The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

FORGERY AND SWINDLING AT BRADFORD

At the Bradford Borough Court-house, yesterday
(Tuesday), a young man, who had been brought up
a stationer, named Thomas Dove, a cousin of the
notorious murderer, William Dove, of Leeds, and
another young man named Andrew Bohan, an
Irishman, and described as a gentleman, were
charged with having, through forged documents,
purporting to have been written,by Messrs. Ne%V
some and Lennox, stationers, Leeds, and the re-
sponsible servants of the Low Moor Company'
swindled Messrs. Dale, Mr. Charles Stanfield,
and Mr. Mawson, booksellers, out of various
quantities of note paper and 'sheets of postage
stamps. Dove had served his apprenticeship as a
stationer with Messrs. Newsome and Lennox, of
Leeds, and was subsequently an assistant to Nir•
Stanfield, who is also stamp distributor for the dio-
trict, and was hence partly acquainted with his -
customers, and the way in which he transacted
business. On Saturday the prisoner Andrew Bohan
went to Mr. Stanfield's shop, and delivered a note,
of which the following is a copy :
Low Moor Ironworks, Sept. 5.
"Mr. Stanfield,—Sir,---Be pleased to make an aa'
count-book as per enclosed pattern, and finish the saw.e
without delay ; also, send by bearer five sheets of la;
postage stamps. The cash for the stamps we will send
you down by. the postman this evening, as our cashier
is out at present, and oblige, " Yours truly,
"T. WORSNOn
"Also one ream notepaper, of better quality than
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Bolian received the notes and the postage-stamps,
and left the shop. Mr. Stanfield soon suspected
the true nature of the transaction, and having
communicated with the Low Moor Company, his
fears were confirmed, and ho informed Mr.
Leveratt, chief-constable, and detective Shuttle- .
worth of the matter. In the meantime, however,
another communication was forwarded by
from Leeds to Stanfield, as follows :--
"149, Briggate, Leeds, Sept 5.
" Sir,—We will thank you to send by next passenger'
train about 61. or 8/. worth of postage stamps, as we
have a lot of political circulars to post this evening/
which is imperative. Mr. Anderson, here, the post•
master, has run short, and will not have a supply until
Monday compels us to apply to you for help. We, i°
the meantime, will get from the post-office district what
we can, and do not fail to send them by return of post.
" Have you a copy, second-hand or new, of • J amorit,
History of Bradford ?' If so, the price.
"Do not fail to send the stamps per return of Mid'
land Railway.—We are, faithfully yours,
" NEWSOME AND LENNOX. ,
" Mr. Stanfield, Bradford."
The receipt of this in the han.dwriting similar to
the former communication rendered it certain that
a gang of swindlers and forgers was at work, and
Mr. Leveratt caused a parcel to be made up ana
sent to Leeds by the next train, but also acconspa`
nied by detective Shuttleworth to watch who re'
ceived it. Accordingly both officer and parcel
were conveyed by the 35 to 7 Midland line, and on
landing Shuttleworth saw the prisoner Dove apply
for the parcel, receive it, sign and pay for it, while
the other prisoner Bohan stood by the parcel-et:oc°
door, and he immediately took him into custoiY•
In, the course of Monday, from which day the hear-
ing was remanded, other cases against the prisoners
turned up, and it appeared that Mr. Mawseol
bookseller, had been duped out of a quantity of Feat"
ag-a stamps, drc. The following is the letter :--
" Low Moor Iron Works, near Bradford,
Yorkshire, 185 .
"Mr. Mawson.—Sir,—Please prepare six reamo °f
note paper, headed as above, as asoon as possible, qualitf,
and size as this. If you have not the plate by you, pleas"
engrave one.
6, Also send by bearer three sheets of ld. postage
stamps. The cash for the stamps we will send you, by
the postman to-night. We want them for imwedials
use, so please send them by bearer.—Yours truly,
"T. WorisNOr•
" PS.—l'think our heading plate is in London." '
Immediately after this a similar note was deli-
vered to Messrs. Dale, stationers, and in both cases
the sheets of postage stamps were delivered. Dar.'
Stanfield, Mr. Dale, and Mr. Mawson all gave ovi;
dente of having received the notes and delivered
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the goods, while Mr. Woodhead for the Low MG.°L-,,
Company, and Mr. Lennox of the firm of Newseniv_
and Lennox, proved that the orders had not cru_l_
nated from them, and the prisoners declining S
to
anything in their defence were committed for trial
at the assizes. Frcm their own confession it ar
pears they had intended to operate large:y :if
some of the stuff houses in the town in the c')ui
false pretences, and Bohan under a conviction for
of
feetnil this week.
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