Star.
London, England, 1806-09-22 00:00:00

OLD Q//LET

On Friday flatten pal:niers were tried, Coat of
whom were capitally cbovilled.
asalted Lleyd, fora barglary in the dwelling.
honk of P. Wiator, and fleabag fin pair of filk flock
ings, and Other articles.
C. L. p. Lewd:, a foreigner, for (*orgies and ut-
tering a bill of exchange, to defraud G. Aikidos,
Efq. of Falcos4quale.
Mr. Atkinfoa fated, that the prifoner had been ia
his employ, as a clerk, from November, *Sot, till
April, teo6. Towards the latter end of Match. he
Chewed Mr. Atkiaisa a bill for :al. sp. 7d. purpor-
tiog to be a bill drawn by Hannah Winter. on
Savage, a carpenter, in Gray's-inn-lane. The prifo.
tier afked the prokcutor to dikonnt the bill for a
Mrs. Winter, his landlady, who was a baker in a
final way. The profeestor accordingly gave the
rifest: the money, dedafting a few °Whims for the
dikount. Something happened, which compelled
his matter to dikharp him on the toth of April ;
tad CM the nil of May, when the bill became doe,
be lent his clerk to prefent it. but it was not honour.
ed. The wieners added, that the body of the bill was
written by the prifciner. who bad at his commas'd a
moll elegant hand ; the acceptance was in a different
Rale ; but upon a minute iofpe&ion of it, he had ao
doubt but that it was written by the prifoner.
Two witneffes, who knew Mr. Savage's hand writ-
ting, pronounced the acceptance to be a forgery.
Another wins& alto proved, that the indorfement
on the bill, porparting to be the fignature of Han-
nah Winter, the drawer, was no fuch thing.
The prifoner, in his defence, declared that he bad
so intention whatever to defraud Mr. Atkinfon...—
Guilty—Death.
j. We/yard was tried on an indi&ment for forg-II
tag and counterfeiting, and uttering the fame, know.
log it to be Co forged and counterfeited, a draft or
check for isol. payable to J. Williams, or bearer, on
demand, purporting to be the draft of Meffts. ?earns.
and Co. with intent to defraud Meffrs. Bond, Patti.
fal, and Co. 'Change alley, Cornhill.
John Metcalf, a sorter, laid, that on the Bth of
Aoguß he brought a letter from Gray's•inn to the
welcome, at fleagoe's Coffee Houk, Holborn ; and
that the prifoner opened the letter in his prefince,
took out of it a bill, which he deflred the witnels to
take to the honk of load. Patti Cal. and Co. No. a,
Cornhill, to receive • the payment,
trial and bring it to him. The 'jute(' accordingly
went, end Mr.Pattifal. to whom he prefented it, laid
it was a forgery, and that he would go back with the I
witnefs to the perlon who fent him. Witnefs mem%
dingly retnrned with Mr. Pattilal, to Seagot's Coffee
Houle. Witoeli went in firn, and told the prifoner
the bill was forged ; upon which begot up, and faid
he Gould go to look after the perfon who fent him
the bill. The witnell faid he Would not go, and en-
deavoured. to detain him. The prifbner, however,
proved too *sung for him ; railed pan him and got
' :mesh, Reece, running scroll towards Brook greet.
Mr: • Pattifal, who was at the door, piatfued him,
calling out a Step Thief !'' He was immediately
flopped. sod made no refinance, but defined to be
taken before a Magiftrate.
Mr. !wife' being ftworo, corroborated the fore-
going circonsaances, fo far as he was concerned ;
and laid, that the check was not in the hand writing
of Mr. Fearns, the perfon whole draft it purported
to be, and who kept call at their hoafe.
Three other 'matins from the hook of Mi. Fearns
elk proved the hand writing was not his.
The prifoner, in his defence, laid, that being in
embarraffed circumnances, he wrote to a perks for
a loan of fame money ; and that the perfun fent him
this draft. Being called on to name the perfon, he
laid his now was Cooke. That he hitnfelf situated
the name of Williams, for fear of being known and
arrened ; anti that the realm he ram from the Coffee
Houfe was, beeaufe he thought Mr. PattUfal was a
bailiff.

A number of per funs. to Anne of whom he was
many years known, and with others of whom he
worked as a journeyman fill dyers gave bins a very
good charagter.

- Berm Serene :Weft-I:reef. pictiosbin t -'' *.'-fri.rnmed tip the
evidence, and the jnry„.vgathout ton, found thy
prifnner Guilty—Daub.
Mr. Pattifai, the profccuter, recommended him ter
mercy i and upon fame recolleetion • reepseficd he
alight be eked the Chritlian name Of Cooke, from
whom he faid be bail the bill % The ptifoner an-
fweted James.
Mr. Pattifal then raid, he had before detelled form
forgeries upon his houfe,-in which the neaten( James
Cooke was concerned, hint they had never been abk
to find him out. The prifoner, wbenhe was firft
taken, gave no furl name.
The Bow-greet officer, to whom the prifoner was
Era given in cufindy, was then called, and being
(worn, faid the Filmier had mentioned to him James
Cooke as having fent him the hill, and tad him where
Coohe lived. He fent an officer there, and did not
find him at bow, but took no more trouble about
him as he had no charge againh Cooke : he faid he
underftnod from the prifoner, that Coolie's wife
walked ftir him.

