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
being sealed with a small seal, I put on both my spectacles, I
found a lion rampant at top in one of the quarters; said I, this
is a seal of some great person; and then a letter was brought
down, and being compared, I was satisfied in my conscience they
were alike. Sir T. Aleyn told me he must make a mittimus for him
and his wife: said she, Do you send me of your errands? you
shall send somebody else another time: I thought it would come
to this. After much ranting and swearing (I thought the devil
would have fetched him out of the room) he said, that he had
better have kept the jewels, than to bring them forth, and to
suffer for it himself, for he had pawned his soul, and would not
reveal it; and said, that Mr. Tryon had likewise engaged the
like to him. For the £600 he offered his bond.
_Hill_ recalled, said that Turner had been employed by Tryon about some
mortgages; but he knew of no particulars.
SIR T. ALEYN--My lord, John Turner his son there, fled away from
me when I came to the house in the Minories.
BRIDGMAN, LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE--Why did you fly away?
JOHN TURNER--I did not, sir.
SIR T. ALEYN--You did not fly! You ran away as fast as you
could.
JOHN TURNER--My lord, a woman cried out 'Get away, and save your
life!' and not knowing what the matter was, I went away.
COL. TURNER--Poor boy! he thought thieves had been coming, and
affrighted him.
SIR T. ALEYN--As to Ely Turner, I examined him upon the Sunday,
the day after his father was committed; he would not confess the
carrying of any money, and the maid swearing it, I committed him
also.
COL. TURNER--What's that of Ely? upon my soul, the boy carried
none.
JOHN TURNER--I carried what was carried.
COL. TURNER--My Lord, one son is as dear to me as the other, but
if either be more, it must be my eldest; but yet I must say, it
was John my eldest son that carried the money.
SIR T. ALEYN--My Lord, W. Turner was brought before me on
Tuesday or Wednesday: sir R. Brown sent out his warrant for him,
being a person of evil name, and likely to do such a fact; being
taken, he was brought before me. My Lord, when Mr. Tryon looked
upon him, he suspected him: I examined him when he saw Col.
Turner; he said not these three years, not to speak to him; and
yet one at the Cock behind the Exchange said, this W. Turner
staid for Col. Turner at his house two hours, that Col. Turner
came in, paid for the pot of drink, and for ought he knew they
both went together: thereupon I committed him. In the afternoon
I ordered this person to send his servant; one came and made
oath that he came in, and enquired for Col. Turner, asked for
him, staid two hours for him; that they went both out of the
house together: and this was on the Wednesday before the
robbery.
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