QSR1835/3/5/32

Depositions and examination - Joseph Wilson charged wtih tendering a counterfeit half crown at Toddington

2 June 1835

From: 1835 To: 1835

James Powell the younger of Toddington, shopkeeper – last night about 10pm, which was fair night, the man who says his name is Joseph Wilson of Southill, hawker, came into his shop and asked how he sold bacon. He answered 6d a pound. Wilson said he would like a pound of it for his supper. He cut him a pound and Wilson put down half a crown on the counter. He gave him one and sixpence and six pennyworth of halfpennies in change, then took up the half crown. He said he did not like the half crown. Wilson asked if he thought it a bad one. He said he did and called Mrs Cook who was in the next room. She said directly she looked at it that it was a very bad one. He then took the change out of the man’s hand and went round the counter and took hold of him and said he came with an intent to pass bad money. Mrs Cook sent for the constable Joseph Cook. He then gave Wilson in charged and gave Joseph cook the half crown. He said to the man if he would pay him the six pence he would let him go but he declared he had only 3 half pennies in his pocket. The man said he took the half crown in the town. Joseph Smith Cook of Toddington, constable – Mrs Maria Cook came to him last night and informed him a man had been paying a bad half crown to James Powell. He went to Powell’s and Powell gave the man in charge to him. He is sure the half crown is a bad one. He searched the man and found a good sixpence on him and 3 half pence. Joseph Wilson – he did go into Powell’s shop and laid the half crown on the counter to pay for bacon. Powell gave him the change and then said he did not think it a good one. He returned the change. He lives at Southill and brought the half crown from home.

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Wilson, Joseph,
Powell, James,
Cook, Maria,
Cook, Joseph Smith

TODDINGTON, SOUTHILL, passing counterfeit coin, shopkeeper, fairs, hawker, bacon, constable