History of the Bank of England a Comprehensive Account of Its Origin Foundatio
History of the Bank of England a Comprehensive Account of Its Origin Foundatio
Joseph Hume Francis
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He was, however, again pressed, and evidence being produced to prove that he had fre- quently avowed his disbelief, the prisoner's fate was greatly decided by the knowledge, and the jury returned a verdict of" Not Guilty. " Turner retained the money. He even had the audac- ity to visit the bank. With his ill-gotten money Turner went to Italy, purchased a fine villa on the shores of Lake Como. His stealing amounted to many thousands of pounds, more than originally discovered. He soon dissi- pate...d his property and returned to England. A retribu- 1G4 HISTORY OF THF. Tlve justice overtook him, as it overtakes mostly all who depart from the path of rectitude, and he died in an obscure street in London, in a cheap lodging house, in the great- est povert}-. From 1815 to 1823, the Bank of England lost ^360, 000 by what is known as the Fauntleroy forgeries. Henry Fauntlcroy was a partner in a private banking house. He was only twenty-five years of age. He was joint-trustee in an account with some other gentlemen in the imperial three-per-cents.
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