The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

JoM Grows a ''''''' ysers---Olage , was brought up
by detective, Officer Fussell, charged with having, on cr
about the 19th of May lent, forged and attend a certain
latter of advice for 1,0001., purporting to be elgasd by A.
Bennett, with latent to defraud the directors of the National
Provincial Beak, PeMelovroorlo ; end also with having la his
posersaiou ha the Beak of England the sum of 990/ in Bank
of England soles, supposed to to the proceeds of the said
forgery.
Mr. Willett, appeared for the proaecution, the prisoner
being without profemionid advice.
Toe following witaemes were examined
Mr. Joseph Smith Brand—l am manager of the Long
Sutton Drench of the Notional Provincial Bank of Englund.
I know the prisoner, wbo has born a clerk there for about
ten yearn and a half. Forms like the remittance slip now
produced are in common use at all our branch books. The
slip produced has the signature "A. Large." I know no
one of that name. I tee also the signMwo A. Bennett,"
who is, I believe, the accountant at the Seliabury branch,
but Ido not know his handwriting. The signature is '• A.
Bennett, pro flos?e." That would be the Salisbury branch.
The primmer left our bank on Tuesday last, by my Fermi.-
otos, on a fortnight's leave of absence.
Mr. A. S. Thompeon-1 am manager atlas Peterborough
branch of the National Provincial Bank of England. Ido
not know the prisoner. The remittance slip produced cane
to es by poet from Sallabory on Friday but, and about en
hour after I received it a parson called, who wart attired
similarly to the prisoner, but I emit say that he is the War
tical p:rocra, wbo wee d.derent about the face, se he wore a
moustache sad a beard._.

Fiumell (detoctive)-1 here is ono wtikh was taken horn

Alterman Cabin (.ho oat for Its I.4nd Mayor)—Let bim
pat them oe, and aboAis bat. . .

• huge hairy athlete] pr duction, combining beard, moue.
Cache, and whiekere, and coin, lo tel otscuring the lower
potion of his features, Inn then held bi need% the chin of the
prisoner, who at the same tune put on his bat, end wee at
once trazieform.d from • tell bat boyish loAing individual
Into a wan apparently 34 or 35 years old.
Mr. Will-et—Do you know him now P
Witness—Me very err, ngly ',enable. the person now, and
I believe him to be the meow His lest in ploy was whether
we had any motley d 01.,. I stoked him how much, sal he
salt 1,000/. 1 then toilet:od from whet branch, end he mid
Seliwbary. I then inqvired the name, and he said Jobn
Large. He stated that Ss wasted the morn for • Toortgage,
and asked roe to let him have it In Sank of Engi .nd notec I
did not show him dos remittances:ly, but I got hie signature,
which correep nded with it. I gate him • cheque for the
amount on our bank, and required him to sign io, He said
the party to whom he was to pay it requited tome polar, sod
I gave him 3001. in nob" iTa., four 1001., and ten 11./
notes, and • chequ o for 5001. apes the Loudon Joint Stock
Bank. Afterwards he asked an. to exchaege nee of the 101.
I awes for gold, and I did 110. I asked him to oboes be would
have the obeque for 5001. awls payable, and ha said to him.
calf, in order that ha might endorse it to whom be plea-et
Was that was done he weal away. The four lOW. nubs
mil nine 1./. notes now produced, are the same notes which
1 paid hone.
Mr. Jame. Robinson—l set clerk in the Issue-Abe at the
Hank of Ragland. I should have had great dotheully to
iscottobing the (trio. met if I had not Lea him when the b end
end mountathes were put oa but now. A. it is, I have so
doubt as to his being the person who come to the Bask oa
Saturday to got gulf for 9901.1 n not... He had bees re•
bored to me by another clerk. I first asked him for a
L n Jon sddrao, and he keestabd. I peseta.' hiu ton,
much, but he could not give one, end seed Its did not recol-
lect the neon of say cce in London. I then %shod
him hie object in taking gold, mod be replied that it was move
onvenient, es be was going abroad, or something to that
edict. I then gave direction. to • detective who was at hand
apt to 14a him go, sad did sot gird ids say sold. 1 Tethbaul