The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-06 00:00:00

VICE CJIANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

The Vice-CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morning
with a part-heard motion of no public interest.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Henry Wheeler, 37, was indicted for feloniously and know-
ingly, and without lawful excuse, having in his possession 500
impressions of a 'forged die, intended to resemble the die of
the ace of spades, used by the Commissioners of the Stamps
and Taxes.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and 'Mr. PHILLIPS appeared for
the prosecution.
Mr. CLARKSON was Counsel for the prisoner.
James Ellis; an officer on the Bow-street establishment,
stated that on the 15th December he went with a search-
warrant, accompanied by an Officer of the Stamp Office, to
122, St. John-street. On the door was an engraved plate,
bearing the words, " Henry Wheeler, card-manufacturer." He
went down to a lower kitchen, where. he found the prisoner,
who acknowledged himself, to be master of the house. He
asked witness to read his warrant, which was done; when he
said some one must have given the information out of spite.
Witness and Stowell, accompanied by the prisoner, went to
the attic, and tllerQ found a large quantity of impressions of
'playing-cards.. He then went to the front of the attic, and
there found, in an aperture in the ceiling, one dozen packs
of cards, and a bag containing 34 sheets of the impressions
of the ace of spades, each sheet containing ten impressions.
He had also discovered materials for making the cards,
and a great quantity of cards in the process of manufacture.
In all he found 180 packs of cards, wanting only the ace of
spades. He seized all these things, and touk the prisoner into
custody.
John Stowell, an officer employed by the Stamp-office, cor-
roborated the last witness, whom he accompanied in the search.
Richard Godson Mace, an officer of the Marlborough-street
Office, also have similar testimony.
Joseph Harris, the Deputy Supervisor of Stamps in So-
merset House, deposed that the impressions of the ace of
spades produced by Ellis were forgeries. It was the custom
of the' card-makers to send paper to the Stamp-office in order
to have the impression put on by the dies provided for that
purpose by the Commissioners of Stamps. The stamps are
usually impressed with the name of the card-maker. Mr.
Thomas Creswick has a plate of the description pointed out.
Mr. Creswick's name apppared on all the forged impressions
foUnd in the prisoner's possession.
In his cross-examination by Mr. CLatritsort, ho said the
impressions were very badly done, and were cot 'at all likely
to deceive any one acquainted with cards. He did not know
whether Thomas'Wheeler was a licensed card-maker after
the year 1828, in which year the new die came out.
Charles, Preston, Secretary to the Board of Stamps, de-
posed that the impressions produced were not taken from Mr.
Creswick's plate, which was kept at the Stamp7office—they
.must therefore be forgeries.
'Edward Gregory proved that the prisoner had, occupied the
house in question for two and a half years. It was neither in
the City of London, Westminster, or the Borough of South-
wark, to which places only licenses can be given, according
to 9th Gee., IV., sec. I.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner made no defence.
Charles Brine, of 28, Old Change, deposed that he had
purchased a quantity of waste-paper from the Stamp-office,
one ream of which bore the impression of the ace-of-spades as
it was before the alteration in IWB.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.
The Learned JUDGE summed up, and the Jury returned a
verdict of Guilty.

John 141 fir was indicted for stealing a letter containing one
sovereign, while engaged in his duty as a letter sorter.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAI, appeared forth: prosecution, and
said there were counts in the-4ndictment which would. subject
the prisoner to transportation for life if found guilty ; he was
willing to forego them, as he thought the ends of justice would
be answered by the prisoner being allowed to plead Guilty to
the two last counts in the indictment, which chargod him with
the minor offence.

The COURT made no objection, and the prisoner pleaded
Guilty to the stealing of the sovereign.

IVETV COURT.

Catherine Crochet, 25, was indicted for having five shillings
of counterfeit money in her possession, with intent to utter
them.

The prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Lupton, a grocer, of
Northampton-street, Clerkenwell, on the evening of the 16th
of December last, and tendered a shilling, which the shopman
said was bad. Mr. Lupton followed her, and saw a man put
something which appeared to be money into her hand. The
man ran off, and she was taken into custody, when the five
base shillings were found on her person.—Guilty.
John Green was indicted for uttering a counterfeit half-
crown to George Giles.
The prosecutor, who is a farmer, was at Covent-garden
market on the 23d December, selling holly, and the prisoner
purchased half a crown's worth of holly, and gave him a base
half-crown in payment. Witness shelved it to his porter, and
they followed the prisoner and gave him into custody, Ilhen
another base half-crown was found in his possession.--Guilty.
James Clooney, aged twenty, was indicted for stealing
a-watch-chain, gold seal, key, and slide, value 3/. 53., from
the person of Solomon Cook.
The prosecutor, who resides in Brunswick-street, Black-
wall, was coming along the Commercial-road on the evening
of the 6th of December last, when he was hustled by the pri-
soner and another person. The prisoner made a snatch at his
watch, but the chain broke and he ran off with the seal and
key. He was subsequently secured, by a person who heard
the cry of " stop thief." The police-officer found the pro-
perty in his possession.
The record of a former conviction of the prisoner, under
the name of Cloonc, at Clerkenwell, for felony, was put in
and read : the identity of the prisoner fully proved, and it ap-
peared that on that occasion he was sentenced to two months
imprisonment, and to be privately whipped, for stealing
pigeons.—Guilty.
Thomas Serie, aged nineteen, was indicted for stealing a
pair of shoes, value 2s. 6d.,
.from the shop of James Bagley.
A policeman saw the prisoner loitering about the prosecu-
tor's shop, in Putney-street, Hoxton, on the evening of the
2d of January. He then went into the shop and carried off a
pair of shoes. Witness followed him, and he threw away the
shoes.—Guilty.
Eleanor Hughes was indicted for stealing a shilling from
the person of 'Thomas Golden.—Not Guilty.

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