The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-11 00:00:00

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INSOLVENT COURT—(THISDAY.)
IN RE WILLIAM PINNOCK AND WILLIAM E huhRTM.
ol-
These two cases were very simlar. Bo e ins
venti came from Yorkshire, one from Scarborough and
the other from Huddersfield. They met at a coffee-
house in the Old Bailey; they took a walk into Holborn
one da in July, and whilst partaking of some ale were.
both arrested and went to prison. They both en3PlaYea
the same attorney, both filed their proceedin
same time, both were beard on the same day, and both
opposed by counsel.
Mr. CooKE, who opposed Elsworth, raid there was a
wonderful similarity in the two cases. There were two
mortgages for 300/. ea(.ll, and both schedules were de.
gs at th.e
fective in information.
The case of Pinnock was adjournel for further evi;
dente, as also the case of Elsworth. Both were requireta.
to prove the debts of the detaining creditors, and
bo a
adjournedthe 15th Setemb.
It was stated by the opposing counsel that the Court
would hear nothing further of the ewes.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
FORGERIES BY A GOVERNMENT CLERII.---Mr. If iNang
Gates, who is charged with forging cheques for the Pat-
pose of defrauding the Income and Property Tax Cellv.
missioners, was brought up again to-day for the Pure
of hearing charges hi.
A numberother of respectableagainst witnessesmwere in attendalla6
Mr. Timm, the solicitor to the commissioners atteed.e/.:
The first witness examined was Mr. Darwell, solicitor
to the charity called the Salford and Stanley Dar?
Charity, in Lancashire. A printed form was Plaeejblse
d i
the hands of the witness, purporting to be siglie- rf,
him, for the receipt of 781. 195., from the coransission.ng
to the charity, as money returned, the charity bealtb
exempt from Income and Property Tax under t abet,
and 6th Victoria, c. 35. It was dated the 2d SePt, sa
1846, and stated to have been claimed on the 24th ea
He said he had made a claim, but not for this stop,
nOr
for dividends, to which the sum had reference 7. if.
on his behalf.
seshto
had he authorised any one to do so
He had never received the money, and his sigante„- ad
the order was a forgery. The formy' was fillea:' s
Nva)
signedTh by the commissioners in the ordinary ;01, the
The prisoner's solicitor had no questions t°
witnss.
Mre. John Durrant, register of claims in the Vecisifoni
commissioners department, stated that he bad efl soy
searched his register, and that he could not 613,1 hen
entry having reference to the order. CIO° s had
dift
to
made by the charity, but they had no reference su ger,
dends nor to the sum mentioned in it. Ile waseived eea
quainted with the writing of the prisoner, as
it daily since May, 1844. The body of the
undoubtedly in the hand writing of the prisoner,ert;
the signature, though feigned, he certainly begirt the
be also in his hand-writing. Did not know first
form had been filled up until he saw it for the firs'
on Tuesday, the 27th of July. „ pre'
Mr. Henry King stated that he paid the eruseja- iff
duced to the prisoner on the 2d of September, I°'
mouseth
a 50/. note, No. 57,158, a 20/. note, )received 57,053,
.„
rest in gold and silver. He (witness) thesTooet
lisoTier sic!!
