The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1847.

POLICE-YESTERDAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Cgsatoe or FOHOERY--//. O.
Bough was charged with having committed a forgery upon the
banking-house of Coutts & Co., to the amount of 2224.155. 64.
It was stated upon the part of the prosecution that it was im-
possible, at the present moment, to produce the evidence. It
would, however, be shown that a 501. note, which had been
traced as part of the proceeds of the money paid for the
forged cheque, was paid by the prisoner to his tailor, Mr.
Doudney, and that the prisoner, in accounting for its pos-
session, said it formed; part of the proceeds of the sale of
several horses by the prisoner in Smithfield market, a state-
ment for which there did not appear to be any foundation.
—Mr. Frederick Elsa, clerk at Messrs. Coutts' banking-
heuse, recollected receiving, on the 13th of April
last, a cheque for 2221. 153. 6d., purporting to be
signed by Ur. J. S. Caley, a customer of the firm.—
Mr. J. Partridge, cashier at Messrs. Coutts's, delivered the
amount of the draft to the last witness, on the 13th of April,
in a bank-note for 2001., No. 48,479, and a bank-note for
201., No. 18,731, and the rest in gold.—Mr. J. 8. Cale,: said
he kept an account at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s. No part of
the draft now exhibited was written by him, nor by anybody
authorised by him, He would not undertake to say that he
knew the prisoner. He knew Mr. the coro:eer, very
well. There was an indorsement on the draft to the follow-
ing effect :—" Pay the contents, namely, 2221. 15s. 6d., to
George Chris. Anglican, of Wimbledon-park, or bearer, John
Caley, Jena College, Oxford, April 8, 1847."—Mr. It. J.
Sykes, Bank of England, proved changing a 2001. note on
the 13th of April.—lt was here stated for the prosecution
that there was evidence to show an effort upon the part of
the person to remove the track from the eye of detection by
means of obtaining, a cheque upon the Weetrainster Back for
several of the small notes which had been received at the bank.
—Mr. W. S. Higley, clerk to the London and Westminster
Bank, in Lothbury, agents to the North and South Wales
Bank, in Liverpool, was then called, and a cheque for
1521. drawn by the North and South Wales Bank upon
the former establishment was handed to him, which he said
was presented to him on the 12th May. He thought, but
was not sure, that he saw the party who presented it indorse
it. Ile paid it in two 501. notes, and 521. in gold. 'the notes
were numbered 87,237 and 90,585, but could not now men-
tion tbedates.—M. S. Bolt, in the employ of Mr. Dcudncy,
tailor, prayed receiving a 501. note from the prisoner, who was
a customer. In answer to questions from Mr. Wontner, the
witness said the prisoner at once attended upon being in-
formed of the circumstances of the alleged forgery; and when
told that Mr. Bush was desirous to see him, he took that
gentleman's address and expressed his intention to call at the
office of the solicitors to the bankers. It was stated for the
prosecution that the clerk of the North and South Wales
Bank at Liverpool would come forward to prove that the
cheque upon the Westminster Bank was procured for the
smell notes which bad been procured at the Bank of Eng-
land ; and it would be also distincly shown that the prisoner
had been in London and in Liverpool on the days the dif-
ferent trarsactions alluded to with respect to the forgery
took place.—Mr. Wontnersaid he had no objection to a short
remand ; in fact there was no case against the prisoner. If
Mr. Baugh was at all conscious of guilty knowledge of the
forgery he certainly would not have gone to hie tailor to
change a note which had been received amongst the proceeds,
neither would he have manifested a desire to go to Mr. Bush
when informed that the note was the subject of awakened
inquiry. The prisoner was then remanded.
CLERKENWELL. CONFlistliON OF A MURDER.—
John Ramsay was charged upon his own confession with the
wilful murder of Mr. Henry Williams. The prisoner is a
cheesensonger, residing at No. 1, Matilda-place, Caledonian-
' road, ',Heaton. Mr. Henry Williams, the deceased, who
was alleged to have been murdered, was an attorney, residing
Ia Constitution-row, St. PSI:ICM. About two years and a
belt ago he bad to conduct a case professionally in the
sostorus, and at its conclusion he accompanied some friends
to a tavern in the Sparrows-gate, near Tower-bill, where
they indulged freely. The deceased left the tavern,
and was afterwards found in the Minories insensible,
bleeding from an injury immediately over the eye. He
was brought home in a cab by a man named Strickland,
end died shortly after, in consequence of the injury he had
received. A coroner's jury was called, and Strickland and
the cabman were brought forward, but they could give ne
satisfactory evidence. The jury came to no decided verdict,
leaving the matter open for the production of further evi-
dence.—Ralph Rose, 248 0, now deposed that on Tuesday
night the prusoner came to him at the Baguigge-wells station
and said he came to deliver himself up for a murder which
he had committed two years and a half ago. He said he had
hit a man on the head with a stick. He was in his company
with another man named Strickland, and ever since he had
committed the crime he had not been able to rest.
