The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-ROUSE.
ALLEGED EXTENSIVE BILL FORGERIES.

;Valiant Anderson, a person of very respectable appear-
ance, aged about 30 years, who it WAS reported hu been
extensively engaged in business in the City for some time,
was brought before the Lord Mayor in the cartody of John
Forrester, the officer, upon the charge of having uttered a
forged bill of exchange for 2,2501.

Mr. H Ater attended for the defence. The prisoner kept
his handkerchief to his face and sobbed aloud frequently
during the investigation.
Mr. Thomas Scurr Womenley said—l am • bill broker
in Lombard-street Chambers, Clement's-lane, and belong to
the firm of Womenley and Burt. Yesterday, at about two
o'clock, the prisoner brought in the bill of exchange I pro-
duce for 2,2501., and asked me to discount it. I wished him
to leave it for a short time. He did so, and left the office;
and I went and made inquiries about the bill at the offices of
Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Chapman, where I saw Mr.
Chapman, with whom I left the bill. Mr. Chapman sent the
bill hack to me with intelligence that it was a forgery, and at
about three o'clock, or a little before, the prisoner re-
turned.
I then had possession of the bill, and knew that
it was a forgery. I told hint that it was a forgery, and that
I must give him in charge. He said that he could not
understand what we meant, and that he would go on to the
acceptors with me. I had the bill in my hand, but did not
show it to him after I had received it from Mr. Chapman.
I said it was useless to go to the gentlemen whose acceptance
the bill appeared to be, as they had seen the bill, and said
that:it was not their acceptance. He made no reply to that.
Daniel Forrester, whaled been sent for by Messrs. Overend,
Gurney, and Chapeau, came in while the prisoner was
waiting in the ofiee, sad I said I must give the prisoner is
charge to Mr. Femmes:. I do not recollect whether he
made any observation spot the occasion. He and Forrester
then left tbe ellin se me s• tissaipasses can to sae, as I
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any property at the prisoner's office, s yid he imagined that
such was the cue, but nut in consequence of any conversa•
tiun he had had with the prisoner. I retained possession of
the bill. I had given nothing for it. I did not discount it.
I am quite sure the bill produced is the same hill the pri
Esser brought to ine, and which I gave to Mr. Chapman.
I have not since had any conversation with the prison r,
nor have I seen him since until I saw him in custody st the
Mansion-house. I lied previously discounted fur the pri-
soner, and have bills still outstanding. I know his writing.
and am of opinion that the endorsement of his name on the
bill is his.

The Lord Mayor—Do you believe that there is something
in the outstanding bills ?
Witness—l have reason to believe that there is. They
are not in our possession.
The following is a copy of the bill of exchange :
" B 2,163. " Calcutta, 4th October, 1883.
" No. 620, exenange for 2,280/.
"At 90 days after sight pay this first of exchange (second
and third unpaid) to the order of Mr. J. Dupont, the sum
of two thousand two hundred and fifty pounds sterling
value in amount L. and S., which place to account as
advised. "J. Ls Baux.

To Miens. J. and C. Van Notten and Co.' London.
"Accepted 15th December, 1853, for two thousand two
hundred and fifty pounds, payable when due, at Messrs.
Mutin and Co. B. and C. Van Notten and Co. 660."
The following letter, containing the delivery warrant for
currants, copied below, was found in the possession of the
prisoner. It was not addressed to any person :
" Dear Sir,-1 have but this moment, Tuesday, obtained
the enclosed. In course of the afternoon I will, if pos•
Bible, come down and complete the other matters; bat I
cannot promise, as I have so much on hand. If lAn not
down at four, I shall be obliged to postpone it until to-
morrow.—Belisve me, yours truly,
.W. B. ANDERSON."

