The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

QUEEN- SQUARE ,--Saturday, Mr. John Rutledge,
of No. 29, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, who was stated
to have been a contractor for Government, at Woolwich,
was brought up for final examination before D. W. Gex-
COALE, Esq. charged with tendering a spurious note, of
the amount of 201., purporting to be issued by Messrs.
Morton, Roclick, Merton, and Redick, of Wellingborough
hank, which had failed during the late panic.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. James Hawkins,
of No. 6, Middlesex-street, Somers'-town, that on last
Wednesday-week, he was in confinement at a lock-up-
house, at No. 4, Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane : the pri-
soner, who was a stranger to him, was also there, and
expecting to get bail every hour, ; he took out of his poc-
ket two country notes, one far 5/. and the other for 20/.
The 51. he gave to Mr. Pearson, and requested him to take
it down stairs and see if it would satisfy the fees for his
bail ; but it was refused. The prisoner then said he did
not like to give the 20/. note for some particular reason,
and begged hard for witness to lend him hi., until his ne-
phew returned from the city, when it should be returned.
Witness at last consented, and lent him the money until the
return of the nephew, who came in in about half an hour.
The prisoner went down stairs to settle his business, and,
on his return, expressed his sorrow that he had been obli-
ged to pay away all the money he had received, but, as a
security, he would leave the 20/. note, which he would
redeem the next day. Witness was displeased, and said he
expected his money immediately. The prisoner declared
it was as good a note as any in England. Witness, finding
that the only security he could get was the note, desired
him to write his name on the back, when lie wrote ano-
ther name, which he said was the name of the person he
had taken it from. The prisoner came next morning at
eleven o'clock, and requested to see the number of the note
and take a copy, when he could procure the money. This
conduct excited suspicion, and a porter was sent with the
note to the banking-house of Messrs. Barclay, Tritton, and
Co., where it was payable, and it was discovered to be a
forgery. .

Several witnssea corroborated this statement.
Mr. John Mitchell, cashier to Messrs. Barclay, Tritton,
and Co., deposed that their house had cashed the notes of
the Wellingborough bank, previous to its failure last De-
cember twelvemonth. Here witness examined the note,
and declared it to be a forgery.
Mr. William Morton, of No. 64, Friday-street, Cheap-
side, silk-manufacturer, deposed that the signature "Thos.
Morton" on the note was not his father's writing, nor was
there the name of Thomas in their family. The bank was
not in existence in September, 1826, the date of the note.
Mr. Joshua Bacon, foreman to Messrs. Perkins and
Heath, engravers, of No. 69, Fleet-street, deposed that
they had engraved the plates for the Wellingborough bank ;
the note produced was from one of the plates, which they
had given up to the assignees of the firm. The paper was
of a different description to that used by the bank, and was
dated about six months after tla. failure-
Mr. Wm. Line, of No. 23, St. Paul's-teri-ace;ainaen.
town, builder, deposed that he met Mr. Rutledge on the
Saturday after the transaction, at the bottom of Fleet-
street, and insisted on his going back with him to 31r.
Hawkins, or he would expose him in the street. The pri-
soner reluctantly consented, and said he had taken the 201.
note from a Mr. Elkin, of Market Harborough ; the 5/. note
he had taken from a person im London. When we got to
Cursitor-street, he said he had some suspicions that the
notes were bad, and he had given orders for the parties to
be arrested who had given him the notes. The prisoner
sent for some friends, and the nephew, George Barnet
Eagle came, when he inquired if the parties were arrested,
and Mr. Eagle said, " Oh, yes, we have got them safe
enough." An officer was sent far, and the prisoner taken
into custody.

Mrs. Susan Hogg, an elegantly dressed female, was
about to give evidence respecting some other notes, when
Mr. Wooler, who attended for the prisoner, objected to her
being examined. After some coniersation, she was, how-
ever sworn and deposed that she had known the prisoner
about three months ; George Eagle was not the nephew
of the prisoner. About three weeks ago she was at the
prisoner's house, in Henrietta-street, when the nephew
took out a 10/. note, and got it changed ; when he came
back the prisoner said, " George take those notes (3, t of
the drawer and burn them," which he did ; they were ap-
parently country notes ; one of them was offered to me.
Mr. Woor.Ea contended this was no evidence at all.

John Neale, an officer of this establishment, deposed to
taking the prisoner into custody. As he was conducting
him to jail, the prisoner voluntarily told him that he was
aware when he gave Mr. Hawkins the note that it was
not worth two-pence.
The solicitor for the prosecution said that he wished to
put some questions to Mr. Eagle.
Mr. WooLza. said there was no charge against him, and
recommended him not to answer any questions.

Mr. Eagle said he should take the advice of his Solicitor.
Mr. GILEGMLIE asked Mr. %o'er if he had any ob-
servations to make, who replied that he would leave the
case in the hands of the Magistrate.
After some consultation, Mr. GRECORIE said that they
must commit the prisoner for trial, but they would accept
bail, the prisoner in 1001. and two sureties in .501. each
with 48 hours' notice.—The prisoner was then removed
from the bar.