The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-11-28 00:00:00

FORGERY.

Darius the last week • forgery to a considerable amount
has hem diameters% and several pet sous being implicated, wo
thought it right, for the ends of public justice, sot to report
eirconastances, or the parties names, till they were all in
custody ; which hoe beets effected without either party bawling
any koowledge of it, by the good nstuagranent and eaertious
of Harry Adkins.
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The eiremiustaneee are as fullow.Oeet
tbe Wednesday the mth a moo of the name of
Chambers was applied to by a person called .14* Burrell, to
do some tontines. for • convict in Relegate of the name of
ifirehie. He went to bbn in Newgate, end he told him he
vomited Win to get • Banker's cheek cashed. and daired him
to fall tie twit day, which he accordingly did. A yeas;
man .1 the name of Blair followed him into Newgate IS
Hiteitio, and Roberts joined their company ; they all coot-
coed in conversed°, fur smite time. When Chambers and
Ilea len Nil/write, and went to the Tobit's Dog, • public-
house is St. Peers Cluarch-yard, where they partook of some
refreshment, after which they parted ; and Blair agreed to
meet him again at the same house at three o'clock on the
same day, which they did when Blair gave him • check for
6,m1. purporting to be draws b 1 Craig and Corleld,
Sollci-
ton, of Skinners'-Hall, ups, Ware, Deuce, sad Simpson,
Bartholomew-lane, Bookers; sad desired hiss to giva it to a
porter to fetch du cash for it. He went to Doctors' Com-
mons, and employed a man of the name of Blioonas
Dide to go sod get the cheek cubed, and he went to
wait at the end of Paternoster-vow in Cheitte, fur
his return with the mosey ; and after lie had there
about tamely minutes, Bleir came reusing top to bits kn a
very greet heat, end said be had OM came hem the Stoker's
in Bartholowsew.lase, where be had seer Dale receive the
amount for the cheek, and afterwinde aw it filed. This was
supposed to be a premeditated scheme, as Blair had Amnesty
lived es • Clerk at the same Banker's; sod he went in,
oskcvl fly change, and kept use of the Clerks in eonversotioo,
(he *seise known to him), while another Clerk paid the
*mount of the Draft (6001). Blair asked hint if he bad re-
ceived the money ! he replied in the negative.; and ob-
served, he supposed Blair would have got themooey from
Dale hinter If ; Blair desired him to go after Dale to the Pre-
rogative-I/Cm to get the money, which he accordingly did,.
He met with Dale in Doctors' Commons, miming very fast;
who observed that he was followed. Ile ran so fast that ho
escaped from Chambers He dies went in pursuit of Blair,
etid tomtit him near the end of the Old Bailey, and told his.
that Dale hod run away with the mosey. Blair desired him
to go and Snit Dale, ad endeavour to get the money.
On Erbily the 16th instant William Hooker, George Ro-
binson, and Thomas Dale, met together In Westminster.
Hal', supposed to be for the purpose ofjnotifying hail. Ask
anal Rotimmin appeared to he very „thigh with money ; and
Hooker knowiog them and their circumstances, suspected
they had not come privet ly possessed alit, sod eadeavossed
lacestversation to learn how they came by it ; bat he could
sot eseceed Ile, however, on Someday afternoon, the 17th
inst. met Chamber!, to whom he communicated his seeing
Dade in possession of a large emu of money, and ale.) his sus-
picions. when Chatubera arcuonteil for it, by saying he went
fur a I Teri; of the lianas of Blair, to receive • Chick fur Boot.
aid had run away with the money. On Hooker's parting
with Chandlers, he went immediately to the Banker's, and in.
%aired foe oat of the Principals, and was introduced to Mr.
Simmon, to whom he corninunisated what he had heard,
which induced Sir. Simpson to examine his bOJAIII, 14141 he
felled • Check answering the description of Hooker, for 4001.
had been paid on Thursday, purporting to be thaws by
Craig and Cortleid,Solicitots ; and on iovestigatiou it proved
to be • forgery. In comequence of which, Si r. simpsoe, or-
companied by Hooker, wrist to the above 011ie* nod gave
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(oration to Adkins, and the °dicer, necoutpauieJ Hooker,
went immediately and apprehended Robiumn is Play-House
yard ; and nu sae.-hltig hint he found upon hint a tool. Bunk
note, whirls proved to be one of the notes that was n in
payment for the forged e beck. Adkins, after-bring tufo; teed
of that slink of the circumstance/1, traced out and appre-
headed Dille, the utterer of the forged draft; he at first de-
nted say knowledge of the trans*/ Lion, but at length &c-
-hime:edged he had taken the check to the Ba.nkera, and us-
cetera the amonnt, and that he should know the moo again
from about, lac received the draft. It 15.,, also helm mused,
that Dale took the ;0,01. note, which lie received fur the
check, to the Haub of Eaclaw!, on the Friday amebic anti
he had received it, sod bad it clomps' foe tot, al , sod roust'
sautes, and some of these notes Adkitie has traced lass the
prinesion of • ices of the BMW of Blundell, wytb sere gives
to loin by Dale when he nag iutosissitel. On the Honda,
niormog folloottig Adkins cal:rd at the 011ec of hI
Craig suit Curbed, whore omits:3 had hers forged to Ilse
drift; they it:gosh-sit of hint if be had done any thing to die-
cover thi forcer rat Cie chub ! He replied in the at/emotive,
and told them that one of their own clerks was the forger.
They appeared astonished, tied asked him how he knew
that ! Ile told term, that us him min into the clerk's
olfeco be would polo out the man, without knowing his
name, from the description hr hid received; and be accord.
amity fined spun • young man of the name of Weir, who
pence, to be the lam perms the forged draft was traced to.
Adkins him not mot teak bun solo custody, wheel he
ensfrieed that be brew Chambers from naming him in Nev-
em., to company with Hitchio and aulierta ; en lit. being
sodemed of ti,e charge spinet him, and fur which lie was
sppoehitentool, he Mlle very light of it, mittieuveil the eha r
Adit„. has amp, fined pave of the uot,s rev ivy', from ILf
Dash fur the fogged drati, upon • rellt ice 4 Robiumon.
Tbit ease is mail nacho invest's...tints ; 'Chambers owl Kr
Noise me admitted mr:risacies for that prissoiesties.