The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Edward Agar, who was some
days ago charged with having uttered a forged cheque
for 7001., upon the banking-house of Salt, Stevenson,
and Co., of Lombard-street, was brought before Sir I:.
W. Carden for further examination.
Mr. Muliens, solicitor to the Committee of Bankers'
for Protection against Forgeries and Frauds, appeared
for the prosecution ; Mr. Wontner for the defence.
Since the first examination it has been discovered that
the prisoner bad been 'concerned in a. great many cases
of forgery, and it is believed that he is at present the
possessor of property-to the amount of up wards of 15,0001.
William Smith, who at the commencement of the in-
vestigation stated that ,the prisoner had employed him,
after several interviews, to apply to the banking-house
for payment of the cheque, which was drawn in the name
of Mr. John Deverell, of Penbrook Park, near Cosham,
and detailed the particulars, was again called by Mr.
Mullens. He gave the following additional evidence :
In the course of my conversation with the prisoner we
had some talk respecting my family and past history. I
told him what relatives I had, and what parties would
speak as to the respectability of my character ; and I
gave him references to Mr. Wheeler, 24, Poultry, who is
my brother-in-law ; Mr. Deacook, of Buckingham-place,
Fitzroy-quare, churchwarden of Trinity Church, St.
Marylebone ; and Mr. Mills, 430, Oxford-street. He
appeared to take a great interest in my history and
family. The first person to whom I mentioned this
matter was Mr. Rowe, hairdresser and perfumer, in
Holborn, near opposite to Chancery-lane.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—l Saw the prisoner
first at the house of Mr. Humphreys, in King's-road,
house agent and apnraiser. I did not live there. I men-
tioned.the circumstance to him ; but be was the second
party to whom I mentioned it. He was the party I re-
ferred to as the person to whom I had mentioned it on
.the Thursday. It was on Tuesday or Wednesday I
mentioned it to Mr. Rowe.. I think it was on the Wed-
nesday. I did not say on the last examination that I
had mentioned it only to one person. I said I had men-
tioned it to a friend. I am not in anybody's service.
My father was a cabinet-maker, in Bishop's-court, Old
Bailey, and I worked there. I lived in my last lodgings
about five months, and at 27, Buckingham-place,
Fitzroy-square; before that for six or seven months ; and
before that I was in business as an eating-house keeper,
at
at 118, St. George's-street, East. Before that I lived
No. 5, Bing-street, Pall-mall. I kept a lodging-house
there, and before that I was at NO. 24, Tottenham-street,
Tottenham-court-road. Before that I was with my father
and mother, at No. 167, Drsiryslane. _ .
' Mr. Wontoer—Do you recollect any other addresses !
Witness—No. I have given you all my addresses from
the time I was at home with-my father and mother.
Re-examined—My father had workshops in itishop'4-
court.
Sir R W. Carden—What first excited your suspicions
I
soutspettepdhareimr
when he spoke of e boWitnessthe
integrityi st
'd of mine, who bad seen me in get-
tingconversa-
tion me to present anbeque. - On the Saturday or the
Monday a friend .
with Mr. Jenkins (the prisoner), asked me what we
had been in conversation about. I would- hot then
satisfy him. The offer of 'the 1001. to me aroused my
suspicion, ana after that I communicated with my friend
on the Babied.
Mr. John Deverell, of Penbrook Park, Cosham, about
six miles from Portsea, said—l am a magistrate of the
cotinty, and I keep an account at Messrs. Salt and
Stevenson's, 'and have done so for many years. The sig-
nature- to the cheque produced is not in my handwriting,
nor was it 'written by my authority:
J..J. Thoroughgood said—l am nephew to Mr. J.
Forrester, the Mansion-House -officer, and I was em-
ployed to assist him in this business. In the afternoen
of Wednesday, the 15th of August, about five o'clock,' I
was in -the neighbourhood of Bedford-rew with Mr. God-
dard, and I saw the withess Smith standing at the corner
of Bedford-row and Theobald's-road. At about a quer-
ter past five o'clock I saw the prisoner come up Bed-
ford-row from the Holborn -end., He-and Smith mOt,
and I saw them shake hands. They conversed to-
gather. They afterwards walked up Bedford-row tothe
corner of Princes-street, The prisoner turned round and
looked towards me. Goddard was vvith.rne then. They
walked. down Princes-street, Red Lion-square, Leigh-
street, Eagle-street, to Kingsgate-street, and were talking
together ea they walked along. The prisoner turned
round several times, and looked back ; and when I got
tO Kingnate-atreet'Smith was alone.- From what Smith
then said to me I ran through Turnstile as fast as I
could, and when-I-got into• Gate-street I saw the _i•
fel= mulling. - I tollavae-4 hire Went great Qu re-
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