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November 22,1856.] TEE LEAJEB, 1109
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OUR CIVILIZATION. ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ——-?— ¦ ¦ ¦ ...
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ANOTHER FRAUD-ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAIL...
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MURDER OF A CHILD BY HIS FATHER. A droad...
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Action for A. CitmiNAii Assault.-—A youn...
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Accidents And Sudden Deaths An Inquest L...
Bailway . On "Wednesday afternoon , the pilot-engine tnth the passenger-train left Ebbw Vale at the usual hour . On its arrival at Aberbeig Junction ( where there are different sidings , besides the points of junction with the Blaina line ) , the engine sprang off the rail at the part'where the two trains are usually amalgamated , and , snapp ing the coupling-chain , -went over the emfcankment , Ifctween thirty and forty feet high . In its descent , it made numerous summersets until it came to the bottom , exactly beside Penyvan Colliery Bridge . John Richards , the stoker , fell under the engine , and was almost instantaneously killed . The driver , John . Williams , only received some bruises .
November 22,1856.] Tee Leajeb, 1109
November 22 , 1856 . ] TEE LEAJEB , 1109
Our Civilization. ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ——-?— ¦ ¦ ¦ ...
OUR CIVILIZATION . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' —— - ?— ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ , '¦• .. - ¦ ¦ THE FRAUDS OJT THE GREAT NORTHERN " RAILWAY COMPANY . Sdtcb our last issue , several additional details connected with the forgeries of Leopold ; Redpath have been published . On quitting the offices of the company when he found that a discovery of his acts -was imminent , Redpath went to Paris , where he arrived on the night of Tuesday week , or the following morning . He'then took up his residence at the Windsor Hotel , Rue Rivoli , kept by M . Fleury , where he was well known . When there , some telegraphic messages—one of which was intercepted hy the police authorities—passed between him and his friends in London , and he left the hotel in Paris on the night of Thursday week , a few-hours before Mr . Williams , the inspector of the Great Northern Railway , who had been despatched there with a warrant for his apprehension , arrived in the French capital . Mr . Williams , who was accompanied by Inspector Saunders , a detective , and a good linguist , started fo r Paris on Wednesday week , in pursuit of Mr . Redpath , but , being detained all that night at Dover by the state of the sea , they did not reach Paris until the following night , so that the fugitive and his pursuers crossed each other between London , and Paris . Inspector Williams has obtained possession of . a telegraphic message and some letters , the latter in the handwriting of Redpath , and addressed to Kent , a clerk in his office , and now also in custody , tending to show complicity between the two . He apprehended Kent on Tuesday week , at a house in Gloucester-road , Seven Sisters' -road , to which he had changed his residence from Castle-terrace , Camdeh-town ,
"Where he lived until very recently . On being taken into Custody , Kent expressed great indignation , and demanded on what authority and for what reason it-was done . Inspector Williams searched him , and found , among other papers , a telegraphic message in his pocket , addressed to M . Fleury , hotel-keeper , Paris , to the following effect : — "la Redpath with you ? If he is , tell liim he must communicate with me immediately . Telegraph back . " Williams asked him if : he had sent it . He said , " No . " He was asked "Why ? " when he declined to say , for reasons of his own . He then gave Williams a key which , he said , would open his drawer , and there other keys
would be found . In that drawer Williams discovered certain letters , some of which were written by Redpath . One of them was as follows : — "I enclose you 301 . You need not be under any apprehension . If the statement is pressed for , say Monday ; but I believe you will not be troubled . —Yours , & c ., Leopold REDrATii . " The second : — "If anything should turnUp about the dividend to Walland—it was sent . Do as you would if any others were missing . —Truly your * , Lropold Rkdpath . " The other ran thus : — " Dear Charles , —If Oakley says anything about the analysis of the dividends , do not do anything in 'it . — -Truly yours , Leopold Rbdpath . "
Kent , like Redpath , stands remanded till a future day . It appears ( say the daily papers ) f rom circumstances Which have transpired since his apprehension , that Redpath must have been carrying oa his frauds for a considerable time , as his style of living for some years past haa excited the attention of the tradesmen in the vicinity of Chester-terrace with whom lie had dealings , and who received payment for their goods , no matter how extravagant they might be , with the greatest promptitude . There was generally a feeling of surprise at Redpath ' s sudden elevation in . the world , because he was well known to the neighbourhood of Regent's Park , having resided in the locality for many years . About twelve years ago , lie followed the occupation of a lawyer ' s clerk , and occupied obscure apartments in Cumberland-market ,
