The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-13 00:00:00

POLICE IL BLLIGENCO.—May 12.

MANSION-HOUSE.—John Markham was charged
with foraery.
Mr. Mullens appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Lewis
for the defence.

Mr. C. F. Ash, of Nos. 20 and 21, Upper Thames
street, iron merchant, said—Nly premis-s were broken
into in the bsginniog of February, and, amongst other
things taken, there were two cheques fit money—one
on the Bank of Englaed and the ether on the Royal
British Bank, and two or three blank cheques were ab-
stracted from my cheque-book upon Messrs. Smith,
Payne, and Smith. The cheque produced, No. 15,430
for 91/ , bears the same number as the other cheques in
the book. It purports to be drawn by myself, but was
not signed by me or by my authority. I believe it to be
one of these which were torn from my book.
Jas. Humphries, a person out of employment, said—
On the 18th of Feb. last I advertised for a situation in
the Times, and bad two replies ; and, in answer to one,
I went to No. 6, Oekley-crsseent, City road, to inspire
for a Mr. Hammond. I saw the prisoner, who said be
wag Mr. Hammond, and I told him who I was, and he
offered to employ me to collect bills tot Lim and drive a
horse and chaise. We then spoke about the wages, and
be said his house was in Oxford, but he had business to
do in London and in Oxford. At his request I called
next day, and he then asked me to ge to the railway at
Euston-square. I went there, and on my return be gave
me the cheque produced, upon Smith, Payne, and Smith,
and asked me to got it changed for him. I was to brine
some notes and some gold, and I was to take the money
back to the house in Oakley-crescent. I accordingly
went to the banking-house and presented the cheque,
but it was not paid. I subsequently went with Mr.
Mullens, the solicitor to the bankers, to his office. In
April last I saw the prisoner in the House of Detention
in Clerkenwell, and recognised him, amongst several
other persons, as the man who had employed me to get
the cheque changed.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—l was asked to go to
the House of Detention by Mr. Mullene, and was told that
a man like the person I had described was in custody.
I went round the cells with the officer, and when I came
to the cell in which the prisoner was, I said I did not
think there was any one there I could identify, but the
man I had last seen was something like him who had
employed me. I saw about 20 cells or more. The officer
said "You've passed him ;" and then it was that I said
the last man I had seen was something like him, and
said if I was compelled to swear to that man, I would
not say it was hint. I would say there was none there I
recognised. When I left the prison I told the officer that
there was but one man that I thought was anything like
him. We both left under the impression that I bad not
seen the man. I next saw the prisoner at Marlborough•
street, and I went there to see him again. I was told by
Mr. Mullens he was to be there. I only said as I was
going to leave that that was the roan. I said so to Mr.
Mullens's clerk. Directly he was brought I recognised
bin; and said he was the man. He is now dressed as he
was in the House of Detention and at Marlborough.