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applied for the dividends, and • referring to a person we.
the name of Jones. The jury must judge whether these
was any other person bearing that name in this trans: e"
tion, except. Fletcher. Miss Stewart "stated ti at
she was informed of her brother a death thrPughe
the kindness of Mr. Jones, who had afterwards intOrmcet
her that he was going to America, since which time she
had never seen him. The Learned Counsel then re-
ferred to an affidavit mule by Griffin, stating that he,
had known Elizabeth Stewart and her brother, and .
stating various circumstances respecting the two.!
Now he proposed to call Griffin as a wit-
ness ; but he did not wish them. to attach
more weight to his statements - than feirly
belonged to testimony given under such circumstances.
He then referred to a correspondence .which passed hr
tween the prisoner Barber and Mr. • Strode, of Great
Marlow, with whom John Stewart had lived, the
avowed object of which, on the part of Barber, was t°,
obtain possession of the original., stock receipts °'
John Stewart, in order that his sister might be able
to obtain the property of the deceased. Mr. Strode
stated in reply that the receipts in question were in the,
hands of his solicitors, Messrs. Pickering and Co., ..?'
Stone-buildings, to whom he referred the prisoner. He
was not willing to treat Miss Stewart as the sister of his
late gardener, being perfectly acquainted with his his'
tory. On the Ist of October, before any of the stock was
transferred, Mr. Barber saw Mr. Pickerieg's clerk, and put
down a number of questions for Miss Stewart to answer.
Nothing was heard from him until the month of Neefe°l;
ber following, when all the stock had been transferred.
The transfer took place on the 20th of October. The
Learned Counsel then proceeded to state at length the,
circumstances connected with the transfer °I
the stock. Ho then said that the prisoner
Georgians Dorey had made a statement
Whi" liCi:
knowledging her share in this transaction, ,
he proposed to put in as evidence. If the part
were innocent, they would be able to give some Rootlet
of the sister of John Stewart. The jury would have to
consider who Mr. Jones was, and whether there was .
any other Mr. Jones except Fletcher. The case wS,I
one which called fur a grave, serious, and fa'
defence on the part of Barber. -1-le" hid no interest el ..
the part of the Crown except the just, temperate,
impartial administration.of justice, and he felt coniincea
that whatever might be their verdict, the jury would air,
charge. in a temperate and satisfactory manner the inin°l'
tant duty which they had undertaken. .
John Wm. Seaton, a clerk in Doctors' Commons, pr°'
duced a will and bond connected with the transfer. f
Dr. Robertson deposed to the swearing before him 0
the affidavits of Elizabeth Stewart and Thomas Gri&i.
George Bennett, a clerk in the Stamp-office, Smiler
set-house, put in the original copy of Elizabeth Ste'
art's affidavit. •
John Powell deposed to baying attested a WO
signed by a female and two sureties. •
--Beadon, a clerk in the Long Annuities-office, at the
Bank of England, produced the transfer.book, sh3w;
ing the transfer of the stock of . John Stewd..sr
deceased, to the Commissioners for the Reduction drt,
National Debt, on the 11th of October,.-1836, and 'A.--
subsequent transfer into the name of Elizabeth Stewel-f
Charles Dawes Lewis, another clerk in the Bank °
England, produced the unclaimed dividend book, 00116'
taming the dividend warrants of the stock from 18"
to 1836.
