The Sun.
London, England, 1801-09-14 00:00:00

PUBLIC OPFIB`.I?6O7—SPREETe

CHARGE OF FORGERY.

FRIDAY, a person was bronght *fore Nicxo-
LAS _Torn, Ecq. .on :suspicion of having passed
two forked Bills of Exchange, to William 'Malloy,
a boot and shoe,miiker, in Sr. Piles's., of whom- he
had purchased a -quantity "of shoes, and•had received
the-difference of the first Bill in cash ; but the second
being discovered to be a forgery, he was secured
yesterday morning,' when he came obtain the
shoes and the change. .
Sayer, the Officer, who took him?. produced. se-
veral Bills of Exchange he found oh him, one of
which purported to be accepted by Mr. Malloy,
The Prosecutor ; but he-positively declared
forgery. The (idler appeared to, be accepted,
though there is good ground to helieVe they, are all.
forged - • "
The Plisoner, on being interrogated .biriMr,
BoNo, stated, that -he was born ,atM.atton, near
Co Yet , where his father now reside, who had
-been a t i mber‘ merchant‘; and that he himself Was:
brought 011 to that business till his father -failed,
when he went to Liverpool, and wasClerk:in a
Merchant's house there, with whom he continued
for some" thinths. Li .August last he came to Lon_
don; that the two Bilk- in question he -received
from a person at Birmingham, in part payment- of
debt due to him while in the timber trade ;
that the shoes were purchased for the mate.. of 'a
vessel bound.to Africa.

By some Letters found on him, which- appear w
have come from a. relation, there is reason. tg stip_
pose this is not the first offerice of the kind he has
been accused of; he was,.., therefore, ordered to be
Committed for further ekarnination'on 'Friday, next,
that. every necessary inquiry_ might be made.
Johns EaLwar.ds was Cully committed for trial, on
a charge of stealing a piece of kerseymere, the pro-
..
perty,of Mr. Goodey, of Bedford court: •
Donaldson, the Constable, who apprehend-
ed him On Tuesday last in the Borough, produced a
remnant of blue cloth he found On him at the tithe,
and which was proved to have been stolen the same
day from the shop of Mr. Knott, a -Taylor 'and
Mercer, in the Borough, High-street, where the
Prisoner had been,' under pretence of purchasing a
coat.

The- ease being so clenr, a detainer was•. laid
Against him for this of,Fence in..fhe County of Surrey.

PUELIC-OFFIOE, HATTON-GARDEN.

ON Saturday, —7-- Sharw, the reputed swindler.,,
who had been several times brought before the Lord)
Mayor aud-Middlesex-Magistrate.s, and committed,
on sdspicion of felony, was again brought up for
further examination before Mr. BLAmutE and Mr.,
BAKER:' •
. .

The tradesnien who had been defrauded by the, Set.
of sharpers to which, the Prisoner belonged, attend-
ed at the Ufice ; but the only circumstance in which
the Pfi;o'ner could be completely implicated, was the
schetne for obtaining go,ods from Mr. Moore,. the
Agent of Mr. Winter, glove-manufaaurer, in the
country. The plan was this :—A pretended suercan-
'tile house, under the firm of Bancroft arid Bayford,
was' set, up at No. 6,- George-street, Westminster,
and a person of the name of Ruggles, who had
served in the Army, took a hausein Downing-street,
and obtaining the insertion of his name , in '-the:
Couit Calendar as an Ar,my Agent, pretended,' to
carry on a great deal of business. .An accomplioe;.
of the name of Hall, and himself, were constantly
at .the desk writing, and seemed to be very busy.;
An order was then sent from the house of Bancroft
and'Co..to the Merchant. they meant to defraud.
As in the present 'instance, 'Mr. Winter wrote
word to his Agent, Mr. Moore, and desired bins to
inquire as to the responsibility of the house, he first
went there, and Was 'told Mr. Bancroft was at his
country-house ill of the gout, and he was referred to
Mr. Ruggles, the army agent: -Mr.- Moore 'seeing
the appearance of business at Ruggles's house; be-
lieved the charader he gave of Bancroft and Co.
and executed.the; Zatder. Before .it- was sent, the
-Prisoner came to Mr. Moore's, 'and madean altera:
tion in it, by changing and adding to the order,
When the goods were delivered, a bill was drawn
by 'Bancroft and 'Co- on Ruggles, and -accepted ;
and shortly after the parties absconded, and
the'-whole of their swindling, transaaions were
'brought to' light. The Prisoner was. afterwards.
apprehended, and part of the goods delivered by
Mr.iMoore found in his possession.
The qUestion was, whether this was a fraud or a
felony I—Mr. ALL.EY, who appeared as counsel
for the Prisoner, said, as he had not been' present
when the goods were delivered, their having been
afterwards foutd in his possession, though it was
sufficient to charge him_ .with a fraud, would not
criminate him as a principal concerned in the fe-
lony.
Mr..BLANIIR was of opinion that the whole was
a conspiracy between Ruggles, Bancroft, Ilan, and
the Prisoner,. to• rob this tradesman of his goods,
and.that the litter was one of the princip-als in the
felony, and ought to be committed as such,—Mr.
BAKER said; as- it was doubtful whether this"was a
fratid or a felony, .the better way would be to let it
be deeidediby a Jury.—The-Prisoner was committed
for trial as alprincipal in _ the felony, and bail re_
fused for his appearance.