Swindling.
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I 11he SGWj}in: jariic1L(r .arc connected with thc case mentionei L?dt wccl-. f n man who had carried offa voting ladly fromn Carlisle t?o .r-ar x l I Fro-7 The ('Carfler .JuvrnL I .N ,tzm-l Cnc r r broutIght tip totr turtlier examiiiiation on a charge dref b- t.! b M tr. rF Saul. a most respectable solicitor, for oh. L'Inizr 31?1. from him fraudulently. Xlr. 'al sta-cd that a nmesenger carlc to hinm on the fith day of Maec,l 12_t! u-ith an intimation .hat a gentleman had just heen takein sudecrly i:l a.r t1ic lm:nc's Arnis_inn. ia this city, and wished him to make It`- v:1. Exauninant went thlitler, and was introduced to the prisoncr. Cha,-Ic' l Samuel ('are, wlio stated to examinant that lIe was ub;-ct toE4a ' ahout thie lcart. and that lie milght be car- red off at ar.v mnnncst; that as hc, thc Prisotner, teas possessed of : cooc dea'l of propvrtv. and liad a nunsernus cornexion of'relatives. IC w ished to disse of' it amongt thiem, antl desired that examinant -.coa'.3 take instructions for his will, wvhtich was hdone accordintiv. .MISt-TES OF TrtI u rs:L.-" Chailes Samuiel Cave, lae of Chiclsrs!er. in the catuntV of Sutssex. zenticnan. Trustees, Janies IliSn. of t'i-iiester, merchant, and James Farnell, of same plae, 1ruilder. (dici' to themtt all his re3l estate, situate in ot near Chi- .c.ls-r. at hIornley Dowil, viz. foir t.-eceiold dwelling houses antd ..f lant!, ia thr oc-mipation of *\Villiam Ac:on andi others as tenarct-. At Wl'ittlcsev. in Caunbrilg-.shirc, in the iule of Ely lions's sra :uz. acres of l6r,.d. in the occupation of Thos Cave . nvho !. 'Money in the fiiiid(s fi.(}.Y in the nev Four per nts. uI5 tri;st to r.vivc the reeit- and interest, anAts Ly the same to mev r; r "ing her natulral lit'e, except *5001-. whici I givc to joseph hav. nattiral son of my brother, Thomilas Cave, ant for I vhenu Fi r l'.dt' godfather: and, ii on her deathi. upon 'rust to sell the ra .tc ta i.t., to(dividethbclprocects tlicrcoft aid all my personal estate amnort..-tnu b '-others and sisters,in equal shares and proportions,viz.. T'ha.mas (_ve Win. Cave. (George Cave. at;d .John Cave, Suusan, .Vi..,.1- educs Sissin, of Wittlesev, farnier, and Ann. the wVife tf ('hurlys l'arc. of Thnrliy. (Canibtilduesiire. In case of the leathi ot no ot'iuv .ai d hrd.d:ers .und -istcrs, to go to their wives or hus- bands.; ar.l after their d-atih to their children in equal shares; and in c-t o-f death without tlavinir litvful isuec, togo tosirvivors in ljke manrer: ltt,:'. to ii: out iuuy ,idson in in' ;apprcnticcslip or trade lie e::x'ithink propcr to go tu.. I rcque-t that Thorniey,incambridgcshire, inav bc th.c place of mry btri il." [Sigvn2s 5"aled, &c-,in thc prcsence of thrce witnaes 'j (C. SASIU'EL CkAVE." Pri-oner caIled ont exaa inant sonic davs aftervards, anti stated t-at an a phic dion had becn miadc to ;lr. iNonnan, the solici. or. on be 1lf of a client of his. to borrow 2.0001. on niortgage, nd i:e ldescribed tk^ Property on which thtc money wai to be securedt, aund requestcd exaninant to accompany himt to look at it, anti to :ire hihn his advicc as to tilc security. Examinant looked at the prorev in question, anId considered it of amilde value. Prisoner thea left eanuninant, and said tie would go to it r. Nonnan. Pri- swoaer called on cxamilant a day or two afterwards to say that AlMr. .Norman arnd hle had agrmd- that the interest was to be 4 and a half per eant.. and tihat the pro-perty, being dwelling-houtses, was to bein a--ired from firc. Prisoner at thc same titne gave examiniant instruc- tioas to write to a Mr. Peckover, banker, ef WVisbeacht, who lie re. presented to be a trustee undcr his father's will, and in whose zamt' tbe s,aed that -he (1.0001. stock was standing; and requested examninant to give Mr. Peckovcr instructions to sell out 2,0t)01. ,worth of stotk f4.r the purpssc of laying it on mortgage. Same day t1je prisoner called again o00 examninant, and inforinmed him that lie j,i been looking at a property at Nettown, whicit be had some ideta ,f. purciasingF but as he was not a competent judge of its value, , vished ex'ansinant