Henry Nowland proceedingsdefend and Thomas Westwood proceedingsdefend of Stepney , were indicted for assaulting John Molton proceedingsvictim , in an open Field, near the Highway, putting him in Fear , and taking from him 4 s. 2 d. in Money , November 23 .

They were a second time indicted for assaulting Mary Butler proceedingsvictim , putting her in Fear and taking from her 6 d. in Money , November 23 .

They were a third time indicted for assaulting Nicholas Butler proceedingsvictim , putting him in Fear, and taking from him half a Guinea and one Shilling , November 23 .

They were a fourth time indicted for assaulting Anne Nailor proceedingsvictim , putting her in Fear, and taking from her 3 s. 6 d. in Money , Nov. 23 .

John Molton < no role > depos'd, Coming from Lime-House on the 23d of November , in Company with Mr. Butler , his Wife, and Anne Nailor < no role > ; Anne Nailor < no role > and I were about twenty Yards before, in a Field near Stepney Meeting-House ; I saw two Men come running towards us, but knew not how to escape them, tho' I thought they were Thieves; presently I heard a Pistol fir'd behind me, then Nowland came up, presented Pistol to my Breast, and demanded my Money, or he would shoot me through the Body that Minute; I put him off a little, for I heard my Friend was engag'd, and I could not fight my self, so gave him five or six Shillings; and Mr. Butler call'd out, and said, I believe I shall take this Fellow, upon that Nowland quitted me to save his Companion - I did not go to Mr. Butler for fear of being kill'd, but went to Mr. Crisp's, at the Bowling-Green House, to get some Assistance, if he should be bound; 'twas some time before I got in, and soon after Mr. Butler came there very much wounded, upon which a Surgeon was sent for, and his Wounds were dress'd - 'Twas a very Moon-light Night, and Nowland had a great Coat with the Cape button'd up; I believe the very same Coat that he has on now; and I believe the Prisoner to be the same Person.

Nicholas Butler < no role > thus depos'd, I was Robb'd by the two Prisoners at the Bar; I was coming from Lime-House with my Wife, Mr. Molton, and my Wife's Sister; 'twas a very Moon-light Night, and we were in a Path by Reason of the Water on one side, it being low Ground, and Ditches on both, we could not go abreast; and my little Boy that was with us said, there were two Men, I said, I believ'd they were Thieves; and presently Westwood comes up, presented a Pistol, and said, D - you, your Money, Sir; I gave my self a short turn from the Pistol, and knock'd him down; the Pistol went off, wounded me in the Arm, and tore my Coat Sleeve all to Pieces; I saw something under Westwood's Coat, but did not apprehend what it was; but it proved to be a Tuck afterwards; Nowland came up but slowly, and said, D - you, why don't you give him your Money, then both came upon me; D - you, says I, two against one is too much; they came upon me, and got me down into the Ditch, and Westwood kept Stabbing at me, I shifted as well as I could, and my Wife cried out, for God's sake don't kill my Husband; Westwood said, are not you a Barbarous Dog not to give us your Money? so I'gave them half a Guinea and a Shilling - Nowland said, don't kill him Westwood, he swore D - me, he would; gave me a Stab, and run away.

The Prisoners desired this Evidence might be ask'd, if he did not take up others on Account of this Robbery? - Mr. Butler denied it.

Anne Nailor < no role > thus depos'd, On the 23d of November, my Brother, Sister, Mr. Molton, and I, with my Brother, and Mr. Molton's little Boy, were coming from Lime-House, Mr. Molton and I were a little before, and I saw two Rogues coming towards us, one went to Mr. Butler, and the other, Henry Nowland < no role > , came up to us, claps a Pistol to Mr. Molton's Breast, and said, D - you, your Money; and I see Mr. Molton give him some Money; but don't know how much; then hearing a Pistol fir'd, I went back to see if my Brother was not kill'd, and I saw Westwood stabbing my Brother in a Ditch, and then Nowland came up - He was in a loose Coat, with the Cape button'd up about his Neck; he had a Pistol in his Hand, and said to me, D - you, you B - ch, deliver your Money, or you are dead; I gave him 3 s. 6 d. then he turn'd to my Brother, and said, D - you, why don't you deliver your Money, and I saw my Brother give them Money, some to one, and some to the other; then Westwood gave my Brother a stab, and they ran away: After that, it was with Difficulty that we got my Brother out of the Ditch, and when he was out we thought he could not live a Quarter of an Hour; about fourteen Days after I saw Nowland, and am positive he is the Man, for I saw him when he Robb'd Mr. Molton , and stood by Westwood when he was stabbing my Brother.

