The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-08-29 00:00:00

YESTERDAY'S ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)•
His LORDSHIP entered the court at a few minutes past
nine

TRIAL OF WILLIAM ANDERSON, FOR HAVING STOLEN

NOTES IN HIS POSSESSION.

This case having been fixed for to-day, the court was,
in consequence, crowded at an early hour.
Messrs. Baines, Crompton, Henderson, and Adolphus,
conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Wilkins, assisted
by Mr. Overend, defended the prisoner.
There were four indictments against the prisoner. The
charge against him having the notes in his possession, the
produce of the Preston Guild robbery was first proceeded
with.

The prisoner, who is 34 years of age, and can read and
write in a superior manner, was then placed at the bar.
He pleaded not guilty.
Mr. BAINES stated the case for the prosecution, and
entered into a luminous detail of the principal facts.
Most of those, however, our readers are already acquainted
with, from the ample reports which have appeared of the
examinations in the Police-court; and anything that is
new will be found in the evidence itself, whiph we proceed
to give at length.
The following witnesses were then called :

Thos. Wilson.—Resides at Blackburn, and is manager
of Cunliffe, Brooks, and Co.'s bank. Knew Mr. Buck,
and paid him £5.934 6s. 2d. on the 6th August, in 13
notes of £lOO, 9 of £5OO, and 10 of £lO each, and £34
6s. 2d. in silver and copder. The £lOO notes were of the
Manchester branch of the Bank of England, except one.
Keeps a book, and enters all the notes at the branch bank
that pass through their hands, and puts on the corner the
private mark of their own bank. There is an endorse-
ment on the_bark of the check. The private numbers of
the bank were taken ; they were written at the corners of
the notes. Produced the Bank of England note-book, in
which the notes were entered. The notes were as follow :
£lOO, 01564; 01563 for £5O; 00092, £100; 00313,£100;
97474. £lOO ; 95151, £lOO ; 01472, £lOO ; 93166, £lOO ;
99729, £100; 97631, £100; 97504, £100; 01107, £100;
01040, £lOO. Received some notes from Marquis on the
24th August—£looo and two notes of £5OO, which were
two of the notes paid on that occasion. The payment
was made to Buck on the 17th August.
Richard B. Dodgson.—ls a clerk in Cunliffe's hank.
When notes are received, a mark is put on the corner,
and an entry is made in the note-book. The note-book
produced contains the corresponding entries with those
on the back of the check.

Anthony Buck deposed to receiving, on the 17th Aug.,
the sum of £5,934 fi oat the bank of Cunliffe and Co.
Richard Eastwood received from Buck £715, which he
paid to Miss Forshaw, and £7OO was afterwards paid to
the Craven Bank at Burnley. They were the same notes
I had received from Buck.

George Stansfield called.—ln August last received £7OO
from Mr. Eastwood, in one £5OO and two of £lOO each.
The hundreds were 01564,QY. and 01563,QY. There
was a £5OO note.

Edmund Robinson.—l know Mr. Marquis. He asked
me to take a £lOO note to the Craven Bank, to get it
changed. I gave it afterwards to Mr. Marquis.
John Walker, clerk in the Craven Bank, recollected
Robinson coming on the 29th August, and exchanged it.
Made an entry at the time. The number of the note was
G 11,01040.

Joseph Pilkington, cotton merchant at Blackburn, re-
ceived three notes from Marquiss, in August last, of £lOO
each.

James Stott, bookkeeper to Messrs. Pilkington, saw
Marquiss in August last paying some money to last wit-
ness. It was in three £lOO notes ; they were L W,92086
L W,92895, G Y,00092.
Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS.—They were not
;mi.,' in his presence. Mr. Pilkington gave them into his
hands.

John Marquis.—l live at Acrington, near Blackburn.
On the 17th August received some money from Buck.
After that made a payment to Cunliffe and Co. of £lOOO
at Manchester, and £lOOO to Cunliffe of Blackburn; also
£lOOO to Jones, Lloyd and Co.—all in £5OO notes.
Made a payment to Pilkington. On Sunday morning the
4th counted the notes I had left, and had nine of £100;
had £1990 left. Preston Guild commenced on that day,
and I went there. Had my pocket book in my breast
coat pocket. Was in different places during the day, and
went into the White horse about seven o'clock, and
staid about an hour ; came out and had my book at that
time. Went up Church-street, and a man and woman
came up to me ; the man put his arm in mine and said,
" Ara you taking a walk," and I said, " I am not going
any further." They then ran away, and I lost sight of
them. Found my pocket-book was gone.
Cross-examined by Mr. WILICINS.—Went to Preston
to put the money in the bank, and also to walk in the
procession. Dined with •wo gentlemen at the White
Horse. They were strangers to me. Did not take any
wine or spirit. Had a small glass of brandy, and that was
all I had that day. Was quite sober when the man and
woman came up. Gave information of the robbery about
five minutes after it took place. My coat was buttoned
when I came out of the inn.

By Mr. BAINES.—It was an ordinary at which I dined.
Was at the Knutsford Sessions at a trial concerning the
robbery. A note was produced, No. 01472.
By Jr. \VtLKtNS.—Had said the note was 01,473. It
was in consequence of a mistake of the printer of the
bills. Pointed it out on the Bth of September. It was
not pointed out to me. Mentioned the mistake, before
seeing the note, to Graves, the officer, who had not then
seen it.

