The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE. James Daniel Zysaght,
charged a few days ago with having forged a bill fur
301., with intent to defraud the London Joint Stock
Bank, was brought up for re-examination.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Bodkin for the defence.

The bill purported to be drawn by the authorities of
the Commercial Banking concern of Sydney upon the
London Joint Stock Bank, at sight, in favour of John
O'Connor, Esq.
The following is the substance of the additional evi-
dence :

Mr. John Kettlewall, clerk in the London and Joint
Stock Bank, produced the letter of advice, dated 23d
July, from Sydney, and said that Robert How was
one of the directors of the Commercial Bank at
Sydney, that John Taylor was the manager, and
William Neil was permitted to sign for the accoun-
tant. The London Joint Stock Bank were authorised
to honour bills bearing those signatures. Witness had
been in the bank abuut eleven years, and had acted
for seven or eight years upon their signatures. He
had made payments on their signatures, and the signa-
tures never had been repudiated, and he had acquired a
knowledge of the writing of the gentlemen from paying
their drafts in numerous instances.

By Mr. Bodkin—lt was from comparison he formed
his opinion of their signature.
Witness re-examined—Did not believe the handwrit-
ing to be that of any one of the parties.
Mr. W. C. Goose—l have been for many years a
cashier in the London Joint Stock Bank. I have seen
Mr. How, one of the directors of the Sydney Bank. He
kept an account at the London Joint Stock Bank. I
cannot on my oath say that I have seen him write, but
I have frequently paid cheques drawn by him. The sig-
nature to the bill produced I believe not to be in his
handwriting.
Mr. Jacob Perkins Bacon, manager of the firm of Per-
kins, Bacon, and Co., of Fleet-street, engravers, said—l
have had submitted to my examination the bill for 301.
The signatures of three persons as drawers have been
examined by me by means of powerful lenses, and I am
of the decided opinion that they are not written with the
pen in the ordinary manner. lam of opinion that they
have been written over more than once. I have tested
the ink with strong nitric acid, and am convinced that
it is not the ordinary ink.
The evidence of Spittle, the officer who apprehended
the prisoner, was then entered into at considerable
length, and the prisoner was remanded for final exami-
nation on Tuesday next.
William Early was charged with having robbed Mrs.
Ann Thurby of a purse containing 31. ss. 6d.
The lady was passing through Gracechurch-street on
Monday at half-past four o'clock, when Michael Haydon,
the officer, observed the prisoner dip his hand into her
pocket, followed him, saw him when he got into an
adjoining street examine a purse which he pulled out of
his pocket, took him into custody, and charged. him
with the robbery.
The lady identified the purse, and said she had had no
idea of a robbery until Haydon touched her and asked
her whether she had not lost something.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

GUILDHALL.—George Burton, a warehouseman in
the service of Messrs. Carter, Vavasseur, Rix, and Co.,
of Trump-street, Lawrence-lane, was charged with steal-
ing .511bs. of dyed silk, value 101., the property of his
employers.

Lull, the detective officer, said from information he
received he went with another detective of the name of
Packman, to Redcross-street, on Friday evening last,
and while there they saw the prisoner leave Reeves's
pawnbroker's shop, and followed him to the premises of
his employers in Trump-street; They afterwards com-
municated with Messrs. Carter and Co., and on Mon-
day they called and saw prisoner in the manufacturing
department. They told him they were officers, and
that they should take him in custody on the charge of
robbing his employers of a quantity of silk, and dis-
posing of it in the name of Simmons at Reeves's, in
Redcross-street. Witness cautioned him against say-
ing anything to criminate himself ; but he replied,
"It is all true, I plead guilty," and went down on '
his knees, and asked his employers to forgive him. He
then handed witness his purse, containing 41. 10s. in
gold, and 4s. in silver, 4/. of which he said belonged to
the prosecutors. He was then taken to the station and
searched, when a gold watch, a guard, seal, key, and
ring, also gold, were found upon him, all of which he
said were the proceeds of the robbery on his employers.
Joseph Hall, a shopman at Reeve's, in Redcross-
street, said the prisoner had pawned goods at their
shop, and on Monday week last he brought a lot of
dyed silk ; another lot on Tuesday, and a third on Fri-
day last, and wished them to sell it for him. The first
lot the prisoner brought was about three months ago,
when he pledged it, and about a month afterwards he
desired them to sell it for him at 20s. per pound, and
they did so, receiving 10 per cent. commission upon each
sale.

