Lancaster, Tuesday, March...
The Times, 1824-03-20T00:00:00

QO-1i a.rKslnsorz, aged L2I, was indicted for having uttered on the 13th of December, a bill oi exchange for the pavment of 2401., with a forged acceptance thereto, with intent to defriud Robert Tronson, of Liverpool; and also with having forged a certain endorsement on the said bill, with intent to defraud William Parrv llutchinson. The prisoner pleaded "1 not guilty." Mr. CLARKE stated the case, anrd addressed the jury, the facts oft which he would briefly state to thein,. Air. Hlutchinsoa was a sugar- refiner, residing in Temple-street, Liverpool, who was unacquitnted with the prisoner at the bar,until, on the 11th of Dccember, lie came to his warehouse to look at some sugars, and on the following morn- ing selected five hogsheads. Mlr. HutCiunson demanded his address and he gave him hlis card, on which the name Isaac Fisher, jun Was en,graved, and he told hin lie lived in Crosby-street, Liverpool that he wanted the sugars for .Ir. Franis lills, a merchant in Dublin, and he wvould pay for them with a bill which he said he i had left for acceptance, and handed .Mr. Hutchinson a copy of the bill, for hint to be satisficd-. Mlr. Hutchinson seeing r. 11ills; name, immediately agreed to take the bill, and delivered the suc-ar It would be liroveti that all the signatures to the bill were forgeries Mr. Hutclilnsoni shortly afterwards paid the bill into Heywood's bank. The prisoner was apprehended bv a constable, who acciden- tally wvent into a pablie-house at Low-hill, near Liverpool, where he saw the prisoner and another person. There was no suspicion or charge agaitnst him at the timne* but as soon as the prisoner saw the constable enter the room, he immediately went out, towards the London-road. The otlier person that was witlh him also went out after him. Their conduct excited susnicion in the constable's mind, and he followed them. Tlhey saw him, and immediately i Jumped into the fields, antI commenced running away. Prisoner thirew away hiis cloak and a poclket-book, containing 30f. in money, tihe invoice of the sugars, and cards with the name " Isaac Fletcher, jun." The constable, however, succeeded in apprehending the prisoner, and lie was brought to ,iverpool; the other person escap ed. Soon after, these facts camne to 11 r. uchinson's knowledge,and he ascertained the bill he had received w;as a forgery. The prosecutor, Mr. flutchdintshoen, reommnded hi eto mctGily. WEDXESDAY, !lAnC1r 17. JoPln Taylot r was indicted lor feloniously marrying Elizabeth Platt, at W.arrington, on the 11th of Fcbruarv, 11121, having previously marrie Sarah Glaive, at Bowden, on the 24th of June, 180., his first wife being alive at such second marriage. Joseph Edward Roberts produtced a copy of the register of the parish church of Bowden, and also a copv of the register of the clhurch of WVarrington, in which the celebration of the prisoner's different marriages were enitered. Jansies Glaive (father tothe first wife, Sarah Glaive) deposed, that she was married to the prisoner i, Bowden church. They lived together, and had three children. They had quarrelled, and agreed to part about ten years since. After some time, they Joined stocks (a laugh) again, about two years ago, after the second marriage, and they are now living togeilier. Cross-exaimined.-When the pri.soner parted from his wife, it was from jealousy, aboot a man named Kilshaw. She sometimes stop- ped outa night or so, with Kilshaw. She was senttbv the magistrates to the Ilouse of Correction for neglecting her children, and living ,rith Kilslhaw. Ever since the second iiarriage, prisoner has been living with his first wife, and maintained all the chiildren. Elizabeth Platt (seconl wife) deposed to having married the pri- coner at WVarrington. EIe told witness he was married before, and thlat hlis first wife was bying. COURT.-.Whllr didI you marry him then ? He toldi me he was parted from his wife upwards of sevenI years, and tlict lic was free to marry again. COURT_.-Howlong did you live with himi?-Thrce weeks; then the first wife claimed him. Had yon a child ?