The National Register.
London, England, 1814-09-18 00:00:00

FORGERY.

Robert Silver Carley was indicted for feloniondy forging and tit-
tering and i►ubiiAhing as trite, knowing it to be forged, an order
of payment of 43i. in the name of K. Living," on Messrs. Peering,
Shaw, and Co. London. _ _

Robert Inoelt, a ticket porter of Lincoln's Inn, deposed, that on
Saturday, the 13th ef Aug. about one o'clock, the prisoner came to
eim in Lincoln's In» and dead.cti hint to go to Sir John Perrin's,
and bi in cash for the amount of u cheque which he produced. fee
suld him to get small iIUICA, and to bring them back to the same
place at two o'clock. and if he did not see him at Mitt time to
bring them to Tookeecourt, Carey-street, to Measrs. Trewete and
'Son's, with whom he lived as cltrk. Witness presented the cheque;
mid it WM discovered to be a forgery ; and Mr. Brander, the of.
cer, was aent with hen back to Lincoln's Inn--met the prisoner,
who asked him if be had got the money--said he had, and took one
@owe notes, ;led pretended to be looking over them, when Mr.
Braider came up, and took him into custody.
Mr. Dyer, clerk in the house of Messrs. Perring and Co. proved
the presentation of the cheque, and the discovery of its being a
forgery.
Mr. Bet her, partner in the house of Perrin.; and Co. proved the
cheque to be a Csrgery.
William Brainier, one of the city marshal's men, accompanied
the porter, heel'. to Lincoln's Inn, and took the prisoner into
custody. The prisoner aeknowledged, that he had given the cheque
to the porter ; witness asked him how it came into his possession,
and he assweied that he had taken it from a gentleman who owed
him a little money. Asked him the gentleman's name ; but he said
he could not re ..eilleet, nor could lie to who. the gentleman was,
but said he hae taken it from him near Lincoln's Inn Square. Wit.
ness took hies tett) a shop in Chancery Lane, where he wrote down
the name of SAupson as the person from wllOlll I . bad received it.
He then said he had made an -appietineet to meet the gentleman
from whom he got it without tide Temple Bar; tither at an eating
home which was there, or in the street. Witness accompanied
hire, but did not find the person. The prisoner then said, that he
had got the cheque from a young man named Sampson, tale) was
in the same office with himself. Witness then accompanied him to
Tonk's Court, when witness sent the porter to Mr. Treviett's office
for Sampson. While the porter was gone, Sampson made bit ap.
pearauce at the end of the street, and the prisoner beckoned :dim
and lie came up. The prisoner addressed him, and said, Setup-
SOU, that cheve yoe gave me is a forgery." Witness asked Samp-
son if he had any ketealudge of the cheque ; he said he had, and
that he had facie, it et Mi. Living, and proposed going to Mr.
Livine's in Chancery lane. Thither they went, and on tile (entitle
brine shown to him, be son!, it was not of his writing. Mr.
Livire asked Sampson, weenier lei bad been doing this? Sampson
said, he had ; and asked Mr. Living if he did not reeo:leet thaw-
ing a cheque on plain paper tire ten pounds. Mr. teeing said
he did. Sampson then said, that at that tune he observed how im-
pel:dela it was to draw cheques in that way ; and that in draw
ing the 'ht gee then produeed, he did nut do it with intuit to keep
tae money, oily lo ale w Mr. Livieg the imprudence of the practice.
In a subsequent convewition,Sempson told witness how the chrepte
cline to be thaw:'. He said, as he and Carley were in his master's
(ace, Carley feel-44 r knew hew to get a little aloney';"•
Sampson said he knew of no means. Upon which Carley !nerved -
Oivtrefte-s---S:,:npsen then ,taid he knew of no way of getting
motley, unless he reparine a eittque. Cathy thee said whose name
eni you make use ie? Sampson answered, I saw Mr. Living some
time aeo prepare a cileqee, and I think I could draw a similar one.'
lie then wrote the el,eqste, except the number of the house. Carley
then took down the Directerv,• tied gave him the number. which lie
put due :,t: /weer. as a direction for the porter where to go to.
leitieess asked Carley whether he had given the number of Sir John
Ptaiog's !loose to Sampson or not, and he said he did, bu he could
not tell lee what eureose.
Mr. Livitig knew r.;;l:npsan's friends for twenty years.
John Sareesen nes ;nee sainted, lied repeated the statement which
he had previously made to the officer Brander, as to the civet:se-
vtances tabled: prectenai his writing the cheqee, mid the motives 1.4
kis tieing so, which vare bet-eine Carley.

Mr. Justice Dampier summoned np the evidence. directing the
3..;.y to view the esidence of Sampson, who svas tin accomplice,
ss ith great jealousy. If they lA:Levet! him wotthy of ci edit, sup-
ported as he was by other testimouy, they would find the prisoner
guilty—if not, they would of ecurse acquit him.
The Jury withdrew to consider their vertlii-t, and, after au ab-
bellCC of two Louts, Ist:tut-bed ss a verdict--Not (it iiiy.

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