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Li that 044 y. I never said that I was nephew to the Lend 1
Naym, and would play the deuce with the landlord of the
Sulam. 1 pesbably did say that I would report the house
to the Lord Mayor. believing that he was the proper Magistrate to
apply to. I might have said in a joke that I was a Fellow of
Brasecose. To my knowledge, 1 never said that I was worth
li! Ail. miyear ; but I will not sw ear one way or the other. I was
patiently sober before I went to the Alderman. I was not very
amok istoeloated when I left the Saloon I did not drive at full
Fah" to Holborn. I did not pot the watch and book on the table
Sal the Woo. before I retired with Mary Ann, and beg of the land-
lord to take care of it fur me. I might have given the primness as
unfitation to ()*ford, fur then I should have been glad to have seen
Ginn there or anywhere else. The prisoner said they would sleep
at 'hellos. I don't know what motive they could have for that,
without it miaow 1 supposed at the time, to make me believe they
wise gala with me to Oxford. When I stated the lists of my
*iamb to the prisoners, it was returned to me. I had a small paper
pu.rcri in my hand when 1 wee ringing the bell at the Old Bell,
which I dropped ; it was picked up by some one, and taken care
of, and again returned to me. I was at the Bell Inn ring.
tug three quarters of an hour. 1 paid the bill at the Saloon
so one pound country notes. out of my pocket. I do not
know whether it was the landlord or waiter whom I paid ; I
could nut distinguish one from the other. The notes were all fives
nod tens in my pocket-book. I never said I had sovereigns there.
I might, when spnakirg of my loss at the Compter, heve said my
snowy consisted of mans and sovereigns, but I do not know that I
did. I don't think that I pulled down the board at the Bell Inn.
1 believe we were taken into custody for the riot in the street, not
toe taking down the board. The younger prisoner had nit °ppm.
vanity of giving the book to his father, or throwing it away, at
built:hell. On anteing at the trampler I sot in an outer mom, by
the fife, and went to sleep foe an bout end a half; (luring that time
he could not have retired to get 'tied If the pocket-hook. 1 Mr.
l'artirtitten spouted by as lndbiadon antis head. to confirm that,
when Mt. Aliey said, ''• Bit I ray he eould."l We did not go to'
Guilelhsa till put eleven o'clock. I repeat I did not know the
meat of the tatieege ; the constable said It was for hi ing disorderly.
1 airier saw the board that bad bees pulled down, at Guildhall or
the Compeer. We walked about in the Justice.room till Alder-
enuTlwan "arrived. The elder prisoner was not then with us;
he anentled to give evidence for his son voluntarily. I again say
shot I mem stated my lose was 344‘.
Robert Evans-1 stn 4 watchman of St. Andrew's, Holborn. 1
eaw them parties. The prosecutor was a little elevated; lie said
Ise was going to the Saloon. I took the younger prisoner and pro-
secutor so the wateithousa. I heard prosecutor say he had lost his
wiacit. Whew they Overall in the coach Mr. Druid gave him the
a am&
Hoiry Hogthre—l am a watchman of Pt. Andrew's parish, and
went te she Osnipter with these parties. Druid told prosecutor not
to mike kintself mossy, as they Mew the number of the coach.
rthiawished his friend Captain Duncan was there.
i' . ilisesfoed, the Clerk to the Magistrates at Ouildhall, pro.
e muurtinatimi of Mephitic:* taken by himself. Ile stated
that the din 'prisoner had deposed there as
ton, follows :—". I, Fr
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lii`Mmtough, of Earl's Court.lase, Kensing late a Captain
IM army, in the Duke of Cumberland's regiment, have known the
prisoner })raid for about a year." The witness, said that he had
am heard Waver make any complaint about loosing his watch.
The miaow miaow denied all knowledge of the pocket-book. Ile
eramissedied, sad it was found on him.
, haniuol Fogg warn.—By settee of Alderman Thompson, I
method Dru 4 and found two pocket-books on his person ; one of
she books was Matted to the motheator, who swore that was the one
that contained Mu potcs the night before.
thmunuidge, a watchman, confirmed the testimony of the
*thew watchman.
