The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1862-09-25 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

LAW AND CRIME.  The result of the inquest held on the body of the man Morris, murdered the other day in Liverpool, is a verdict of wilful murder against O'Donnell and the acquittal of the man named Cayes, charged with being accessory to she fact. An alleged clergyman, who Myles himself the Bev. Thomas Freeman, 8.D., has been attempting to make particularly free with other people's money. According to evidence adduced in the Thames Police Court, London, before which the rev, gentleman found himself the other day, be had called upon Mr. Harper Twelvetrees, and requested that gentleman to preside at the laying of the foundation stone of a Congregational chapel for a congregation of which he said he was pastor. In the course of conversation be expressed his anxiety to raise £2OO to complete the chapel, showing a list of subscription", among which was the name of Baron Rothschild, M.P.. for £5O, and Mr. Twelvetrees gave him £2 2s. In the course of a day or two Mr. Twelvetrees found his name very freely used, and sent for the prisoner, requiring some proof of his representations; and the result of the inquiries be was thus led to make was his giving the prisoner into custody. According to the evidence of the police constable by whom prisoner was apprehended he had obtained an organ for his new chapel, value £2OO, which the makers, however, got back again after it had been detained some time for rent; and prisoner had also obtained a loan of £3O from a female, and a watch and chain, which he had pledged, and she had since taken out of pawn. George Maud, warehouseman, 4, Ann-street, Islington, said that prisoner used to visit at his house, and he missed several books, which he afterwards found the prisoner had pledged. Prisoner had also borrowed from Mr. Houghton. Froderick-street, Ball's Pond, a dissolving apparatus, to give an entertainment to a religious association, hut bad never paid for the nse of it and for an attendant in working at, as be agreed to do. Mr. Houghton said he bad a judgment summons taken out at the county court, but it could not be served, as prisoner could not be seen except on Sundays, when lie went preaching about at different chapels. Police-constable Brookfield produced a large number of letters, from several distinguished persons, which were found at prisoner's lodgings, and some that had been written and directed for the post, and a number of other duplicates for property which the prisoner had pledged. The prisoner was ultimately remanded. A charge of forgery which, in its details, has many features in common with themes of Mr. ltoupell,wunn Thursday preferred against a person named Luther Yates, at the Mansion House. Some ground-rents in Lambeth, including the whole of West-square, in old St. George's-fields, were the property of the late admiral of the fleet, Sir. John West. The prisoner was awns, of this, and the charge against him is, that he forged the admiral's name to several deeds of conveyance purporting to be made from the admiral to himself, and afterwards raised money upon them. 'The detection was owing rather to his own carder/mem than the quick perception of other parties, if it be proved, as is alleged, that be went on forging the deeds after the old sailor wee dead. The ease was little more than opened, and the prisoner was remanded.