In the Old Bailey

William Faulkener< no role > of Kensington in the County of Middlesex Gardener and
Alexander Oakey< no role > of the same place Haisterer make Oath And first the said William
Faulkener< no role > saith that on Sunday the ninth day of March last about nine of the
Clock at Night as he was going from the Adam and Eso a Publick House as Kensington
he heard the Voice of a Woman crying Murder on the Road at about one hundred
Yards distance eat the same time a Man came running by who said there was Murder
on the Road and that he was going to Kensington for a Constable this Deponent thereupon
alarmed the Publick House and went forwards to see what the Malter and when
he came up with one John Yates< no role > who stood in the Foot way and upon asking him the
cause of such cry of Murder was answered that was the Man pointing to one Thomas
Kingston< no role > who stood at a little distance who upon asking him the same Question both
Kingston and Yates fell upon this Deponent and beat him most cruelly And this
Deponent saith that soon afterwards he indicted said Kingston and Yates in the
Court of King Bench at Westminster which cause is to be tryed as this Deponent is
informed at the first sittings in next Michaelmas, Term and the other Deponent
Alexander Oakey saith that he met the other Deponent Faulkener very much cut
and Wounded and that he with other Assistance had caused the said Kingston and Yates
to be secured and carried before Justice Fielding where the Prosecutor William Atkins< no role > appeared
and was bound in Recognizance to prosecute the said Kingston and Yates for an Assault
And both these Deponent say that they attended at the same time before Justice
Fielding and were both Bound in Recognizance to give Evidence for the Prosecuting the
said Kingston and Yates And these Deponents say that they or either of them did not
see or hear the said Kingston and Yates Assault or make or use any menaces with
an intent to commit a Robbery upon the said William Atkins< no role > And these Deponents
both further say that soon after the above Transaction happened the said William
Atkins< no role > and his Wife who both lived at Brook Green Hammersmith have left their
Habitation and that they can get no Intelligence where they are gone but do verily
believe they absconded in order to Screen the Prosecution against the said Kingston
and Yates, And both those Deponent further say that they were intirely Ignnant of
the Consequence of the Recognizances they entered into on account of the Prosecutors
absconding these Deponent being only bound to give Evidence against the said
Kingston and Yates and that both these Deponents were always ready and willing to do
every thing that Lay in their Power for the Prosecution of the said Kingston and Yates
& these Deponents apprehended they shod. have had Notice from the said William
Atkins< no role > who as they are informed never attended of the next Session nor gave
any Instruction for any Bill of Indictmt. whatsoever

William Falkner< no role >
Alexanders Cakey< no role >

Sworn at Justices hall in the old Bailey
the twenty third day of October 1766 }

By the Court