William Wallis proceedingsdefend , a Serjeant , of the Parish of St. Martins in the Fields , was indicted for the Murther of John Cooper proceedingsvictim This name instance is in set 3073. , a Constable , on the 12th of May , in the first Year of the Queen . The first Evidence deposed, That he went with the Constable to May-Fair, in order to suppress Vice and Immorality, and about 7 a clock they took up a lewd Woman, and brought her before the High-Constable, and the Prisoner, and one Hawkins, came and rescued her with drawn Swords, and Hawkins was taken, the Prisoner making his escape with a drawn Sword; but said he did not see the Prisoner when Mr. Cooper was killed. Another Evidence deposed, That afterwards he took up a Person that was in grey Cloaths, who he believed was the Prisoner, but could not say he was the Person, and that they were carrying him away Pick-a-pack, and he heard some of them say, Damn him, they have him; and that the whole Mob came running with their Swords drawn, and rescued him, crying out, One and all, upon which he was forced to leap down a great Ditch to make his escape. Another Evidence deposed, That she saw a Man run over the Field, with his Sword drawn, and did believe that it was the Prisoner. Another Evidence was the Constable, who took and brought him before Sir Richard Levet < no role > , who being then not at home, he was forced to wait a while, and being in a Coffee-house, he questioned the Prisoner about it, and he did then confess that he was in the Riot, and was taken Prisoner there, and was afterwards rescued, and that he had his Sword drawn at that time. Other Evidences deposed, That they came and saw a great many in the Riot, which still continued till the Constable was killed, which was about 8 a clock, and that the Prisoner was in a grey Coat with black Buttons. He denied the Fact, saying, He was at his Quarters when the Fact was done, and called 2 Soldiers, who deposed, That they met the Prisoner coming out of the Fair about 5 a clock, and he told them that there was a Disturbance in the Fair, and desired them to go back with him to his Quarters, he being then in a red Coat, where they drank 4 or 5 Pints of Drink, and staid till past 8 a clock, when word was brought that the Constable was killed: But being askt what Day of the Month, or Day of the Week it was, they could not tell, one saying it was on a Friday, which was utterly false. But the Evidence agreeing, that he began the Riot, which continued till the death of the Constable, the Jury found him guilty .

[Death. See summary.]