same Accomplice's Evidence was not properly confirmed, Hayes was again acquitted.

The two abovementioned Persons have been following the same Courses ever since; and as Drury-lane was their Place of Rendezvous, the honest Part of that Neigbourhood has been very much infested by them.

Hayes having been also convicted upon full Evidence, shewed the utmost Want of Sense, by his unhandsome and ridiculous Behaviour both upon Trial, and at the Time of receiving Sentence of Death. And notwithstanding the gentle Admonitions of the Recorder, was scarce prevailed on to forbear an audacious Grin, which for most Part of the Time he either affected, or proceeded from his Insensibility.

Broughton and Hayes had no sooner received Sentence of Death than they began to contrive how to escape from that terrible Death, notwithstanding they pretended so little to regard it; not that they might live to be better Men, but that they might have Opportunity to do more Mischief. They consulted immediately William Hill< no role > how to bring it about, but he refused to assist. They then also meditated the Murder of the Turnkey, but for that Time were disappointed; and their Intention being discovered, were ordered by Mr. Akerman to be chained down to the Floor in their Cells, double-ironed; which was accordingly done. And so they remained, till having gone through the Discipline of their Confessor, and received Absolution, they began to contrive how to be guilty of Villainy afresh, and resolved upon doing what should make them more notorious than they were before.

Their Revenge and Malice was still fixed on the Turnkey, Mr. Sinclair, whom they had conceived an inveterate Hatred against, upon account of his having kept out People from going into the Press-yard to see them, whom he looked upon as dangerous to the Safety of the Gaol. In order to bring about this their hellish Design, on Friday, the 20th Instant , having artfully gotten some Knives, they made Saws of them, with which they cut off their Irons. Then, in the Evening, as Sinclair was gone into the Pressyard, as usual, to see that all Things were well, they suddenly rushed out of the Cells upon him; and each having a Knife, Broughton first cut him over the Face several Times. Sinclair, being quite unarmed, opposed as well as he could, and took one of them up in his Arms, and threw him a great Way from him. Upon which Hayes came up to him, and cut him a-cross, just under the Stomach, in so violent a Manner, as has almost cost the poor Man his Life, who has a Wife and several Children. After this was done, they went up and down the Press-yard and Cells, brandishing their Knives, and threatening every one, if they offered to oppose, or make any Noise, to cut their Throats. One Man they did cut and flash very cruelty, and used more Violence about him, than has been the Death of many a Person. But luckily one Darby shut the main Door of the Cells upon them, or more Mischief might have ensued.

Such Behaviour as this gave great Trouble to several, and put the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs to the Trouble of coming to put an End to it. And when Hayes and Broughton were by Force brought down before them, in order to be ironed afresh, and hand cuffed, they behaved with such unparalleled Assurance as never was seen, notwithstanding all the Admonitions and Reproofs his Lordship was pleased to make use of to them; such as, one would have thought, were sufficient to have moved the greatest Barbarian any Kingdom could give Birth to.