State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)
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State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)
Trials -- Great Britain
J. GURREY--The next morning I heard this party was in the
water; I sat up all night, and was fain to wait till my
daughter came down to look after the shop; and then I went to
see her, and she removed into the barn, and they were wiping
her face, closing her eyes, and putting up her jaws; and as I
came back these persons were walking, and I met Mr. Marson and
Mr. Stephens, and told them the news; said I, this person has
come to a sad accident: say they, so we hear; but nevertheless
we will be as good as our word, and go and see her. I went with
them and overtook Mr. Rogers; and Marson said we are going to
see Mrs. Stout. 'O landlord!' said Rogers, 'you may take up
that rogue' (pointing at Mr. Marson) 'for what he said last
night'; but I did not think, they speaking so jocularly, that
there was any suspicion of their being concerned in the murder.
A second time I went, the barn-door was locked; I knocked, and
they opened it, and let us in, and they uncovered her face to
let me see her, and I touched her; and looking about for them
they were gone, and I cannot say they see her or touched her:
Then Mr. Marson and they were consulting how to send a
great-coat to London, and I directed them to a coachman at the
Bell-inn; but I did not hear he went to enquire after the
coachman; then they went to your lordship's chamber, and I went
home; and about eleven o'clock I saw Mr. Marson and Mr.
Stephens coming down with Mr. Spencer Cowper.
MARSON--I did not go out that night after I came in.
JONES--No; we agree that. Did you see Mr. Cowper and these
gentlemen together?
J. GURREY--Only at eleven o'clock on Tuesday noon, Mr. Cowper,
Mr. Marson, and Mr. Stephens were coming down to the market
place.
JONES--Did not they take their leave of you when they went away
from you that forenoon?
J. GURREY--No; only in the morning they told me they would send
me word at noon if they intended to lodge there.
MARSON--I desire to know of Mr. Gurrey, if his sister was not
in the room when we came in?
J. GURREY--She was in our house that day; but whether when they
came in I cannot tell.
COWPER--Pray, have you not had some discourse with your sister,
the widow Davis, concerning some suspicion that you had of
Sarah Walker, that hath been produced as a witness?
J. GURREY--I do not remember any such.
COWPER--Then did not you say these words, We must not concern
ourselves with Sarah Walker, for she is the only witness
against the Cowpers?
J. GURREY--I cannot remember any such thing.
HATSELL, BARON--You may answer according to the best of what
you remember; if you say you have forgot when you have not, you
are forsworn.
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