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
_Sir T. Chamberlain_ was sworn and said, that hearing on Friday morning
that Mr. Tryon had been robbed, he went to his house about three in the
afternoon.
I found a great many people about him; sir T. Aleyn, lady
Garret, and the countess of Carlisle was there. I told him, Mr.
Tryon, I understand you have been robbed. Yes, says he, I have a
great loss. I found him very staggering what he should do. I
said, you must do like a man, or you will lose all: said I to
sir T. Aleyn, if you do not help the poor man, being ancient, he
will quite lose all. With that I went up above in the house, sir
T. Aleyn was pleased to call me along with him, I was by at all
the examinations; I did mistrust, and told Mr. Tryon in French,
that no doubt but that gentleman was in the robbery: the reason
was, that he being a frequent man in the house, knew everything:
he was there continually, coming for jewels and things, and no
man could do it but himself: that was my judgment, I told sir T.
Aleyn assuredly he had a hand in it. My lord, the while we were
examining the servants, word was brought in, that he was
hearkening at the door, and in the yards, which made me more and
more mistrust him. We heard that the maid had been gadding
abroad several times: I desired sir T. Aleyn to examine the maid
how often she had supped at Turner's, she denied any time. The
young man was examined, who said, they had been thirty or forty
times feasted at col. Turner's. My lord, sir T. Aleyn has given
you a just account, but he omitted one thing; he had a note sent
him, which he had in his pocket, touching Mr. Turner's going
about removal of the money into the Minories; and before Turner
came in, he examined Mrs. Turner upon that note: says he, you
were there too, and carried the money. Says she, she [_i.e._
Mrs. Fry] is a liar and a whore for saying so. Col. Turner came
in and said, why do you torment and vex my wife; and falling a
cursing, and swearing and banning, said she was with child, you
will make her miscarry, let her alone. Sir T. Aleyn examined him
where he had been that day, and that night; he told me of many
taverns, and going to see his horse, and I know not what, but we
found him faltering. When the jewels were brought, there being
two notes, sir T. Aleyn had one, and I another. The old
gentleman was so joyful to see them again, that lying by him,
and handling them, he pulled two or three down with his sleeve.
Says Mr. Turner, come, I know what belongs to them better than
any of you, and read them over, and I will shew them you. There
wanting one jewel, says he, that rogue that has the other money
hath this jewel, but I do not doubt but I shall find that out
too. We put them all together, and sir T. Aleyn sealed them with
his seal. For the bags of money, I saw them taken out, and one
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