The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

plaintiff stated he had 601. to pay to a gentleman in
Liverpool, and therefore he would leave that sum in my
hands for a few days. I drew out a receipt, and the plain-
tiff signed it. After this, in consequence of a letter I re-
ceived from the plaintiff, I met him at the Birkenhead
Hotel. He then told me that he wanted the 601. he had left
with me. Not having so much money about tno, I went
and fetched three 201. notes, and gave them to him. The
plaintiff cut the notes in half. The plaintiff then said that
the letter he had in his hand was to a friend of his in
London, to tell him to back Elcho for him as far as 601.,
and he then tried to induce me to send up some money
for the same purpose. I afterwards received a letter
stating that the horse would come down to Liverpool on
the Tuesday, and requesting me to engage two boxes,
ono for Elcho and one for Truth. Subsequently to that
I received a telegraphic dispatch from Aspinal, desiring
that I would be in readiness to receive the horse on the
next morning. The horse, however, did not arrive. I
did not see the plaintiff there until the day after the
Liverpool races, when he told me that the horse had not
been sent in consequence of there being a mortgage
upon him, and that if ne had been in Liverpool ha would
have been seized by the mortgagee. I also heard that
the horse had been tried with Truth, by whom ho had
been beaten in the trial. This fact I heard on the first
day of the races, and also from the plaintiff. The
plaintiff showed me a letter he had received from the
solicitor of Deacon, and begged that I would go and ex-
plain matters to him, and so clear his character. The
plaintiff paid that 601. Subsequently to this [ fetched
the horse from Cheltenham, and paid 441. for his keep.
I saw Scott at the Liverpool races—the July meeting. I
have some recollection of Aspinal calling on me with the
bill about the latter end of duly, and until that day I had
not had anything to do with that bill. I then lent him
2001 upon it. This transactio❑ was not one with which
the plaintiff had anything to do. Upon the bill arriving
at maturity, I went to the plaintiff's office, but not finding
any one there I left a notice as usual. There is not a
word of truth in what has been stated by the plaintiff to
the effect that he had made an application to me for the
payment of the balance of the purchase-money. Some
time after I had commenced my action on that bill, I
was served with a writ in this action,
Cross-examined—Until this transaction I had no con-
versation with the plaintiff: I was acquainted with As-
pinal, for he was a customer of our bank. I have lent
money out of my own private parse frequently. I had
known him two or three years, and first came to the
knowledge of his connexion with the turf at the Chester
meeting in 1850. At that time I had a pretty large
book, and the plaintiff drew it out for me. I think when
the plaintiff first came to me he wanted some pecuniary
assistance. I had known of the horse Elcho prior to
this time. I agreed to make a purchase of the horse,
because I did not think it would ;be safe to make an ad-
vance upon it as security. I had a notion of winning
the Liverpool Cup. Five hundred pounds was men-
tioned as the price of the horse. I was told at the time
of this interview, that the horse would take a " sweat"
prior to the race. Upon the 26th Aspinal and the plain-
tiff came to me and inquired what would be the price
of a bill stamp for 2001. Having told him, Aspinal
went out to buy the stamp. On his return he drew the
bill, end then handed the notes for its value over to
the plaintiff. It was during the absence of Aspinal
that I told the plaintiff I would give him 400/. for
Elcho, and as he consented to take that sum, I promised
to pay him on the succeeding Monday, and accordingly
en that day the plaintiff and Aspinal called on me.
That was on the 30th June. I heeded to him notes to
the value of 3401. The money was my private pro-
perty. On that same day I gave instructions to Aspinal
to back the horse for me. My instructions wets that
the horse should run for the Liverpool Cup. I had
been aware from Aspinal, that Truth had beaten Oche
on the Bth of July, and that was the reason the horse
had not been rsent to Liverpool. I backed Truth.- I
did not pass the bill away. I am fully prepared to
swear that the bill and the receipt were not drawn upon
the same day.
Re-examined—The -plaintiff told me that Truth
should make the running for Elcho. I had authority to
use Pearce's name in the receipt as the purchaser of the
horse, and did so use it, as I did not wish that the cus-
tomers of the Bank should know that I was engaged in
any turf transactions.
J. T. Aspinal corroborated the testimony of the de-
fendant as to the payment the 3401. on the 30th of
June; and with respect to the 200/ bill, said that was a
bill given to himeell' for 200/., which he lent the plain-
tiff. That bill bad nothing to do with the defendant's
transaction with the plaintiff about the purchase of the
horse. The defendant had subsequently given him the
money for the bill.
Mr. KNOWLES, at the conclusion of the case for the
fen dan t, replied.
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Mr. Baron PLATT, in the course of his summing up,
complained that there had been a large amount of matter
introduced into this inquiry which had nothing at all to
do with the question ut issue, which was simply this,
had the horse been paid for? The jury had heard the
evidence, and would give their answer to that question.
The jury, after a moment's consultation, returned a
verdict for the defendant.

Mr. Baron PLATT—Then, gentlemen, do you believe
that the plaintiff has, to-day, committed perjury?