Mary Butler < no role > depos'd, On Sunday the 23d of November, about a Quarter past Nine o'Clock in the Evening, coming over Stepney Fields , I saw two Men come running cross the Fields, and when they came up to us they panted, as if they were out of Breath; my Husband said, Stand off, Westwood said, D - you, your Money , Sir; and my Husband knock'd him down, and I saw them scursting in the Ditch; I made up to the Rogue, and said, for Christ's sake spare my Husband's Life, and strip me, and I gave Nowland what Money I had, and Westwood call'd my Husband barbarous Dog, for refusing to give him his Money; D - you, Sir, said Nowland, deliver your Money, or you are a dead Man: I persuaded my Husband to give them his Money, and he gave them half a Guinea and a Shilling; then they demanded his Watch, and I told them my Husband never wore a Watch in his Life; Westwood gave my Husband a stab, but Nowland said, don't kill him. Afterwards we went to Mr. Crisp's, at the Gun, or Bowling-Green House, got a Surgeon, &c. (corresponding with the former Evidence:) Being ask'd by the Court, what time she saw Nowland afterwards? answer'd, about the 8th of December; and that as soon as she set her Eyes on the Prisoner, she knew him to be the person that Robb'd her - saw Westwood about the 20th of December , at an Alehouse in Widegate-Alley .

N. B. The above Witnesses (at the Request of the Prisoners) gave their Evidence separately, that is, when one gave Evidence, the others were not in Court ; upon which the Prosecutors requested, that the Evidence for the Prisoners might do the same; which being granted, they proceeded, but did not so well agree.

John Millner < no role > depos'd, That when Willis and others assisted him in taking Nowland at his Lodgings, they found no Arms, &c.

Westwood, in his Defence said, that Mr. Butler was going to swear the Robbery against another Man; and that at the time the Robbery was committed, he was a Merry-making, at his Brother's; to prove it,

Joseph Kenton < no role > depos'd, On the 23d of November , about Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, Westwood's Brother came to me, and desir'd me to go with one Todd and Margaret Floyd < no role > to be married at the Fleet, which being done, we return'd to his Brother's, and had a Dinner there, and the Prisoner and his Mother were sent for, who came about 3 o'Clock, and then there were about eight or nine of us, and the Prisoner never was absent a Quarter of an Hour, from Three o'Clock till Eleven at Night: Being ask'd, how he knew it to be the 23d of November? He produc'd a Certificate, which, he said, was given to the Woman that was married of that Date: Being ask'd, where the Persons were that were married? He said, that they were gone into the Country, and that he sent for the Certificate from them that Morning; upon which (by Order of the Court) the Register Book belonging to the Three Compasses, the House where he said the Ceremony was perform'd, was sent for, and being produc'd in Cour t, answer'd the Date of the Certificate.

Richard Nebors < no role > depos'd, That being at the George in Hounsditch, Mr. Butler came thither about a Week before Westwood was taken, expecting to see the Man that Robb'd him; that being an House of ill Repute, but there was no Body there then, and they drank two Tankards of Beer together, and talking about it, Mr. Butler said, the Man that Robb'd him, he believ'd to be about fifty Years of Age, that he had a bald Pate, and was a short Man, and that he heard him repeat the same in another Place.

Rebecca Fowler < no role > depos'd, I live at the Three Kings in East-Smithfield, and about five Weeks ago, a Person came to my House, call'd for a Pint of Drink, and shifted himself, but before that was done, Mrs. Butler came in, and I ask'd her, if she knew that Man? and she said she did, for he was the Person that Robb'd her Husband. And they examin'd the Man as to his mark on his Head, and sent for a Constable, but did not Charge him - As to the Blow, the Man said he got that at the Black Boy in Chick-Lane, they sent a Porter thither, and the People came in a Coach, and said, that he had been at their House, and receiv'd the Blow there, and then they set him at Liberty.

Sarah Wall (a Lodger at the Three Kings) depos'd to the same Effect, as did Robert Slater < no role > (the Constable) and Margaret Rich < no role > .

Mr. Butler said, That he not being at home, they sent for his Wife, and she said, she believed it might be the Man; but when he came, he said, it was not the Mar .

Mrs. Butler added, That Rebecca Fowler < no role > gave the Man an ill Character, and that there were about twenty Thieves, and she said, he was most like the Man.

Philip Apps < no role > depos'd, That he heard the Prosecutors had a Suspicion of him, and that he came to Mr. Butler, and that both he and Mr. Molton said, this Deponent was not the Man.

