The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-27 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Wu.uAms.)
THIRD TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL OF
NICHOLAS SUISSE.

On the Learned Judge taking his seat on the Bench
this morning at ten o'clock,
Nicholas Suisse, aged 56, the valet of the late Mar-
quis of Hertford, who has already been tried and ac-
quitted on two indictments, charging him with steal-
ing and embezzling certain sums of money, and valu •
able securities, which had been the property of his late
master, was again placed at the bar, to be tried a third
time. The indictment in this instance charged him
with stealing 58 inscriptions in the French Funds, the
value of which amounted to 90,0001.
Mr. Kelly, Mr. C. Phillips, and Mr. Bodkin, ap-
peared for the prosecution ; Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Clark-
son, Mr. Chambers, and Mr. James defended the pri-
soner.

Mr. KELLY in opening the .e said, that the
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ated by a desire that justice should'be done. The pri •
soner had been the valet of the late Marquis, and the
late Marquis had had the greatest confidence in him.
During the last two months of the Marquis's life, the
prisoner had had access to all his property. lie
should prove that, up to a late period of the Marquis's
life, these inscriptions, the value of which amounted
to 90,0001., had been in the Marquis's possession. At
the Marquis's death this property was missing, and
was discovered to be in the possession of the prisoner,
and it would be for the Jury to say if the prisoner
oould have become honestly possessed of this property.

The Learned Counsel then proceeded to detail the
facts of the case, and the evidence by which he pro-
posed to bring home to the prisoner the felonious pos-
session of these inscriptions.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS intimated that those por-

tions of the evidence detailed by the Learned Counsel,
which were admissible, were not sufficient to prove
the case against the prisoner, that in fact it would be
asking the Jury to cor.vict a man merely because he
had a large sum of money in his possession.
Mr. KELLY admitted that he could carry his case
no further than he had opened. After what had
fallen from his Lordship he would not attempt to go
on with the case.

The Jury then, by the direction of the Learned
Judge, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was again arraigned upon another in-
dictment; upon which Mr. KELLY stated the prosecu-
tors would offer no evidence, and he was, therefore
again acquitted, and immediately discharged.
CHARGE OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING.— TVilliam
Bavin, aged 22, was indicted for feloniously cutting
and wounding James Nash, with intent to do him
some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner pleaded
Not Guilty.
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is
a chair-maker, residing in the neighbourhood of
Stamford-street, and the prisoner was a journeyman
in his employ. On Saturday last the prisoner brought
in his account to the prosecutor to be settled, and
some dispute arose, on which the prisoner became so
violent, that the prosecutor sent for a police consta-
ble, after which the prisoner became more quiet. The
prosecutor, who was seated in his chair, imagined the
prisoner had acceded to certain terms which had been
proposed, and that he was going away, instead of
which the prisoner went behind the prosecutor, and
seizing a champagne bottle, which was standing on a
shelf, struck the prosecutor three tremendous blows
on the back of his head, by which the prosecutor was
felled to the ground, and had his head cut open by
the broken glass. The prisoner was immediately
taken into custody. He was quite sober at the time.
The prisoner, in his deence, said that the prosecu-
tor' had refu:sid to pay him his wages, and had seized
him to turn him out of the house, on which he (the
prisoner) seized the bottle and struck the prosecutor
in self-defence.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of the whole
charge.
The prosecutor recommended him to mercy.
Air. Justice WiLmams sentenced him to six months'
imprisonment, with hard labour.
CIIARGE OF FORGERY.—Thomas Hills, a printer,
aged 25, was indicted for forging the name of J. Mun-
day to a bill of exchange.
Mr. CHARNOCK having stated the case to the Jury,
called
Mr. Hancock, a solicitor—Had received the bill of
exchange in question from Mr. Pinner, the drawer of
the bill. The bill kad been dishonoured, and action
had been brought against Munday as acceptor.
The prisoner stated to witness not only that the ac-
ceptance was in the handwriting of Munday, but that
he had seen Munday write the acceptance in White-
cross-street prison.
John Munday—The signature across that bill is
not my handwriting, and I never gave any person
authority to write my name. Prisoner had been in
partnership with me. We dissolved partnership in
February, 1841. I was in difficulties, and was obliged
to go to Whitecross-street prison. I was there in
April, 1841, and prisoner came to me and asked me
to accept a bill for 291. odd shillings, which I refused
to do. I came out of prison in May following. Pri-
soner was then in my employ. He told me he had
accepted a bill in my name, and deposited it with Pin-
ner. I was exceedingly angry. I went to Pinner's
with him about it, and Pinner promised that the bill
should be destroyed. I was afterwards sued upon this
bill, and had to defend the action.
Cross-examined—The partnership was dissolved in
1840. In 1841 I accepted a bill drawn in the name
of Munday and Hills. Ido not recollect who drew
it. I think it was David Pinner. Hills was present
when I accepted it, and it was accepted by his autho-
rity. I never gave authority to Hills to accept bills.
I never said to Mr. Hall that I had given authority
to the prisoner to accept this bill. I never gave him
any authority to accept bills for me.
The bill was then put in and read.
'This closed the case for the prosecution,
Mr. CROUCH having addressed the Jury for the
prisoner, called
J. Hall, a smith, residing in William-street,
Blackfriars-road—Knows J. Munday, and has had
bill transactions with him—has had a conversation
with J. Munday in reference to the bill which is the
subject of this prosecution. I had about Si. due
to me on a 151. bill, which Munday said that Pinner
ought to give me, as he had given Pinner a fur-
ther acceptance including the Si. Munday never
told me the amount of the bill he had, accepted. Ile
never mentioned the name of the prisoner, and never
said that he had given the prisoner any authority to
accept bills for him.
The FOREMAN of the Jury said that the Jury were
by no means satisfied with the proof of the forgery,
and that, therefore, without proceeding further they
would return a verdict of Not Guilty.
CHARGE OF STA.BBING.—Juan 2lfontunavi, an
Italian, aged 30, a tailor, was indicted for feloniously
stabbing, cutting, and wounding Robert Oxley
Richardson with intent to do him some grievous bodily
harm, on the 6th of July last. From the evidence for
the prosecution it appeared that. the prosecutor and
some companions had been drinking together- at a
public-house in York-square, Marylebone, on quit-
ting which the prisoner and two other foreigners ran
up against them. Some dispute arose in conse-
quence, and the prisoner and his companions went
away. As they were going, the prisoner said something
in Italian, which the prosecutor did not understand ;
but the prosecutor imagining that the prisoner might
be calling him, went towards him, and on his ap-
proach the prisoner stabbed him with a penknife. A
policeman was passing at the time, and apprehended
the prisoner.
For the defence, a witness named Solvati, one of the
persons who was in company with the prisoner on the
occasion in question, deposed that they were acciden-
tally passing through York-square. When near a
public-house there, they passed seven or eight per-
sons standing together, who insulted them, and
made use of most abusive and indecent language
to them as they were passing. Several of them
acted in this manner, and insulted them by gestures
likewise. The witness and the prisoner, with their
companions, went on. The other persons sur-
rounded the: prisoner, and pushed him backwards
and forwards. The prisoner extricated himself and
went on, and after that the witness saw nothing more.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent
character for humanity.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
The Recorder took his seat upon the bench • soon