The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

THE LATE FORGERY AT COUTTS

RE-EXAMINATION OF CAPT. RICHARDSON.
MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.)
The examination of Mr. W. Pulsford (continued from
our Afternoon Edition)—After receiving the particular
cheque for 10/. from Mr. Whitmore, witness gave, on
,the 16th, the same cheque to Mr. Richardson. lehad
net seen the cheque since. The cheque was not altered
in any way. The prisoner never stated to him to whom
he had delivered the cheque. There was some talk
about as to whom it was to be paid. Witness was
at Mr. Bushe's office on Wednesday last, when
Captain Richardson said he had delivered it to a person
with thin mustaschios, rather sallow complexion, and
thia stature. Witness thought the prisoner then
stated that he had never seen the person before. Was
not positive about that. Thought the prisoner said
that the man called upon him at his private
house, and he thought be said he delivered the cheque to
him there. Never had had any conversation with the pri-
soner about it before any person.
Cross-examined—The prisoner, witness believed, said
that the person.to whom he gave the cheque was Howell's
messenger.
Mr. Bushe here -stated that Mr. Whitmore and Mr.
Stephenson had not arrived from the country.
• Mr. Fry, the solicitor to the company, was then called,
who stated that Mr.WLitmore and Mr. Stephenson were
travelling, and he had done all in his power to find them,
but had not accomplished that object. He believed that
if time was given Mr. Whitmore would attend, and that
no warrant was necessary to compel the attendance of
either gentlemen.
Cross-examined—Mr. Whitmore was in Calais, but
le did not know where Stephenson was.
Mr. Pulsford recalled and examined by the solicitor
for the
, prisoner.—As a cautious man, he should say he
bad Lever seen the identical cheque for 5,0001. before.
Mr. Baine, one of the solicitors of the company, was
present M Mr. Bushe's office on Wednesday last, when
the prisoner made a statement concerning a cheque for
.5,000/., paid by Coutts • and Co. The prisoner said he
bad seen the cheque, and referred to a previous interview
he had had with Coutts and Company with respect to
tbe cheque.
The solicitor fur the prisoner objected to the exami-
nation, which was not pressed by Mr. Bushe.
Abe Coulthurst, a partner in the house of Coutts and
Co —Recollected Capt. Richardson, in company with Mr.
Fry, anal Mr. Belies coming to the bank. A clerk of the
company Applied to witness, in the presence of the pri-
soner, to take away the paid vouchers, which witness re-
al; the account had not received the
fused as irregniar,
sanction of all parties. Witness said to the prisoner
Allis is a frightful fraud; to which he answered, it was.
11-. then said he had drawn the cheque (thto e
5,0001.; 5,0001.)
for 101., and that it had been
genuine, and that he
that his signature was
believed the other two were also. He said that the
number of the cheque was in his handwriting. and that
all was except the figure one and the 5,0001. He said
that he had given the cheque to some person in the em-
ploy of an individual on the Stock Exchange.
Cross-examined--Was not aware whether the pri-
soner knew it was against the rule of Coutts and Co. to
dive up paid cheque.
Joseph Longden, a clerk in the house of Coutts and
recollected the prisoner and others coming to the
on Tuesday the 25th of August. The prisoner
asked
,:'or the vouchers of the paid cheques, which were
by Mr. Inglebach, a clerk in the house of
produced
Ue ts and CO.. but they were refused to be given up.
• • (,), In, a clerk in the Issue department of
Mr. " nun.,
„ changed three 1,000/. notes on the
the Bank OC-Eng#l3"T"'he nerson who presented them was
20th of July las... he gave yile
„. name of Jones, and
the prisoner, ande prisoner was in
addressed them pod he had
his presence half an how',