The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

TRIAL OF WILLIAM PALMER.
SIXTH DAY.
(Coutirsed tram yesterday's Express.)
M►. Steveas was bent caled, and the cheque for 3751.
was shown to him, and be ssid the endorsement of Mr.
Cook's name was • fwg•ry. He always liaised his name
J. Patinas Cook. The cheque was endorsed J. P. Cook.
Mr. Strawbridge, the manager of the Replay beak, was
coiled, and having examined all the bill. that had been pro-
duced, he said that the 'lavatory, Sarah Pslater, to the
whole of them, was forged, and was not the handwriting of
the prisoner's mother.
William Cheshire, a clerk in the National Provincial
Bank, at Rugelty, proved that the cheque for Ma was
paid in to pri.oner's account.
By Mr. &leant Shee—Cook had no Irsasaodons without
busk.

Mr. Pratt was thee ma-examined by Seq.*, t Sties
He said: I knew mottle., of C Kit at the time of the bill
traniaation. I bad at the time a •um of 3101. In my hands
that belonged to the prisoner. Palmer wanted mn to pay
1901 more to s person named flarcent, which I declined to
do without farther security, and the prisoner them proposed
the accepteace of Mr. Cook for 2001., and he reyeaseated
him as a man of re•peetabli,y and substance. I consented
to take his ac.xptance, end toe prisoner thus obtaieed the
6001. that he requited. Mr. Cook paid the 2001., and I ?e-
-t d him his eaceptenee. I wrote to him on the 13th
November, reminding him that the 6001. bill would herons
due on the 2nd cf December. 1 addrsesad tte letter to Let-
terworth.l
Bt-ezamined—The 2001. bill bemuse due on t►e 29 h of
Jane. It was net paid oa that day, bat Mr Cook paid it
afterward..

Mr. John Armstrong, an attorney practising at Ripley,
said—About the 12th of Nemeth r 111.4 I was emptied to
roamer • debt of 601 from the rimier fur a mere r • bill.
On the 19th I sent inetractions !re a writ, and on the fol-
lowiag day, by direction of the plaintiff, I went to the
r's hoarse, and be paid me two 501. gores is satisfaction
of the debt. He at the same tone tail be hoped he should
cot hays to pay the ecst of *he n tot. I took the notes to the
plaintiff to get change and arrange about the Posta.
Mr. John Wallbaek, a butcher at Ropiest, proved that
oa the 12th of ?CM :labor he wee sent for to Pa'ener's house,
and saw him there. The prisoner said to him," Wallbsak,
I want you to lend me five and tasist.ty pounds." I replied,
" Mem, I am very shirt of money ; oat I will try sod get
it." Re replied, "Du, there's a good fellow, and I will
give it pm again on B.tsrda7 morn Mg, as I shall receive
some money at Shrewsbury. This was the week Wars
Shrewsbury Races. I lent him the money, and he repaid
me on the dry be had yr 'seised.
Mr. John Spilsbnry, a farmer tieing at Stafford, proved
that be had had dealings wish the prisoner, sad in Novem-
ber last he owed him 401. 2s. He called soon the I
r loner casually on the 27th of November, and he paid
him the amount he owed bum. He paid him an batik rotes.
Mr. Strawbridge, the bank clerk, was recalled, and he
said that on the 19:b of November the prisoner Thad only
9!. in his imam The last payment to the credit of the
prisouir's amount was made on the 10 h of October.
Mr. Herbert Wright, a solicitor at Birmingham, said that
he had kerma the prisoner since 1851, and in November,
1835, he wee indebted to witneas's firm to the automat of
10,4001. They had a bill of sale of his property. It was
esecuted by toe prison. r. The debt arose oat of advances
upon bills of 'gamier., accepted by Sarah Palmer, sad
drawn and endorsed by the p leaner. He assigned the
whole Whig plop rty, race horse*, and eta rything be pa-
lmed as security Vt. the payment of the money. The
witness produced bills of Plth..are to the mount of 6,5001.
boring the signature of Swell Palmer. Dories .he mottlt
of November he we, ;wrung the pri.aner for paym'-nt of
the money that had been advanced, and in the begimairg
of Dacember the bill of sale was put to force. Witness was
prompt, but he did not find or take away any papers from
the Muse at Rogeley.
Orom.examined—He should probably sot have objected
to carry on the bills if the prisoner had paid interest.. He
sever lent any money to Mr. Cook. He saw him, aad
offered to lend him some m iney, bat the aff air never se-
esawed mot
By the Attorney-General—Three bills were discounted at
the rate of 60 per coat. per annum If the prisoner had
been able to cootinue to pay in t tat that rite, the bills
would probably have been renewed.
Mr. Strawbridge was then span called, and he said that
the aceeptaecor of Sarah Palmer to the whole of the bills
prodeeed by the last witness sere to pries.
By Serj ant Bh•e—The signature ta an imitation of Mrs.
Pelisses hendwritieg, but Je. would not have; deceived me
fora mister.

The case for the prorecatios was here oneluded.
The speee% of Soiesot Sees for the detence was post-
poned lista Wednesday (h•.) er,rninr.