The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-09 00:00:00

00,11 ItS FT ASSIZES.

TAUNTON.

TR I it. OP mil. K F:MP FOR FORGERY.

Mr. John Coif stall, that he was • 'chymist and
'lutanist, residing in Bath. HO known Mr. Kemp
▪ sears; when be first remembered hire in business,
was a grocer. Mr. Kemp took to the banking
Astiness in May? 1811; votive, money transactions
t.sd passed between himself qll,l Mr. Knot). He
s6+ the Prisoner in Joly last . Prisoner called on
bins to get bleu to slip a note in Joly, 1814: witness
slid sign the note; had recetsed a velar many nom
from Mr. Kemp before that bee. At that time,
goofs received two prnetisory notes of 5001. each
from Mr. Kemp. am of these states he gave back
in Mr. Kemp, shoot a week after he received it.—
Witness afterwards west out of town, and left the
✓elies Dote is charge of his cc"( to chew with Mr.
letup. Ile (lid this in coarequetme of a meeting he
trd writ Mr. Kemp, before be left Wen, when Mr.
K mp said to kim, " Joho, yea will do me eo sir-

Wor. ifrinir. lat.. a grocer mud baakm is. Balk, was
indicted fne haring (neared a prowsiganry state for
MAI.; and for uttering the atm., knnyriaa k tr,
Uwe!, with intent to defraud 'rhos. Flower and J.
Cwt.