The panne,' was a mean tanking man, aged 35.
teemed quite colic/led throughout his trial, anJ heard
his verdift widinat any emotion.
AlexarderArdwisis. a yonth Monet twenty-two
years of age, was nest tried. upon sat indidnient for
forging and cravat g a certain draft, purporting to b-
the draft of MrA Frazer, of George yard, Llmbard-
fireet. for Isl s6s. an the heitking-houfe of Metes.
'Dassis...Thasena, and Free, with izrent to defeated
fult nenderfasi.
jobs lienderfen being horn, (aid, he was a my.
lot, and &railed the prifoner with clothes, fur Which
he owed him a debt of 181. The prifonevasna to
hiss on the evening of Saturday. the id of May, and
gave hint the draft to take the amount of the halo
and gave him the change ; adding, that he had Raid
fo long with Mr. Frazer. that the bankingfewas
Ihut. and he could not get the ea& before asmily t
and therefore he wanted the change. The slaters
gave him a one pound note, being aD the change he
had; aid on Mr nday morning fent his daughter tip
the banking honk. in enquire of it was a east
but the was told it was a forgery ; its of
which he went to reek fee the patine?, but could not
find him, nor did be ever, until be was taken It
weeks afterwards. while landing it a !bop is the
Curtairproad. near Moorfielda.
The daughter of Henderfnn corroborated the tef-
tioneey of her father ; and three Otrke from the
bustle of Down, 'llinrnjoa, and Free, proved that
Mr. Fraser had not kept call at their haute few the
41feven years ; and that the draft was not his hand-
writing.
The prifoner nude no defence, and Mr. Assay,
his Counfel. laid he would ant trouble the Court by
examining any witactres to chmeter. The Joey, at
courfe, !baud

Five were convicted of 'fitiosies, viz. Thomas and
Matilda Miller (who ware yelltrelay acquitted 4
colouring bale toasty). for pt • of counterfeit
coin, at an inferior price ; Wfor Seale(
an iron chair, the property of &el yccadifirretes-
ced to be propitely whipped and Mary
Willis, for healing, a gold locket, the property of
B. Smith ; and Flamm Retell. for Staging a sows.
a gold pin. he. the property of J. Jaligtrs•
And (even were acquitted, among whom was
/aka low, who was indicted for making. ibrgiag.
and uttering a falfe draft. upon Metre. /Meeker-ad
Co. bankmr, in Loothard-theet, in the ammo of
Merv. Partridge, 'Beddrose. nod Petrie. for soL
On the part of the prolecution it appeared. that the
Prifooer, a young man soder thirty, was desk to
Mr. Whelan. a boot.makor. with whom Mars.
Partridge and Co. had (request dealings; earl the
letter having their account with biefirs-Barday and
Co. the indorser had (request opportmities of Misus-
ing their method of drawing on their bankers ; and
farther, a few days before the troatalies in goalies
occurred, be bad received 91. apse a *eh between
tittle parties.
On Friday, the 29th of Ana*. a Hoke Wore
two in the afternoon, the ptifooer met a boy, of she
name of George Avis, in Nicholas Isae, in the
City, and initiated him to go to the banker's. and
get four aol. moo and one tcl. note for die daft.
and gave hint one fhilling for his trouble. The boy
had nut known the ptifoner before, but (wore pod
tieely to his being the peril's. having frettoandy
him in the (heat. He told the tranfastioo when he
went home, and inquiry being made, and foam sd.
picion falling upon the mitoses., Mr. Petrie went with
the boy to the honk of Whelan, but the peifoser be.
front honer. he could not identify any me in the
hot* as the pram. However, a Grief being fixed
upon when the perfon fhould appear, the What the
prifuner returned home,, the boy meognimd him, and
he was taken into cuftody, but not told upon what
particular charge, Mr. Whelan Coon after returning,
allied what bad happened ? when the priforier imme-
diately anfwered, that he had been taken up for a •
forgery.
'rite prifoner's defence went to prove an arode.
Upon the evidence of his brother, his brother's
wife. Mary Maley, and a Mr. John Nicholls, it ap.
poued, that the painter having been to Mr. Graves,
at Stoke Newington, upon buttock of his Mallet'S.
called at his brother's haute, near the Tones of
Loudon. on hit way back. The day was teemedy
wet, and he came there about ten minutes before two.
o'clock is the afternoon. and remained with them
until after fix. when he went away, and retuned to.
supper about eight. Theft witnefes underwent
very minute examination by Media. Coat? and
Keats., for the profecutioo ; but were not found to
contradict cheat-elves or each other, in any notarial
point.
Several other moll refpedable perfume were called,
who bad known the prifoner many years, and gave
him a mod excellent' character.
The Learned Judge (Baron Suvroa) in fosnating
op the evidence, obferved. that the cites rottances
were very drop* egainit the painter, particularly
his expreEGoct at the time his mailer returned home,
before be was appsiSd of the charge upon which be
had been apprehended. On the other band, howe-
ver, the wituefes, it believed, and they certainly (food
uoimpeashed, went to prove a complete ofrii ; and
could this, coupled with the very excellent charac-
ter given him for homily by fo many perfons, excite
a doubt in the mind of the Jury, that doubt IlLittld
be exertifed in favour of the priforier.- •
The jetty, after (nine confultatius, found their Vet*.
did—Not Guity.