Hicks Hall October Sessions 1775
The King on the Prosecution of Michael Dale< no role >
agst.
Thomas Hilliard< no role >
for an Assault
Case
The Defendant was indicted for as Assault on the Prosecutor in the September Sessions 1774
& tried on the 17th. of that Month found guilty and refusing to enter into a general release
ordered by the Court he was Committed to Clerkenwell
Andrew Band< no role >
about two hours afterwards her
was again brought up before the Court & discharged on Condition of his Surrendering at the
then next Sessions to receive (about as then term'd) his Sentences this the Defendant
neglected to do having never Surrender'd himself
Messrs
. Richard Hinder< no role >
& James Casheer< no role >
who were Bail for the Defendant on
the Common
Warrant (no Bench Warrant Issuing) were no way Consulted respecting
this Disposition of Defendant yet it is presumed he was discharg'd on his former
recognizance's notwithstanding [..] skeer's Consent w [..] not had as since they have
both been applied to by Letter from Mr. Oyles Deputy Clk of the peace Informing them
(Nisi) their recognizance's would be Estreated
The Bail in this matter (both Ignorant of the Consequences of
being so) have not with drawn the recognizances & within this for might Mr. Hinde [..]
died: Mr. Casheer now left alone [..] a Man with a large Family of Children & an
Ailing Wife not knowing by what means to extricate himself from the present difficulty
nor able to gather any satisfactory advice relative thereto is desirous the Court may be
moved in this Matter as the only certain rule by which he may guide himself
On this State of the Caser your Motion to the Court is requested that Mr. Casheer the
Surviving Bail may in same reasonable sort be discharg'd from this Matter & whether
to that Indit's Necessary the Defendant should be surrendered & how same most be done
the Expences falling on once Ma [..] he unable to bear it you are desir'd to be particular
as to the Costs & what could Occassion the Defendant's being discharged in the manner
above & whether that was not a discharge to the Bail