QSR1858/4/5/4a,5a

Depositions of Fanny Hare, wife of James of Shitlington and PC Daniel Hazzard of Shitlington. In the case of William Johnson & Amos Rawlins accused of uttering a counterfeit half crown.

6 October 1858

From: 1858 To: 1858

Fanny Hare: she was a servant to Samuel Jarvis who kept the New Inn public house in Shitlington. On 6 October between 10am and 11am 2 men came into her master’s house and called for a pint of beer. There was no other company in the house. She served them the beer and they called for another which she served them, as well as some tobacco. They remained in the house for about half and hour and then called for the workings which came to 5 pence. The prisoner William Johnson handed her what she thought to be half a crown and she gave him 2 shillings and a penny in change. The men went away and she gave the half crown to her mistress. The following day the police came and made enquiries. Her master delivered the half crown to the police. She had not observed it was a bad half crown at the time. [cross examination] they did not give her the half crown until after they had the second beer and she did not see her mistress give the half crown to a man in the house and ask if it were a good one. She did not hear it be clinked on the floor. PC Daniel Hazzard: on 7 October he went to the Jarvis house and received from Jarvis a coin resembling a half crown. Fanny Hare was present and recognized the half crown as the same coin she had taken the day before. Statements of the accused: William Johnson – he gave the half crown to the woman for the first pint of beer. She gave him 2 shillings and 4 pence back. She gave the half crown to a woman sitting by the fire. There was a man in the house who clinked it on the bricks. They had some beer and tobacco after that. Amos Rawlins – no more to say.

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Johnson, William,
Rawlins, Amos,
Hare, Fanny,
Hare, James,
Jarvis

Shitlington, passing counterfeit coin, Shillington New Inn