The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

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CAUTION' TO TRADESMEN.—Richard Higgs, a young
man, was placed at the bar, charged with uttering a spu-
rious florin to Agnes Ewen, barmaid of the Chelsea Water
Works tavern, Chelsea.

Agnes Ewen stated that last evening the prisoner came
to the house and called for a pint of beer. He tendered a
spurious florin in payment. She examined it, and believ-
ing it was bad, put it in the detective, when she found it
was so, and prisoner was given into custody.
Mr. Arnold—Did he give any account about the florin?

Witness—He said a gentleman gave it to him for con•
veying a box to the Victoria station, and he did not know
it was bad.

Mr. Arnold—How do you know that he did F

Witness—l don't know.

Mr. Arnold—The offence for which the prisoner is
charged is not barely that of uttering a counterfeit florin,
but for uttering it, well knowing it to be counterfeit. Is
there any evidence to show that he had guilty knowledge ?
Policeman—Mr. Jenkins, the landlord, thinks he did.
Mr. Jenkins stood forward.
Mr. Arnold —Have you any reason to believe the prisoner
knew this piece of money to be counterfeit ?
Mr. Jenkins—Every reason. I have during the last
three weeks constantly had bad money offered, some of
which has been taken,
Mr. Arnold—Was he one of them ?
Mr. Jenkins—Not that I am aware of.

Mr. Arnold—Then your reason for supposing that pri-
soner knew this florin to be bad is that other persons have
given you bad money.
Mr. Jenkins—l looked out at the door and saw bad cha-
racters about while prisoner was in my house.
Mr. Arnold—Had you seen him with them.

Mr. Jenkins—No, I had not; but they were looking in.
The prisoner was nn thZ point of Leii.g discharged for
want of evidence when a policeman said he knew the pri-
soner as the common associate of thieves, and believed he
had been convicted of felony.
Prisoner was remanded until Monday.

711 E GREAT BANK PAPER ROBBERY.

Yesterday Buncher, Cummings, Brewer, Burnett,
Griffiths, and Williams, were again placed it the bar before
Alderman Cut ett.

Mr. Freshfield appeared to prosecute; Mr. Lewis de-
John Stanley, George S
fended Brewer and Mr. Pater, Buncher.
geant Tilcock, of the City Police force, were examined, but
nothing new was elicited. raith, John Lichfield, and Ser-

Mr. Pater wished to know if the whole of the evidence
against Buncher had been produced,
Mr. Freshfield said he had given quite enough to
justify the committal of all the prisoners.
Alderman Cubitt said he was quite of that opinion.
Mr. Pater contended that no prima facie case had been
made out against his client Buncher, and therefore that he
ought to be discharged.
Alderman Cubitt said he bad fully made up his mind
that Buncher was implicated in this robbery, and therefore
he should faii in his duty if he did not send him with the
other prisoners for trial.
After a few words from Mr. Lewis on the pal t of Brewer,
who contended that forging a bank note on genuine paper
was not an offence under the act relied on by Mr. Fresh.
field,
The whole of the prisoners were fully committed for trio
at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court, to be
held on the 16th of Dec. next.