THE TRIAL OF Patrick Nicholson, James Ward, Joseph Shaw, James Murray, and Others, FOR The Wilful Murder OF NICHOLAS CASSON, AT COVENT-GARDEN, On MAY the 10th, 1784;

WHO WERE TRIED AT JUSTICE HALL in the OLD BAILEY, On TUESDAY the 1st of JUNE, 1784.

TAKEN VERBATIM IN SHORT-HAND BY E. HODGSON, PROFESSOR OF SHORT-HAND; And Published by Authority.

NUMBER V. PART I.(Of the Sessions Paper.)

LONDON:

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MDCCLXXXIV.

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BEFORE the Right Honourable ROBERT PECKHAM proceedingsjustice , Esq; LORD MAYOR proceedingsjustice of the City of London; the Honourable JOHN WILLES proceedingsjustice , Esq. one of the Justices of his Majesty's Court of King's Bench; the Honourable Sir RICHARD PERRYN proceedingsjustice , Knt. one of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer; The Honourable JAMES ADAIR proceedingsjustice , Esq; Serjeant at Law, Recorder of the said City; and Others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer of the City of London and Justices of Gaol Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex.