Pierce Egan's account of the trial of Mr. Fauntleroy, for forgery : at the Session's House, in the Old Bailey, on Saturday, the 30th of October, 1824, before Mr. Justice Park and Mr. Baron Garrow.

  • Henry Fauntleroy
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[1824?]
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Credit: Pierce Egan's account of the trial of Mr. Fauntleroy, for forgery : at the Session's House, in the Old Bailey, on Saturday, the 30th of October, 1824, before Mr. Justice Park and Mr. Baron Garrow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    has credit for 5550L Consolidated Annuities, in tlie stock book. The entry is made on the 22d of October, 1824. Mr. Justice Park.—This evidence does not affect the merits of the case ; but it was essential to render Miss Young a competent witness. Had not the stock, which it is alleged she has been defrauded of, been replaced, she would have had an interest in proving that her signature to the power of attorney was forged ; but the stock being replaced ia her name, she has no interest whatever in the conviction. Mr. Gurney here rose, and said that he still had an objection to make to the evidence of that lady. He did not deny that proof had been o-iven of the Bank having replaced the stock, but no evidence had yet been <^iven that Miss Young had received the dividends from 1815 to the present time; and till that fact was proved, he contended that she ■was an incompetent witness; because it was her interest to prove the forgery, that she might be enabled to recover her dividends of the Bank. The Attorney-General said, that he should prove that the dividends had been paid. Mr. Freshfield,^ the Bank Solicitor, proved the execution of a power of attorney, transferring the sum of 5550/. 3 per Cent. Consols to Miss P. Young, on the 22d of October. He was present at the execution.— The instrument was read by the Clerk of the Arraigns. Mr. Justice Park now decided, that the Counsel for the prosecution ■were entitled to call Miss Young, if they thought proper. Miss Frances Young sworn. (This young lady seemed to be ex- ceedingly agitated as she entered the witness-box.) She stated—I re- sided in Chichester, in the year 1815, and Messrs. Marsh, Sibbald, and Co., of Berners-street, were my bankers. In the year 1815, I had the sum of 5450/. stock in the 3 per Cent. Consols; Messrs. Marsh and Co. received the dividends for me. I invested a further sura of 100/. a short time since. I received from Marsh and Co. regularly the divi- dends of 5450/. up to the period when I made the last purchase, and after that time I received a dividend upon 5550/. I never authorized Marsh and Co. to sell any part of the stock for me; I never authorized the prisoner to make a transfer of it.—[A paper was put into the hand of witness.]—I see the signature, Frances Young, to this transfer; it is not my handwriting. By the Judge: I never gave authority to anyone to transfer the stock.—By the Attorney-General: I was not in London in May, or June, 1815. I was in Chichester. Mr. James Tyson, clerk of Marsh and Co., again examined by Mr. Serjeant Bosanquet: It was usual for Mr. Marsh, the senior partner in the bank, to go to the Bank of England to receive the dividends. Mr. Marsh lived in the country, and usually came to London for that pur- pose. It was the practice for a list of the djvidends to be made out, and for Mr. Marsh to take it to the Bank. The list was usually made out by Mr. Fauntleroy; in fact, I believe he always made out the list. The list contained the names of the parties to whom dividends were du^, and the sums they were entitled to, and which Mr. Marsh ■was to receive (a list shown to the witness). This is the list of the July dividend in Consols, in 1824. It is indorsed by Mr. Fauntleroy, the prisoner at the bar, thus, 3 per Cent. Consols, July, 1824, Marsh, Stracey & Co. By Mr. Justice Parke.—^I am positive the indorsement is the pri- soner's handwriting.
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