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London, England, 1819-09-22 00:00:00

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Yesterday, Bartholomew White was indicted for
fcrging a Bill of Exchange for the sum of £lBO.
The prisoner was a man of a most respectable ap-
pearance, about the age of 40, and formerly followed
the business of a hosier, in Wood•street, Cheapside.
Joseph Wheatly stated, that Le was a hosiery ma-
nufacturer at Leicester. The prisoner was employed
to sell goods for him in London, and, had a shop in
Wood-street, Cheapside ; there were two others em-
ployed with the prisoner ; he was first employed in
the beginning of 1818, and he particularly instructed
him not to trust any Jews, or to take ready-made
bills. In December last witness received a bill for
£lBO. (Here the bill was produced. It was re-
ceived in a letter in the hand-writing of the prisoner.)
In a fortnight after, witness came to town to inquire
respecting this ready-made bill, which had been sent

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' £lBO. (Here the bill was produced. It was re-
ceived in a letter in the hand-writing of the prisoner.)
In a fortnight after, witness came to town to inquire
respecting this ready-made bill, which had been sent
down to him. When he came to town, he asked who Mr.
James Laws (the endorser of the bill) was? The
prisoner replied, that Mr. Laws was a respectable
merchant, who was gone to Portugal, and continu-
ally passed to and fro from England to Portugal.
Witness then asked him, "If this bill is not paid by racier, all of whoa
ner for longer and
him an excellent c
tegrity, in his cone
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the Jury, who, wii
a verdict of Not GI
Mr. ALLEY, the
moved, that the pt
upon a Bill of Ind
Laws, how arll I to find the titan who will pay it ?" spiracy, founded t
He said, the drawer was Rowland,. it timber met"- from the present,
- - chant, living at Carlisle. The prisoner refused to Thomas Forsick,
ti.. . t it: 1I 1 'take the bill again, and give another for it. Neither country above 35
the drawer nor the endorser of the bill could be dictment for forgii
,a, '1 ' found. About two months after the bill became due to be the last will
''. At / witness went to Carlisle, but could not find Mr. Row- son, late a seaman
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(Lind, a timber-merchant: he, however, found a Gen- with intent to deft"
,t, . ilf tieman of the name of Rowland, in a Banking-house of London, the ma
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1 there. At Manchester he also searched for a man of Mr. BOLLARD si
the name of Abbots (the acceptor of the bill), but The trial occupi
could not find him. The prisoner was not then in his Mr. Justice Be:
employment, and had been dismissed in consequence geared in evidence
of this transaction. Not having been able to find proved this will,
any of the parties to the bill, the prisoner was appre- Commons. It pth
herded, and underwent an examination at the Man- of March, 1816, ly
sion-house. Further inquiry was, however, post- square, Saint Gem
poned, until a second search was made at Carlisle queath to the prim
and Manchester. leged testator, anc
Cross-examined.—The prisoner was to have a sa- and It was signe
Lary, and his pay was to increase according to the named in the bod 3
quantity of goods he was enabled to sell. Before Andreson; and it
this bill of £lBO was sent down, bills to a very large ,liam Arkliston am
. t, amount had been transmitted to him by the prisoner. persons present at
The prisoner's brother (a wool-broker) told witness from the clearest t
that he might depend upon it, it was a good bill. Batavia, that on
Witness told him, that if he could part with the bill, executed in Londe
he would take any goods whatever for it. He could via at Bombay, al
not recollect whether a commission was to be given pan), there; and to
for getting rid of it. The prisoner absented himself mg witnesses were
from witness's employ, and no final dismissal was tator died at Etoml
given. After this transaction, he knew where the England until the
prisoner lived, and saw him Oen : he assisted wit- ten months; and i
~ .. ress in two law suits ; and in the Sittings after last own witnesses, the
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Laster Term the prisoner was called as a witness in in London at the
i lIR ' his behalf. In the bankruptcy of one Flindall the purportedto be ex
prisoner also gave his testimony. Since the prisci- Mr. Justice Iles
nes discharge from his service witness had been Jury, who were ha
once bail for him, and in April last came up to town spicaity, and the J
to justify bail. 'After the prisoner had been a wit- tion,.found the pri
ness for hint at Guildhall. he thought proper to sur- The following v
render him at Serjeants' Inn. The prisoner volun- William Peters°
tardy attended a consultation for witness in Lincoln's John Lammas on
Inn, and witness afterwards surrendered him. On from his person fa
the first examination of the prisoner, a bill of John Jones, for
. , LI6. 10s. was brought forward against the prisoner, ling-house of Rich
and the acceptor (Mr. liambricfz.te) came forward quantity of glass w
and acknowledged the acceptance, saying, he had and upwards.
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