WilibtaiKirktry iiworn-1 drive a hackney chariot, No. 732. I
took up three gsmiemen at the Saloon, Piccadilly, at three o'clock
in the toonlog. I rods behind, and Mr. W drove. The
tabor gentlemen, I believe, got inside. I drove to the Old Hell,
Holborn, and so going away in about ten minutes, I was called
algamn to heck to es. &dom. IS Mr. Weaver said he had lost his
mock. Druid ks • few minutes stsvelt to Weaver mid I was dis-
charged. On coming oat of the Saloon, I ISVl'Weaver with a
pocket-book in MB band, that hs tiled to get into his pocket.
William Poker moduesd the popes panspl that had been dropped
n thabora Wass prosecutor. It opotabel a shirt, neckcloth, and
mom* othea Nibs thims.
Me. Attlee admitted thus the priming was father and son.
Tins Learned Gentleman submitted to the Court whether the eider
primer had been properly indicted as m asownorial agent; he
ought to hese been indicted, if at all, as a receiver. Mr. Alley
also ormsedsd that the Indictment with regard to the sou ea* in.
samples', inasmuch sa the robbery was committed hi Middlemen and
tree Mal took Flom before a London Jury. However, the Corr:onto
hcryant overruled both this objections t sad the MINS, Plieeeer
wo told that that was the thee If he had say thing to °Abe la his
aerentlre--Tb• prisoner thee at scone length commented on the
evidences, mid the conduct of the prosecutor. With regard to the
ptaltstsbook, he declared that when be had beard the prosecotor
aptik. of It, he had (begotten that be had it about him. • Illa had
taken the watch and the pocket-book to take' care of ktr.Msl4 sthd
esleiboly protested that there were no notes in the book whin hoc/-
mm. 4 it. It was necessary for him to account for his Rising the
name of Jaws, Newland-street: it arose from his pecuniary on.
barmasmans, which rendered it necessary for him not to go by his
tont sonic Indeed he had been detained foe debt since he had
bomb prison, which was a mooed therm He disclaimed having
reJsravha properly with any Intention to steal it; and in conclusion ,
urew.histself upon the juries of the Jury, solemnly declaring his
trancenco.
TM older prisoner was then called on for his defence, when he
:puke nearly as follows 1".31y
".31y Lad, and Gentleman of the Jury—Strong is my inno-
'fence, and with all those feelings in my bosom which an English.
Isis ought to cherish, I shall occupy your attention with a very
few *marks ; and in the first place, I think it right to account for!
soy not contradicting the name assumed by my son. I considered
Limas inertly involved ins watch-hourtnosection, and should have
been sorry that his real name hail gone forth to the detriment of
bus family ; bat, front the too/twin that then: was a question of my
owning or disowning him, I acknowledged I was the father; for 1
am net ashamed of my son; I glary la him. Almost is the cradle
he was the protect of the immortal Lord Nelson ; and had he not I
bona deprived by daub of hie patronage, lie might have been a
star in his profession ; se It is, he served his cottony with the us.
save credit to himself. It may appear strange that I should hare
ham in such a circle as the Koval Salem ; chance brought me
tare. and that catioaity which has made me paint divers scenes in
the drama of life, induced me to follow my researches. Had I
then known what 1 now do, I certainly should not have made one
of the assembly. We fell in with the prosecutor (Mr. Weaver)
there; something was said of the Ilertnii en hosulos, and my porn
cm was toe proud of mentioning what he conceived a tadmec'a
merit, sad aid that I was Cho author of that work. I had request.
rdiiins not to give my name in a place like this. lilv.Weaver began
with a falsehood, fix which lie as so Di:totems. He stated te the
girls of the town in his company, that we were very old acquaint-
ances of his, sad engaged us to join In taking wine with him.
XV RA respect to the name of Duncan which wu given to nue. 1
ssitild, Defttleriten of the Jury, account for it moat satisfactorily.