Daniel Sherwood < no role > thus depos'd, William Westwood < no role > , the Prisoner at the Bar's Brother, sent for me, and desired me to stay to Dinner, I did so, and did not go from them thence till past 11 o'Clock at Night, and the Prisoner Westwood was there all the time; after that I went Home with him, and lay with him all Night.

William Westwood < no role > thus depos'd, On the 23d of November, Margaret Floyd < no role > , was Married to William Dodd < no role > , about 2 o'Clock that Afternoon, I went to my Mother's, and desired that she and my Brother would come and Dine with me, and they came; and after Dinner we drank Punch; I was not from home all that Afternoon and Evening; and the Prisoner never out of the House, till past 11 o'Clock at Night, and then my Mother, Brother, and Mr. Sherwood went directly Home.

Samuel Fireball < no role > thus depos'd, I was sent for the 23d of November, to William Westwood < no role > 's House, and I came there about 4 o'Clock, he ask'd me to sit down, and Drink, and Smoke, I did so, and staid till after eleven o'Clock, and the Prisoner at the Bar was there all the time.

George Taylor < no role > depos'd, That he had kept a Publick House, and had trusted the Prisoner Westwood several Pounds, and he proved very honest.

John Gunston < no role > and Katharine Williams depos'd, they knew no ill of him, &c.

Sarah Avery < no role > depos'd, I have known Thomas Westwood < no role > a great while - ask'd, how long? - four Years, and never heard he wrong'd any Body - I live in King-street, and the Prisoner liv'd with his Mother; but being ask'd, where the Prisoner's Mother liv'd? she said, she could not tell.

Lydia Anderson < no role > depos'd, About the Last of October, Henry Nowland < no role > came to me, and told me his Wife was Big with Child, and very ill, and I went and liv'd there a Month, and was Nurse ; and at the time the Prosecutors say they were Robb'd, Henry Nowland < no role > never was out of the House; he came in about One o'Clock that Day, and never went over the Threshold till past Ten in the Evening, and then a Gentlewoman who came to see my Mistress, had a Coach call'd, and he went and handed her into the Coach; being ask'd, where Nowland liv'd at that time? she answer'd, in Northumberland-Alley, Fenchurch-street .

Thomas Wharton < no role > depos'd, On Sunday was eight Weeks, the 23d of November, about Three o'Clock in the Afternoon, I went with my Mother to Mr. Nowland's, for I was to go to Edmonton with him the next Day to receive some Money 4 l. 10 s. which we had lent a Barber, the Money was part mine, and part his - my Mother went home, but I stay'd, and lay with him all Night.

Mary Wharton < no role > depos'd, On the 23d of November, I went to see the Prisoner's Wife, who then lay Inn, and I continued there from 4 o'Clock in the Afternoon, till 10 and the Prisoner was in the same Room with his Wife all the time - being told (by the Court) that it was not usual for Men to be so much in a Room, where a Woman in his Wife's Condition was - she reply'd, her Month was just up.

Jacob Downs < no role > depos'd, On Sunday was eight Weeks, I was invited to Dinner, at Mr. Nowland's , and I saw the Gentlewoman, and a young Man there; and after 10 o'Clock Mr. Nowland desired me to call a Coach for the Gentlewoman, which I did, then went up Stairs again, and stayed till almost a 11 o'Clock; being ask'd (by the Court) what Room they were in during his stay there? He answer'd, that the Women were in the back Room, and they, viz. Nowland, the young Man, and himself sate in the fore Room, and drank common Beer - and that when he went away, the young Man was preparing for Bed.

John Tuby < no role > depos'd, That he had sold Nowland Goods, and he always paid him honestly, being ask'd, what Character he bore? - he answer'd, but an indifferent one.

John Nowland < no role > depos'd, That he knew no ill of his Relation.

Mr. Millner, the Constable depos'd, That when Nowland was before Sir Richard Hopkins < no role > , he there declar'd, that when the Robbery was committed, he was in Bed with his Wife, that they went to Bed between 7 and 8 o'Clock that Night; not at a House in Northumberland-Alley , but at his Lodgings on London-Wall.

Sir Richard Hopkin < no role > 's Clerk depos'd the same.

Mr. Millner added, That when Nowland was coming to Newgate ; his Wife cried, and he said to her, D - you, what do you cry for; 'tis your Business to get Evidence, to prove where I was at that time.

The Court observ'd, That the Witnesses which appeared to the Prisoners Characters; seem'd to stand in need of some Persons of Reputation to support their own, the Jury found them both Guilty . Death .