The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-06 00:00:00

THE &AWARD FORGERIES.

James Anderson and James Townsend Seward,
who have been repeatedly remanded upon charges of exten-
dse forgeries and frauds upon many of the City banking-
hog" were spin brought before the Lord Meyer, at the
Mansion-boom, yesterday, for further examination.

The court wee Thy much crowded, and by the side of the
Lord Mayor WA Mr. Hankey, General Fox, Mr. Leeman,
of Crookern, Mr. H. Lowman Taylor, and many ahem con-
nected with mercantile pursuits. Mr. Mullane, solicitor to
the Committee of Bankers for Protection from Forgeries end
Fraud, again attendixl ea the part of the peemanion.
Mr. William Ingersoll was sworn, and said—l em cashier
In the hem of Moms Kinnaird and Co., of Austinfriare.
The bil yeenneed for 1,0001., purporting to be accepted by
ear tin, is a forgery. The bill for 2001., oleo produced, ac-
ogled by the Inn is a genuine document, and was left fur
anemilmoce by a man named Bardwiake.
Me: D. Baldwin—l was meet for Messrs. Smith and
LW, npwa medecetnen of Sydenham. They kept an
seem' wait Meerse.=ii:d Company, the bankers.
In Angled lestH ssi to draw cheques upon Meese
Menky swlekelßattlilAla. th and Knight. Tke three
deg= peli ar lea, and 60/., purporting to be
al==not In mg bondwriting.
Attuned-1 reside et 18, Ampton-street,
Oneodnn-ron4iliSepteadker lest •• pens called upon
me m" hired in my bum Iltor Or be smid) s friend
can et the sem Dines. To as beet et Ng
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the
Tarim& peadnear., tem men to istsz.= end wat.! de-
livered lean perms who hired my
Mr. A. W. Morrie, a clerk in the oeustry department of
M. ].slur's bank, amid-1n September lest a euni eel
Mal. MIS rid Into of book in the name of James Witney,
by do wad* Hauivhdoe, who desired that it might be tent
leTnneser" flews igys afterwards, the prieoner Anderson
called, esnmetel ihn the rum should be advised in the
mom et Jere Meigft, a" that it might be received in that
28".• I toll him Oa the change in the name could nut he
ink without the maturity of Mr. Witney, upon which ho
esid that Mr. Witney brigone up the Rhine.
Mr. W. H. Knight—l live at 17, Bayliam-etreet, Camden-
town. I era in the behit of frequenting the Ortsham Anne,
in Wood-street. Aland sit months ago I woo in the parlour
of that house, when three pen°mr entered it. I identify
Atwell an one of the three, and have every reason to believe
that Saward and Hardwicke were the two others. I saw gold
peas between them, and a hook eimilar to the one produced by
Moss, the came, wee lying on the table before them.
John Moss—l am • detective officer belonging to the City
police force. On Friday, the 26th of December, I aceom-
penied Haggett (else a detective officer) lo No. 9, John-
street, Oxford-street. We knocked at the door, and inquired
foe a ltr. Hopkins. A female who opened the door made a
reply, upon which Huggett left for the purpose of ascertain-
ing whether the information she had given us was correct.
Shortly star liwett had gone I saw a door closed very
gently. I immediately entered the room, and saw &mud,
and mid to him, "Oh, Mr. llopirine,,we have been looking
for you for some time." lie replied, My name is not Hop-
i:Me, sir." 1 mid, "No ; I believe it is Seward." Ile replied,
' You are quite mistaken: what is it youwant I replied "
am one of the officers belonging to the City of London.
I want you for forgery." At this time Huggett returned.
We then charged horn with having been concerned with
Herdwieke, Atwell, and Anderson in forging a bill for 1,0001.
upon Messrs. Heywood and Company. lie said that he
knew nothing about it, and that he did not know the parties
whose namee we had mentioned to him. We told him that he
would have to go to the City with or, upon which he said,
"I shall not go unless you force me." Huggett naked hint
what force he reguireit upon which he replied, "Laying
your hands on me. ' Ile then requested to be allowed to go
to the closet. We told him that he might do so, but that we
mot first see what he had in his pockets. Huggett searched
him in my presence, and took from his pocket two blank
cheques upon the Cambridge branch of the Loudon and
We: manger Bank. Seward raid, "Oh, they are nothing,
destroy them." We also took a small book from his pocket,
which I produce. He made no further request to toe 'Mowed
Wgo to the closet. We put him into a cab, and e n our and
to the City he mid, " I suppose it's no use holding on: any
. My name is Jem Seward."
longer
(interrupting)—l said no roch thing.
Mom—We conveyed him to Bow-lane station, whereo we
charged him, and afterwards to the Mansion-house. hen
we got there he said, "Oh, there'. life. Marne."
Seward—l did not my so; I could not say so; because I
did not know Mr. Mullen'. It was you who said it. It was
the first time Iliad seen Mr. Mullen. in my Life.
Moss—He acid, " Toll him (Mr. Marne) I want to plank
to him." Mr. Mullens returned with me, upon which Se-
ward sad to Woo, " Mr. Mullen*, these men have thought
Tamer be tab roe into custody." Mr. Mullen* replied,
Ye% spin right, tp my directions." nugget then took
bow bi• owe pocket the two blank cheques produced, and
sited these le Mr. Mullen*, upon which Seward said,
" Oh, they dm allcheques, they are no we. You won't
nab used new, will you?" Mr. Mullins replied, "I
shall do non*/ but what i. neeemery."
sassed—Whet I said about those cheque* woo thie—
" Them two bleak dorm are no use • they are 16 or 17
years old." They were dated 1840. 1 Wed ono or two of
them for wade peser,_my Lord. (Laughter.)
The Lard Mayer—Ton will have an opportunity of making
I any observations yea think proper by-and-bye.
We. Moline mid he had now closed the rue for the pro-
madam
Mr. Oscines, the chief clerk, then proceeded to read the
winning* ispontione of Atwell and Ibudwicke, which oc-
ereCalneetibe mike day.
were then remanded till Wednesday next,
when Ll= at the other witnemes (about rrtty m
nuallog) mea be reel previous to the case being emit to the
NSW Dining Com t.