The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-14 00:00:00

SOUI Iit.VARK.

William Reason, alias Junes, a rou4h-1:a)1:ing charac-
ter,aa w broUght before..3lr. Cuttingham, charged with
being concerned with ethers, not in custody, in breaking
into the Masons' Arms public house, Liorsamonger-
lane, and stealing:therefrom upwards of 201. worth of
cigars, and a quantity of silver and copper moneys, the
property of J. W. Monk; the landlord.
Police-constable 17a 14....said_1hat :the. above public.
house was entered on the night:of the 29th October, and
the bak-gireld open, frein.which the property above de-
scribed was stolen. Since then he ascertained that a hat
had been left behind by one of the thieves, and

from inquiries he was informed that it belonged to the
prisoner, who absconded from his lodgings on the day
of the robbery. He accordingly went in search of the
prisoner, and apprehended him on the previoa evening.
Sarah Thornton said that the prisoner and another
man lodged at her houie prior to the 29th October.
On that night neither of them coin home, although they
had been in the habit of sleeping there every night pre-
vious.

The hat which had been left in Mr. Monk's hous,, was
put on the prisoner's head, and witness swore that it
was the same he left the house with on the day of the
robbery.
Mr. Monk said that tho prisoner was in his house on
that day, when he had the sama hat on. - lie had no
money for some time previous, and was out of employ-
ment, but after the robbery he w.:s displaying a large
quantity. _ _

Henry Benham, potman to last witness, proved that
on the evening prior to the burglary, the prisoner was
in the tap-room with the same hat on, and he had not
sufficient to pay for a pint of beer. He knew the pri-
soner being without money, but on the Sunday week
after the robbery he came to him and told him he had
aid out 3L in stationery, and intended to travel the
country. Witness forgot to tell hii master of it at the
time.

A constable of the M division said that he saw the pri-
soner M Horsemongerlane with the hat now produced
in the afternoon preceding the robbery. He had fre-
quently seen hi
Mr'
corriNonati, and could swear it was his hat.
w.,
not
informed the
pre-
sent
her. prisoner that at
suffidi6nt' evidence t
committing him for
the suspicion w
o warrant his
that he should feelrlri4l')?i4t.
0 to remand him for aafseswu days,
to enable the ofilceraci" et fur:her evidence. great
that
tait several persons were The prisoner said.ttb)ar4
.tie present
who could prove
inau narhed Sims, who •,.,l'at was -11'et'his.
was
the,
one
onethe best of
h 4 own WitnesS swore thartiri- "ged with
h?ailed a
hat now prochided his belief but
_to
witinsPeesqtacles were found
night of the robbery,
,A.l,3etlita Prj,oner wore on the
on the prisoner belocging
the tap-room table cif the Masons' A. ' whiCh he
against
--nos ,left ot,
Mr. COTTINGHA3I told the trisontkr that he h
not call witnesses,' as they strelittthened the
r!! the eircurnstanct:asadebatter
him. He should, underes, remand
him until Wednesday next. , - .
Gor.qe. Siniik Was cheirged with stealing two pint pot,,
the prep_rty:ot Mr.
,Iyatson, t hi). landlord Of the Ara-
c. hokP, in Lambeth-marAh. Also with stpi,i:ng,t,,,,,o, the
property of Mr. Joyce, 'Windmill Ta yes; 'Upper Ground=
street. ' , - . ,
Wyld, 94 M, and 233:1., wen: to the prisoner'A lodg-
ings on Sunday morning, in the Mint, and team' him in
bed. ' Under the- biilster they fouild Mr. Watson's pots,
and in the prisoner's pockets t‘.0.7 found the others,
bel.lnging to Mr. Joyce. In the fi ro • place they disco-
vered an old saucepan which had latly boar' used for
melting metal; several Pieces of pewtior were attached to
the bottom of it.
_ . .

the pots were identified, and the prisoner was seen in
the taproom of each house on Saturday evening, and
shortly after he left the pots were missed.
Ilowas-committed for.trial. . : .
CLERKENWELL.
Robert Owen was charged by Mr. James Hancock, of
the sign of the Coffee-house, Charlton-street, Somers-
town, with having uttered a counterfeit half-crown under
the following circumstances:—
The prisoner entered the bar on Saturday evening

about seven o'clock, and called for some porter, when
he tendered a counterfeit shilling to Mrs. HancoA, on
discovering which she returned it to the prisoner, who
left the house. At about nine o'clock the same night he
pai,± a second visit, and called for a pint of porter, when
he laid down a ad half-crown. He was immediately
recognised by Mrs. Hancock, who called her husband,
who detained him until the arrival of John Dear, 381
S, an active officer, to whom the prisoner was !Oven in
custody. He seized an opportunity to snatch the half-
crown, which he put into his mouth and attempted to
Swallow it, by which he was nearly choked. Dear instantly
seized him by the throat, and after a desperate struggle
he forced the handle of a key down his throat, and suc-
ceeded in getting possession of the bad half-crown (now
produced), but the prisoner bled profusely, the piece hav-
ing stuck in his throat and lacerated it severely. The
prisoner was taken to the station-house, and on being
searchedsomegood silver and some halfpence were found
in his possession, and two red herrings in his hat. Dear
said that he knew the prisoner to be the companion of a
well-known utterer of base coin and thief called "Slen-
der Billy," and from inquiries, he had traced the pri-
soner to have purchased two red herrings at a shop
whore he had passed a counterfeit crown piece. They
were in the habit of swallowing crown pieces, &c., with
apparent ease, and being aware of that, when the prisoner
put the half-crown in his mouth, he seized him by the
throat to prevent him swallowing it.
The prisoner said that he met a gentlemen accidentally
in the street, who asked him if he wanted a job, and hav-
ing employed him to carry some goods, he made him a
present of the bad half-crown, which he tendered to Mrs.
Hancock. He did not know the gentleman, or where to
find him.

Mr. COMBS said it would be necessary to communi-
cate with the authorities of the Mint, in order that Mr.
Powell, the solicitor to that establishment, might attend
the prisoner's future examination, preparatory to his
committal to take his trial, and he remanded him for a
week.