The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-17 00:00:00

SOMERSET ASSIZES.

K. Fry and G. Nuttyco►nbe were indicted for forg-
ing a 11. note, purporting to be the promissory note
of Mews. Stuckey and Co. of the Bristol and Somer.
retshire Bank.

T. Nuttycombe, the father of one of the Prison-
ers, deposed, that he resided in the perish of Mark,
in that county, end that in May lest his son ache to
live with him. The house belonged to himself, and
the Prisoner Nuttycombe rented it of him. It was
in June that the Prisoner Fry came to lodge in it,
shout a week before he was apprehended, and wit.
ness had no previous acquaintance with him. He
came, as be understood, on a visit to his son, who
was a shoe-maker. He himself did not know Fry's
occupation. He recollected going into Fry's room
the evening before .his apprehension, and, saw a
wooden (tame standing in it. He asked Fry what it
was, and he answered that it was a thing to make
figures on earthenware with.
J. Luff, a journeyman carpenter, made the frame
at the request of Fry. The witness asked for what it
was wanted, and the Prisoner said that could make
no difference to him if he should be paid.—[Here the
frame, which was a clumsily contrived printing-press,
was brought into Court, having had rollers and a
handle subsequently atlized to it., and was partially
recognized by the witness.)—Whet► he had finished
the work, which occupied him two hours, during the
whole of which time the Prisoner superintended it, he
again enquired into its use. The Prisoner replied,
that could *Cake no difference to him, and if any per-
son should talk to him about it, he might say that he
worked for money, and not for knowledge. Fry
paid him 51. 6d. for it and carried it away.
Maria Nuttycombe, sister to one of the Prisoners,
was with difficulty brought into Court, from the es.
cess of her agitation. her evidence was not ma.
terial.
J. Spencer, a turner, lived about four miles from
the parish of Mark. He was applied to by G. Nut-
tycombe, to make two rollers, for which he gave par-
ticular directions. The p►ice was 2s. Nutivcombe
took them, and paid him by a note.which he afterwards
discovered to be forged. Ile pointed out to Nutty.
combe a little rind or bark in one of them, and asked
him whether it would prove any obstacle. The Pri-
soner's answer was, that he did not know himself,
and he then lulled another man, who said that it
would not. He could 'peek to the identity of the
rollers, hot could not swear that he had ever seen
the Prisoner Fry before, though, on a second dews
he thought he had some recollection of him. •
W. Counsel, clerk to Messrs. Poole and Stradling,
atomics, at Bridgewater, stated, that in cons"!
queue of information communicated, be was sent to
the parish of Mark, accompanied by a constable,
with a search-warrant, on the 24th of Jane last.—
On coming to I'. Nottycombe's house, hey found
his daughter washing. The constable mentioned that
the object of their visit was on suspicion of forgery,
and that her brother was already apprehended. She
•Immediately fell into byetetics. On looking into a
small place where lumber was deposited, witness
picked up a man's apron ; it was daubed with a
dirty black colour, and had a smell about it like
that of printer's ink. A moment after the constable
dragged out a man from a projecting place, resew-
Mist/ a chimney. This was the Priaoner Fry. Being
asked what he was doing there, he said be had come
on a visit ;that be was a potter at Bristol, and that his
name was Fry. The witness seeing that his hands
were very black, enquired the cause, end the Pri-
soner said be had been blacking shoes. Finding
that they might want assistance, mud that the situa-
tion of Maria Nottycombe was very distressing, they
left the house, and brought hack • woman named
Elisabeth Beggs, and H. and W. Meade. Witness
now, forn.the first time, wean up stairs, and found a
considerable queasily of damp paper loose, and cat,
in pieces about the size of ordinary Bank-netes.—
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window, anero lay .preading
knife, which alipeared to bek.stilned With black. A
kind of printing press 6E041 in that middle of the
room. The constable then cienein; end Witness saw
him take from under a bed a elkantity of notes. The
Prisoner Fry waslearched, and it parcel of note?
found in his possession, add taken from him. A se-
cond search was made three hours after, *hen they
found a box in the same room, containing 21 notes,
quite new, and completely filled op ; there was also
a considerable dumber in an unfinished state. In
the outer room they picked up a copper-plite,
which appeared. on trial by an engraver, to corm-
, spend with the impression on the notes. this plate
•as found between the bed and bedstead of the outer
room,' through which it was neceasaty to pals in
coming out of the inner.
Anne Foster, deposed, that she litied with her fa-
ther, who is a shopkeeper at Bridgewater. She saw
the Prisoner Nottycombe on the 24th of June, which
was the day of a fair held iti that town. Ho came to
the shop for the purpose of buying a knife. the
price was a shilling; and be offered a one pound
note in payment for it. Not having sufficient change,
she carried it to a neighbour, who refused it, and
told her it was a bad one ; upon which she took it
to the Bank, and on showing it to Mr. Pant, the
cashier, he said the same, and returned with her to
the shop. They found the Prisoner Nettycombe
waiting, and Mr. Paul asked him where he bad
taken it. Ha replied at Mark, in payment for a pair
of