The Jury—Yes.
Mr. Baron PLATT—Let the plaintiff be taken into
custody to answer an indictment for perjury. If bail
can bo now given for his appearance at the sessions, I
will take it.

Bail was then given, the plaintiff in 1001, himself, and
two sureties in 50L each.

The defendant was bound over to prosecute and to
give evidence, and Aspinal also.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
MANSIOIV-HOUSE.
William George Finch, between seventeen and eighteen
years of age, was brought, in the custody of Michael
Hayden, the officer, before the Lord Mayor, charged with
having forged several drafts upon the banking-house of
Messrs. Barnett, Hoare, and Co., of Lombard-street.
Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, so-
licitors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection
against Forgeries and Frauds, attended for the pro-
secution.
The prisoner appeared to be quite indifferent to what
was passing during the investigation,
Mr. Mullens said the forgeries with which the prises
nor was charged were numerous, but the object of the
prosecutors upon the present occasion was to give evi-
dence sufficient to justify a remand until it would
be convenient to go into the details of the whole of the
transactions.
Mr. Henry Fothergill, clerk in the banking-house of
Barnett, Hoare, and Co., said--A gentleman named
Bartlett keeps an account at oar house. I cashed at
the counter three cheques for 201., each bearing the
name of Bartlett. The first is dated the 30th of De-
, comber, the second the 3d of January, and the third the
Bth of January.
Mr. Thomas Bartlett, of No. 58, Lombard• street,
mining-agent, said—l keep an account with Messrs.
Barnett, Hoare, and Co. I know the prisoner. He was
formerly iu my service, and left it in August. I am
well acquainted with his handwriting, and believe that
the filling up in the three cheques produce) was done
by him. The signature is not mine in any inatsace, nor
did I autheriee anybody to sign for me.
John Finch, a boy apparently about 12 years old, said
—I am the brother of the prisoner, and reside with Lay
father and mother in Islington. In the last week in
December I went to Messrs. Bartlett, Hoare, and Co.,
end asked for a cheque-book. My brother sent me. I
got it, and gave it to my brother, who had told me,
if I was asked whom it was for, to say for Mr.
Bartlett. I have been several times since at the banking
house with cheques for 201. each. I presented the three
cheques produced, and gave the money I received to
my brother. I took the money to him to Hemmings-
buildings, Chapel-street, Islington.
Michael llaydon—l took the prisoner into custody at
a house in Hemmings-buildings, Chapel street, Islington,
on Saturday night. I told him that I was an officer, and
that I charged him upon suspicion of having forged the
name of Mr. Bartlett, his former master, to four cheques
for 201. each, upon Barnett and Hoare, within the last
fourteen days. He said, " Very well, very well." I
then commenced searching him, and found upon him a
silver watch, two gold seals, and a seal key, seventeen
shillings, a diamond ring, a t encil case, and a door key.
In a room is the same house I found two silver watches
and chains, which from peculiar circumstances I brought
away with me, receipts for various things, to the amount
of 48/. 10s. 4d., within the last three months, and a
number of new articles of dress, amongst which were
seven waistcoats.
The LORD Mayon. (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to
ask the witnesses any questions? The Prisoner—Not
at all.
The LORD Mayon—Have you any objection to be re-
manded? The Prisoner—Not the least.
Mr. Mullens—l think it necessary to mention that I
intend to produce cases of forgery against the prisoner
as far back as September last.
The prisoner was then remanded till Tuesday week.
The career of the prisoner has been what is called in
slang language a fast one. He had been, we are given
to understand, for seine time intimate with a female who
is nearly twice as old a3he is, and. passed himself off upon
her as a gentleman of large mining; property, while she
pretended to him that she was ladyaof large expecta-
tions.ls The diamond ringwhich
finger had been given to him by
her,
o wore upon his
and it was with
difficulty the officer wrenched it from him, for he offered
all the resistance in his power, and swore that nboaautho-
rity upon earth should deprive him of it.
it was said, presented a former lover of his mistress with
a cab and pair of horses to reconcile his rival to so se-
rious a loss, which was to be completed in a few days
with the assistance of a clergyman in a neighbouring
church by the matrimonial tie.
CLERKENWELL.
James Hunter and Henry Bryan were finally examined,
charged by Dr. Henry James Stokes, Portland-place,
Islington, with feloniously breakinginto his dwelling-
house and stealing nine Bank of England notes of 5/,
each, three sovereigns, a quantity of jewellery, and other
property.
Mr. CORRIE committed the prisoners for trial.
A cab-driver named Harper was charged by John
Young, a cab-driver in the employ of Mr. William
Thompson, an extensive cab proprietor, with having
assaulted him.
Is appeared that Mr. Thompson had resolved on les-
sening his cab fares from Bd. to 61. per mile, in conse-
quence of which his drivers were annoyed in every way,
and'on Saturday the prisoner, after the vilest abuse, struck
the complainant and broke his nose.
Mr. Thompson said, notwithstanding the opposition
ho had to contend with, he would with determination
continue his plan. The public had free trade and cheap
bread, and he would let them have cheap riding, and he
only wished to be protected from opposition and vio-
lence to his drivers.
The prisoner was ordered to find bail to keep the
peace.