whilst his wife , who is described as an amiable and ladylike ¦ woman , resided aa companion to ant elderly lady named Simmons , at'No . 3 , Cumberland-place . At this period , Redpath was exceedingly mean in his attire , and it was believed that his income was of a very limited character . He subsequently , however , improved in hid circumstances , and took lodgings at 4 . 3 , Upper Albanystreot . Shortly after obtaining liLs appointment as railway clerk , ho became the tenant of the house No . 2 , Park tillage , West . From that poriod , his stylo of living leganto improve , until ho took the mansion , 27 , Chesterterrace , at a rental of 2 O 0 / . per annum , a sum , including taxes , & c , which exceeded the amount of the salary delived from hia Great Northern Railway clerkship . Soon After taking the mansion at Chester-terrace , ho bought n
carriage ; and , in addition to an establishment of five orsix female domestic servants , he kept a coachman , a groom , a butler , and a footman . Redpath lived altogether in the highest and most luxurious style , and , about three years ago , the executors of the late Mr . Trevizant , a gentleman who resided in his own house , No . 31 , Chester-terrace , upon his demise put up the house for sale , and it was bought by Redpath at a sum between 30001 . and 4000 / . He was in the habit of receiving a great deal of company , and he gave parties and dinners of the most expensive character . It mattered not to him whether
or not peas were in season , have them he would on his table at a time when they could not be obtained at Covent-garden Market at Ie 3 s than 7 s . or 83 . per quart . The same remark applies to every other luxury . His house was gorgeously furnished , and his munificence and generosity ( with otlier people ' s money ) were the talk of the entire neighbourhood . As another instance of Redpath ' s extravagance , it may be mentioned that it was his practice , prior to leaving home , every morning to have his hair dressed by a perruquier from Strabern ' s , in Princess-street , Hanover-square . Either the head of that establishment , or some one deputed by him , arrived
at 27 , Chester-terrace every morning in a cab , which was usually kept at the door for about an hour , whilst the tonsor was performing his operations . It was not until the month of August or September last yeaT that Redpath effected the purchase of the freehold villa at Weybridge , and he has been out of town staying there , and coming to town for business purposes . The price paid for tlie . ' . estate , it is said , was 30 , 000 ? . Here he maintained a fisherman and ( though for what purpose is hardly apparent ) a private courier . Altogether , he seems to have been the most sumptuous and Imperial of swindlers- :
Fresh frauds to an enormous extent were discovered . Since the examination of the books commenced last Monday week , every- day lias revealed forgeries of the most startling character , which make it almost a matter of certainty that Redpath's frauds will far outstrip the amount originally stated . It is a fact beyond dispute that the company liave been fora long time past paying dividends upon 200 , 000 ; . of capital , the existence of which they have "been unable to trace . Many of the fraudulent entries which have been discovered—unless some clear explanation is given—show a complicity in the transactions on the part of Kent .
It has been ascertained that Redpath . fraudulently trafficked in . the votes of some of the charitable institutions with which he was connected as governor . It appears that in addition to being a governor of Christ ' s Hospital , lie was an almoner , and one o its committee of management .
Another Fraud-On The Great Northern Rail...
ANOTHER FRAUD-ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . The charges against Leopold Redpath and his accomplice , Kent , have been followed with startling rapidity by another charge of a similar character preferred against the chief clerk in the accountant's office o the same railway . William Snell , the person in question , was brought before the Clerkenwell magistrate on Thursdaj- morning , when Mr . Thomas Reynolds , the chief accountant , stated that , some months ago , he gave Snell a cheque for 500 ? . drawn by the directors in favour of the Provident Fund . That cheque was not paid into the ordinary account ; and Snell afterwards told Mr . Reynolds that he had received a cheque in the City , on
his own account , for 502 ? . 10 s ., which , desiring to split up and being late in the day , he paid into the ordinary account of the company . " He then , " said Mr . Reynolds , in his evidence , " asked me to sign two cheques which he had drawn , one for 460 / . and the other for 42 Z . 10 s . They were , taken out of the company ' s cheque-book . I expressed my displeasure that he should pay money into tho account of tlie company . He said that he was very sorry , and that he regretted it very much , and would never do the like again . Before signing the cheques , I satisfied myself , as far ns I could , that the money was paid in . All cheques on the company's drawing account are signed by me . I signed that cheque on the faith of the prisoner ' s statement that the money had been paid in on the
previous day . A few days since I gave directions to Snell to proceed as rapidly as possible in making up the drawing account and bringing it as clear up as possible . He said he would have it done by Tuesday night . On Wednesday morning , finding that it was not done , I called Snell into my private office and complained that the work had not been done . He came towards me , and then turned hack and shut the door . He said , ' There is something wrong—I am tho defaulter . ' I expressed my regret , and asked to what extent . lie said a little under 1000 / . I asked him if the 500 ? . was his own money ; when he said , 'No , the 500 / . was tho company ' s money . ' I hnve ascertained that tho cheque was stolen from tlie cash-box . On examining tho docket book , I find that between the 8 th and 10 th of October two of thorn have
been taken out-This being the whole of tho evidence , tho prisoner was remanded .
