The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1887-09-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

WITH. UTTERING TERFEIT COIN.  Fanny Neal, aged twenty-three, Zfe.soribed as an soirees, and 'clueing her address, has been charged on r iii iad, before Mr. Homo*, at the Clerkenwell Paidee Ccurt, Loudon, with knowingly utiering a counterleat half-crown with intent to &Aland John Andrews Husky, of 38 and 38, Upper Sircei, Islington. 111 r. Barnard, solicitor, appeared on belialt of the 1 mammy ; Mr. Ricketts deientled.—Mr. liaslop deposed that on the day in question the priacner entered his abop and made a sni4ll puicliaise, tendering what appeared t.) be a hail-crown in payment. lhe witness's daughter put the half-crown in the tester, and found that it would not pass through. The prisoner said she knew where she had taken it, and she would take it back again. It liappoiLd that c.t. that very time a person was in his shop who had brought information oi the offerit.g of it counterfeit coin a few minutes before at at neighbouring shop, and this person recognised the pa isoner as having made the tender in !hat case.— Charles Seigeant, of 18 and ISt, Upper Street, Islington, stud two assistants in his bunnies++, deposed that the prisoner had tendered a counterhalt-erown at their shop a few minutes before she was given into custody at Mr. fladoes. When the Co n would not pass the teeter the prisoner exchanged it for good money, and said that she, knew where she had obtained it.—Mr. Ricketts, on behalf of the prisoner, said it would be shown that the hid coin was tendered in good tank—Mr, tlosack committed the prisoner fair trial, admitting her to bail in two sureties, each iu the BIM of £25.  ALLEGED MOONLIGHTING OUTRAGE IN  LoNDON.  An extraordinary;;;;;Us.just come to light in the nature of an attempt to murder a man mimed Henry Walker, of respectable connections, who has for twenty years been employed by the bt. Pancras parish as Bowerman, and has taken an active part latteily in political matters, as a member of the East St. Pancras Conservative Assooiation. During the pant two years Mr. Walker has delivered open air addre•ses as an EnOA Gringeman. lie lives in an isolated cottage in the dinused bullet ground of St. George the Marlyr, Brunnwiek Square. According to Mr. Walker's statement, he recently went on all eXU(1181011 to Li-tree, and returned about midnight. Ten minutes at terwards lie heard the repot' of a pistol oninide the window, and before lie hail roviivoied trout the Munn be heard a second oho', and saw a Suit through. the blind, lie had been sitting near the window when the first shot was fired, and iunnediately jumped up. After the second tliot Mr. Walker, with his son, went up. sitars and looked out, but could not see anybody. The following morning he spoke to Mr. Apse'', a neig.,lnar, who sill he heard the idiots. They esninined the fro .L of the house and found bullet inaiks, snit one bullet embedded in the wnl. the window-sill. Mi. Walker informed the police at limiter Street btation, unit has since had police protection. He n need a cab slanting under an archway mar the lion4e on returning home, and thu plcc lulivu the perpetrators made their escape n the veltiilo.