Mr. Savery, Of Bristol.
The Times, 1824-12-28T00:00:00

[From an Eveningpaper.j Tihere has been no public examination of Mr. Savery, although he wvas fina1ly committed fbr trial on Thursday last. 'We have, never. theless, succeeded in collecting the following particulars, whichi, as respect the main facts of the casc, we have the strongest reason for believing authentic. The examination of this gentleman having been postponed until Ilonday last, from thence, at his own request to Tuesday, and then again a.ljourned to Thursday, he was on that dav conveyed for final examination, before Thomnas Hessall, Esq., Mayor ef Bristol, and several other Magistrates, at the Guildhall. He was then charged with forging, or uttering, knowing it to be forged, a certain proncis- sory note or bill of exchange, for -500L purporting to be drawn by WVilliam Pearson, a merchant of Birminghlam, in tavour of Thomas Gibbons, also a merchant there, and made payable at the house of Lubbock and Co., London. The bill also had on its various other endorsements of persons residing in Birmingham, and was subse. sequently eadorsed over by the prisoner in the name of his firm " Savery and Saward," to " John Freemaa and Co., Copper Com- p)any," who w?ere the prosecutors in this cace. It appearel from the evid'ence of- Smith. cashier to the Com. pany, that Atr. Savery had been in the habit of getting bills diF. counted at their offlce-the bill was presented by Mr. Savery, and he received the value for it in cash, micra the discount-when Mr. Sawvery absconded the bill had been returned to them dishononred. There was a-merchant living in Birminghanm, of high respectability, named William Pearson, as also a Al\r. Thomas Gibbons, a Qalker, and it was on the supposition that they were the parties to the bill that it hal been discorinted-they, however, denied any knowvledge of it, and on referring to the bill, it was seen that the name " Pear- son" was spelled "Parson," and that of " Gibbons" " Gibbins." Further inquiry wvas then miade whether there were any such per- sonsi, and none of that naue were found in Birmingbam', as set out in the bill negotiatedl by Mr. Savery. From thle evidene of Milr. T. X, Sandars, merchant in Bristol, it appeared that he had been in Birmingham, and was there informed by Mr. Rempston, sgent to the Bristol Copper Company, that a bill bad been negotiated by AMr. SiverY, as drawn by reputable mer chante in Birminglhan, and that he had been requested bv Alr. Kemp%ton to accompany him to the different banks there, and to the difVerent places ustally resorted to by merchants to transact their business, which he did: and both having made every inquiry, the repljwas, ihat no such persons as Williani Parson or Theinus Gibino were Wkown thiere. There-had been other depositions takern at the former private exa. minations, which Ahadbeien read over to the prisoner, but their con . tent4 did not transpire. Thc Alayor askcd MIr. Savery what he had to sav in his defence. le appeared perfectly coUccted, bat only bowed in silence. The parties were then bound over to.prosecute at the next asaizce. The demeanour of the unfortunate man was perfectly collecteed andt gentlemanlike during his examination. ie Iramrved -the strictest asIence till he was aboat to be removed from the zfiice, when he appearedl affected, and, ativancing a step or tv , requestcd that the Alayor and MAagistrates woultl accept his thunks tor thte delicacy vwith which} they had discharged their duties towards him, and for the accommodations he had received a thLeir instance in Bridewell, and hoping that thoe -meliand feeling 1roDld incluce them to direct similar aecommnodAti6rn to be given him by the keeper of the county prisou. He was tls'n removed from the tcMe through a private passage, and now st,.ld jOy committed for trial. IL is rumoared in Bristo),tbat tde following cireamsteance was that which contributed mo!-sto he arrest of the priGoner:-It has been already mentioned, fli4t; on the absence of Mr. Savery, and these bills being soon knmw?4 o be fbrgeries, Alr. Saward, his part- ner, became alarrmed for bs_kzown.situation. The circumtttancesand. stock of the house wergae-;jraIly inquired into, and onihat Invesd- gation the stockpresent4;jilarge def6cit. It was known that a great quantity of sugars bad 'beeni- in their warehouse shortly previous; tiese ;lr. Savery ha- invoiced over, and giver, up with the key of the waTehouse they ie-e in, to Mr. Protheroe, a principal creditor, Bs a security-for at =ah advfttce he liad made oN account af them, to relieve the firm froin some alleged embarrassments. Air. Protherme, it is, said, has to Icok -in vain for lhis security, for it now appears that. by some means or another, Ar. Savery hals re- riossessed bimself of the sucars, having. about a week previons tJo iiS Right, applied to a lilr. Ha'rrold, a merchant of Bristo1, to whom hco said he was hard pressed by a creditor to make up 1.000L or 2,0001.. and that he had no means of doing se unletss by disposing ef part of his stock of sugar. A negotiation wan then entered into. and eh finally disoRed or and delivered over to AMr. Harrold 'tbe sugars. He required of that gentleman a cash payment, or a cheek On Lon- don tbr the amnount. This was acceded to by Air. Harrold, and hc Rave him a draught for 1.5001. payable at eight, on Sanderson and. Co.. London. Air. Savery, on presenting the draught, told Messrs Sandereons that, as he understood they could give a credit an Ame- ttca, he wisihhed to have one on New York. Tbey consented to give It, and when he obtained it he deDarted for Cowee by Portsmouth. IVMrs. Savery was not aware of his situation- but repor4sihad gone abroad that he had been accompanied from Bristol bv a female ofrc certain description. Sle became alarmed at his absence, and fol- lowed him to Portsmouth. When be met her, there, ax we are in- formed, he explained his situation to her, and berought her to returia immefiately, exclaiming, "Go back. ro back! Your route -ll be traced, and my ruin will be effected !" Under these circummances, his wife returned, and met Mlr. Saward at Brath, when, thinking her husband must be then safe from pT-suit, she mentioned that he had gone to America. Air. SRaward as we lave already said, followed him to Cowes, and there apreltended him, almoat at the moment in which he fancied himseU out of the reach of all pursuit. Thie letter of credit fbr 1.50%., with about 201. in c3sh, was all the property the prisoner had titen in his possession: what he has done with the remainder is unknown. Th- creditors have possessed them- selves of the letter of credit. There are various stories afloat as to the connexion formed by Mr. Savary with the female who wag to have accompanied him i; his flight. A ware of the awful situation in which he is now placed, we feel tverse to enter further iitto anv thing which might tend to create a greater prejttdice against itin. He presents anotherexzarwleto the gay and thoiightless, which we trust will induce theta to rcflect hors they form immoral connexions. AMRSAVERV, OF BRISTOL.