The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-20 00:00:00

RD W- STREET.

William Henry Mould, James Collier, William
Glindon, and William Turton, were brought before
Mr. flail, in the custody of Bagnall, a constable of the
T division, charged with obtaining a blank cheque
book from Messrs. Wright and Co., bankers, of Hen-
rietta-street, Covent-garden, under false pretences, and
with forging and uttering three cheques for the sum
of 5/. each, well knowing them to have been forged.
Mr. James Cochrane, a baker, stated that none of
the prisoners were known to him, but he had lately
been imposed upon with the cheque produced, which
had been brought to him by a boy. The cheque was
as follows : " Messrs. Wright and Co. pay to Mr.
Jones the sum of 3/. G. Percival." And it was en-
closed in the note produced : " Mr. Salmon would be
obliged to Mr. Cochrane to cash the enclosed cheque,
as he happens to be at this moment in want of cash,
and it is after the banking hours. Dated the 16th
August." When the boy presented the note, witness
not having so much gold by him, ho went to Mr.
Salmon, to know if the silver he then had would be
enough, and lie made the discovery.
A boy, aged ten years, whose name did not transpire,
proved that he kot the letter to Mr. Cochrane from the
prisoner Mould, who came after him for that purpose
to his father's house, and the reason he gave was, that
he (prisoner) did not wish to call at Cochrane's himself
for private reasons.

. Mr. Henry Bailey, a butcher of Tottenham-court-
road, had a cheque brought to him on Saturday last,
purporting to be from Mr. Clapham, of Francis-street,
with whom he was well acquainted. Witness believing
that the boy bad come from his friend, he gave him
five sovereigns, and on the following day, on meeting
with Mr. Clapham, he found that he had never sent
him.

Mr. Jackson, a butcher, of Goodgc-street, Totten-
ham-court-road, who had no knowledge of any of the
prisoners, had a cheque brought to him on Saturday
last by a boy, with the name of Mr. Fountain upon it,
and on asking him how he came by it, he said he had
got it from another boy at the corner of the street. On
proceeding to Mr. Fountain he was informed that it was
not sent by him.
A clerk in the house of Messrs. Wright identified the
book produced as one of those which are usually given
to gentlemen who keep an account at their bank. He
recollected a lad having come on Thursday for a cheque
hook for Mr. Small, who was known at the bank,
but he could not say if any of the prisoners were the
person who had called, and he had cashed several
cheques since, but none for a Mr. Percival, as no such
person banked at the house.

Mr. Cheshire, from the firm of Small and Co., proved
that no application had been made at the bank on the
day in question to cash a cheque, nor had he any know-
ledge of any of the prisoners.
Constable Bagnall said that when he apprehended
the boy he found the cheque-book upon him, which he
said he had got from Mould, who told him to destroy it,
which he refused. On questioning him respecting the
cheques, he said he had received them also from the
prisoner Mould, who persuaded him to get them cashed,
which he did on three different occasions, and although
the prisoner was present, he made no remark. Witness
subsequently received from the prisoner's mother thirty-
one cheques produced, which had not been filled up.
Mrs. Mould proved that she found the cheques in a
drawer in her son's bed-room. He did not live with
her constantly, but was witli her the whole of last
week. On observing some cheques in his hand, she re-
quested to see them, as they appeared to be all new,
but he said there was no harm in them, and refused
them. He then took them away, but on Saturday
night he slept in the room where they were found, and as
he persisted in not giving up the book his father desired
him to quit his house. The prisoner had been idle for
some time, and she was not aware of his being concerned
with the other prisoners, except as acquaintances. On
Monday last the prisoner, Turton, came for her son, but
he would not tell her what he wanted him for.
William Moulds went after the prisoner, Turton, with
the officers, on Friday, and on telling him that he had
come, having been informed he had asked his son to
sign the cheques, when he smiled, and said he
would not come before a Magistrate ; but he laid
hold of him by the collar, and on the way to the
station-house he admitted that his son had applied to him
to sign the cheques, but he did not say if he had done
so, nor did he say if he had any of them, or where they
were. Witness was acquainted with the handwriting
of the prisoner Turton, but he could not say if the word
" Percival," on the paper produced had been written by
him.

Mrs. Mould, on being recalled, said, that on Monday
morning when Turton called to inquire for her son, and
finding him not at home, he said, " Do you know has he
any money ?" but she replied, " I don't know anything
of his business, and you may see him in the course of
the day.". He then went away.

Bagnall, on going to a coffee-shop in Broad-street, on
Monday afternoon, found Collier and Mould ; upon the
former of whom he found the cheques produced, and on
asking him where he got them, in the presence of the
other prisoner, he said he got theM from Mould, who
made no observation. Respecting the cheques which
bad been cashed, he said he had received them also
from Mould, and he gave them to little boys to call at
different places with them. The, prisoner Mould then
said he would not have done it, but he was told he could
raise sums of money in that way.