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ring his thing's, and to Imo hie wife. I went said a word aidni
coining till I was taken tip.
Re-mnamined—Tbe wrisniner had shilling and half-crown dies.
' Esther Hibbs, the *meter of die landlord of the Red itiewell- -:-
Burslerst, INTIIIIIIIIIMI fhe primmer and bawley coming Mier i
.father's house. Two ether men eame,.and a man and a weenie. .
I did not see what was done in the room ; but I went in atter
and saw cloth, silk Itsadkeir.Kieft, waiets-ehains and restr,Tviildit
heard the prisoner order Lawler to fetck two casks oat nftheleables
and two were brought in. The room' atast quite chraii wheal eh* •
went into it, but when they went ewer there vhs a groat damn-
lily of torah and brown paper on the !loot. laew Invite a kei
day. after ; lie came to fetch the horse and can and the casks.
Cron examined by 'Me. CV R W 00D—I saw nn hall-crowns.
Joseph Bailey confirmed the evidence of the last witness.
Thomas fiehring Prortor said—l am clerk to Messrs. Picks
ford. I remember a tierce corning from Manchester, but it had
come from heeds. It cline by a boat. It weighed eight hundred
" and a half. It was addressed, "J. Hill, Stoke." The prix leer
came for it. The bend of the tierce was out, and I saw east Intionl-
-1 I inked what it sits for ? and he refused to tell me, end at /ait mid
"it was a mill to manufacture cobalt and other paints. He took it .
laway. •A.,.
Francis Smith, a Wharfinger at St*mei delivered twthaletill HIS
riffles,' L.wley..
The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he mid he had
never coined money, but was a striker of medals on popaar lab-
jectg. The press wan a machine applicable th Many mechanical
purposes, and'he hoped the Jury would not believe the assertknieg
of the .vtoseentors: . .
Anne Lawley said, t am the sister of the witness Lawley. I
j lived with the prisoner at Hull, and• at Brainaten-uPon-Swale•
1 There could have been nn mesa in the cellar. I trust have seen k
las I wit going into the cellar continually for water.
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Thomas Downing said, I live at Birmingham, and am a prod
land tool maker.
John Lithgow, a silversmith in Stafford, roved that he had
loften seen medals with Prattled edges.
Mr. Justice Bunnotrun said that thii indictment was framed
on a statute of King Williatn. It vas very rare that the actual
1 fact of coining could be !nought home to a party, but this statues
mitilOir a capital offchcpfora person knowingly to hive in Mapes-
seasien 4ity implandot ftr edging money, and therefore th• Jung
imost be satisfied that these collars were implements dl Coining, and
that the prisoner knowingly had them in his possession.. The quer.-
13 don raised , Mr. Corviood, as to whether this was a ease within die
meaning of the Act of Parliament, he would reserve foe thespian:Bu
of the twelve Judges. That this was& species of instrument used
for eoining they could have no doubt, for it made marks round the
edge of a piece of metal exactly similar to those on the edges of
s!fillings said half-crowns. Ilia Lordship then summed tip the evi-
-1 ence.
Verdict—CM/4.
i Judgment deferred till the Melte Judges have g:vett th'tir oPis
i Mori bretne-paiptaflaw taised_ht" Mr. Curwood.