The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THUIISDA Y EVE NINUr, AUGUST 15, 1867.

Extraordinai y Charge.

Yesterday David Johnson, otherwise Williamson,
a respectably-dressed young man of 21, who had
been arrested on a warrant, was charged before the
Lord Mayor at the Justice-room of the Mansion-
house with being concerned in forging notes of the
Union Bank of Scotland.

IV. Murray, instructed by Mr. Muliens, solicito
to the London Bankers' Protection Association, was
counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Buchanan, solici-
tor, of Basinghall-street, defended the prisoner.
On the evening of Saturday week the prisoner,
who had been for some weeks, without his knowledge,
under the observation of three of the City detective
police—namely, Sergeant Moss, Inspector Fou!ger,
and Constable Green—was apprehended at a public
house in Middle-row, Holborn, and charged with
being implicated in the forgery in question. He re-
plied in a jocose manner th tt some things had been
left with him for half an hour by a man named
Smith, who had promised to return to him. At the
same time he took a parcel from his pocket, which, on
being opened, was found to contain two copper plates,
on one of which was engraved the back part, and on
the other the front of a £5 note of the Union
Bank of Scotland. On being asked if he
hal seen these impletnents before he replied in the
affirmative, but that he knew nothing more about
them than that they had been left with him by the
man Smith. He also took from his pocket a proof
impression of a £5-note of the same bank, and a
piece of tracing paper. On being searched 20 keys,
one of which fitted a padlock produced in court,
were found upon him among other things, and in
a portmanteau at his lodgings, the address of which

he gave, a £2O bank note and £3O in Scotch notes
were found, as also a ticket, dated the 21st of June,
for luggage left at the North-Western Railway-
station in Euston-square. The luggage was in
three packets, and contained a cash-box, 61 cameos,
a dressing case and fittings, many costly articles of
jewelry and wearing apparA, a cheek book of Cun -
liffe and Co.'s bank, Manchester, a breech-loading
double-barelled gun, with fittings complete in case,
another double-barrelled gun, double action, in a
leathern case, and a five-chambered rev lver, with
fittings complete.
Inspector Foulger, of the City police, deposed
that on the 20th of June two men, named Smith
and Zellman, called upon him and made a state-
ment, upon which witness gave them instructions
to act. He saw Smith again next day, and both
of them on the 26th of June. From that time to
the apprehension of the prisoner he repeatedly saw
them, and communicated the result of his inter-
views from time to time to Mr. Mullens, the so-
licitor to the prosecution. The padlock pro-
duced, and which a key found on the prisoner fitted
was attached to a front kitchen in the basement of a
house in the Gray's-inn-rqad, and was locked
when witness and Sergeant Moss went there. There
they found a lithographic printing press and a
copper plate printing press with all the necessary
appliances, and with some damped paper and char-
coal. On one piece of the paper there were wavy
lines, and an attempt had been made to colour some
of it. He had frequently seen the prisoner go into
his lodgings in Shaftesbury-street, New North-road,
but never into the basement referred to in Gray's-
inn-road.

The principal witness yesterday was Richard
Smith, a die-sinker and engraver at 4, Upper North-
street, Northampton-square. lie said,—On the
evening of the 17th of June the prisoner called upon
me at my house, accompanied by a man named
Zellman. I had never seen the prisoner before, but
I had known Zellman previously for five or six
years by meeting him at places of amusement.
Zellman said Jackson (the prisoner) was a friend
of his, and he introduced him to me to do some
business. After some desultory conversation I left

