The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-20 00:00:00

AUGUST 20, 1862.

10,0001. or 11,0001., said &hi, a settlement upon my mother,
but I am amid the vane of the latter bus been very seri-
ously'sfletted' brwhat I have done. Tbis settlement was
made, by my mother, myna. and my brother Itioitaed in
1860.

Mr. Bomll—What, do you mean to eay that the plaintiff,
and your mother and youreeli aoocarrad in this settlement
in 1880

ii.lioupall—My mother was an unwilling party to this
proceeding.
Mr. Baill—Then in 1860 you made this settlement for
the benefit of your family?
Mr. RoateD—Y es.
Mr. Brill—But if I uodiatand you rightly, you say that
this settlement is invalid by reason of the forgeries that you
hays committed?

Y es.
Hr. Bovill—And if this action is successful the plaintiff
will also get the 60,000 f. secured under this settlement
At this stage of the ease a consultation took place be-
tween the learned oonmel on both sides, which continued
for a coosiderable time.

Baron Martin inquired whether there was any probability
of an arrangement being come to.
Mr. Bovill said there was, but he should like to put on.
or two more questions to Mr. Roupell. He then asked
him to state the.particulars of the will of 1850.
Mr. Roupell, in reply, stated that by the will of 1850
certain gentlemen were appointed as trustees and executors,
and he was to be one of them. His father devised to his
mother all the household furniture, together with his shares
is the Lambeth Waterworks Company and the Alliance
Marine Company, subject to an allowance of 2001. a year to
his brother John for his life. He also bequeathed to her all
the money io the house at the time of his death and
the money deposited at the bankers. He also devised
to her the factory in Gravel-lasso and the stock in
trade, also his houses in Cross-street and his ground
rents in Hatteld-place, and his oopyhold property in Broad-
wall. He also devised her some leaseholds and his ground-
rents in the Cornwall-road. The Kingston estate wet dc-
vised to his brother Richard, the plaintiff, in fee, and in the
event of his not devising the property by will or deed, it
was to be divided at his death among the surviving children.
He also devised the RoupelLpark estate, with the exception
of Aspen House, to the plaintiff. The Roupellatreet estate
was devised to witness, and he also directed by the will that
he should manage the estates and charge commission for his
services. The Watley estate was likewise devised to his
brother Richard._

Ite-examined—The present solicitors for my brotber,
Messrs. Linklater, never acted for me, or ever did any busi-
ness for me. _

Seijeantahee—Did your mother or your brother know of
the frauds you bad committed?
. .

Mr. litocipell—They knew nothing of anything being
wrong Until the eight before I left England, and then
told my mother and my brother that I had made some mil.
representations with regard to the Worley property.
Ser7eant Shoe—Down to that period did either your
mother or your brother know of the frauds you bad com-
mitted?

ii;.floupell—They did Dot
Serieent She. then addressed his lordship. and said that
these questions having been answered, he bad to inform him
that he wu in aposition to agree to. juror being withdrawn.
He, at the same time, said that it had been arranged that the
plaintiff and the defendant should divide the price of
the estate, and that the plaintiff would assist by all the
mesas in his power to give the defendant a proper title.
Mr. Bovill said, on the part of the defendant, he had to
meant to the terms stated by his learned friend.
A juror was then withdrawu.
Baron Martin directed that Mr. Ronpell should be at
once taken before a magistrate, and that the alleged deed of
gift should be impounded, and produced in evidence against
him.
This concluded the business of the mime.

