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London, England, 1803-02-21 00:00:00

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Zefori Sir BZACMONT HOTHAM, Sir SntoN La
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FORGERY.
Joseob Jeeps was capitally indkled for feloni-
ously rging, making, counterfeiting, uttering, and
-publishing as true, a promissory note,, purporting to
'be a note upon Stowniaiket Bank (Suffolk), drawn
'by George Brown .and Co. upon Mcssta Barclay
:.and Co. Bankers in London, with intent to defraud
-the said George Brown.
• Mr. Burton, an engraver, in Little Newpprt-
street, said, that the ptisoner came to his house, on
the 3d of January, and sheaved him a letter, which
referred to an order for engraving a plate. He
pretended he was the brother of Mr. George Brown,
one of the paitners of the Suffolk and Essex Bank,
and that he had received an order to procure ano-
ther engraving for promissory notes, as the firm
'had altered their banking-house in town. The wit-
ness then received one of the original notes to make
the plate by, and was to finish tt in the course of
the week. A day or two after, the prisoner came
again, and said lie would not alter the name of the
Banker, as the firm had altered their minds. The
next time he called,. the plate Was finished. The
witness made out a bill for the same, in the name of
Brown, and received 21.55.
Mr. John Hammond, a priliter in St. Martin's-
lane, said, that the prisor.er came to his house, on
the 10th of January. He looked like a person who
had just come from the country. He had two dogs
with him, and was booted and spurred. lie pro-
duced a copper-olate, and said, that he wanted one
hundred impressions taken from it gs quick as pos-
sible ;—they must be done by the next morning, as
he wanted to. take them to the Stamp-office. The
witness sent the plate to a workman of the name of
2rosset. On the next morning, the prisoner came,
and looked at the notes that had been printed. He
said, the impressions were not worth a d—n;
they had not the appearance of bank paper, and
that the people in the. country would not look at
them- He then ordered the witness to print him
• another hundred upon finer paper, which he did the
same afternoon. The prisoner saw them, and liked
them very well. The two hundred were then tied
up with the plate, and taken away.
Thomas Prosser, a copper-plate printer, in Tut T -
court, Strand, stated, that he printed the notes, and
sent them, by his son, to the house of Mr. Ham-
niond, his employer. They were done on two sorts
of paper ; one hundred upon bank poi t, and the
other hundred upon a stouter sort. The witness ex-
anained the plate produced in Court, and was sure
it was the same he had worked from.
William Pest, a servant to Mr. Porter, a linen-
draper, in Combourn-street, said, that the prisoner
came to the shop on the 14th of January, and
bought goods to the amount of 11. 10s. for which
he .gave a note upon the Suffolk and Essex
Bank for 51. payable at Messrs. Barclay and Co's.
The witness carried it to his master, and returned
with the change. The prisoner was dressed in a
shooting-jacket, and had two dogs with him.
Mr. Porter corroborated the last evidence, and
Mated, that he seit the note to his banker's, with
others. He coall not tell to whom he paid it..
Charles Rowe, Ci•-•rk to Messrs. Dorien's and Co.
bankers. He remein'oered seeing the note brought
by the last witness; he made an entry'of it in the
drawer's name.
' Thomas Dickenson, clerk to Messrs. Dorien and
Co. said, he received the note on the house of Bar
slay, and paid it to John Lowe, clerk to Messrs.
Barclay.
John Lowe said he received the note from the last
witness. He ezainined one produced in Court, and

was positive it was the same.
John Miller, a Bow-street officer, said, that he
went to the ptisoner'slodk.ings, at No. `26, Mercer-
itreet, Long-acre; he opened the room dlor, and
saw the prisoner, and immediately took him into
. custody. He searched his waistcoat pocket, rind
found the key of a portmanteau, from which he took
one hundred and fifty Promiss;;ry Notes upon the
Srowmarket Bank; also a copper-plate. Seven of
the notes were filled up with the naire of nrown and
Co. the rt:nr.tinder as they were printed. The i.ri-
soner was then conveyed to the (mice, and examined
by the Magistrate.
The plate and notes were examined by the en-
graver and the printer, w ho were positive they were
ihe nine that had formerly been in their posses-
sion.
Mr. James Brown, the brother of George Brown,
the partner in the Stowmarket Bank, stated, that he
knew his brother's hand-writing, and was positive
'the signature on the notes found in the prisoner's
possession was a forgery.
Mr. Justice Le BLAsc addressed the Jury, and
direaed them to give their decision according to the
evidence.
The Jury, afer some deliberation, pronounced
the prisoner Goilly—Diaih.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
74n Dew was capitally indiaed for assaulting
Ge.c,:ge Melwnrd on the highway, and robbing him
of a pure cent:: Cain 51.165. on the 6th of January ;
last.—The prosechtor said he was going to Uxbridge
in a post-chaise ; and upon Ealing Common, about
a quarter before ten in the morning, two men on
horseback came up, and ordered the post-boy to
stop. They had crapes on their faces. The boy
did 'not directly stop, and one of them fired. The
other came to the carriage, and demanded his mo-
ney. Each of the robbers had a brace of pistols,
one in each The prosecutor threw his purse
out of the chars;, and they rode away with it to-
wards Ip-idon. TVo
,ladies' were with the prosecu-
tor in the chaise. 'He did not observe the dress of
the robbers parti,i•nlarly, neither bad he time t 7 no-
tice their horses. The post-boy confirmed this evi-
dence ; but as the prisoner's person could not be
identified, be was acquated.•
tie was again chirged with assaulting Charles
Poole, Esq. on the hi!fhway, with a pistol, with
intent to. rob him, Qti the ‘2oth of January.
Mr:Poole .said,Viat on the•tiOth of J.anuary, he
was in hill own 6.Truge, on the k;clgeware-road,
vital wirei' a nurse, and a young child, near the
four-mile stone. It was. a thick day, and the glasses
were all up; he 01yerv,...41a person on horseback, on
tie left 44e orate carriage, wham he took for a
; • tint;i4ConlOokinr, attentively, he saw he had
eraPiSileti.his fate.' Kr. Poole's postillion instant-
get stir at full speed, and the man with the crape
•- ever his (ace was strik*g, ••iiins with-a small stick.
.Iliewrkfaess pitt4 ana tiatatened.to blow