The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-06 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, JUNE 5.

FORGERY.—Henry Hildyard, a respectable-look-
ing tradesman, was indicted for uttering a forged bill
of exchange for 661. 12s.
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Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the case.

Mr. George Frederick Allcock, a gold-refiner,
Little Britain, said, that, a few days ago, the priso-
ner came to his shop, and wished to purchase six
ounces of gold. He tendered a bill of exchange for
661. 12s. in payment; he was accompanied by a man
named Barton, a person of rather shabby appearance.
Witness had known the prisoner some time before;
he was a watchmaker, and, therefore, witness did not
feel surprised when he asked for six ounces of gold.
The bill purported to have been drawn by Messrs.
Weston and Co., of Bond-street, upon, and accepted
by Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., and pay-
able to the order of Barton. Witness observed that
the bill was not endorsed by Barton, and, coupling
this with the unusual circumstance of one town
house drawing upon another, he determined to make
further inquiries before he received the bill ; Barton's
shabby appearance also induced witness to inquire in
what manner he had become possessed of a bill for
so large an amount, when the prisoner replied, that
Barton was to receive a legacy from Weston and
Co., which was not yet in course of payment, and
they had therefore given him a bill on their bankers.
Witness replied, that he thought Barton could not
want fine gold in his business, but prisoner said he
would take the gold, and arrange with Barton about
it. Witness requested time to make inquiries about
the genuineness of the bill, and the prisoner and
Barton promised to call in two hours afterwards. In
the mean time witness caused inquiries to be made,
and then determined to have nothing more to do
with the bill.

Thomas Eyre Weston, son of Mr. Weston of
Bond-street, said the bill in question was not drawn
by his father, or any one in his house.

John Edward Brand, clerk to Messrs. Herries
and Co., proved that the acceptance of the bill was
not in the handwriting of any one of that firm.
Geo. Riley, a constable, apprehended the prisoner
at his house, in Albemarle-street, Clerkenwell, with-
out the least difficulty.
Mr. Baron Hummel( said, there was no evidence
that the prisoner knew the bill was forged when he
tendered it to the prosecutor, and, therefore, the
prisoner was entitled to an acquittal. The Jury
returned a Verdict of—Not Guilty.
Henry James Sunshine, aged 23 years, was in-
dicted for violating the person of Dinah Rudelhoff,
a girl ten years of age.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS stated the case for the prose-
cution.

Dinah Rydelhoff stated, that she was ten years of
age last September; she resided with her mother in
Marmont-street, Whitechapel; the prisoner, on the
Ist of April, asked her mother to let her go with
him to take tea with a Mrs. Freeman, and she gave
her consent; they walked part of the way, and the
prisoner called a hackney-coach, and they got into
it; soon afterwards the prisoner commenced taking
liberties with her, and told her if she did not let him
do what he pleased with her, he would kill her.
[Here the prisoner detailed those facts which went
to prove the commission of the capital offence.]--
He afterwards took her to Mrs. Freeman's, where
they had tea, and he returned home with her to her
mother's, about nine o'clock at night ; she did not
tell her mother till several weeks afterwards, and
her mother had taxed her preyiously with having
done something wrong, in consequence of having
discovered that she was unwell.

The mother was called, and corroborated the evi-
dence of the child, and two surgeons deposed that
the girl had been injured.
Mr. Baron HULLOCK summed up the case, and
the Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty ; but they
were of opinion he had been guilty of an atrocious
assault.

Upon the application of Mr. WOOLER, the pri-
soner was detained by order of the Court, to take
his trial for the misdemeanour.

EXTRAORDINARY INDICTMENT.—Mary Callow, a
pretty-looking woman stood indicted for stealing 10
bank-notes for 101. each ; 10 ditto. 51. ditto : 10
ditto 21. ditto; 10 ditto 1/. ditto ; 10 sovereigns ;
10 half-sovereigns; 10 crowns; 10 half-crowns;
10 shillings ; 10 sixpences ; 10 lbs. of beef; 10 lbs.
of mutton ; 10 lbs. of ham ; 10 lbs. of bacon ; 10
lbs. of butter, and 20 lbs. of bread, the property of
George Hume, Esq., to whom she was a servant.
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the case.
Mr. Hume, the prosecutor, a solicitor, 8, Great
James-street, Bedford-row, said, the prisoner was
formerly his cook, and a girl of the name of Kelly
his house-maid. In October last year, he left
London for several weeks, when the house was left
to the care of the two female servants (the prisoner
and Kelly) in which, however, his brother-in-law
(Mr. Smith) also resided. On the return of
witness, the prisoner informed him that Kelly,
during his absence, had been entertaining a male
companion, who had partaken of the good things
the house contained. She added, that, unless Kelly
was turned away, she would not continue in his ser-
vice. Kelly was discharged forthwith. Within
two days after this, witness heard that the prisoner
bad been guilty of the same immorality during his
absence, and he discharged her also. After this she
summoned him to the County Court for arrear of
wages, when he accused her of stealing his bread
and meat.

In his cross-examination, the witness said, that he
never said that be would be revenged of the prisoner,
because she summoned him to the County Court.
Elizabeth Kelly confirmed this account.
The Jury, without hesitation, acquitted the pri-
soner.

Mr. Sergeant ARABIA said, that in the course of
his long practice he had never seen so extraordinary
a bill of indictment, and he felt glad that Mr. Hume
had not been the framer of it, because, if that had
been so, the Court would have felt it their duty to
have made some public observations upon it. The

offence imputed to the prisoner, was an aggra
it Vate!
charge of felony, but had dwindled down to
piece of bread and meat, and the evidence to sup
that was that of a young woman, who, if a crime •
been committed, was a participator in it.
Mr. Hume explained, that there was not a PI
tence to charge the prisoner with stealing wool:
notes, and he told the Grand Jury so. So far °IT,
their existing such a suspicion, Mrs. Hume had gIV
her a character for honesty, but stated at the sat
time that she had reason to believe her 'habits to if
in some respects irregular.

THAMES TUNNEL.

The old hole is perfectly stopped, and the
and clay bags, &c. have not been at all displ
•

The resent irruption has been from a smaller
over the sixth frame, where the ground was Ps'
viously known to be extremely bad. This, l'eij
the eddy described on Monday, had been so soften
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as to yield, and admit the entrance of the water".
The new hole is perpendicular, and has only to Y
filled as the former one. The raft has answered t)"
purpose for which it was employed most perfecju„."/
The object was stated on Monday to be the rt,
vention of any sudden rush of water in any one self
This it has effected, since, notwithstanding the eel
hole being of a size to admit water to fill the tuolii
as completely as the first, it rose very slowly 913
gradually.
A meeting of Directors was held yesterday 01°Z,
ing, at the Company's Office, to receive from ieo
Brunel a report of the progress of the steps jot
to stop the leak. That gentleman's report was .Peo
favourable nature. He stated that the raft had
brought to the surface of the water, and that pre
rations are again taken to sink it, loaded in suckt.
manner as to prevent its being driven away from I
place of destination by the action of the current-

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