The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-27 00:00:00

FORG E'RY.

David Anderson' was indiOeci for uttering, know-
ing them to be forged, two notes, purporting to be
Bank of England notes, of the value of Ili. with in-
tent to defraud the 'Governor and Cotnpany of • the
-bank of England, arc.
• Mr. PAHL, on behalf of the prosecution, stated,
that he had been eight years Counsel for the Bank
of England in prosecutions
.of this sort, but this
was the trst in which he had been employed within
this city the case, when all the circumstances are
disclosed, was such as compe;led them to prosecute ;
and if it was brought home to the Prisoner, it was
intith to be lamented, but the law n-itist:take its
Course, as there is no doubt the Prisoner' will tall
:under the-Statute which-makes the offence capital.
Dent; one of the witnesses who. would -be called
'on behalf of the prosecution. had reason to know
of the Prisoner's coming to 'York, 'as no doubt be
had entrimunicated the intentions Of his journey.
If the' case had rested on the evidence ut Dent
alone, it would not have been proceeded in; but his
evidence would * supported by other witnesses of
credibility. After making several other observa-:
4ons, the Learned Counsel then proceeded to call
Witnesses.

Robert Dent, miller, in Low-Oosegate,. York,
said he had known the F'risonerbeforesAugust races
last year ; about a month before the Prisoner was
taken, he stopped at the Cross Keysin Jubbeig# ;
witness was there. Prisoner told witness that he
was coming to York at the Lent Assizes,' and could
put lOW. a-year in witness's pocket. Prisoner
came the week before the,Assizes; witness saw him
bti thenth-of March, about eleven o'clock in the
inrenonn, riding on alittle galloway up Onsegare,
near to the Bank. Prisoner stoirped. the witness
and spoke to him. Prisoner, asked the witness if he
would buy any money _1 Witness replied lie did- not
know; he might come down to his house and let him
see it; and they fixed 7 o'clock in ille_evening for
the purpose. Witness shortly afterwards toid.Yar-
doe; the City.OtECer, of the circumstance, who went
to Mr, Alderman Wilson, and,- by an appointment,
met him and Mr. R. Townend, at Baynes's Coffee-
house, where a plan was concerted. Mr. Townend
gave the witness some ino" nieS that he had marked,
and• amongst the rest two shillingS in silver, and
some shillings '.unmarked. Mr. Townend marked
the money in the presence, of the witness.. Witness
went lionae to wait until the Prisoner called, which
was not so soon 'as expetied. Witness went out to
look fur him, Jim!' found him, with one fkocock,
whiSpering .together ;
.Prisoner. seeing the witness,
said, " be down at your house direetly." Wit-
ness-bad a itilverrenp' with him ; Prisoner knew it.
Witness went home, and-the Prisoner came in about
-five or,ten inintitesi Mr.TOwuend and Pardoe were
at Mr. Catitley's, (opposite to Dent's house,) at tbts
time. Prisoner and witness went up stairs into the
'dining-room, which is fronting the 'street ; wittiess
had a piece of. duffel cloth lying upon the table,
and told the Prisoner he would sell him it, and
asked what be would give ? Prisoner said two one-
pound notes, if he would return four shillings.;
itfiess agreed to it, and the Prisoner gave him two
notes of one p fund each, and witness
,gave him
the 'four shilling 'he bad from Mr. Townend ; Pa.
soner put them into. his poCket, and shortly after
took a shilling out of his pocket to get some rum
with. Hannan Grant (Dent's housekeeper) tame
up stairs to get a 21. bill changed; the Prisoner-and
witness wets together ; she said she wanted to get
it changed for Mr. Cantle),; the bill was marked in
the presence of the witness, at Baynes's ; the Pa.
boner gave her forty shillings it, silker
.for the note,
. which she went out of the room with ; a,s soon as
this was done, witness threw the window up as
fixed, to. let Mr. Townend know, upon which Par-
doe and YeOman and others came up stairs; they
seized the Prisoner direr ly,and searched him. Wit-
ness put his Mark on the 115'9 notes lie had taken be-
fore he delivered them to Mr. Townend ; bad not
any other Bank of England notes. The notes were
proved to be the same.
Witness underwent a long cross-examination by
Mr. Sinclair, but did not in . any degree alter his
testimony. He questioned him respecting being
convidted of petit larceny, and being confined two
years; when Mr. Park observed, ..that,, having
served -his sentence, he was a c,onapetenl,”7ittiess.-'
To a qnestion by Mr. TOPPING, on behalf of the,
prosecution, witness said, when Hannah Grant
came into the room, she said, " Could yon," to.
the witness,," change Mr. Cautley a two pouncF
bill ?" answered, -he could not, and the
soner gave change for it. . ::1 e '

, Townend, Esq.,. the. Town:Clerk :of
York,' said, he marked some .rnonies ; amongst the
rest were 25. with the letter, It. upon the head. side,
wiliCh lie delivered to Dent along with other silver.
;He delivered to.Baumbrouglk a two* pounds banks
note, which he had also marked first. About seven
o'clock in the evening of the 9th of, March last,: he
went to Mr. Cautley's; saw Dent throw% up the
whidow, .as appointed for a signal. Witness sent
td Pardoe and Yeoman, who were . stationed at
public-house near ; -he desired them to take the,
Prisoner. and Dent into custody, and witness went"
to. see them. 'On going into 'the room, witness saw.
the-PriNmer and Dent, Yardoe and Yetiman; there.
was some cloth lying, and -a silver cup iDent .was
fluttered, said, " these are the two notes I reteivfd.
from Anderson." Witness advised Dent to have
the cup with him; as the Prisoner would Pke silver.
Yeoman was searching the Prisoner when witness
went into the room. WitnesS saw the 15 bad notes„,
one of which was sent up't6 the Solicitor of the.
Batik of England; the note sent up Nias not mark-
ed. Baumbrough brought the 4os. change to
Cautley's before the'officers went to Dente"; it W 33
afterwards examined, and one of the marked shil-
lings was amongst it; the other marked shilling
the witness received from Mr;Pardoe this morning,
and produced .it, as also the one from Baum-
brough ; saw the 21. note in the hands ot'l. eoman,
and produced it. The notes were marked by Yeo-
man at the time, . and witness believes them to be
the same.
Being questioned by Mr. SINCLAIR,' witness says
Dent does not bear a good character ; he was 'not to
be believed upon oath. 'Witness: marked the money,
to corroborate Dent'S evidence.

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