Star.
London, England, 1818-09-14 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Saturday, Hannah Gilbert, Timothy Lane, James
Jenks Dallas, John Dunn, Jane rilliams,
Pendleton, John Watson, William Willa, Maria
William Charters, Charles Hanscomb, John
7n, and Sarah Ireland, were arraigned for
forged notes in their possession, and pleaded
.. Bryan, Joseph Turner, Thomas Seeley,
.. Burn, Thomas Owen, William Quin, Tho-
William Smith, Benjamin Tathen Willis, Mary
William Serfs, Joseph Longteood, John Jones,
' New, Elizabeth Brooks, Sarah Ward, John
William Woollen, James Wolfe, and several
who were indicted for a similar offence,
not guilty, and were put upon their trials.
Driscoll was charged with uttering a forged
e, knowing the same to be forged. The pri-
>leaded guilty.
Court interposed, and strongly advised him
1W that plea, and plead not guilty. The
said he could not do that, since he was guilty
the note in his possession, though he did

was forged.
I MON SERJEA HT.—Then you are not guilty;
pleading guilty to this indictment, throw
life. It is a capital offence ; and for the
the public, forgers .of Bank-notes must
can expect to gain nothing by this plea ; if
recorded, you must die.
oner.—Guilty, my Lord, guilty.
Common Sza.ntANT.--Do not be thus obsti-
•be advised. You are acting both a foolish
':ed part thus to throw away your life. If
the law to take your life, you being limo-
! offence with which you are charged, you
eye of GOD, guilty of suicide.-
-.—How can I plead not guilty? They say
! the notes in my room. I had them in my
though I did not know they were forged.
(MON SzaJEANT.—Plead not guilty, and
prosecutors to prove their case. You are not
cause another person says you are so.
-.—Guilty, my Lord! guilty !
)MMON SERJEANT.—PTISODer, for the last
me entreat you, as a friend, not to throw
life thus ; do not expect to derive any
from this plea, which, if persisted in, muss
Your existence. Let me entreat you to plead
Consult your Attorney.
prisoner then consulted a few minutes with
icitor ; and at last, though with visible reluc-
pleaded " not guilty."
'iain Saunders was indicted for stealing in the
►g-house of Hugh Stephens six silver table-
•• gravy-spoon, and other ankles of plate,
s. and upwards.—Guilty.
. Driscoll, aged 39, (the man whose case is be-
mentioned), was indicted for uttering, in the pa-
James, on the 11th of July, a forged N.
intent to defraud the Governor and Corn-
e Bank of England. There was a second
:he indictment, charging the prisoner with
the note with intent to defraud Samuel

Sprotsou stated, that he was shopman to
, who is a woollen-draper, 2, Bedfordtairy.
Ith of July the prisoner came to the shop
!based a cprantity of cloth, velveteen, and
...les, to the amount of 41. and upwards.—
tendered a 51. note in payment, and witness asked
his address, which he gave as Davies, 8, Crown-
Soho. Witness wrote this address on the note,
the same now produced. He gave the
the change, and he took the articles he had
' away with Mgt.
:amined.—Saw no other person with the
The amount of the change witness gave

,perd was formerly landlord of the house,
Iwn-street, Soho. On the 11th of July, the
luestion was uninhabited.
larnined.—There were two Nos. 8, in the
ich was very irregularly numbered.
leer proved that he lived at the other No. 8;
'id not lodge there on the 11th of July.
Cordell, a publican in Spitallields, recol-
prisoner and another person coming into
in May last ; they had some rum and water
, their joint reckoning amounted to 6s. and
pence. The other man, whose name was Lloyd,
the reckoning with a 5/. note, which proved to
forgery. 'His note was produced, and was
• the counterpart of that the subject of the
';ctment. There was a third person in cons-
them at one time, but he went away before
prisoner and Lloyd did. The prisoner was sitting
the tap-room whilst Lloyd paid the note at the bar.
Foy, a police officer, in consequence of infor-
went to the prisoner's lodgings, in Lamb-
itecross-street, which he searched. He
velveteen ; and under a table, amongst
shoes and other rubbish, he found a rolling
examining it, he discovered that the top un-
and in the inside, which was hollow, he
51. notes. He had previously inquired
property the rolling-pin was, and the priso-
:le said it was hers. The witness afterwards
notes to Mr. Christmas, the Bank Inspec-
.as on the !7th of July. Witness also'
new velveteen and cloth in the prisoner's
,hich he now produced.
istmas, Inspector of Bank notes, proved
found in the rolling-pin, that the subject
present prosecution, and that paid to the land-
of • public-house, were forgeries, equally re-
each other, all from one plate, and th,e
writing the same.
Lambert, one of the signing clerks of the Bank
land,' was called, who proved the signature of
to be a forgery.
isoner made no defence, but left the case
dry ; who, after a summing up from Mr.
vw:v, found a verdict of Guilty—Death.
!Feller, aged 20, and George Cashman,
two men remarkably well dressed, were in-
itally for disposing and putting away ten
pound notes, with intent to defraud the
and Company of the Bank of England, on
July last, in the parish of St. James, they
knowing the same to be forged.
Frears, witness, is a married woman ; has
prisoners since the 13th of July ; saw
the Coopers Arms on that day. Witness