The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-01 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN;

Aciwienti, illegnt into Mr.
incto.4llre iliton's garden
gown. PI sae a man gets
„fit{ the Igoe; hiq back was
ed qsite fist, and" when he
he.looked beck„ and thee ran
of the Creek. Cariosity led
doing any thing, as it was •
as I lived it the end house

near that tip,. I remained there the remainder of
the evening, or 111 seven. o'clock, or. sot within hail
*n hour. Daring the they I_ was there, there tiros
Anal worneo cease there „pet. pc the °gentry., fro%
plice at e considerable distance,' for they ;aid
thexhakwalked. ssrjitetAbat doy...otte, of them Was
much fatig•ed end fainted away ; Mits. Walmsley re-
covered her, and balked • her temples- with vinegar,
and afterwards brought her bread and cheese and por-
ter, end showed 'em to bed. After that there was a
young man came in and sat in the same boa as myself,
opposite to me; he was ;dressed in a blue jacket and
trowsers, and called for is pint of beer. There was
a yoong man, by the name of Benjamin Icriestley,
he went to the fire to toast Tome cheese, of something
of that, and had the beer standing near him; when be
bad done that he came and sat alongside me.—
This young man asked Ben to drink ; Ben looked
at him and said, he thought he knew biro when Mrs.
Allen kept the house? ' Yes,' the other said, he
had spent many pounds with her, and Ben ought to
recollect him very well frequenting the house. They
then talked of Mril. Allen's maid servants she kept.
Ben asked him, if he wern't late came home from a
voyage ? he answered, ' Yes.' They then asked me
to drink with them; I did so, and-was a pint with
them after. I then told Ben I must go to Greenwich,
and I took a bundle that was under the seat; it con•
tained • pepper and salt coloured jacket, a striped
waisiceat, and a coarse cotton shirt. These I took
for sale, as I was rather short of money. They had
been in the wash-house from Thursday. 1 went to
three different shops before I. could get a fair price
for them as 1 thought; it last I sold them to a woman
that keeps the clothes-shop below the Spanish Gal-
loon; she gave me by. for them. I thought it was
snider the value, and I told her ir she would keep
them until neat week, I would give her a shilling
eztra for them; she said she would. After I came
to Mr. Petit's, at eight or half-past; he keep a
cook's shop. When I went in Mr. Peitit was sitting
on the left of the file place, and Mrs. P. on the right ;
her daughter was sitting at a round table at work,
and her mother was mending stockings to the best
of my belief, and there was a young man eating at a
table close up me the wall ; he seemed very free, and
I thought he was one of their family. They was
tailtiog about some little dog, and a guinea reward li
would be given who should find bins. The daughter
said she would not give ss. for Win, or to that effect.
There was also another little girl, likewise the maid-
servant and the boy ; he was sleeping, and the maid*
kept waking of him up. She was something behind
Mr. Pettit's chair. l called 'for &basin of soup and
slice of bread, which Mrs. P.' ster•ed me. After-
wards I had another half-basin; to. the mean time
there was two College men came in, and hid two
two-pennyworth of soup and bread. I gave Mrs.
l'ettit a 3s. piece to change for mine, and they
wished me a good night. It may be I stopped there
half an hour. After I came out there was a woman
and a girl singing opposite to Turnpin-lane; I stopped.
there •a considerable time, and after went to. the
Tiger's Head. George the servant was up, standing
near the place receiving his beer; Mrs. Walmsley was
with her back towards me as she stood in the bar,
reckoning something to George; I went to the
polity, and when I came in Mrs. Walmsley was
in the tap-room standing near the fire ; I did
not think she saw me ; I went to the lodge.
room ; it could not be_ muck past nine o'clock
then ; I sat down with my back towards the
Secretary's desk ; there was Cotter and Saun-
ders near to me on my right, .though they have
denied seeing me much before 10; there was a new
made brother on my left; I asked him to drink with
me, and he did ; Cotter and Saunders said, ' You
are just too late, we have just had a making with
him' There was four or five songs sang after I got
into the lodge, and a man, by the name of Epsom,
went to make a speech to the Noble Grand, about a
supper, which it was proposed to have the Tuesday
after; any member that chose was to come, end pay
a part of 2s. 6d. in hand. I pail one shilling to-
wards It, but told them I was not certain to attend ;
this all happened before 10 o'clock. Then the elder
members asked the Noble for another quarter of au
hour. Mr. Hohbearn was the first men that pro-
ceeded to harmony; there was three or four songs sang
when they closed the lodge. A number of us then
went to the tap-room; there was Hobbearn, Cotter,
Saunders, Sparks, and-several others of us all drink-
ing together; we had several pints of beer and seve-
ral songs. I sung three or four, and Ilohbe•rn said,
' Brother Hussey, I didn't know you could oblige us
with so much good harmony.' That pissed, and as
we was breaking up Sparks got some gin, and said
I must take some; I refused, and said it would
make me sick. lie said I should, oi he would throw
it over me. I then drank it, and I could not keep