T. Paul produced the note in question. Ile knew
that it was not a genuine note, from his acquaintance
with the hand-writing of Messrs. Hart and Medlin,
Clerks to the Bristol and Sumersetshire Bank.; and
whose signature it purported to contain. Both these
signatures be knew to be forged. The paper •nd
the plate were also considerably different. Having
examined the entire parcel of notes, found in the
Prisoner's house, he could affirm that nee of them
had been taken from the plate used io the fabrica•
tion of Messrs. Stuckey and Co.'s notes. •
J. R. Poole, attorney, stated, that the Prisoner
Nottycombe was searcher in bit presence, and that
he saw taken from Ms waistcoat pocket, a !tercel
wrapped in a handkerchief, and which proved to be
a roll of one pound notes, amounting in number too
hundred and all to a finished state. In another pocket
were 41 more, rumpled, as if intended for immediate
use, and in his breeches pockets there was &end
61. 10s. in silver.

W. H. Bindon had been seven years a clerk lathe
house of Messrs. Stuckey and Co. and was sore that
the note in question was not genuine, from the cit.-
camstance of the paper having no weter.ma►k. He
could also swear that the signatures of Mr. Hart and
his own name were counterfeit.

On his crnss-ezamination, he admitted his belie(
that wear and pressure %mild sometimes efface the
water-mark.

IL Paddy. in confinement on the same charge,
and brother-in-law of Nuttycembe, was the last wit-
ness for the prosecution, and his evidence went to
show the close ouderstanding which subsisted be.
tween the two Prisoners, both in fabricating end dis-
posing of the notes manufactured in the room orco.
pied by Fry. fie spoke as to the plan of going to
Bridgewater fair, in order to pass as many as possi-
ble, to which he admitted that he was a party, and
which was undertaken against Fry's advice, he
thinking it dangerous to make the experiment so
near.

The Prisoner Fry, contented himself with denying
the fact alleged; and Nuttycombe merely tailed two
witnesses to his character, one of whom, a hosier in
London, stated that he had known him to bear an
excellent character four years ago, but had heard no-
thing of him riuce. The second, a shoemaker at
Bristol, spoke to his irreproachable conduct when in
his employment bat a few months past.
Mr. Justice PARK summed up the evidence, and
the Jury in a few minutes found a verdict of—Guilty
against the Prisoners.
Sentence of Death was then pronounced in the
usual form, and was heard by both Prisoners with
apparent composoreand resignation.—They were left
for execution.

CARLISLE ASSIZES, Ava.lo.

CIVIL SIDE.

