The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

painted up. He there saw Kelly, who represented himself
to be Reeves, and he also saw a tall clerk, who was said to
be Mr. Hamilton. Kelly engaged him to purchase general
hardware goods and the manufactures of Birmingham and
the surrounding neighbourhood. Witness asked for refer-
ences, and was given the name of the prisoner Taylor,
who was represented to be in the indiarubber trade. He
went back to Birmingham with instructions to purchase
goods to the amount of £l5O or £2OO for Reeves and Co,
He gave an order for £l5O worth of iron bedsteads, but as
matters at headquarters did not appear to go on satis-
factorily, he gave no further orders, and he stopped the
bedstead order from being executed. He called at Taylor's
place, Birmingham, but failed to see him, as it was said he
was in London. On July 12 he received a letter from
Hamilton, dated Langbourne-chambers. Hamilton was
about 85 years of age, with a nose a little on one side.
In cross-examination, witness said he had never seen
Taylor before the present time, and that he (Taylor) was
said to be the employer of 200 hands in Birmingham.

Mr. Edmond W. P. Taunton said he carried on business
in electro-platod articles at 46, Broad-street, Birmingham.
He received an order on the 30th Juno last from Reeves
and Co. for an assortment of electro-plated goods to the
amount of £BO or £lOO. That order came direct from Lon-
don through his agent. The reference in it was to the pri-
soner Taylor. Witness wrote to Taylor to know something
of Reeves and Co., but received no reply. Ho then offered
to deliver the goods for cash, but he never heard anything
more from Reeves and Co., and the order was not executed.

Mr. Thomas Lamb Smith stated that he carried on busi-
ness at Worcester with Mr. Macnaught as a carriage manu-
facturer. He received an order from Reeves and Co., on
the 22d of June, for a phaeton or a dogcart, and a set of
plated harness, with a reference to the prisoner Taylor,
and also to a person named Winkworth, of Northampton.
Witness wrote to Taylor and Winkworth to inquire about
Reeves and Co., but answers were not returned, and the
dogcart and harness were in consequence not sent.
Mr. Frederick Hughes, who is in the employment of his
father, a carpet manufacturer, at Kidderminster, received
an order from Reeves and Co. for goods suitable for ship-
ment to Canada. He was in London at the time and saw
Kelly, who was introduced to him as Mr. Reeves, and he
gave an order to him for about £6O worth of carpets, with
a reference to the prisoner Taylor. Witness wrote to Taylor
to learn something about Reeves, and there was no reply,
and the goods were not forwarded.

Mr. Burgess was recalled, and he proved that the letter
purporting to have been sent by Hamilton to Mr. Coke was
written by Farnham, and that the several orders given for
the electro-plate, harness, and carpets by Reeves and Co.
were also written by Farnham. He also proved that the
letter-book found in the office of Reeves and Co., and which
consisted entirely of orders for goods, was entirely in Farn-
ham's handwriting.

Detective Henry Webb said that two days after the ap-
prehension of the prisoners he went to the office in Lang-
bourne-chambers and searched it. He found there a letter-
book, four ledgers, a cash-book, and an index-book. He also
found a great quantity of stationery, with the name of
Reeves and Co., Langbourne-chambers, on it, and there
were besides in the office the Directories of Birmingham,
Liverpool, Manchester, and Derby. The man Hamilton,
alias Farnham, whose nose was crooked, as described, was
in and out, and he was also seen at the residence of Kelly,
at Grove-street, Camden-town, but he had since disap-
peared. On searching Taylor, six letters were found upon
him from parties asking about the respectability of Reeves
and Co. There were also found upon him several copies of
a prospectus for the formation of a company to purchase
his upper-boot establishment in Birmingham, and guaran-
teeing a dividend to the shareholders of 10 per cent. A
copy of the agreement was also found upon him for the
taking of the office in Langbourne-chambers.
Mr. Lewis here intimated that it was not his intention to
produce any further evidence for the prosecution.
Mr. M. Williams said that at the proper time he should
be prepared to prove that Taylor was a mere dupe in this
conspiracy, but now he presumed it was intended to com-
mit him for trial.

The Lord Mayor said that was undoubtedly his Inten-

Mr. M. Williams asked whether Taylor would be admit-
ted to bail.

The Lord Mayor replied—Certainly not, and remanded
the prisoners until Thursday, in order that the whole of the
depositions, which are very voluminous, might be read over
and signed by the various witnesses, previous to the pri-
soners being committed for trial at the Central Criminal
Court.