Star.
London, England, 1829-11-02 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Oct. 30.

OLD COURT.
frrilierisLindsay, aged 20, described u a groom, was indicted for
uttering a forged order for the um of 475 71- with intent to de-
fraud Messrs. Masternun and Co. on the 18th September last.
Mr. BLODJUUICE (with whom was Mr. Boone) stated, that the
prisoner bad formerly lived as a groom with Mr. Young, the pro-
prietor of the Horse Bazaar, Baker-street, Portman-square. On
the 18th September last the prisoner applied to a ticket porter. who
was standing at the end of Nicholas-lane, in, which Messrs. Mao-
terman and Co.'s banking-house is situate, and directed him to take
the check to the banking-house, and to get two £lO notes and the
rest in gold, and bring it to him, as he would wait at the public-
house close by tiU be came back. He was to say that be came
from, 72, Grosvenor-square. The porter presented the
check, and was told that some doubts were entertained of the
genuineness of the signature. The clerk directed him to fetch
the person who had given it to him. He then returned to the
prisoner, whom be found waiting near the spot, and who asked
him if be had got the money. He told the prisoner that he
mast come to the banking house himself. He said something.
and an officer (Aldridge) coming up, the porter gave him into
custody. He was taken back to the banking house, when be told
the officer it should be found all right. It was, however, blind
to be a forgery in Mr. Baker's name, and the prisoner was sent
to the Compeer. While Aldridge was taking him there, the pri-
soner told him he bad something which he wished to tell him.
Aldridge told him that if it was any thing in his favour be would
bested to hear it, but if it was any thing against him to bold his
tongue. The prisoner then directed him to go to the end of Orange-
street, Leicester-square, at half-past five on that day, and he
would see a young man, whom be described particularly. The
officer went with a brotber.of cer. and waited till half-past
but saw no person answering the description given by the prisoner.
Aldridge then went to the Feathers public-house, where the pri-
soner said he bad slept on the night before. He searched the room
where the prisoner bad slept, and found some strips of paper, on
which was written the name of Mr. G. Young. as if a person had
been practising the signature. The servant of the house bad fur-
nished him with a sheet of writing-paper by his request. Other
papers were found in the dust-hole, written in the same way ; and
among them a cheque in the name of Mr. Young, which bad been
presented by the prisoner on the night before, but which bad net
been cashed, as it was not properly addressed. After some further
observations, he called several witnesses, who proved the above
facts, and that no part of the cheque was in the hand-writing of
Mr. Young, who died lately, and was at Hastings during the whole
of September. The pieces of paper found were also put in and
read.
The prisoner had no Counsel, but stated, in his defence that
he met with a Gentleman in Leicester-square, whom he bad
often seen at the Bazaar, and who was well known to Mr.
Young. The Gentlemas, whose name was Smith, told him
that he sold the horse and chaise at the Bazaar, four days
!referee, and bad received a cheque for the amount it bad sold
for. He bad not had time to go to the Bank himself, and
requested the prisoner to go and get it for him. He (pri-
soner) went and presented it; but the clerk said be could not
cash it, because it was not properly dated. He returned to the
Gentleman, whom be found waiting at Leicester-square at the
time appointed. The Gentleman then said that he must apply
to Mr. Young for another cheque. properly written. He pro.
wised to meet him at nine o'clock in the morning of the above
day. He met him, and gave biro the cheque in question, telling
him that he was not by any means to take it himself, but to em-
ploy a porter,_ so, He did and was taken and accused of having
forged it. He then told them that be bad received it of Mr.
Smith, of 32, Leicester-square. They clued to send a clerk with
him to the place ; but be told them that it was of no use going
there before half-past five ; the boor he had appointed to meet
him. They. however, would not give him the opportunity of
finding Mr. Smith, who, be bad no doubt, Would have been there
to have received the money.
Mr. Justice PAWL in summing up, observed to the Jury that if
the prisoner had been indicted for forging the check he must have
been acquitted, ai they were now trying him in London, and there
was no evidence to prove that the forgery was committed in Lon-
don. The only question for their consideration was, whether the
prisoner had uttered It with a guilty knowledge?
The Jury almost immediately found the prisoner Guilty.
Richard Meta, was indicted fur traiteroudy having in his pos-
session a mould, for the purpose of coining counterfeit lulf-crowr-
Yerdict—Not Godly.

NEW COURT.

Nr, Mai" a gardener, of about 51 years of age, and of but
moderate pretensions with respect to person or visage, was
put to the bar. charged upon two indictments for two cues of
bigamy. , The. prisoner, who seemed by no means abashed at kis
situation, had five wives living. and faced this host of tender part-
ners with more courage, and with as much indifference, as yaw
rality of gentlemen can show to their spouses. It appeared
evidence, that the prisoner's first tender passion was soon r
and satiated, and a second wife was as passionately wooed,as may
won, and as soon got rid of. Waving these two unfortunate fair ones,
whose caseswere not before the Court,'we must proceed to the ease
of those who appeared in person to face this redoubtable false one.
Inlay/ be married a woman named Ward,who was really his third,
but whom, as far as the trial went, was his first wife. In 1826. he
left this lady at a tangent, and married one Sarah Wilkins. This
wedding was celebrated, solemnised, and consummated in 1826.
and he lived with Sarah Wilkins in all:the beatitude of conjugal
felicity to such a degree, that the most 'maims Protestant .might
incline to the • Catholic doctrine—that 'marriage was one of the
seven sacraments, and that a breach of it Was the accumulation of
all the seven deadly sins. In July last, Sarah Wilkins, however,
found bet bliss to be transitory, a mere airy vision ; for her bosom's
bed suddenly grew peevish and restless. and having one evening
unaccountably disappeared, the neat account she beard of him was
that be bad actually married a woman of the 'name 'of Pink, who,
as her name implied, was in the possession of youth and beauty.,
Sarah Wilkins deposed, that when her bosom's lord deserted her,
io •16211. he lek her two dear pledges of their love,onetif which
be 'west° maiitpin, and the other was to be a burden a her in-
dustry. ,Iq three napkin, however,' he omitted 'paying 'the es-
wpos,rof ffit.elajld, and she was obliged intake it front Where he
lasd,placed it tillage, and to, support it herself.. Whets the pri-,
nerwu taken ibis, inktorly,the wife Wilitliwweist to hint, and said,
Obi• you brute was it out enough for roe. to treat tae in this
cruel way, that you must go- and treat incliberWmiby _idisocent
young. oman in.tisi same manner ?" Till pilsoner -r •'Sd;'in his
true character of brute. lily first wives were Citiled Sad: 'tun;
but 44 WI is a Stifd 'lig, and duni'disin'ever tb desist her:" •
was the defence.' bet this nikeri.igea Mare fully
rayed by the.parlah, resilteriyas well as by the witksike Atul thq
prisoner was fuundynilty. fie Wei seateitted tiisebeiyetrevransJ
portaion fur each offence. °alba lase pasifnA :the sruttete, tbel
prisoner coolly reeked,'" ThenlryeaorsrW. '
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happy but tens nafreluent occurrence of the office; of lie,
corder being sinecure, not a ease being brought habil
him. • In conaequenes' the. Alastman presented him with
a pair•
of white kid giovCs..