John Knight, Secretary to the Bank of Englah4
' proved the execution of the transfer by himself. I,
Henry Hyatt, examined by the ATTORNEY-GEzegatt
—Witness said he kept the Greyhound Inn at Gree'o.-
Marlow. Ile.weiat there on the 22d of July, 1836. .16
May, 1840,.a person came to his house- to ask him if be
knew John -Stewart. He remained there betweco
six and- seven hours. He said that his busitieho
- was to find out the relatives of John Stewart, 'll,-0
died at Great Marlow. Witness did not know ilt
Stewart himself, but, after some conversation, he rece;
nded him to inquire of some old' men who knee
in. -The person who called upon' him said be cstso
from the Lord Chancellor, and he gave his name, bef°„re
he left, "Mr. G. Jones, No. 34, Little Guildford-str;,e
llce
Russell-square." Witness took him to an old man of t",,,
name of Winsor, thinking, perhaps, that lie might Mee
known Stewart. He took him, also, to a man of Pi
name of Holmes, to another of the name of Mean, tiles
to:Holmes's wife, at Portgarden, where he was told ts'of
Stewart used to live. They could not hear 0
any relations. belonging to Stewart. The fef„P
tioi
told Fletcher that there never . were any rela"
of, Stewart7s except a brother, who went to sea w7s,
years hefore, and was Suppoied to have gone•toetalerlfie
Fletcher made memorandums as he went along. ..A
went ton grave-stone in the churehyard and took Ow-
there. . , , , : ri,
By the JUDGE—They found the grave-stone of Steltee
' Re-examined -by the ATTORNEY.:GENERAL-- 40
Fletcher went away he requested witness to get all'
information he could respecting the relations of Steveroi
and to send it to him, saying that he would well ielioie
him. He proposed to' write to him, but Witness tce
him he had correspond with an old man alll/3„tt
Winsor, ae
,he knew more of Stewart than hill)o
In about a fortnight after . the . gentleman Waio
stands in the corner (pointing -to Barber) df,. e
came down, and stayed about the same tlel
When he arrived he asked me if 1 et
not know a person of the name of Jones. He say' ea
came to inquire about a relative of - Stewart, Icfed
died worth a good deal of property, er,
which they wanted to find the right 0W13,0
He gave his 'name Clarence Pecicham, Esq. He Lel
Stewart bad a great deal of property in Chelsea.• He sl
something about property in the Sinking Fund, but °so
was gone, about 6001 Jones said the same before.„eos
said it died with him. I think I' learned that ft
Jones' conversation before, and also from him. 1 -ore
him round to the old people who:told him about Sts
and that he had a brother, who it was supposed oe
died at sea. The last man we saw was MeLetin•
ena4
came to my house. Mr. Barber was in 'the front rti,"o.
and came into the bar to talk to him. I asked Mr. Poe
ber where the preperty was at Chelsea ? He said it f4e
• near the. College. I asked him if he knew Mr.,/ /
gleton, a . sill veyor of taxes ? He said, " Mr.,/
He said he n ould not . trouble me further, sip
would go out and. see the .- old man atier
Ilefore he left Marlow, I told him I was coming t°,e,e'''t
don. He desired me to collect all the infonn.,,ay,
could, and 'cull on him. 'I did so. I went t 042, r 1 r''A.
eOl
square, and asked for Clarence Peckham; Esq., an le
Mr. Barber. I told him I could' not hear of an}'
tions, except the brother that' was 'g
ne to Americe.
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Cress-examined.by Mr. GRAY—This was four 1 9$
1 eig
ago. Jones gave his name to several oid people. eor
with' him to - any old people I thought might know-
il
thing about Stewart. - ..
Crosse- xamined by Mr. WILKINS—I canhot °or/
there was a bras:: plate on the door in Nelson-54°00
Mr. Barber never came to my house,- except on they 01
day. I believe the writing produced is mine. I aciotif
know if there was a bill made out fur whit he halitivis/
house. Ido not recollect if it was wine riegus. eleiee ti
had some grog. The second entry in the bill band
me it three sixpennyworths of gin and water. 1 s eem,
think he went away about five. He was in a hurl' ell
had my horse and chaise to go to the railwaY•
charge for that would be five shillings. - A to
Mr. WILKINS—Look at that document 50; bc
fresh your memory; ' Witness—ls appears ri.. 04/,
my writing. I adhere to my statement, that it,'• re
within a fortnight or three weeks alter that Mr. Psree
came down. It was not in October that Mr. notl:
came down to Marlow. 'lt was not more than stet.'„
night or three weeks after Fletcher was there,ed vi
Barber came down. My attention was first difeci`ooo
these matters on the 14th of January last. i Jove
Barber came he asked- me if a gentleman named I
had not been there. .
