The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

THAMES.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A TRADESMAN.—Tobias
Green, an undertaker and funeral furnisher, who has been
established in business for many years at No. 32, St.
James-terrace, Shadwell, was brought before Mr. Wool-
rych charged with knowingly uttering a counterfeit half-
crown.

Mary Ann Setcomb, barwoman at the Silver Trumpet
ale and wine house, Commercial-road East, said the
prisoner came there yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon and
asked for a glass of fourpenny ale, for which he tendered iu
payment a counterfeit half-crown. She took it up, dis-
covered it was not silver, and exclaimed—" What, another
bad one."

Mr. Woolrych—What, has he passed base coin at the
house before ?
Witness—Yes, sir ; twice. He passed one twelve months
ago, and again at the beginning of April in the present
year. When I told him this piece was bad, he said,
" Well, girl, throw it in, the fire as I told you before.'' I
said it was very strange, indeed, and my master gave him
into custody.
Mr. John Hall, the landlord of the Silver Trumpet, said
that when the prisoner uttered a counterfeit half•crown for
the second time in April, he said to him, " Now, mind, if
you do this again, I will give you into custody." In spite
of this warning the prisoner repeated the experiment yes-
terday, and he gave him into custody. He had known the
prisoner many years as a tradesman in the adjoining parish,
Shad well.

Mr. Gomm, from the office of Mr. John Hodgson, solici-
tor, said the prisoner had always borne an unimpeachable
character as an upright and respectable tradesman up to the
present time, and he would call witnesses.
Mr. Woolrych—l will not hear them in the present stage
of the investigation. The case must undergo a rigid
inquiry, and a report of it made to the solicitor who con-
ducts the mint prosecutions. I shall remand the prisoner
until Tuesday next. _ _

Mr. Gomm.— Will you take bail, sir ?
Mr. Woolrych.—Yes, two securities in £7O each, and the
prisoner in £l4O.
The prisoner, who was crying, and appeared much agi-
tated, was then removed in the custody of the gaoler.
TEA LEGS.—John Thompson, a labourer, aged 23 years,
was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with stealing
2i lbs. of tea, value 4s. 613 the property of the London
Dock Company.
William Edward Spencer, a constable in the employment
of the London Dock Company, said that the prisoner was
about to pass out of the dock yesterday afternoon, at the
principal gateway, and observing that he looked bulky
about the legs, he stopped him, and found upon him 24 lbs,
of green tea. The tea was in his stockings, and caused his
legs to look very thick.
The prisoner said he had been at work on the west quay,
where teas bad been landed.
Mr. Woolrych—Have you discovered that any ckest has
been broken open ?
Witness—l have not, sir. There are thousands of chests
of tea piled one above another in the dock. We are very
busy just now. The prisoner has been here before. He
had a tube in his possession to abstract wine from the
casks, and was drunk. He was then sentenced to pay a fine
of 95., or be imprisoned six days.
Mr. C. T. Braithwaite, a foreman, said the prisoner had
been employed in the dock about three months. He set him
at work yesterday.
Mr. Woolrych sentenced the prisoner to eight days' im
prisonment and hard labour for the unlawful possession of
the tea.