The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-04 00:00:00

Tile circumstances 1104 Of

were as follows Clarke is a lieeelied vitelualfer.and
some considerable time ago he employed Brookes, who,
he thought, was Monett's. attorney, to recover a member
of debts for him. Among other persous whom he well
employed to see was a man named Sutherland, who was
indebted to Mr. Clarke in the sem of ISt. les., and the
latter having harsh that the money was paid, applied to
Brookes for it, hut was answered that he must look to his
(Brookes's) employer for it, as he was only clerk to a Mr.
INIACUM, who was atone responsible. Mr. Clarke had not
before heard of Mr. Isaacson, and acid he employed
Brookes, and Brookes only, and to him he should look fur
the money. Brookes refused to pay it, and Mr. Clarke
entered an action against him; to which he pleaded, first
that he was not liable, he being only the clerk to the at
torney employed to sue fur the debt ; and secondly. that
Clerke had rewired the money in divers payments. Upon
the trial of the cense in the Court of Commits Pleas.
fore Mr. Justice Park,lsaacsou was called for the defence,
end swore 11i41 Brookes was his clerk only, and to mare
wish the other plea of set-of, the instrument which was
the subject of the present charge was put in evidence.
It was a check upon Brookes's backers, Messrs. tiodsoit
and Stirling, for 101., and on the back of this appeared an
endorsement of several items amounting exactly to 51. les.
which it was alleged was paid over to Mr. Clarke, mud
which, with the check Itself, amounted to the sem sought
to be recovered. Under this endorsement appeared the
name " William Clarke," written appareutly as a receipt
fer the whole sum. Tsui, document was put in and relied
upon by the counsel fur Brookes as a complete answer to
the claim of Mr. Clarke; but on the part of the latter, it
was denied that he had ever received a shilling of the
money, or hail ever seen the check ; and it was declared
that the signature" William Clarke" was a forgery. The
case went to the Jury, with en observation frum the
learned Judge who tried it, that if they believed the sig-
nature to be genuine, there was an end to the plaintiff's
demand. The Jury found for the plaintiff for the full
amount. By au oversight, no application was made to
impound the check, and it was returned Into the posses.
sion of Brookes. Subseqatently, a released was obtained
in the Common Pleas, calling upon Isaacson and ■ man
named Clarke, attornies (under whose respective names
Brookes hail practised), to show cause why they should
not be struck off the rolls fur perm:thing hint to do so;
and upon Brookes, why lie should not be committed for a
year to the Fleet, under the act of parliament, for pre,.
ti.ing, lie not being an attorney. Mr. Clarke, In his affil.
davit, in support of that rule, swore that hh signature was
forged, and that lie had never seen the check in question,
esstil it was pruduced on the trial. Mr. Clarke's attorney
anxious to get possession of this document, procured tie
attendance, by summons, of Brookes and the other parties
before Mr. Justice Best, at his chambers, and upon a
beating, the learned Judge ordered that a copy of the
check should be sent to Mr. Clarke's attorney the follow.
ing day; and that by the next Friday, Brookes should
predate. the check itself at the Judge's chambers. On
the Fridley, Brookes attended, and on being asked for the
check, he said, " he had taken advice spew the matter;
that he had been told he was awkwardly situated, and had
been advised to destroy the check, and bad destroyed
or words to that effect.