Mr.C4MERD opened ►he my on ilb•patt of thy

proressuri••n. The offence, the Learood C;Funsel mini,,
III"' whirl. the Prianner stood rhariod, was a espi.
r offence ; but he felt it necessary particularly to
ilito.t the attention of the Jury to the different
4.o,rgeu egatnat which the Prisoner would hate to de.
fend hims.l:. The Ptisnoser nos chilled, first, wilk
boring kited Ike note in question ; nett, with his.
log prorered it tat be forged; and last, with haring
ati.reti it, knowing it to be forged. The Prisoner
wt, s men • ho lied filled a most reepeetable situation
To life: lie hid 'Prided at Bath, where, dyeing many
year., he had carried on the Woes, of a voter.
sod his soccesein that trade was such, that be' was
efterwerde induced to become' a trinket: In the
year 1814, he gave up his businesses a rotor in fa:
valor of • who', of the noble' of Foirtor ; end, at
that lime; the Prisoner antiaed to Mr. Flower the
whole of his stock in trade, and book debts, for the
sum of typo!. The mode in Which this 90001. use
lb be psis! *Putty become a material oltjett. for the
eonsideratioo of the Jarj. Thwrem was to be paid
by Mr. Flower by IS psileissury notes of 30111. tack.
One of Bosse notes UM to be wade motile at the
end of each soccemive week ; so that. at the espira.
Lion of 18 weeks, the *bole would he discherted, The
transaction in tpiestine tank place its May, 1814 The
notes bore date the 45th of May. 1814; they were
delivered to Mr. Kemp, and paid by Mv. Flower.—
At this time the Priaiaer was in habits of very close
intimacy with a Mr. Calf. • chymist and dew/gilt,
residing in Beth. Mr. Calf listi lent certain sums of
money to the Prisoner, and the latter, by wry of
security, had mode available to him the nest pre-
iffllellee to a IlthuT in the county of Wilts. In the
moods of July, 1514, the Prisoner applied to Mr.
Cuff to ads sore him a teether sum of snoopy ; or, if
it should nit he convenient to lend- the money, to
become joint Fertility with him its a promissory note
to the moon( of 7001., with which list proposed
Mr. Cuff complied; and the Prisoner, as *entity
to Mr. Cuff, deposited with him two of the pew-
missorfnotes which he had received from Mr. Flower.
At that lime, therefore, Mr. Gild had not only the
sett ptesentation to the living, but the deposit of
these notes, as security for the money he had lest.—
Soon offer Ali. Calf gavewp one of the promissory
110,44 lie hod received, Mktg that without it be
bad seflicient serenity ; mod the Primmer sone and
to Mr. Cot with the following, :—Re said
that the note *kith Mr. Cuff hog was mode
psyablb •t too esrly a period for Mr. Flower's cater*.
silence, end I.lzed that ber. Coif week' tele in ea.
change for it anbther owe of Mr. Flower's, whkh
lad a longer time to fen. Mr. Coirchstiged the
note, mod the note-which wet flee glees by the Pri.
toner to Mr. Cuff formed the pseud of the pretest
promotion. This, which seethe' be proved to be a
forgery; was dun read :
flies 1,5_, Ilitif.—Elswert writs after Ants. I promke to pay to
e Mr. W. Kmp, nritis order. Soul. for win. user.ses.
11.MMAS LOWER.
Pay.ihk of Mew". Fry aid sem, b k e rf, Lood.so.
his note, lg. Leaned Counsel said, was
drawer by Mr. Power. It became deo in August,
11114. It wit net, liewever, until October last that
Mr. Cuff, who held the note, was called on to make
good the promissory note into which he himself had
*Motet's* the desire of the Prisoner. Mr. Cuff then
bet sme. desirous to make tale, the apparent note of,
Al r. Flo,r.r,a,allsbla. Ile applied to Mr. Flower
on the gehjeet, the consetpiente of which was a re-
ference to the Mayor, at the' Town flail, when the
parties were booed over to preseeute, and the note
was iMpolinded. These wets the circianstanets of
the ease ; end eel oily Ike uttering but the forgery
of the note would be proved. The note was not
drawl by Mr. Flower, that was plain. By whom
then was it drawn ? A witness would be called,
who would tell the Jury, that, at the instance of the
Prisener, he, that witness, drew the body of the
note; aid it would be shown, bopped doubt, that
oho signature was not the signature of Mr. Flower.
Whether that signature tin or was not forged by the
Prisoner, it woold be for the Joey to decide.
Mr. Philip George raid, that he was Town Clerk
of Bath; that he was present wires the Prisoner was
ezaMined before the Magistrates; that he hod its Isla
possession the note which was the subject of Bast n-
omination. Wittiest prodeced the Dote.
Mr. Samuel Wright said, that he was formerly
Cletit to Mr. Kemp: knew the body of the sate
which was presented to him (the note in question) to
he Isis owe band. woiting. Ile wrote it at the desire
of Mr. Kemp. This was het neen the 25:11 May and
9th Aligns., 1814 ; had lived in the employ of Mr
Power; knew his hind-writing ; the signature to
11. e note was not Mr. Flower's; the endeisement
u;
on the note was in the hand.wcitiug of. Mr. Kemp.
Cross.ezamitied•—Mr. Kemp and Mr. Flower
married sisters. Mr. Flower bought Mr. Kemp's
business; Mr. Flower gave iighteen hills of 5001.
ti each ; ad be gave a bond of 50001. for the pod-will
of the business: witness hid never seen the bond.—
Ile drew out the body of 18 voles by Mr. Kemp's
direction. Th. first time he saw Mr. Kemp, after be
left hie service, was when Mr. Kemp surrendered to
his Ci.niulission.

vice unless you change that note of Flower's for a
note of later dale." '1 he note be then sew (the one
in question) was that he received from his son, on
returning home a fortnight after. Znitbered see-
ing Mr. Kemp in August in tbs. year. The
meeting was at the holm of witness. The note was
not produced on that occasion; bat witness told
Kemp that Mr. Flower had said the note was a for-
gery. In October last was called open to make good
the 'amity into Is bleb to had entered at Mr. Kemp's
request. Was arrested upon that wearily. Saw
dos Prisoner after that arrest., and reqeested hits to
loges the assignees (Prisoner was then a bankrept)
to pay the money. Prisoner then said, that the
money was not to be paid by the assignees; bet that
if he (witness) 'meld go to London with him, he
would pay Mr. Berger', the holder of the security
into which Mr. Calf hod entered, as Much as his di-
vidend would amount to.
Cross-reasmlned.—Ned seen Mr. Kemp in Rath
more than mire between May, 1814, and October,
1818. Mr. Kemp had slept at his horse more than
once during that interval. Had been very intimate
at (teatime with the Prisoaer ; but bed pot written to
him within the last two or three years.

