R v Gotthard Raake
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 12 July 1838 |
| Date | 12 July 1838 |
| Court | High Court of Chancery |
English Reports Citation: 169 E.R. 27
LINCOLN's INN
S. C. 8 C. & P. 626.
2 MOOD. 68. BEGIN A V. GOTTHARD RAAKE 27 [66] 1838. regina v gotthard raake. (A charge of forging, &c an order for the payment of money, is supported by proof of a foreign letter requesting a correspondent of the supposed writer in England to advance money, it being proved that such letters are in the course of business treated as orders.) [S. C. 8 C. & P. 626.] The prisoner was tried before Mr Justice Park, present Littledale J. and Vaughan J , at the July sessions 1838, in the Central Criminal Court, for forgery and littering scientesr, &c. There were four counts in the indictment. The first count was for forging a ceftain order for the payment of money, to wit, for the payment of £60, with intent to defraud Lionel Nathan Rothschild and others. Second count, uttering the same ^cienler Third count was for forging a warrant for the payment of £60. Fourth count, uttering scienter, &c The prisoner was found guilty upon the second and fourth counts , ot the forgery and facts there was no doubt whatever ; and upon the law the learned Judge thought not much difficulty, but it was deemed advisable to save the points. The facts shortly were these the prisoner, a German, teacher of that language at Leicester, which he had quitted (a second indictment shewed for what reason), but spoke English perfectly well, went to Messrs. Rothschild in May last, with a letter purporting to come from Messrs. Schaafihausen, who lived at Cologne, and who were correspondents of Rothschild, whose house had money of Schaafihausen in their haaids. He presented himself as a Dr F A. Stern, with the following letter .- " Cologne, 23d March, 1838. " Gentlemen, I beg to introduce to you Dr F A [67] Stern, who intends stopping some time in England for scientific purposes. You would therefore much oblige me if you could procure him the necessary access to public buildings, such as libraries, &c I also request you, in case he should be at any time in want of money, to pay him at his desire to the extent of £60 sterling, as he is accredited with me, and I am consequently prepared to pay such an amount against his receipt It will in similar cases be my zealous endeavour doubly to outweigh all the kindness you may be pleased to shew him, and I have the honour to remain, &c " A. SCHAAFFHATJSEN." It was proved, that when the prisoner presented this letter, he described himself as tho Dr. Stern...
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