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in George's-road, and Agar provided for her till the Janu-
ary following. He was to have allowed her 1/. a week,
but he did not do so. In January she went to Pierce's to
reside, and remained there till April. She left on account
of a disagreement. Agar had two trunks there; they
contained his clothes and tools. She saw his watch, ring,
and a set of shirt studs there, but no money. She saw in
Pierce's possession a bag of sovereigns before she went to
live with him. Pierce before that said he had asked Agar
fora sovereign, and he refused him, and that sometimes
he could get money out of him and sometimes not. Pierce
once asked her to lend him a shilling in 1854. Previous
to the robbery Pierce used to havo Agar's old clothes. He
used to take them away. After the robbery she saw in
Pierce's band a roll of notes. After she left Pierce's house
she became distressed, and applied to Pierce for relief.
Mr. Sergeant Parry objected to this evidence.
Mr. Sergeant Shee—l shall follow it with another. Did
she make a statement ?

Mr. Baron Martin—l don't think it is evidence.
Witness continued—She repeatedly applied to Pierce
for money without success, and after that she made a com-
munication to Mr. Weatherhead, the governor of Newgate,
and then to Mr. Rees.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry—She was 25
years of age. She left Tunbrige-station in 1852. She was
dismissed, but not for dishonesty. She had not lived with
any one else than Agar. She knew a person of the name
of Tress. She did not consider her conduct had been im-
proper with him. She knew a person named Hart. She
did not live with him. He came to see her in town. He
had given her a sovereign or two, but not for an improper
purpose. He was ro relation of hers. Tress gave her Si.
after she left Tunbridge. She did not know why she was
dismissed. She had 121. a year and her board and lodging
at Tunbridge. She wes roz Ohinsissed for impropriety
of conduct at Tunbridge. She knew a gentleman named
"Bill Barber." He was under-,, lard. He never gave
her money. She remained at home with her mother
about eight mouths, and she then went to Johnson's-street,
Somers-town, and she ht-d work flora Messrs. Crosse and
Blackwall's, Soho square. Ha- t called there and saw her.
She liven then with Ler mother, but Hart, who visited her
then, never saw her. It was there she knew _Agar as
Adam. He left her twice, but not that she was aware of
for her drunken habits. She was not in the habit of doing
so. When the child was rcgiste..3d and christened she
knew Agar's name. That was in July, 1854. She
only knew him in the names of Agar and Adams.
She knew a person named Hodges. He used to give her
money. He used to give her a sovereign at a time. He
was not with her a long pe-iod at a time. She had been
out two nights whilst at Fierce's. She quarrelled with
him on account of a 'etter she had from Agar, and not on
account of her drunkenness. She would not swear she
had not been brought horns there drunk. She did not re-
collect being brought home drunk in a wheelbarrow at
Shepherd's-bush, but it might have happened. (Laughter.)
She had not been to Portland to see Agar. The Railway
Company had supported her since last October. She knew
Pierce to be what was called a betting or sporting man.
She had not seen him with money be said he had
won on races. She never saw him with a betting-book.
She would undertake to say she had received 80/.
of Pierce. She would venture to swear it was not
1001. Mrs. Pierce bad only in a friendly way advised her
not to get drunk. She had no occasion to complain of her
whilst in her house.
By Mr. Giffard—She was introduced by Burgess to Agar
at the Green Man public-house, Tooley-street. After that
she never saw Burgess and Agar together. She did not
knell, till after Agar's conviction that he lived with a per-
son named Campbell.
Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—Hart made hon-
ourable proposals to me, and after he left Tunbridge she
was engaged to him. It was during that time—after her
mother's death—that he gave her money. Hodges did
not give her money for an improper purpose. Pierce saw
Agar's letter to her, and said he was mad— he never had
any money. She never heard of a sum of 3,0001. being left
for her and her child.

Mr. Baron Martin—l must certainly knoll if it be trite.
Because Agar said he gave to Mr. Wontner 3,0:0I. to I; 3
invested for her and her child.