the house with them, and Jackson asked me if I
could engrave a plate. I replied that would de-
pend upon what the plate was for. Zellman told
the prisoner to give me a note. The prisoner
took a paper from his pocket and gave it to
me. It was a£s -note of the Union Bank of Scot-
land. I handed it back to him, having pre-
viously examined it minutely, and said to him and
Zellman it was a very serious busine-s. They were
dien in a public-house in Charles-street, City-road.
I also said there was great risk. The prisoner
replied, " There was no risk, and no chance of
detection, as there were only four persons engaged
in the affair—viz., Zellman, himself, a banker from
Australia, and myself." Zellman said I was to
receive £2O for engraving the plate, and £3OO when
it was finished. I said the plates could not be cut
in less than six weeks. The prisoner replied that
would be too long. We were then standing at the
bar of the publichouse, but a little aside from other
persons who were there. I asked the prisoner and Zell-
man what amount of notes they required. The prisoner
said from £20,000 to £30,000 worth. I said I could
not give a decided answer then whether I would
engrave the plate, but I appointed to meet Zellman
at my house next day. The prisoner took the note
away. They were in the public-house together
about half an hour. Next evening Zellman called
at my house with two friends, one of whom I be-
lieve was named Corvan, and the other I did not
see. The friends waited outside, and Zellman came
into my room. He staid there about twenty
minutes, -find then left. The prisoner was not
there on that occasion. On the following even-
ing Zellman, who was alone, called at my
house, and the subject of the plates was
again talked about. That was Wednesday, the
19th. I went with Zellman to the City-road to
keep an appointment he had made with the pri-
soner. We found the prisoner waiting there, and
all three went to a public-house in Sheperdess -
walk. There the prisoner asked me if it was
all settled. I replied in the affirmative. Zellman
asked me bow much money I should want. I said
I should want £5 before I began the plates. Zell-
man said I must try and make it £3. I refused.
The prisoner then gave me £5 in gold, and the
Scotch note previously shown to me, saying as he did
so, "That is business." He asked how long it would
take to complete the two plates for the note, back
and front. I replied six weeks at least. The pri-
soner said that was much too long, and that he
wanted them done in three weeks. I said that was
impossible, but I would try and do them in a month.
We then left the publichouse, and outside the pri-
soner asked me if I could get the paper for the notes,
showing me a sheet of the requisite size. He also
inquired if I could arrange for printing the notes
when the plates were finished. I said I could
give no decided answer then, but would try
and do the best I could. It was suggested
by the prisoner that I should take a place apart
from my residence in which to work upon the
plates. I parted with them, but later in the evening
I saw 'Gellman in the Eagle Tavern, City-road, and
gave him half the £5 I had received. I had then
the note with me. On the 20th Zellman and I went
together to the Bow-lane police-station and saw
Inspector Foulger, to whom I disclosed the facts I
have now related in evidence. The inspector directed
me how to act in the matter, and I have since acted
on his instructions. Zellman and I went to Hughes
and Kimber's in Fetter-lane, copper-plate manufac-
turers, and bought the copper plate produced.
Later in the day I met the prisoner at a house in
Herbert-street, New North-road, where 'Gellman
lodged, and showed him the plate. We went to a pub.
lichoase ; there 1 played a game at billiards with Zell-
man. I then went home with the plate, and the
note. I next saw the prisoner and Zellman on
Monday, the 24th, at iny house, where they came
together about 8 o'clock in the evening. I showed
them the copperplate for the back of the note, a
part of which I had the a engraved. The prisoner
looked at it and said h a should like to have seen
more done, but that he was satisfied with the work
so far as it had been don. I asked him for £lO. He
said he had not got £lO upon him, but would pro-
cure it by the evening. Ire showed me a Scotch
note of the Union Bank, :stating that the signature
of thd cashier was more distinct than on the £5
note he had previously give n me. Ikept the £1 note
for the purpose of copyin: the signature, which
was intended to be engrave on the plate. It was
a written signature. Zell) nan and the prisoner then
left, and I saw them togeq,er later in the evening
in the London Asourance ;publichouse, City-road,

when the prisoner gave me £lO in sovereigns, some
of which were Australian. I gave £5 of the money
to Zellman after we had left the publichouse. I
saw the prisoner again on the following Tuesday,
between 9 and 10 in the evening, in the Eagle
publichouse, and told him the plate would not be
ready until the end of the week. He said he was
very sorry, as the fourth party was getting very
suspicious, owing to the delay. Nothing more
took place on that occasion. On S;turday, the
29th, I saw the prisoner again at my house. He was
then alone. I showed him the plate, and he com-
plained that sufficient of the engraving had not
been done. He said he should not wait to see the
plate again until the middle of the week. Zell-
man was not then with him. The reason he
assigned for not wanting it again until the middle
of the week was that the other party had gone to
Glasgow, and would not return until then. Ile
also said he had written for a new note, as the
one I had was difficult to dec;pher. At that time
I had not begun to work on the other plate. I
next saw the prisoner on the 3d of July, about
one in the afternoon, in Tottenham-court-road,
where I met him and Zellman by appointment.
I then told the prisoner I had the plate to show him,
and we went with him and Zellman to a pubichouse
in Holborn to show it to them. There I produced
the plate from my pocket, and showed it to the
prisoner, Zellman being present. He seemed satis-
fied with the progress made in it. _

At this stage the examination of the witness was
suspended, and the Lord Mayor remanded the pri-
soner until Thursday next, Aug. 22.

