The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-11 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES IN LEEDS.

LEEDS, SATE/DAT EVENING.
To-day the prisoners, John Warren and Hannah
Leonard, charged with purloining large some of money from
letters obtained by false representations from the post-office,
were again arraigned bebre the borough magistrates (or
farther examinatsen. The charges brought against them
at/ are of a more excessive character than at first
Involving not only the purloining of the 7411. bill,
t Mao weedily, orders, railway dividend warrants, deo.
The following is a summery of the evidence :
Squire Mitchell, In the service of Mr. Atkinson, wool-
stapler, Bradford, said his muter gave him a letter on Mon-
day, to put into the post ollos at Bradford. It wee addressed
to some firm and "brothers,' wool merchants, Lied.. He
pat it Into the pat-office letter box, and be had not sun it
sine,. He had not any other letters fir the post-081C11 that
night.
Mr. John Atkinson, the gentleman who Bent the bill to
Meson. Holt, Brothers, Leeds, for 7441. ISt., identified the
bill as the one to which he referred in his previous exami-
nation.

Mr. Croft also identified the bill se the on. issued by the
bank at Bradford to Mr. Holt, and as that which the pri-
mmer, John Warren, brought to the bank on the sth inst.,
and which he diseounted as already explained. "Abe name
"Wm. Holt," endorsed on the bill, was the name which the
prisoner first wrote, and the firm, " Mein. Holt, Brothers,"
also written on the back of that bill, was in the same hand-
writing.
Mr. Benjamin Walker, of the firm of Titley, Tatham, and
Walker, Leeds, was next examined in reference to a post-
lace order for 61., which had been obtained by the prisoner
from the post•oiHce. It was issued at Bothnia, and was
made payahle to the above firm. The name of the firm was
upon it, but it was not In the handerritiog of ci,her witness
or any of his partners, who are fits spinners. A dividend
warrant from the Midland Railway Company was also pro-
duced, which had not reached witness, end to which his
name was attached as one of the executors of the lota Thomas
Lund. The amount of dividend was GI. 9.. sd. He had ex-
amined the warrant, dated Nov. 6, 1860, and payable to
himself, and signed by hie name. The signature was not his
writing, nor was it that of his co executor Mr. Johnson Jack-
son. He had had occasion to inquire Ls to the dividend, and
he had ascertaked that it had been paid at the bath without
the honkers knowing to what SWUM It had been pre-
sented for payment by some person without his authority,
end the dividend never accounted for. He did not know
either of the prisoners, nor had he ever given cutter of them
authority to receive the dividend. The dividead was paid
at Leicester.

Mr. Thomas Holt, sen., of Harrogate., father of Mews.
HAt Brothers, Leeds, wooktarlers, he at gave evidence in
reference to a 4001. cheque. He sent the cheque to his sons
from Harrogate, acoompanied by a letter, on Moaday last.
He wrote the letter and put it foto the post-dlice himself.
It contained the above hewn on Messrs. Leathern. Few,
and Co., banker, Wakefield, and era, dated Leeds, Nov. 6,
1850. The cheque was filled up, and signed Thome
Holt," and now produced by him. The letter aho contained
another letter, but no other money than the cheque. Both
the letters were sealed. The letter dated Harrogate, Nov.
6, signed " Thomas Holt," and now produced by Mr. Read,
the chief constable of Leeds, and addressed " Wm. Holt,
wool merchant, Leeds," was neither witileu's handwriting,
nor did he know anything about it.
E i Crowther, pest office clerk at the Leeds Post-office,
stated that he paid the post-office order of Titley, Tatham,
and Walker, to the prisoner, John Warren, on the 12th of
September last. The order wu presenstil several times for
payment, there being no advice to piy it. It was, cons.-
' Trendy, at first Wined, but was at last, on the
post office getting advice, presented and paid.' The ad-
vice was from Bodenin. Tao prisoner Warren presented
the ,rder four or fin times. He represented bimsel as
coming from Titley, Tatham, and Walker, and represented
that its not heiog paid to them was a great iecouv, nience,
as they could not send the goods off. The order was
receipted when it war presented. In cross examination the
witness silmitted that he could not say that he bad ever
before seen the signature of Titley, Trsham, and Walker,
signed like that, to the post-office order produced. He did
not pay mach attention to the signatures usually, and gene-
rally paid the orders in the post office, if the parties present-
ing them answered the questions he asked nem respecting
the parties by whom they were sent. He did not notice that
the signature was written upon a pencil mark, but the
prisoner Warren was the person to whom he paid the order.
He never examined the signatures to order. presented it
the poet-office, to ascertain whether they were forgeries.
Robert Rhodes, Another clerk in the Lease Put office,
knew the male prisoner by sight. He believed he saw him
about the 9th of September at the window where the money
orders are issued. The last witness who was at the " paid
money order" window, asked what the witness would do in
some cue. He inquired what it was. It was a post-office
order for 61., signed by Titley, Tatham. and Walker, but he
did not look at the order to notice it particularly. He looked
at the window and saw tt a male prisoner there, and he spoke
to him (the prisoner). Winne' spoke to the conversation
respecting Titley, Tatham, and Walker not being able to
send off the goods until the order was paid. He believed the
prisoner Warren had no one with him.
Mr. Croft, of the Bradford Banking Company, identified •
1001. note produced as one he had paid to the prisoner Warren
for the 7441. bill. It war also identified as the note for which
Warren obtained twenty 61 notes at the Branch Bonk of
England, Leeds. These 61. notes, it will be recollected, were
found is Warren's beg at his father's house. They were
identified as having been paid to him at the Branch Bank of
England,
Mr. John Cooper, assistant secretary to the Leeds and
Think Railway Company, stated that on the 20th of last
September that company lent to the Leeds post-office by the
bends of the porter about 400 dividend warrants to various
proprietors. Amongst the number was one latter addressed
to Thomas C , corn factor, Leeds, centaining three
dividend warrants fir 41 84. ld., 151. 9d , and 261 141.4 d.
Mr. C ailed about ten days after he ought to have
received the warrants, and said be had hot g‘4. them. Wit-
ness went down to Messrs. Brown's bank at Leeds to inquire
if they were paid. They had Seen presented and paid, and
were produced to witness. He examined them, and found
them signed "Thomas Craven," and knowing that gentle-
man's signature, he (witness) saw the signature was not
genuine.
Thomas Saville, the porter, proved the takieg of the letters
referred to by the preceding witness to the pet-office.
James Blayds, employed by Messrs. Holt, as warehouseman,
for thirteen or fourteen years, said that the prisoner Warren
was in the same service some six years ago, and remained
about two years. Daring that period witness often sew
Warren write, and became acquainted with his handwriting,
The bill for 7441. 155., the 1004 note, the post-office order tog
and the Midland tr.:array dividend were ebewn to witness.
Ho could, however, merely express his belief as to come of the
signatures being in the prisoner's handwriting, namely,
that to the dividend warrant and the endorsements on the
backs of the bill and the 1011. note. It the signature to the
pat-office order were Warren's,witnese was of opinion that it
was more disguised. The other writing bore more resem-
blance.
Charles Hebden Norfolk, clerk to Ward and Son, solicitors,
Leeds' stated that • cheque was remitted through the pest-
office to Leeds from Keighley for about 501. Some one
wont to Reighley with the cheque, which
Messrs. Ward, and got it cashed at the Craven bank. It
was an annual contribution to the Scottish Widows' Fund.
The cheque, on being cashed, wee backed with the name of
the witness, which was a forgery. The description given of
Unperson who presented the cheque foe payment answered to
the description of the prisoner Warren. The prisoner knew
withal from a casual meeting at the end of Commercial-
street, Leeds, some six months ego. [lt is expected to bring
more conclusive evidence on Monday.]
Mr. Parker, the keeper of a coffee house, Briggate, Leeds,
identified a watch is the possession ot the prisoner, as being
one stolen from his house souse time ago.