from Mr. Rea, another clerk in the office. The don of
gave him the order as produced, with the 0°11;o of
the name, "N. R. Arnold," at the corner, te h a were
the gentleman who checked the orders after they
paid. teas
Mr. Joseph Bines Gibbs stated that he was firm
dealer, carrying on business at 119, Pall-rnall. is
bore the name of " Gibbs and Co." The prisonefd two
to his shop on the 3d of September, and purehn; It
pounds of coffee, for which he paid ss. 4d- lapsasdie Pri'
was so entered in his day-book. He also g 'in Of'
soner change for a note, but as he had no change doe
house,.he gave him a cheque for 40/. ele badge
psfoih
about it as the name " Gates " was on the CO
He could not tell the amount of the note, or the 00r tee
of it; it not his practice to keep the soottrita- oatee
numbers ofwas notes; he, however, usually wrote 10,sca of
and the date on them. No doubt he gave the hatarsaner
the note in cash. He had cashed notes for the
end a 0
frequently. The note was handed to the witness, adobt
at once identified his name upon it. Ile bad °„°00 (tete
about receiving it from the prisoner. There vra-,,, vo.:-
to the signature. No doubt it waspaid that afteva"" „co-
other cash into Ransom's. He could not, bow
see
tively se ear that the note produced was the, 11„%ethat
cse7ivlesd from the prisoner. The note bore the
on this ebellitar il
and;r hthBee. prisoner was committed for trial
the ensuwinigtnoeslsdesßwaielreeysse,veessriaalalys.bound over to appalr :
The next charge entered upon was one 0- nearweir,
similar nature. It was a • charge of forgie,g au, sot'
signed Benjamin Hurst, for the return of P`' u- sti
Christian Faith Society. A rroPe-fid
Taxr. William Rea, clerk in the Income ans• shell' .
to
tic; she
office, deposed that he paid the amount
soner on the 26th of July, 1846, on his prese,ll mite,
order produced, which was marked for payree" god '
Ode
inert er
the prisoner whether Mr. Hurst was in the
replied that he was. He followed him to his office' aeithlai
to see it Mr. Hurst was in attendance, but he 000
found him nor any one representing him there's in til
the clerks of the Bank of England emplefe:pollet
prisoner's department, whcse name he did n° t° 0110:1
was in the prisoner's office. He requested hi° a wig'
him the notes he had paid him, in order that 13003 JO
take the r.umbers, and he produced then' tafre note 2,
pocket. He took the' numbers and retuabod
a;*tho
to the prisoner. He had not the book t h
-
numbers in it. Returned to him again in sbo'
biioo I
'
hour for the purpose of getting the money' freaoh;o
lti
Mr. JARDINE—What was your reason for g oor
Witness—The reason I assigned was, that Ilea
drawn my account. lie gave him the notes. tis sba:
order and receipt with the prisoner ; but weaibe t;P:'
time for them, and received them from him- .s, Ow
soner told him that Mr. Hurst would call oa bin
_.;
ness) the following day, but he did not call. csedioV,
Mr. JARDINE—How long did the vrhole pr oho wii,.
occupy, including the several intervievrs you,ohow'
the prisoner? Witness—About three quarters theof an par
Mr. JARDINE said he asked the question for ell°
pose of ascertaining whether it was possible the
called Hurst might have been at the office. Anel Pe!!
Mr. William King stated that he saw the rah:ciaee
to the prisoner on the 26th of July. See s-- 14
endorsed the receipt. seeestlacessr t
Mr. Christopher Hodgson said that be Was --,d, se ej
the Society. and that he resided in Dean's•Ya' posse o 0
miester. The order had reference to proper*. Po poles
by the Society at Boroughbridge. There isss no tibot
of the name of " Benjamin Hurst" connected poi
Society. A person named William Hurst was libsicll,'
the agent for the estate of the Society at gore no Sat
in Yorkshire, in February, 1847, but he hadsattissioaeaf
rity whatever to make any claim to the Core,"0001 .0•
on behalf of the Society,. A claim fore's br,, eilanita
money, with respect to dividends, was m since
of 1843, and the amount, 271. Bs. 4d., was Paidsesioce
of August in the same year. No claim ha" - age
made with his knowledge and consent. as ofiirsoll
By Mr. Jartnnee—Knew no one of the naesebasi -
jamm Hurst, at Boroughbridge, at which he bat
several times. tries,
Mr. Timm said he had made diligent incla 008
he could not find any one bearing the name- 0
300 asi
Mr. JARDINE said it would be well to he"; these
at the trial from Boroughbridge, to show that
no person of the name there. sties' t'ao '
Mr. Timm said he would attend to the sago at• sf
Mr. Durrant, clerk to the Bank of Enesegifisarr ,
Income-tax Office, -said he had searched the a rtbo
and he could find no claim made 11,,„a „;if
son named Benjamin Hurst. fi '',l•fiavAo
claim alluded to Mr. Hodgson, for i'! •jev,
, sett ,het.