Custom House Guay.—Special Security.
" No. 12,968. Warehouses, London, October 14,1853.
" Warrant for 20 cask, of currants, imported in the
Countess Lonsdale, Little, master, from Flambee; entered
on the 3rd October, 1863, by Van Notten and Co., deliver.
able to W. B. Anderson or their assigns, by indorsement
thereon, all charges payable.
Mark.
G. & B. Twenty Casks Currants.
1,4 20 cwt. gr. 10s.
361 0 5
F. Blake, Warehouse Keeper.
JIIO. Silverlock, Superintendent.
Custom House Quay Warrant.
Endorsed.
Deliver the within mentioned goods.
W. B. ANDERSON."
Mr. Lambert Van Notten Pole, merchant, of Nos. 2 and
3, Lime-street•square City, said—l have one partner, and
we trade under the 6m of J. and C. Van Notten and Co.
There is not a Mr. Van Notten in the firm. We bank at
Messrs. Martin and Co.'s, and make our bills payable there.
The acceptance to the bill of exchange produced is not in
my writing, nor in that of my partner, nor has it been
written by my authority. I hare never heard of any other
firm of the same name trading in London. The bill of
exchange is entirely unknown to me, and so is the supposed
drawer.

Daniel Forrester, principal officer of the Mansion-house,
said—Yesterday afternoon, at about thrs.e o'clock, I was
sent for to the house of Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and
Chapman, and I saw Mr. Chapman. I then went by his
direction, with William Clarke, to the office of Messrs.
Womerdey and Burt, in Lombard-street chambers, Cle-
ment's.tane. When I got there I was ushered into a room
where the prisoner was by Mr. Womersley, who said, "This
is Forrester, and I malt give you in charge." I understood
it was upon the subject of some bill which war forged, and
the name of Van Notion was mentioned, and whilst
I was there a Mr. Fries came in, and asked the prisoner for
1,6001., and the prisoner, and Mr. Fries, and Clarke, and
I, went in a cab to Broad-street, where the prisoner said
his expected the money was. The money not having ar-
rived there, we went to Billiter-street, where the prisoner
went up the staircase of No. 21, and turned short to the
left, slammed the door, and went in, and through another
door down another staircase, No. Tl, and into the street.
He had muttered a word or two to a gentleman into
whose office he bad turned, and he then suddenly started
through the other door. I ran after him, and be was
stopped at the corner of Mincing-lane. I found in his pos.
aeseion two Beak of England notes—the one for 6001.,
the other for 1001., and the letter and warrant for the cur-
rants.

The Lord Mayor—Do you believe the warrant relates to
some other charge ?
Witness—l do. I found a great many papers at his
counting-house.
Mr. 'Fallings (of the firm of Young and Veiling') at-
tended to watch the proceedings upon the put of Messrs.
Overend, Gurney, and Chapman, and stated that there
were several other charges of a similar kind against the
prisoner, one of them being to the amount of 3AOI.
Mr. Nobler applied to the Lord Mayor to allow his client,
who, he said, had carried on business six or seven years in
the City with a high character, to give in bail to appear on
the day of the second examination.
The strongest opposition was made to the Application to
admit bail, and
The Lord Mayor said he could not fer a moment think of
accepting bail, whatever might be the amount proposed,
and however high the character of the securities.
Thscprisoner, who was taken sobbing from the bar, and
who for a moment uncovered any part of his face,
was then remanded, and conveyed to prison in a cab.

BOW-STREET.
Robert Gardner, who called himself a compositor, was
charged with assaulting a woman named Mary Brazier,
living at 7, Lazenby-court, Long-acre.
The complainant stated that she was the wife of a cab-
man, and yesterday afteraoon a young servant girl, named
Ann Fox, was drinking tea at her house, wken the defen-
dant forced his way into the house, and demanded to see
her. Witness knew that the defendant had induced the
girl to leave her situation under a promise of marriage, and
that he had been the cause of her spending all her money
and pawning her clothes, so she was determined to prevent
his taking her away. Both witness zad the girl resisted
him, the latter declaring that she would have no more to
say to him ; upon which the defendant raised his arm and
struck witness a severe blow in the eye, which knocked her
down. He also used threatening language to Ann Fox.
The defendant was drunk at the time.

