The Sun. — 1847-08-16 (London, England)

MARY L E B ON E. Stephen Ford, a person of respectable appeararoe., was placed at the, bar before Mr. Long, on Saturd air, on a charge of having forged a will. The prisoner, who is eighty years of age, was remanded from Thutrsday last, hiving been apprehended on the morning of that day by Policeman Compton, 87 D, in Gro veend-road, St. John's•wood, on a charge of having form(' a will in the city of Bath, from which place he had :aibscondedOn Saturday Mr. Hall, high constable of Bath, :attended, with a warrant which had been issued age hist the prisoner, for whose apprehension a reward, wit b a d-escription of his person], appeared in the Government Police Gazette of the 11th instant. Evidence as to -the prisoner's identity having been given, he was delir ered over into the custody of Mr. Hall, and was placed in ,one of the cells in the yard for a short period, prepare tc,ry to his being removed to Bath. He seemed much mit ed, and on being asked by Hooker, the goaler, if he rtcp sired he ew said i d determinedh e sh ould uponneitheravoidingea t nor t r i hernk hanging or transportation, thereby leading to no other aagnayin re, fr ande refreshment, th, inference than that he meditated suicide.  Tho history of the affair is understood to be as; follows:—The prisoner was formerly the proprietor of the Barleymow public-house, in the parish of Walcot, B ath, for 25 years. He had previously been gamekeei r in the service of Mr. Hurlock, and was subsequeutly sheriff's officer. While in Mr. Hurlock's service lie had an opportunity of making himself acquainted wi th the affairs of Mr. Slack, a wealthy gentleman, who di ed in 1845. His will was deposited with his solicitor; :Ind, as it was imagined that nothing of the sort was in -existence, another will was fabricated, purporting -to be signed by the deceased, and regularly attested b,y witnesses, as required by law. The signature to thott will was in the handwriting of the prisoner, who had tried to Secure to himself a large portion of the testator's fortune, and had also in the fictitious will bequeathed m orsey to a large amount to various charities at Bath. T Imo sons of the prisoner, named Daniel Davies Ford and John Ford, with Mrs. Garland (late housekeeper to Mr. Slack), and John Lewis, a farmer, have alreaify been charge of having been concerned in the to:ging committed for trial at the Wilts Ass.z s, Salisbury, thewillof; and the prisoner, who is the.principsi in the  Daniel Flaherty was indicted for bigamy. t The prisoner, it appeared, in the month of May last " came to a police-office and stated that he had two wives, but the motive to this confession, it appeared, was that be was claimed by both, and the uproar consequent upon this state of matters compelled him at last to take refu.ge, in the police-office. Ile made a very circumstantial statement of his marriage in Ireland to his first unie about 32 ,veare ago. He was married, he said, according 40 the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, at Leitri m, and about PO years ago left his wife at and lie A kali married to i his second wife at Ashton-under-Lyne in .the yeas 1832. I',Ne prisoner's own statement was the only evident Sei of the 1 fiat marriage, and it WAS proposed toe xaraitteith 01