Immediately after the adjournment of the court, Mr.
Roupell was merged back to the comity police station,
in the custody of Mr. Newland and Mr. Parr, two inspectors
of the Surrey coestabulary, and was formally charged
upon the po t with feloniously forging a certain
deed with intent to defraud. He described himself as
" William Roopell, aged 31., late of Ammo House, Brixton,
gentleman." In • short time the Mayor of Guildford,
Mr. E. Elkins, and Mr. J. Weals, and Mr. H. W. Adams,
two of the borough justices, attended for the per-
poes of taking the examination of the prisoner, who
exhibited the same calmness and self-possession that
had characterised him all through the extraordinary
inquiry. The charge having been briefly stated to
the bench, Mr. Tongue, the associate, produced the
deed of gift that had been brought forward as
evidence on the trial before Baron Martin, and
which had been impounded by order of that learned judge.
Mr. Bennett, a short-hand writer, was then sworn, and he
stated that he bad taken notes of the examination of the
prisoner on the previous day, and he said that he heard
him admit that the signature to this deed, which purportcd
to be the signature of his father, was a forgery, and that
he had himself forged it to the deed, and that he had
placed it there without his father's knowledge or sanction.
He also proved that Baron Martin asked the prisoner
whether be was to understand that he admitted having
forged the deed, and he distinctly replied that he
had been guilty of that offence. The mayor inquired
of the prisoner whether he wished to put any ques-
tions to the witnesses who had been examined, and he
replied that he bad nothing to ask them. When the case
had been completed, the chairman addressed Mr. Ranpell,
and after giving him the usual statutory caution, told him
he was at liberty to say scything he pleased in answer to
the charge, but that what be did say would be taken down
in writing, and might be used spinet him at his trial.
He replied that he should like to say a few words, and he
then made the following statement to the bench :—" I wish
simply to say that I voluntarily left a place where I was in
perfect safety in Spain, for the purpose of returning to Eng-
land to make the statement that I have done in this caws,
and I returned quite openly. I was recognised in Richmond
church on Sunday, the 10th instant, end again in the after-
noon of the same day on the public promenade, between
Richmond and Kew Gardens. I don't wish to say any-
thing more." He was then asked whether he would sign the
statement be had made, after it had been takes down ie
writing, and he readily consented to do so, end signed the
paper, after which he was fully committed to take his trial
at the Central Criminal Court, within which jurisdiction
the offence was committed. Upon the prisoner's own
statement, he bas rendered himself amenable to the charges
of perjury and forgery, and alto of fraudulently making
away with deeds that were entrusted to him for • specific
purpose ; but in all probability the only charge that will
be proceeded with will be the forgery of the deed of gift,
and if he should be convicted of that offence he is liable to
be sentenced to penal servitude for life.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—LiviotpooL, Auousrl9.

THI MARCHROM NVIDER CASH.
The grand jury to-day returned a true bill against the
prisoners, William Robert Taylor and Martha Ann Taylor,
who stand charged with the murder of Mr. Evan Mellor, at
Manchester, on the 16th May. The interest which the case
excites in Liverpood is as great as in Manchester, and specu.
lation is rife as to the ultimate result of the trial. Public
feeling generally is very adverse to both the prisoners, but
more particularly so with regard to the man.

CROWN CooßT.—(Before Mr. Baron Wilde.)
EORT•OEER;i ROBBERIES.

Ashley Brookbank, a young man of 22, who hid been
employed for some months as a letter-carrier in Liverpool,
and whose father and grandfather bad both been in the
Post-office service, was indicted for stealing two letters
which had been posted at St. Helena, sad which were ad-
dressed to persoos in LiverpooL The letters contained watch-
springs, and after their non-delivery an inquiry was insti-
tuted, and an envelope in which one of the letters bad
been enclosed was found in the prisoner's bag, arid at his
lodging were found fragments of the letters themselves,
together with another envelope.
For the defence it was urged that as there was no coin
in the letters, the prisoner could scarcely be actuated by a
fraudulent motive, and that having neglected to deliver
the letters at the proper time be bad destroyed them, not
from any primary motive of dishomsty, but in order to
prevent his negligence ooming to light.
The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to four
years' penal servitude.
On the previous day William Norris, the sub-postmaster
at Patricroft, near Manchester, was indicted for stealing
lettercontaining money and postage stamps.
The prisoner was found Guilty, but
The jury recommended him to mercy on account of his
length of service.
The learned Judge, in accordance with this recommenda-
tion, sentenced him to three instead of four years' penal
servitude.

NDIT Pwus 0046 T.
TRIESPANN, DIPRIBONNENT, AND BLANDER.

This was a peculiar case, in which the plaintiff, a Mr.
Lucas, silk dealer, of Manchester, sought to recover
damages for trimness, conversion, imprisonment, and
slander from the defendant, Mr. Bsrchanl (of the firm of
Percival and Barchard, also silk dealers, of Manchester). The
defendant paid 40s. inW court forth. trespass and coaversioe,
and pleaded not guilty to the other count.. It appeared
that in the course of business the plaintiff became indebted
to the defendant's firm to the extent of 1281., and on one
occasion the defendant seised some silk in the plaintiff's
warehouse, detained him for some time is a room, sad
called him a " cheat and impostor" in the bearing of mover
rat parties. The defendant denied the latter charges, say-
ing that be only called the plaintiff " an old humbug,"
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant on the
countsfor imprisonment and slander, and gave tbe plaintiff
30/. damages on the other counts.

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