The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-06 00:00:00

SWINDLING AT OXFORD.

OXFORD, OCT. 4.—William Wilmshurst, whose
first examination was reported on the 21st of last
month, was again brought before the magistrate,
when the evidence necessary to complete the case was
adduced.

The first charge entered into was the forgery of a
letter of credit on Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co.,
bankers, London, for 3001., which the prisoner re-
ceived at the bank of Messrs. Williams and Co., of
Dorchester.

Charles Good, clerk in Messrs. Williams' bank, de-
posed that on the 11th of January last a person re-
presenting himself to be Mr. W. Mason, called at
Messrs. Williams', and applied for 3001., in compliance
with a letter of credit previously received, and pur-
porting to be from Messrs. Cocks, Biddulph, and Co.
In consequence, he (Good) filled up a draft for
267/. 10s., which he produced in court. The prisoner
gave a draft on Cocks, Biddulph, and Co. for
2671. lOs., and at the prisoner's request he (Good)
drew a draft for 321. 103. on Cocks, Biddulph, and
Co., and the prisoner signed it, and received that
amount in Bank notes and gold.
William Vickers, clerk to Messrs. Williams, Deacon,
and Co., bankers, London, stated that on the 12th of
January last, the draft now produced for 2671. 10s.
was presented to him for payment, and he cashed it
by giving two 100/. Bank of England notes, one 50/.
note, and the rest, 171. 10s., in gold and silver. He,
the witness, had no recollection of the person who
presented it.

Richard Sykes, clerk in the issuing department of
the Bank of England, deposed to changing the above
notes for gold on the 12th of January last ; when,
un applying to the person fur his London address, he
wrote on the back of one of the notes, " Castle and
Falcon."

Reginald Cocks, of the firm of Cocks, Biddulph,
and Co., Charing-cross, deposed that the letter of
credit produced was a forgery, and had not been
written or signed by himself or any of the firm, and
that no person of the name of W. S. Mason had any
account at their bank.

The prisoner made no defence and was committed
to take his trial at the next assizes in March.
The second charge was for forging a 10/. note on
Messrs. Robinson, Parsons, and Co., bankers, Oxford.
The additional evidence brought forward, was that of
the police inspector, James Comeby, of Aylesbury,
who produced a cheque book of Messrs. Robinson
and Co., which matched with the cheque of 101. paid
to Mr. Tomlinson, of Thane, and signed John Elison.
Mr. Joseph Phillips, clerk to Messrs Robinson and
Co., identified the cheque book as the same which he
gave to the prisoner on the 9th of September last.
There was no account at their bank in the name of
John Elison.

The prisoner made no defence, and was fully com-
mitted on this charge.
The remaining charges were for forging a draft in
the name of Sir E. Filmer, Bart., on Overend, Gur-
ney and Co., for 3,724/. 10s.; for forging a cheque in
the name of M. C. Plaisted, Esq., of the London and
County Bank for 221 Z.; for forging another in the
name of W. T. Taylor on the London and County
Bank for 310/.

In the above charges the forgery was distinctly
proved, and as no defence of any kind was set up by
the prisoner, he was committed to take his trial upon
each.