22 Oct 1786

Wm. Negus< no role > Watch [..] the Parish at Shadwell on Oath says about 12 oClock last night he saw Lacey Riley
Butler and William [..] go down New Gravel Lane towards New Crane Stairs having a pair of Wherry Skills with them

John Walker< no role > agt [..] Says this Morning between 12 and One
he and John Lodger< no role > Watchedatnear New Coane Stairs [..] so hard Lacey Ralley Butler and Williams
[..] get into a Boat belonging to George Crutchfield< no role > This name instance is in set 3300. moored to [..] that [..] a Ring at said Stairs that
they Brought with them Skulls and rowed away with the same That they with Six other
pursued after them and overtook them about the Middle of the River says They said the Boat was their
own and throwed the Skulls overboard to prevent their knowing to whom the same belonged
John Lagan< no role > deposes to the same

Charles Riley< no role > says he is of no Order Lodger at Mrs. Doland a Chandler
in Mint Street Southwark works where he can get a JobThat he came from [..] Greenland in the [..]
Ben about2Two Months agoThat they had been drinking together at the Ship in Distress facing Will Street Eastsmithfield
The said Charles Riley< no role > says he was going near the Water to his LodgingsThat the Skulls were lying on Stairs near
that he called Skuller several timesThat he does not know how the Head fast was eat

his
Charles [mark] Riley< no role >
Mark

Thomas Butler< no role > says that he is a Seafaring Man that he came home
in the aforesaid Ship at some time, that he Lodges at the house of John Ferguson< no role > on Last Petra Bank has been
at Work in helping to unlaid a Berj [..] alridge lying of Pickle Harring discharged about Six Weeks has got Job
where he could since Says John Lacey< no role > parsuaded him to go ever the Water to a found of his to get some monyThat they
called Skuller near Ten Minutes that the car laid a long side the Stairssays when he went into the B [..] she was not fast

Thomas Butler< no role >

Saml Williamson< no role > says he is a Seafaring man lodger at Mr.
Price in Eastsmithfield says has has been in London about Three Months that he came from Greenland
in the Betcyin paid Eighteen hence a Day to this Time ever since for work on board said Ship on G [..]

Saml. Williamson< no role > says they had been drinking together they took the boat and found the Skulls [..] that he was going
on board to [..] afterwards said to get a Lodging near to be early on board this Morn

his
Samuel [mark] Williamson< no role >
Mark

John Lacey< no role > says he served his Time to the sea came to London in the
Betsey in the Coal Trade about Four Weeks agohas not been at Work since but lived on the
money being about Two or Three Guineas that he recd for Wages on board the said Ship
That he lodges at the house of Charles Harman< no role > Trinity Waterman near Execution Dock

The said John Lacey< no role > says he was going ever the Water to deptford to one Mr. Bartley carpentant [..]
Ship in Ordinary thereand lives at the Middles Watergate to see him being an Acqaintance
says they were wrong in taking the Boat away That the Skulls were lying on the shore that they called
Skuller for several timeSays he does not abuse to tell who cut the Printer for fear he should be
hurt moreafterways said he could not tell who cut it or if cut at all

his
John [mark] Lacey< no role >
Mark

George Scrutchfield< no role > on his oath says lastnight about the hour of Ten he [..] moored his
said boat by locking her to as ring in New Crane Stairs That the part locked to the Stairs he
produces and is compared with the piece of [..] Rope produced Found in the said Boat with
the said Lacey Riley Butler and Williamsonall to N Tomorrow morn 9 oClock

The above Examination of the Prisoners Taken by me Seperate the 22nd Oct 1786
and this 23rd date of Octr. read to them and corrected and afterwards Signed by them in my presence

John Staples< no role >