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London, England, 1818-02-27 00:00:00

-old it appeared it ass pirkelt ag when Smith email Spicer
fo lidding at his porket. The women were emimined three or
four tones, and committed to the House of Correciarin ; hot
Mr Westwood had them diecharmol. Tien or three days after
Kelley and Spicer were in cnatody, Piney fame to my hooey
in the morning. nod asked, "Is Limbs iek as ham r My wife
said, " res." She said to sne, ' Here's • young ensue wants
you about maw business; the yang then who was with you
twfore." I wish coma io." He wittiest ii, and staid mot
hid tbrelllllllVaiii th'in Mindiriruir; we en Ott
I forget her mune. He said she was pulled up teat eight fur
osssisft a wade in Cantonese-alley. rt Why, soya I, "yen
ruin gin sue order without gang to Mr. Weetwood at the
Dusk. Yent Moe hive an order from him." He wild," 1
wish you mouldier. with Ines" and I went with him
Dm yew go, in a chaise rare with hias!..—N•'. nev^v•
IE., ipso wsik deem t.. trank•boillingsl —Yes Mr. Wond-
erland said he could IMO give an order. gays he, " Ma' Will
he exansissed to-nsorrsa at owe leekvelt. and if you come up
with Lisnbekk you may are Mr." And he appointed to ore
wir thew, and I have not seen hint slay.
Did you not know that there were Oren suspicion el
'chat moment that he was the previa thrill 'rest the mites ?
—lever; I charged hien with that now partoresterly.
Have wed your brother cairn given you that i"4"'"'"
lion ?—Nu; they did rot haw who it was that gars the iu-
forniation.
•Yoa no recollect where Sway was introduseed to Mr.
Westwood, whether Mr. Westwood knew him ?—Nu.
He did ant at that time say " I know resmething of
Finney ?"—No ; of course if he had be would have detained
Whit.
How mesh has Mr. Westwood given law me
20/. and Smith 101. Mr. Wesewswiii said, " I should have
riven you tat as wen as Limbriek ; hot the Bank think you
ere not nettled to it, as you did rot etis nor duly as Pa
siiiyht to hive dues. There would have been a towapkte
reinvielMis if you bail ont allowed Spicer to thaw the rotes
away which those WIMPS pickAl up." Whelp I Mega out
with smith I armed the oases, and Reid, "Smith, a be bac
svie petty ten T AO give you five more"
What did yeti give to Runes ?—Nothing at allot not •
f .rstsiug. After that I west to Mr. Westwood. wool Weistwonil
askedme, " Litaihrielt, when shall you Dee aid piing man
Fisiney?" says he, " I have moose 'teeing suspicion that he
has been passing heal motes himself."
time was this ?—Before Kelly end Spicer were tried;
t•try said be had beau dabbling la them a good while; he
toted yaw, whether I knew guy thing of him? 1 Slid, No.
ire endeavoured to field Finery. ire went to Westminster
itireetty. ant Wormiest to lake him to Mr. Westwood the ono-
west we esagbt him.
Have you any recollection abetter whit time that was; how
long betor they were to ied ?—lt was afire they were cunt.
s. ; they hail three or four r11,1111;11111itt1111
'teary WIT.. It iril in the January Sessions?—Yes.
Cannel you loin: to gone remilleeti 4444 the time Mr. West•
.o ! hinted this to you?—lt might have been about the
Imo `Me of Ds eionher.
I 'fish you would recollect pintos-If more particularly ?
I cannot.
Vim Mr not think it was laser than that ? --I vaunt charge
tn• memory,
We. it within • fortnight after they were in custody ?
ANsiest three weeks.
Were yore not shunt three weskit stierwarele with Finney
at the &WWII Rear, and did you mot sit with him the whole
evening ?—I never have.
1 think 1 shall prove you were there with him three weeks
afterwards)—No ; I was not. I have loot beers with Finney
sinew, • morning or two after the women were lakes.
Yon have been a ehaise.eart riding with Finney
Never in my life. I sever haw that he had owe.
Hare pm atter seen it !—No.
You say von hail a knowledge of Kelly and Spleer?-11
Have seem Krlly's boy at the tissue his father kept • public-
linese, where bail characters yrs:idea.
Did Finney point them out to roe in Biow-strret ?—No,
sitter. Finery used to come to the Busch of Grapes. and I
hare drank • glass of ale mire or twice with him ; but that
seas long before I had any information respecting ebete men.
