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Jevil? ^Intelligence*NORFOLK, March 12.Forgery.—James Croson, a master baker, who had contracts to supply with bread some of the Poor Law union workhouses, was indicted for having feloniously forged the acceptance of James Lee, to a hill of exchange for 50/, and also for having uttered the said forged acceptance, knowing it to be forged, to Messrs. Stephens and Co., bankers, of Reading. In other counts of the indictment he was charged with having forged the endorsement of George Branguin on the same bill, and having uttered it, with a felonious intention, to the same bankers. After a patient investigation, the jury returned a verdict, finding the prisoner “ Guilty’’ on the count which charged him with uttering the bill, knowing that the endorsement of Branguin was forged, and acquitting him of the other charge in the indictment. The Court sentenced him to be imprisoned for two years, and kept to hard labour.George Tyler was indicted for having, on the 18th of December last, at the parish of Beaconsfield, feloniously stolen a Bank of England note for 50/, the property of Messrs. Charsley and Parton, solicitors. The prisoner in this case was also a man of a respectable character at the time of being charged with the offence, and also carried on the business o' a baker. The circumstances under which the note was stolei were very peculiar, and made it necessary to call a great number of witnesses to explain the complicated facts in which the case was involved. It was proved that the prisoner was present at a certain meeting of persons for the settlement of certain money matters, when the note in question was lost, and when he denied having seen it. The note, however, was ultimately traced to him, he having changed it in London, and endorsed it with a fictitious name. The jury returned a general verdict of “ Guilty,” saying that they could not tell how the prisoner got possession of the note ; whether out of Mr. Charsley’s hand in mistake, or off the table. Sentence—One year’s imprisonment, and hard labour.Arson.—Henry Fryer, aged 19, was indicted for setting
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London Coronet
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Mar 20, 1841
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