| Notes: | Cambridge Weekly News
Saturday, 2 Feb 1850, Page 1
ST. IVES.
Jan. 28.- (Before T. S. Fryer and Gilbert Ansley, Esqs., Revs. J. Linton and Edwd. Baines.) - John Humphry, (who stated he came from Winfarthing, Norfolk,) drover, was charged with uttering two counterfeit crown pieces at Ramsey. It appeared that on Saturday evening he went to Mr. Storer’s shop and asked for some tobacco, which she did not sell. He then asked for some cheese, which came to two-pence halfpenny, and tendered a crown piece, which Mrs. Storer sent out to get changed. He then went to Mr. Bateman’s, and there tendered another, which a Miss Beaumont changed; but having a suspicion, she demanded the goods and change, which she received back. She then examined the one she had changed for Storer’s little girl, and found it to be bad. - Miss Beaumont and Storer’s little girl deposed to the above statements being true. P.c. Simpkin took the prisoner into custody, and on searching him found a counterfeit crown piece in his hand. - He was fully committed for trial at the assizes. |