He said the deceased's name was Williams. An
inquest had been held upon the body at the Silver
Cup public-house, Cromer-street, St. Pancras. Mr.
Inspector Penny, 0, who was at the inquest on Wil-
liams, and who, at the time it took place, had traced
Strickland, gave confirmatory testimony as to the statement
made by the prisoner. He had ascertained that the prisoner
is what he describes himself to be. Strickland is now a
prisoner in the Queen's Bench. Witness added that the
prisoner's wife said she had three children. Her husband
became acquainted with the deceased, and through him
they were brought to ruin and bankruptcy, and were obliged
to give up their business about two years and a half ago,
and ever since, she bad been the chief support of herself and
family.—The prisoner declined saying anything, and was
remanded for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Co:warner= or AMEDICAL STUDENT.—Chorks• South, who said he war a
medical student, was charged with having committed seve-
ral assaults.—John Nicholson said he was porter at the
White Bear, Piccadilly. About three o'clock that morning
the defendant came and wanted to have a bed. He was ad-
mitted ins the lineage and payment for the bed was
required. The defendant said he had no money, and he
was then told he could not be accommodated. The defendant

immediately assaulted him with a stick, and he repeated the
assault in the street. Witness followed the defendant until
he met a constable, when he gave him into custody.—The
policeman said that the defendant was about to be removed
to the lock-up cell, when he struck witness a violent
blow on the mouth, which brought blood. It was necessary
to call the asaistance of ether constables. Another constable
said the prisoner struck him several severe blows. The de-
fendant said he had lodged at the White Bear Inn before,
and he did not choose to be turned out because be happened
just then to be without money. He did not like to be put
into a common cell for no offence, and this was the reason
why ho resisted. Mr. Hardwick said the defendant had
committed mere than one unjustifiable assault. From his
station in societyte ought to have known better than to have
resisted lawful authority, and assaulted constables who were
only in the execution of their duty. A fine of 31., or one
month's imprisonment was inflicted for the assault on the
porter ; and, in addition, one month's Imprisonment (without
fine), for the assault on the police.
WOOLW IC H.—E wuSTMENT OF DRUNKEN RECREITR.
—James Henry Fitsherbert was charged with unlawfully
obtaining monies from the Royal Artillery.—Capt. G. L.
Buchanan, of the Royal Artillery, deposed that the prisoner
enlisted in the Royal Artillery on the 14th of June last in
the country, and with others came to head quarters. On
being attested the magistrate asked the usual questions re-
quired by the Mutiny Act, and he distinctly swore that he
had never served before as a soldier. It had recently been
discovered that he had served in the 36th regiment of foot.
The adjutant of that regiment had written to say that the
prisoner was four times tried by a court-martial, and that he
had been twice charged with desertion, and once branded
under the arm with the letter D for that offeace.—The pri-
soner said he had purchased his discharge from the service.
—Capt. Buchanan said that ought to have been stated.—
Serj..Major Graham, R.A., corroborated Capt. Buchanan,
and produced the attestation paper which the prisoner bad
signed before the magistrate.—Prisoner in defence said he
was drunk when attested; and did not remember what ques.
Lions were put to him, or what reply be gave. He denied
having been branded as a deserter, and handed testimonials
to Mr. Jeremy. He had been made a non-commissioned
officer for good service, and saved money to purchase hie
discharge.—Mr. Jeremy read the documents and regretted
he was compelled to punish him after bearing such a charac-
ter, but he had no alternative. He should under the cir-
cumstances commit him nader the Vagrant Act for four-
teen days. He was liable to the penalties f?r perjury, and
after such an exemplary character he regretted to be com-
pelled to send him to prison. —Committed.