Alderman Salomons—What quantity have you sold
for the prisoner in that way ?
Witness—•l cannot say, sir.
Alderman Salomons—Are not those sales entered in
your books?
Witness—No, sir.
Alderman Salomons—Nor the 10 per cent. commis-
sion ?

Witness—No, sir ; we keep no account whatever of
these transactions. The quantity now produced is about
slbs. 9ozs. Sometimes he brought more and sometimes
less.

The prisoner declined to ask this witness any ques-
tions, but denied that he had been to his shop seven or
eight times.
Mr. James Vavasseur, of the firm of Messrs. Carter,
Vavasseur, Rix, and Co., said the prisoner was in their
employ as scalesman, and had the serving of the weavers,
with silk for manufacturing purposes. He entered their
service in July last, and was, during that time, employed
in various capacities in the warehouse, and had access to
the stock of dyed silk. Witness identified the silk pro-
duced as their property by a peculiarity in the dye.
There were two qualities, and the average value of both
was 425. per pound. •
The prisoner was remanded.

CLERKENWELL.—CharIes W. Pearse, was again
put to the bar, charged with obtaining money under
false pretences.
Mr. Gobbett, solicitor, of the Strand, whose name
was attached to a prospectus of a "Freehold Land So-
ciety," as solicitor, held on the same premises as the
Great Northern Loan Society, in the New•road, attended
for the prisoner.
Sheehan), 442 A, said there were several tradesmen
and other persons in attendance, who had been cheated
by the society.

Mr. Corrie--I want to know whether there are any
persons here to show to me if it is any society at all.
Mr. Gobbett—l know nothing at all of a loan society.
I am here to defend the prisoner.
Mr. Corrie—ls the secretary here
The person named Baker, who, on Monday, repre-
sented himself as Mr. Gobbett's clerk, said he was not.
Sheebam said that he (Baker) was represented to him
as being the secretary.
Mr. Corrie said a representation had been made to him
by several persons that they had been cheated out of
their money, and it was necessary to show whether it
was a society. If they did not produce something to
prove this it would go forth to the world that it
a fraudulent society. Unless it was shown to him that
money was advanced by a company he would set it
down as being no society.
Baker—l hope not, your worship, I have lost upwards
of 4001. in it.
Mr. Corrie—lndeed I shall.
Baker was anxious to speak, when Mr. Corrie said he
would hear him on oath if he thought proper. Having
been sworn he gave his name Edwin J.hn Baker, Al-
bany-street, Regent's-park. He said the society was his.
Mr. Corrie—Are yon the company ? (Laughter.)
Baker—No, there were several others. I have advanced
money as loans. I carried on a loan society in the
Strand, and lost 4001., and I started the society in the
New-road. The prisoner acted as my clerk, and Mr.
John Barker, of the City-road, as secretary. I am
willing to return the money I received to the persons
who complain of having been defrauded.
A person in court here said that the gentlemen 'whose
names were set down a's directors had never been applied
to or consulted.

Mr. Corrie--The best plan will be for the public to
have nothing to do with it. (To Mr. Gobbett.) I don't
see why your society (the Freehold Land Society) to
which they have attached your name as their solicitor,
is connected with the loan society.
Mr. Gobbett—l don't understand it either.
Baker said he would return the parties their money
when he got back to his office, and he would shut up the
place directly, and wash his hands out of it.
Mr. Corrie told the persons whose money had been
taken from them if they did not get it back to return to
the court, and he would give them the amount.
Baker said there were several other similar loan offices
in the immediate neighbourhood.
The prisoner was then discharged.

DEATH BY FALLING PROM A PRECIPICE.—A dreadful
accident has just occured at Holyhead. Broken chests,
and large quantities of tea, china ornaments,.silks, &c.,
have strewn. the beach since the wreck of the John
o'Gaunt on the Tryddn Rocks last week, and a num-
ber of labourers from the new harbour works went down
late in the evening in search of tea, &c. Night came on
suddenly, and one unfortunate man, named William
Hughes, a native of Llangefin, missed the footway to
the beach, and fell over a precipitous rock, a height of
nearly 150 feet. His mutilated remains were immediately
picked up, and, as he still breathed, every attention was
paid to him, but, though he survived nearly 24 hours,
he never spoke again. An inquest has been held, and a
verdict accordingly given.