[flora Mr. Sinjeant PILL produced a loiter which
wittiest, arknowledged he had written to the Prisower
within the lest 12 months.]
Emitted a Meta.. to Mr. Flower this morning.
before he came into Court. Had never been applied
in to innate a release before t that was, not by Mr.
Bachelor. Had been applied to by tho opposite party;
Mn. Bachelor was solicitor in the present mite : also
►eted as Solicitor under the Commission against Mr.
Kemp. Knew that Ms. Kemp had been trying to,
supersede his Commission. After halted told Kemp
that the note was a fo•gery, he Rave k to his brother
for some time, that, In case he should be applied to'
by Kemp's family, he fight be able to say he had 00l
elk .i mgr. Ills brother kept the watt slow at'
month; sine, that time it had been in his owls posses-
kit—from Jely, 1814. to Janoary last. About
shit time, he went with his Soliritor, Mr.Craiek.l
slink, to demand payment of the solo from Mr.
Flower. Vent chiefly to ascertain if it was a for-
gery.

Mr. Jostles Routoarn.—lf Mr. Flower told you
Les years ago that the note was a forgery. bow hap-
pened it that you took no steps in the mate tilt the
year 1818?-1 bud other secorliies which / thought
sulkiest.

Witness was net preseet at .ay leterview Wee.%
Mr. Flower set' Mr. Keep subsetpseet to 1814 ?
Thinks he was net : woeld eel sneer.

Re-esamined.—lfad not taken any steps with re-
gard to the forgery, until lately, became Mr. Bee-
rier, to whom he had become seeeritrat Mr. Kemp's
desire, had been oat of England. On his (Uerguer's)
retorts, milled upon witness far his debt, upon which
witness began to look more closely to his own se-
curity. _
Charles Cot, the son of the last witneas, proved
the changing of the notes with Kemp, bet would not
swear that the note shown to him in Coed was the
note which be had received from Kemp.
On his crow-eaaminallee he said, lb.t he had Used
with his father from the year 1814 to 1917. Detimg
that time had frequently seen Kemp im, be.
ring the time that his father had the tempered forged
note in his possession, Kemp slept three or four,
times in the hoese of his (witness's) father. Ile
knew Flower well, and had dose a great deal of bu-
siness with him. Remembered t>M difficulty which
his father got into in Mr. lieramerlsosse; het did
not think Mr. Flower ululated Ms ?Ober spin tht
occasion.

Mr. Thomas Flower said, that be bad known Hoe
Prisoner ?I years; was his apprentice and his as-
I deism ; and is 1814, succeeded him in the grocery
bobiness. Gave 90001. for the Hock in trade, sad a
great proportion of the book debts. That was to be
paid by promissory owes of 5001. each. There were
18 notes; lb. notes were payable, one after the
ether, at tie end of every week. They were all
dated en the 251 b May, 1814. (Here the loiters.
produced the notes.) One of the Doles ass payable
st l I week.' dale. That note was endorsed by Mr.
Kemp. Paid the note et 11 weeks, to Mr. James,
of the house of Neel., Sae, and Co., to whom it was
OMPOIN.d. (Witness looked et the note in question.)
Neither that Dote, nor the signalers., were his hand.
writing. Never aethesised any person to sign Cu,
such note for him.

Cross.ezamined.—Never authorised any Forum to
sign any note for him. Certainty no person out of
his business. Certainly not Mr. Kemp. Was not
always in his business. Might possibly bass se.
thorised Finglass, his man, to sign soy thing for him.
World not swear. Was positive that be utter se-
tkorised any one to draw bills for bin.
Mr. Jestice HOLROVD.-1101/ MOO you to say,
Mtn that you bad eathorised Finglass?-4 settior-
siooj the question only as to endorsing bills. Wlth
Res, did not ems* with any intention to, take awry
the Woof his brother-in-law. The accounts between
him and Mr. Kemp wars not settled to this day. A
large balance was due In him-0, be was mistaken,
the accounts were settled.

