The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-26 00:00:00

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TICKETS FOR ST. A

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Yf terday at the Mansion-house a big athletic fellow,
nam( Y I Henry Moore, was brought before the Lor Mart )r under the following circumstances : d
2`..] )oliceman said—Yesterday, at half-past four o'clock,
as I was on duty at the Excise-office in Broad-streetwhet ,
•e tickets are issued for St. Paul's Cathedral, I saw
the prisoner on the foot pavement selling tickets, of
312 he had a considerable number, to the passers by.
T hiy were, I afterwards found, forged tickets. When
I Le saw me, he pasted the tickets he had in his hand to
another man ; and when I was taking them
from the other man, the prisoner struck me three or four
times in the chest, and tried to kick me.
The Lord Mayor—Was he obstructing the pavement
at the time ?
Witness—He was, my lord ; and there were several
other men, of the same description, engaged in the same
business of selling forged tickets. It has become a re•
gular trade, and is carried on in spite of our exertions.
The Lord Mayor—How many did you take from the
man to whom you saw the prisoner hand the tickets ?
Policeman—Twenty-eight altogether, and three shill-
ings and fourpence were found in the prisoner's pocket.
The prisoner was extremely violent, and struck at me as
hard as he could.
The Prisoner—Please your lordship, I only did as
others did. I was told that I could purchase tickets of
a man who was at the Excise-office with a blue bag in his
hand, and I accordingly went to him and bought some
to sell again.

The Lord Mayor—And what did you pay for them ?
Prisoner—A penny each.
Some of the officers said that several gentlemen pur.
chased tickets of the big fellows who came prowling
about the Excise-office, at a shilling and eighteenpence
each. One gentleman gave 4s, for four forged tickets,
The Lord Mayor (to the prisoner)—How do you get
your living ?

- The Prisoner—l have been working for Mr. Cubitt in
St. Paul's. (Laughter.)
The Policeman—l observed this man yesterday selling
tickets in Broad-street as hard as he could.

The Lord Mayor—His offence is aggravated by the
attack he made upon an officer in the execution of duty.
The Prisoner—l never struck the policeman. I was
pushed against him by others who were trying, like me,
to buy tickets, and I never supposed there were any
forgeries amongst them.

The Policem-a,n—He threw himself into a fighting atti-
tude, and struck at me right and left. It was as much
as two of us could do to take him to the station-house.

The Lord Mayor—lt is in my power to inflict a serious
penalty or imprisonment upon you ; but as there seems
to be no imputation upon your previous conduct, I shall
merely inflict upon you the fine of 10s. or imprisonment
for seven days. If I catch any of yoiir associates after
this hint, I shall fine or imprison him to the utmost.
The policeman said that some of the prisoner's asso-
ciates were selling forged tickets at that moment in
Broad-street, and it would be a very difficult matter to
prevent the game, as those who were engaged in it were
powerful men, who seemed determined to act together,
The Lord Mayor.—Let every person who resists or
obstructs the police in Broad-street be brought before
me, and we shall see whether a punishment cannot be
adapted to the offence.
After the above case was disposed of; a John Lamb,
another powerful man, was brought before the Lord
Mayor by one of the police-sergeants, who said, I took
this man into custody near the Excise-office, while he
was in the act of selling forged cathedral orders and
tickets containing the Duke of Wellington's head upon
I them. He had nine forged orders, and on the top of
them was a-genuine order.
The Lord Mayor—Did he resist the police
Witness—Not at all, my lord ; but all the passages
leading to Broad-street are blocked up by large able men
like this, and they are all selling forged orders.
The Prisoner—l gave ls. 9d. for the tickets, my lord.
The Police-sergeant—lt is quite impossible, your lord-
ship, for commercial gentlemen to go on with their busi-
ness in Broad-street.

The Lord Mayor—lf evidence were before me to the
effect that any of these men imposed upon the public by
selling forged tickets, I should certainly take care that
the heaviest punishment should be inflicted. As the de-
fendant did not resist or offend the police in any way, I
shall discharge him ; but I shall destroy the forged
tickets, as a matter of course.

At Guildhall, William Sullivan, labouring man, was
charged by Elliott, 12, with obstructing the thorough-
fare in Broad-street, near the Excise-office, by hawking
for sale tickets purporting to give the holders of them
the right of admission to St. Paul's Cathedral.
Elliott said he saw the prisoner offering tickets for
sale, and on taking him into custody, and comparing
them with those tickets issued by the proper authorities,
he ascertained the former were spurious.
Sir Peter Laurie—What is the difference ?—Elliott :
The spurious tickets are issued for hours when the ca-
thedral is closed, some from two to three, and others
from five to six o'clock a.m.
Sir Peter Laurie—Well, prisoner will you tell us
where you got these tickets from ?—Sure, yer honour,
I bought them for a penny a piece to sell for twopence.
Elliott and a person in court here said they had seen
the prisoner offering them for sale on Monday and Tues-
day for ls. each.
Prisoner—lt's all wrong, yer wartchip ; I never sold
one yer honour.
Sir Peter Laurie—Would these tickets be admitted,

if present 1 Elliott—They would not, sir ; for, as soon
as I found they were in circulation, I cautioned the
police on duty at St Paul's, and the tickets will all be
more carefully examined now than before.
Sir Peter Laurie thought it a pity that the genuine
tickets had no official mark upon them to prevent such a
fraud being practised upon the public. The officer had
done his duty in bringing this case before the magis-
trate, as this exposure would put persons upon their
guard. However, as the prisoner appeared to have
been the dupe of the printer and some other designing
party, and had been locked up during the night, he
would discharge him, believing his only object was that
of earning what he thought was an honest penny, and
not that of lending himself to such a disgraceful fraud.
The prisoner was then discharged.