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stealing a wooden tub, value 1 s. and a gallon of geneva, value 4 s. </rs>
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sworn.</p>
<p>On Wednesday the 7th of June, between six and seven o'clock at night, I saw the prisoner coming up Field-lane with a tub of liquor; he said to me, Bosworth, I know you are an officer, will you drink with me?</p>
<p>It was geneva was it? - It was by the smell as it passed me. I did not taste it. I said no, I will not drink, where did you get it? he said, At Mr. Langdale's, and if I would go, I might get as much as I could drink. I said I would not touch a drop of it. The next day I met him, but we did not speak together. On the Friday-week following, it was search-night, then I apprehended the prisoner.</p>
<p>Are your sure the prisoner is the person you saw with the gin? - Yes; I knew him before.</p>
<p>What is he? - I believe he calls himself a hay-seller.</p>
<p>How far from Mr. Langdale's did you meet him? - About half way up Field-lane.</p>
<p>Do you know where the prisoner lives? - Yes, at Cow-cross, in a court facing the Castle.</p>
<p>PRISONER's DEFENCE.</p>
<p>I have not spoke to this gentleman since last Bartholomew-tide. I deal in the same business as he; he and I had some words about a horse; he jawed me about it, and said he would be revenged of me. He reported that I asked him to drink, and said, D - n my blood, there is liquor enough running down the kennel. I never asked him to drink.</p>
<p>For the Prisoner.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I have known the prisoner fourteen or fifteen years. On the 7th of June he was in my company from twelve at noon till nine at night.</p>
<p>What are you? - I buy and sell horses.</p>
<p>Where were you at that time? - We were at the Horse and Groom three hours.</p>
<p>How do you remember it was the 7th of June? - Because it was the day Mr. Langdale's house was demolished.</p>
<p>How came he to be so long with you? - We were out together; he was part of the time at my house in the bowling-green alley, Turnmill-street. My house is half a mile from Mr. Langdale's; he came at twelve o'clock. We were at my house about an<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="178006280159"></xptr>
hour, and we were some hours going backwards and forwards in the street.</p>
<p>What to do? - Watching if there were any horses to be bought. I pick up horses in the street. We went to the Horse and Groom, in Turnmill-street, about half after four o'clock, and staid till near nine; there were in company with us <rs type="persName" id="t17800628-67-person876"> <interp inst="t17800628-67-person876" type="role" value=""></interp>
William Kitchen <interp inst="t17800628-67-person876" type="surname" value="Kitchen"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am coachman to Mr. Hayward, and Mr. Bolton, at the Green-park coffee-house, Piccadilly.</p>
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James Irons <interp inst="t17800628-67-person880" type="surname" value="Irons"></interp>
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? - I have known him about a twelvemonth; he has a very good character as far as I have heard. On the 7th of June last I was sent by my master to sell a horse that had the glanders. I came down to Hockley in the Hole, to Mr. Parker's; he was not at home; his wife sent for him; she said he and Irons were together. I found the prisoner with Mr. Parker and Mr. Kitchen at the Horse and Groom, about five o'clock, as near as I can guess. I staid there till better than half after seven.</p>
<p>How long did the prisoner go away before you? - I found him there, and left him there. Parker was in company there all the time,</p>
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Peter Scarborough <interp inst="t17800628-67-person881" type="surname" value="Scarborough"></interp>
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. He went there to look after a horse he had lost.</p>
<p>What did you drink during this time? - We had three pots of ale to the best of my knowledge. As I came back I saw Mr. Langdale's house pulling down, and the things demolishing as fast as they could.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>Do you know Irons, the prisoner? - No. I was never in his company in my life before that night, the 7th of June. I went with our coachman who was going to sell a horse. I had the misfortune over night to loose a horse, and I went there to look after it.</p>
<p>You went to a publick-house? - Yes. I do not know the sign; we were there about four o'clock. Bosworth left us about five o'clock.</p>
<p>What time did you go into the publick-house? - After five o'clock.</p>