Application was then made to Sir R. Wrote mid Mr.
Halls to grant a warraut for forgery, bat it was *owed
to, on the ground that it would be impossible to prove the
case without the production of the document alleged to
be forged. Mr. Hill. Clarke's attorney, however, con.
tended that It would be lutssible. tend cited away eases in
which it had been so decided, particularly one ewe where
a MR swallowed a I. note which he was charged with
forging. The note had bent previously identified, and
upon the trial Ilse case west. to the Jury, and he was ac-
quitted, but it was upon the merits. Mr. Hill having also
obtairied the opinion of Mr. Ropiness' and Mr. Adolphus
in his favour, the warrant was granted.
Mr. Hill now produced oho copy of the check, which
was scut to hitu from Isaacson suirsuant to lb• Judge's
order, and asked a young man named Turner, who said lie
was clerk to Isucsou, if it was his ( artier's; writing.
Turner said, after much hesitation, it looked like his
writing, but he did not recollect writing it. He was
pressed hard by Mr. Hill, but refused to give any other
answer. The copy was dated on the 15th of June last.
Brookes, in answer to the charge, denied that any for-
gery had been committed, and accused Mr. Hill of insti-
gating this prosecution to avoid one which was about to
be commenced against himself for perjury, in swearing
upon the trial of the cense, that he (Brookes) had made
a confessiou (of what kind did not appear) to hint at his
own office, where he never was in his life. That prosecii.
Ron, however, would still go on, in spite of this proceed.
lug, as long as he (Brookes) had a guinea.
Mr. Hill said the abuse of such a man as Brookes slid
him honour. He was afraid of no prosecution 1 ' self,
and lie instituted this to rid society of a nuisance with
which it lied been so long pestered. If the magistrate
would commit the prisoner fur re-examination, he pledged
himself to bring forward evidence still inure conclusive
titan that already adduced, and a scene of iniquity not
often equalled would be exposed to public view.
A bill acknowledged by the cues k, Tomer, to be written
by him was produced, and Sir H Birnie, uu compering it
with the copy of thy check, said they were certainly w
ten by the same person.
Brookes submitted, that without the production of the
document stated to be forged, the magistrate could nut
commit hint. He also denied that he had said before Mr.
Justice Best that be had destroyed it.
Mr. Hill.—l have sworn you slid, and I shall subpssuo
the lam tied Judge himself to the Old Bailey to prove that
fart.
Sir R. Birnle said he should commit the prisoner.
Brookes was accordingly. committed to the House of
Correction tar further cumulation.
MARYLEBONE OFFICE.

Efate/ton nt NACU LAIG.-011 Fliday last a most extra-
ordinary investigation took place at lists office, before E.
Griffiths and J. Kewlinson, F.sqrs. the presiding mails.
Irate& on the bench. The parochial officers at Marylebone
had issued an order of filiation for a male child against
Joseph Wilfred Parkins. Esq. who attended with Mr.
Hill, the solicitor, and two ladies, having disputed the
charge made against him. The parochial officer haviag
pat in the examination of the female and the usual orders,
she baiting become chargeable to the parish, suit the seas
gistrates having read these, proceeded in the examination.
Hannah White. the young woman, was then called She
possesses a most interesting appearance, and on being
sworn, she pointed out Mr. Parkins ( who sat on the bench)
et the Selina of the child she held in her arab; she aicu

