The sun., 1882-02-26
SINGUL.fR FOEGERY CASE.


AT Bodmin, ON the Western Circuit, before
Lord Sti9f JHTnSe Iosridfc on itp' l. tor
on % an fSh,i ndran, arEs r forH ha bill 6f "Hn <rh"a
Mr.. 81 Aubyn pro7cfutcd' th1 prisoner. al
though she % pressed her regret HAT she Was
de.1nce w,th such renarkilblc skill that II may
safely be said. under the CIRCUMSTANCES sna
lU,i nothing b' defending herself
cited great interest. Tnr facts were these: ON
o.. 'hr went 10 thc shop Of llr. iawke. AN
Gvod- a. the value. Of flS odd l"it the shop.
saying she w%uid 'stll and pay, for them; ,shi
she was now charge, with forging. II rur-
las. and would have becarne due the next day
OF. g., shY ask"d, Mr.. Hawke T. cash i,
d1ng ; at the bank. Bat he rllst not tax" It TO
I" thr Devon and Cornwall Bank. % which he
t.,pl,..d he sf'e'if nke t to the Enst Cornwall
ioiih'"hilh- hp w"nld RAY, hlS bill out Of II
A9W% AW had hrr The ei,lqnr He then asked her,
piled 'rhat is my father; he has taken /. cot
tase for us at Roche for three year and that is
In rroes-nNanination. the prisoner endeav-
ORD, ORD - Se the Xl'n.l, wthd iw this STATE;
Tnl IN ry Sm ws e9i.nJnE IA" 4 wFa r., 7Ef reaiy sad
she b.ing i. horisn Cathoiic. and Lord Ar.hi-
, Shid p1nsn. IA Roman Catholic priest. She
shortly .aiierward. saying 10 him, think |
have glvon you the wrong bill; - She then
~ obs ~ 1 was Of no good, ~ il Wil- not dated
H.! he 'sf .,.,, !, bsek = her aud H. Ien;Tksd
,,it ti" hop and did hot return. .Attorward
hr ua"Le !pnhd On nj ,untoI anOihor hill #
HNnt ,1 Il 81. ~ "a 4i rolled ~ NG6t dny he
u wts NOT ;,shel He lid not send the goods
I" me Prisoner. and therefore he was not i
I1ior ~ iha t7lhSact,on.
!, Ipfd -;rch!ba.i Douglas was callpd. He isa
Marami. M a'4n a oaelb2y nFb nH H. T RTGSr IN Hr 1t ts
roGd, London, aud has n home for boys, He said
N.al Pee I'D not know the prisoner, and never
Inr llrsury " his naniv Was liorfect SO lar a.
ff.I'ie4 h.a Christian name. He knew moth
ny u' Mr; PlThyn 1.-THE prisoners husband.
VINO WIS said L! he ] III re agent. aud had never
sent him t'"S FOR shares in any clay works.
ihe present Proceedings against tho prisoner
SrwcqYt, ,afd be knew the prisoner and llei
hgshald had hHtn living , short time at Roche
where her husbands father lived. who is II mine
aSseht. They llvrd prev lousy nj Tywardreath.
Ihrre w"ft. several cireunIstHn,"'s that cor
rph"ratgl different parts ~ ;he prisoners 10"
Iehce Millth she read 10 the jury from n very
wa INC victim - IA has" conspiracy IN the part
pi hrr husband ana his friends. who wished 20 |
get rli Of h"I and ruin her, She pointed out |
ihh' whYe'rr han iQrEei Lord \. douglas,
must haye4,crn well ic,iiafntcd with |
it, which she WAS nul. that durn, the three |
gave the bill t. Mr. Hawke and The dat. II ar |
rest she Lad never made any attempt "a l.et tho |
biii ia"s She tEcE detailed the events of her |
Inarrirl ,l lii" ~ eayinE hat She was married in
who had eyihnty not lived happiiy with |
her. ami the marriage was evidently dis
tasteful 10 his relations. She SAID that
be had deserted her in London. leaving
her pernilcss. aud Mrs Co"k of Tywarf
reath. ~ hn was called on her bG half 'prrnh-
lrat"d this. az she went up with her 10 London
from Cornwall. Afterwar1 they became frtrnds
again AMI were living al Roche. ON O.t. 81"
and leit with her the three bills Of nxrhnIlss.
'H'h i'r f5u. saying that he had seeu Lord 4
Douglas in London and had had $500 from him
'or shures in a clay mine half uf which had
,ecn paid by these bills which he had received
rom him. That her husband told her t. -o To-
Hawkes. and get the things for their rutiiu,e
md told her "a get one II the bills cashel by
Hrs. Cook. She told the JURY that She lad fol-
pwed these Instructions of her husband i'm
llIclty, and that on oct. 10 her husband told
,eT he Litd written to Hawke euuntrImanding
lar orlr for the goods. aud asking him 20 re-
urn the bills.
The Jury found tie prisoner not guilty.