In December Sessions following he was indicted for a Burglary on the House of Adam Steward< no role > s; but Bowen (another Gatehouse Rescuer, and an Accomplice) being the only Evidence to affect him, the Jury thought proper to acquit Lawler.

He was a second Time indicted for breaking and entering the House of John Jones< no role > , but the Evidence being the same, and no other, he was also acquitted of that Charge. Besides, upon these two Indictments, Lawler had two Persons to depose in his Defence, that he was, at the Time of these Robberies being committed, viz. Dec. 1748, a Prisoner in the Marshalsea Prison , in Dublin . But one of them, who went by the Name of Laurence Savage< no role > , was taken into Custody as soon as the Jury had given in their Verdict, on Suspicion of robbing a Person of a Watch upon London-Bridge , October 18, 1748 . This Laurence Savage< no role > proved afterwards to be Garret Lawler< no role > This name instance is in set 1435. 's own Brother, Laurence Lawler< no role > , who, in January Sessions, 1749, was indicted for the said Fact, convicted, and executed the February following.

Garret Lawler< no role > This name instance is in set 1435. was afterwards tried in March Sessions, 1749, with seven others, for the Rescue of Harpur out of the Gatehouse, committed for privately stealing General Sinclair's Watch, as he was going into Leicester-House; and being convicted, Judgment was then respited; but at the End of April Sessions 1750, received the Judgment of the Court to be branded in the Hand, which was accordingly done upon him and the other seven, and they were ordered to be imprisoned a Year.

In April 1751, Lawler was discharged and went away from Newgate with Masterson, upon their former evil Ways. Not long after he was taken by the Watch, and some Soldiers in the Strand , near Somerset-House , and being carried before Justice Lediard, were committed to the Gatehouse, on the Oaths of several Persons, for assaulting them with Hangers, and on Suspicion of committing Street-Robberies, May 19th, 1751 . He was also detained on the Oath of William Couty< no role > , as above, and was convicted of the said Offence; and suffered accordingly the deserved Punishment due to such Crimes.

He behaved for the most Part without any great Concern, and on the 23d of July , a Person came into the Press-Yard to see him and Masterson, who thought he had been robb'd by them. After some Time he put the Question to them, but they denied the Fact; upon which the Man was so forward as to tell them, he was sure, 'twas them that robb'd him, and he could swear to them. Lawler hearing that, did no better nor worse, but took up a Bottle, and gave him a Blow on the Head, which laid him flat on the Ground. This plainly shews the same wicked Spirit still remained with him, to do Mischief, as long as he had Opportunity so to do, and argues how necessary it was that such a Wretch should be taken away from civil Society.

5. THOMAS MASTERSON< no role > This name instance is in set 4265. , aged 24, was born in Dublin , in the Kingdom of Ireland , his Father was a Peruke-Maker , not in Circumstances to give