The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

r Motenay. Srrtr 17 —The Court and avenues leading to it
were en•wded et an e. at,' hour this morning. the greatest anxiety
be.ng inanife,tcd to witness the trial of Wm. Ewiney Barnard
Turner. At ten o'clock the prisoner, who is a very genteel looking
in in. was put to the bar, but being lame. was desired by Mr.
Jj`tieC Richardson to be aceeunnodated with a seat.
The ititheonent was then read; it charged the prisoner with
falsely making and counterfeiting a certain receipt for 1,0451. in
the name of John Penn, with intent to defraud Sir Robert Peel,
Bart. and the Covenant and Company of the Bank of levgland.
There were three other indictments of a similar nature for dif.
trent lar,4e bunts ef money.
Mr. Sergeant Botanquet and Mr. Rolland conducted the case
for the prosecutor. 3lr. Gurney, 3lr. Alley, 3lr. Adolphus,
a . Alr. tons. the defence.
Mr. Sergeant Bosanquet stated to the jury. that the poisoner
at the bar was a clerk. in the service of the Bank of England,
a. ti employed in the Navy 5 per Cent. office, and tip to the time
Cat this transaction took place his employer, had no reason to
d. übt his integrity. The charge :against him was, that he had
lolled. or that he had disposed and put away, a receipt for 1,0451.
knowing it to be forged. The receipt purported to be a receipt
fur the purchase money of certain stock, in the name of John
Penn. which hail been given by the prisoner to a person named
Staring. John Penn was entirely a licsitious personage, created
Li the prisoner at the bar for the 'purpose of this frat,d ; for it
would appear that the prisoner at the bar was the only person who
netweiated the sale of stuck, who wit nested the transfer, who gave
tile receipts, received the produce of that stock, and appropriated
it to his own use.—lt was necessary that he should inform the
jury that Sir H. Peel was a considerable proprietor of stock in
tile Navy 3 per Cents., and such as stood credited in the ledger.
On the !1001 March last an entry was made transferring 10,00 d.
front Sir Robert Peel to John Penn. of Highgate, which Sir
Bethel t never transferted either by himself or by his attorney.—
This was not discovered till the month of Slay fonawing, when,
ira a reference to the transfer book, it was found that two leaves
Lad been removed from it. An investigation took place when the
s.lttee was diaanered. That the two leaves of the transfer hook
were destroyed by design was clear, because the pages wete erased
a::d altered, anti in order to keep the account of Sir R. Peel
correct in the ledger, an alteration was matte in a sum of 4,01 01.
to his credit, by putting a figure of 1 before it, so that it stood
14.000-. An attempt has been made to alter the figures in what
wa• called the primary book; but as there was a duplicate and
tiplatite of that not kept within the walls of the bank, and there-
Sta-e aot within the reach of any perscn employed in the Five per
Cent. offices. that attempt appeared to have been given up, and
the otiginal figures restored. Ito should cull a persun who
knew the prisoner's hand writing, and who would swear 62
wthing en the erasure was the prisoner's hand writing. He
ela.ulit prove that Sir R. Peel made no transfer of stock on the
Ytitil of March, and it se ou'd be quite clear to the jury, that was
a tratidulent transfer effected by sonic person having access to
the books of the office. He should rove there was no .101.11
Fenn et Highgate. The prisoner only had witnessed the transfer
ruatie by hint. No broker being present, the prisoner had him.
sets:Atli Sterling it' he wanted 1000 i. of Navy Five per Cents.
and received a cheque for the amount, wide Ii was paid by the
tankers in 13 notes, of which notes: than 12 were traced as being
aid by the prisoner for his owe. individual purposes. He (Sr.e
Le4nt Bosariquo) Was prepared to go into the detail of proof vs to
the whole 10,0001., but he apprehended that if lie proved the
facts he had suited respecting the receipt of 1.0411. in the name
of Venn to Suirling, trio jury would have no difficulty in finding
A false instrument, which the prisoner bad made, or at least
uttered with a guilty knowledge. He adverted to the prisoner's
attempt to escal.e after trei:%; talun into custody, as a token of
guilt, and then proceeded to call his witnesses.
Difffirent clerks in the flank were called to prove the facts as
stated by the learned counsel, atter which

