The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-12 00:00:00

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Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P.

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The-rratuis upon the Birmingham Banking
Company.

Benjamin Taylor and Kenry Kelley were yesterday again
placed at the bar of tho Mansion-house, in custody of Ser-
geant Webb, of the detective force, to undergo a further
examination upon the charge of having conspired together
to obtain from the Birmingham Banking Company largo
sums of money by moans of forged bills of exchange.
Mr. Lewis, jun., instructed by Mr. J. A. Beaumont, of
Birmingham, the solicitor to the company, appearedto pro-
secute. Mr. Beard appeared for Taylor, and Mr. William
Cook, of New Broad-street, appeared for Kelley.
Tho prisoners, it will bo remembered, were both appre-
hended on Saturday last by Detective Sergeant Webb, who
had been looking for them for some time, and underwent a
preliminary examination on that day before the Lord Mayor,
when no evidence was taken. From the statement of Mr.
Lewis, sen., it appeared that Taylor carried on the business
of a boot-upper manufacturer at Birmingham, and that he
had opened an account with the Birmingham Banking
Company, and had paid into his account a largo number
of bills, which ho said were trade bills, were discounted
and passed to his credit, and which afterwards turned
out to be forgeries, and perfectly worthless. The bills
purported to be drawn upon and accepted by parties in
London, and yesterday, Mr. Lewis, jun., said ho should
show them that it was the prisoner Kelley who forwarded
them to Taylor, who then introduced them to the bank.
Three of the bills purported to be accepted by Hamil-
ton and Co., of 4, Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy-square, and he
should show that although a person of the name of Hamil-
ton did formerly occupy an office thorn, he had left in De-
cember, 1864, and from that time until April no one but
Kelley had occupied that office. There were some of the
bills accepted by Benjamin Ross, and these bills were ac-
cepted by Kelley himself, who took a shop and carried
on business in .the name of B. Ross and Co. There
was ono bill of rather a peculiar character, accepted
by 3. Hawes and Co., merchants, Philpot-lane. This bill,
which was for £7l 3s. 6d., was purchased by Kelley from
Harvey for £3 ICs. There were other bills, some accepted
N. F. Brewer, Pancras-lane, and he was in a position to
show that a person named Brewer took offices in Pancras-
lane some time back, but since he had engaged them he
had never made his appearance. To show further that the
prisoners were connected in the transaction, he stated that
Taylor had taken offices in Langbourn-chambers, Fen-
church-street, at a rental of £l3O a-year, and the name
of Reeves and Co. was placed on the door. Taylor intro-
duced Kelley as Mr. Reeves, and said he would manage the
business whilst he was in Birmingham, as he himself would
not be there very much. While there it appeared from
the letter-book, which was taken possession of by Webb,
that they had done little else in the office than write let-
ters to different firms in the country, giving references to
Taylor and Co., and in Kelley's pocket wore found several
letters addressed to Taylor, from different firms, asking for
a reference for Reeves and Co.

Thomas Francis Shaw was then called, and said he was
the sub-manager of the Birmingham Banking Company,
carrying on business at Bennett's-hill, Birmingham. In the
month of March last, shortly before the latter end of the
month, the prisoner
.Taylor called at the bank. Ho had
known him before as a tradesman in the town. Ho asked
the terms for conducting banking business and amount of
commission. He asked the prisoner the nature of his
account and about the amount of his transactions in the
year, whether he paid bills into his credit, and whether he
would require to draw against them. The prisoner said he
should require to draw against his bills, which would be
bills that he would receive in the ordinary course of his
trade. He said the amount of his floating balance would be
about£4,oooor£s,ooo. He sent the prisoner to the manager,
the transaction being rather large. Subsequently an ac-
count was opened with the prisoner. Between the Gth and
26th of April he received from Taylor the eleven credit
papers produced, on which were written the amounts and
particulars of the bills specified on them. The amounts
of the bills specified on these papers were placed to the
credit of Taylor without any deduction for discounting.
The bills produced (17 in number) were the same as those
referred to in those credit notes. Thero were 36 bills
mentioned in the notes. Those produced had been dis-
honoured ; the rest were still running. Taylor drew against
the money placed to his credit, and ho produced his cheques,
which had been duly honoured. The bills that have been
dishonoured amount to about £2,000, exclusive of the
bills still running. The amount obtained was about
£3,000. At the time he was discounting those bills ho
had no knowledge or idea that the bills were not good
trade bills. In consequence of some suspicion he had he
wrote to the prisoner Taylor on the 26th April, informing
him that from the inquiries that bad been made as to the
class of paper sent by him, it had been found so unsatisfac-
tory that he declined to take any more. He received a let-
ter from Taylor stating his regret that any of the bills were
doubtful, and said that the amount was rather larger than
he had anticipated, in consequence of his having sold seve-
ral large parcels to some new customers, and he (witness)
would mention the names of those which were doubtful, he
could close his account with them. He again wrote to Taylor,
and received another letter, in which he said he would call
and would no,doubt make it all right with the bank.
Cross-examined by Mr. Beard—He had received 86 bills

