The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1867.

to the benldsrphome of Mama. Coutes and Co., and pre-
sented an order for a Amite-book, apparently signed by the
firm of H. and B. R. Lewin, solicitors, of Southampton-
street, who were cuatomers of the bank, and the elmature to
the order being apparently genuine, the chigoe-book wee
given to bka. On the following day the primmer mein pre-
satted Mardi at the bank with a cheque for 2604 that lad
ben taxman tithe cheque-book, and was apparently drawn
by if arm Lewin, and the denature wea so perisotly
' well Imitated, that the clerk had no suspicion, sad
he paid the cheque with • 200/. note end fifty sovereigns.
Between two and three o'clock on the ease afternoon the
west to the Bank of England and wanted to change
Lblller 0/. note for sovereigns, but the aircumstanos of so large
ea
amount of gold being required having excited the taw
pkice of the clerk to whom the note was given, he put some
questions to the and be beams very much confused,
and said that the sotsprimmer, had been gives to him by a man te
wciththanged. Fennell, the detective offlon, was then celled
and ha made some inquisies of the prisoner, in answer to
he stated that the man had given him the note on
Ludgate-hill, and that be was to have a pound for hie tremble
ht getting It changed. He also said that he was to have met
the men spin In 13t. Pees Churchyard, and to have given
Nun the matally. The prisoner than prodnoed twenty move-
!em his weietcoet-pocket and gave them to the Moor,
.the
ha mid that he had given the remainder of the gold to
the ram who had sent him with the oheque • end ha et the
see thee saki that he might se well tell l'he whole Muth
about the meter. Mr. Lew* stolid in the course of hie
evidence OM the prisoner was an entire stranger to him, and
he also Meted that the ligasmires to the order for the ohemse
book, and In the amine, ware both most ezosliont imitations
of the ponies elpaaara, bat there was not the least evidenoe
by thew by whet roses the prisoner had become were of the
feet that Hamm Lewin bept an moonlit at Couttela, or in whet
smart he had been imaldad to obtain such a close inntatica
of Ids simenture se at be melded to deceive the clerk at the
bank. _ _ _

The *sewer, whew aided spot for his dim, pet ia
whim staismat, is which he repulsed tits dm he told the
case; sod decked that he had been weds the daps of the
ma he reined ts. _ _

111r7irlisiitirs bavins summed up, the jury without say
WWI= nomad verdict of Ovary
.

La taw beintilig to the bianCheeter police was this
esembed, eel he pored tint the prisoner ass ooaricted to
1984 YYoe ely, et eteelka • quantii7 of carpet, and eati-
MEW es be Impakesed sad loot to hard labour toe twelve
I. Re AIM tket el the time the conektlee took
plus the primeer oonspiad • respectable pakten at Ken.
teselor.

n. • Ismised Jake, la relag eateace, ail that awe,
sire ape tankers wee-canted oat with the meet tea-
sturrie set, and I/ he had believed that the parrs was
• racial la ale arrectiaa ha Arad have permed a mach
more lIMMI suaiseee the the an. Ite as audio
Thee mold act, \ evertor, be say doubt QM he=
POSY lewd la ae ware, zed that be wee perfectly well
aware at as fraadalwet oaten of the treastEla fa which
he woe Fffeit, mad ke that time he ordered him to be
Wept lervitail Ike by yam
Jomp Drake, U. was Waded for a felonious emialt upon
Mho Toone', • abi dews yews old.
Mr. Sleigh prorated ; the prewar was &Wed by Ms.
Ribton. _ _

it—aipsarod that the prisoner was s milkman, raiding at
Beyhant-strest, Canden-town, and the minions at the pro-
seautriz tired is the sane neighbourhood, and at the tine
the offence was canzeitted he we. lunar an tof
marriage with one of her older asters. The litW girl was
ant to take can of the prisoner's shop during hi. alessos
in the meniat, sad an errangentent nee made that a bed
shod/ be neap far her upon mate chairs, and this was dins
for two or these nights. One night, howenr, it a
that the prisoner awn hone vary late, and be toldgmp;o1!
„rankle ke could not make bar bed, and an mast go and
snip la his room, and during the night be committed the
cameo imputed to him, and it was accompanied by obelus-
sneer at great aggraratka.
The was found Gritty, and son non to be kept
d peel aseritsde for Mss yews.