The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-13 00:00:00

SO UTH WARK.

ROBBING A CRIMEAN HERO. —Henry Cormack, a
respectable-lookinz young man, described on the charge-
sheet as third steward on board the Seine, belonging to
the General Steam Navigation Company, was brought
before Mr. Cornbe, charged with stealing a 51. Bank of
England note, and two sovereigns, from the person of
George Blaney, a private in the 42d Regiment of Foot,
under the following circumstances :

The prosecutor, a brawny-looking Scotchman, wear-
ing on his left breast a medal with four clasps, stated
that he had recently arrived at Dover, with his regi-
ment, from the Crimea, where he had undergone great
hardships and privations during the whole of the war.
On Monday he obtained leave of absenCe from his com-
manding officer to go and see his friends in Scotland,
and he received a 51. note and three sovereigns from tte
Paymaster-Serjeant, to pay his expenses. He changed
one of the sovereigns at Dover, and deposited the other
two and the liote in his side pocket. On the arrival of
the train at London-bridge he foolishly entered a public,
house, and drank beer and spirits, but he recollected
then that the note and gold were safe. Some time after
that he remembered being with the prisoner drinking
ale, and after that he missed his money, and the
prisoner was locked up for robbing him. Witness had
taken the precaution to take off his medal and clasps
and hide them, so that they were not stolen.
An old woman, who kept a stall near London-bridge,
said that she saw the prisoner and the soldiers come out
of a public-house. The soldier then felt in his pocket,
and as the prisoner was leaving him he said that he
had been robbed. Witness pointed out the prisoner to
the constable, and he was stopped and given into custody.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he was third
steward on board the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany's steamer Seine, running between Ramsgate, Mar-
gate, and London, and he had just left her when he saw
the prosecutor lying on the steps leading to St. Saviour's
Church. He raised him up, and took him to a public-
house and treated him with some ale, as he had been in
the Crimea himself. As they were leaving the house
the soldier said ho was robbed, and he was given into
custody. He could assure his worship that he was
innocent.

Mr. Combe remanded the prisoner, and accepted bail
for his appearance on a future day.

THAMES.

DISCOVERY OF A GANG OF FORGERS.-01tarle3
Thompson, who has been recently tried and acquitted on
a charge of passing a forged Erik of England note,
Augustus Fristag, and Louis Bohm, all Germans, were
brought before Mr. Salle, charged with forging notes
purporting to be those of the Bank of England, and
with having in their possession a steel plate aid engrav-
ing, wood cut, and implements for manufacturing forged
notes.

The Bank of Engiand Solicitor prosecuted, and Mr.
L. Strauss acted as interpreter.

The prisoners Fristag and Bohm have been recently
discharged from the British German Legion, and received
181. each, and were the comrades of a German named
John Dumont, who was committed from this court
fortnight since fer passing a forged Bank of England
note at the stop of Mr. Wilson, boot and shoe maker,
in Whitechapel, and the accused party, who is in
Newgate awaiting his trial, had been discharged from
the Legion a few days before be was taken into custody.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoners hail
recently hired the house, No. 42, Upper Berners-street,
Commercial-road East, and yesterday (Tuesday) after.-
noOn; at half-past 'four o'clock, three officers of
the City of London police force, named Spittle, Hug-
gett, and. Knight, detectives, repaired to the house
in Berners-street, where the prisoners- were at work
preparing forged notes intended for circulation.
Huggett jumped in at the window while Spittle
and Knight broke open the front door, and
discovered
.Thompeou and Fristag in the act of
"just going to - press " with forged notes. A steel
plate, with a perfect representation of a 51. Bank of
England note engraved upon it, was on the press, and
26 papers with the water mark "Bank of England
and. "Five" inscribed thereon were on a table-close
by. There was a slab on which the plate was to be
"inked," bottles of ink, and all necessary apparatus and
materials for forging Bank of England notes, on a large
scale, in the room in which the prisoners were. Thomp-
son and Fristag were at work on the press, and Bohm
was lying on a bed, and said be Was led into it by
Thompson.

The officers produced the steel engraving of a 51. note,
mould for the water-mark, proofs of forged notes, pra-
pared tissue paper, and other materials.
Mr. Strauss laving interpreted the evidence to the
prisoners, they were remanded for a week.
The investigation ereate2 great interest, and the court
was crowded to excess.