The Sun. — 1827-04-06 (London, England)

ABBOTT.) FORGERY.  John Hughes, aged 25, was capitally indicted for feloniously forging and uttering a fraudulent receipt for the sum of 11 s. 6d„ with intent to defraud Harrison Arrowsmith, his employer. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Arrowsmith that he is a wine-merchant, residing in Adam-street, Adelphi, where he has chambers, the house being divided into several sets. Witness knows Henry William Pullen, who he understood to be a clerk in the chambers situated above his own; which are occupied by a Mr. Price, an attorney. The prisoner at the bar was a porter in the service of witness. He was in his employmentfrom November to February last, and was authorised to pay various sums of money, of which he kept an account in a hook, which was frequently inspected by his employers, when the prisoner always produced his vouchers. —On one occasion witness produced a voucher for I Is. 6d., which was marked as paid, and signed by a person named Brosnell, a smith, who was occasionally employed by Mr. Arrowsmith. Upon inquiry it %yes discovered that the account produced had not been made out or paid to Brosnell, but that it was drawn up by a youth earned Pullen, who was employed in the upper chambers, at the request and by the express desire of the prisoner. The Loan Guar JUSTICE said, that in his opinion the forgery of the bill by the boy, under the direction of the prisoner, made the offence precisely the same as if he had forged it himself. This point, however, was quite immaterial in the present case, as the fact of uttering the forged hill was proved beyond all question. As to the inttPe°B3eduthieufoorfgetrlyle,mit, afacts i fof satisfiedthecas et, h4t htetiJi eu!•pyri swereon fully hadprisoner tire was for them to esilsider whether he could have had any otherobijuercyt,buatftetliatcoonf consulting uding his master. Thetogether for some minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty, accompanied with a recommendation of mercy, in consequence of the smallness of the sum.  on nieted the fori 9atshsa;ilatirncgh W The Crizzr JUSTICE said the recommendation should be communicated to the proper quarter. Coop Brown inw ga,ss cha jpgihtalwrlay; ,affind. stealing from his persoh 58., a hat, and other articles. The prosecutor, who is an elderly hair, , --) stated, that he lives in Charles-street, Drury-lane, and that as he was passing through Holborn, on his way home on the night in question, he was accosted by three men, of whom the prisoner was one ; they immediately commenced pushing the prosecutor, upon which he became alarmed, and run down Newton-street; the men pursued, and prisoner struck the prosecutor a violent blow with A stick, Which brought him  to the ground ; in the Beni& his hat fell off, and his spectacles and two half-crowns were taken from his pocket ; upon his calling out murder, the patrol came up and apprehended the prisoner with the prosecutor's hat in his hand. The prisoner, in his defence, said, that he was passing by and observed a hat upon the ground, which he took up, and in a moment after heard the cry of "stop thief," when the patrol updg and took him into custody. The e left the case entirely to the Jury. i TerLearned Verdict--c camet—G Juullty.