Mr. Kaye. solicitor to the Bank of Englund, swore that on
the 9th of May last lie saw the prisoner, and several transfer
hhoitt, were shewn him, and lie was questioned. lie was sent
for by the direction of the Governor, Deputy Governor, Epic. and
canto with Foy the police officer and slr. Norris. He had lift
the Bank. 1% hen he cause, the that transfer that was turned to
ass that of the gist of :March. Witness asked him who the Mr.
Smith was whose name was subscribes'. as baring witnessed the
transfer, and he replied. that lie wet of the Stock Exchange, but
tart a member;—that he latelltled IN the Rotunda, that he did
r.et know where he lived, and that he knew Lim only by tandaling
at the Rotunda; that he was a young man about 30; and toot he
laid accepted his identity before.. Witness then turned to the
tianster of the 43t1 of Alarch. from John Penn, of Highgate, to
James Parkins. ''his was also attested by the prisoner, and
identified, like the other, by J. Smith. Witness asked who Mr.
Penn was. and he said he appeared to be about su, and that he
(prisoner) hail known him two or three years. Ile was introduced
to him as John Pear, ; but he did not recollect by whom or when.
He did not know whether Mr. Penn had any.tranauctions in the
funds before these transactions. as his Came SO
identify Penn..-Smith bad trar.sactial business with him before.
and he knew him as a responsible and respectable broker. He
added, that he thought was knows to Mr. Campbell and
Mr. Salisbury of the 3 per Cent. office. Witness then turntal to
the other transfers, and was asked as to some blots which appeared
on :be names, and he said lie knew nothing if them; that they
acre not made !whore the book lett his bends; if they buds the
eansfers would have been written over again. He said there
a.-re stock receipts given whin the transfers were made. lie
*aid he did not kin's• where Penn lived except by the entry in the
Woks. He censiderctl Penn as a man who had mode his fortune,
aisil was makin, the most of his money. pia taw *NUM tho
cock before. 'lre stock had been standing in l'enti's name only
a :port time. He did not know whether he witnessed the trans•
let hitmelt or not. He had known Smith four or live yews. Lett
kei floc:, in his company in titivate. Smith was regulurls in the
bast ofattesting transfers. Ile had gcnerallv secs Smith in the
middle of the llotoreli.. He thought Sinitli'liad not a box in
the Rotunda with his name. Prisoner told him that the Janne ot
Pehn was written differently in the different transactions. and he
said " Yeah was, and he ascii:y(l it hinis :* at the time," He
was then desired to a ithdraw, and in a within:. he was to-
calied, and told that he would not be pern itted to go house, but
lie might send. Ile was then given to Snortly
afterwards witness went to the prisoner At St. Bartholomew's
luriiittil by his desire. nod when ire cause there he iinkl
ithsr.zes wore much against him, and he a isheil to 111111se a cool.
uarnication u; on tl.e sal jut. Witne,s said Ise conk! receive no
r.fiden tin' communication, and that be must ceinaumicate every
thing that taissed to his employe/a. The prisoner then said lie
Jail beet; 1111Slell and iii'n4ltbol by a set of rasertlN oed 1041 10. i
a great deal of monryt Whey's " how Cal) t IV, WI, a
when you hove sold the stock and gut the along. P" lie said ho
j.au, out be had paid it to that rascal Penn. Witness laid you
khow very well Mere is no melt person as Penn. The prisoner
remained silent for some time, and then changed the sulijece,
'Nerving that he foe been intsled and defrauded by one fiantitel
'ruiner, who had aLseittatial. The aitne:s said. " yes, it dues
appear by a hook tunnel tit your house that you hrsc bad lar6e
trchsection. aids him, end lie said lie had." He then
rtquestul witness to aliow brut to be ten:creed front the hospital
owls house, hot 'he wroi told lie must go to confinement....
^/s then asked I.: it. how la: cunkl be so de: poste a„ to leap
u Lao pz:ir ii irt:ol.l, tam! he repbcir. " If you could
kno• nee and distress of maid I woes in you would not
st.astLer at i, ti Loess had a :ebb-erupt interview, but nothing
a :dial issuer'..

t.a; toliecit:3, totter co:ticrt, and overseers of the poor of