The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-24 00:00:00

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rnr. ZING, ON TIVE ►Kb46CCTION or

I NIHN lIANKING COMPANY, AIIAINST

Our readers will recalled that this is a case wherein
31,,:tre, alias .N'l•uwl, is charged with b-eak-
ing into and robbing the Paisley Union- Bank, in
Ingram-street, filasgow, on the 11th July, IPA 1 I, and
for %Odell a verdict was obtained against him in May
last. in the Jury Court of Scotland, in the prosecution
of the saute charges in a civil auit,avd ►chich was then
fully detailed in this paper. This morning, at an
early hone, every avenue leading to the Court was
crowded to an almost incredilde excess, and a con-
course remained at the doors till a late hour entire-
touring to avail of every opportunity of persons
rooting wit to gain admittance. The panel pled to
the indictment Not fluilty.
Jahn Thomsmt, Robert Hamilton, and Ninian
gad, were the three first witnesses called, but their
existence related chietly to their receiving the box of
notes from Sir William Forbes and Co., and to their
auto,, nt.

Patrick Sanderson, Eq., partner of Sir William
Forbvs and remembers bating sent, on tin. 13th
of July, 1%11, a box 'dilutes LW!! Sir William Forbes
and VD. to the Paisley ruion Hank, amounting 40
-1,1!:31/.

Jahn Stewart, lecturer on botany, clerk to Mr.
Sanderson, in I• 1 I, remembers trato witting, on the
Itlth of July. 1%11, in a hocked box, the soma of
12,031/. from Sir William' Furloev*s bank to the Paisley
Union bank in filasgow.
Margaret .11•1'antry Ikea) with her aunt, Mrs.
Stewartjuow cleeeascol), in the year ISI I, at the
Broomsithaw. Tim ranel at the tar came to leer aunt's
house in the month of .lay in that tear, ;Along with
two* gentletnea, and took lodgings lie the tone; the
names 9f the two nith him were Stone and Down.
Mrs. Stewart. a +dolls. after Ricy took the house, re-
mom ed ta aumber 11401 SI• in the Broadelaw, to which
Moffat and the either two 'vent ah0t0...; with them. Upon
the I Ith of Jane they went away, swing they were
going to Bristol. Rem/snifters 3i.oloat bringing into
the hou•e once a b.,c about ten inches in I. tixtle on a
tin inlay eying in .May; 1111 W S 01111• coarse grey paper
lying h. side the Mix. They neser used to. he late out
at night Whore the In's canoe, but 0111111° 2sth of May
they staid out till about ill'4l 11.4:10ek. Remembers
Mufti: goinu sway in June, saying he was going to
Liverpool; .Mograt had a small litlrillianienti of black
leather with Nit beltc; observed him Sidra ise with a
otionher of silk handkerchiefs, and particularly with a
rtry large one, the colour of 'wino h was black, yrt...
low, aid reel ; tkat they carried assay in that hand-
krrehief a handle, islaiels appeared to he of clothes.
The two other men n. 4 r :narked with the smallpox;
our of them ions taller than 311oflat. 3loolTat said be
staid in Glasgow sin a • ••tont of same lousiness of srbi-
tratioolt regarding the Ai .koossan t*anal. Remembers:
serin;., him in filaseloa gaol, %when he said that his wife
had hurt loin) mud', and that the bank people were
going to hang hint, but he would tads care sat boat. 1 hey
went sometimies mat W fish, but does not remember
them bringing in any fish except an or twat; dry
went away saran the 9th of .luly.
John Stewart, son of Mrs. Stewart. lat-ly residing
at the Bromielaw, confirmed floc o sidenee of the former
witness; met, in ad •itioon, said, that Down 111401 oat all
night oar night intturiliately Orr .!idiot returned from
Liverpool.
oust a fishing with them
mare twice, and was mare with them at lb • theatre.
Hasid ('tacker, wright, in the employ/moot of James
Graham. tilasoarw. resitiewl iu Tayhor-atreet, in Wass
grow, in the year l• It, and happening tu he up at
three or folio- o'clock 4111 the Sitnolay morning after tl:e
fair, looked nowt of his 'window, and saw three men
sitting upon a dike facing his house; saw one of the
.ritlo a bundle of 'that he liturgist to be notes,
which Le counted and put into his um-kr!: hr also
teak out about a roam' io silver, which he also twont-
es/ and pat Tutu his pocket; the bundle was about a
fes•it square, and three or four inches thick ; it was
tied In a red and white handkerchief. The panel :it
the bar was one of the three men : hr distinguished
hi. by his red penetrating eyes. The next day he ,
heard of the robbery of the Paisley Bonk.

Cress-exaniitteil.—liis home is east from John-
street; Stirling road is to the noith of lilasgow. Ile
saw 31offat hefore the Juicy trial in Leadbitter's tap-
room, and when lie came iu the panel said he was a spy.
James Stirling was porter to the lieorge-street
roach-work in i 411; remembers three men coining to
the cosuth-y.iril on the morning of the no' bevy of the
13th July, 1:411, and asking a chaise ; he (witness)
asked them why they did nut hire it the night liefoie?
to which panel answered, that he bail the night Mote
received a letter intimating that his brother was very
ill, and that he was going to see hini ; be took them
to Mr. Leith, in order that he might give them a
c•iach ; they had a bundle with them wrapt in a cu-
loured shawl; and one of them had a handle which he
did not see, under his great coat; he offered to e arry
tie parcel which 3lutfat hail with him, bat he would
nut gibs it him.
James Muir. servant of Mr. Leith, George-street,
stated, that the panel and two other 1111.11 received a
roach from his master on Sunday, on the 1 July;
he drew them to Airdrie. Moffat told him to drive
quickly, as be had a brother in Edinburgh who was
dying.
Alexander Leith corroborated the statement of the
former two regarding the panel and his accomplices
coming to him for a coach, on Sunday, the lath of
July, and added, that on carrying one of the bundles
to I.at into the coach, it felt as if it contained papers.
James Jackson, f trnierly chaise-driver at I'phall,
remembers, on a Sunday in July, driving three men
front Upliall to Edinburgh, who had a small black
portmanteau, and a small bundle wrapped in a shawl.
John M'Ausland, winter at Cambitsnethati, in La-
nark, kept a tavern in Rose-street, In Edinburgh, In
the year ISM Recollects, upon the I.lth of July, of,
that year, the panel and two others coming to his
tavern between one and twa o'duck. 'I hey wished
for dinner as quick as possible, as they were travelling.
One ut them carried with him a bundle, wrapped in a
dark-coloured handkerchief. The bill was paid by
the panel is a bank-lid; but he cannot say of what
bank. • Yr. I-

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