Mr. Justice BATLEY, on coming into Court at nine
o'clock said, Mr. Koine, I have certified the expences
against you in that case that was decided on Suter.
day, '6 the King against the Inhabitants of Dia-
tington." _ _

Mr. RAII4E.—Your Lordship knows that the ac-
tion was brought by the-Defendants.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY:I em aware of that, but if
It had been preciously enquirod int., so action bad
been brought where there was no ground to stood
upon.
Mr. ItAtun.—l thought the case for the prosecution
"strong one. I don't say that it was oot strongly an.
swered.

Mr. Justice 13ATt.ty.--But it you had enquired
into all the facts you could not hare found the pro•
secution warranted. I do it on the principle that
the inhabitants are entitled to protctioo against such
actions.
A poor old man who had been celled as a witness
on Saturday, in the above case, and had been so cla-
morous far his expences, and otherwise so riotous
that the Court committed him, was now brought up,
and pleaded in excuse that they had made blur tipsy.
lie was reprimanded and discharged.

CROWN SIDE.
Elizabeth Mitchell, aged 37, was charged with ut-
tering a forged Liank of England note to Jane Elliott,
shopkeeper, in Whitehaven, knowing it to be forged.
Mr. /Nine conducted the prosecution in this and
the two succeeding cases; Mr. Coortettay was with
him. The Prisoners had no Counsel.
Jane Elliott and Benjamin Smith preyed the re.
ceipt of the note from the Prisoner, and its identity
when now exhibited. The Prisoner bad bought
a pint of rem and two minors of tea, and received
17‘. 3d. in change as balance.
I Jane Mitchell (no relation of the Prisoner',) stated,

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lin, ga Wig-Todd:
obtained the isa of a
hottli troth lA. 't‘
I.e.oldnn hie,
return the madil her present. of .two. owes of lea,
Mary,_./Idylin hid els/gene oat; and on her win,
a greiii noise *is heard
,among the ;may. Who.,
went in kern the Cause. "All f diem were
Mary Reyna for attnink into that ho6e, since the
Police officers were in pursoit of heri, and said, she
should rather'havo gone"ii mile out 2f.the Wily, Th.
Prisoner said to I'6'4 " Why did ydTnot swollen the
note?" .
Heywood, clerk to the Magistratk, end saperin.
tentlent of the Police, lied follodied 'Mary fieoin
throigh several streets in Whi,Alksesi, and 'shot,
wards with Kissock traced her to Jane Mitchell'o,,
'IN Jackson Todd's privy, in Workington, bell",
the wall and the owlattlel,albleiefototinsdayfoirithlhli.:rnnensopretteeedsstooointtieiseorfr,
Bank of England, which were now produced.
Kissick siiPplitql his part of the tividetice.
John Lees (*ho has accompanied the tom all the
way from York) professed himself an
Bank notes, and
forged or not. The note otteted by
and the othei 40 notes were all forged. This spp.".
ed from the paper, the plate, the water-mark, and
tignstare.
The Jory, after consulting for • fe* minutes in
the box, retired, anti three pastier. of an hour after.
wards returned with a verifier of Guilty.-=tile
souer, on hearing thiS verdict, screamed and Viso
id theOnost violent manner, mod continued to da en
till she was remdved out of Court. -She is a married
woman, very tall, and rather good looking.
Mary Ileylin, aged 28, was charged with uttering
a forged note, knowing it to be forged, to•Jeue
Buie, wife of Wm. Warren, in payment of a pair of
shoes, at Workington. This young woman's appear.
ince 'was extremely distressing, She is good looking,,
she is far gone in the family way, and she cried slot
sobbed sod moaned the whole time of her trial.
The identity and the forgery were proved as in the
preceding case.
Her own confession before the Magistrates of
Whitehaveu, was the only •evidenee of her guilty
knowledge. This confession detailed the whole hit.
tory of the proceeding of the party.. Betty Mitchell
(the former Primmer) and M‘Dermid, came with a
large cargo of forged notes from Liverpool to Jack-
son Todd's house in Workington. Thence' Sarah
Todd, Jackson 'Todd's wife, the Prisoner, end the
two impostors, sallied in all directions to utter them.
The' poise cost was 10s. They robbed them with
chalk, and handled them with sooty angers, in order
to give them the appearauco of mach previous sires.
lition.
The Prisoner now insisted that she had been in.
ducedttoth by threats and promises to make the coo.
fession. This Heywood positively denied.
The Prisoner, turning in a vehement manner to-
wards the Jury, exclaimed, " 0 ! have mercy upon
me. Gentlemen, I hope yen will have mercy upon
me."
Mr. BARON WOOD, in seaming up, eonelededk
with observing, the Prisoner, in her defies,' Ms
only that she hopes you will have mercy upon here
which. I suppose, means that yes should mom.
mend her to merry if yin 84 her guilty.
'f he Jery instantly Nomad a verdict of Gaikstand
recommended her to mercy.
She screamed, and was barrio!' from timber, when
she was ordered to remain.

