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anuaryLONDON.OI-D BAILEY SESSIONS.' IViI ft am Shcfifiard was capitally imlicred for felo-imusly forging and counterfeiting, and uttering a*true, a certain receipt, with intent to defraud Hi*shard ATorJy.•The Prosecutor, Richard Af rih/y had been servant to a Gentleman, and having by economy raved some money, he was desirous of vesting it in the public funds; he therefore commissioned hia brother, Thomas Dfordy, to take 201, to the Bank of England, and have it rested in the Five per Cents. The brother went according last to the Bank, and meeting the prisoner, of; whom lie had previoudy some slight knowledge/ and who was what is called a jobbing broker, he explained to him the nature ot his business, and , the piisoner off* red to transact it. To this Thomas Mordij agreed, and gave him the 201. for the purpose, and shortly afterwards the prisoner returned, and brought with him a receipt, purporting to be the receipt of IV. S. lVcsty for a transaction of S0\. to the name of Mordy. In JuJy following, Richard Mordy applied to the Bank to receive the half yearly dividend due on the £01. but on exhibiting his receipt, he found that no such stock hadbeen transferred to his account, nor was any such person as JVest employed in the Stock Office.ThGuilty of theftaudy but not of for^triy. The Learned Judge t|en felt it necessary to explain to the Jury, and that in the present case the forgery Was the very essence of the crime charged. The Jury then asked leave to withdraw, and returned with anamended verdict ol generally Guilty—Death—Theprisoner, who is a young man, about 32, of respectable appearance, seemed extremely affected during the whole of hi* trial.POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.Thomas Rhodes, a Letter-Carrier, belonging tothe Twopenny Fost-Office, was found guilty ofstealing two 51. notes, the property of Messrs.! Warrington Co. with intent to defraud iVir J, G. Green. ‘1 he Jury found him Guilty. Death.Thomas RicharJ*bUy a Sorter in the General Poet-OfSce, was cha^^i in two indictments with stealing out of a W\ ten Bank Post Bills for lol. each, with in*Jnu fraud Messrs. Hoakx and Co. of Fleet*street.^Me way acquitted on the iirstindict*- w, *n confluence of a point of law. 4,w~o the second he* leaded Guilty, by advice of Counsel, and was cumcquently found guilty by ihc Jury. There were several other charges against him, to an enormous extent, a conviction «n which he avoided by a plea of Guilty—Death,
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Edinburgh Advertiser
Edinburgh, Midlothian, GB
Tue, Oct 17, 1809
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