The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Richard Crump Buford, a per on cued in a smock frock,
was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having
uttered forged notes purporting to be notes of the Hank of
England._
Mite Eliza Day, of No. 87, Leadenhall-sttrat, said—l I
reside with my mother, who carries on the barium of a
ham sad tongue dealer. About six weeks ago the prisoner
came to our shop and made a purchase of a small quantity of
ham and beef, which curie to 18.84., end be gave me a 61.
note in payment, and I gave him the cheep. He asked for
• pen and Ink and wrote his name and adorers on the note.
(The witness here handed several notes I'. the Lord Mayor.)
I cannot say which of the notes produced be gave to me. I
put the ante in the oash-tox. I cannot say to whom it was
paid away.
The Lord Mayor—Ras he paid all these notes to you at
separate times?
Witness—He has. About a week or so afterwards the
prisoner cams math to the shop and asked for some ham
end beef, and I served him, and be paid me with a 61. note,
and I gave him thugs. He wrote upon that nice and I
est it la the bin, but I cannot say what became of it.
Lest week he same again tad had posse hem and beef, and
breed, and paid me with another 61. note which I put into the
cash-box, and at that time there was ao other 54 note in it.
I left it In the caah-boz, and on Monday evening he came
again for some ham and beef, German sausage, aed bread,
for which he paid ma with another 61. note, which
I pat into the eushabox, with the prisoner's
61. note, which was then in it, and another M.
note, which I bad received from another person.
Yesterday I received Mae information about the notes I
had rorisived from the prisoner, and I looked into the cash-
box and picked cut the other two notes which I had received
from him, and had not ported with. I am quite sure lem
able to speak as to the note which I had received from the
different party, and whieh was a good note. I placed the
notes back in the bog, and in the aftersoon the prisoner
called again, about 4 o'clock, and asked for 1111(.6 pound of
beref,which would come to sixpence. I did not serve him, hut
I told him I had a charge against him for giving
me forged notes. He appeared surprised, and said
that be knew where he had got the notes from.
I had seat out privately for an ofeeer,to whom 1 headed the
four note. on his arrival, god whom I accompanied,. together
with the primmer, to the atstion-hoaae. My sister and
mother were in the shop with me when I gave the prisoner
into custody. I sent over to Mr. Pellet, • neighbour,
when the printer named every time he came to the house,
and who is now here.
The Lord Mayor—Prissier, do you wish to ask the wit-
ness any question.?
The Prisoner—No, my mood ; I bays no reason to think
that she has said any thing that did not take plus ; but I
shall be able to show hem whom 1 got the notes.
The Lord Mayor—A person would think from your con.
steady changing bark Niue for .le or eight pennyworth of
ham sad beef that you wore a man of large capital. I shell
not lot you go till this affair has unduly( me a lull invsetiga-
tion.
TM Prisoner—Certainly, my !ord. That's just what I
wish.

RAIs MO —I received the (our notes produced (torn the
last witnta,, and trona inquiries I have made I believe them
to be ell forgeries. I took the prisoner into custody io the
shop in Leadenhall.street, sad he said he knew where he
bed the notes from.
The Lord Kap r—Did you search ?
. _

Witter-1 Hitched hist at the mason-house, and found
epos Dim a forged note for 101. upon the Bask of England.
and nothing #O.

The Lard Mayor—Thee hi we. getup to p. 7 f r the ex.
pommy worth of heel with the forged 101. hots ?
Mime My—He wee. is 7 lied.
Importer Brett reqeeeted that hie lordship would nehand
the prisoner for a week.
The Lord Mayor—Certelnly. The meet striet inquiry
must be made.

tioser, who repeated that be could satisfactorily
occount for the posseados of the twee, was wording),
remanded.

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The notes produced ermaed,apon comparison with mauls'
Book of Busload wise, nil %bey had bets struck off from
the setkeotic plat*.
A yoses man mood P. C Fisher was committed for
trial cm the shuns of having mabenled several smell sums
of mosey, the property of Kr. Ildertee, a aokeitor, his ma-
platy's.
TM Lord Kayo. requested that the peeps would acknow-
ledge the :mists dbl. ins K. B 8., tor the pom-boo.