The true Democrat., 1856-04-08
The Great English Forgery Case.
Frauds perpetrated to the amomnt of s5.OOO. .OOO-SMiciae of the FOrger.

P" tiouidio oI tiie aStounuln9 lrduuS ptTpeuTd- ted in England and Ireland by John Sadler, member of Parliament from Sligo, Ireland who was chairman of the London county bank and Swedish railroad company. The asgre- gate fraud is about S5,OOO,OOO. The case has created the greatest excitement throughout Great Britain which has been still further in- creased by the seltmurder of the forger We append also several letters which were read at the examination into the circumstances of his death, which took place on the 16th ut. The Advertiser says:
 "There is every reason to believe that when all is known 1t will be found that the amount of frauds of which the late Mr. John Sallier has been gnilty will not be much under f1,OOO- OOO First it has been ascertained beyond all question that Mr. Sadlier has forged no fewer than 5O,OOO Royal Swedish railway company's shares and obligations of 95 each, on which large sums of money were raised. This for gery alone Is to the nominal sum of 925OOOO only it is not yet known what amount he was able to raise on the shares and obligations. In addition to these forgeres there are several deeds and mortgages of estates in Ireland As regards these, however, the extent Is not yet known. But perhaps the bodest and most daring torgcneSOt all these are those which relate to the deeds for the purchase of property in the En- cumbered Estates court of Ireland The for ged deeds purport to bear the signatures of the comm Issloners the registers the chief clerk, the solicitors Ill the various causes, anl the commissioners seal. The extent to w!ich thls class ot 1oFgerles has been committed may be inferred from the fact that the stamp duty ! alone on these amounted to several hundred | pounds
 < considerable number of forgeries on pri- vate individuals also have been discovered and there Is every reason to believe that others vet remain to be ascertained. Those which nave been detected are supposed to amount to near i lv t1OUOOO. In addition to the classes of forgerles already enumerated, MT. Sadlier has been guilty Of u e assignment of deeds held ll | trust by hlln to an enormous amount. The !rafts and all the forged deeds and mortgages are in Nr. Sadier's own hand writing. The forgerles of signatures are in every case remarkably suc- cessiul. Those of the encumbered commits sions are said to be 50 perfect that the most ex- periencel sage could not detect the forged deeds from the genuine
 The act of sclf-destruction was, it is believ- ed, precipitated by the circumstance of four o the holders of deeds relative to the purchase of one of the encumbered estates, who had ad- vanced G1OO0O to Mir Sadlier, having on Sat urday last gone overto Ireland with his solicitor for the purpose of having the deed registered Mr. Sadlier endcavored to frustrate the inten- ton of the party, but failed
 "On the continent, too, where his transac- tions were to an enormous extent, great alarm prevails In letter he wrote before leaving Glaucester square for Hampstead Heath, where he put an end to his existence, lie de !. cares that without the knowledge Of any hu man being, unaidcd and uuassisted, he commit ted the most diabolical crimes of which 1t was possible to be guilty; that these crimes must now be discovered: and, as they would involve the ruin of hundreds of innocent families, he had preferred to die rather than witness the suherings which they must endure
 \ 1.-The crime of suicide must have been contem- plated by Mr. Sadlier for some time before he committed the act, for he purchased Taylor 0n poisoaing' and had evi}el tlv read 1t through till he came to the chapter on the essential oi of bitter almonds, when he turned down tho page. q, if he had made up his minl
 The frauds denoe a combination of crim iHa'ity, boIlrcsS, ingenuity, versatility, ana tart such IS the world never before witncssed'
 The following arc the letters referred to which Were read ou tile 25th uIt, which Show the state of mind of Mr. Sadiier before com. hitting the fatal act:
 Sat,1loy mgu.
 "I cannot live, have ruined too m4ny.- cannot live and see thera.o.v. lhaye com mitrei abominabie crimes unknown to anv hu- man being; th ' win now appear ,o light, bring ing my family aud others to lj,tre,s-callsiA. to aIl shame and grief that they shoull have ever known me. 1 blame uo ouc but uttrbut, all to my own infamous Naillai"y k aud hundred, ol other, are ruAel bv uv vi lu4y. 1 yo WI ~ through auy torture as ; punishment tor my crimes. No torture coul, ne too much for such crimes, but l cannot Iiv, ,o sec the tortutes uiiict upon others -J SApLIEH - lele ,raph to anl other wise when you read.'
 Robert Heating, AI F. for Waterford, wa theu Sworn atl icpo,44 that Nc v.is intimate " "clHa ntcI with dect,Jscd le lAst heard iron him on Sunday morning week; he received twc letters.
 The witness then rcal tho following cores pondcaco, etc.:
 l. Gynes.r Iyue, Fcb. 1G, 1856.
 DEAR hoBAEr:-ro what ul4my have come, step, by step, heapu5 crime upon crim, ana hpW ad myself the author of uuInher la>s crimes of dabolcdl character. and tht cause of ram, and misery. an dis grace to thou sands-avc, teus of thous.hds, Oh how fee tol those un whom all this ruin must fall could bear the puUishmeutS, but could neve bear to w.tue>s tine sui. rings of those on whom have brou ,ht such ruin. IL must be bette that should not-lve No one las hcen priv, to my crimes. They sprang from my own tc cursed brain alone 1 have swindled and de celved thout the knowledge of any one.- Stephens and Norris are both innocent. a., have no knowledge of the fabrication of deed and torgeries by me, and bv which hav sought 70 go on ln the honiel hope of retriev ing. It sad day for all when came |, London. l can give but little aid to uurave assets and transactions. There are serious uues tions to money interest in tue Granl June tion and other undertakings Much will b lost to my creditors if these cases are not fair!, treated. Tine Grand Junction, the East Ken and the Swiss line, the Rome liue, and the coa company are all liable to be entirely lost nov so far as my assets are concerned I authoriz you to take possession of all my letters, paper, property, etc, in this house and at Klkinson's and at No. Is Cannon street Return my bro
 
 The prayers of one so wicked could not avail or would seek to pray for those leave afte me, who will suffer agony, and all owing to m, criminal acts. Oh, that had never quttec Ireland. Oh, that 1 had resisted the first at tempts to launch me into speculation. If had had less talents of a worthless kind anc more lirmness, might have remained as once was, honest and truthful and 1 woul, have lived to see my dear f.thrr ana ,,ot x, in my old age. weep and weep now, bu what can that avail? "J SADIIER.u
 The telesraphic message was this:
 "Telegraphic message from SAdlicr. Meriol Square, to John SadIier, Reform Club, Pal Mall, London. Dublin Station. All right a all the branches; only few small things refused here. If from 10000 to 3O,OOO over here ol Monday morning all is safe.
 "DEAR RoBERT:-James sent me his titl deeds of the Coolmanack and Kilkonnel estates 1 have not used the deeds in any way. I gav, J. Gurney letter from James, entrusted t, | p,, h, hin, ,vhiph | lrl | ':