to reconiniend some person to htim to cxzntfine t'- prolrty, and to give him an opinioni of its value. Examinant t, cn wrote a note to3 Mr. Gate for that purpose, and which he dclivered to p i-boner. Erxaninant saw the prisoncr in tile eventing, when he intimzte' that lie and some friends had been looking at the Newto%rn pmPZeriy and that the price asked was 2,6001.; that he hl-A bid 1 I01. but t,iat the persoti who was authoriscd to treat for iLS sale mld not ta.tc upon Iiniself to accept that uan without first writing to die p*,prietor, who lived at Appleby, for hIis approbatior. Prisoncr saite llat lie expected an answer in tso or three days, anid desired that es.aminant would, in the rnean time, defer writing to Mr. Pecktover to sell out the stock. Pri- rncer calied ainsin on the day following, and said tltat there was a ver7 nice roung lady staving at tie King'& Arms inn, and that he lsada-eetu marry her. Pdroier tbieni requested dtiat exansinant would lend Itim *201. to defray the nece tsaty expenises attending lis tnarria,zzand intimalte tlhat he understood the parson's fee at rctna was considerable. and ttiat his own niotney would not arrive before the end of the following week. Prisoner said that lie intentled to make a very handsorne stliement of rcal property, which he had in Sussex, on his wifc, ant promtised to call on examinant after- ads and give Inir particular insttuctions as to the settlement. Prfi-,er called again on examinant on the 23d of March, and stated that an answer had been received from the proprietor of the Pntertv t- "\cvso%n, but as thle price was fixed at 2,000 guineas lie dlIinel the purchase, as lie considered that sutmiabove its value. Prisoner then gave examinatit instrntetions ta write immediately to Alir. Perkover, dcsiring hins to send the motney that be, the prisoner, lihd a,med to lend on siortgage, and said that the sum might as well be nitad 3,0W1, for thlat ill Consequence of his marriage lie would laie a good deal of .aoney to lay out in tlic purchase of furni,ure, &d. Xxaminant wrote to Alr. Peckover in pitrsuance of insiructinns. On the night before his, marriage in Carlisle, pri. .aonrr wrote to cxatninant to borrow 301. it addition to the201. which lie liad gdt before, bitt to wljich no answer was returned. 'ri:,6mer called personally on examuinant the followin-g morning, ncdl rer.e=ed his application for a further loAtn of 30L., Alleging thit baving been re-Tnirticil in Carlisle, atid htvin manfthings *o purchase, he iclad been put to greet expense. EIxamiatnt itnr fzz-ld iiint, that itwsas not convenient to advance more money; but, after irgent entreaty ite let him haie i O- ffore', o thVeafiane that it would not be iong until the monye arrived frorht W!rZIee!Oi ver. On the Milonday followivi, BlUrch.29-examinwntireceiedVa. lette; frotn that gentleman, of wi tliefollowing-isa .cop-: . 4'Wisoench; 25th Mafch; 18324.i " Gentlemen,-I have your favoar of the 23 iliftan4but i.-knows hto such person as Cliarles Samuel Care, thete was aSarnel.Cave; a cooper, resident in this place a sliort time, wilo wcik a gentleman of.the name of Cox (Thomas Cox, Esq.) in for -severa Ihundred pounds, and decamped, and has not-since been heardi of, and u un.. derstand leftawife to bewail his absence. I wish thismaynot be the case with you, ans amnTcspectfullv your friend. - 5S. and G. Saul and Co. "JONIAT}AN PECrOVER. ' Examrinant, on the receipt of this letter, made application for a warrant to apprehendI the prisoner on a charge of obtaining money under false prctencec, andsucceeded in obtaining froi hiM 41. and a wathb. After Mlr. Saul's evidence was read over, the prisoner wvas asked il he had anything to say to it, and he answered that he had nothing. He was committed for further examinadon on this charge. A lr. George Saul, on the part of the elatives of MIiss Cape, now lodged an information against the prisoner on n cbarge of bigamy. Al. J. Doiald, of thie Kiing's Arms inn, deposed that the prisoner came to his house by the coach on the28th day of February, and after remiaining there a few days, represcented Ihimself to be a single man and possessed of a large