The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-05 00:00:00

BOW.STREET.

Yesterday a man of decent appearance, named Thomas Farrell,
was brought up for a second examination, charged with skiing and
abetting one Patrick Kelly (not in custody) in forging a certain re.
ccipt for the ohm of 7.2/. Is. bd. with intent to defraud the Provi.
dent Institution tur savings, in Lcicester.place, Leicester-square.
It appeared front tie evidence in the ease, that In September last
the prisoner deposited Stil. in the above•named Savings Bank, and
in l.h..veinber 2tll. more. Ile signed his name, as is the custom, in
the books of the establishment, and received a book in which the
deposits were entered. and upon the production of which alone the
return of those deposits could be obtained. Some time subse-
quently the prooner entered into a negotiation with 111 r. David
Frampton, the landlord of a public-house called the Pitt's Head,
in the tirange-road, Bermondsey, for the purchase of the lease and
business, for wl•ich the priootter was to give 1300/. The 701. which
Farrell had in the Ssrings Bank was to form part of the purchase.
money, and on the 6sii of North he went to that establishthent
with 31r. Frampton, for the purpose of making a transfer in the
books in the r guise way ; it being agreed upon that the money
should remain at the Bank until Farrell took possession of the
house, %ditch he was to do on the same afternoon, The name of
Farrell Yen erased trom the books of the Bank, and that of 3lr.
Frampton substituted, and the same was done in the receipt.book
before-mentioned, which was handed to 3lr. Frampton, as the
proper person to possess h, but the latter gave it back to the pri-
soner.

It is one of the regulations of the bank in question, that persons
who have money ceposited there shall give a certain number of
days' notice of their intention to withdraw any part of it, such
notice to be entered in a book kept for that purpose at the bank.
Pursuant to this regultiion, a notice was entered antecedent to the
20th of March, signed " D. Frampton." that on the latter day the
701, with the interest, standing in that name, would be withdrawn.
h a voile. was ent.tred by a man who has been since ascertained to
be one Patrick Kelly, a relation nt' the prisoner's, Mr. Frampton
not being present, nor having any knowledge of the transaction.
On time 20W As same man, accompanied by another, went to the
Savings Bank ald demanded the 70!., and interest, amounting to
21. Is. Bd. • and a receipt in the proper book being filled up, he
signed ** thsvid Frampton." Mr. Lee, the senior clerk of the
bank, thought this signature and that of the notice were somewhat
di&rent in character from the one to the original transfer, and,upon
comparing them, his suspicions of foul play were so strongly con-
firmed, that he rtfuseil to pay the money at that time, desiring
them to call again. They did not, however, make their appeuance
afterwards.

The prisoner, who, as before seated, um to have taken posses-
sion of 31,. Frampton's house on the tith of Much, tailed in mak-
ing up the sum required, and consequently. could not go in, and
31r. Frampton " gone hint time," as it is called, until Easter
Monday. when the pristit.er sent for him to talk about finally set-
dila; the matter.; and speaking with reference to the 701. in the
Savings Bank, said, •• I want you to go with me to get it out ; we
have tried, but cihnot get it, unless all parties are together."
51r. Frampton did not object to go, but before they went the pri-
soner said that it would be necessary that he (prisoner) should
swear An affidavit for the satisicition of the people at the bank, and
he accordingly drew up a form, In which It was stated that " he
and David Frampton were the only persons who possessed any inte-
rest in the sum in question ;" and added at the same time, that it
was" his.( prisoner a)sole property." (This curious aflidavit created
some laughter.) When they went to the bank, the prisoner was
questioned by telinitlf, a patrol, who was in attendance, and he ad.
(toward that he knew. Patrick Kelly, who was his cousin, and said
he lived at No. 43, Tintenham-street, Tottenharn.court.road. Smith
went there, and could find no such person, but he ascertained that
Patrick Kelly lived at No. 23, in the same street, and that he ht.d
gone suddenly into the country. Farrell was then taken into
custody.. .. - . . . . . .

