The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTENSIVE UTTERING or

FALSE CIIEQEES

FRAUDS ON WEST-END TRADESMEN.—CIement Tudway,
a tall, respectably-attired man, about 55 years of age, who
refused his address, and was described as of no occupation,
was charged before Mr. Knox, by Sergeant Joy, with ob-

taining a riding whip of the value of £1 155., from Mr. T.
Callow, whip manufacturer, 8, Park lane, by means of a
false cheque on the bank of Messrs. Child, Temple-bar.

Mr Parkes, solicitor, defended.

Mr. T. Callow, whipmaker, of 8, Park-lane, deposed that
on the 27th April the prisoner came to his shop and asks d to
see some riding whips. He showed the prisoner several,
and he selected one of the value of £1 155., and then said
that he would pay for it at once if he (Mr. Callow) would
give him change fora cheque. The prisoner then mentioned
the names of one or two of his customers, and believing the
cheque to be genuine, he told the prisoner that if he gave
his name and address he would take the cheque. The pri-
soner then gave him a printed card with the name of
Clement Tud Nay, - street, Russell-square, upon it, and
having given the prisoner change for the cheque which
was for £5, on Messes, Child, Temple-bar, and signed
Clement t udway, he left, taking the whip with him. Sub-
sequently be (Mr. Callow) paid the cheque to a person
named Richard Morgan, who returned it to him as having
been didioncured by Messrs. Child. On going to the
address on the card the persons there knew nothing of the
prisoner.

Mr. Robert Potter, cashier and clerk at Messrs. Child's
bank, said that no person of the name of Clement Tudway
had funds at the bank.

Mr. Parkes asked the witness if they ever had a customer
of the name, and the witness said they had a customer of
the name of the Rev. Clement Tudway, some years ago,
but his account had been closed.

Sergeant Joy asked tor a remand, as there would be other
cases, he believed at least 30, the prisoner having uttered
false cheques in all directions, and all on Messrs. Child's
Bank.

Mt. Knox said he had an objection to the court be'ng
made the means of settling these cases. He would hear
another case if it was ready.

Mr Grandiard, assistant to Messrs. Farmer and Rogers,
shawl warehousemen, Regent-street, said that on the sth
of May, the prisoner came to the house and selected a
shawl of the value of LW 108., and ten ered a cheque on
Messrs. Child's Bank for the amount, which, after some
conversation, he consented to take, and the prisoner left
with the shawl, Before taking the cheque prisoner added
the date.

In answer to Mr. Knox the witness said that it wa., be
lieving the cheque to be genuine that induced him to
take it.

Sergeant Joy said there was a person from Messrs. Swan
and Edgar's present who could speak to the prisoner at-
tempting to utter a ch que there yesterday.
Mr. Knox said that any further cases could go to the
sessions.

Sergeant Joy then said that his attention being called to
the prisoner yesterday afternoon by a person in Messrs.
Swan and Edgar's employ, he took him into custody on Mr.
Callow'a charge. The prisoner some time after asked him
to go to Mr. Callow and try and settle it for him, but he
told him he could not do so, as there were several other
cases against him.

The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed
for trial, several tradesmen being in court to prefer charges
against him,

WESTMINSTER.
EXTRAORDINARY DETECTION OF A RAILWAY SER-
VANT.—John Pollock was placed at the bar, charged with
being found in the refreshment rooms of the Victoria
Station, with intent to commit a felony.
The prisoner wore the livery of the Crystal Palace Rail-
way.
Mr. Arnold asked what position he held there, and was
told that he was office porter at the railway.
John Parish, 140 B , said—At half-past one this morn-
ing I was on the platform at the end of the lost property
office leading .o the refreshment-rooms. I suddenly heard a
noise in the co, ms, and Mr. Freeman, who was ath me,
went towards the room, when we saw a cat suddenly come
through the fanlight. I told him I was certain there was
something the matter. We sent to Mr. Fisher, the pro-
prietor of the rooms, for the keys, but the prisoner was
discovered before they arrived, and taken into custody He
tried to get out of the window and unfastened it to do so,
and was found on the floor of the room. A railway guard
got in and we brought him out by the window.
Mr. Arnold—How had he got into the room ?
Witness—He had got over the wall at the end of the
hotel, and lifting a cellar flap entered the rooms from be-
neath them.
Mr. Carpenter, superintendent of the London, Brighton,
and South Coast Police, directed the magistrate's attention
to a great number of articles upon the table, and an empty
purse found at the prisoner's lodgings. The purse has been
left at the railway a few days ago, and then contained gold
and silver.
Parish produced a sewed purse which he said had been
leiz by a lady at the statiin, and contained £3 6s. Alter
apprehending the prisoner be searched his lodgings, and
tb. re found 19 bottles of wines and spirits, a box of cigars,
a quantity of glass, and other articles of a miscellaneous
character.
Mr. Arnold—Will any of these things be idertified ?
Superintendent Carpenter—They will ; and it your wor-
ship will grant a remand we shall be enabled to complete
the case against the prisoner. A great deal of the property
belongs to Mr. Fisher.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.