<p>Who did you find at that publick-house? - Parker and <rs type="persName" id="t17800628-67-person884"> <interp inst="t17800628-67-person884" type="role" value=""></interp>
James Irons <interp inst="t17800628-67-person884" type="surname" value="Irons"></interp>
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drinking. About a quarter after seven, not finding the horse, we went to advertise it by Temple-bar.</p>
<p>How long did you stay at the publick-house, in Turnmill-street? - Till about a quarter before seven o'clock.</p>
<p>Did not you stop at Mr. Langdale's? - No.</p>
<p>Did not you go to look at Mr. Langdale's house? - I was no nearer than Hatton-Garden.</p>
<p>Where was the prisoner? - We left him and Parker drinking.</p>
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WILLIAM KITCHEN <interp inst="t17800628-67-person885" type="surname" value="KITCHEN"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
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Samuel Roberts <interp inst="t17800628-67-person886" type="surname" value="Roberts"></interp>
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? - Yes.</p>
<p>Was you in company with him on the 7th of June? - Yes.</p>
<p>Did you go to the publick-house, in Turnmill-street? - Yes; I think they call it The Stove; I know the landlord and the house very well; the prisoner knows me well, and he knows I know it.</p>
<p>Do you know the prisoner? - Yes, I know him well; I have known him about a year and an half; I never heard any thing ill of him before.</p>
<p>Did you see him any where on the 7th of June? - I came into his company about five clock, at The Stove, in Turnmill-street; Parker was with him and me when I went there to Roberts and Scarborough.</p>
<p>Who came in to you? - A great many people came in, but I went in to wait till Roberts and these men discharged their business.</p>
<p>Did they come to you? - Yes; the prisoner and Parker and I were there till about half past six, it might be a quarter or half an hour past six, then Roberts and Scarborough came, as they had promised me before.</p>
<p>How long did you stay after they came there? - A considerable time, I suppose when I went there it wanted about a quarter of eight o'clock; we did not hear of any rioters till we were coming home; and on Saffron-hill we met the men with some gin.</p>
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Do you know the Horse and Groom? - No.</p>
<p>Do you recollect what time Roberts and Scarborough came into The Stove? - I think, to the best of my knowledge, a quarter past six or more, it was some where thereabout; he took me to his house to show me his tan-pits, after he had bought the horse.</p>
<p>Who is that? - Bosworth, he bought the horse about a quarter before five of Roberts.</p>
<p>What time did Bosworth leave you. - About five o'clock or a little after five o'clock.</p>
<p>When Bosworth left you did you go to this publick-house? - I went to the publick-house and took Irons with me.</p>
<p>Where was Parker? - Parker was along with us.</p>
<p>And Roberts and Scarborough did not come till half an hour after six o'clock? - They came about a quarter after six, I did not look at the clock.</p>
<p>Did you see Roberts and Scarborough the day before? - Yes, they called at my house.</p>
<p>Where were they from five to six o'clock; - They went with Bosworth to drink; sixpence was to be spent on the buying of the horse.</p>
<p>He staid with Bosworth till past six o'clock? - Yes.</p>
<p>To Bosworth. Do you know The Stove? - Yes; I was not in the house all day.</p>
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EDWARD LLOYD <interp inst="t17800628-67-person887" type="surname" value="LLOYD"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am the master of the publick-house.</p>
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and Roberts gave their evidence? - I was not.</p>
<p>What is the name of the publick-house? - The Horse and Groom.</p>
<p>Does it go by the name of The Stove? - Sometimes, as a nick-name.</p>
<p>Do you remember the prisoner being in your house on the 7th of June? - Yes; from five o'clock till after seven; these three men were in company with him,</p>
<p>Did they come together? - I cannot say that they came together all at once, I believe Parker and the prisoner came in together, and another with them, and the other two afterwards.</p>
<p>What time did the other two come in? - A little after five o'clock I belive.</p>
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NOT GUILTY </rs>
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<p>Tried by the Second London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.</p>
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