In looking over the wall ,
Stesinson's garden, and then
upwards towards the gate, _
haodkerchief by a tree. Loot
saw it was a boodle. I went
tied very slack. On opening
silver ladle, a wine strainer,
not see any marks on them. 1
piece of rag some old coins,
silver, some pieces of broke
two W. notes, five 11. notes,
one tortoiseshell,) a pair of
glass. This I took from the
I rather suspected the things
by ; therefore, I thoog.ht
It as him that put it there,
did I think who they belonged
bundle from that place and
where they were talking of
say any thing to them abou
6•e o'clock, I went from th(

then went to Peckham. Th
and made me sick. I told
happened at Greenwich.
and stopped with him until
lowing. My brother's corm
was the hinderance of my goi,
the Tuesday ; therefore, I
Welmsley, to tell him the reasoi
day mousing my brother. Tit(
and asked me to go-with him
objection, but that Wm. tic
to me to Peckham that day
into the Bull two or three ti
but no such person had been
; erstiaded me to go with him,
the fields my brother soya,
surprised to see your broths
anti. their wives, from the cr
a .teiter to go to meet them
o'clock. My brother had
end as I was afraid he woull
brother John in Tottenhat
tolled on 7ny sisters on thi
Richard (John was not at
Peckham together. The ni
foggy, and crossing the field.
to Peckham, I happened
(My brother knows all this,
me a pair of his pantaloons,

and the Batik-notes info m.
Friday morning before I ws.
broken buckles to m, brotk
old Silver. Retuning from
back to the count. y, from '
purchased a 16th in the Lol
left hand side at the top of
came down to Charing.t
back to Greenwich. 1 car
settled with him, he said
enquiring for me, and tlia'
him. I slept there that nigl

it down • this the servant knows, and he said he
should ins me for it. After we all parted, and
George the servant and me retired to bed about 12.
o'clock. Our room was up two pair front against
the wall ; I hid next the wall, and George knows
he was outside; he got op about half-past seven, and I
at eight the next morning. When I came dowry
there was a man, by the name of Lyons, and
Sparks, and they would make me drink a glass of
gin with them, and likewise drink out of their pot.
Mr. Wahnsley was there, and I told him I was
going out, and he was not to expect me till Tues-
day ; therefore, I told him not to be alarmed as I
owed him a few shillings. He said, very well, it was
all right. I left about nine in the morning, and
went to Cowley's for my shoes that was repairing ; he
had not done these, and I stopped till they were
finished. It was then 10 o'clock, and I met a man
called Jesey ; he works at Mr. Suter's, the coach.
maker's ; he told me hawse so ill that be was obliged
to get another man to do his work foe him. I was
sorry for him, and asked him what he would have to
drink ; he said he did not care • what it was ; we
'went to the Ship and had As pint of purl ; then be
would pay, and wanted me to stop longer ; I
wouldn't, saying I must go to Peckham, acid couldn't
stop.; this was about eleven o'clock. I came then
for the wisher-woman, Mrs. Bennet ; she was about
going to Loudon i I sat down talking with him, as
he was very ill. We chatted till their dinner was
ready. and had-an Irish stew. Jest as dinner was
over we heard of Mr. Bird's murder, and his house.
keeper's. I remind at the washer•woman's tllt
abed 'four (Mink. -1 then tox.k iny clean linen
: with out and in going to Litton's, the Greenwich

funeral on the Saturday mi
Deptford to my wife's retie
a letter to her, to say. I sht
stoke the Thursday folio
in the _letter, • and enter(
Post-office. I went on the
Tiger's Head, where Hazlet,
on me. I had not seen
Likewise Mr. Larkin and
of Greenwich—they said I
their office, about Hazletot
received some money latter!
it was left me by my moths
them, when asked, where
paid at Mr. Hunt's office
horn, where they could I
Wairusley heard what wo
about people at her house
and said, that if it was at
house, they would not hove
pie stopping late thew. Mi
her house the best part of t.
at the lodge, and slept there
she would take her oath of '
I shotild be accused of au(
my washer-woman, was wii
went to the lodge, and tot
bles had been to speak wit
Hazleton, and to know wi
evening: Cotter, who wi
close to the fire-place, said,
if they should come again,
stated since, that they do n
the lodge on the night, not
They can recollect two 0101
I remained in the house II
with George, and left the
day morning about half-psi
Litton's again and dined thel
of the afternoon. I asked
box to my wife's rehab'
about five or Biz o'clock,
there, and treat him to a
he would, and I corded up
to be locked, though there wa
was lost, and I pulled oat
Litton took it there on the
mired, for I was not there
with on the Tuesday folio,
the Tiger's Head, where
that Tom Dyer was take
murder, fur anmethitl►g he
lived with, but there was t
Cotter said he had been
with Saunders and several
was brought in question,
me. After, me end Hazlet
dined at Mr. Goddard's, •
ing to Basingstoke on' On
that a man by the name
hoz ; I said very; well.
Mrs. Goddard was by me
ing over the counter. 1 . .
there wa! no milts upon them, anti rut them into a to Kedliogtou-ou-the-Green, and from thence to

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