Star.
London, England, 1830-11-27 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

BOW-IT RE LT..BIILIIIIIIIII/ AID Rzsuansctrowarrs.—Yesterday
a lad of rather genteel appearance, named Samar Wrothall, and two
sturdy-looking men, named Richard Browning and Robert Bonner,
were brought up for re-examination, charged with uttering a number of I
counterfeit half.aowns.
Mr. Wrn. Hall, landlord of the Falcon, Uxbridge' deposed that on
Saturday evening last the three prisoners came into his house and had
bread and cheese and beer, in payment for which the lad Wrethall gave
a half-crown, and received the difference, and very shortly after went
away. The other prisoners took more refreshment, for which they paid
with a good shilling, and before they went witness discovered that the
half-crown was bad, and told them so, and Browning immediately gave
2a. 6d. good money for it, and said " The young fellow's a shopmate
of mine, and he'll make it all right with me."
Mr. Wm. Goodman, hosier, at Uxbridge, deposed that the prisoner
Wrothall passed a bad half-crown to him in the purchase of a pair of
stockings. The other two prisoners were waiting outside the door, and
walked away with Wrothall.
Charlotte Wilson deposed to receiving a bad half-aown from Wroth-
all, in payment for a pound of sausages.
Mr. Stephen Wise, landlord of the Cricketers, at Harefield, stated
that the prisoners came to his house on Monday night, and had beer
and bread and meat, for which Wrothall paid with a half-crown, re-
ceiving Is. bd. change. Witness put the half-crown, with another,
into his pocket, and Wrothall went away. The other prisoners after-
wards gave him a bad shilling for more beer, but he detected it, and
they gave him a good one for it. Witness afterwards found that one
of the half-crowns in his pocket was bad, and he had no doubt be es.
,ceived it from Wrothall. He gave information to Croswell, a coasts.
ble, and Wrothall was pursued and taken into custody ; he had two-
pence.halfpenny only in his pocket. He was put in the cage, and on
the following morning he had two shillings, which, be said, the two men
he had been with (meaning the other prisoners) bad given him early in
the morning, through the bars of the cage.
Croswell confirmed this statement, and said be apprehended Brown-
ing and Bonner the same morning, fon the road from Hatfield, and
found a bad half-crown on Browning. Bonner threw a small paper
parcel into a ditch, and it could not be found.
Mr. Powell, the Solicitor to the Mint, said, there would be no doubt
of other against the prisoners, if they were remanded.
Wrogallhar,r his defence, said, he knew nothing of the other prisoners
—he never saw them In his life until they were in custody.
Mr. Burnaby (the Clerk).--Why, on the former examination, you
said you:knew him perfectly well.
Browning said nothing, except that he was innocent.
Bonner, when called upon, said, your Worship, I knows nothing at
all about the contain. I beans no smasher--I works quite in another
line.

And what may that line be ? enquired Mr. MINIPHULL.
Bonner—Why, your worship, I works for the faculty. Mr. Bennett,
and the studgents at the Uniwarsity o' LUDOOD employs me, and I was
down in the neighbourhood where I was took up, &purpose to get a
harticle for em as they wanted out of a church-yard handy thereabouts.
I should ha' had the hartide that ere night, and most likely two or
three more upon spec.—for they fetches a good market now, if I hadn't
been grabbed for this hers job, which I knows nothing at all about.
Mr. Powell said that Bonner and Wrothall were discharged only a
few days ago, the former from liattomptden, and the lanes from
Marlborough-street, on similar charges, sad the evidence being font.
Went.

Bonner-1 tell your worship agate as how I Want no smasher. My
tools were found about me, only the constable didn't know the use on
'em. He shook the sack, and thought, I suppose, it was full of queer
pewter (bad money), but it was only meant for a stiff 'an or two.
Mr. MixsauLL reprehended the levity of the prisoner, and re.
mended them all until Tuesday next.
HATTON.GAIDISHIGEWAY ROMIZZIN. Of Puma VP PRI
Tonnucas.....Yestenlay Joseph COMM, one of the 6 swell mob,' was
charged before Mr. &spent Saks and Mr. Rogers, with rebbing John
Whale of his watch and its appendages, a gold chain and two gold seals.
The prosecutor, who is advanced in years, and quite enfeebled, stated
that be is servant to Mlas Hall, of Lamb's Conduit-street. On Muss-
day afternoon, between four and five o'clock, he was walking along
Lamb's Conduit-street, when three -respectably dressed young Inn,
one of whom was the prisoner, accosted him, and two of them taking
hold of him gently by the arms, walked on each side of him. The
prisoner walked before them. SumosWg the party to be respectable,
and persuaded that they had no object in view than merely to
have a lark with him, and to support him as he toddled along with un.
steady steps, be enjoyed their company, and felt much obliged to
them, until they cams to his mistress's door, but there the scene
changed, for the three immediately surrounded him and hold-I
ing him tightly by the arms, robbed him of his watch, and were about
to rille his pockets, which contained a quantity of gold ; but befog I
alarmed at his cries, and the resistance he made, they ran of He pur-
sued however, as well as be could, Japer& passe', crying out
"stop " and the prisoner was stopped and secured in Theobald's-
reed, bah his companions effected their escape. The watch, a silver
one, to which were appended a gold chain,. and two gold seals,
was lost.