Whist other reward are you expecting to mein, besides
what the Bank have given you ?—Niue.
Yon raped no conviction money?—Nis; there is none.
Yon ilu nut rapist your expenses?—Nis
Dar the Prosecutor had his esp-nses ? —Yes.
Illiat his be had ?—Five ponds, so hr said. I dish not
ere any money paid.
There is a warraat oat for Finney now ?—Not That I know
I f I did mud know till Harris tuhl ate this soweiliesi that hr
~as wsnlsd. I said I thought as moth, by Mr. Westwood
telling me to h. int hint to him as soon as he Wall loath'.
Have you ally kmaleilge where he is at present ?..-1 have
mat. I Ilieuk I should be ahle to taro bomethiwg of him.
Ilr may lie dams at Bristol. He has been in the habit of
g.inig In Bristol. He told me that be came out of the nom.
try ; that be had been (limo In a job. 1 forget where it ass.
This seas berme he gave me the iuformatioa.
You slid not know he was then passing mites at all
Yon did uut know that was the way ii. which be gut his
tiring ?—No ; 1 never knew any thing of him.
You did not know he was always Sash with memory ?—I
shit mil know enough of bias to ire him Sash with otiosity,
any swore titan c g into Moses where he Wu. Whets we
waist a thief, we sue on the habit of gide( into places where.
we may catch 40 ur 30 sometimes, nil sometimes out above
five or six.
Did you disguise yourself?—Yes.
lie what way only pot on • silk beadkereblef; i had
tin time to change any Wire. I was standing at the Mr
drinking • Case of ale, and I started uff directly; amid Fin-
ny swat away, sod I rats to get Smith. I had scarcely beim
In St. Mat tieeistane ten minutes when they rime
Was any bargain senile brines you and Fine, ?—No.
It bet did you give him ?—Nuthing. He borrowed a dul-
ling of use one netweeing.
Ilia came it you did not give him any thing, when you
told &sidle, that you thought you were very badly mild, as
you hail to give ibe informer sowerthing?—Braidh-y tells a
falsehood. He asked me what I had ? I told him that they
gave me 20'. and Smith 101 and I said, the least I expected
would have been 20f.• piece. I said,ff we Mire, as we small,
hail, to give people something for gieisser is the laureation,
we should have very little. I said, when I see that SINN I
shall certainly give him ansacebireg for IOW; the informa-
tion, which we generally do. Brahaelssaid, be world give
te r • joint of meat a piece; and I told 'ft we world call ria
Saturday foe it.
You told him you had lees paid for the prosecution ; but
that you bad bees paid badly, brava you hail to give the
Weenier a considerable share out of it. Yua say, about a
fortnight ago you did go to Braidley, and you tired him you
had to give something to the parson who had Itinv you the
isrierialia. Was that probable wiser rim ken that this
*au was wanting fur passing bad notes?-1 should sot have
given him say money.
Yon told Brantley so?-1 said it wbs a 'tide* we usually
did fur information.
I thigh you said yea recollected Filson beag in Tothill-
fields Prison, sad that his maim had destroyed herielf !
I never heard of that.
You have know. him three years. Daring that lime had
he been ire the habit of giving you information saws ash.
jects of this so, t ?—No, never • only to tell me to take this
J. Shilling. He was stopped' un suspicious at the saner
time *markt was taken who was • desperate wean. He
fdaght dreadfully, and Bela eat him is the nivel' his leg
with his cutlass, sad Stalling brag up With hies, assail use
of a bail expends.% and said, Why do you mot nose upend
fight. Beau said he attempted to stab him, Mod I thinglit
it my duty to take hint into custio'y. I took hint. He
was examined end ilisclargril. I should think the looney
this mau might have had of me fur that job, might be 15s.
or 10s. but smithies; for this.
Did yens see that night Finery and the boys together
vibes you rause up!—l saw them coming •p St. Marties-
lane together. Ile told me to go there, and be would robot
them out.
You saw them coming op together is convereatioo ?—I
du mid ;mew whether they were its conversation. They were
csgesher; Finney crossed over mid spoke to me.
They were then talkies:sod cumin up together ?—Yes.
You know Erma Cosucrer, who ass convicted with Ger
sister fur passing a ;urged sot* in (:enbonse alley?-1 do
nut kuow her by sight. I did nut see her when she was in
c cattily.
You knew that Finney and she were connected, sad you