Mt:ALLEY, who attended for the prisoner, submitted that
there was not auffitient evidence to implicate his client, whatever
suspicion might be entertained upon the subject.
Mr. HALLS, however, remanded the prisoner for a week.
A midctle.aged man, of extremely respectable appearance, calling
himsaif Wns. Watkins, was on Alonday evening charged on sus-
picion of robbing a gentleman named Adams, of Torcester, North-
amptonshire, id a diamond pin.
Toe prosecutor stated that he was going into the pit of the Adel.
phi Theatre, to vitalise Mr. l'ates's performances, that evening,
when in the rush, as the doors opened, the prisoner (who was next
to him) placed his arm amiss his breast, pressing him with some
violence. anti in a moment witness missed his shirt pin, which he
had kit sate a minute or two before. He collared the prisoner,
Silo attempted to get oat of the house, and fought desperately to
accumplish that object. It required the strength olseveral to secure
him. (He is a very powertul.looking man.) The prisoner was
taken to the next publk-Imuse to be searched, and in the interim
the pin /AM eickea taphy two ladies. They were showing it, when
a "gentleman" came ap and said the owner was known to hint, and
he would take the pm to him. Mr. Adams, however, never saw
the gentleman or the pin.
. . . .

The prii.oner declared that he was wrongly *reused, and that his
only reason for lighting was that he thought an attempt was being
nude to rob him of li:swatch, which be felt nearly drawn from his
fob. In answer to somwqmslions he said he was a sea-faring man,
and had been several yet►w in the service of the East India Com-
pany, sailing to and 11101%1 OW Cape of Good Ilope. He had been
home about seven IliOntidA

Sir R. Bins= ordered him to be brought up again yesterday,
in the hope that the ladies who found the pin might be forthcoming,
but they were rot, aid be um again remanded until Thursday
next. He is not at all own to any of the officals.
H TON-GARDEN
Vicious Plibrs u.-.l.Yeatenlay Cliarks Stirling was
charged with stealing ia the dwelling-hoose of Met. Pagett, two
silver table-spoons, of the value of 31, 4. 41, I upwards.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar, lie wag immediately re.
cognized as the same pis%nose who was committed from this of.
If cc in July last, by Mr. Liaiog, on a charge of stealing a horse
from Mr. henry Martin, principal of a riding-school, in BMW.
tatigh-otrert, Burion-crescent. His general appearance was, how.
ever, greatly changed. On the former occasion he was dressed
rather in a military fashion, wearing a blue frock coat, black cap,
and black handkerchief. His apparel at present is equally fa-
shionable, though leas remarkable. He was tried at the Old
Bailey Stssimis, on the capital offence, but as it was proved
that ha had only hired the hone, Mr. Justice Gimlet stopped the
prosecution, and directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner. who was
discharged, with a serious admonition from the Bench. Unhappily
for himself. and for his family, his critical escape on that occasion
did not make the inspressMn upon his mind which had been ex-
pected. and it is to be feared that the companicna with whom he
bas since been in the habit of associating were not of the most %e-
-lect order. Repeated overtures have been made to him by
several friends, to send hint out to India ; but lie has sedulously
*banned their proffered services.
Mr. Mallon, the shier' clerk, when entering the charge in die
minute-book, observed io the prisoner, " You have been here
before."

with great effrontery, replied, " Me I me, here before !
You mistake very 11106. Iwn never here In my lifc.'t.
Mr. Haiku—Your name is Charles Stirling, ta it not ?
Stirlitew—Yes, tha, is my name.
Mr. filallelt—Then you were committed from this office on a
charge of stealing& hot se from Mr. Illartin, the riding-master.
Stirling—l assure you lam not the same person, although
of the same naThe.

Several of the officers, however. confirmed Mr. Mallett's sus.
piei.ins, much to the annoyance of the prisoner. i
The &flowing wiligoores were then examined :
Mrs. Elixab:th• Meet, of No. 27, Chapel-street, Pentonville, '
owed, that the prisoner ratted at the house on Monday evening,
gefe
between six end so o' clock. and said he came by appointment to
see Mr. Parr,' eman who lodged there. %Pitiless replied that
Mr. Parr had not c home, but she 2xpected that he soon would.
From the gen, le:narlike manner. and extorior of the prisoner, she
had no Lesitation In wilting Abu to take a chair in the_parlour until
31r. Parr should come home. lie accepted the offer, and was
ushered into the front parlour. which was occupied by Me. Parr.
In a few minutes afterwards he rung the bell, and said, that as he
bad to make a call on a friend in the neighbourhood, he should not

wait Mr. Parr's return, but wnuld look in again at eight o'clock.
After his departure, witness went into the ronm, and discovered
that two table-spoons had been taken off the sideboard. She imme-
diately followed him into the street, and perceiving him at sonic
little distance off, rained a cry of " stop thief," and he was in con-
sequence apprehen Jed.
Mr. William Parr, the gentleman alluded to by the list witness,
said that he never knew the prisoner until Monday, when he met
him accidentally at a tavern in the City. It happened that they
occupied the lame box at dinner and in the course of conversa-
tion, the prisoner represented himself as a naval officer, and, proved
himself to be very generally conversant With the world, and appa-
rently a most entertsinirg companion. The impression thus has-
tily made on his (31r. Part's) mind was so favourable, that he in.
vited his new.made acquaintance to spend an evening with him in
Chapel-street, whenever it should suit his convenience, and hinted
that he WWI himself generally disengaged after five o'clock. Wit-
ness observed that it seemed he was not glow in accepting the ins'.
union. for he railed the same evening, but at that time he (Mr.
Parr) happened to have an engagement which detainee him longer
than usual.