Witness continued—ln the letter she received from Agar
he directed, amongst other things, that she was to pur-
chase a silver cup for her child and Pierce's son, and that
Pierce would let her have the money. She never had the
money to do it. She was now living with Inspector
Thornton.

By Mr. Baron Martin—Have yon ever heard of 3,000/.
being invested for you ard your child ?
Witness—No, my lord.
Mr. Sergeant Parry—lt is in the hands of the railway
company.
Mr. Bodkin—No, it is not. It is a mistake.
Mr. Sergeant Parry—Mr. Wontner made an explanation
before the magistrate, and he was ready to explain now if
he were to be considered a witness for the prosecution.
Mr. Sergeant Shee—Certainly not.
Mr. Sergeant Parry—Then I decline to put him in the
box.

Mr. Baron Martin—You must take your own course.
Mr. Sergeant Shee—l wont take advantage of Mr. Wont-
ner's statement to claim a reply.
Mr. Sergeant Parry—Then, as your lordship wishes to
have the matter explaired, I will call him.
Mr. Baron Martin—l have no wish for it being done
personally. If the money is invested for her, she ought to
have it forwarded. The Crown bad no claim on it.
Mr. Wontner—But, your lordship, I think, after what
has transpired, that I ought to have an opportunity of
explaining.
Mr. Baron Martin—l think you should, Mr. Wontner.
Mr. Wontner —Agar, whom I defended, had had a sum
of 3,000/. invested for a considerable period in the 3 per
cents., and at his request I sold it out, realising' 2,7001. for
it. A number of payments were made out of money
realised, which reduced it to 2,F30/. Agar sent me a writ-
ten order, which I acted on, and paid the money over to
Pierce as requested, which he has invested in Turkish
Bonds. The Bonds have been seized by the prosecution,
and they are now in thole possession. I have taken the
trouble to trace out the notes paid to Pierce and the notes
with which he purchased the Turkish Bonds, and I find
they correspond. lam prepared to produce the documents
in reference to the transaction.
Agar was then recalled at the request of Mr. Serjeant
Bal antine, and said that Pierce communicated to him
Ithat be had heard from Tester that one of the keys of the
safe on board the Folkestone boat was lost. Witness was
not on board the boat when the key was lost.
Evidence was then called to prove that Agar and Pierce
had been driven by cabmen to St. Thomas-street several
times previous to the robbery, and also that Burgess,
Pierce, and Agar were frequently together before
the robbery. Mr. Stearne was also called, and proved that
he kept the White Hart in St. Thomas-street previous to
May, 1855, and that Burgess and Pierce frequented his
house. He had seen Agar there, but he could not say when
it was, in company with Pierce and Burgess. He proved that
he received from the barman a parcel that had been left
there for Burgess, and his calling for it, when it was pro.
duced and opened to him. Ho then gave witness 5001. to
invest for him. As Burgess objected to deposit it at a
banker's, witness lodged it at his brewer's, Messrs. Reed
and Co., who paid him interest for it, which he handed
over to Burgess.
Mr. Lee, of Charles-street, Camberwell, stock-jobber,
raid he knew the three prisoners at the bar, and was in the
habit of meeting them at St3arne's. He purchased
five h andred pounds' worth of Turkish Benda
for 4 0
51. in Burgess
notes in a
rni Jan.,
21. 118016 .
in
gold—which iTe paid
407Lhle0os.btfaoirned fromthem
Mrs. Burgess by Burgess's direction. He paid them over
to Mr. Hutchinson, a broker.
In answer to questions from the learned counsel,
witness said that ho afterwards sold the Turkish Bonds for
Burgess, and realised about 50'. by the transaction. ,
Mr. Bailey, cashier in the Bank of England, said that
on the 28th of May six 10/. notes were paid out of the
Bank in the name of Edgington for gold. Oao of the .
101. notes came in on the 11th of Sept., with Tester's name
and address on it. Witness produced other notes, which
it was proved had passed through the prisoner's bands, and
the dates at which they were paid into the bank.
George Raffin, fruiterer, of Warren-street, Fitzroy-
square, proved that he changed a 100/. for Pierce, through
Mr. Fisher, of Leicester-square. He put his name on it,
and the ore produced was the same. He also changed
various notes at the Bank of England for Pierce.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—When he
changed the notes for Pierce he was in his employ at 301.
a week wages. He was in his employ about 12 months.
He kept a betting shop, and had considerable betting tran-
-1 'actions. Witness bad never changed other notes for him.
Witness took notes for him in business, and he had seen
considerable sums— more than 2Col.—in his possession at
a time. Pierce used to go the racing circuits. (Laughter.)
Re-examined—Pierce was living in Crown-terrace when
he saw so much money in his possession. It was in the
spring time of 1855. He did not tell him how he got the
money. Witness took a pair of boots out of pledge for him
early in the spring of 1855.
By Mr. Sergeant Parry—ln 1855 he was engaged wits
Pierce at the Boar's Head in making up a betting book
with him to the extent of about 1001. It was the time
when Saucebox won the St. Leger.
Mr. Smith, cashier to Messrs. Reed and Co., proved re-
ceiving the notes from Mr. gtearne. He afterwards paid
them into Messrs. Roberts and Co.'s.
Mr. Young proved purchasing Spanish bonds for Agar
In August, 1854, in the name of Adams.
Mr. Forrester, stockbroker—When clerk to Mr. Shaw,
Tester was introduced to him by his father. In January,
1456, he sold out two bonds by direction of Mr. W. Tester,
the prisoner's fatherail purchased it with the proceeds of
other Spanish bonds which Mr. Tester brought us to sell.
The bond purports to be for 1,0201. Its value at 52 per
cent. discount would be about 4891 I have had various
dealings with with Mr. Tester, the father, and always
looked upon him as a highly respectable man.

