The Sun. — 1846-02-12 (London, England)

SHAREBROKER FOR FORGERY. On Saturday last Herman Julius Marcus, a stock and sharebroker carrying on business in Leeds, was brought before tha Mayor (Mr. J. D. Luecock) and Mr. E. Baines and Mr. D. W. Nell, two of the Leeds borough justice, for final examination on a charge of forgery. '1 he examination terminated in the committal of the prisoner for trial at the ensuing assizes at York, but the magistrates consented to admit the prisoner to bail—liimself being., bound in re7ognizances to theauitount of 3001., and sureties lsathe same amount. The rive is one of a rather peculiar character, and from the respectability of the prisoner, his position in society, and other circumstances, great interest has been excited in Leeds by the disoovery of the alleged forgery, and the Borough Courtbout., in which the exam. :nation took place, was crowded every part by the principal merchants, tradesmen, sharebrokers, and .other respect:ale inhabitants of the town and' neighbourhood. Before giving an outline of the facts of the. eesa, as developed by the evidence, we may mention. that Mr. Marcus, who is a German by birth, but; has been naturalised in England by a special Act of Parliament. ps.eed Some .years ag , has resided in Leeds a long time, and followed the business of a wool-broker, till tha spring of last year, when he gave up that business,, and started as a stock and sharebroker, in partnership with a gentleman named Nay for, under the firm of Marcus, Nay. for, and Co. The partnership, however, was dissolved some few months ago, and after the alleged forgery was committed, but of the forgery Mr. Naylor appears to have had not the slightest knowledge or suspicion till it was dis, coverail a few days ago. Mr. Marcus for many years past has takes an active part in the management of the Mechanise' Institute, the Philosophical and Literary Society, and some other institutions for the promotion of knowledge, as well ae others for benevolent and charitable °bigots. He is a mau of considerable natural abilities and. mental acquirements, and has hitherto bees received in society as a man of irreproachable character. The party whose name be le alleged to have forged was one of his most intimate friends, Mr. Darnton Lupton, a magistrate ct the borough, and the Mayor of Leeds for the year ending the 9tla of November last. The facts of the case may be briefly stated as fellows I—ln the month of July last, Mn Marcus bought of Mr. Henry Ellvthorpe Robson, of Liverpool, S 7 *hares in the London and Croydon Railway for the sum of 1,9991., and also 13 other shares in the same railway for the sum of 299/., On the usual transfer deeds for th-a transfer of these shares being executed, Mr. Marcos had the deeds filled up in the form of a transfer of the shares to Mr. Lupton, and he signed the name " Darnton Lupton" to the deeds, in the capacity of the transferee, and put his own name, "IL J. Marcus,f/ as the attesting witness. The 100 London and Croydon shares thug bought were afterwards sold by Messrs. Marcus and Naylor, in lots, to five or six different persons; ami in the various deeds necessary for the transfer of the different lots of shares, Mr. Marcus signed the name of Mr. Lupton as the transferor. The money for the purchase of the shares was paid by the firm, and the various transsaiotis were entered in the partnership books as on ac'eotint of Mr. Lupton; but Mr. Lupton denied that ha had anything to do with the purchase or sale of the shares, and that Mr. Marcus had no authority from him to sign his name. The whole 100 shares were sold for about 1741. 106. more than they cost, which balance Mr. Naylor derstood had been paid by Mr. Marcus to M. (Mr. Naylor) had get none of it. jrupsatoili, hfeo uhn r Mr. Mr. Sanderson, solicitor. übfefor hise tchreussm. eaxgietrisutaes for the prisoner, and in the course . etlriancitslettiloien fianct jtuhlaytiMaart: tLuptonhheed perei ren cei p tai fru we i thnde su sr ee s the he s rite toshares wfoitrhhMininwahraenreuhse egaawvethheinolpspoornrteutaluittyh°Of in a conversation with investment, that after the purchase of the a buyguoeVtion they fell in price below that given for them by Mr. Marcus, and that some weeks elapsed before smhaa-kreisngin q_ they rose again so as to allow Mr. Marcus to sell them at a profit; indeed, that he sold the first lot of them at a loss. Mr. Sanderson was allowed to address the bench, and in an able speech he contended that Mr. Marcus had not been guilty of fraud, nor the intention of fraud, and therefore. though he had committed an improper and an immoral act, he was not guilty of forgery. The Magistrates, however, took a different view of the case, and committed the prisoner for trial. He appeared to feel his degraded position most keenly, aedrleft the Court in tears. When first taken into custody be road, an attempt to commit suicide by taking laudanum, but was prevented by the timely interference of a policeofficer.  •..., ~ "Stowe, Feb. 6." ,114, , :