The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE.

Williaar Clerk and William Edward Clark, father sad
sue, of the respective ages of 60 and 19, who recently tarried
ort the Wilms of commission orate in Wow -lane, City,
were brought before Sir R. W. Carden, by Haydon, the de-
Wan ellow, charged with forging and uttering a cheque
far 782. 4. 2d. upon the Bank of London, on the 96th
November Lem.

Ha ydon, the detective officer, mid—l produce a amps
for 731. is. 2d., dated 25th November, 1868, sad
James Boyd, jun. I received ft from the manager Vird he
Bank of London, upon which beak It IN drawn. I mbar-
wards showed it to Mr. Boyd, who directed me to a
the prieoners for forging his Igniters to It and ut it to
the Bank of London. I took the prisoners into custody at 7,
Cheeks street, Tottenham-court-road, yesterday after-
noon. I had previously ascertained that they had
quitted their former lodgings two days subsequently
to the forgery. I apprehended the younger prisoner
about two o'clock, and the elder about • couple of
hours afterwards, on the first floor of the home. W hen I
mentioned the charge to them they mode no reply, but trem-
bled radially, sad tamed very pals. After I had searched
the younger primer, mad kb box sad bag. be obsermd,
" I'm very sorry ff .
lßoyd mompeos ras" While I was
examiniag some papers hand apoa dm elder prisoner he
said, ba answer to • question I pat to him respecting the pro-
ceeds of the forged cheque, ' I know nothing at all about
ft." I boats memoranda spa the ye straw,
me of which is dated subsequently te the hammy, and appa-
sentry Ise Memo* tethe macinat of the Memo. The Iri-
ses% were ostmeribly agra famine and cessimima ammo at
6, Water-Isas They have ablabed soma honsiredm
sad I believe that other *bargee will beremßer be mode spiel
them if easy are remanded. I also foaled IMO immeemsda
apes the younger prisoner. suggesting wrier sum
for getting mosey, amongst which are the following By
ordering large quantities of goods for • new firm, and befog
drawn upon and accepting." " By bille—pretend they se
forged." '
sodß ordering a boiler for soda inter." " By
ostensible trading." "Go le the Talbot
Betel—hire two loess, sad take lo Leaden else deaths
palely take loons, sheep, ha., oat of end Meg to Law
dim" I hive a witness who will prom that ma of the mi.
seers °Maimed change der • 101. sea—part of the proses&
et chegoe—by making • hies regementstiso. Mr. Boyd
is absent from town, bat I beam that If • remand be
greeted, I shall le able le podia 'Meese melee both pri-
mmer§ somosetig Gem Ida lite fragery ef eines.
lir B. W. Oaths shed the priestess visastide
limy whited
le pet my miesties to the caw sr le my maythimg.
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balm aching whatever if TheMisr Ms ens
mithke ; ha mays that list be gesstiamel me le get the
elemse2he this I sever saw tr.
to
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themes Priseaer—l was est all woos when you WM
mem.
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retioltr—teingo,
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I litlak f Ten
nedded year biol. I lima said, " I hel le lice yellrott
charge you with cog cemernsd with year ite ta
mad uttering • sieges upon the Bank of Lends" Yea

turned dreadfully pale, and was perfectly unable to @peek.
You trembled so violently that you could hardly pull your
piped out of your pocket when I requested you to do so.
The priwmters were then remanded.
Sir R. W. Cardso requested that the press would acknow-
ledge the receipt of 201. from the Mercerte Company, and
101. 10s. from the Saddlers' Company, for the poor box.

CLERK EN W ELL.
john Francis Codling, aged 39, of 12, Queen's-row,
Holloway, a respectably attired men,: was charged with
feloniously cutting sad wounding his wife Johanna Ciedling,
in Coppice-row, Clerkenwell.
Mrs. Johanna Cradling, the peomontrix, what she gm into
the witness-box, exhibited a severe cut upon harAce and lip,
and wee marked with blood. She stated that her husband
had been living apart iron her for more than two years, and
cohabiting with another woman. She met him yesterday to
the City, and spoke to him several time, when he threatened
her. She walked with him a far se Coppice-row, when he
mho& her shawl, out it in pieces, and the stabbed her in the
hoe. She went to see her husband to get some aupport for
herself and four children, ea she was in the greatest disuses.
Prisoner—Perhaps you will be kind aweigh to my who
these &damn belong to ?
Whiter—l shall not my. That is my buineme, and not
yours.
Priarmer-13he bra bed woman, and eighteen months out
Mae two years that she says I have been away from ber,l
she has bees confined in prison for uttering counterfeit oda.
Wham—Yee, but you led me into it, and gave me the
Ramey to
' Gawp =Mu mid be was passing along at the time in
qualm, and beeztag the prisoner and hie wife quarrelling,
aPITThe primmer put up his left arm, and mid to his
ehe hold of ir, I won't hurt you." The prisoner that
paid the complainant's bonnet over her eyes. He then
=hold of her shawl, and there was a bit of a I
He (witness) then saw hint put hie band In
hie pocket, and afterwards he saw blood. He did not
ees the knife until the prisoner ran away, when he
dropped It, and he (witnees) picked it up, end ft was covered
with blood, as were the prisoner's beads. The prisoner out
hie wife's shawl in pivots.
The prisoner mid he did not give his wife the cut on the
mouth ; and, as for the blood, that came from his cutting his
knuckle when ripping the shawl in pieces. His wife was a
very bed woman, and had been twice convicted at the Old
Bailey for uttering counterfeit coin. In addition to this she
bed been unfaithful to him ; she had been to his house,
sod during his absence bad taken away over 201. worth of
goods.
Mr. Cowie committed the prisoner for trial on the charge
of cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily
harm.