POLICE INTELLIGEINE.—This Day,

AIARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SON CIIARGED BY HIS FATTIER.—SamueI Mears,
described as " a schoolmaster, no home," was
charged before Mr. Knox by his father, Mr. Jacob
Mears, tailor, of 63, King-street, Soho, with creat-
ing a disturbance and wilfully damaging a door.
The complainant said that the prisoner, who was
his son, and who had been a great trouble to him,
came to his home yesterday and created a great dis-
turbance, and smashed the panels of a door.
A brother of the prisoner, after giving similar
evidence to the father, said the prisoner was in the
habit of carrying a razor and a knife about with him
and he had threatened to murder him. The pri-
soner was 33 years of age, and had travelled nearly
all over the globe, but would not work, and all he
thought of doing was drinking and smoking.
Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, said that on being
called to the house of the complainant he found the
panels of a door broken in, and in consequence of
the family stating that they apprehended danger
from the • prisoner he took him into custody, and
found upon him a knife and a razor.
In answer to Mr. Knox, the brother stated that
he was afraid of the prisoner, as he knew he always
carried a knife and razor about with him.

The prisoner said he had never cost his father a
penny. He was apprenticed by the Hospital where
he had been brought up and received a good educa-
tion, and as he was disappointed in finding work at
his trade he went out to India in the 3d Dragoon
Guards, and while there he fell from his horse
through sunstroke, and was after wards invalided.
On his return home his family told him that he did
not belong to them. He bad been to Africa, and
while there was a schoolmaster.
In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant said that,
living near the complainant, he thought from what
he had seen there was danger to be expected from
the prisoner, whose mind he believed was affected.
The prisoner said it was his family's unkindness
to him that affected him.

The brother said his father would have the pri-
soner home but for his bad conduct and language.
Mr. Knox said he would deal with the case
before him as one of wilful damage, and order the
prisoner to pay the amount or 14 days. If he an-
noyed his family again they could complain at the
Court.

Clatford Dovins, where they had one.. canter, and
then crossed over to the Barton Downs,. where they
had another, and afterwards a good gall a)p for about
two miles, viz.: Pintail, Peppe is Ghost,
Mayonaise filly (3 yrs), Staghound, Dulcimer,
Tremble, Overture, Bradamante, M-Lyonaise filly
(4 yrs), Lord Paramount, Compound Householder,
Gentle Kitty filly, Skirmisher colt, Toxophilite colt,
and Drake's dam colt.

I'l.ilßD E DIT

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE—This

STOCKTON RACES--THIS DAY.
(or ELECT= TELEGRAPH.)
WYN YARD STAKES.
The Wynyard Plate of 50 sous, added to a Handicap of
5 sovs each, 3 ft; winners of any handicap value 50
Eovs after Aug. 7 (il.t noon) 41b, 100 71b, 200101 b (ex-
treme penalty); the second to save his stake ; seven
furlongs; 20 subs.
Gleaner
Policy • • '2

Capitola
Eight ran.
HARDWICKE STAKES.
The liardwieke Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100
added, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geld-
ings Bst 61b. T.Y.C., from the Red Post.
Kingsland
9

Roo f

Timara
Eight ran.
GREAT NORTHERN LEDGER.
The Great Northern Ledger of 10 sovs each, la ft, with
100 added, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies or
geldings Bst 61b; the winner of the Derby 101 b, the
second in the Derby, or the winner of the Oaks, Two
Thousand Guineas, or the Great Yorkshire Stakes at
York 71b extra, weights not accumulative ; maidens
allowed 51b ; the second to receive 30 sovs and the third
10 sovs out of the stakes ; one mile and a half : 46 subs.
Taraban
2
Tynedale
3
Honestish
Won easy.

LAMB TUN PLATE.
•
The Lambton Plate of 100 soya, added to a Sweepstakes
of 25 soya each, for two year olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies
Bst 61b ; the second to receive 50 sovs, and the third to
save his stake. 7 furlongs. 1
Mercury
2
Nymph colt
3
Mysotis