on the 27th of January, 1843; no claim for ;y• 010
had been made since, neither by that 01,,illeci_„j11).
societyha bearing a similar title. He bad 5' -1.:1, WO
found of the Bank of England at Somerset 011-00'S IV
that the funds of the society had bee°, 00°0
from. the payment of property and inconse"t'rder b 6
dividend of July, 1843. The body of the tear° 01
ifinll
tehdeuppribsyontehre, s phrainsdownerlaßelieved the signs- sot
of ° g
Mr. John Chesham, a clegr*ls in the Ofoea Store° er
and Taxes, deposed that he had been sent t?if the Pee;
bridge, for the purpose of making an incltl,ierlliveti ttbithe
son whose name was attached to the
e£ loaf ow./
and after the most diligent inquiry ot 010°00/4 Toil
rities—magistrates, vestryeclerkss pollee, P gr. v jasate.
he could find no person of the naine• .0g the in
Hurst, whom he visited, knew none beerste, sad asssase
He went to a place consisting of two he: oath ths
called Boroughbridge, in Westmoreisa'" 'dad °
result.
Mr. Matthewson, a cheese-factor, whosetf --moved' the-
had 'pass' °it
Boroughbridge, Somersetshire, for silty, Pn:ighb°°l
assessor of the income-tax in that .--a,„ the -
no one of the name resided there, or gr. ri°
hood. , es e?
Mr. JARDINE—That cam let's tee - a
p If 100
said it did. solicitor Dan Oft
~ 001 CA--
Mr. JARDINE (to the prisoner .It yo
wish to ask the witnesses any vow
do so. his
Mr. Seaman said he had no question.")
miltedfisicte. to
and Of
The prisoner was then fully coalnodded , I, •
trial on these charges, and he merelY an° s
The examination lasted nearly two hours
------ A. 'lr )in
0 IS rod
SOUTHWARK.—(T,--- corio leer
Edward Keefe was charged with beitlgs , skit; 3001.
breaking into the premises of Mr. Jelikinds
Pt ei
ken
chant at Bermondsey, and stealing upon s bro ins
worth of dressed skins. bouse was
09
It appeared the complainant's ware .
0,.. Arose 0000
into about a month since, and plundered _ 'ro"bberf_rsciess
to the above amount. Shortly' after ti!„ of II ' 148
of the skins were traced to the posse!sle:cioseclfe•f to
man in Bermondsey, who was taken tu
inrebelleienced to
men who have since been convicted a_ he was... tbe
gave such information as led to the al3Pod sente°ooo-
- and as it appeared Or
„orehasisoOf tir
rated from the charge of knowin 1 r
- the CClti„r6co- eliill,;
stolen articles, he was discharged. .
the
ready convicted another man was et 0
investigation it turned out that beasits!lat;setohnecetr;a itil'-
til • g th
offence. Provo elie 0
Evidence was now adduced to
ss coat° „ els.
prisoner was the man who drove the e.S__. ge W
~,e vi
observed lurking about the nse
plunder from the complainant's fig.rhebrec:;erb'...oioiitittibetiore
cinity of the complainant's premises It l'
e(I fence,
his
broken into.
was l'nc
oe mpmrisi totneed.r s who said he should reserve

. Da tbe
BRIDGEWORTIL—OOIODeI Tynte entertaillviijo
Judges of Assize (Lord Chief Justice sir
Thellll',,iper
and Mr. Juttico Williamthe Hi
tygh Sherd
setshire,and a distinguished par, at ner, for
on $
well House, near this town, Sunday last.