The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-08 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—May 8.

MANSION-HOUSE.---A young man, about 20
years of age, dressed in the height of fashion, named
Charles Pinkstone, was brought before the Lord
Mayor yesterday on a warrant, in custody of de-
tective officer Packman, charged with forging and
uttering, on the 7th April last, a cheque for £lOO,
and with uttering and forging, on 9th April last,
a cheque for £2OO, both purporting to be signed by
Messrs. Loughborough and Barfield, solicitors, of
Austinfriars, with intent to defraud Messrs. Martin
and Co., bankers, of Lombard-street.
Mr. Columbine appeared to watch the case on
behalf of the prisoner.
The prisoner was apprehended at Exeter by
Robert Paokman, one of the detective force, where
it appeared ho was under remand, having been
charged with riotous conduct before the magistrate
at Exeter. The prisoner went to an hotel in Exeter,
and the landlord seeing that he had plenty of money,
was stylishly dressed, and wore a valuable gold
watch and chain, thought he was a highly respect-
able young man. He slept at the house, and in the
middle of the night the housemaid was startled by
the prisoner who was on the landing in his night.
shirt flourishing a pistol about, and in a state of
great excitement. The landlord thought he had
been partaking too freely of wine, and got him to
bed again, but could not lock the door on 'the out-
side, as the key could not be found. Shortly after
the household had once more retired to rest the
landlady was awoke by a noise at her bedroom door,
and on her husband being called the prisoner was
found on the staircase outside the door flourishing
the pistol about, which was capped and loaded ; he
made a great disturbance, and could not be induced
to go to bed again, and as he became very violent a
police-officer was sent for, whom he assaulted in a
very violent manner, far which he was taken before
the magistrate.
Packman stated that he proceeded to Exeter,
where lie saw the prisoner. He showed him the
warrant, and asked him if his name was Chas. Pink-
stony. Thu priv,..c: mild it 4.1 d
that he was charged with forging and uttering, on
the 7th April, a cheque for £lOO, drawn on Messrs.
Martin, bankers, of Lombard-street, and purporting
to be signed by his late employers, Messrs. Lough-
borough and Barfield, of Austinfriars ; and also on
the 9th of April with forging and uttering a cheque
for £2OO at the same place, and upon the same
pretence. He showed the prisoner the cheques.
The prisoner was delivered up to him by the autho-
rities, and he received from the superintendent of
police at Exeter £173 in gold, and Bs. in silver and
copper, a gold watch and chain, and a portmanteau,
containing apparel, which were in the possession of
the prisoner. On the road to London the prisoner
told him be was quite willing to tell him all about
the matter. He warned him that anything he said
would be used as evidence against him, and he said
that he Mended to plead guilty to the charge. He
told the prisoner he had received £3OO in London,
and asked him how he accounted for the deficiency.
He replied that he had not a farthing except what
was taken from him by the police at Exeter. He
paid about £45 for his watch, chain, and append-
ages; £1 for a pistol, which he bought three days
before he was locked up ; £1 for a portmanteau ;
and that he got five £5 notes for £25 in gold at
Plymouth, and lost them ; and that he had also lost
£lO in London. The rest he had spent upon him-
self.

Mr. Leman, -a cashier at Messrs. Martin and
Co.'s, said Messrs. Loughborough and Barfield kept
an account at their bank, The cheque produced by
the officer for £lOO was presented to him over the
counter on the 7th of April. It purported to be
signed by Messrs. Loughborough and Barfield. He
paid it in one Bank of England note of £5O, four
of £lO each, and £lO in gold, but he could not say
who presented it.
Mr. Kelly, a cashier in the same bank, stated
that the cheque for £2OO, also purporting to be
signed by Messrs. Loughborough and Barfield, was
presented to him on the 9th April, and he paid it
with one note of £200; but he could not swear that
it was the prisoner who presented it.
Mr. Barfield, of the firm of Loughborough and
Barfield, stated that the prisoner had been in his
service as clerk for seven weeks up to the 9th of
April, when he absconded without giving any
notice. The filling up in the cheques produced was
in the handwriting of the prisoner, and the signa-
ture which purported to be his (Mr. Birfield's) was
not written by him nor by his authority. The
cheques with others had been taken from his cheque-
book, which was usually kept by the cashier.
Mr. Columbine put some questions to this wit-
ness, but elicited nothing in favour of the prisoner.
The prisoner, who had nothing to sapin answer
to the charge, was then committed for trial,

WESTMINSTER.—A lady, residing at No. 11,
Gillingham-terrace, Vauxhall-bridge-road, came to
the court this morning, and requested to speak to
the magistrate upon an occurrence of a most extra-
ordinary and distressing description.
Applicant said that being in want of a domestic
servant a few months ago, she obtained a young
woman named Mary Tidy from the country, who
remained with her until Sunday week, when she
suddenly disappeared.
Mr. Poynter asked under what circumstances.

Applicant replied under circumstances which
strongly led to the belief that she had been waylaid,
or entrapped in some way.
Mr. Paynter desired to know the particular cir-
cumstances.

Applicant observed that it had been the young
woman's habit to go to the Holy Trinity Church,
Bessborough-gardens, on Sunday evenings, and she
as regularly returned immediately after the conclu-
sion of divine service. She left home on Sunday
evening to go there as usual, but never returned.
Arplicant waited up for her hour after hour, won-
dering what had become of her, and at length
retired to rest, much alarmed at her continued
absence.

Mr. Paynter inquired whether she had any
fi iends.

Applicant replied that she had.
Mr. Paynter asked if she had seen them upon the
subject.
Applicant said she had immediately communi-

cated with them at Croydon, where they resided,'
and they were as much surprised at the young
woman's absence as herself, arid up to this day had
heard no tidings of her; they were much distressed
in mind and knew not what to do.
Mr. Paynter inquired whether the girl was
known to have formed any intimacies in London.
Applicant said she did not think for a moment
that she had. She was a very quiet and reserved
girl, who had no acquaintances whatever in London,
and it was quite clear she could have had no notion
of leaving her home at the time she went out to
church. She had nothing whatever with her, and
had no money in her possession.
Mr. Paynter said he could not help the applicant;
had she given any information to the police respect-
ing the girl's disappearance?
Applicant replied that she had, and they had pro-
mised to use every exertion in their power. She
was only 18 years of age, and wr.s a girl of rather
prepossessing appearance. She had never been in
London before she entered applicant's service.
Mr. Paynter regretted he could not assist her.