The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

THE WILLS FORGERIES

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY, Mr. -3 ustice WILLIAMS,
and Mr. Justice MAULE.)
The examination of Emma Hartwell (continued from
our Afternoon Edition of yesterday)—Occasionally she
wore a black silk gown. She wore a dark shawl with a mix-
ture in it of all colours. I saw Mr. Fletcher sometimes
twice and three times a day while she was there. He
used to come sometimes between four and five in the after-
noon, and sometimes between ten and eleven in the
morning. I knew he lived near, but did not know
exactly where. Mrs. Fletcher used to come, but not
often, and Miss Fletcher came once. Letters used to
come to the old lady, addressed to Miss Stewart. The
Fletchers never mentioned her name. They used to call
her the old lady. I have taken the letters. She took
them, and kept them. I know the prisoner Georgiana
Dorey, and have seen her come to visit the old
lady occasionally. They sometimes went out together.
The gown produced (by Forrester) is the pattern of the
one worn by the old lady, but the pattern is washed out
very much. I saw the gown at the Mansion-house, and
recognised it. It was brought to me first. Mr. Fletcher
came occasionally to tea with the old lady. Mrs.
Fletcher came once. Georgiana Dorey was gene-
rally accompanied by Mr. Fletcher. I did not
know when she came that there was any con-
nexion between her and the old lady. I do
not know that she visited any one but the Fletchers.
She made no acquaintances in the neighbourhood, and
no one came near her except the Fletchers and Mrs.
Dorey. She was sometimes absent some hours. She
generally paid her lodgings herself. I cannot fix the
time that she went away.
William Wybrow—l live in Rathbone-place. Where
I formerly lived, in the same place, was called the
Temple of Apollo. I know the prisoner Mrs. Dorey.
She called to see some lodgings at my house in 1838.
One of my daughters had given her lessons on the guitar.
She took the lodging at the time she had the stand
in the Pantheon. Her mother and two nieces came with
her, and they continued to lodge at my house until the
summer of 1840. Mrs. Richards appeared to be about
75 years of age. She was rather tall and thin ; very
infirm and pale ; she had weak eyes. She walked
feebly, and used an umbrella to assist her as a walking
stick. She wore a dark cloak. In 1840 Mrs. Richards
left the apartments. It was in the summer. Miss
Richards, the neice, continued with me. She said her
mother was going to Camberwell for the benefit of her
health. I heard her say once or twice that she was go-
ing to Camberwell to to see her mother. I am
not sure whether Mrs. Richards ever came back.
I think kshe did.
Saunders, Misse• RichardseinNov.
1840. an and thel did not
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of Miss Richards where she was going to. Ido not re-
member any letter being brought.
Cross-examined by Mr. WiLxixs—There was a pri-
vate door. The person who occupied the lodgings gene-
rally answered it. Sometimes one of my daughters an-
swered it. I cannot say that I have seen Mr. Barber
there. I saw a man named Griffin at the Mansion-
house. My son said he thought he had seen one of the
parties come to the house. My son did not point out
Griffin. I said that I thought I had seen Griffin there.
Dross-examined by Mr. GREAVES—I can distinctly
swear that Mrs. Richards was in my house in the early
part of the year 1840.
Sydney Hampden Wybrow.—l am the son of the last
witness, and at present I am a clerk in the Post-office.
I resided with my father in 1838 and 1839. I knew the
prisoner Dorey as Georgiana Richards. I recollect her
taking lodgings at my father's in 1838. Her mother
and two nieces lodged with her. They came, I think, in
1838, and remained about two 3 ears, until 1810. I have
often seen the old lady. She was old and infirm,
and tkied when she went out to carry an um-
brella. She always wore a dark gown. The
old lady left three or four months before the others.
I have no recollection as to the date. I understood that
the old lady was gone to Camberwell for the benefit of
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Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS—I have been in the
Post-office four years. lam22or 23 years of aQe. I