The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-30 00:00:00

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The Calendar contains the names of 17 pristiners,
charged with entering forged Book of England notes,
or with bovine possmsion of them without lawful sa-
me. The Graod Jury having returned a number of
true bills, the trials of several of the prisoners,
charged with these offences, came on this day.
Ilenry Entwistle, aged 58, was placed at the bar,
and arraigeed on a charge of uttering • forged Bank
of England note, knowing it to be forged.
The Prisoner, addressiog the Court, complained
that the constable who bad apprtheeded bias, bad
I taken from him 81. in gnod money, which bad eft
bees returned to him, and that he was thereby de.

prised of all means of ►is defeats.
The Cnis■ BAROX directed the Posey to be n•
turned, and the trial to Its postponed oniil be bad
sufficient time to hotrod Coossel. He wished all
constables who were present to take solicit that sods

conduct was highly illegal.
Mr. Scantxre, the leading Cotresel for the prose-
cation, declined to proceed with the other Prisoners
until Henry Entwistle had been tried. le about ewe
hours it was intimated that Entwistle was ready ter
trial. He was then placed at the bar.
Mf. COUMTENAif opened the iodictment, and Mr.
Cc ant.err stated the cam on the pert of the preeece-
lion. He prefaced his detail of the facts by observ-
ing, that the persons corsceroed is the circulation of
forged Batik paper might be divided late thee, classes.
The first, in point of guilt; were the Weal forgers
and manefactorers of the notes; the west in order
were the wholesale distribetors et them to igeoreet
sod necemitoos persona, who were usually employed
to put them in circulation, and In oboe they were
sold considerably ender their oonsinal sales; and the
third class were those who pot thorn Into actual ch.
relation at their nominal valise, and it was from this
iciest that the cootictions bad been most numerous.
I The origiaal forgers et them had irefurteeetely escaped
I detection.

Mr. Scorlett said. the Prisoner was an active mew•
her of the s►cond clan, and bad been the centre tied
leader of a nem 00000 gaeg of utterer* its 13oliou and•
Its orighboorhood. The principal ws:roasers was a per.
son in a tespectahle situation in. life at Bolton, who
bad been applied to by the Prisoner to become a use-
inCiatOr Of forged nose.. This overture he comers-
nicared to the Police.olficer stlson, ender obese
direction the subseqeerst steps were taken to deka
the prisoner, and to procure evidence against hint.
We shall state. es !Hirt!), as possible, the evidence of
Samuel Lee, the principal witness on behalf of the
prosecution.
Samuel Lee stated, that he was a farrier at Bolton ;
was employed by Mr. Barrett, the bead constable:
he was employed by him to detect the utterer. of
forged notes. Witness lust met the Prisoner on the
11th of June, whets they bad some 00000 citation
about bad note., and whkb ended in the Prisoner
selling him a site ported Book of England note for
110 s. At a aohsecpsent meeting with the Prisoner, on
the 29th of June. o►ee he bought of him Ave owe
pound notes. for Its. Gd. each; end on the 111th
July, at Baty, the Prisooer sold ►is, four other one
pound notes, at the same rate. Witness said be de-
livered the noses as he received them to Mr. Barrett,
the constable, having p►eviously masked them. Wit.
nets also stated that the Prisoner, at two different
times, had paid the full value for two other notes,
which turned nut to be forged ; and it was the sir.
comstancesettendset on lite circulation of t►ese notes
which famished the most material cooiresstion of
the evidence of this witness, which our limits will
not permit es to detail. Who've, on his croas-ea.
amination, admitted, that he hod received kaftan*
of transportetion, WWI had •creed three pare and a
half on board the bilks. Ile bad also bees tried,
after that; on a charge of !elegy, but are this charge
he had been honourably sequined:
Thomas !habits also prosad the payment of a Doe
pored Biuk of England note, ow the 20th of Jely,
by the Prisoner.
Thomas Barrett. the younger, apprehended the
Prisoner at Bury Fair, on the 18th of September,
and found upon him four Bonk of England It. notes,
and some miser property, not material to the pur-
poses of skit enquiry.
Thomas Barrett, the elder, slated that he heel em.
pinyed the • it nest ( Lee)to detect the sowers of forged
note.. Ile said that Lee, from time to time, delivered
to him the notes in the manner he had stated in his
evidence. These notes, as well us the Muse others
that the Prisoner had negotiated, and the four notes
fiend upon him when he was apprehended, were ell
proved by blr. NW, the Benk Inspector, to be fore.
ed. This is a short view of the 'eidetic, its IMO MO.
After the charge from the Clime Ratios. the Jury,
eishont retirine. found the Prisoner Gnelty.
William Enlui.nk pleaded Guilty to on 11114k-twat
charging him with having in his possession, without
Weigel runs., one forged Bank of England note,
knowing; the sense to be forged ; sod he was acquitted
upon the capital rharge of having uttered ■ fanged
note. Solomon lllnfloor, aged 29, James Grime, joo.
owl 22, sod John Golding. aged 44, also pleaded
Guilty to a similar chores of poestersion, and were
severally acquitted en the capital indictments which
had been preferred against them.
Jnnt_•> Grnor,oen. was also convicted of uttering a
Bank Of England note. knowing the same to be twe-
ed. There mat nothing peculiar its this cave : the
utterly. trtla of a stogie note fur its nominal value.
John Kay was also ronvleted on a capital charge
of uttering Netted n rtes as Manchester, which, in its
genets! features, ♦cry snatch resembled the case of
Betsey Ent eistle.