Ann Foe corroborated this statement, and said that she
was to have been married on Saturday last to the defendant,
who had causes? the banns to be published, but at the last
moment declined to fulfil his promise; although ha :had
Rot her to leave her place, and had spent all her money.
She had since learned that defendant had been living for
several years upon the prostitution of a young woman.
Mr. Henry—Did you consent to marry him without
knowing anything about his character?
Witness—He was "recommended" to me by a young
female friend in Lazenhy-court. (Laughter.)
Mr. Henry inquired if he had used any violence toward.
witness

Witness replied that he threatened to stick her with •
knife if she did not leave Mrs. Brasier's house and ac-
company him.
Mr. Henry, after lecturing the girl upon the imprudence
of her intended match, told the defendant that he had a

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Frederick Manager, a foreigner of respectable appear-
ance, was charged with having obtained money from hotel
keepers by fraudulent pretence.
Thomas Harper said be was manager of Stephen's Hotel,
Bond-street. In November last the defendant came into the
coffee room and ordered dinner. The prisoner then re
quested to see him in another room, and when there he said
he wanted to take apartments for Count Hartzteld, who
would be in England in a day or two, and should wish to
see what rooms were disengaged. The prisoner was shown
• suite of rooms, and he said they would do, and engaged
them for Count Ilutzfeld. The prisoner had his dinner and
slept at the hotel. Tho next morning he made inquiries
about some luggage, which he expected to arrive from the
railway station, and he went out to ascertain, as he said, why
it was detained. In a short time the prisoner returned,
and said the person who gave out the luggage at the station
hod gone for the day, and he could not get his property.
The prisoner then pretended that he had a check on •
banker's in Gresham street, which he wanted to get cashed,
and having made some inquiries about the possibility of
reaching the City in time to present the draft, went out,
but returned in a few minutes, and requested the loan of
two sovereigns, which were to be charged in the bill.
Witness believing that the prisoner had been authorised to
engage the rooms for Count Hartzfeld gave him the money.
The prisoner, efter running up a bill at the hotel, suddenly
left, and was net again heard of until yesterday, when,
having been met with accidentally, he weft given into the
custody of the police.
As there were a number of other charges of a similar
nature against the prisoner, and more were expected,
Mr. Bingham decided on remanding the prisoner until
next Wednesday.
George Johnson, a lad about 16 years of age, was charged
with uttering • counterfeit sovereign.
Conrad Wise, who gave his evidence in German, which
was interpreted to the court by Mr. Albert, stated that he
was a wood carver, and carried on business at 213, Regent.
street, and that, about eight o'clock last night, the prisoner
came to his shop, and, producing a piece of paper en which
was written the following—" Please to send by bearer one
of your 3s. boxes (signed) W. W."—said, in French, that
a gentleman had sent him with the order, and had directed
him to pay for it and take it to him. Witness, who had
been " done " by a similar trick on Monday night, told the
prisoner he would go with him and take an assortment of
boxes to show the gentleman. Prisoner said, " Oh, no, I
don't want that, because I'm in a hurry." Prisoner then
tendered the counterfeit sovereign produced in payment,
and demanded the change. Prosecutor at once detected
the trick, and fetched • constable, and gave him in charge.
The prisoner, who offered no defence, was remanded till
to-day, for the attendance of the Mint solicitor.

DECIMAL COINAGE.—MEETLNG IN LIVERPOOL.—
A requisition was, a few days ago presented to the Mayor,
J. B. Lloyd, Esq., requesting him to call a meeting (Jr) the
purpose of hearing a statement of the evidence taken before
the committee on the above subject, and of the advantages
pointed out in the report likely to accrue from its adoption.
His worship has complied with the request, and has named
Wednesday, 28th inst., at the Sessions House, Liverpool,
when it is probable William Brown, Esq., M.P., the chair-
man of the decimal coinage committee, will furnish an
outline of the advantages derivable from this change in the
currency.
WEST FLANDERS RAlLwAT.—Traffic for the month
of Sept., 1863, 2,1271. lbs. Id. Wes ope_l2, 4d. Corres-
ponding period lest yew, 1,6311.12 a. Miles open, 33.

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