Star.
London, England, 1826-03-30 00:00:00

UNION HALL

Yesterday, George Folios, a builder, was brought before the
aitting Magistrate, R. J. CHASIIVRS, Rag in the custody of doling,
the officer, charged with having frauduletttly obtained the sun uE
five guineas Runt Mr. Jones, a linen dryer ut 11:gla surer, &maw.
wat '- in the following manner
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The c.aiiplaniant stated, that on the 14th inst. the prlMlller came
to his house, and said that he called for the purpose or informing
him that he had some Ileums to dispose of situated in 'Lamy, the
leases for which were then in his possession. He asked .Ur. Jones
whether be was inclined to become a purchaser, as be should- have
a preference. The complainant sreplied, that he had no objection
to purchase the property, in the esient of its being completely wain-
cumbered. In answer to which; the' prisoner assured him that the
houses were free of ail incumbrances, Ittid produced a parchment,
which he said was the original lease elf the premises. The dim-
plainaut examinee' the document, which appeared to be what it was
represented, and the following agreement was forthwith entered
into by the parties, viz.
" I agree to sell to Mr. Jones, Isom houses in Temple-street,
Hackney road, for the sum of 23;4 fiai.hed for immediate occupa-
tion, with locks, beits,p.c. " GgORGI.,
On the day in question the complainant said he paid the prisoner
10s. as a deposit, and on the 17th he paid him a hardier sulllof 51.
upon the production of the lease of the premises, whe:i it was ar-
ranged that the following Tuesday should be appointed for th.• com-
pletion of the purchase, and the p iy ment of the purchase-money.—
In the interim, however, on Monday last, the day before the re-
mainder oS. the purchase.money, amounting to 2501. was to have
been paid, Mr. Jones Walked ov,:r to Hackney, in order to view
the premises, and in the course of examination, he mentioned to a
person that was on the spot his intention of becoming the purchase!
of the four houses from Air. Fairfax. The individual alluded ter
skid that Fairfax had nothing whatever to du with any of the pro-
perty in question, when the complainant observed that the informant
must be mistaken, for he timid produce the lease which h d !wen
made over to him by that person. Mr. Jones, however, was assured
that the lease he held front Fairfax was a fabricated one, and that the
original lease of the premises wa • in the possession of a gentleman
named Harrison, to whom the prisoner had mortgaged 'lie pi °limy
some time before, for the suns of 1001. Mr. Jones, upon this infer-
mation,lost no time in making tbe rileessary inquities,whee hr ascer-
Itained the above facts to be perfectly true; and he added, that he now
brought forward evidence to prove that the lease upon which the
prisoner endeavoured to defraud him of the sum of £255, but out
of which, very fortunately, added the complainant, he only re-
ceived the £5 10s. was a fabricated and false token.

Mr. Harrison was then called: he produced the original lease of
the premises in question, upon which he stated he lent the detendanc
the sum of X2OO. in mortgage on the 7th of last Occulter. The
fictitious lease was also produce!, which wrs well calculated to
deceive, as It was precisely worded as the original, with the seals
and the signatures of' persons as witnesses who were not in existence.
The Magistrate observed, that it was a new species of tr.ud, and
called on the prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, to enter into
his own recognizance in the sum of den. and two sureties if atso
each, to appear at the ensuing Sessions, to answer the charge, to
default of which he was commuted.