The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Clement Robert Motherly, alias H. M. Haloes, was
brought up for examination upon the charge of having ut-
tered a forged bill of exchange for 441. 10s.
The pro,etution had been instituted by Mr. Edwards,
wine-merchant, of Harp-lane, Great Tower-street, who
,tateil that the prisoner had gone to him and obtained a
boo/stood of sherry and a pipe of port, upon the representa-
tion that he had sold the wine to Mr. Richards, who keeps
an inn iu Woolwich. A few days afterwards the prisoner
called upon Mr. Edwards and produced a bill in payment
of the wine, which bill purrirted to be drawn by It. M.
Holmes, and accepted by V. . Hallow, wine andepuit met-
chant,W maw ich, for 441. 104., and payable at the London and
County Bank three months after date. The prisoner stated
at the same time that Mr. Richards and Mr. Hallows were
connected in business and by marriage ; and the bill was,
before the Lord Mayor, stated to be a forgery upon the first
examination. Mr. -Richards, of the Castle Inn, Woolwich,
said that he had received the warrants of the wine from the'
prisoner, one of which was in payment of a debt of 71., and
the other to be paid for in April, and Mr. Richards denied
that he knew any man of the name of Hallows.
Mr. Joseph G. Salter, of Boston, said—l have been in
the prisoner's employment, and I know his handwriting.
1 believe the body id the bill for 411. 10s. produced to be hi,
writing, and that the names It. M. Holmes and Co. arc also
in his writing.
Croo,exuntined by the prisoner's solicitor—l was nearly
three mouth, in the primmer's service, and I hare had
frequent opportunities of seeing him write. Ido not know
anything of the writing of " the acceptors."
Mr. John Orton, clerk to Mr. Vickers, wine merchant, of
Trinity-square, said-1 have known the prisoner about
tousle. n years, and have known him during that time by
the name of Clement Robert Mowbray. I have never
known hint by any other name until the time of the present
transaction. He was in the employment of Mr. A ickers.
I think that his name is not Holmes.
Mr. C. Hunt, ledger-keeper at the London and County
Dana. said—There is no person of the name of William
Hallows who keeps an account at our bank.
The prisoner's solicitor intimated that the defence of his
client was grounded upon a partnership ; but as the Lord
Mayor manife,ted a determination to submit the case to
another tribunal, it would be superfluous to go into evi-
dence to prove that circumstance.
The Lord Mayor then asked the prisoner in the usual
form whether be wished to say anything ?
The prisoner—l lease the Cabe entirely in the hands of
my solicitor.
fhe Lord Mayor—Then I commit you upon the charge
of haring uttered a bill of exchange for 441. 10s., knowing
that it was a forged instrument.
The prisoner's solicitor requested to be informed what
amount of bail his lordship required for the appearance of
the prisoner to take his trial ?
The Lord Mayor—l shall not take bail in this case. If
bail be offered it must be offered to a judge.
The prisoner was
GUILD
then
HALL. for committed trisl.
Samuel DuchAvne, of No. 10, Three Tuns-court, Redeross-
street, Smithfield, was charged with having the night pre-
vious attempted to murder a female named Mary Ann
Potter by throwing her out of the third-floor window into
the court below.
Police-constable 151 City police stated that about half-
past one o'clock on Saturday morning he was on duty in
the neighbourhood of Redeross-street, Smithfield, when he
was alarmed by cries of " Murder ! Help ! - proceeding
from Three Tuns-court. He hastened to the spot, and on
entering the court saw a female hanging out of the third-
floor window of the house No. 10 in the court. He in-
stantly made his way into the house, and up to the room
from the window of which she was hanging, where he
found the prisoner holding the woman out of window by
kb loads, and the moment he went to lay hold of her the
prisoner let go his hold, and the unfortunate creature fell
with groat foam on to the pavement in the court below.
Ids aged the Omer what be had done it for, lad ths