The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-16 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DO'

JERROLD V. MORRIS AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought by Mr. Jerrold, the well-k non
dramatic author, against the defendants, Messrs. M°114,5 re•
Winstone, the proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, 13e0
cover compensation for a dramatic piece of the title of
N o
ash, rth King qf Bath.
The case was not concluded when our reporter left
tha
Court.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR

(THIS DAY.)

Christopher Charles Foster, aged 35, was indictee
forging, on the 17th December last, a bill of exchangore
8841., with intent to defraud James Henry Frye. Tberef
the
several counts in the indictment, varying the fern! °,and
charge ; and Jonas King Murphy was indicted for alcutheelt
assisting Foster to escape, well knowing that he ba"
guilty of forgery.
Mr. WAKELING stated the facts of the case to the JarY'of $
The prosecutor stated that he carried on the business The
broker and merchant. Knew the firm of Foster, B'c't,„steri
principal of that firm was the uncle of the prisoner '", bill
He was an Exchange broker, and witness had had be:,,g-after
transactions with him. In the purchase of a foreign b';rpr
the transaction has been passed by the broker, the se':„aber,
dorses the bill to the buyer. In the month of Dec': vits
witness's house had some transactions of that kin ° r‘ori.
Foster's house. The bills were endorsed B. Chestere aO,
One for 790/., with such an endorsement, was relrtold
February, and the prisoner Foster was sent for ail'
the fact. and be
Mr. Frye recalled—Foster asked to take the bill, roil
would bring the money, and said that Chesterman Was; el
of large property, and was well known to both his uO,
himself to be worth at least 30.0001.—that he was a *Trio*
spirit merchant in Lincoln's-inn Fields, and resided atrno tll°
On the 13th Dec., 1834, witness took several bills ""20ii
prisoner. One of them was Wilson, &c., on Belfast, ff,,8801:
several others, and one endorsed "B. hesterman," '°.vbica
Witness paid for it 858/., by a cheque on his banker', t°
he gave to a person who represented himself as c`re-bill;
Chesterman. After that, the prisoner presented (Abe d toll
endorsed " Chesterman," but witness refused them, ,:11,414
prisoner that no such person, as the acceptor was i.sbe
Sligo. In February, when the 790/. was returned' t net
soner took the bill away, and in an hour and a half 1011.
the money for it. The bill for 880/. became due 14
On that day witness received a note by post to this ecat
" Sir,—The bill for 880/. is a forgery, due to-mono
Dublin. Foster is going to see him." Still, he kaattille iste
picion. On the following Monday they would Ito.° "attclst:
of the bill, and he requested Foster to call on honotodi,';
about it. They never saw him again till he was h" v'"
April. The bill was returned from Dublin protested,
full)
Wednesday. Had often seen Foster write, and he in
lieved the whole of the endorsement on the bill to be
handwriting. ntcol°.
l‘
Benjamin Chesterman -resided at the Hope, in 1."- 3'1,8
street. Was a builder. Had resided there for t";,..° 1: t`,
Knew Foster and Murphy slightly. They were both' bill
habit of coming to his house. The indorsement 00 ectios
question was not in his handwriting. Had no We t° re e;
ever authorizing any one to write it for him. Ha had ae`e
lection of stating before the Lord Mayor that he - to
authorized any one to write his name. dertal`,le e.
Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—WouId not un
swear that he had not authorized some persons to use his
His memory was very bad, and it was not at all to
that he might have let persons use his name and fergeFeterso
By the COURT—Did you or did you not authorise hie, to,
use your name ? Witness—l found a document on ss'f, o,teriit
written in my own handwriting " Lent my name t° ion °
8 hu—", and there it stopped. I had no recollect
other
till t
Mhen.
r. Justice PARKE, with the concurrence of the
Judges, directed the prisoners to be acquitted.
Verdict of Not Guilty. vlicsti°ll
the al"
The prisoners were ordered to be detained on '
rill 3
of Mr. Wakeling.
On Murphy's application to the Court the 10/.
o b e 0 Ott"
,
the 401. which Foster possessed before they we'C
were restored to them:

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NEW COURT. $
Ellen Mac Guire, aged 21, was indicted for
with a forged impression of the Goldsmiths' ConlianYtte iiir
There ' being no legal proof, ofguilty knowledge' t
the
selling soli
acquitted the prisoner. e,b° ill'i
Mary Demsey was indicted for a similar offell,:c„tment
same deficiency appeared in theevidence, and the inuw" sot
withdrawn. been
[lf they had been found guilty they would have ,559
out of the country for 14 years.] 101 •
Joseph More, aged 23, was indicted for stealingbit,
value 2/., the property of his father, Edward M°re' c
sweeper. i atlest°
On the 23th of April the prisoner took the ass n" la
it
from a field, and sold at Romford. Verdict--G