Mr. Justice HOLROTD —What do you mean, Sir ?
You first say there is a large balance doe, sour that
the accounts ere not settled; and then you say they
are settled. What are we to understand i—They are
'settled soy Lord. SOON. was given by oilmen for
lbe good-will of Mr. Kemp's 'ride. A bond was
given for tbat amount; he had the bond in Court:
be had purchased it. The band was pat op
by Auction. Ile gave, for his sun of 500U1.,
ISOM. and a ►elease of 11001. worth of had book
debts which he could lot collect. Never applied to
Kerop far a release from this hoed after he had
bought it. Bought it at the office of the solicitor.—
Mr. Bachelor was solicitor to the bankrupt's estate.
There were no bidders bets himself elms be Yrs&
the bond. Bought the hood on the Ist of February,
181 b. eight or eine Mouths after Mr. Keep because
a bankrupt. Kates Stephen Ford; he wet a cos-
tomer of witness. Did net remember Ford's calling
on him in July, 1814; or that his wife asked Ford
to walk Into the dining-room, where Fords** Kemp
and witness typifier. Did not tell Ford that be had
authorized Kemp to drew bills its his same, oh con-
dition that he (Kemp) should bad essooy for lbws
elsru doe. .

31r. Joh° Cruidatiarik said that be was a solicitor

In Bath. Received a note which he held ha his hand
shoot the sth'of Janeary last from Mr. John Calf.
Went with Cliff to Flower's house. to demand pay.
went of the note. The note was ant paid. After-
wards, at the instance of Mr. Flower, he went
to Mr. Bachelor's °Mee. Reversed the mete Is Mr.
Colt. _ _ _

Crovv-esamlned.—Was net concerned in the pre•
sent prosecution. Had bailed and defended the ac-
tion epos which Mr. Bergner bad arrested Mr. Coif.
This communication with Mr. Flamer was about the
sth of January. Saw Mr. Kamp in two or three
days after. and thinks that Mr. Retnp was then
aware that Ile (witness) had been with Mr. Flower.
lie diecialmed all connotina al kb the present prose-
cution.
Mr. Samuel Barlittor is v sormitor. Received the
note is qoestion /roar Mr. Jahn Cuff on the gth of
January. Ills known Mr. Flower eight yeses. Tito
signature to the nets was sot the bawd-writing el Mr.
Flower. Ile (witness) ssiti SW three years ligt%
Mr. 501j.4011 Paar..—What ;on said three peers
i%lr. Radiator, the Cowin cannot hear; 14. l if
you know any thing of your profession, you know It
is not evidence. _ _

The use being closed on the pert of die Crown,
the Prisoner left his defence entirely to his Counsel
sod to the Omit.

Stephen Ford said, that he was a sheriff's officer;
had been on thirteen )eare, and in three caatilies. Is
June 1814, had a warrant against Mr. Kemp feriae
\Vent to the house of Mr. Flower to look for him.
Saw Flower who said that Mr. Kemp was gee* Mato
' Wiltshire and that he nearer wished Its me hie km
again ; that he was s villain; for that Iso (newer)
had given Mm leave to make um of his muse Is seer-
rid bills, and that be heel gives him that liberty en
conpition that be (Keep), should God' money for
them when they sere dee ; but tint Kemp had broker
his passim ; and that he (Flower) had been ob.
liged tem olio es two notes which Kentplaed signed
aired4J. W.itrese ressembered going to Me. Flower's
horsefffigeme4s, shoot the 20th of Jely, to look for
Mi. Kelm`: he saw Mrs. Flower, who showed him
ism the dinieg.roons, where he saw Mr. Flower and
Mr. Kemp sitting at a table with. papers before there.
Witness said he bad a warrant against Mr. Kemp;
and Mr. Flower said he would sign a bail-bond if
witness had one in his pocket. The Prisoner glued
up the bail-bond. Witness asked who was to be the
other bail, Mr. John Cuff was then sent fir, who
signed the bail-bond toe.
On the erms-esatnieation of this witness, nothing
appeared wateri.tly to effect his testimony.
William Flingeas said, that he knew Mr. Kemp
and Mr. Plower is the year 1814. Ilemembereil that
span one occasion Kemp gave him a and re.
guested him to take it to Flower, sod get Flower te
sign it. He west to Mr. Flower, and asked him to
do so. There wets people is the shop sith Mr.
Flower. Mr. Flower stepped aside end whispereff
the witness to tell Keep to sign the bill for bias
(Flower)
Cross.ezamined.—Would not sweet that the note
in question was the note he carried to Flower, and
which Flower had desired that Kemp would sign.
Re.eastuitied.—Wasio the employ of Mr. Flower;
get his bread by hip. Had never mentioned this I
fest, eves I. Kemp himself. He had married Kemp's
sheer.