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MOW beteg, Iwbe a single gremon, and new redditin
1116' Willtibmos Willt• she was delivered of this id
110011111 two month' dace.
The following curious cross•egandnation then took
Ow by Mr. Hill, he having previously submitted that be
could skate the credit of her testimony daring this erase-
egantisetion.—She stated Iseraelf to be a single w°
and her same is Hannah White, which name she ret=
since her hirth, with the exception of a short time, when,
being in a state of pregnancy, she represented her name
to lie Jarvis, wishing to be thought a married woman.
This was the only time she passed by another name; she
never was known by the name of Williams, nor bad she
went by that name. She had seen Mr. Parkias for the
lint time in Hyde Park, and she meld not say how many
times site had seen him, She had walked with him about
this time twelvemonths • she saw him on one of the even-
ings of last August, between 8 and 9 o'clock, In Hyde
Park, towards Kensiegion Gardens; she could not recol-
lect the date of the month; she was la service, and was
not in the habit of picking up gentlemen. bit. Pa. kiss
had given his hone, on which he was riding, to his ser-
vant,and walked away with her; she had told any
person that it was on the day of the Queen's funeral; she
did not recollect being told by the parochial officers of St.
Margaret's, Westminster, that she was unworthy of credit.
In mower to some questions from the magistrate, she said
that she only went by the mama of Jarvis is consequence
of her being pregnant.
Mr. Hill them observed, he could clearly prove that the
young woman was totally unworthy of credit ; lie could
deny her statement to her time, and that too from the
evidence of respectable witnesses. The learned solicitor
was about to call his witnesses, when
Mr. Poking said, he wished to examine the witness,
and is answer to several of his questions, she replied, her
father lived in Lissom-grove, anti was stained White, and
now goes by the name of Wiliams ; site is named White,
and was brought I'rom Westminster to Mary Itbolie palish.
Mr. Hill, aim a very short conversation, pi uceeded to
call his witnesses, to disprove Hannah White's story.
Mrs. Simmons, • lady residing in Si. Martin's Church-
yard, being called and gismo, stated, she had known the
dentate who bad lived in her horse for about three weeks;
she, on coming iu, tepresented lieinelf as • milled wo-
man, Several gentleineu had called ou her, and she
pointed out a man, who appeared about thirty years of
age, as her husband. She said lie would protect her, and
punish those who Moulted her. The wifeless only knew
her by the tome of Jessie, which name she said was her
hinbands's ; about six ntotiths since all this happened.—
The witness bad known Jarvis call several lilacs, and in
consequence of some unpleasant circ 1111 l malice§ attending
the young wuniati's residence at witness's 110114 e, she was
obliged to leave it. She Soice that time had seen the
itn-
lant, and the young woman said, " Don't you think it is
very like Jim vis."—Tbe witness seeing the child to ho of
a dark complexion, replied—" Yes it is ; but why do you
want to swear it to Mr. Parkins y''—She replied, Why,
he is better able to support it than pour Jarvis, who Is
only a poor clerk."
Cross-examined.—Hattori' White told her she had seen
Jarvis, and also had mentioned where he lived, and what
was Isis situation. She bad seen him at her house as late
as nine o'clock, and has heard liiin call when she was in
bed. The first night Ilimuili White came to her house,
Jarvis came and claimed her an his wife. ; they certainly
had the appearance then of man and wife. Site (witness)
never knew of any maul renal ll ill g with the prisoner all
night. Jarvis had, at one time, entered witness's bed-
room, and not seeing the witness said, " Well, Miss Han-
nah." The witness then cawing forward, he begged her
pardon, mintiest, himself by saying that he thought be was
in Mrs. Jervis's room. Witness then detailed the names
and descriptions of I gentlemen who had called on
Hammitt White while she lodged in winiess's house.
Hainaut' White was then called and re-examined. She
said it was her brotheis that had called on her; she dud
not know any person named Jarvis; all that the other
witness had stated was false. Her brother lives with her
father at Lissoei-grove.
After some consultation it was agreed that her brother
should be sent for, in order to be confronted with Mrs.
Simmons. Alter • very great delay a young man was
brought in, and Mrs. S. declared he was uut the person.
This was denied by the young woman, who said several
other persons had called use her.
Another lung discussion most immaterial, followed.
Mr. Grillithe then said. this case was easily deteimined on;
the matter rested mtirely upon the young WONWI'6 credit, and
that mast be shaken to make say alteration in his decision ; if it
it was as she stated, a case for the levying of the orders was
made out • the mystery of her nut going is her own name was
clearly made out ; she did not wish her situation to be made
knowo, sod i.OIII one Of two circumstruces during the ;vvesti-
wimp, her testimony might be shekto ; as to the fact of her
being called on by the name of ° Miss ilrensh," that did sot
look like her being married, aid ficiut r'l the circemstroces he
should consider that by meaning +Fs case to the sessions, the
justice of it would be met io every shape. There due credit
would be given to his testimony, and the cue would be die.
Posed of. limier ell these c.-cutostances, be certainly was for
baking the orders.
Mr. Itaw!idien was of the sear opt-ion. :Le case at the
sessions v... 41 of by colapeleut autuos.ty, that of a
higher tribeval.
Mr. Pr-6.0 was ni,"7lg to abide by the decision of t'te
magistrates.
The prrochn officer then put in his hill of charges for the
expences iscr-red, r a 1 and that the highest clam tor weekly
allows ice was :is. but the pe..sh would trite the sus of 4s. per
week.

Mr. Prrkins then entered into the usual recognizant:es. to
81Ttur at the sessions. He should dispute there all t►e cases,
t*en the expence..
The Magistrates node the order on him for 4s. per week.—
Ile ponies then gritted the nice.