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London, England, 1826-08-16 00:00:00

Stories high, but that he put his bottom against the winded,
got out.
James Catlow--On the 14th of April, between six and seven
o'clock in the evening. I saw the prisoner Bolton with a person
named Eccles, ,about three mats from Blackburn. Ile had
piece of cloth about two inches !.road non six tong. lie said
he got the cloth at Benoist(' Eccles's factory, where they broke
the main looms. told me that he was shut up in the &dote
in a room dare stories high, but that he broke the window and
got out.
The power-loom mill was proved to be in the parish of Black.
burn.
Air. STAR IE said that was his Case. _

rho prier:mem severally protea.tal their innocence, and called the
folloiving witnesses
Thotnas Bolton—l have known the prisOtter James Riding for
the last two years. Ile has teen in my employ as a weaver. 1
never heard soy thing against his character.
Edmond Evans—l have known the twboner Riding about eight
years. For the first three years I lived next door to him ; I meet
heard any thing against him.
John Kay, the constable-4 have known the prisoner Sutcliffe for
the last two years; I have never known any charge against him bat
this.

Ralph Shoricrek, examined by Mr. COLT/.Air for the prisoner
Kay—l am a servant in the prosecutor's employment. The pri-
saner Kay was a rellow.workman of mine. On the day of the riot
we left the factory about a quarter of en hour before the mob came.
went about halfway towards my home when I met a young men
whom I knew, and we returned towards the factory. I met Kay
going towards his home with his back to the factory. When I get
to the factory the aohliers had arrived.
John Brown—On the day of the riot I was going towards my
warehouse, but{ in cnnscquen 7e of what I heard in the street, I went
towards 111 r. Eccles's fictorry. I saw the prisoner Kay coming
nut 01 the factory do 1. with Ralph Shorrock. The prisoner Kay
stood bytme near the saw-pit, outside the factory. The prisoner
stood by n e until after the arrival of the soldiers, and we thin went
towards home. My house is ahnnt 100 yards distant fthm his. In
, about half an hour from the time Kay came out of the factory, we
gut to his ht,:ise.
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" ltalph St mruck was recalled—When he met Kaye going towdds
home, there was a woman named Ashton walkiog with him. The
last %limes might have been with the prisoner, but there was See,
• a crowd Mfg witness did not recollect having seen him.
John Cunlitle (for the prisoner La'harn)—l have known the•rei-
toner for the last five years. On the 24th of April last, I saw him
before the arrival of the military, standing quiet and peaceable in
the field beliiml the prosecutor's factory. I stood with hint about
20 minutes, but upon the arrival of the military I sent away, and
left hint in the

Cross-examined—l went to the mill for the purpose of seeing a
lodger of mine, who worked in the factory. I was afraid he might
stop in the factory.
Thomas Harwood (for the prisoner Bolton)—I know the prisetter
was not at Blackburn at the time of the riot. On that day he was
with tn.! en the road to Blackburn, between four and five o'clock in
the evening. He was with me that dry at my home, at Ripchester.
which is six miles from Blackburn. On that day 1 saw him at
Ripchester, at two o'clock and three o'clock. We heard about rho
riot at Blackburn, and it was the subject of conversation during
the day at Ripchester. For two or three days before there was a re-
port that on Monday there would be it riot at Blackburn.
Cross-examined—l went that day to Blackburne, for the purpose
of getting work. The prisoner has no regular work, but does jobs
for ar.y person who wishes to employ him.
William Ot.bsideson, a clothier at Blackburn, Lawrence
Boothnian, and Henry ElLsthim, an auctioneer at Ripehester, bad
known the prisoner tor five years, and during that time he bore an
excellent character, and was a quiet, inoffensive, hard-working
tuna.

James ,zeagrr (fm the ptisoner Ormond) said that he had known
this bay for revere' years, and that op to the day of the riot he had
nicer heard any charge against him.
31r. STAIMIE, for the prosecution, said, af;et the evidence which
had been given, it was not his intention to press the case as against
Boh].

His LOUDSHIP, in summing up, said, he was sorry to say that
those riots had originated in great distress, but the law did not ad.
mit of such a, excuse for so gross an outrage.
The Jury, haring retired for a few minutes, found all the
prisoners, with the exception of Bolton, Guilty, but recommended
them to mercy.