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

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 bi
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.
gnaith, 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
bills 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 cash-book while
witness stood by.
William Hurst, bookkeeper in the employ of Mr.
Robert Taylor Whalley, received Smith's bill for
£23 35., and another bill, 5,516, and made an entry
in the cash-book.
Robert Taylor Whalley was a lace manufac-
turer in Nottingham, received Smith's bill from the
last witness, and afterwards gave it to Chief-con-
stable Hedington.
Mr. Cowley said that was the case for the pro-
secution, but he had five other cases of forgery and
uttering against the prisoner.
The Mayor then formally charged the prisoner
Davis with the offence, and Mr. Coope, in his
behalf, pleaded ftot guilty.
The bench also charged White with the same
offence, and not guilty was pleaded by thesolicitor.
Mr. Chief-constable Hedington produced five
bills of exchange received from Mr. 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 oaly acted in accord-
ance, with instructions f received from Mr. Whit%"
When witness seized his letters, prisoner .s;(1.
" Take care of No. 1, for that will prove my °
cence." He said he would tell the truth.
will 9 received
John Nixon, apprentice to Mr.
White tle 23d June,
five or six bills from Mr. R. lins now at prisoner's warehouse. The three al Culer,s, formed part
pro-
duced, purporting to be accepted Y en,
Charles Wilson, and Thomas F-total
otai amount Was
of those witness received. 'ne

£175 9s. 3d.
it was the ris
By Mr. Cann—Was sure p over who
gave the bills,
received the bills from the
William Barradals
last witness, and got his employer, Mr. Wills, to
/le then took them to the bank.
saw handed to thet“e cslaimieef
endorse them.
Five of the bills h°on-
thatstable, and be was sure they were h
had been given to him. Entered them at the time
in several bOoks.
Henry
.Calcott, police sergeant of Bristol ; Wm.
Manton, inspector of police, of Bi '
rmingham.• and
George Davis, police sergeant, of Dudley,'
made
Thomas
inquiries for John Catton,
had
Flowers, and
acceptors
Charles Wilson, the names of the 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
a bill kr owing it to be forged, purporting to be
accepted by Thomas Lee.
John Hutchinson, lace manufacturer, received the
m i
note now produced from his assistant ; it came from
White Brothers, and
two bills of exchange were
enclosed in the envelope. Tl,e bill of Thomas Lee
was one of them. The note was as follows :

" Nottingham, July 21.
" Dear Sir —I have enclosed yeti two customers' bills,
value £4B 15s. Bd., which I hope will be useful. 1 regret
I cannot pay you cash, as this is the heaviest day in the
year.—Yours truly, " ROBELT Waive."
Sergeant Davis, of Dudley, had made diligent
search fora person named Thomas Lee, of Dudley,