The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

FORGING A POST-OFFICE ORDER—OBTAINING MONEY
ET FRAUD.—Charles Fox, of 4, Kemp's-row, Pimlico, zinc
worker, was charged before Mr. Beadon with obtaining
money, &c., by means of fraudulent pretences as follows :
Mr. John Mitchell, of the Duke's Head, Reeves' Mews,
Near Grosvenor-square, said that about three months ago
the prisoner came to lodge with him, and paid for every-
thing he had in his house till about a fortnight back, when
he told him that he was engaged by a zinc company in the
city to go to Spain, showing him at the time several letters
and the following document :
" THE SPANISIL ENIBISSY.—This is to certify that
Charles Fox, of 4, Kemp's-row, Pimlico, is duly appointed
zinc worker to the Spanish Government for the time speci-
fied in agreement, under the seal of the Valle Alontegre
Company, at £IG9 per annum (English money).—Given at
our Embassy under hand and seal,

Dos CARLo RESSEAU, Secretary."
The document is certainty ..a nap
at: whoa to it a small Catholic token.
Prosecutor, in continuation, said that on the faith of these
he let him have credit. The prisoner said he expected a
letter from the company, enclosing him a post-office order
for £l3, and that when he received it he would pay him
(prosecutor) his money. On Friday last prisoner wont out,
and during his absence a letter came, and on his (prose-
eutor) handing it to him on his return, he opened it and
said, " Oh here's a post-office order fur £l3 Is. 6d.," at the
same time remarking that ho had only to receive
£l3, and that he:did not know what the ls. 6d. was for.
(The Post-office order was produced, and the figures 13 had
evidently been added).
Mr. Beadon—This will amount to a forgery—the figures

13 have evidently been put in.
Prosecutor in continuation said the prisoner then handed
him the Post-office order and said—" Mind it, and I'll get
change in the morning." The prisoner did not go out till
Thursday evening, and on his coming in he (prosecutor)
said he should like his money, and afterwards lent
the prisoner one shilling, on the faith of the Post-
office order, for a cab. On the following (Friday):morning
the prisoner said, " Give me the order, and when I come
back I'll pay you." He then left and returned some time
after and said ho had not got the money, as he had asked
for the money in the name of Mr. Gant, the secretary of
the company, and as he could not tell:that person's Christian
name, they refused to cash it. On Saturday morning he
again said he had not got the money, and he (prosecutor)
took it out of his hand, saying that he would try and get
it; and on going to the post-office in Park-street,
Grosvenor-square, found that the order was only for
one shilling and sixpence, and was told that it
was a " forgery," and when he got back the prisoner was
gone. He then gave information at King-street, and on
hi■ (prosecutor's) brother fetching the prisoner from a
place he frequently called at, he gave him into custody, the
prisoner at the time asking to be forgiven.
Mr. Beadon said it was a forgery, and that the ser-
geant who kad charge of the case, Appleton, 26 C, had
better communicate with the Pest-office authorities on the
subject.
The prisoner was then remanded for a week.