property. Prisoner paid his addresses to Aliss Capc and on the 26ds of Alarch they were married at St. Cuthbert's church. In consequence of infornmation which examinaut has since obtained, he believes that the prisoner w.as previously rAar- ed and that his wife is still living. ilr. Donald's examination was read' over, and the prisoner was asked if lhe had any thig to say? He acknowlelged that he had been living with a wvoman at Chiclies- ter, but denied that shc was his wife He said that Charlotte Bing- hant, the other womnn to whom he had been married, had herself remarried 6 months afterw ards. The prisoner was folly committed on this charge, and Mlr. Donald was bound over to prosecute. In addition to the preceding communication froni lr. Peckover, the two following letters have bewn received, givng a further account of Cave's proceedings at Wisbeacll and Chiciteste ri1 11 Visbeach, 1st April, 1824. 44 Gentlernen,-Our friend and neighbour, llr. Peckover, has handed over to us vour letters reqpecting Sam]. Cave, late of tith place, and we have ihis nmorning been endeavouring to itmake out all the necessary partieularsforyourguidbrice, We find by the parias register (of which we have n,ade a correct enpy), that Samuel Cavr was married to Charlotte Bingliain. spinster, on the 3d July. 1820, and upon comparing the hand-writing containeet in youx letter to Alr. Peckover of the 23.1 Alarclt last, with the wilting in the parishl register, therce is no doubt of their being the same, wvith the addition of " Charles" in your letter. U'e alsa find, that in consequenee of disputes between Cave and liis wife, slie left hini and went to reside iti a village near Peterborougli with her mother, witerc she was confined, but we have not at present been able to ascertain the naitme of the vilhige, bvr have put the matter into a train to obtain that itforntation in a few daya, ant( upon hearing from you one of us will (if you wish it) go ovcr andl ascertain wvethier she is still living, andl wbiere she is to be ntet with. Samttel Cave is well Innown to iMr. Metcalfe, sen., wlho atten.ded him several tiunies relative to a fratiditlent transaction on the part of Cave with the late Mlr. Titos. Cox, of ttis place, who advanced Cave a large suni of money whien he was a cooper in this town, tld which never was repaid. We shalt be rcady to render tiny aid and assistance in our power to prnishi tilis hardened villain, and are, gentlemen, yotir obedient servants, " CIIAnLEs IiETCALFsE allnd SON." " P. S. Of course you will direct your attention to tite niecessity of idez.titying the persot in custody with the one mentioned in the register-S. anti G. Saul, Carlisle." " Gich ester, A pril 4, 1824. "Sir-I liave just receivcd youir lettor about Samuel Cave, but 1kve ottly time to say, before the post goes out. thiat he ab- -onded fron: this city about two mnouths a go, leaving a wife antd ttiree childrelt here. Her father fetcitti her away. lie is one of thc greatest swintlers that tvas ever lieard of. Under the pretence of iaving had a smint of otoney left to him, he pretended to buy hlioses of Mir. Acton here, and liad thic conveyance prepared. . Ile bor- rowed money of the persoII he pretended to deal with. He is a cooper by trade, and worked for Mr. Biffin. of this place, low. ever, being Suntday, and so near post time, I asi not able to send farther narticulars, but. as I stippose you will not ntind tle expense of another letter, I svill, in a few davs, send you the particulars of his case, and wil in theitcan titneinforn those whom lie las duped, as they arc anxious to prosecute hint, but I ant afraid the inlmense distance that lie is from tbits place will prevent titent proceeding againsthim. (Signed) "EDWARIt GILBERT "Clerk te the Guardians of tite Poor." "To Ali. Thos. Randleson, Carlisle." 'Iwo other letters, svritten by different persons at Ciiicitester, have becn addressed to the C'lerk of the Peace in this city, containing fiur- ther details relative to Cave, siiilar to those in the letter to Mr. Ranillesort. STFI.-DLING. PO(}LIE-( WFIXE1. XVEnD-EsDAt, APrnIt. 7. CIAnGr OF OF BTATIlS- ITOXEEY UNDER FALSE PRETF.NCES.