1 have a right to bear it ; but your time is too precious to be in.
elided upon on this 'abject, and it is --holly irrelevant front the
gyestaiin before you. A kind of mutual takinr a liking tit, the
ionsequentes of the sympathies excited by wine, took place
amongst as ; and when 51r.Weaver stated himself to be a member
et lhammem College. (lifted, and the nephewd the Lord Mayor,
I, who had been cducbted at Oriel College, Oxford, considered
myself In este and riepectahle company : it was tint so. Were I
POI Olaool here as a pnsoner, I could fully sorrobosete every pert
we the evidence of Ulf son as to the depositing the watch aril ;mei
ket.book in his halide. Situated as 1 ani, I abstain fnmi all re.
mark. Considering myself, ea I do, as very little connected with
tor inn auction, I see but one attempt bearing upon me. namely,
thst in Holborn toy son and I were four or five doors firm the pro-
secutor, and that we might have concerted together, or hay; made
smutt transfer. What ! at four or five doors distance, with broad
day•light upon any sad the broad inquiring eye of the wakirg guar.
amine of the night ? My bon ham been prevented from reading a
li-tter tent from Shrewsbury, giving the moral character of the
prosecutor. I may perhaps, however, lientlemen of the Jury, he
pentanes! to tell you its substance. It goes to prove that he is pro.
verbiallya liar—that his evidence cannot he trusted on oath—anti that
ha hashoto held up to public view for creche in a =Use at I ixtbed,
otter which he prosecuted the Editors of the Paper for a libel, and
received one shilling damages. Falsehood and cruelty hare been
his charamerlr.ics, and he has tried to use them on the present mu.
born. Owndemen of the Jury, I appeal to the eye of the great AU.
elm nod AU-seeing, to the Souther of Ileum whose influence the
peufeeuter has twice felt, foe when premed in his first examination
to soosent for the property which he peet.inied to poocsa, he fainted
away., and when prevaricating again he fainted a second time.
eloatlemsn of the Jury, I throw my honour and reputation into
your mesas, and Mote of one who is dearer to me than myself, in
full confidence of your justice and feeling.'
Mr. Aster, for the defence, then callrit__.
likernsid Rpm, • tumkey of the Compter— I saw the prosecutor
at the °payees. on the AM ow 30th June. He said than that he
was a member of Arsamene College. Ile she said that he was a
rasa of property, I think worth LOW/. a year. lie also said that
kw was nephew to the lord Mayor. Ile said that be bad lust AIM
Mosta and sovereigns.
Ur. William Strange sworn—l am a wine merchant at Abing.
dear, and know the prosecutor, and In my opinion he is a Tail OD
needs in the habit of fabricating falsehoods, that I do not think that
he is to be believed upon his Oath.
Gratuatunined by 31r. C•111111070X—The prmecient is a
lbow.dvaper at Abingdon, in one of the principal streets there.
That must certainly he considered a respectahle situation, and yet
.1 mold not believe hint en his oath.
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four witnesses to the chancrous eithe prisoners were called, who
epthe of their honour and integrity in high terms.
The CON now Sreete•wr, in his Ramming up, blegcsl of the
Jag so give their serious attention to this cane, as It was a very
seriosse etwage minium the primness. IS was for them to Ink at
eathe points of the rase, and take all the probabilities of it into
their enjoin corniilontion. The Learned Counsel for the defence
bed misni tiro obiecnano, hot he had overruled them. 'flue lint
applied to the elder primness; and Mr. Alley had vmtended that
lst enght4o hive been indicted no an areemmy, and not as a pian-
/pal That he could not see; fur if be was a participator in the
Wain at all, he mui.t have ham 'so as a principal. for he must
Lave been present at the time it Ina committed ; sod therefore he
waver-guilty, in that view of the question, as the.prisomy, whine
Wed wok the property. With regard to the Cannel's objection for
the younger reasoner, he haul °emoted it, on thegmund that if• rob.
Wiry was committed in onecounty,and earned so auother,the law cup_
pond it to be TOM mitred In the letter place,and the prisoun might be
tthel i that county. Having noticed them objections, he would
weer prooredto read evertheevidence..Che [domed (ommsn Sergeant
themjneapithiated the whole of the evident,, sad. is concluent.
the Jury well to consider how it bas on the piamers, and ob.