ea bsy
Mr. Wii.xiers—Did he not ask you if some :4;,-01
not beer, down tteinquire about Stewart, and did
__tire Oi
say, Yes, Mr. Jones, a tall, dark man?. '.Witness ee 110,
not. . He asked about Mr. Jones, and told ine ;eel
Mr. Jones .were one firm. I thought they were Ch. vie i
lawyers. There is no .mistake in the conversat°3•ol
had no difficulty in finding out 52, Nelson-square' ii:g
had not been there long before I saw Mr. bar ete"
said Clarence Peckham, Esq., and I asked for u''''
Peckham), Esq., not for Mr: Peckham. T de.
Re-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL--1 10.
,1 memorandum of the name in my book the dist to t 1)
at Marlow.' This is the book, which I baud icl"
re
Court.
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Mr. Baron G UnNEY--It must be used mereif of . i
fresh his-memory. The entry is, " The address usr:o
gentleman Clarence Peckham, Esq., 52, Nelson so;
iii:
the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Does that bill, if
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your hands by Mr. Wilkins, relate to Mr: Barber r 5e
ness—The date of that bill is a day that I sele
Mr. Barber. lam quite' sure of that. - for rs'
The Court then 'adjourned for- a few minutes ea
freshment On the re-assembling of the Court, hi, ts;
William Winsor was called and examined I,OA.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I live at Great 3,lterlove- •-d' 0
labourer. I received a letter from -a person a•
leis
Jones. This may be it. It is addressed to Wr• letter
baker, West-street, Great Marlow. I gave tb ~del
Mr. Hyatt. This letter may be the one; perliaPs',eoP.o
Cross-examined by Mr. WErateets—l do not coeilo
either of the prisoners. I recollect a gentlenea° r 0
ft°
to me. Some time after I had the, letter ;. and $
pi
some time, the second gentleman came. -. eetie/
Mr. Baron GURNEY—Was it before or afteirr feisr
the letter that the second gentleman came ?. "" i 0
0
I cannot tell. - . ith.ete
Mr. WILKINS—Try to recoiled, old gentled 01,
of the greatest consequence. Was it before or clyeitooo
had the letter that the second gentleman carae. Age 1.1
—I think it was before. I cannot tell what 113,, efl'e
think so. I took the letter to Hyatt a few &V /
received it. , efeliii
Mr. Grattan examined by the ArronNEYenroall
lam acquainted with Fletcher's handwritieg: 0001
having kept his accounts at the London and Wieglat et° (l'
Bank, at which lam accountant. I aboultVo ity
decidedly
.that the letter produced was
cook
writing. . waif d
Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS-..-We • iti-
dered Fletcher a respectable man. ' of ig).ll,
(The letter addressed .to Winsor was thee 1)A er.iee
read. It was signed by Jones, and requestp 11 el
to ascertain where the person Stewart • per bed
before he came to Mr. Strode, and also wh°ritertilesl
Scotland he came from; and stated that the w.
airing 40
e „weir. re
discovered that Stewart had a sister; and " re °'
the answer might be addressed to G. Jones, es fa
iirje!o
Hawkes, Little Guildford-street.)
Mr. WILKINS (handing a paper to witnessreVile;
writing is that ? Witness—lt is like Joshua 0.
but I have a doubt about it. .1 w tre4:ool,
Williani Holmes—l live at Great Mar'°- : 1-et -;
labouring man. i have lived there six yett-broosl,oo,,
11. Hyatt, that keeps the Greyhound. I oeiries,t),,,e t*.
man to me about four years ago, to make illgeoree t'Vdi
Stuart. Be brought another person a s!_r 000 4,111
make the same inquiries.. I third( the furtne
.... 1 ss.rce
ber) was the person he brought the second tenriejoeloe%
not know the one he brought the first time. 1,0 0°
•
about Stewart'e money, and said it was in Le.