The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1873-04-19 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

THE FORGERY BY A HEPWOP,TH MERCHANT AT DEWSBURY.  At the Dewsbury Borough Police Court on Thursday, before the Mayor (Mr. J. Bates), Mr. Alderman Ridgway, R. I. Critchley, and Mr. Blakeley, Charles Earnshaw Hoyle, shoddy manufacturer, of Flepwortb, near Hohnfirth, was brought up, on remand, and charged with unlawfully, willingly, and knowingly forged and uttered a Bill of Exchange for £6l 10s. on the Londen and Westminster Bank on the 24th October, 1872. It was purported to have been accepted by Messrs. Roberts Brothers, of Marsh, near Huddersfield, and was paid to Mr. F. W. Reuss, shoddy merchant, of Dewsbury. Mr. Chas. Walker appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Fryer for the defence. Mr. Walker, in opening the case, said—l appear, your worships, for Mr. F. W. Reuss, shoddy merchant, Dewsbury, to prosecute the prisoner under the 22nd section of the Forgery Act, 24th and 25th Victoria, chap. 98. He is charged with having forged and uttered a bill of exchange on the London and Westminster Bank. It was dated 24th October, 1872, and had been paid to my client. I shall call evidence before you, after which I think your worships will be of opinion that the case has been fully proved. Superintendent Millar stated—l produce a hill of exchange for £6l 10s., dated 24th October, 1872, purporting to have been accepted by Messrs. Roberts, of Huddersfield. I took the piisoner into custody; but on charging him with the crime he made no reply other than that "it was a bad job." The clerk to the prosecutor was then called, and said—About the 4th November last I received from the prisoner the bill of exchange produced. I endorsed it in Mr. buss's name, and forwarded it to the proper quarters. The bill was afterwards returned, and noted " No advice."  Cross-examined by Mr. Fryer I believe the amount, £6l 10s., has been paid' by the prisoner or his son.  _ Re-examined—Mr. Reuss wants other 'moneys from the prisoner to the amount of a few iiruadred pounds.  Richard Henry Roberts was the next witness, and he said—l am in partnership with my brother, Samuel Roberts, and I live at Marsh. We trade as Roberts Brothers. Our firm has never siguecl the bill of exchange produced. I know the prisoner, and have had business transactions with him. • This was all the evidence offered, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the next Leeds Assizes. Mr. Fryer, for the prisoner, stated that, considering the interests of his client, he had not cross-examined any of the witnesses, and had not made an address. Some four months would elapse before the prisoner custody, and the magistrates agreed to on bail, himself in E2OO, and t would have to take his trial, and he therefore asked the magistrates whether they would admit him to bail. Mr. Walker said they were not at all disposed to sc ou ns et or two sureties of £lOO each. hademepithtihme in prisoner  It is stated that Sir Bartle Frere, before leaving Zanzibar, protested strongly against the insults he received from the Governor of Ouilva Kivinga The Madrid correspondent of the Ile. legraph states that on Monday the Spanish Government handed over to Mr. Layard 27,000 dollars, being the indemnity which was paid for the release of two Englishmen, Mr. Bunnell and his nephew, captured near Cadiz by Spanish briganlF, on 21st May, 1870. The Financier hears that the disputes as to the Paraguay. Lan have been arranged, that the Minister has withdrawn or will withdraw his suit in Chancery against Messrs. Robinson and Fleming, and things will co on in their regular course, whatever they may be. The Financier has received a mass of letters from perho:,s who have recently arrived at Paraguay, giving a wonderful description of the natural fertility of the country. More murderous work has taken place at Wii4an. On Tuesday morning two colliers named Robc:rt Disley and Robt. Brown, were charged before the Borough Bench with having caused the death of Elizabeth Taylor On Monday night the prisoners rushed into the house where deceased lived, demanded drink, and refused•.to leave. The landlord, Hilton, went for the police, and on returning found the dece:sed lying dead in the room where the prisoners were. The prisoners were reminded till Thursday. An inquest was held on the body o_f tbte murdered woman on Wednesday. In coi,s quence of , Hilton's statements two men were taken into custody OFsuspicion of having murdered her. Evidence w..s,however, given on Wednesday that Hilton was heard L ' quarrelling with her after the two mei! had left. A verdict of zaasalsoikktor wag Mareed hgainit Raton.  Wanted.  WANTED, four_good