The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

WEST MINSTER.

WALKING INTO THE LION'S JAWS.—Emily Chester, a
well-dressed female, was placed at the bar, charged with
passing off a spurious half-crown, at the Prince of Wales
Tavern, Exeter-street, Sloane-street, Chelsea.
George Edwards said that last evening the prisoner and
another woman came to the house and called for a small
quantity of spirits, which came to fivepence, in payment
for which she gave half-a-crown, which was discovered to
be spurious.
Mr. Paynter—Did she in any way account for the pos-
session of it
Witness—She said she had it in change for half a

sovereign.
Prisoner—l gave him a good half-crown afterwards,
your worship.
Mr. Paynter—Did she have good money upon her ?
Witness—Yes, she had.
Mr. Paynter—What makes you think she knew that this
half-crown was bad ?
Witness—l suspected her when she came in.

Mr. Paynter—From what reason ?
Witness—She and another female came last Friday and
passed a bad half- crown at our house. The other female
is in the court-room—there she is amongst the crowd
(pointing to where the public assembled).
Inspector Butler—Let her be immediately brought for-
ward.

Prisoner—l assure your worship she is a very respecta-
ble woman ; she is my sister .in-law.
Mr. Paynter—Have there been any inquiries made about
the prisoner ?
Inspector Butler—None; she has given two or three
different addresses, and as yet we have not found out where
she lives.

Prisoner—lt is not right about my sister• in-law and me
being there last Friday and passing a bad half •crown.

Edwards—But it is ; the half-crown was discovered to be
bad directly you had gone. There was no ether half-
crown in the till at the time it was taken, and here it is.
Mr. Payntez—l shall remand the prisoner till Monday.
Inspector Butler (to Edwards)—Do you wish to charge
the other woman for the offence on Friday ?
Edwards—Certainly.
The woman was then taken into custody, and Edwards
went with her to the station-house formally to enter the
charge.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Feb. 2—Amelia, from Guernsey; Hermoni
de Trasminda, from Matanzas; Iris, from Dunkirk;
Marianne, from Bathurst.
Arrived, Feb. 3—Thomas and Mary, from Dunkirk ;
Johns, from Dunk ik.
Sailed—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne ; Light Brigade,
for Queensland.

DELL, Tuesday Morning.

No arrivals

MURDER IN THE COUNTY TYRONE. - OMAGH,
Cpr.O.UvoNcTario'nlYßONE, Jan. 29.—James Rafferty, farm
labourer, was murdered last night about 11 o'clock in the
village of I ermonrock, about 10 miles from this, by Peter
Nugent, aided by S ephen Gorman and Michael Nugent,
all of whom were immediately after arrested by the con-
stabulary
expiorefdhis
ettarbulary stationed in the locality. The deceased, with tne
more phubeeliorhrosons in custody, hid beeen drinking together in a
use, and on their return home they, without any
fell upon him, inflicting five stabs of a knife in
different parts
is daily becoming
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body, from the effects of which he im-
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