount would be
remitted, winch was nut done, owing to something that had
transpired to prevent it ; and as regarded the bill obtained
in February, it would be proved that he took it to Brighton,
where he purchased a watch, in addition to which a clerk
from the firm of Cox and Greenwood would identify his
handwriting.
Sergeant Wicher also produced a duplicate for a gold
watch and signet rings he found upon the prisoner.
Mr. Mullins said that the bankers did not at present
know where Mr. Towline was to be found, and having ap
plied that the prison. r should be remanded, which was
granted, he woo removed from the bar.