The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-17 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

James Sturlantr,aioung man of respectable ap-
pearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
charged by Mr. Thomas Davies, chemist and drug-
gist, of No. 13, Hereford-row, Bayswater, with having
uttered a forged bill of exchange for 3601.
Mr. Sidney, the solicitor, attended for the prisoner.
The prosecutor stated that he formerly carried on
business as a chemist and druggist at No. 37, Red
Lion-street, Holborn, but in consequence of ill health

he determined to dispose of it, and he negotiated with
the prisoner, with wham he had been acquainted, for
the sale of it, and he ultimately agreed to advance to
witness 4751. for the purchase, and he paid 251. down,
and gave him a bill of his own acceptance for 3691. 155.,
at 14 days after date. It became due on August 19th,
and was dishonoured. Witness subsequently met the
prisoner, who proposed to renew the bill to him and get
it accepted by his brother. Witness did not agree to
that, and the prisoner then said he would send down
to his father at Stretton, near Chesterfield, to have it
accepted by him, which witness- acceded to; and this
was also dishonoured. Witness afterwards saw the
prisoner on the matter, and commenced proceedings
against him through his solicitor, and he was served
with a writ. Witness proceeded to Stretton, near
Chesterfield, and had an interview with the prisoner's
father, a respectable farmer, and on presenting the
bill to him he said it was a forgery. He denied that
it was his handwriting, or that he had ever accepted
the bill, and he handed to witness a written document
(now proluced) to that effect. He returned to Lon-
don and gave the prisoner into the custody of a police-
man, who took him to the station-house. The prisoner,
it appeared, had sold the business soon after he made
purchase of it.
Mr. TYRWUXTT asked the prisoner if he wished to
put any questions to the witness ? He put several
irrelevant questions, and said his father lived at
Smithymore, not at Stretton ; the person who had
accepted the bill resided at Stretton.
Mr. Thomas Francis Footboy, of No. 10, Gray's
Inn-place, Gray's Inn-square, said he received the
bill from the prisoner, it was at his suggestion that
he drew the bill on his father. Witness drew the
body of the bill to send to his father.
Mr. Thomas Davies, the prosecutor's father, gave
corroborative evidence.

The policeman who apprehended the prisoner said
he searched him and found in his possession a letter
(now produced), of which the following is a copy,

viz. :-

" Chesterfield, Nov. 9.
" Dear Brother,—l received yours this morning,
but I do not feel satisfied about your business yet, or
I am afraid they will do you yet if you do not mind ;
if you have put an appearance to that writ it will be
rite, but if not, it will be rong. Now if you and. I
go I can bring anything from home that will do for
us. I shall have made father write before I go, and
hope that will not be long, for it is all their talk that
I have not had a writ, and they will not wate. Nov
it is a hard case for about 504. I could go on in a
first-rate stile, and get a girl in a month or 2 with
about G or 700/., and that would set us up, bat I
cannot get it, but it is a bad job for all, as our credit
is gone in this country. I go, but write per return of
pose, as father is very anxious to hear from you.
" Yours,

" TOM.

" P.S. If you should have any money to spare, i3t
us do as well as we can at home; praps you will
meet me at Darby on Sunday, but write in a dayor

two.

" TOM:"

Mr. TYRWHITT remarked that it was a most cruel
case, and he remanded
.the prisoner for the produc-
tion of further necessary evidence. He Was then
locktd up.