The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-15 00:00:00

VIE GREAT NORTRERN RAI _,KrAY
FRAUDS.

CAPTURE AND EXAMINATION OF REDPATH
A portion of the following appeared in part of our
i rnpression of yesterday :
Mr. Richard Williams, an inspector connected with
the Great Northern Railway, yesterday morning succeed-
ed in capturing Redpath at No. 4, Ulster-place, near the
Regent's-park gates, at the house of a personal friend.
When be was captured he gave himself up easily, said he
was sorry for what had occurred, and conducted himself
with perfect calmness and composure. It appears pro-
bable that Redpath heard of Mr. Williams's arrival in
Paris, as he left without his luggage.
At one o'clock in the afternoon the prisoner Redpath
was placed at the bar. He was dressed in a chocolate-
coloured coat, and waistcoat of a similar character. In
his- hand tie held a travelling cap. Mr. Humphreys ap-
peared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Wontner for the
defence. Mr. Mowatt, the secretary, Mr. Leach, the
solicitor, and other officers of the company were pre-
sent.

Mr. Humphreys, in stating the case for the prosecu-
tion, said the magistrate (Mr. Tyrwhitt) would recollec'
that he appeared before him on Tuesday in connection
with a charge against a young man named Kent, who
was accused of frauds and forgeries on the Great Nor Bern
Railway. In those frauds and forgeries it was stated that
Kent and Redpath were concerned. He appeared aoain
in consequence of Redpath having been taken into cue-
tody this morning upon the same charge. Mr.
Redpath was an officer in the Great Northern Rail-
way Company, and his occupation was that of registrar,
having a distinct office, and having under him clerks
who managed the details of his business. He bad also
under his management and control books in which
were entered the transfers of the stock and shares
belonging to the company. On '.Tuesday an application
was made at that Court to Mr. Corrie, the magistrate
then sitting, and upon information there given, Mr. Corrie
was pleased to grant a warrant for the apprehension of
Mr. Redpath. It was supposed that Mr. Redpath had
gone to Paris, and the warrant was put in force for the
purpo-e of being executed there in the event t f his being
found there. But in constquence of information that
reached the railway authorities, Mr. Redpath was this
morning traced to No. 4, Ulster-terrace or place, or a
recess in the New-road, opposite to the gates leading to
Portland-place. He was there taken into custody, and
brought to that court for the purpose of answering the
charges that would be made against him. Ile should
show sufficient evidence to induee the magi itrate to remand
the prisoner until a future day. The apprehcne:ion of
Mr. Redpath was made only that morning, and the
prosecutors had consequently no time to get up the
necessary evidence to complete the ease against him.
As he before remarked, he should only therefore adduce
sufficient evidence to justify a remand. On any future
day he (Mr. Humphreys) should proceed against the
prisoner in conjunction with Mr, Kent, the clerk.
The circumstances of the case were briefly these :—.
Mr. Redpath was the registrar of the company, and
he kept the book called the Register of Shares. That
book would be produced to the Court, and it would
be found that an entry was there made of stock in
1853, amounting to 1,250/., and in the same year
another entry of 1,500/. He believed these were
the sums, but ho was not quite sure. The mat-
ter would, however, come out correctly in the evidence.
The shares named there purported to have been trans-
ferred from two persons, whose names would be men
tinned, to the prisoner Redpath, and it would be shown
that the stuns originally. were 2501. and 500/., so that by
the fraud us had committed he bad pocketed 1,000/. en
each transaction. Ile should prove by the production
of the transfer documents and the register books the
manner in which these frauds were perpetrated, and
that the sums which were originally 2501. and 5001
had been made 1,25 E. and 1,5001., by prefixiug a 1
to each of those numbers. It appeared that when
Mr. Redpath was taken into custody this morning,
he expressed his sorrow for what he had done ; and
from subsequent conversations which the officer hal
had with him, it ;voile' be made clear that he
admitted it was entirely his own fault that he was in his
present position. These were the principal circumstances
which he thought it was necessary should be s,;ated h
evidence that day, and then it would beghis duty on a
future day to lay before the C curt some documen•s
which had already been in evidence when the other pri
spner, Kent, was under examination. In the examina-
tion of Kent some letters were produced which had been
sent to Kent by the prisoner Redpath, and which were
of a very important character. It would be proved that
they were in the handwriting of Redpath. They were
in pencil, and were in posse.‘lsion of the inspector of the
line. Tnat officer was now in Paris, whither he had
gone for the purpose of capturing Mr. Redpath. It
would not be possible for him, therefore, to produce
these letters until the day to which Redpath was

