The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-04 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Jere May. Atwell, a rsopeotablo bolting ass, surrandered
to tar hie trial epos s clasp of **aka, two boobs, vales
re ghillies. the property of George Jobs Ornate.
Mr. 81vegh woe rananed for the proaramion ; Mr. Met-
calfe tree mussel for the primer.
Kr. Sleigh (addrering the Reander) rid it spruced to
his that nadir ths airconsissoes era which th
was preferrod sprat the rimier, it was sot likely that X
jury would mance kr of rainy. The prancers, err
Lindland by the direction of the official emigre of • bank-
rupt. sad It appeared that the primer was remised ma
wirer at the Inel:reekyCourt, sad a serer of books
were prods's/ epos that occostr, two of which it appeared
reit the primmer tan sway with hr. There pleered to
bo so doubt, Dormer, that the pawnor imagined he had a
right et Lbws boor. bat he snateally mond them, sad,
ender than crenstroes, ha nitiold, with the leaches of
the court,
,t arfnia from offering say evidence is support of
the
resi chirp.
Ths Ilecorder said there wee this additional fact, that the
prow appeared in the fir tartar to Savo denied hanag
taken away the books. He had, however, looked at the de-
raitions, and it had ruin him that the reran wee sot
sneedent to Rapport the charge.
The jay then, under his lordship's direction, returned a
verdict of IVot Carp.

24, brardoonder, WU cholla with
toren( sad aortas n charm for 2691., with hart to do-

Mr. Mash proaroated. The prleasare wee defends:l by Mr.

This can wee peetpaesd from the bet session, in order to
give the primmer .a opportunity of promming the attendance
of witaleme, end the circtimMancee ander winch the alleged
°duos wee anomitted were of rather ea useuel. chanicuir.
It appeared that the precentors were the Union Bank of
London, and that on the let of December the prisoner went
to the Lrgi oreet branch of that beak, and in • eery autho-
ritative, tone dcuiendeci the par book of George Whitehead.
• gentlemen named Whitebeed kept an account at the hank,
end the clerk having no roapicion that them we any-
thing wrong, handed the primmer the pose book, containing
several cancelled cheque, and be looked at them, and said,
r• all right," and then left the bank. Among the conceited
auger is the book, it appeared there was one for 1691.,
drawn by Mr. Whitehead in favour of Colonel True, and on
the 3rd of December the prisoner presented himself again at
the beak and banded to the ambler a cheque for 2591., drawn
in bonne of Ito same gentleman, end apparently Merited
by Mr. Whitehead. The clerk, from erreesthing
fiat bad previously trairepired, examined the Mg-
Inman very closely, and hie napicion being moused
he refused psyreeet of the cheque, and the primate
wee taken into a private room and some gar...drone were put
to him b Mr. Wipers, the maname, ea to how be became
po of the cheque. Ha then said that he wee out of
emptoy, mid that kir bad met a person whom he believed
to be Mr. Whitehead, in Poled-street, and that he had sent
him for the pus-book in the first instance and had after-
wards given him the cheque for 2591., end be was to kayo
received half-a-crown when be returned with the money,

lakpee, era this, asked the prisoner whetho'r he did
not think it wan very memo that • etranger should have
entrusted him with a cheque for an liege an amount, and he
made no reply, and did nut at any tint. make • euggeation
that some one should accompany hire to find the man
whom be represented to hove given him the cheque.
Mr. Ribbon made • very ingenious and able speech to the
jury on behalf of the primm r ; and he endeavoured to show
that he had been made the dupe of more guilty and designing
pitmen*, and that he bad presented the cheque innocently,
and without any knowledge that it was a forgery. Re also
argued that the oondev of the prisoner was that of an
innocent wan, and he particularly culled the attention
of the jury to the feet that herelle • week elapeed at the pre-
sent time without came being brought. forward in which pro-
feesional forgers were clearly proved to have inveigled
respectable and innocent young men to put off the false
instrument* which they nod tbeweelere concoct,'l.
Several Willbeede• were esamined, who gave the prisoner •
very good character, extending over a period of several
yews.
Tee Bowdon. briefly gummed up. and the jury, after some
deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended
him to merry on accnunt of hie pis view good character.
His lordeblp, in piering *entente on the q risoner, said
there could b., no doubt that the jury had returned a proper
verdict upon the evidence before thew, but at the same time
it appeared to be his first offence, and it was probable that he
bail only recently rot into the bands of partici. who were in
the habit of c forgeries uf 'hi. description. The
forgery of blither.' cheques wee a very serious offence, and
ander ordinary circumstance* a *entente of penal aervitude
wee invarlohly inflicted, but hiking Imo consideration the
peculiar nature of the precept cam, and the reciatmeendation
of oho jury, be felt Liftmen justified in refesiuing from pus-
ieg that weenie, and ehoelil only order him to be kept to
herd labour for twelve months.
°tory' Inform, 21, described sa a tailor, pleaded guilty to
an indictment which charged him with breaking into the
of Georre Attenburough„ and stealing eight
chains, valise 3.5! loe., hie property.
The facts of this cam will be fresh in the r.collection of
the public. The prosecutor terries on the business of a
pawnbroker nese Temple•ber, and the premier was seen to
deep his hand deliberately through the window of the thee
and match. nut • number of gold chains and other valuable
orepeety. lie then attempted to run away with his booty,
but was pursued and taken into custody.
Mr. Salter, who appear- I fir the promention, celled the
attetnion of the court to the daring nature of the robbery,
and also cud that while the prisoner wee running away, he
dropped mine •Ileable snob s that had not been meevired.
The Ftecerder sentenced the prisoner to be kept to bard
labeler NW Iwo year.
Witham Si.dlerd. 23, pleaded guilty to two indictment.,
chards( lane with lowlier billiard balls, the property :of
Charles Csyley and William Harris.
1 he priiemer, it appeared, was in the habit of rind to the
houses of respectable loonsed eicluellers, sal watching an
opportunity when the billiard-room wee unoccupied,
et with the billiard belle, which be immediately y=
Mr. Cayley, ore of the pro...enters, was a publican, In
Patinell, and itsppeared that the prisoner stole twenty-sae
balls from Mtn, and pawned them at the oboe of Mr. Barker,
• pawntreker, in Iloundadiol, and a very few days stet.-
weeds the prisoner went to the Equestrian Tavern, Black-
triers-road, kept by Mr. liarrie, and teem thence be stole