The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1868.

CBAIWA OF "WWII* Y AtiALV6i A SULItgrOR.

At the justice-room of the Mansion-house, yes-
het dey, Mr. P. A. Yarrar, solicitor, Bt. Cieurnit's-hine,
City, underwent a preliminary examination before the
Lord Mayor on tke charge of forging and uttering a
bill of exchange for BMX, purporting to be accepted by
the Earl- of Dudley, Dudley-house, Park-lane, with in-
tent to defraud.
Mr. George Lewis, jun., eonducted the prowcutien on
behalf of Messrs. Demon, Mahon, and (10., hanker& aii-
kge-green, Dublin; and Mr. Philp appeared for the do-
fence.

-la big opening statement, Mr. Lewis said that about
the beginning of last month the prisoner waited upon a
genUenieu of the name of Newton, who carried on bud-
ges as an accountant in Threadneedle-sbeat, and re-
painted him to discount or to get discounted a bill of ex-
aminee for Stof., purporting to be accepted by the Earl
of Dudley, and he produced to Mr. Newton, as some
pretense for being an 'au of a bill of exehange
which most people would suppose, considering the re-
venue of the Iran of Dudley, was a forgery, an agree-
Inept which purported to be -between John Mullett and
the Uri of Dudley, in which the list-named person
agreed to write as opera stalled %sag Me, and in eonni-
&ration cf his composing and writing the said opera the
noble earl agreed to y him the souse SW guineas. That
agietsuent purported to be executed by the Earl of Dudley
and Mr. Mullett. The bill of exchange was trans-
mitted through Mr. Foxall, their financial agent in Lon-
don, to Mews. Guineas, andeo., bankers, Dublin,
and they, although having no suspicion of any forgery or
fraud, wrote to the Earl of Dudley as a matter of precau-
tion, and asked if the accoptanee to the bill were his
genuine seaplane.. The earl was, unfortunately, fishing
in Scotland at the time, and did not receive the letter
until many days afterwards. Maintiose the bankers hat
diaccantcil tie bill, and they forwarded the run Just, ism
the diteount, to Mr. Forall, who had received the bill and
agreement from Mr. Newton. Mr. Fossil handed the
u.ouey to Mr. Newton, and the hitter paid it to the pri-
inner. The Letter to the Earl of Dudley was written on
the 10th at• -nig; mind the bill war discounted on the
Omi the 2tth August the tlul wrult to Meelro•
Mallon, teed Co., as Loney. :

reidar Lodge, by Pit&ochry, Aug. 26, 1868.
Gentlemen,—ln reply to your letter of this loth of
Augubt, which shook' have had earlier attention but that
I Lave been moving about, I beg to lay that the bill of
whali you bent me • oopy; signed "John Mullett," and
purporting to be aocepted by me, and payable at tho
fable of England, in a forgery. I know nothing of itay
Mr. Mullett, and do not keep any banking nocpunt at tho
bank of England. I trust, In the almonds of any autho-
r,ty from me, you have not discounted the bill, and I ain,
gt utlernen, your very obedient bervant, DIJULNY.
The prosecutors acquainted his lordship with what hail
taken place, and received another letter from the earl,
the following terms:

" Forest Lodge, Dalmally, Argyleshire.
" Gentlemen,—l received your reply to my letter yes-
terday, and bastes to answer it. I can only repeat to you
what I !aid in my Ant communication. The bill is a
forgery. Mr. Hallett and his pretended opera are entirely
unknown to me, and oormetimuitly the pretended agree-
aunt is only a part of the swindle by which your Loudon
correepondrnt has been mystified. The sane thing has
been attempted this month in London, but was defeated
by the banker pro to bold the ball for the veriflos-
bon of the signature, which was refused, and the bill wee
eassequently not discounted. I greatly regret what has
occurred, but lam not in any degree answerable for it.
My silence being explained, that I have been moving
about Scotland tall 1 went to Feeler, from which place I
wrote to you. Lad I am, gentlemen, your obedient
servant, " DVDIST."