-Yes (after a pause) ; but not by him. Did you threaten to drown yourself it he would not marry you ? -No; but he did. The overseer of the parish prisoner lived in deposed to his good character. The prisoner in his defence, said lie was not aware of the consequenrcs of wrhat he had done. Thejury birougiht in a vcrdict-(;ui1ty. Mr. .lusticc BAYr.Ey directed him to be discharged on his own recognizance, to appear when called on to receive sentence. Jamzes Rlussell was convicted of aiding and abetting Thomas Lo- gan (not in custody) in the isnarslaughter of John Mturphy at 11'ar- rinaton, on the 23? of A-urut. Johltt Clegt- was indicted for killing and slaying Richard Aiken, at Habergham Eaves. The prisoner had thrown a pick uscd by col- liers at the ileceased in afit ot passion. I t entered liis thigh, haemor- rhage ensued, ind he died in a few days. Surgeon Parkinson, who saw hbsi, proved that if amputation, had been tielvy resorted to, the deceased's life would have been saved. The broiher of the deceased deposed to his dying declaration that the prisoner had caused his death. The prisoner ha(l an excellent character, and had a family of nine children. He sent nioney to thc checeased's faiily to bury him.- V erdict-Ctizlly. CIIARGE OF NItURDER. J1timmnsh 1l1hitchcud, 45, (against wlinII no bill was found bv the Grand Jury) was chlarced, on a coroner's inquisition, with the wil- fuil imrder of lary Whitheicadlher daughter, aged 1 emonths, by drowvning her in a well. Mr. COLTMAN stated to the iurv, that though the prisoner at the bar was a person, generally speaking, of goo(d character, she was cub- .icctattimnes (particularly atercliild-birtli) to beafflicted vith insanity. The facts were proved, buit the jury acqitkted, as evidently insane. Mlr. Justice BAYLEY said he wouild have a commuinication wvith il r. Peel irtmmediately on this case. Jo/it Atkinson (bho was yesterday convicted of forgery) was placed at the bar to receive sentence. Prisoner, on being asked what lie lid to say whv sentenca of dcatli should not be passed tipon hii, said, " Mly liord-I hunibly beg to represent to your Lordship. I ain a young man, very youlig in years-just enteringt into life. I ain a husband and a father. MIv triends1 parents, arid connexions are all respectable ; and I trust to experience a portion of that bu- manity for which your Lordship is so peculiarlv distinguished." The Court was extremely crowded, and the grcatest interest was excited on hearing the address, which was delivered with every feeling becomiig the situation the prisoner stood in. After a pause of sonic minute.s, Mr. Justice BAILEY proceeded to pass sentence- "lohn Atkinson, I wvish, consistently with mvduty, I could have attended to the recommendation of mer'cy made 'for you by the prose- cutor it your case ; and I wish I could attenid to the very feeling ap. peal you have just now imuade; it would give me the Iiigiiest satisfaction if I could holi ont to you any reasonable expectation of hope; bitt your ofrence is of that nature, I cannot do it. It is an offence so easily committed, and is of such importance in this countrv, that I sliould be demeaning myself most iamproperly, if I did not resist the feelings of niy own mind on this occasion. VYou are young, but trot in experience; and it is in evidence that you held a respect- able station with a nierchant, whera you must have learned, andi hiave known how much the trade of this great country is carried on by bills of exchange. If your youth, or your having a wite, should be allowed to operate to mitigate a capital ofFence of this kind, nio person could toubt but that it would be anm encourage- inent to others to coinumit t,ie same offence. In vour case, I am sorry to say muchi address has been exerciscd. V'our ap- pearance, the respectable house you repreMented yourself to be agetit for, atid therebv induced Mr. HutchiAson to take so large a bill as for 2401., for'which he gare yout goods and cash, is no light offence; 'tis the effect of premeditation, of platn, antI deep considera. tion. The tiune, too, when you commenced it, beginning at Man- chester, whel, you orderel the cards to be engraved-this must not be forgottens. For what puipose lid you order those cards, but to facilitte the prurposes of fraud? 1'our case, thotglih so extremely dflicul!t to be discovered, gives an instance that wh'en onuec crime is committed, self-possession is lost. The co^.viction you had been doiig wvrong operated upon iyou, and you conducted yourself so as to lead to detection. The offence yout have committ is one of the grestestmagni,ttdc. I have a duity to pelforni to the public. and un- pleasant as it is to ime, I feel I slhoutld not act honestly if I could hold out any reasoniable hope of mercy to you. I amu bound, in recomsending to mercy, to state if any tircuCmstances have appeared favourable: it, your case I cannot state aniy thin,g favourable, and T anxiously state to you mzy determ ination; and it is iny imost earnest wish that you will consider your stay in this lifecannot beof along dluration. 'I exhort you to turn yourthoughts to, another and a better world." Iliislortiship then sentenced hinm. todeath in theusual terms. LANCASTER, TUESDAY, MAARCH 16. FORGERY.