The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.-FRAUD AND FORGERY.

—Charles Micklebury, alias Long, Charley, was
brought up on remand befote Mr. Carrie, charged
with having feloniously uttered a forged cheque
for 411. 33., with intent to defraud Meet's. Brookes
and Beale, auctioneers, in Piccadilly.
It may b 3 recollected that, ou the 29th of July
last, the pr,)si,cut )r, Mr. James Brci>kes, conducted
a public sale in Upper Whitecross-street, at which
the pris )ner attended, and deserihing himself as
Mr. Wilcox, a meat salesman in Newgate-markA,
purchased ten of the lots, amoug4 Which was a
phaeton. On the following day the several lo 's
were delivered over to the prisoner, who presented
in payment a cheque for 411. 35., on the Unity
Bank, Cannon-street Wes'., and bearing the signa-
ture "C. F. Wilcox." The cheque in ques'ion
was subsequently for‘virdedto the bank, but having
been returned ends .reed with the words, "No ac-
count," the water was placed in the hands of the
police, which resulted. in the apprehension of the
prisoner.
Mr. William Haynes' cashier at the Unity Bank,
deposed that in the latter part of July the cheque
produced was presented for payment, but refused,
as there was no account on the name of the " os en-
sible" drawer, of whom nothing whatever was
known at the establishment.

Charles Williath \Vilna, an extensive meat sales-
man in Newgate Market, was then examined, an!
stated that wale' passing through Coppice-row,
Clerkenwell, on the 16Lh of July, the prlsiner,
whom he had never before seen, suddenly accos'e
him, and called his attention to a; drove of bu!l,,cks
which were passing at the time. After some con-
versation togrthe-, in the course of which the pri-
soner represented that he was in the habit of send-
ing cattle from the eoanfry to the London market,
witness was induced, before they pared, to hand
him his card, and saw no more of him until he re-
ceived information that be was in custody upon the
present charge.
Some further corroborative evidence was pro-
duced by Mr. Wortner, who conducted the prose-
cution, and the prisoner, who reserved his defence,
was committed to Newgate for trial.

L A BET El. —SERIOUS CHARGES OF FORGERY
AND EMBEZZLEMENT. —Mr. John Ho Iges, late an
agent and collector to the " Birkbeck 'Life Assur-
ance Company," was brought before the Hoti. G.
C.Norton, for final examination, upon various
charges of forgery and embezzlement. It will tie
recollected from the testimony given by Mr. John
Mills on the former examination, that the funds of
the company,' which is a joint-stock c unpany, are
vested in six trustees, of whom Sr Fitzroy Kelly
and Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., are two, and a
part of the object of its founders was to pr,vide
payments to the insurna during illness, and agents
are appointed in different dist, lets to attend to its
duties. The prisoner had been appointed to the
Lambeth district some years ago, an; it ha's been
latterly found that by forging the names of dif-
ferent insurers to, and falsifying documents, and
also by withholding sums of money received by
him from insurers, he has defrauded the company
out of lsrge sums of money. By the revilation of
the company it was necessary on the part of an in-
surer, on becoming ill, to aplirise the agent of his dis-
t: ict with the fact, and th.: latter givt-s them a printed
form to fill up, and when toat is done to forward
it to the office of the company in New Brilge-
street, Blackftiars. It is then the custom of the
direct ois to sign an order for the payment of the
allowances, and the agent-was aushorised to make
such payments as long as was necessary, or during
tile illness. Amongst the insurers in the prisoner's
distr:ct was a pk-rou named William Goody, and
WA wife, and in the beginning of the present year
a claim was male on the‘c.mpany for the payment
of 15s. a w ek, as an allowance du.i...g it n-ss. The
claim was recognised by the direct zs, and the pri-
soner received direr ions to pay the insurer. Pi oin
the 18th of May till the 19th of Jane Goody re-
ceived. the 15s, a week, but at the latter date he
declared off the fund, but the prisoner continued
to charge the company with the allowance, up to
the end of July, and presented to Mr. Mills, the
company's secretary, retelpts purp outing to have
been signed by Goody aid his wife as you:hers,
but t'hese-were discovered be forgeries. In a scc nd
case, in which a person named Thomas Bolithe was
the insurer, similar nialprictices were discovered,
and the evidence in boqh cases having been taken,
Mr. Mills applied to Mr. NortJa to commit the
prisoner on them, on his assuring the magi-trate,
at the same time, that thougo it was his intention
to incl et the prisoner on some otihr charges, he
should take care and let bim have the evidence in
th m, so -hat heAnight not be t ,ken by surpriss.
Mr. Neale, 'he prizoner's solicitor, hoped that
the prisoner might be remanded, and the evilence
tiken in the ordinary way, so that he might know
it. This course he considered to be but justice to
him elie.n r.