Upon receiving these letters Mr. Guineas, the head of
the firm, began an inquiry which led him soon to sus-
pect that the prisoner was the prime mover in the
matter, and be ascertained that the prisoner had re-
reived the whole of the money obtained upon this
forged acceotance. Mr. Newton onmraunicuted with the
prisoner. wise called upon him yesterday (Monday) morn-
ing, and he then, in the presence of Mr. themes, pre-
tended that be had handed the money over to Mr. Hullett,
but said that he had 1201. of it in hand, which be had not
handed ever. He was asked to give up that sum, but he
said be had not got it with him. He was then asked for •
cheque, and as he refused to give one be was given into
custody, and on being searched 1701. in bank notes, put
of the proceeds of the forgery, were found w ILA pocket.
In conclusion, Mr. Lewis said he would call evidence to
show that the prisoner had received the whole of the
money and on a future occasion he would call Lord Dud-
ley and other witnesses to prove the forgery.
Naliard Seymour Dulness deposed-1 am one of the
firm of Oiliness, Mallon, and Co., bankers, 17, College-
reZ:, Dublin. I have an agent here by the name of
11, in West Strand. Last month I received from Mr.
Yoxall a bill of exchange for 8001. (Mr. Lewis explained
that the bill was in Ireland just now, but that it would
be produced on a future occasion.) It purported to be
accepted by the Earl of Dudley, and to be drawn
by John Hullett, and it was payable at the Bank of Eng-
land. The date of the MU was, 1 think, the lOth July
this year, and it was to run three months. I also received
an agreement purporting to be signed by the Earl of Dud-
Icy, and dated the let of May. The agreement, as follows,
was put in :—•• Msmorandum of agreement made this
tint may of May, 1868, between the Hight Honourable
W Whim, Earl Dudley, of Dudley House, Park-lane, in
the county of Middlesex, and John Hullett, of Cosham,
in the county of Hants, esquire, of the other part.
Vs hereas the said John Hulett at the request of the used
N' dbanr. Earl Dudley has agreed to compose and write the
music of a ceituin opera to be entitled ' Kong Tole, such
opera to be completed within ten months from the first
day of Apia last, and in consideratou thereof the mud
V. Ammo Earl Dudley, doth hereby for himself, his exe-
cutors, and administrators, promise and agree to pay to
the said John Dullett the sum of 400 guinea., as and for
his services in composing and writing the music to the
said opera, such NUM to be paid on the mimpletion of tie
ssnie ; but in ease the said opera should not be completed
by the said John Hullett within the said tune, vie., on or
before the Ist day of February, INA then the seal John
Hellen shall nut be entitled to receive any portion of the
said sum of $OO guineas, and the said Willi un
Earl Dudley shall be discharged from the afore-
nod pis) nieut. And it is further agreed that
Letween and by the hurtles hereto, that on the completiou
of tl.e said upon within the time aforesaid, he tie said
Vs ilium Earl Dudley, les executors or administrators,
shall &ea will on demand pay to the anal John Hullett,
Lu esteutors or administrators, on hie and their order, the
beforementioned sum of 800 guineas, and in default there-
of he shall be eutdied to recover the same sum as and for
liquidated damages. And it is further agreed by and
between the parties hereto that should any dispute arise
as to the said opera, it is agreed that it shall be referred
for arbitration to two persons, one to be chosen by the
said William Earl Dudley, his executors or administrators,
ou his behalf, and the other to be chosen by the said John
Hullett, his executory or administrators on Ins behalf, and
in case they cannot agree then it shall be referred to •
third person as umpire, who is to be named by the said
two arbitrators before they pressed with their inquiry,
and who's (sic) award it is hereby agreed between the
piutiee hereto and their respective executors or adininis-
trators shall be final and conclusive, and all parties shall
be bound thereby, as witness the hands of- the parties
hereto." [Then follow the signature. Dudley" and
'• John Hullett." The handwriting of the witness to the
first signature is illegible; the sec cud signature purports
to be witnessed by '• Alfred Poole, nu:umbra of -Per-
brook." ]
Examination continued—l likewise received this letter
(produced) trout Hullett, addressed to the prisoner:
' " -

"Clarence Lodge, l'urbrituk, Catalan%
Hants, July 25.
"Hear Mr. Furrar,—l enclose you the bill of Earl Dud-
ky'll w hick I named to you before, and should be es-
ti eniely obliged if you could let mu have the each for it,
what you think lair. I ought to add the rewan it was
nut made payable at Dudley's bankers is that his lord-hip
tiling to have had a wish it should not be, probably
bet auto he did not wish it to be in their hands, being a
pirate one to me ou account. It will be met at the bank
it is made pay able to without ten, dear Mr.
Inner very truly yours, J. lIIILLEIT. F. A. Farrar,
Etq., G, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, E.C."
behoving these documents to be genuine, we sent to
Mr. ',oxen • draft for the amount less the thsoouut,
about Mt. Prior to that our firm had written to Earl
Dudley and received no reply. On Saturday last we
placed the matter in the hands of the police. This
Diorama 1 went to the office of Mr. Newton, accountant,
South Sea House, Threadneedle-street, and while I was
talking to Mr. Newton the prisoner came in. I said,
" The Earl of Dudley repudiator all know-
lecke of Mr. Mullett." The prisoner said it was
very strange, that he knew the transaction wan quite
right. I asked him if he had prepared the swimsuit:tat as
a solicitor. He said, "No • that moat respectable solici-
tors in the Temple had prePared it." I asked their name,
and be replied that be knew the firm, but it was so un-
pleasant a hennaed' that he would not like to give their
name. I said I thought I was entitled to know their
name, and he said he mast decline to ((iv() it. I said to
him, ;referring to the proceeds of the bill, "You have re-
ceived the mono/ from Mr. Newton' Mr. Newton was
present, and said he had, with the inception of a small
sum of 104 The • assented to that, and said it
wee so. I then ed him if be had paid over the money
to Mr. Mullett. He said, "All, with the exception of
1261." I said, " Well, I supper you have no objection to
hand me over the 1251. pendiniinvestigation as to the
genuineness of the bill" He said he did not see why he
should do that. I said, "Suppose you hand it to Mr.
Newton to be added to the 107. until I arm satisfied of the
genuineness of the bill" At this time I had not said it
was • forgery, having simply stated that Earl Dudley re-
pudiated all knowledge of Mr. Mullett.
In reply to the Lord Mayor,
Mr. Lewis said there was such • person as Mr. flullett,
but he bad been an instrument in the hands of the pri-
soner.

Examination continual—Prisoner assented to the blot
proposal I made, and I immediately re tweeted him to hand
over the money. " Oh," he and, "I have not it with we,
but I will give it to him on W.Ainvalay." I said, "I
must leave for Dublin to-night, nod I would like to see
the money in Mr. NIA% hands before I go." " I eau-
not do that.," he said, "but you may go to Dublin, Will
ieekon ma Mr. Newton having the money by Woiltie
I paid, " It will be morn comfortable for me to see it paid.
t!luilly,e you give Mr. Nvwtuu 4 Waving on your bqukuri.