MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 578, 26 April 1876, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

CHRIST CHURCH. Wednesday, April 26. (Before C. L. Mellish, Esq, R.M.) Drunk and Disorderly, Two inebriates were punished for this offence. Forgery.— Allan Wright was brought up on remand, charged with forging a bank receipt for £2O. Inspector Feast conducted the case. The first witness called was the clerk in the Post Office Savings’ Bank, who deposed to seeing the prisoner at the Post Office Savings’ Bank on Friday. He handed to witness the pass-book produced, at the same time asking him to give him £2O. The latter handed him a blank receipt which was filled up with the exception of the signature. Prisoner took it over to the desk, signed it, and handed it back. The portion of the receipt produced bore the signature which prisoner had written. It bore the name “ Henry Windsor.” Witness compared it with the original signature in the book and saw that it was different. Then asked the prisoner how it was he did not sign like the original signature, and also asked him if it was his book. He replied after a moment’s hesitation that it was his brother’s book, and also said that his brother was ill, and that he had sent him to get the money. Then asked him if he was aware that he had committed a forgery. Piisoner answered that he was not. Henry Windsor deposed he was a printer. He had a deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank. The pass book produced was his property. He last had it in his possession on Wednesday. Was in company with the prisoner on that day. On Friday he did not send the prisoner to the Post Office Savings Bank to draw any money. Was not a brother of witness’s, and was in no way related to him. Never authorised him to use his name in any way to draw a deposit from the Bank. The signature in the book was his (witness’s), but that on the receipt was not, By the prisoner—I believe you called at my place on Thursday morning I did not see you on Thursday at all. I swear that distinctly, I never told you I was going to draw my money out. I never advised you to look after me. I never offered to divide the money with you. You may have taken my money, purse, and bank book from me on the racecourse for safety. You did not return me my book. I first saw it in the hands of the detectives. I called several times to see you, but could not. I never told you to say Ij was yonr brother. The prisoner asked for a remand in order to bring forward witn sses. The fust witness was recalled, and stated that action was not taken in the matter for some days in consequence of the postmaster not hearing of the facts until Monday. Adjourned until to-morrow (Thursday),