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phsi tbillitawinghtliktasest was ivied bt the Clerk t ,
• ; Opatlenien of the Jdry..Thi Prisolico at the bar
inndindiated.fdr nnlatfally.ned wickedly conspiring.'
Stedideratiap and awn togetliel, to obtain and
•Veciltain evil lispored persona's that is to lay,'
llliti ns &Amon. William Wodel, Michael Early,
itherwise called Michael Huai?. James Early, other.;
wise caffeiPapieS Hurley, end Dennis E#lr, oilier-
** called his •Hurlei; otherwise called John
*own, on thiklth of June, in the 56th year, &G.
iiith foiti and arms, feloniously and burglaridusly,
-tee .iireek lend enter, about the hour of Awed in this
alibi of the second clay of July, in the year aforesaid,
at the parish. of St. Leonard, Sheirediteh, in the
Cdnety of Middlesex, the dwelling-house of one Ana'
Macdonald, there situate; and the geods of the said
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Aan Macdonald, in the said dwelliogfonse. then
and there, being then and there felonionslyend bur-
glarionsly to steal, take, and. carry swan; with in:.
tent that they, the said ersorge Vaughta, RoSeit
Mackay, and Gem's* Aro**, shogld cause the said
persons, to.wit, the said !moon, Sanderson' Willie
W,„_
°lll4 Michael - fsily. «Wish* called MiMichaelILT
nr.
4-aisuswys James arty, otherwise called ;James Hur-
ley. and Dennis ON otherwise callettDennis Hur-,
ley, 'otherwise called John Brown, to be apprehend-
ed,. and by Law convicted. for the said felony end
' burgle: y, and thereby wickedly and unjustly to pro.
cure and obtain to and for themselves' the said George
Vaughan; Robert Mackay.: and George Brown, the'
rewards given by. Act of Parliament dpin the cone
viction of persons:for the crime of burglary, in Con-
tempt of our said Lord the King, doe.
• There were several other counts in the indictment!
one of these chirged the Prisoners jeseraill with eeti.
lawfully -conspiring. aiding, and abetting, to .cnast
liait divers burglaries for the purpose of obtaining .the
rewards siege by the Government upon 11011v141410
for su:h offences. -. • • .
Mr. BOLLAND, for the prosecution, opened dig in.
dialling. • - • -

Mr. Gu*w* (who acted for the Attorney.Geiseett)i
stated the ease to the Jury at considerible length, and
with great force and eloquence. • •
William Drake was the -first witness examined,.
who deposed that he was formerly a midshipman,
and an acting Lieutenant in the Navy. He knew
all the prisoners. and Wail in particular. They, •
both held situation.: in the Customhouse. He could
not say in what situation- Brown was, but he knew
that Vaughan was one of the Bow-street Patrole.—
Early in July last, the iitnee4 was iu a
,public house
near Shoreditch church, when his. listtention was
drawn tii'the conversation of some, *eons in the
place, which indtited him 'to suppose they were
thieves. The circumstance •he afterwards!communi.
cated to Mackay and Brown.
..The .fpftriiir imme.
diately proposed to iairisbce the witness to Vaughan,
and this was accnrdingtfdone next morning. Mackay
only was present, and -Iftey had some conversation.
respecting the character of. the men whni" SWIM
had heard convening at the- public-house mentioned,
and Vaughan immediately proposed that they should
commit a burglary at tlkd house of •a Mend of his in
Gray's inn.line, and ~here an attempt had been pre.-
viously made by a man earned Hubbard; but which
was defeated by the barking of a dog. Witness, in
the course of thesis,. afternoon. sate the Hurkys at
•a putdic.home in Shoreditch. He was accompanied
to the neighbourhood by Mackay, who waited igif
him at some distance. Witness communicated to t
persons mentioned the intention of breaking open the
horses in Gray's inn-lane, where he represented there
was considerable poverty; and asked their assistance.
They immediately consented, and Dennis Harley
said he knew a min* who was accompliihed in busi.
ness of the kind., and on whom they might depend.,
This person he sad he would bring with them. They
then-parted. and witness afterwards communicated
the conversation be had had with the persons men-
tioned to Mackay and Vaughan, and his appointment
to meet them again •at eight o'clock that evening.
This the witness did at a public house in Shoreditch„
and they. all went to the hens. of John Brown. to
talk the matter over. The letter was the person- who
principally planned the business; and he, Mackay,
and the witness went to Sadler's Wells, when they
met Vaughan, who accompanied them to a tavern.
Witness old Vaughan all was ready; whenever he
wished the business to be done, but the latter said it

could not be done that night, on account of semi
lodgers, but he wished it to be effected the following
night, when all would be ready. It 4n then find,
that they should meet at Vaughan's house next (bit,.
sod the witness was previiiiiily to see the Hurleys
end others, and acquaint heal that the Imerglary;
was to be committed thefollbwiege night. Atilt,.
nen accordingly met -*cos, said all wield
ready, And in the words of Vuoilies, ieformed.theet
that there would be 41 coPsigisribis-property." and
that it would be . i• a perfect.gift." - Witness **se:
quaatly went with. Mackay . sad; Vaughan. who gave
kiln some keys and a crowbar, and some enemy, -is
order to defray she Opener ¶f keepiagthe men at
the pablii4souso who were to ammit
Valigbae Men leift.tkeos ge :epos his ditty to Sad.,
We—Wells. Mackay went tea pablie-heale, and
*hew went to Sbcomlitcb. and met two of the ansi
together, whit 'bailey Wood sad D. liede_y.-.TbIY
wen afterwards found by Bandanas' sad Vaughan,
"id Mackay came caws about limns o'clock ;
seraa Irani Arith these, and Vagina pointed oat the
*Mk and desired witness to, be circumspect, and
mark the right door, sad Chet every-thing *mildly'
Ye* in fifteen Minutes. Women then named to
the.men, and at die same timm mook.themumomede
the be when Mackay capie running up iitlworw.l
and main it could act be does ea 'mom of the
watchman. Yanks, afternatde me.that4
M could sot_ rt the tratebmen 5it416.6111010, 11141
* would report hiat the men 'mooning and get
*arra Some time after, Meeker, Beam
t9t,n,004.0wd sb burglaryburglaryat idtedam-
ip.ll
.at f Au*. kgras woodosimicamml.
Its apotowd. (Witt:at *tart
-80.1Mntilltsnts7riolace akin ibrferi
ease. The mos to be em yed Were Dennis,
Jolla and Maul H Banda' s*, and

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