The Sun.
London, England, 1815-10-31 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, OCT. 30.

George Maddock; Wel indicted for forging an
indorsement on a Bank Vost-bill, with intent to
defraud Robert Falcon. ' _

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on the part of the
Batik, stated the circumstances of the ease as ltd-
lows':,—The prisoner lived as clerk and servant
with Mr. Falcon, an Attorney in the Temple. in
the month of January last, Mr. Falcon had occa-
sion to go -out of town for some time, and he left
the prisoner at his Chambers, with instructions
to open his letters, and to communicate the con-
tents of such as were necessary for him to know.
That if any professional business required imme-
diate attention, he was to apply'to two friends of
Mr. Falcon, whose names he gave him. it hap-
pened, aiming the absence of Mt; Falcon, that a
client of his, of the name of Seymour, wrote to
Mr. Falcon, stating, that he. had made an accept-
ance of -his payable at his Chambers, to meet
which he inclosed a Bank Post-bill for 351:which,
together ‘lith. some dividends on stock, which
Mr. Falcon would receive for Mr. beymonr,
WORM more than meet tire acceptance. . This
letter was opened, of course, by the prisoner,
and he took out the Bank Post-bill. He wrote
to Mr. Falcon, stating the circumstance, and gave
him an account of 'other transactions whieli had
happened during; his absence. The Bank Post-
bill was specially indorsed to Mr. Falcon, and,
therefore; was payable only to hint, or to his in-
dorsement ; the prisoner, therefore,. in order to
enable himself to receive it, put a forged indorse-
ment on it, ." for procuration of Robert Falcon,
George Maddocks," avid having carried it to
the Bank, he received the money.and absconded.
This was the fact for which he was that day to
answer, and it was too clear a case, he feared, to
raise any doubt in the mind of a Jury.
The .several facts were then distinctly proved,
of the sending the hill by riir. Seymour in the let-.
-ter, and of the baud-writing of the forged indorse-
ment being the prisoner's ; and Mr. Falcon stated
that the prisoner had no authority to indorse iirr
hint. `The prisoner, in I, is defence, said that he
received-the money, and indorsed the hill, mean-
ing to apply it- for the use of his employer ; that
he had no idea he had - committed any forgery ;
but that unfortunately getting into company after
he had received the -money, and- having lost a
part of it, he was frightened, and absconded. The
J ury found hint Guitty.

117arren: Kerr was indicted. for stealing two
watches of the value of 51. an-a fourteen rimgs of
the value of 141. thcproperty of Samuel Thornton,
Esti. in his dwelling-house, a St. James' -square
The prisoner is a journeyman painter, and worked
kith a Mr. Watson. On the 23d of September,
he was. at work at Mr. Thornton's house, when
he took advantage of the facility this gave him to
enter the back drawing-room, and to steal the ar-
ticles in qitestion from a scrutoire, in which they
bad been deposited. Guilty.---Death.-
-The following were also capitally convicted :
,Charle.7 Rider, alias liendy, for' breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of John SpaTIOW, in the day time, :with intent
to steal his goods ibefein' being.
Clinstopher Lockers, fora burglary in the dwelling-house
of James M'Neal, 'and 'stealing several articles of wearing
apparel, his property. -
flayiewa, for a burglary in the dwellinOonse•of
Messrs. Alchorn-e and Stubbs, and stealing several pieces of
Irish linen; kerScyni.erbs, &c. to a large amount, their pro-
perty. ,

BaW•STEEF.T.-Charier Pettit Stone was br (right
to the Office, in the custody of Vickery, charged_
with breaking open a letter and stealing a gold
brooch, at the time he.was employed as a sorter.
in the ciene.ral Two-penny Yost-office.' The so-
licitor to the Post-office attended, and stated the
suspicions_ generally 'against the prisoner.--'-The.
Counsel for the prisoner contended, that this was
not sufficient to.tletain,himin custody. The Ma-
gistrate, however, was of a different opinion., and
said, that it was laid down in Coke's Institutes,
that a Magistrate may commit for trial on stispi
cion only, as it uas not lie who was to try, but
the Jury.. To satisfy, however, the LeirriedGen7
tleman, although Mr. 'Brydges, a principal to the
Tyro-penny Post-otfiee, was not present, his-
written information 'was read, which stated, that
a letter xiirected to George Henry Elliot, -Esq. of
Ilan well, which contained a ,gold brooch, which
passed through the prisoner's hands on the 19. th
of July last, had been stolen, and the brooch seen
in the prisoner's possession hi the month of Au-
gust. The prisoner was ordered to be committed
for further exau ination. lie was only acquitted
O!‘'S'ltill'day, at the Old of stealing a utter
containing e. 201, tune.