The Sun.
London, England, 1805-02-23 00:00:00

BECONT) *AY—rwa. 22.

lt!i:ty jitthitiscl WISS capitally indided.fur fen.
ing a 2.1. of England Nate, and feloninu.ly
uttering it, knowing it to be forged*,
it .appeared that in the beginning of 0e14)14.1' last
she went to the hum.. of Mr. pap, viiti,nhroker, in
Liquor.porni.streo, kiattrin.gattlen, and ha v kg pur-
chased a brush gave a xi. nine in payment, The
next rhiy, on examining the note, it was found to
be a finger)... In about a mon,th sifter She went to
the SiIITIO SIMI'', and virtred another counterfeit
note in payment for some goods sli had agreed 'to
take. she was inunctliately appieheqed: Cln
re.trching' her lodgings several other, forged notes
were found ; there was also a miniatUre• pietute of
Carat/.its i'oft, who was sonic time since trird, and
ticquirted, of forgery, She at first aeclartil /Mr
was her huihand ; and, in a raving manner, said, it
was she who spike to the witnesses, and was the
principal cause of his being' acquitted.
Mr. Justice 11 ATH charged the Jury, who, having
retitrkl,‘ in about forty minutes returned a verdid—
Ity. Death.
Ednimrd Mrihom, and
.7abn Rum.
,orre inditted ter feloniously making
..oatilt on Eilmund Lodge, and taking from his
pertoin Ilsok of England note, value I'ol. and
rine itab, •
Mr. KNAPP Stated the case on.. the part of the
Prosecui 4 ;, to the course of whickhe informed the
Jury, the Prisoners were indiaed fur compelling
Mr. Lodge; a !Very flAretfibit give
them two lbink...notes, to tin.: amount of 151, al.
!edging, if lie. that not, that they w.)tild comtnCnce
a pao.rcutiam.againsi him, for Committing an on.
crirnr.

Edmund L ge Ned, he Iseltinged to the He.
Wm, I".> udui!. Commons in the month of
May last, about ten at p ht, as he was returning to
his hnu.e in Southampton.road, Bloomsbury, he mot,
the Prisoner Horlierytt the corner of Ru.pell., Gila re ;
the Prisoner atcosted him, and asked, whetter he
e,,uld gel that way Bedford >e uare'?.he told lam
lie coutd, and they walked on together ; when they
came to the corner Of Bedford place. the Prisnoer
Ittli ped, and made some ohaervatitms on the beauty
of the hoddingi ; he then jostled up against him,
Ind iminediately two men rushed On them, and
leined them both, ailedging they were 11..w.itreet
I:Akers, and that one• of the purposes they were
itationed there far was, to prevent suchprgtiees as
they had detefted thorn in. The Prisoner seemed
aitiell agitated, and said, he was tuined and un.
:lone for ever., Alter a great deal of abuse, the
itipposed Officers took them away ; and .as they
Were going along, proposed lo let them off if they
would- give ea!, each, the Pribccutnr agreed,
inkthey proceeded towards his house, he not hay.
ng so much, money about him. Lie saw one of the
nen take out the Prisoner's watch, and heard lum
ay, he would keep it until he should.give his 201.
the men wisituti in the street until he went into
lis house for the money, but not being itilde to
'mike out 201. he trrought out a '3Ol, Note, and
pee it to them. The next day he was told a per.
ion had called on him, and had left word for Min to
se at the Russell Coffee-haute in the evening : he
Iccordirigly• went there, and taw Hodges with
mother man, who said he'washiserausin I that' he
tad. told him the whale business, and was Gonvinced
hey were both innocent ; but that Hodges had lean
walking about the streets the whole night, as he
was afraid to go hontewithout the watch the men
Iml token from him lather's,,
,witich, he:said,,was his sther's,
—Alter some conversation, he said, he was sure it
vntletnan, like Mi. Lodge, would not refuse a few
sounds to make up the aol. which the :men de.
'landed for the release of the watch. in con.
etluence of thia he Was' induced to give
)11 the 16th of August he went to the country, and
in the 17th of'November, soon after he returned,
to met Hodges In Piceadilly. -Hedges came Up to
Um, and asked bin; whether he knew hiro P iMme.
liately afterward. the other two Prisoners came up
fl4l having told a Ihris story, that Hodges would be
(bilged to go to America, they demanded Ss9l„ from
Pim to equip him' for the voyage. When.fic asked
that right he had to pay so Much for him ? they
aid, he was the fiirst who brought him into had pole.
ices, and if he did not ive the money they would
;eke him before Mr. Itorittiend, at the same time
tying they *ire reit Offteers.)Thley then got-
nto a coach, and drove eel' lodging he had in St.
Clinrch.,yard, near his offit:e ; he then gave.
hem a 101. note and a sl. note, and appointed a
ay or two after to give the reenaiOder of 2sql, Its
ha mean time he communicated his situation to Sir
ctiA a so FOR n, who sent IVOO (gfiCera 00 the morn.
ng the Prisoners had appointed to Funk. The Of.
ice(' wititeti in an adjoinieg.rourn, end secuied,the
Taunton and Ilaket, the Officaus.44oB4
hat they heard the priwners say they fi4d- got
unit money, hot it he did not give mere, they
you'd take him to Bow.street ; they also said none
,f the Prisoners were HOW.atieet Officers.

Sir Rico AKO FOI 0 pftiViti she "examiutions of
,ach of Oro whit)? were siingd by, biro i but said
list he thouslft some favoor war held out to Rum.
sold, on which account • Mft examination was not
'cad.

Nothing material as to thia ease aforreared in their
mars:larlon ; bat Mahon at know ir(iged be had got
► gold watch hum foreilio Gentictoan, in flyde
by thre:aeoing to aceuselttin of unnatural
oithe.

Troll Omega' the jory, with. great ac.
cureicy, who, in 4 abort time, pronounced them all
'I hey were all servants out of place. Bodges
WaS 22 years of age, Rumbuld 30. and Mahon 27.
7064 Reotr Turner was irlditiCti for totting a
receipt in the name of William Waltham, purport.
ins to he a receipt for cont*y received for the sale
21 70004 of Reduced 3 per Cent. Stock, the pro.
uty of the said W. Waltham.
It appeared from the evidence, that the 'Prisoner
ead ',well for several years a Clerk in the house of
Mebiars. t0.134ril and Co. corninetors, who were in
rlsc habit or pur&isiriti; Stork for their Correspond.