Mr. Mills observed that his time was very much
occupied with the business of he comp tny, and "It
would be a great inconvenience to him to attend a
third time ; but he should pledge hie word that, in
all the other eases, the priliaaer should have the
evidence supplied him.
Mr. Nora on—`What may be the amount of the
prisonei's d- falc di, ,ns ?
Mr. Mills—Oh, several hundred pounds.
Mr. Ne de—lt 1-4 easy to say hundreds.
_ _

Mr. Mills—l have aiscoveTed wore than DOI.,
and by this book, which was kept by the pr:soner,
his worship will sea that there are several Laves of
the accouuts torn away.
Mr. Norton recoutmeaded that some of the ear-
liezt c4se4 against the prisoner should his propared.
a4ainst him on his trial, and fully counnitted him
at pressnt un-four cha-ges of forgery.

GREENWICH. CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—John
of 3, SUrrepplace, 1-totherhithe, was ctiarged
with a,saulting Police-constable William Clark,
217 M, by striking him over the shoulder with a
poker. •
The constable having been sworn, stated that
about one O'clock that morning he was passing
along the bank of the Surrey Canal and heard the
moaning of a female, appsrcnt'y in d.,s;rcss. Look-
ing round whence the cries proceeded, be Faw the
Window of the house in which the prisoner lire 1
open, and on going th-re stw the prisoner lcaniug
over a wt.m.,Jl on ab d and ill-treating her. The
prisoner then got up, and having run into the
street, commenced brandiihing a potter about, with.
which he struck him a violcnt blow over the
shoulder. Witness afterwards got the assistance of
another constable, acid the prisoner was taken into
custody.
Mr. Sicker.—The prisoner has a deep cut on his
cheek ; how was that infl.cttd ?
COnst tble.—l don't knyw, your worship.
The Ptisx.er.—lt was inflicted by my bciu,s,
taken into custody wh,n I was on my way to the
i-n to report the constable. •
Mr. Seeker.—HAVO you any witnesses to ca7l?
The Prisoner.—l h dve my wife.
• Mr. Seeker.. 74 cannot hear your wife
,as a wit-
Constable.—She is no wire.

•
Mr. Seger.—ls the werrvin your wife ?
The Prisoner.—We arch vieg together, and tha,.'s
all.tlie same.

Mr. SeAter.—No, it is not all the dame ; but as
she is not your wife, let her ha sworn.
A female here sio3cl. forwarl, and on ben
sworn, dep.)sed that herself anil the prisoner had
been in bed an hour, wi en the shu'ters of their
lied-room win loci were opened by t .e c instable,
who put his " bull's eye" to the place, and, kept it
there fir a quarter of an honk, lo iktrig allover
room, and refusing to leave. The prisoner asked
why ha came there to .anooy them in that mAtiner,
when the co7istab!e replied, "Come out an' tee.
I'm your man."
Toe prisoner said it was in order to repOrt this
o
couduc. thAt lie was proceeding to the p lice s'a-
tie), when be wds taken into custody. He never
had a poker in his halo), and could not, therefore,
have stru...k the constab!e.
Police constable Coxsll, 506 A, &posed that lie
was on duty near the Commercial Docks, at halt-
past one bu that morning, when the fira
•,
came and requ,sted him. to ta;.ie a man into eusto ly s
did s
, and met the
from his house; and lie was
secured. On a riviva in a dark kiwi the prisonrr
aftiampted to get away.
.4111.7 Seeker said lie had no doubt the assault had
'
been 'Committed, and ordered the'prisoner to
pay a
fine or 14 days imprisonment.
The moey was paid. •