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Image 138 of 51822nd October 1785


Logan For the said Fraud, thinking him a very proper
Object of Prosecution, and Further saith that he was
not any ways or by any Means, concerned directly
or indirectly, in any Compounding, setting or agreeing
with the said James Logan< no role > For the said Fraud or
Misdemeanor, or any other Offence whatsoever, and
did not advise or consent to the same

And the said Daniel Gunston< no role >
For himself saith, that knowing the said Deponent
John Miles< no role > and thinking his Conduct as a Witness
against the said James Logan< no role > , to arise From the
pure Principles of publick Justice on behalf of
an ignorant Countryman, he was induced from that Opinion and no other motive whatsoever to go with
the said John Miles< no role > , and speak to Mr. Shelton,
Clerk of the Arraigns, to save the Recognizance of
the said John Miles< no role > From Forfeiture, and accordingly
went into the Court of the Old Bailey whilst the
said John Miles< no role > stood at the door of the said
Court, and told Mr. Shelton the Circumstance of the
Fraud being compounded, and that Mr. Miles
was at the door ready to prefer a Bill to
save his Recognizance, and this Deponent asked
Mr. Shelton if he wished to see Mr. Miles, or
if he should come into Court to be asked any
Questions, but Mr. Shelton said, the said John
Miles need not stay as he had appeared to his
Recognizance, or Words to that Effect

Sworn at Guildhall LondonJustices
Hall in the Old Bailey , London
22d October 1785 }
By the Court

Jno Miles< no role >
Dan: Gunston< no role >




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