Murder Of A Child By His Father. A Droad...
MURDER OF A CHILD BY HIS FATHER . A droadful trngedy , apparently resulting from madness , has occurred at Wokinguam , Berkshire . A person
of the name of Charles Forester , who had been recently employed by a lady of the neighbourhood , on the recommendation of the London City Mission Society , to deliver Evangelical lectures and sermons to the rural population , and to distribute tracts among them , has killed his only child , a boy about five years old , by cutting its throat . Forester had been superseded in his missionary work at Wokingham , partly because , although he was very earnest and active , he lacked the necessary amount of intellectual culture , and partly on account of his state of health . Indications of consumption were apparent , and he therefore went up to London , and became a patient in the hospital at Old Brompton . However , he left about three weeks ago ,
and returned ( though not immediately ) to Embrook , about a mile from Wokingham , where he found that his "wife had opened a small grocer's shop , and was doing well . But this did not prevent his being in very low spirits for some time , and he only rallied a little the day hefore the murder . On the morning of Friday week , Mrs . Forester , on rising , left her husband and the child in bed together , "both asleep . About an hour afterwards Forester came down , passed through the shop , and went out . Some time subsequent to this , Mrs . Forester proceeded up-stairs to see why her child did not come down , and she there found tbe dead body of the boy lying in the bed with his throat f rightfully mangled . An alarm was raised , and several of the " neighbours came in .
In the meanwhile , the man went to the . house of police sergeant Bostock , who was at that time in bed . On the officer looking out of window , in reply to the knocking , and on asking what was the matter , Forester answered , " I am come to give myself in charge for murdering my little boy . " Bostock took him to the station-house , and found tliat his hands were bloody . He appeared to be very much agitated ; the perspiration was pouring down his f ace , and he exhibited much confusion in answering the questions put . to him , and seemed hardly conscious of what he said . Being asked where the boy was , he replied , " I don ' t know ; I have forgot . " The police sergeant inquired where he lived ; and he pointed in the direction of his house . Tlie razor with v . hich the wound
was given was afterwards found in the bed under the legs of the child . On being searched at the stationhouse * '' several letters were-found on Forester , in one of which , addressed to his brother , he alluded'to his own death , and expressed his fears as to who would take care of his little boy afterwards . To the officers he repeatedly exclaimed , "Oh dear , oh dear ! I wouldn't mind giving anything to undo what I have done . I loved rny little boy , and no one loved him better than I did . I can ' t think what I did it for , I ' m sure . " Forester having been examined before the local magistrate , was committed for trial , and the inquest has terminated in a verdict of " Wilful Murder . " There can be little doubt , however , that the act was committed in a sudden fit of insanity .
Action For A. Citminaii Assault.-—A Youn...
Action for A . CitmiNAii Assault .- —A young woman , named Emma Disborough , lias brought an action in the Court of Exchequer against Mr . Holmes , a publican , a series of assaults on her , ending in her seduction and in the birth of . a child . According to the girl ' s own story , Mr . Holmes , on three separate occasions , effected his purpose in spite of her resistance ; a . nd , on her condition becoming known , to her mistress , she was turned away . Mr . Holmes then gave her 21 ., and told her to swe . ir the child upon one of the barmen . Subsequently , on her and her sister applying to him for more money , he threatened to give them both into custody . For the defence , Mr . Holmes swore that he had never been
intimate with the girl , and he produced one of the men formerly serving in the bar , who stated that Disborongh had been very familiar with the other "barman , and that her conduct was extremely light . This witness had since set up in business for himself ; and it appeared , on cross-examination , that he had been assisted in starting by Mr . Holmes , that he had proposed to Disborough to marry him , and that he had written a letter to her containing this passage in reference to Mr . Holmes : — " The least he can do is to give you a character , in order to enable you to obtain a situation , and , if ho does not , he must put / up with the consequences . " On tho letter being placed in his liauds , tho witness appeared greatly confused . Mr . Baron Martin said this was the first timo
a woman had brought a civil action for the kind of offence imputed . The jury found a ""rdict for the girl , with 20 ? . damages . Discharged Prisoners . —In answer to somo observations in the Tiviesy directed against the efforts recently made in Birmingham to provide occupation for discharged prisoners , Mr . M . D . Hill , tho Recorder of Birmingham , addresses to the leading journal a letter defending those efforts , not only out of regard for the prisoners themselves , but in considcrntiou for tho safety of society . Wo liavo no available means of transportation , states Mr . Hill ; therefore , we must do our utmost to find employment at home for men who liavo been convicts , in order that they may not bo driven by desperation into crime . " It is quite true , " continues tho writer , " that it is contemplated in spocial cases , for tho purposo of meeting special impediments , that a guarantee to a small amount should bo offered to a hesitating employer . Tho aug-
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 22, 1856, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22111856/page/5/
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