The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

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are Xhosa g and do note
let this most important business go
forth to the world misigken or itskrepleseitted. Above all,
constfer vieleYrint °win situation. Do yin, now acknowledge
your quilt, aterl again pleadfo the minor offence?
Prisoner. --4 difleon'slffei, rtiy Lott!, what am about, and
plead guilty. .-
Mr. Seljeintltiisanqnol.=MyLorili, and Gentlemen of the
Jury, the prisimets basing pleaded Guilty to the uuinor of
freer., of having in life possession a forged Rank of Coital:id
note, knOwing it to be forged, I am Instructed not to offer yon
any evidence against hien upon the capital chime, and you
ss ill therefore, Gentlemen, acquit him upon that gronoil.
The prisoner we' then Pronounced Nut Guilty,and he bowed
and retired from the bar.
W. Jones, was next brought up. He was asked by the
Court if he was 01111 of the persons who signed the petition for
a trial, and he replied—Yes !
Coot.—Are you now willing, then, to take your trial upon
both indirtmenis ; namely, fur the capital, Mill minor offem
by withdrawing your former plea of Guilty to the latter?
Prisoner.—Yes ; but I wish to know whether, if lam pot
I on my trial for the capital charge and escape, I hall then be
subject to the consequence of the minor, and suffer 14 years'
transportation.
Mr. Brown.—He means, my Lords, whether the Bank

means to proceed upon the two indictments.
Mr. Ilitron Wood.—With that we have at present nothing to
do. The Rank, upon the result of one indictment, must be
left to their own judgment as to any furilterprpceeding.
Prisoner.-1 was persuaded, my Lords, to plead ou the
former occasion.

Baron Wood.—Who persuaded you
Prisoner.— Mr Brown, the keeper.
Mr. Brown.—Thin is a gross falsehood, my Lord ; I stated
to the prisoners their several sitnations, used neither
threat nor premise, nor did I even advise. What I said,was
delivered in the presence of (Alters, who were with me for
the purpose of witnessing that malting improper abould take
place Om my part.
Mr. Baron Wood.—l believe, Mr. Brown, the charge
against you is totally foist, and the Court believe you have
only done your duty.
The Court again inquired, if the prisoner had made up his
mind now to undertake his trial ?—Hereplied, yes.
The indictmetft for the minor offence was then read to the
Jury by Mr. Shelton. It charged him, that on the 19th of
November last. in the parish of St. James, Cie, kenwell, he
had then and there in his possession, one Bank note for 11.
purporting to he the currency of the Governor and Company
of the Bank of England, he well knowing the same to he
false and counterfeit, contrary to the statute, Ste.
To this indictment the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, and the
following witnesses were called
W. Hankes, son of R. Hankes, a hatter, in Holborn, recol•
feels prisoner coming to the shop on hursday the 19111 of
November, between seven and eight in the evening, for a low
priced hat, fur which he agreed to pay 9s. and tendered a 11.
Bank note. Witness suspected the note, and asked his
name and address, and he wrote George Cloy, Eagle Street ;
witness being thou shEwn the note, identified it. His father
came into the shop and milted fur the pen and ink to write
prisoner's address,when prisoner said, he had already writ ten
it ; asked him what number it was, and he replied it was 15.
Witness was then asked to go there, and prisoner said he
would go with hits ; but his father rrfnsed, and said, hr
would detain him till witness returned ; no sneli person was
known in 15, Eagle Street. Prisoner was in the shop when
witness came back, and he was then taken to the watch-
honse.

R. Revokes, father to the last witness, was called into the
shop on the 19th of November last in the evening, by his
daughter, and went between prisoner mod the door. Asked
risme r for his address, when he said he had given it on the
note. While his son went to No. lb, Eagle-street, prisoner
was detained in the shop, and witness said to him, " this is a
tbrged note, and you shall stop till my ion returns." On this
the prisoner said he did not see that witness had a right to
detain hitueven if he had a forged note. Witness replied
° that may be an, but I shall du it till my son returns, for
sach a person Heel there it may he all right." Prisoner said
that if witness would go wills him he %%mild skew hint where
he took the note, but witness refused to go. After half a
minute its silence. poisoner said, " yon shall not dela... me,
for I •hall go." Witness told him he should not, when at last
he attempted to go out, but witness took• him by the collar to
present him. Prisoner forced his way to the pavement, and
there he began fighting as fast as he (-wild, when witness let
go his hold to defend Itims-11, and knocked him loon in the
kennel. As he endeavoured to rise, witness tried again to
seize him, but he ran oft; witness ran after him, and called
ont "•stop thief," and in two or three hundred yards he was
thrown down by a watchman in Chaneery.lane, when es itness
collared hint and took 111 m hark to his shop, and sent for ■
constable.. His son then-came in, and said no person of that
name lived it, Eagle-street. hieing shown the note, he iden-
tified it as the our tendei eel la the prisoner.
Ann Gregg, wife of W. Gregg, lives at 15, Eagle Street,
Prisoner never lived there, and she never saw him
Oriole in her life.
Banning,D. watchman, proved that he stopped the prison- i
er, end assisted Mr. Hanks in taking him bat k to the shop.
S. Falsetto:in, constable, saw the prisoner after being
brought to the watch-house. He asked him from whom lie
got the note, but prisoner said It was of no roe, and lie vividd
not tell him, as he would not being four or live more into it.
Asked why he gave a false address, and he then cried and
said he knew it was a bad our, and lie knew he should go for
life.
C. Ball. milkman, tortoise, med the last witness.
I. Evans, *hemline' to J. Adilells, hosier mid glover, 2,
Coventry Street, said. the prisoner Mils to their simp im the
ash of November, end asked the price of a cravat, winch
was as. and l►e tendered a 11. note. Mr. Aildells came into
iLe shop, but prisoner had written his mime and address on
the note, which whtle►s now identified.
J. Atlas:lls. master of the last witness, remembers the pri.
sutler being in the shop. His nephew skewed hint a note,
which he slow identified. He corroborated last witness.
Ile, ge.l prisoner to wait till he 53W ifthe address w. s rot eel.
but foinutier said he would slot wait, but somebody might iv.
with low. Wiliest' was convinced the note was a bail ou..
Sent his nephew with hide but kept the note. Prisoner ucve r
called Again at the shop for the noir.
J. Adelells, nephew of Mr. Addells, was sent with the pri.
toner 041 theSth of Seemlier, to see if the address was tight.
Had not proceeded tar Willi hies. Wli•iblorlsoner orders el him
to go track, mod said he *mild send his master (Mr. llei)eer)
tonsorrow Inc the note. Witness went a little luithei, and
primmer said he would knock him down if he- did wit go bark.
Prisoner Own ran off and.ma.ie• his escape.
J. Lees has been itispeetur of /leak sautes for 20 yeass.—