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London, England, 1818-11-02 00:00:00

OLD 8.41:.:E}, OCTO:gel: 31.

.13altkaza, Adams was indicted for felOnionsly Pr-
;Rig, on, the 4th &ptember, an acceptance to a MI
of Eielositsfor VI. purporting to be the accep-
tstnecof rs. Snow and Co. Bankers, with intent
to defraud them, or Messrs. Hurd and Johnson,
Solicitors.
Mr. ARAni N stated, that the prisoner stood charged
with, that he having in his possession a Bill of Ex-
change for 2001. did feloniously forge an acceptance
thereto in the name of Robert Snow, with iwent to
defraud Robert Snow and Co. and in another count
to defraud William Hurd and George Johnson.
Mr. George Johnson stated, that he was a solicitor,
living in King's Bench-walk, Inner Temple; Mr.
William Hord was his partner ; he had never seen
the prisoner but once before the 4th of September,
upon which day he came to their Chambers; it was
about one o'clock in the day. He said he had asked
Mr. Hurd to discount a Bill of '2OO/. fur him, but
that he had not found it convenient to do so from
his private purse and had directed him to go to him
Wr. Johnson). 'Witness took the fill of Exchange
and gave him a check for 1971. 10s. deducting a dis-
count of 2/.los. Witness sent the Bill of Exchange
to the Banking-house of ilessrs.Snow and Co. within
half an hour afterwards, and it was then discovered
that the acceptance of " Accepted for self and Co.
Robt. Snow," was a forgery. Witness sent John
Perry with it.
Mr. ALLEY then called a witness, named Charles
Cummings, but he did not appear; he was conse-
quently ordered to be called upon his recognisance.
He was, pursuant to this order, called aloud three
times in the regular manner, but did not appear;
'and Mr. ALLEY then stated to his Lordship and the
Court, that in the absence of this witness, he could
not, with safety, proceed farther in the trial.
Mr. Baron GARROW observed, that the Learned
Counsel had stated, that in the absence of the neces-
sary witness, he could not satisfactorily proceed with
the trial, and as he was satisfied of that fact, he did
perfectly right in saving the valuable time of the
Court ; for, fortunately, by the law of our land, a
prisoner was always presumed innocent until he was
found guilty by a Jury of his country. Under these
circumstances there was nothing for the Jury to con-
sider, they were therefore bound to acquit the prisoner.
The Jury instantly pronounced the prisoner Not
Guilty, and Mr. Adams, who was extremely well
' dressed and powdered, bowed to the Court and
withdrew.

J. Leonard, aged 65, was indicted for uttering a
forged 11. note, with intent to defraud the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England.
Ann M'Ann keeps a tallow-chandler's shop in
Cable-street, Whitechapel. Prisoner came to her
shop about the '24th of September for four pounds of
candles, and paid for them by a 11. note. He gave his
name and address J. Headley, Cornwall-street, which
he repeated three times. Ationt a fortnight after a
woman passed another bad note similar to the first,
and was stopped. Next day the prisoner came and
asked if a woman had been there passing something
of a bad note yesterday? Witness answered " Yes;
and he then asked when she was to have another
hearing? Witness said she did not know; and asked
him if he remembered giving her a bad note? He
answered " bad note.' She then said, " Yon gave
it me in die name of Headley." He answered, "my
name is J. Leonard, and that woman is my wife."—
The woman had given in her name as Smith. The
prisoner farther told witness that he had given the se•
cond note to his wife. He was then taken into custody.
Charlotte Martin was in the shop of the prosecutrix
when the prisoner passed the first note there, and cor-
roborated that part of Mrs. M'Ann's testimony.
H. Cousens proved that the prisoner, at the time
he passed the first note in the West-street, Stepney,
passed by the name of J. Leonard.
I'. Glover, one of the Bank Inspectors, proved that
both notes were forged in every _respect ; and that
they both seemed to be from the same plate.
In his defence, he said his wife keeps a chandler's
'shop, in which she took the notes. Guilty—s-Death.
Sarah Leonard, aged 52, the wife of the last pri-
soner, was indicted for a similar offence towards the
former prosecutrix. Guilty—Dea:ll.
The son of the prosecutrix and the Jury recom-
mended her to mercy, as in all probability she acted
Under the influence of her husband. The prisoner
was a miserable looking creature, and seemed much
i agitated during the whole trial. Her case excited
great compassion in the Court.
Sarah Far'nilo, aged 20, was indicted for a similar
offence. The prisoner passed the note in the shop of
Mr. Parker, a grocer, in Wardour-street, Soho, where
she gave her name as Mrs. Jones, of Compton-street.
Suspecting it to be a bad one, Mr. Parker directed
a young man in the shop to go to Compton-street,
and iiicu:re if the prisoner did live there. She wished
to go with the young man, but Mr. Parker desired
her to stop, and she immediately ran out of the shop,
but was pursued and brought back. As the watch-
man-was conveying the prisoner back to Mr. Parker's
shop, a man came up, who called himself the pri-
soner's husband, and knocked the watchman down.

The Inspector proved the note to be a bad one.
In her defence, she said her husband gave her the
note, and told her the name and address to put on it.
He was at the door when she went into the shop, and
as in duty bound, she obeyed him. Guilty—Dcath.
Gilbert Warren, aged 19, was convicted of passing
three £3 notes, knowing them to be forged. He re-
ceived a most excellent character.

It is somewhat singular that the three first should
have been allowed to plead Guilty to the minor of-
fence on Friday, and yet be tried again the following
morning for the capital offence.

. Ex ECU TION.—The execution of Corporal liallorats,
late of the :31st Regiment, found guilty at the Chi-
chester Quarter Sessions, of murdering J. Parr, of
the 9th Lancers, took place on Mondy last. Pre-
cisely at ten o'clock Halloran was brought froth his
cell, and on observing the executioner standing with
the cords in his hands behind him, he said—" He
need not hide what he held in his hands he knew
!his office, and was prepared for ltim—he might do
his duty:' His hands and arms were -then bound,
and he aas delivered up to the City Bailiff, at the
jail door. The cart contained a black coffin, on the
centre of which the wretched man was placed ; on his
right the executioner; and on. his left the Res. Mr.
WATSUS. The procession arriveai at the rilacc of ex-