ile. 'nouns Flower, on his re-easnsination, eon•!
tradicted the whole of the evidence which had bems
gives by Mr. Foul and by Mr. Finesse; bet Iris
; testimony was gives in qualified terms. He spoke
" to tb• best of his knowledge."
The foamed Juous sommrd op the etiJenee at
considerable length. The crime, he ob il, with
1 which the Prisoner stood charged •as a capital crime ;
and if was found goilly, that conviction would
probably be followed by the emotion of dm la se.—
There was a great deal of mystery oboes the cam;
the note in guidon seemed to have bees draws Are
I yews ago. Why had the thing been permitted to
: sleep so long:. If the prosecution was set on foot
from laudable motives, and from a love of justice, k
las strange it should not have been instituted before.
, The Joey should look to the swim by which the
! witmeteee ivied be influenced. The Prisoner had
become insolvent, and had been trying te supersede
the Commission. If be were now convieted, there'
would of course be an rod to thou endeavours. Mr.
Flower had given a bond for 8,0001. to Mt. Kemp
for the good.eill of his badness. After Mr. Kemp!
became a bankrupt' Mr. Flower porchased his own
bond for 1,5001. and 10001. of bed debts. In ease
Mr. Kemp were to supersede his CoMmi.sion, be!
alight recover his bond, and compel Mr. Flower to
pay the fell amount. The esidenc• of Me. Thomas'
Flower was directly al variance with that of Stephen
Ford and of Wm. Ilaiglass. If the testimony of
these ;w trona could betaken to be hue, it would go
to acquit the Pasoan. It was for the Jury to de-
cide; cod they were to eressider, not only whether
the signature to the note in question bad •r bad not
bees written by the Primmer, bet whether or net
the Prisoner had aotherity from Flower to use that !
signatore.
The Jory, without hositstion, found lb. Prisoner !
—Arof 0.1111,. Tile trial lasted nearly stereo hours,;
mod the Court way crowded to MPH.

At the county of Month *mites, two firatlies (hro.
theta), and a man waned Corpeafer, weir• cntsetefitti
of robbery and burglaty,st St. Daly's, nest Sods.
town. Carpenter, oo receiving sentence of death,
in the most hardened manner eselaisned—" *bent
you. my Lord ; it is bet five infant's pain."
At the asorgal Assizes IV. Alavertit wa, trial) fey
the murder of G. allfracr, at (ilengstrnoft hri.lge, on
the hi of October. 1816. The trial tasted from ninb
in ti.e morning till stern in the ',Piling. Tee Jeri%
(Ail Not agree its their verdict till 11 o'clock on Sen•
day night ; when they found him Guilty—and he was
left far execution. Meade Ilertere, a French clincing.
master, ass fuand Krill of a rape on a girl of nine
inns ulo.—Sentenced I. be hanged.
Stlctoi.. A lamentable cast of this nature oc-
curred in litil.grove.streel, Briool, on Thursda)
last. The avotlair of • Mile hay, about nine jests
of age, had been relating the circumstance of some
person basing been sent to Neergete, adding, that
nale•s he, the boy, behoved better, she would seed
him there else; the child, letrified by the threat;
shortly afterwards went up steles and put a petiA
to hit ellstence by hanging