The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
CHARGE OF FORGERY.—Yesterday Edward Culli-
ford, a lithographic writer, was brought up before
Mr. Jardine, for final examination, charged with
-obtaining money with two forged bills of exchange.
Mr William Martin Swinford, 276, Strand, litho-
graphic-printer, said that the prisoner worked for
him occasionally for some years, and on or about the
14th of March last he brought him the bill of ex-
change produced for 231., requesting that he would
give him 201. for it, as it was the last he was to get
from Mr. Paul Bedford upon the settlement of an
account between them, by whom it was purported to
have been accepted, and bearing his address, 12,
Kensington-gore, Hyde-park, upon which witness
gave him two 101. notes. The bill was sent to 11,
Howard-street, Strand, and it was subsequently as-
certained from Mr. Bedford that the acceptance was
a forgery, the prisoner being out of the way at the
time. Witness had no doubt it was in the prisoner's
handwriting, and on the 3d of June he received a
note from him at Gravesend by post, announcing that
he was about to go abroad, and that as the bill was
fictitious he ,would remit the amount at his conve-
nience.
The Prisoner—l have not been at Gravesend for the
last two years.
Prosecutor—l know that ; but the letter was sent
down to be posted there.
Mr. Paul John Bedford, the comedian, being sworn,
said that he resided at 18, High-row, Knightsbridge,
and about twelve months back he lived at 12, Ken-
sington-gore. The acceptance to the bill produced,
purporting to be in his handwriting, was a forgery,
and he knew nothing about it.
Mr. JARDINE—Have you ever known the pri-
soner ? Witness—Oh, yes, I have known him from
his boyhood.
Mr. Charles Manby, civil engineer, 25, Great
George-street, 'Westminster, proved that the indorse-
ment to the bill was not in his handwriting.
The prisoner was again charged with uttering
another bill of exchange for 301, both the acceptor and
the endorser's names being forgeries.
It appeared that on the 4th of May the prisoner
requested of the prosecutor to give him 291. for the bill
Produced, which he refused, but gave him a cheque
for 281. 103., on his saying that he had got the bill
from Mr. Charles Manby, by whom he had occasion-
ally been employed, and he was pressed for money, as
he expected the broker was about to seize on his fur-
niture for rent. When the bill became due it was
presented at the bankers', :and returned with " no
orders." The prosecutor's solicitor next wrote to Mr.
Manby, and having himself had an interview with
him, it turned out tat his signature had been forged.
Mr. Manby proved that the acceptance was a
forgery.
Sergeant Pocock informed the magistrate that he
was prepared with evidence respecting two other
forged bills, but that the prosecutor, who had been in
attendance, had unexpectedly left the court.
Mr. JARDINE said that if there were any other
charges they could be brought forward at the present
sessions ; and the prisoner, who declined saying
anything in his defence, was fully committed for
trial on both charges.
MARYLEBONE.
EXTENSIVE ROYBERY BY A. SERVANT.—Yeeerday
Charles Pitt, groom and valet to Major Pole, No.
10, Great Marylebone-street, was placed at the bar
b fore Mr. Long, on the charge of having robbed his
master of a c insiderable deal of property.;
Prosecutor deposed that the prisoner had been in
his service about two years, and that he had no reason
to suspect him of dishonesty until ten days or a
fortnight ago, when, on looking for some scarfs, he
missed them. Ile subsequently ascertained that his
pop tinanteau, &c., had been rifled of a great portion of
its contents, and on the previous day (Monday) he
called in a policeman, that a proper investigation
might be gone into regarding the robbery.
Edney, 103 1), stated, that on bring called to
Major Pole's house, he took the prisoner into cus-
tody, he (prosecutor) at the same time charging him
with hiving perpetrated the plunder. Ile made no
remark then, to, and witness then asked to look ac
;As box ; he pointed it out, and on witness opening it
he found therein a very small deal b ,x, which, on
being opened, contained, amongst other things, 17
pawnbrokers' duplicates; on the prisoner being told
that he must go to the station house he expressed a
wish to speak to the major, and on his (the latter)
signifying that he would hear what he hart to say, he
(prisoner) admitted his guilt, stating that he had
pledged a
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mother, who were much distressed.
Numerous pa ambrokers were in attendance, bring-
ing with them large bundles. They were opened and
the contents were sworn to by Major Pole as being
his property. It was further shown that three
duplicates for plate belonging to the prosecutor were
tOund at the lodgings of the prisoner's mother in
lluntsworthonews, Dorset square. These articles
were also shown to belong to the prosecutor. The
vat i ail articles alluded to were pawned in different
nein s, nad some of the pawnbrokers present in the
ceu;-t the prisoner as being the person to
whom they had advanced money.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was fully
committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH,STREET.
MILITARY STUDENTS' AMUSEMENTS.—Three very
young men, who assumed she names of Jones, Smith,
and Cooper, but who were recognised as students of
one of the military colleges, were charged by police-
constable Webb with having disturbed the inhabitants
of Regent-street and Jermyn-street by knocking
and ringing at different houses.
The constable said he heard a great disturbance in
the direction of Jermyn•street at a late hour the pre-
vious night, and on proceeding to the spot he saw one
of the defendants coining from the direction of a door
which he had apparently been amusing himself by
knocking at. Another was climbing a lamp-post, and
all three were making such a disturbance as to attract
' the attention of the residents in the street. Witness
also found that a knocker had been wrenched from a
, t door. The defendants appeared to be all the worse
for drink.
The defendants said they had nothing to offer in
contradiction of the policeman's statement, except that
they did not destroy the knocker. They were only
' amusing themselves at the time the policeman came up.
Mr. 131:shuasa said if the defendants wanted to
amuse themselves they must not do so at the expense
of the comfort of others. They must each pay a fine
of 403.

The money was immediately paid.
Emma Sinclair, of No. 7, London-street, a girl of
17 years of age, summoned Wm. H. Baulson Sawyer,
Iloxton, a lad about the same age, for neglecting to
provide for his illegitimate offspring.
The girl said the defendant kept company with her
for about eighteen months. Under promise of mar-
riage he seduced her, and she was delivered of a child
in August last.
The only answer that the defendant had to make
was that he " know'd nothin' about it."
The aunt of the girl said before the child was born
the defendant called on her niece, and in her presence
said he knew the child was his, and he would take
care it should never want.
Mr. HAanwics asked tho lad what he had to say
to this ? Defendant—Why I say as I never said so.
Mr. HARDWICK—Do you deny being the father of
the child ? Defendant Don't know anything
about it.
The aunt having again declared that the defendant
was in the habit of visiting her niece as sweetheart
for some time and that, in her presence he had ac-
knowledged himself to be the father of the child.
Mr. WannwicK said ho was satisfied with the evi-
denee, a:-.d should make an order for half-a- crown a
week on the defendant.
The defendant said he would go to prison before he
would pay a farthing.
Mr. Hannwrcx said, us the defendant seemed dis-
posed to sot himself against the law, he should make
the order at once.
The order for 2s. Gd. weekly and expenses was
then made.