State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)
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State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)
Trials -- Great Britain
When I had examined these two, I went to the examination of
Turner, Where he was all that day, where at night? he told me,
at several places and taverns, and in bed at nine of the clock,
and was called out of his bed: but having myself some suspicion
of him, I wished him to withdraw. I told Mr. Tryon, that I
believed if he was not the thief, he knew where the things were.
The old gentleman said, He could not mistrust him, he had put a
great confidence in him: but I desired him to give me leave to
charge him with it; and thereupon I called him in, but he denied
it; but not as a person of his spirit, which gave me some cause
of further suspicion. I desired to search his house; nay told
him I would, whether he would or no. He desired to go home; I
told him, if he would go with them (some persons there) he
should: but you shall not speak with your sons or daughters, or
servants; they shall be examined by me. They searched his house,
the marshal and constable, they said they could find nothing.
The old gentleman was very unwilling to charge him with felony;
some friends there were as well satisfied as I was, that he was
guilty of it; and they brought me a paper that he would charge
him: and thereupon I wished him to read that paper, told him I
could do no less than send him to Newgate. Says he, you will not
undo a family will you? Will you not take bail? No I cannot.
What proof have you material against me? I will give you as
good bail as any man; give me leave to speak with Mr. Tryon. I
did give him leave: he had no sooner spoke with him, but Mr.
Tryon would not charge him, he promising to endeavour to find
the thief. I took Mr. Turner on one side, and told him, I did as
verily believe if he was not the thief, he could find him out,
as I believed I should go home to my wife and children; and I
said, That if an angel from Heaven should come, and tell me
otherwise, I could hardly believe it. This passed on this night:
I could not sleep all the night, still it was in my thoughts
that this man was the man that had done the robbery.
The next morning Alderman Love told him that if he went presently to the
Minories, he would meet with Love's maid, who would help him to discover
the person who robbed Tryon; accordingly, taking Major Tasker, whom he
met in Bishopsgate, with him, he went without Aldgate, where
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