The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-30 00:00:00

NOTTINGUAM FORGERIES.

Yesterday (Monday) morning Mr. Robert
White, lace and hose manufacturer, Nottingham,
was brought up on remand from Tuesday last,
before the mayor and borough magistrates at the
police-court, Nottingham, charged with forging and
uttering bills of exchange, knowing them to be
forged.
John Davis, commercial traveller to the above
prisoner, was charged with aiding and abetting the
fraud.

The court was again crowded to excess, the in-
terest excited increasing since the committal of
Tait on Friday.
Mr. Cowley, of the firm of Cowley and Everall,
appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Cann defended
White ; and the prisoner Davis was defended by
Mr. Coope.
Frank Taylor said he was clerk to White

Brothers up to the time they stopped payment.
Had frequently seen his employer (the prisoner
White) write, and was acquainted with his hand-
writing. (A bill for £22 10s., drawn upon Mr.
Green, draper, Dudley, was here produced.) The
signature of " White Brothers," on the bill pur-
porting to be accepted by Green, of Dudley, wit-
ness believed to be the handwriting of Robert
White, the prisoner, as also the address at the
coroner—" Mr. Joseph Green, draper, Dudley."
(Another bill, purporting to be accepted by Geo.
smith, of Birmingham, was now produced.) Wit-
ness believed the name " Mr. George Smith, draper,
Birmingham," the body of the bill, and the endorse-
ment of " White Brothers," to be in the hand-
writing of the prisoner.
The entries in the bill-book (now produced) of
Dills No. 5,518 and 5,520, of bills purporting to be
accepted by Mr. Joseph Green and Mr. George
Smith, respecting the payments, are in the hand-
writing of Mr. Robert White.
By Mr. Cann—Witness used to manage the crape
department, and sometimes the books. Had seen
Mr. Robert White write letters and statements, and
also his name and the name of the firm. Had seen
James White write, and believed he could distin-
guish each of the brothers' handwriting.
By Mr. Coope—The prisoner Davis was not a
clerk in the counting-house.
Thomas Kirk said he was porter, and on the 23d
of June the prisoner White gave him two bills at
his warehouse in payment of an account. Took
notice of the bills when he received them. The
bill of Smith's now produced, for £23 35., was
one of them. Gave both the bills to Mr. Hurst.
who entered the transaction in the cashbook while
witness stood by.
William Hurst, bookkeeper in the employ of Mr.
Robert Taylor Whalley, received Smitles bill for
£23 35., and another bill, 5,516, and made an entry
in the cash book.

Robert Taylor Whalley was a lace manuitzc-
turer in Nottingham, received Smith's bill from the
last witness, and afterwards gave it to Chief-con-
stable liedin gton._

Mr. Cowley said that was the case for the pro-
secution, but he had five other cases of forgery and
utterinc, against the prisoner.

The Mayor then formally charged the prisoner
Davis with the offence, and Mr. Coope, in his
behalf, pleaded not guilty.
The bench also charged White with the same
offence, and not guilty was pleaded by the solicitor.
Mr. Chief-constable Hedington produced five
bills of exchange received from Air. S. Wills, lace
manufacturer. While the prisoner Davis was in his
custody on another charge, witness showed him the
five bills, and asked him if he knew anything about
them. He said they were signed by different
people he had met in the street, but he did not
know any of them. Held out no inducement or
threat as to what he might say. When witness
took him, he charged him with uttering a number
of forged bills of exchange. Prisoner replied, " I
have not forged any ; I have only acted in accord-
ance with instructions I received from Mr. White."
When witness seized his letters, prisoner said,
" Take care of No. 1, for that will prove my inno-
cence." He said he would tall the truth.
John Nixon, apprentice to Mr. Wills, received
five or six bills from Mr. B. White on the 23d June,
at prisoner's warehouse. The three bills non pro-
duced, purporting to be accepted by John Catton,
Charles Wilson, and Thomas Flowers, formed part
of those witness received. The total amount
Was
£175 9s. 3d.
By Mr. Cann—Was sure it was the prisoner who
gave the bills.
William Barradale of received theer,bmillrs.
fArVoilnlls!htoe
last witness, and g his employ
endorse them. lie then took them to the bank.
Five of the bills he saw banded to the chief con-
stable, and he was sure they were the same that
had been given to him. Entered them at the time
in several books.
Henry
inspector of police, of Birmingham; and
George Davis, police sergeant, of Dudley, had made
inquiries for John Catton, Thomas Flowers, and
Charles Wilson, the names of the acceptors of three
of the bills, but could not find such persons.
Mr. Cowley said that was the charge for forging.
There was another charge against White for uttering
e
a bill knowing it to b forged, purporting to be
accepted by Thomas Lee.
John Hutchinson, lace manufacturer, received the
note now produced from his
assistant ; it came from
White Brothers, and two bills of exchange were
enclosed in the envelope. The bill of Thomas Lee
was one of them. The note was as follows :

" Dear Sir " Nottingham, July 21.
I ave enclosed ou two ' bs,
value £lB lds. Bdh., which I hope y
will be useful. customers 1
regret
I cannot pay you cash, as this is the heaviest day in tho
year.—Yours truly, " ROBERT WICITB."
Sergeant Davis, of Dudley, had made diligent
search for a person named Thomas Lee, of Dudley,