On behalf of the
Accessary Putherer
The King
against
David Wright< no role >
Principal &
George Ebenezer Putherer< no role >
Accessary
The Defendant George Ebenezer Putherer was brot. by Habeas
Corpus from the Fleet
Justices he was a Prisoner
for Debld Comitted
to Newgate
on the 9th: day of June last Standing Indicted for
feloniously Receiveing Goods of the Deft Wright knowing them to
be Stollen to the value of 16s
In July Sessions last the Defendant Putherer expected to have
been Tryed and for that purpose entred his Prayer but was then
detained on an Affidavit that the Principal Felon David Wright< no role >
was at large & that the Defendant Putherer knew where Wright
was to be found
The said Defendant Wright is Still at large & the Deft
Putherer has remained in Newgate ever Since. and yesterday
gave Notice of Bail to the Attorney for the Prosecutors & that the:
Court would be moved accordingly of which We have an Affidavit
Please to move therefore That the Defendant Putherer may
enter into Recognizance now with Sureties for his Personal
Appearance at the Next Sessions after the Conviction of the other
Defendant David Wright< no role >
pursuant to Notice given.
The Prosecutor in Order to harra'ss and perplex the Deft Putherer
-being Conscious he never could Convict the Defendant Putherer
of the fact above Charged on him for Felony Has preferred an
Indictment against said Putherer at the Session now held at
Hicks Hall
for a Misdemeanor upon the Statue of the 1st.
Queen Ann for Receiving the Identical Good Specifyed in the
first Indictment of Persons unknown knowing un to be Stollen
which by that Statute is punishable with Fine & Imprisonmt.
The Indictment for the Misdemeanour is Sent down to the Old
Bailey
Prosecutor Expecting to have Putherer Tryed upon that
but to this We Object and Cannot be prepared to Plead now lis
t will be Necessary to plead Specially a former Indictmt. Subsisting
un tryed and therefore shall take an Opportunity of putting
in Bail to that before a private Justice of the Peace, If the
Court shall not think fit to discharge him out of Custody upon the
present Application