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William Myths, aged 28, bee Wised, was they
placed by her side, and bola were (horsed ebb
ha►ing four forged notes in their possession, knowing
them to be forged. The notes were found by the
constable in her pocket ender the bolster in bed,
where they were both sleeping. He was found
Guilty, she was acquitted of this charge as haying
acted under his .controel. He is a very hendsr!ine
youth. He declined to say any thing for himself.
During the greater part of the trial, she reclined her
forehead on his shoulder, hea►ing the most agonising
'ob.. He was quite composed, bat the hectic in his
cheek indicated a mind ill at ease. He occasionally
whispered to her, as if recommending greater self.
command.

Mary Davin, aged 1L was convicted of stealiogs
gown, a shawl, and a peiiikee.
James Rumage, aged 38, whiv had fought as a
British soldier for It years, and now carried the
visible marks of honourable wounds, was convicted
of stealing nine yards of printed calico.
Aeiiiist the several other Prisoners in the Wender
no hills had been found, and therefore the trials in
the Crown Court were tilos ended.

Both Courts adjourned at Gee till nineto.ussorrow.

M. Cotter, who- left the Circoit at Derkaas.joill•
rd hers again, sod was this day Noy in the Crown
(dart.

PO LICE.

Bekhambers, the besbeeslef
the female singer of that name, at Youthsll, was held
to bail for sending a threatening letter to nee Cori,
who it appears is the lady's music-master, and who had
affronted the lady. Mr. BIRNIE *as at ftrst iodised
to dismiss the complaint; bat Cori tweeting he was
in bodily fear, Mr. Berchambers was ordered to lied
bail.

QUEMBQUARZ—On Satordey John aid Janes
!Anwar and Richard lischer, three drover*, were
severally convicted in the mitigated penalty of Is., for
driving cattlo on the foot-pavement, is the parish of
St. Lake's, Chelsea. A baker, living is the parish of
St. Luke's, Chelsoa,waselso convicted is the mitigated
penalty of 3s. per ounce, for short weight in three
quartern end two half.quartera loaves, areoanting is
the whole to two (Sinus.

DIED.

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On Saturday last, after a law gad tedious Maar, Cleorwe
Urea's, Meody, yoga's's sag al the Reverend We. Moody,
at Bethamptisa-hosese, is the county of Wilit.
Oa the 14th inst., at Saathainptois, In the 9Setyear of her We.
the Dowager Lady Biddelph, relict of the late Sir Theophilas
Biddalph, Bart. of Mary, Warwickshire.
On she 13t1 instead, of his hone at flarlesdna, in theconoty
of Middeses, Robert TIM, Esq. in the 54d year of his age.
A f,vr days ago, at the Taw. of Leeds, in Kent, Mr. James
Barham. lied Rd years, gardener to the late Lord Fairfax & an
eminent ehange-riager Ind peal conductor. The deceased stood
at one time 14 Man and 41 minutes at the bell.

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