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The Times
22 May 1822
Forgery
John Lonsdale and Francis Pymm, the two men charged with forging the name of Thomas Wilcock Haighton to a deed of surrender of certain copyhold premises, at colne in Lancashire, were brought up for re-examination.
George Ruthven, the officer, stated, in addition to the former evidence, that when he apprehended Pymm, he asked him if he knew a person of the name Haighton, and he said he did perfectly well, and had known him for 20 years. His mother also had known him well. Witness then told him he was an officer, and cautioned him to take care what he said, and he then admitted that he did not know anything about Haighton.
Mr Harmer, who attended for the prisoner, said, that Lonsdale was originally a joint-proprieter of the property in question, with T.W.Haighton, and had sold his share of it, but subsequently, viz., just before Mr. Haighton left England, the latter gave a warrant of attorney to Lonsdale for a consideration of 481., which empowered him to dispose of the premises. That warrant of attorney, he believed, was now in the possession of Mr. Bolton at Colne.
Mr Beverley, the solicitor on the other side, said, he believed there was no such document in existence.
The prisoners were again remanded to give an opportunity of writing to Colne upon the subject.
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