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I Mr. W. C. Furney, n clerk in the Bank of England,
proved the payment in May last of six 1001. notes, num-
bered 45,420 to 45,425 inclusive. The name given at the
time was Edgington, Duke-street.
Mr. Griffin, also a clerk in the Bank of England, proved
the exchange of the 1001. note, 45,422, endorsed with the
name of Tester, for sovereigns.
Mr. Francis, of the firm of Edgington and Co., Duke-
street, was called to show that no person had been sent by
their firm to exchange gold for notes to the amount of 6001.
during the month of May, 1855.
Mr. Leo, recalled, stated that in March last ho got a
Spanish bond, numbered the same as the one left by Agar
in his trunk when arrested, sold for Pierce.
Mr. Cousins, a stockbroker, who sold the bond, also
gave evidence to the same effect.
Mr. Rees, solicitor to the South-Eastern Railway
Company, examined by Mr. Bodkin—l am the solicitor
for the prosecution, and have conducted the whole of this
investigation. In consequence of what I heard from Agar
I went up to Kilburn-villa (Pierce's residence) on the day
of Pierce'a arrest. The house has a garden in front, and
leading from the front door is a flight of step-i. Under-
neath these steps is a pantry, and, on searching in this
pantry. I found that the ground had been disturbed and
a hole had been dug, and in place of the natural clay it
had been filled up with cinders. I should say that it had
only recently been filled up, for there were green leaves in
the cinders, and the claw of a lobster quite fresh. In the
house were Turkish hoods to the amount of 2,0001,
loaves,
deeds, and securities of different sorts. The green tool-
box was in the attic. I also wont to Cambridge-villas,
Shepherd's-bush (Agar's residence, where the gold was
melted down). I had the gate in the back bedroom re-
moved, and behind it I found the three fire bricks which
bad been produced and identified by Agar. The chimney
bore evideut marks of having been subjected to groat heat.
The floor between the fireplace and the window was very
much burnt. I had the boards taken up. and underneath
were a number of small bits of gold, which had evidently
run through the floor. When I saw the roan Agar at
Portland I did not say anything to him about what I had
seen at his house.
Cross-examined by Mr. Giffard--:-It was about the middle
of October when Agar made the statement.
F. Williamson, a detective officer, examined by Mr. Ser-
geant Shoo—l wont with Mr. Rees to Kilburn-villa, and,
besides the property mentioned by him, I found there a
gold watch and chain, which I produce. The watch has a
representation a 'Windsor Castle on the dial, and the
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