The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-17 00:00:00

THE CASE OF MR. EDMUND O'FLAHER77.

A commencement of criminal proceedings has been
made in this case at Dublin. Mr. H. Lazarus and Mr.
Salomans, of that city, appeared on Saturday, with their
solicitors, before the sitting magistrate at Capel-street
Police-office, and producing bills w lich they hold, and
which are alleged to have been issued by Mr. E. O'Fla-
herty, late special income tax commissioner for Ireland,
they swore informations to the effect that Mr. Godley
and Mr. Gregory, whose names appear on the bills, have
repudiated the said bills as forgeries. Application was
then made fur summonses to compel the attendance of
Mr Godley and Mr. Gregory, and accordingly, in com-
pliance with the summons which he r. ceived, the former
of these gentlemen attended in the police court on Tues-
day, before Dr. Kelly, and stated that be was obliged
to depart that day for Lon:Ion, on pressing official busi-
ness ; but that he was prepared to give any viva v ice
evidence that he could on the subject underinvestigation.
Mr. Godley subsequently swore an information to the
effect that two bills, one at three months for 450/., and
the other for the same period hr 70/., drawn on him by
his late colleague, Mr. E.irnund O'Flaherty, were for-
geries, and that he neither directly nor indirectly antho-
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The case of Mr. ex-Commissioner O'Flaherty and his
forgeries
ssturmeeet p
doonliNcVeeodffinceesd. ay, before the roe:vs-
a oFldr hr. tylBs4,which deposed that on the 211 of last M irch
passed to him a bill for 70!., dated the
0
purported to be his draft
triers. a t s
Lazaruspe resumed
; Ma ,i.e
upon Mr. John R. Godley, Commissioner of Laconia
Tax, and to bear the acceptance of that gentleman ;
that about the 19th of April he passed to him another
lid, purporting a'so to be his draft on Mr. Godley, and
accepted by hini, fur•
e4isa of
0/ ~
isandi
rl:e\\ar,
icr a
n Keogh, to he the i what
h
purportedte
S ilicitor-General ; an I that, on the 11th of August, he
(Mr. L.,zarus) showed the bills to Mr. Godley and Mr,
Keogh, who both declared that their names attached to
them were forgeries.
Mr. S.ilomaus deposed that on the 2,1 of May
last Mr. O'ilaher y ps.sN,l to him a bill for 4051., dated
the Ist of that in .nth, and purporting to bo the draft of
Lord Dunkellin upon and accepted by Lord Bolingbroke,
toad to have been endorsed by William Keogh, E-1. ;
acid ou his showing the bill to Mr. Keogh, on the 11th
of August, he declared the signature of his name upon it
to be a forgery.
Mr, Godley. as already stated, attended upon sum-
mons on Moooday, and having viewed the bills for 450/,
and 70/., deposed that the signatures of his name to
them were forgeries, and that lie had never directly or
indirectly authorised any person to sign his name to
them.
The Solicitor-General attended on Wedn( • 'ay in purse'
ance of a suinmons, and deposed that the signature of hie
'lame to the bills fur 4 iOl. and 405/. were furgert! hi;
that he had never authorised Mr. O'Flaherty to put
Elaine to any bills ; he had, on one oce;dis,hit:ran.,
and for
payment from him of money
lA:ehviecrh O
had any h '114: liarhaenr:ay)tihoands
e.ct the magic.
heAtion on the U
In reply to an app
t soon as all the
p:,,,a:th:eo,di:iame. bill, but he had
trate said he would grant a
to that effect was made durlnta
that
Mr. O'Flaherty had
It was stated in the coinur
selected that place of resi-
intormations were perfected, 7brutrtiaennod,f‘uyr.ther application
gone to Copenhagen, h
treaty between .1). minafrlo,m
justice.
dence, because of the nroanv-aerfiidstEennegelaonfda,nyreliantteivrenattoiotnhael
giving up of fugitives

isclhEiEit7iran.—toMwnr.rnTihssnimoiainariSeps,eaakt.-
tm:n37edAaFtiA::4,'lnoiePneeßtioAnfT:Ehßteleld at Zion Chapel, on Monday
week, and was called upon by the Rev. Mr. Russell to
,pen with a prayer. Mr. Speakman proceeded to do so,
but before he concluded he was observed to falter, and
immediately afterwards fell, in a kneeling position, into
the arms of a getoleman who was beside him, and ex-
pired almost directly. It was proved on the inquest
that deceased had died from dieem of the heart.

On Monday will be published,-in 2 vols. 8vo„ 30s,
AIR, KAYE'S LIFE AND CORRESPON-
DE7SCE OF LORD METCALFE.
New Burlington-street, August 17, 1854.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE:
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
Tats EVEN*l4ct,Ann 17.
Will be performed Benini's Opera of LA SONNAMSTTLI.
Arabia. Bine. Bary ; Lisa. Madame Greiffenhagen ; Theresa. Ma-
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THIS EVENING, Anourr 17,
Will be performed THE OLD CHATEAU. Characttzwilllers by Messrand
s.
Rowe. Rogers, IL Marston, and Buckstone; Mrs. Fiam
kiss Reynolds.
Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a GRAND BALLET.
The new Farce AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS.