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could not be procured under 3! Neither I or my ftieri had
much money, and asked her if 21. 13s. would not do. she wo4::
ont for the purpose of inquiring, and on her return said, limp
it:
would not, for that they had been sold for that sum. I the,
quested of her to add ten shillings of her own which *null reps
her, to wh.ch she consented, provided her doing F.l WI% atm I
secret from her father, and said I should have my proper y h is
a quarter of an hour. We waited for some time. and in slynit
hours she said it was impossible to procure it that r igfr, Out that
could have it as early as possible on the following moronic. on
this my friend insisted on getting back his money. which sae
gave him. We then went away. After our deparmte I *mac
vised to have shunter taken up for feloniously ingigiog to
elate whit thieves, for the restoration of stolen property. lin Z:
sequence gave information to an officer, who took her into taw?.
and brought her here.
Mr. WYATT —On that occasion we gave her the benefit a< tip
salvo which the Act of Parliament allows. and which says, that if
by the information of the party charged, the thieves *ream.
headed, and be or she appears as mid:lice, lie shall taa4„
harmless.

Eliza Shunter, the approver, examined—On Tuesday lan th,
prosecutor came into our tap-room, and had a pint of pone...and
isiveuit. While I wu in the bar I heard him say that he aoe'd pv,,
21. 10s. for the recovery of his property, and no questions 'Quit Lt
asked.

Mr. WYATT—That proposition is in itself a felony.
Examination resumed.—A person came nu' from the taporow,
and said, he wished the things were got hack. I was called hi,
the parlour, and the prosecutor, on My coming out. requested
would take the 10a. for the purpose lie !dated. The reutatrder
or her testimony as to the different negotiations was siwilar toilet
of the prosecutor, with the exception of her adding to it that it,
accordance with the salvo of which she got the benefit, she gate
much Information to the officer us led to the appreheosion of the
prisoners.
Oeorge (:opus, the person who brought the different messaget
from the prisoners, was next examined. He stated, that on Tun.
day last he was in the tap-room of the City of Norwich, where fe
heard the prosecutor bewailing his loss, and saying that he w.
afraid to go home, u his wile would abuse him for his h.e1351
property, lie alto said, that if he recovered it, he wur,ld give
receipt that no questions would be asked ; and he des rid him
leave the money at the bar, and that he would probable gel kind.
Mr. WYATT—Do you know who committed the rubbery I.
Witreas—No, I do not.

Saunter was here recalfM, and after being cautioned by. the Ma
gistrste of the imminent :sea in which she stood, was sakes, in th,
presence of Copus, who it was that told her that the prisoners wee
the persons who committed the robbery ? She, in the most in.
equivocal manner, declared that it was the wi,•ters Copus, izt
that lie also, was the person who conducted the different sego.
tiations, and brought the different messages from them.
Mr. WYATT, on this declaration being made, prised a we;,
merited censure upon the conduct of Comas, end declined taint,
his evidence.

The next witness examined was Joseph Bungelow. Huai
dente was merely confirmatnry of that of the prosecutor, uto do
loan of the money and the different negotiations at which ha at
present.
The prisoners declined saying any thing in their defence, ail tri
parch a being bound over to prosecute, they were fully comethle,
to take their trials at the pretest sessions.