The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-03 00:00:00

OLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
James Henry Bradbury, who had been examined some
time ago as a particeps criminis with a man named
Clark, in committing forgeries upon Masterman's bank-
ing-house, was brought up on a fresh charge of having
forged a check for 3001. upon the banking-house of Dixon
and Co., of Chancery-lane, in the name of Mr. Mayhew,
of Carey-street, solicitor.
Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, solici-
tors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection against
Forgeries and Frauds, appeared for the prosecution; Mr.
Wontner attended for the prisoner.
Mr. S. Warr, clerk to Messrs Dixon and Co., said, in
December Messrs. Mayhew, Son, and Reynolds kept an
account at Messrs. Dixon's. On the 18th of that month
a cheque purporting to be drawn by the firm for 3001.,
payable to Mr. Harrison for debt and costs, was paid by
me in notes for 2751. and 25/. in gold, The three 50/.
notes produced are part of those with which I paid the
cheque.
George Walker, servant to Lord Sudeley, of 35,
Dover-street, Piccadilly, said, in December last I was
out of a situation, and I advertised in the Times for
one, and received a letter in reply, appoint.. ing me to go to the Grotto Tavern in South-
ampton-buildings. I accordingly went there, and
saw the prisoner, who engaged me as a messenger for
a gentleman at Blackheath at 265. per week. I was
to call at the Grotto next day to see the gentleman. I
did call, and I saw the prisoner, who took me to 51,
Lincoln's Inn-field, where lie left me in the passage and
went up the steps himself. I was to wait for him. In a
few minutes he came down, and told me he wanted me to
go for a Great Western Railway bill to the Golden
Cross, Charing-cross, and he gave me a shilling to pay
out of it for the bill. I returned without the bill, and
he told me to get my dinner with the shilling. He said,
the gentleman was not yet arrived, and ho then asked
me to go to the Bank of England and get him seven
sovereigns' worth of silver. When I returned with the
silver I met him at the entrance to 51, Lincoln's Inn-
fields, and ho gave me a shilling, and told me to go
round the corner and get a glass of stout. I did so,
and he came to me in a hurried manner, and said he
wanted me to go to Chancery-lane. He then gave me
the address of Mr. Dixon's banking-house and a pocket-
book like a bill case with a cheque in it. I took the
cheque to Dixon's, and received in pay of it four 51.
notes and other notes, and 25/. in gold, and I returned
and gave the whole of the money to the prisoner, who
was at the entrance of 51, Lincoln's Inn-fields. He
then gave me six shillings for the day's work, and said I
was of course engaged to the gentleman, who would
write to me when my services were required. The next
time I saw him was in prison. I gave information to
Messrs. Mayhew of the circumstance.
Cross-examined by Mr. WONTNER—I did not send the
cheque, but I received 300/. in payment.
The first witness said, this man (George Walker) is
the person to whom I paid the cheque.
Mr. Alfred Mayhew, of Carey-street, stated that he
kept an account at Dixon's at the time. The cheque in
question was not signed by him. The signature is a very
good imitation of my writing. I never authorized him
or any other person to sign it for me.
Mr. T. Hunt, of 151, Tottenham court-road--I re-
ceived one of the 501. notes produced from the prisoner
on the 28th ofJanuary, 1848. He purchased a wedding-
ring, a keeper, and a silver milk pot, and he paid me
with the note, on which he wrote the name and address,
"Singleton, Great Guildford.street."
H. Beachan, in the service of Mr. Collins of Regent-
street, jeweller and silversmith, said he sold a wedding-
ring, a keeper, and half a dozen silver spoons to the best
of his knowledge, to the prisoner, who paid him with
another of the 50/. notes produced. The dealing took
place soon after Christmas.
The prisoner, who it was stated had been successful
in a great number of instances by the ingenious manoeu-
vres described in the foregoing evidence, was remanded,
in order that several other cases might be a
brought
f against him. Clark, who it will be recollected, was in
former case in which a person who advertised for a situ-
ation employed to receive the amount of a forged cheque,
charged with being an accomplice of Bradbury, was
subsequently brought before the Lord Mayor, and also
remanded. Clark's business was to follow the uncon-
scious person employed by Bradbury, to see that all was
right st the banking-house.
Mrs. Bell, the widow of Mr. James Bell, who for up-
wards of fifty years carried on the business of a news-
vendor at the Royal Exchange, applied to Alderman
Moon, who sat for the Lord Mayor, for assistance under
circumstances of peculiar hardship and embarrassment.
Her object, she stated, was to obtain pecuniary assist-
ance to enabled he to bring up her family, who are now
dependent upon her for support, and she stated that if
she could procure a fund sufficient to enable her to com-
mence business, a number of gentlemen connected with
the city, who had long known and respected her deceased
husband, would most willingly and zealously engage in
for warding her views.
Alderman MOON said, he bad known Mr. Bell for
many years, and was well acquainted with his integrity
and many excellent qualities. 11e should feel great
pleasure in promoting a subscription, and entertained no
doubt, if the hardship of the case were publicly known,
many benevolent individuals would feel that it was neces-
sary for them to use their exertions to relieve the desti-
tute condition of the widow. He believed the Lord
Mayor would most willingly consent to receive contribu-
tions for the benefit of the family.
The LORD MAYOR subsequently said, upon being in-
formed of the appeal, that he had known Mr. Bell for
many years, and much respected his character and
family, and he would certainly not only contribute him-
self,
,but promote and receive subscriptions for Mrs.
Bell.

GUILDHALL.
A German named Hann Frederick Kohn, of No. 28,
Skinner-street, Bishopsgate, was brought up in custody
of J. Dalton, 336, on the charge of presenting a. forged
bill for 2101. at Messrs. Hoare and Co.'s, the bankers, in
Fleet-street.
Richard Harrison, a clerk at Messrs. Hoare and Co.s',
stated, that about half•past ten o'clock on Thursday
morning, the prisoner presented the bill produced for
2101. for payment. It purported to be drawn by Charles
Guthrie, and accepted by George James Guthrie, and
was dated the 29th of March, 1848, payable in two
months. It was due on Thursday, and what roused wit-
ness's suspicion was that Mr. G. J. Guthrie was not in
the habit of accepting any bills whatever. The hand-
writing was a good resemblance, but ho showed it to the
other clerks in the establishment who were accustomed
to see Mr. Guthrie's handwriting, and they concurred
that the handwriting was doubtful, and that it Ives not
the gentleman's practice to have anything to do with bill
transactions. As the prisoner stated that he received
the bill from a gentleman who was waiting at a coffee-
house near Leicester-square, {1 ituess deemed it prudent
to send the porter with him to Mr. Guthrie, to ascertain
the genuineness of the signature. Oa their .return the I