William Porteous, pollee constable, No. 77, E division, stated that
be saw the prisoner and two others, in company of the prosecutor. as
he passed along Lamb's Conduit-street, but as they appeared to be quite
familiar, and making themselves exceedingly merry with each other,
be concluded that they were friends, and took no further notice of
them. They attracted, however, the observation of every person
that passed them, who all thought that the old man was in.
toxicated. In a few minutes afterwards, hearing the cry of " Stop
thief," he saw the prisoner and his two companions run along
Lamb's Conduit street, with the prosecutor after them, and he pursued
them into Theobald's road, where he seised two of them, the prisoner
and another ; but they having made • desperate resistance and the pri-
soner having struck him on the breast, he was obliged, in order to
secure the prisoner, to let the other go. The prisoner bad previously
passed something, which witness believed to be the watch, out of his
hand to one of his associates.
One of the officers belonging to this establishment informed the Ma.
gistrates that this was a species of robbery formerly denominated in
slang phrase, " Picking up the toddlers." It had been dropped for
some time, but was lately resumed by the " swell mob."
Several of the officers recognised the prisoner.
The prisoner, in his defence, denied the charge, and all knowledge of,
or connexion with, the persons who had robbed the prosecutor. He
erwaszeing along Lamb's Conduit.street on business at the time, and
the cry of " Stop thief," he ran, with many others, when the
policeman secured him.
The Magistrates ordered him to be remanded for further examination.
Robert St. John, owner and driver of a Paddington stage-coach, was
fined 51. for furious driving on the 11th instant.
Ustros-lisal..—Mrs. Susan Spotting, keeps a shop for the retail of
beer under the new Aet ; and a few nights ago the informer proved that
he went there five minutes before twelve o'clock, and was served with a
pint of ale, the defendant merely asking him whether he was a neigh.
hour, and telling him in confidants that they were compelled to be careful,
as the informers were about.

The defendant said, that the man who now complained against her
pune to the shop on the night in question, and begged and prayed of
her to let him have some ale, saying that he was a neighbour, and she
laved him, and for her kindness, he had her " pulled up."
Mr. Camera's said, that if the retail becr-sellers did not close their
shops at ten o'clock, they were amenable to the new law as well es the
licensed victuallers were to the act under which they had procured their
licenses. It was necessary that the Homed victuallers should be pen.
tested ; and if infcemen, or other persons, happened to sell spin et the
defendant's shop for beer, it was easy for her to refer them to the neat
pogo.honee, instead of serving them, and laying herself opbn to the M-
illed= of a heavy penalty.
The defendant was then fined 40s. and costa.
William Burdseye was summoned fee a similar offence.
The Informer stated, that when he entered the defendant's shop, at a
quarter before eleven at night, and had a pint of ale, that person dss
him to be cautious of the informers, as they were a soot gentrLhe was
given to understand were on the look.ont to entrap the train The per.
son whom be addressed, cordially agreed with his sentiments en the sub.
jest on the night he had the beer, and the Next day he mime and thrust
a summons into his hand, for serving him with the &
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Mr. Quinones observed, that each case exhibited the sionaily tar
the retail beer sellers to be on their guard. The use, behove, we
dearly proved, and he bad no other alternative them to de as be had
in done the preceding, to fine the defeadmat 111. sad meta.

The next case was against Mr. Feather, who was proved to il4,
served the informer with two pints of ale, the latter disguising hinheif
so well as to induce a belief that he was a neighbour, and had been t•ent
there at an unseasonable hour by an old lady named Wilson,
hard by, who had a fit of the " gripes," and refused to take any tl
for the complaint, except a pint of the defendant's treble X. ale, warmed'.
with a little ginger in it. The ale was procured under this repress.
don, and the defendant was of course "palled" by the wily infurnitt.
and a penalty of 21, and costs.
The Magistrate again strongly advised the defendants to be cautious
in future, and said that they were liable to a penalty of 21. for eVity
pint of porter they sold after ten o'clock at night.
Mr. Feather said that he should take the present opportunity of in.
golfing whether he washable to have soldiers billeted upon him, for at
the time the riot was apprehended in town, he had a serjesnt and fout
men of the Artillery billeted in his house.
The Magistrates referred to the Act, and found that the retail beer.
sellers were to receive billets as well as licensed victuallers.