THE POISONING AT CONIIICLIITE MOOR Horn.—
' Dnaz.irsorow, Nov. B.—The mystery in which the circum-
stances connected with the death of Mr O. Young remained
involved at the conoluion of the lut srquilt. has been con-
siderably removed by some additional evidence which has
Moll
transpired. Mary Cleuby, keeper of the Coaiscliffe
Millibar, has made the following statement, which was
taken down in writing at the time, by the medical gentleman
to whom it was einanunicated ;—" Oa the Friday week
before the death of Mr. Young be celled at the gate, and
some talk he asked for a pot to get • drink from the pump.
I gave him a glass, and I then, through the small window,
saw him at the pump take a paper from his waistcoat pocket
sad put rine white powdir from the paper int* the glass I
he put back the paper, folded, into his waistcoat pocket.
thought it was one of those boiling soda powders. He nest
began to pump, when I called through the window that he
bad better pump off the warm water which was in the
pump flee. He seemed startled when I spoke, but did as I
told him, and having got the water he turned his face from
the window and appeared to drink, and then threw
away what was left In the glass. He then sat down
on the stone at the door, and he had not sat a
minute when his colour turned pale, and I said Mr.
Young, you don't seem well. He said, no, not very
well. He then got up and walked homewards, but stopped
when he had got about 60 yards, and leaned upon his stick,
and threw up. He then walked on, and again *topped when
he had gone as far again, and threw up ; after that he turned
into the lane that leads to his house, and I lost eight of hint
till ha tame into the field beyond. In walk* up there I
saw him stop thrice and lean on his stick so that I thought
as he w throwing up again. After I lost sight of him, I took
the glass, and saw at the bottom some of the white powder,
so I took some water to rinse out the plus, and threw it into
at first, in water dose, but when it burnt up the coals burned
with a Wu than." 'The white powder describedlams to
the fire (the water and powder); it corned the coals black
eorrespond is every particular with arsenic. The absence of
fatal results at that time is accounted for by the immediate
and repeated vomltings. The discovery of these circumstances
tends materially to remove the suspicion &Melting to de-
emed'. widow, and strengthens the opinion that the poison
from which death ensued had been 'akin by deceased
BBELMONT HOUSE BGENT.—This, a large !natation at
Poetswood, near Southampton, was burnt to the ground on
Saturday night. It was built ea what is called the Porte-
man, the property of George Jones, Em., a gentle-
of pommy near LivespooL Belmont-haw wee
built sureed years ego, and was saver lahnbiSad. It osataised
largo moose eignis and oda ion prodeso wind Oka die
took plow. Amongst thus doss aka So was loillossloseds
and is Nippon* to have seisbadod Y oreodosseds ember
lion. • samba et *seam von eon as Ile ark boa ad
drop of mist mkt be Mader do in Too allowed to
tako ps esoloo. Some .g misses fres a.
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