By Mr. BAINE3. Cot the nuo,bo. of &Lc. aaotca 1./111
the clerk at the bank.

By the COURT.—The notes, were those I got from
Buck, I am quite certain.

Taylor Jennings.—Was in the Branch Bank before
being taken into custody. Entered their service in July
1842, and was in the inspector's office till September, and
then went into the discount office, where I remained two
months, and returned to the inspector's office, where 1
remained till taken into custody. Knows Harriet Bent-
ley. She lived in Mitchell-place, Ranelagh-street, when
1 first knew her, and afterwards in Elliott-street, and
then in Oak-street. Knows a court in Seel-street, and
was with her there on one occasion, the beginning of Oc-
tober I think ; and the prisoner came about a watch that
had been stolen, and asked me if 1 had got it, and 1 told
him I had, and gave it to him. There was a person with
him, and prisoner charged me with taking the watch out
of his house, and said the man he had with him was to
take me into custody. We then went out, 1, and pri-
soner, and Elm riet Bentley, together with the man who
came with the prisoner. Got the watch from Bentley at
the prisoner's house, about three days previously, where
he had been with her. We were in a parlour, near the
door, about half an hour. There was a bed in the room.
The watch was lying on a table ; it was a large gold one.
After I gave it to the prisoner, he said the man who was
with him was charged to take me, and I must go with him.
I said I was sorry for what had happened, and would re
compense him if he would allow one to go; and I said I
would gin all I had, which was two trivereigns, which he
took, and said he would g 9 to the parties, and make it all
right if he could, and I was to meet him at the York
Hotel, Williamson-square, in an hour; where I told him
what I was. I went with Harriet, arid he told me he had
made it all right,—that he told the parties he had knocked
me down, and was ashamed to take me. He (prisoner)
called for some wine, and we got into conversation, and
then left, and went by his request to his house, as he
thought he could do some business with me, where he
gave us something to drink. He knew at that time what
1 was, and inquired whether I had any thing to do with
notes in the bank. I said I had; and the same night he
told me he had a £lOO note, which he wished me to
change, and that I must not let any body see it, and if I
would do it he would give me £7 10s. Nothing further
passed that night. I staid all night. When I went again,
which was the next night, he gave me the £lOO note. It
was of the Manchester branch. He said if I could change
it, and bring him another for it, he would give me the
£7 10s. 1 took it, and changed it by putting it into a
parcel, and taking out another for it from the notes in the
inspector's office. Put the prisoner's note into the same
parcel from which I took the other. Took the note to the
prisoner; it was a £lOO, and lie gave me £7 10. He said
he had seven more ; and, feeling some surprise, I a:led
him what they were, and he said they were part of the
Preston Guild robbery. He gave me two more soon
after. They were for £lOO, of the Manchester Branch,
and changed them in the same way, and gave them to the
prisoner, and he gave me £l5. He then said he would
wait awhile before he gave me any more ; and in a week
after or more I had another of the same branch for £lOO,
whiCh I diiPosed of in the same way, and cave it to him,
getting the £7 10s. Had another soon after, and gave
the changed note to prisoner, and then another of the
same kind. The last two I received a little before Christ-
mas, giving the notes to the prisoner, as I had done be-
fore. Had a shirt pin from the prisoner, :which he gave
me in January. It was a gold one, with a small stone in
it ; I gave it to Bentley.
Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS.—I came from Lon-
don, but not a native of that place. Belong to Hertford-
shire. Was in a merchant's office when 1 first went to
London, in 1841, Barclay Brothers, of Austin-friars, and
was with them five or six months, when I got a situation
in the Bank of England, and stayed there five months, and
in three days after that cane to Liverpool. lam a married
man, and have been married five or six months. Became
acquainted with Miss Bentley in September last, was
married in April, and knew Bentley at that time; was mar-
ried to Miss Bartlett of London. but did not continue in-
timate with Bentley. 1 saw her occasionally sometimes
where she was living. I generally met her. She was
living at a brothel in Oakes-street, where I saw her on
several occasions. Made her presents at different times ;
on one occasion £2. Never gave her new dresses or
caps. Gave her a cap before marriage. Don't know
what money I gave her to buy them—it might be a sove-
reign. Have given her a sovereign since I was married.
Have not been with her on a great many occasions. Saw
her the day before I was taken up—l had passed the
night with her. Was three nights with her just before
that time. Never offered my wife any of Bentley's cast-
off clothes. Never kept Miss Bentley. Never slept with
her a fortnight together. Am in debt ; perhaps £2O would
clear me. Have not been in the habit of attending races.
Would swear he had never bet on races or prize-fights.
Do not practice pugilism. My wife had no knowledge of
my acquaintance •with Miss Bentley until after we had
been married about a fortnight. Might have paid Bentley
£5O altogether. The first time 1 went to the prisoner's
house was the latter end of September, when I took the
watch. The value of it might be £l5 or £2O. She took
it out of the house, and I took it from her and put it in
my pocket at the bottom of Elliott-street. Had it two or
three days before being asked for it, and in the in-
terval was one night at home, and the other with Miss
Bentley. Was taken up on Monday, the 18th of July,
in consequence of being in possession of a £l,OOO note