The New York herald., 1867-05-26

il to the stone for printing He told her il was sewell
Grimshaw who engraved the plates and that Thomas
was advance the money and give his assistance gene
rally 10 tho work On subsequent OCCASIONS almost
daily Greatrex told her how the work advanced He
took her into the room day when the Grmshaws
at dinner and showed hsr two OF the
printed notes. She saw the printing press and stone
upon II from which the first impressions were owl
IDENTIFY being taken blue ink S0mo time afterwards
Greatrex told the completed and he said
he had written The signatures she saw bundles OF the
cupboard. About this time Greatrex proposed
her TO leave the country with him She 90 tell
her father she going on her holidays, which she
did She went TO Aberdeen TO stay with some friends
while Greatrex and the Grimshaws were 10 60 about
the country and get the notes exchanged. Greatrex
came TO Aberdeen Unexpectedly. He came to inquire
for a remittance Of ESQ he had sent her She had
ceived no such remittance She had gone Rosehll,
Ind had got the telegram he sent her from Stirring
rns telegram was as follows low j. a Kveas, s.,,
Have you received tyy eco sent to-day" Grearex
had called at Dee street before following her to
Roseh and had got the letter with the f30 and the
eco arrived that day she went with him Forsyth's
Hotel and her return from the station whittier she
had gone to inquire boxes which were to be for
warded in the Of Mr.. Rivers she found Grearex
in excited state he having in the newspapers
account OF the discovery Of the forgery He said he
should require 10 leave Immediately. and left for Lon
don. thai eve0ing He told her to address IN htn
sMr. Gray Browns Private Hetel strand. London"
Sne e,, LOT LONDON Two days after ana jonsa Gsarex
where they iire6 for week In OF time
he WAS in the receipt OF the scotch coHain
INK thcnews OF the forrey. AT tbs end Of the week
they resolved 70 20 New York AND went 70 Souttpnp
toA s"Rctiacr He took passage by tho Hermann and
went or at once. she waited 8 week ator for the
boxos from Aberdeen but they did not come. When
she reached New York GreaireK the pier waiting
for her They went first TO hotel and afterwards TO
lodgings where they passed Mr. and Mrs. Parker,
which vas the they had sailed cnder. A few
weeks after her arrival there Greatrex apprehended
by superintendent Mccall and was taken back tD Scot
land. While in Aberdeen Greairex told her that after
reading the newspaper he had burned the forged notes in
his possession.
tross.examned- There were no bad notes among the
money sent to ber in Aberdeen. Grearex gave her
money to bring her home from New York.
Evidence was then led 10 show that Scwell Crimshaw
engraver and $50 good workman that he
generally got the finest jobs and that he had set Of
extra fine tools. John Ginlour, Of Gilmour 4 Dean
glasgow. deposed that they printed drafts and checks
for the Union Bank but that their printed In
London He had examined the notes in evidence, and
found them to be forged The genuine note engraved
by much more elaborate process than the forged ones
Jacob Perkins Bacon deposed that his firm engraved the
notes of the Union Bank and that the fogeres showed
many points OF difference. There in the forged
note only thirty-fve lines behind the word 'One,"
instead OF thirty the engraving OF the vgnette
the figures. They were certainly not prepared
by his firm. Some OF the forged notes had
pts ss snd ns sd Wgnss
clerks in the Union Bank whose names were on the
notes, deposed that the signatures forgeries in
twenty forged notes found Thomas. and about
f40 Sewell and in their baggage found at Eskbank
station, near Dalkeith. 1,292 notes were found and
Alexander Mccall was recalled to tell the story Of his
search for Greatrex whom he traced to New York and
apprehended there the 9th OF November eight days
after his arrival there Greatrex and Jane Weir
living in lodgings there as Mr. and Mrs Parker Wit
particulars to the contents Of their boxes
including the boxes returned from Aberdeen, which
went out in the same steamer with himself He found
felt hat purse pair Of boots and pair Of slippers
which other witnesses deposed TO having been pur-
chased In scotland He also found articles with the
names Of the Grimshaws.
Tho declarations OF the prisoners were then read
Greatrex stated that he was years Of age
that the Grmshaws had to him TO receive instruc
ons In photo gavanography and hoolithography. He
received ESQ from Thomas for the instruction given
Ho had hastened from Aberdeen seeing the paragraph
having much associated with the GFimshaws; but
ho denied all knowledge Of the forgery possession Of
forged notes OF the Union Bank.
Seweil Grmshaw called himself commercial traveller
years Of age. He admitted having had . hand in the
manufacture Of forged notes. but declined to say who
assisted him or whore the manufacture took place Hs
afterwards stated that an agreement had been mado
Thomas Grimshaw said he thirty -sx years Of age
and has NO fixed place Of residence He admitted that
the notes manufactured the premises Great
rex and that be had . share In the work.
There was very little exculpatory evidence
On Saturday the Court resumed, whom the Solicitor
General mr. Mler addressed the jury for the Grown,
and Mr.. Scott and Mr.. Mclean for the prisoners.
The Lord Justice Clerk then charged the jury, who.
verdict Of guilty ton Of the charges, including the
ns the other charges having either besn Withdrawn or
mot insisted on.
The Greatrsx was ssntsnced 10 twenty ysaxs
The court was quito crowded throughout the trial
The wife and child OF Grearex wore present througnout
the case
The prisoner Grsatrsx VAS. up TO recent period,
regular preacher on Svnday ~ioha Glaaoov Green,
AVID d said he preached the Green Ns m0vpinH Of
PrscAards esecuiiow.