The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

Gilmour and Dean, Glasgow, deposed that they
printed draughts and checks for the Union Bank, but
that their notes were printed in London. He bad
examined the notes in evidence and found them to
be forged. The genuine note was engraved by a
much more elaborate process than the forged ones.

Jacob Perkins Bacon deposed that his firm engraved
the notes of the Union Bank, and that the forgeries
showed many points of difference. There were in
the forged note only 35 lines behind the word
" One," instead of 37; the engraving of the vignette
was imperfect, especially in the shoulder of one of
the figures. They were certainly not prepared by
his firm. Some of the forged notes had numbers
the same as those he had manufactured. Peter
Lamb and William Cairns Wy per, clerk in the
Union Bank, whose names were on the notes, de-
posed that the signatures were forgeries in every case.
A number of witnesses were then called to prove the
uttering of individual forged notes, and to show that
some of the articles bought by Greatrix (generally
trifling things for the sake of getting change) were
found in his possession at New York. Some tenders
of forged notes were also proved against the Grim-
ahaws, in -whose possession some articles purchased
I were also found. Evidence as to the apprehension
of the Grimshaws was nex.-, brought. A shop lad
in Dalkeith, named Robert Blair, who had read in
the newspapers a paragraph as to the forgery, ex-
amined a note tendered by Thomas Grimshaw,
thinking the word " One" was fainter than usual,
and having taken it to the branch of the Commercial
Bank it was there pronounced to be a forgery. The
bank agent took steps to put others on their guard,
and the attention of the police being called the Grim-
shaws were apprehended. About £BO in gold and
silver and about 20 forged notes were found on
Thomas, and about £4O ,on Sewell, and in their
baggage found at Eskbank station, near Dalkeith,
1,292 notes were found, and about £3O.

Alexander M'Call was recalled to tell the story of
his search for Greatrix, whom he traced to New
York, and apprehended there on the 27th of Novem-
ber, eight days after his arrival there. Greatrex and
Jane Weir were living in lodgings there as Mr. and
Mrs. Parker. Witness gave particulars as to the
contents of their boxes, including the boxes re-
turned from Aberdeen, which went out in the same
steamer with himself. He found a felt hat, a
purse, a pair of boots, and a pair of slippers, which
other witnesses deposed to having been purchased in
Scotland.

The declarations of the prisoners were then read.
Greatrex stated that he was 38 years of age ; that
the Grimshaws had come to him to receive instruc-
tions in photo-gal vanography and photo-lithography.
He received £l5O from Thomas for the instruction
given. He had hastened from Aberdeen on seeing
the paragraph in the newspapers, fearing he should
be suspected from having been so much associated
with the Grimshaws. but he denied all knowledge of
the forgery or possession of forged notes.
Sewell Grimshaw called himself a commercial tra-
veller, and said he was a native of Lanarkshire, and
32 years of age. He admitted having had a hand in
the manufacture of forged notes, but declined to say
who assisted him, or where the manufacture took
place. lie afterwards said an agreement had been
made with Greatrex to join together in the manufac-
ture.

Thomas Griinsbaw said he was 86 years of age,
and had no fixed place of residence. He admitted
that the notes were manufactured on the premises
of Greatrex, and that he had a share in the work.
There was very little exculpatory evidence. Mr.
Davies was called for Greatrex to show that the ap-
paratus might have been used for the purpose refer-
red to in his declaration, and several witness to cha-
racter were called in behalf of the Gritnshaws.
On Saturday the Court resumed, when the Soli-
citor-General (Mr. Miller) addressed the jury for the
Crown, and Mr. Scott and Mr. M'Lean for the pri-
soners.

The Lord Justice-Clerk then charged the jury,

who, after an absence of 35 minutes, brought in a
verdict of guilty on ten of thecharges, including the
first ; the other charges having either been with-
drawn or not insisted in.
The prisoner Greatrex was sentenced to 20 years'
and the Grimshaws to 15 years' penal servitude.
The court was quite crowded during the trial. The
wife and child of Greatrex were present throughout
the case. The prisoner Greatrex was up to a recent
period a regular preacher on Sunday nights on Glas-
gow-green, and it is said he preached on the Green
on the morning of Pritchard's execution.