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'the son of the last witness. I lystiert t.he Prisoner ;
1 have seen him ot. thy feditili He called '
respecting mew Miss, mak so *no INw shown to
rue. I bseettletteililki glowealiWal ingest "i-
-terations; I hive alas esnirkim cut the tickets after
they were struck or. "1", " • • w • -
David Brown.—.l-eim a coppemilloin„pmeder
the employ of Mr. Newman. Hume WM the Pei.
ismer to my meter's premises, and here seen hill"
cutting the tickets after they were worked of.
Timothy Nuland, also a printer in Mr.Newasan's
employ, deposed to Inertias seen die Prisoner on his
usastei's premises.
Richard Sinitherman, follemeatent Illeasrs. Wise
sod Co. paper-manufactures% lideenne, reed.
lected executing sr order ter paikof fir the Pri-
soner. He 'produced the mounts by which the
piper was laid.
Julio Foy, the officer, produced- a bundle it
paper which he had takes/JAM Mr. Neweeingd-
premises on the Ist August.
Mr. Newman was strolled amt stilted, that this
was port of the paper furnished by the Prisoner,
upon which the notes were struck off
Mr. Sinitherman then said, he recollected the
Pri-oner giving orders to have an alteration made
in the wider-mark and substance of the paper.
The moulds now is. Court are the same from
which the paper was made. He recollected the
Prisoner coming down to Maidstone, accompauitd
by another person and giving the wider for the el-
ieration, and selecting a sheet to choose the colour
and substance by. He recollects hearing the Pri-
soner say they were to be used by r planter
abroad, who intended to issue theta instead of
money.
Cross-examined by Mr. Auot.rtius—The person
who was with the Prisoner at Maidstone-did not
speak English, but a language which witness did
not understand, and the Prisoner appeared to=
inunicute to him in that language what pa •
English.
Augustus Wm. Eckert examined by the 'Twain&
of an interpreter.—Witness speaks the German
language. He is inspector of the police at Berlin,
and it is his dusty to inspect the dollar notes at Ber-
lin, io order to detect forgeries. The nwe now
put isito witness's hand is a Tressury note, or re-
ceipt (the German word means either), for u dollar.
Another note being handed to bins he said, that was
u bad one. He load seen a number of notes in the
puissession of Foy, the (Scheer, which were all forged.
Is. June and July last, and even in May, several
Jews. and among them Lobb and Simeon, were
taken up for putting off bad notes in Berlin.
Witness 'cause over to England with Simeon. and
arrived here nu the 10,h of July. They did not
bring any letter of introduction to the Prisoner. but
wanes. put into the post at Berlin a letter directed
to the Prisoner.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDRDWii.—He has
nothing to do with the office at Berlin from which
Sliest- ewers are issued ; but lie receives and executes
orders r(41111 the Tressury at Berlin.
Kr-examined by Mr. HoLLAN D.—Thee notes now
produced are signed by the Raton Von Altesistein,
Prussian Minister, usid are paid at Beam. Breslau,
and Konigsberg. The title of the Minister is
811011 Alies atria. The name of the King of
Prussir is Frederick %Valium.
By Mr. Amoacws.—Witness has nothing to du
with the office fiesta which the notes are issued,
There is no person here from the dollar office, but
witness has instructions respecting these papers
from the Treasury. These notes are current mo-
ney; every one who presents them at the Treasury
will receive money for thesis. They are received
at all the places where duties are paid. They are
both received for duties. and to be exchanged for
money. The witness has a hundred time. seen
money given for theist at the Treasury ; they are
always paid in full. They are called in Prussia
Treasury notes or receipts; they are current money
through the kingdom; they are money issued by
the Government, told received as money through-
out the kingdom.
By Mr. BoLLAWD.—If a dinner were ordered
at an inn in Prussia, the innkeeper would take Close
notes in payment.
By Mr. ANDILEVIC—The note now put in my
haul is a good one. They are not receipts from
Government, acknowledging the receipt of money
only.
By Mr. Bot.L&ND.—Any tradesman in Prussia
would take them in payment for goods.
By the Couar.—Baron Alienstein was Prussian
Minister of Finance at the tune these notes %%ere
issued. The signature on the notes is nut in the
Baron's haud-writing, but is an engraved fur-simile
of it.
Mr. Schmidt, the interpreter, sworn, and ex-
amined as a witness, gave the interpretation of the
note put into his hand :—" A Treasury note, or re-
ceipt, of one dollar in currency. according to the
standard of 1764, valid in all ilealissqs in full.—
D. A Iteustein." The reverse as follows :—" Tiers-
sttry note, or receipt, for one dollar in currency,
Office of Realisation, lioningsberg." The note
is wholly in the German language. The forgery
resembled the original in its form and wording.
Augustus Wm. Eckert furilter examined. The
crows. in the centre or the note has the letters
" F. W. R." uuderneath ; they mean Fredeiick
William. Rex.
By Mr. ADocilpHUs.—A promirsury note for a
debt is called in German rehreldhsrheire, but a re-

ceipt is celled schebe.
Peter Simeon sworn.—Re►idrr at No. 4, Villiers-
street. Strand. Has known the P.ionstr nine year*.
Witness Caine to England with the willies Eckert.
They arrived iii London on the I lih July, and en-
ures saw the. Priecnier on the following day. Wit-
ness told the Prisoner lie had been sent by Mr.
Lubb to receive the 5.000 notes, and that Prisoner
had received a letter to that effect. Priaolier raid
he had received such a letter, but it was not pro-
duced. Witne.it told him he winded " the 5,000
Prussian notes fur Air. 1..11)11." Witness had been
pr?sent on a former uccssion elicit souse note. were
given by the Prisoner to Lohb. He aim hint Kite the
Isola to LOA at No. 4J, lant-street, Borough. in
March and Aptil heat. The notes given by the
Prisoner to Lolib were like that now put into wit-
ness', hand. Witness told the Pr.simer he huh
been rent from Haniburgla by Air. Loll► to Kr, the
5,000 notes. 'rite Primmer always spoke German •
to him. He said be would try to get the notes, but
must have some money. 5/. in advance. 11/thieve
had not 5/. in his pocket at the time, but promiaed


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