The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-21 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

Mary Warman and John Borehant were Indicted for felo-
niously forging and counterfeiting a will purporting to be
the will and testament of Jo:►n Reynolds. and in order to•de.
frond George Reynolds, the nephew and heir at law of the,
deceased.

The first witness called was William Brampton, an officer
in the Consistury Court of the Bishop of London, who pro-
duced the will iu question, purporting to contain the testa-
mentary disposition of the deceased. It was drawn-in nearly
the following words:—'• I promise to John Itoreham, iu the
event of my death before next Kelvedowfairt that I will be,.
queath to his sister the sum of 1,5001., in order to prove fhi
attachment I have,for her." This paper came to the hands
of the witness in December last, and he was not apprised of
any steps taken by the prosecutor for the purpose of establish-
log its validity,
Mr. Alley and Mr. Curwood here objected to the further
progres► of this inquiry, on the ground that the will was still
under the consideration of thwfcclesiastical Court. It might
eventnallt prove to be a gdbd testamentary paper, and,
peadenlit ate, a Criminal Coart`ong_ht not, even on the prin-
ciples of the common law; to ewerlise a paramount jurisslie.
gloss. • •
Mr. Baron Graham,.aftec conferrini with his brother
Judges, Mr. Justice Bailey and•Mr.Justice Hurebugh, de-
cided that the jurisdiction of that Court viiis at least concur
rent, and that the trial most therefoic proceed. The Court
had full power to take recognisance of the question before it,
without reference to the eventual judgment of a different
tribunal. The objection might he reserved,-if, iu the course
of time evidence, that should be considered to lie desirable,
but it was not.auffieient to stop investigation in !noise.

John flyboarne depo-rd, that he had been well wermainted
wl4i the deceit- ed for n couvidurable time. He drove one
of the Black wall eshaelies, and t% 411 killed by a All from it
the (Ph of lkielienitier lost.
On flit cress-examination he admitted, that altliongftle
hinnel had not °Weird, au r hod been made iii Ins pre-
eent•e to the prisoners, by, the sulwitor to the prnstirsiter, of
the seta of 1,0001. as a comrensation for giving np the e ill.—
Thiswas after sitallegation had beat filed isr the ikkelestastteal
Court.

The-prisoners refaced to are,nierre in this proposal. The
rumor 10401. was .eesnintentied ns 111 proper couni..•ration,
but no al reogeinent eta.. cume two by the parties.
vite-estani sied.—rie wetlAteTiainteti with •the hand
writing 'of the deceased, andr-lied seen it abont a NI till Lhi
previous to his de stit. • on.bis,-piesent inspection of tlir
itrument purportirg totht his will; rat opinion of the wit ne,
. Was thaw it MIS 114 Of Ida 014611e.;.,1i t. lie bel,e‘ed that the

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deceased was fend of a dram, bat had seldom seen him ia-
poxicated.
Mr. Baron Graham hereobserved, that to his apprehension
there was an end of this case, which appeared p resolve
itself entirely late a dispute of peceniary interest..
Mr.Gnraerionnediately gave up the prosecution, and the
prisoners were ibformed that they would also be discharged
fromenother indictment, from the minor offence of utterint
the will knowing it to be forged.