Willie; Dennis, of Barnaby-row, hearing a cry of " atop thief."
followed the prisoner, whom he saw running in White Conduit.
sinet. On po,sing into North-place. he threw two spoons over a
boarded tee-ce into a waste ground, called the Lairs ; they were af-
terwards picked up. and delivered to Mrs. Pagett. The prisoner
was stopped in North-place.
Frederick Lloyd, a boy, saw the prisoner throw away the
spoons, and picked them up on the other side of the fence.
Whittingham, a Bow-street patrol, produced the spoons, which
were identified by Mr. Parr u his property. They were worth '
about fifty. shillings.
Mr. Setleant SELLO/1 directed the clerk to put them down at
thirty shillings value.
The prisoner was asked if he wished to say anything in his de-
fence? He replied " No."
He was then fully committed to take his trial at the ensuing Old
Bailey Sessions.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
DESERTING Cut !Amy-lc—Yesterday Allen Kennedy, a decent
looking. woman. dressed in mourning, was brought before Messrs.
Oregon, and %White, at the instigation of the parochial officers be-
longing to St. Margaret's, Wistminster, for having deserted her
three infant children, whereby they became chargeable to the above
parish.
It appeared that the accused woman's husband died in No-
vember last, near Eaglesham. in Sussex, in consequence of which
she received relief from the parish there of 7s. fid. per week ; but
wishing to get her eldest girl into the Duke of York's school, she
brought her family to town, and was panted thither by the pa.
rochial authorities ; she then took up her residence in the vicinity
of Westminster. where she subsequently made application for re.
lief from the above parish.
Mr. GREW/HlE—When you applied to me I referred you to
the Overseers, and you told me then that your husband was a
31altese man ?

Mrs. Kennedy—lle was, your Worship.
.Mrs. Murphy, residing in Peter-street, with whom the children
had been left when deserted by their mother, said that she had
known Mrs. Kennedy's parents before she was born, for many
years, in Dublin; they had also been in England, and lived some
time in M'estrninater. If Mrs. Kennedy said she was my daughter
it is a falsehood.

By Jardine, the Beadle—Did you not say yesterday that the
woman herself was born in Westminster ?

Mrs. Murphy—No; I said I knew she was born in England.
Her parents were Dublin people.
Mrs. Kennedy. in her defence, said the had no intention of de.
serting her children at the time she left [kern with Mrs. Murphy,
but admitted having ran away from them, and it was on her return
to the infants again that she was taken into custody.
The Overseers said that they were by no means satisfied with the
woman's tale, and considered she intended to impose her family on
them by the manner she had acted, in leaving the parish where she
received a weekly allowance; they however would take care of her
and the infants for the present.
They were then ordered to be taken to the workhouse.
LAM BETH-STREET
. .

AN ESSEX CALF.—Yesterday, one ut the laraelitish tribe,
named Wolf Cohen, was brought up in custody of one ut the Bow.
street patrol, charged by a simple-looking countryman with having
swindled him out of 31. Ws. rhe circumstances were these:

The complainant, John Crow, was passing along St. !diary-axe.
admiring, " as if." to use hit own expression, " nothing was the
matter," the different beautiful things in that honest part of the
town, when his attention was attracted by two persons, one of
whom was the prisoner, making a bargain for a watch. They dis-
agreed about the price, and in consequence separated. (in doing
so, the confederate said that the prisoner Cohen should net have it
even at 10/. On this the prisoner came up to his Essex friend, and
requested him to purchase it for him, saying, that he would give
hint some shillings for his trouble, at the same time describing it as
a bargain, and that it wept on three jewels. The Oat was caught.
and entered into a negotiation, which ho shortly closed by giving
34. 165.; but when he hoped to realize the benefit of his bargain,
the prisoner had shrouded, and wa► nowhere to be found.
The prisoner, in defence, pleaded that the transaction had taken
place in the City, and was in consequence transmitted thither for
further examination.