remanded.
The evidence was then proceeded with.
Mr. Francis Mowatt said he was the secretary of the
Great Northern Railway Company, and knew the pri-
soner, who was the registrar of the shares and stock of
the company. It appeared by the books that he was
a proprietor of stock. The company had a book in
which the transfers of shares and stock are registered,
and he produced it. On looking to that book he
saw the transfer A, 8,518, which purported to be a
transfer from Mr. Henry Baker, of Upper Gower-
street, of 5001. A stock in the Great Northern Rail-
way, for a consideration of 235/. paid to him by Mr.
Leopold Redpath. On turning to No. 8,519, it pur-
ported to be a transfer, in April, 1853, by Mr. Wil-
liam Kitching, of Wakefield, to Mr. Leopold Redpath,
(1 2501. Consolidated A. Stock. On referring to the re-
gister he found the Stock in Mr. Redpath's name. Op-.
polite the transfer number of 8,513, and in the colureee,
of A Deferred Stock, he found 1,5001. Opposite 8,519,
iu the column of A Stock, was 1,2501. The name ". Leo-
pold Redpath, 2, Park Hite," was in the handwriting
of Mr. Redpath ; that address had been altered, and 27,
Chester-terrace, was substituted. That was is the hand
writing of some one else. The numbers is the transfer
column were generally the figures of Mr. Redpath. There
were some exceptions, evidently in the handwriting of
some other person. With regard to the figures 8,518
and 8,519, and the other figures denoting the various
amounts hei had mentioned, he believed to be in the
handwriting of Mr. Redpath. The books he produced
%/ere in the custody of Mr. Redpath, as registrar. At
the time to which these alterations referred (1853) he
was registrar's clerk, and he lead then t ) keep the books.
(witness) was at the Court on Wednesday, on the
examination of Kent, and then gave evidence. Mr.
Brown, the inspector of the line, was also present, and
showed some pencil letters which he believed to be in
the handwriting of Mr. Redpath. He was now in Paris.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—lf any question
arose that would render a reference to the books neces
sary, the accountants would have access to them, but
not otherwise. The prisoner had been in the company's
service nine or ten years.
Re-examined by Mr. Humphreys—In cone"enc•
of information he received, he went to 27, Ulster-terrace,
the New-road, with an officer h
or place, in
who found
Mr. Redpath in the dining-room.
There wasthiaslimttle
converaation. Redpath said, "I am sorry for
Mowatt—l am very sorry."
Witness said he was sorryr.
also, and directed Mr. Williams, the officer alluded
to,
to take him into custody. Withess then left Redpath
and the dicer together. This occurred that morning.
Mr. Richard Williams said he was an officer connected
with the Great Northern Railway. He accompanied Mr.
Mowatt that morning to No. 4, Ulster-plase,
park, where he found Mr. Redpath in the front room.
He told Mr. Redpath that he, held,a warrant against
him, and that it, tral his deity to take him int,,
custody upon a charge of forgery neid (read. That
pen Mr. Mo watt. Witt e.._ after the prisoner had s
then -took Redpath away in custody. In the course of
their journey to the Clerken well Police -court in a cab,
prisoner said to witness,' whom he had known
.before as
an officer of the company--"I rim very sorry," thee
there wlis a pause, and afterwards he Paid, " They have
my place in Chester-terrace, and if they eell it well it
will fetch 30,000/." Witness said, "I hope they will."
He requested that Mr. Wontner, the solicitor, should be
rent for, and wrtneee promised that he should have every
PriAouer again said.—" I am very sorry for it ;
it ia all my own fault I am here."
it. Hurephreys, upon-the evidence, aeleed for a re-
and tali' that'day week. It would take consid.o-ah!e
time and trouble to get together the riee.nsary evidence,
as abeve•2oo books of all sorts -scald have to be exa-
minel. It was right that the prisoner should know
that a large number of other charges would be brought
against him on his next examination.
After some conversation,
Mr. Wontner °aid that, Reipath's legal
ad
viser, he bad no objection to a remand.
:\dlr. Rad :Jetta
was very anxious that the charges should he fully iaves-
tigated.
Mr. Wontner shortly afterwards asked the magietre e
to order the restoration to the prisoner of his
wato,
which had been taken from hint on his apprehension.
Mr. Humphrey said he bad no objection to tho
watch
heing restored, bat there were attached to it some sea',
on which were ceetaite tee:pre:tele:A..3. ri.L. .; he
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