The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-15 00:00:00

COINERS.

John Richards and Hannah Gondger were in-
tli•7 ted for feloniously counterfeititT divers pieces
of money, purporti•ng to be of the similitude of
the silver current coin of the realm, sailed shil-
lings,• by colt-Airing/divers blanks with a certain
wash. • - ,

_ Fr6m the testimony adduced in support of the
prosecution,, it appeared that Benjamin Johnson
and two other officers went to the lodgings of the
prisoners, iu Smart's-buildings, Holborn, on the
31st of August last, and discovered them in the
act of manufacturing counterfeit shillings. On
searching the room, a considerable gnantity of
counterfeits, in a finished and unlini,heil state,
was found, together with all the ingredients used

in colouring. -
• The case having been clearly substantiated; the
prisoners were found Guilty—Death.
Catherine Doyle was capitally 'indicted for un-.
lawfully uttering a counterfeit shilling, well
knowing it to he counterfeit, she having been con-
victed of a similar offence before, and having suf-
fered twelve months imprisonment in consequence
thereof.

Mr. Sewell, Clerk of the Mint, 'pranced the
copy of the record of the Prisoner's conviction in
September, 1810." ,

kym. •Beebv,. who has the charge of the New
Prison, in Clerkenwell, proved that the prisoner
bad suffered twelve Months imprisonment, in Cola-
sequence of her conviction in 1810.
:Mrs. Elizabetlr Marlar deposed, that she keeps
the Gun, at Islington ; knew the person of the
prisoner ; she came to her house on Saturday the
26th of July, accompanied by two other women ;
prisoner called for a quartern of spirits ; witness
served her ; prisoner gave her a shilling, and
witness gave her a Sixpence in change ; the women
then went out together. Benjamin Johnson, an
officer, came in immediately afterwards, and
asked what money the prisoner had given her ?she
answered a shilling-I Johnson asked her to see it;
and, on examining it, pronounced it to be a coun-
terfeit. The shilling produced was the same which
s.he passed.

Benjamin Johnson new the prisoner to be a
common utterer of bad money. He saw her and
two other women together in Whiteeross-street
on the 26th of July. He suspected them to be
endeavouring to utter base coin. He followed
, them from place to place, until he saw them enter
the Gun at Islington. Saw the prisoner pay Mrs.
Marlar a shilling, which he afterwards examined,
and discovered to be a counterfeit. He immedi-
ately followed the prisoner, secured her, and
found hi her pocket a tin box, containing sixty-
eight counterfeit shillings, and three' counterfeit
sixpences, together with smile good money. Ask-
ed the prisoner how she had come by this money,
and she said ske had found it.

Mr. J.'Nicholls, one of the moniers of his Ma-
jesty's Mint, examined the shilling issued by the
prisoner, and pronounced it to be 'counterfeit ; he
also examined the other shillings found in her
pocket, and pronounced them sporiousalso.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM having summoned up the
evidence, the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty,
heath.

Cotherine 11P.Carthy was indicted for• a similar
offence to that imputod to the last prisoner•, and
also found Guilty. ,
The prisoner was capitally convicted three times
before. •