from the prisoner Taylor, of which 11 were still running.
He did not know how many had been paid. He thought
the amount did not exceed more than £2OO or £3OO.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cook—He never saw lielley in
reference to any of the bills.
William Foster, clerk to Mr. Beaumont, solicitor to the
Birmingham Banking Company said he had seen Taylor
write andknew- his handwriting. The 11 credit notes pro-
duced he believed were in Taylor's writing. The two letters
which had been produced were also in Taylor's writing,
and likewise the endorsements,. "Benjamin Taylor," to the
bills produced. The draughting of the three bills purport-
ing to be drawn on and accepted by Hamilton and Co., he
believed to be also in Taylor's writing.
Henry William Ward said ho was a wine merchant at 36,
Seething-lane, and had been there 13 years. He kept an
account at. Messrs. Prescott and Co.'s. He knew neither of
the prisoners. ' The bill fur £289 Bs. Od. purporting to be
accepted by H. W. Ward was not accepted by him nor by
his authority, nor was the one for £134. The bills purported
to be drawn by a person named Mardlin. He knew no one
of that name.

Cross• examined by Mr. Beard—He did not recognise the
handwriting of either of these acceptances. H© had a son,
who was not in any business, who lived at home with him,
but had been away several weeks. He did not know where
he was. -He was not in the habit of using witness's office.
He did tell him ho Was going away, but not where he was
going. He did not think the acceptance was in his son's
writing. It was an imitation, but his opinion was that it
was not his. His son was sued on a bill and had left. His
son's initials were the same as his.

By Mr. Lewis—lf the wrifing were his son's, it was
without his authority.
Frederick Wack, 14, Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy-square, said
his father occupied the house until three weeks ago, when
ho died. He remembered at the commencement a person
named Hamilton taking an office in that house, and he loft
the office about December in the same year. He called him-
self a wine merchant, and paid £2 10s. a month rent, but
did not pay it all. After he left the prisoner Kelley took the
office at the same rental. He did not know what business
ho carried on. He occupied the office about six months.
The agreement wassignod, " Collins, Kelley, and Son," but
the name was not on the door. Between December and
April no other parties occupied the offices, and there was
no person of the name of Hamilton there.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cook.—He never saw Hamilton
there after Kelley went. He cnly saw Hamilton twice. _

Mick Parker Champion said he was a china and glass
merchant of 2, Pancras-lane. Ho let a portion of the house
as offices. In January, 1865, t person named Brewer took
an office there. After taking the offices witness saw him
there once, and that was all. No business whatever was
carried on there. He had never given him notice to quit.
Letters had come for Mr. Brower having the stamp of the
Birmingham Banking Compaay, and of Mr. Beaumont,
the solicitor. He saw Brewer write his signature to the
agreement, and two of the three bills produced, purporting
to be accepted, " W. F. Brewer," he believed to be in his
handwriting. The deed was accepted, "W. F.
Brewer, Oxford-street," but the signature was dis-
similar. Brewer gave him a raferenco to Burgess and Co.,
of Oxford-street.

Mr. Lewis—l will show Burgess was Kelley. •
Witness, in continuation, said he did notrecolleet having
seen Kelley before.
Alfred Davis said ho' was managing clerk to Mr. 3. S.
Scott, 64, Langbourne-chambers, Fenchurch-street. Mr.
Scott has property which he lets out. He knew the pri-
soners. He knew Kelley as Mr. Reeves, and Taylor in the
name he had given. Taylor in. May last took chambers at
No. 36, Langbourne Chambers, at £l3O a year, and signed
the agreement-he produced. After he had taken the office
the name of Frederick Reeves and Co. was painted up.
Three or four weeks afterwards Taylor took Kelley to the
office, and introduced him as Mr. Reeves, and said he
would • carry on his (Taylor's) business while ho was
in Birmingham, and he himself would be very seldom there.
Kelley after that went to the office every day.. There were
two clerks in the offiee, but he know nothing of what was
being done until Sergeant Webb went there.
Mr. Lewis produced a prospectus, which he said would
show how companies were got up. A number of them were
found upon the prisoner Taylor when he was apprehended.
It was headed "B. Taylor and Company (Limited)." The
capital was stated at £lOO,OOO in 10,000 shares of £lO each,
and was for the alleged purpose of purchasing and conduct-
ing on an extended scale the well-known and rapidly-in-
creasing business of Benjamin Taylor, of Campden-street,
Birmingham, machine-closed upper and legging manufac-
turer; and the vendor guaranteed a minimum dividend of
oati-vcr cent,--k4 the flat tirr66-S7:garS, and Benjamin was
named as manager.
The prisoners were again remanded.