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
JONES--Now, my lord, we have done as to our evidence. Mr.
Marson pretended he was just then alighted and come from
London, and was in a great heat, and his shoes were wet: for
when he was examined, he said, he came to town about eight of
the clock, and went to the Glove and Dolphin inn, and stayed
there till he came to his lodging. Now it was a wonderful thing
that he should come wet shod from a tavern, where he had been
sitting four or five hours together.
_Then the Examination of Mr. John Marson was read_:
The Examination of JOHN MARSON, taken before me, this 27th day
of April, 1692.
'Who being examined where he was on Monday the 13th of March
last, saith, That he was at the borough of Southwark (he being
an attorney of the said court) till past 4 of the clock in the
afternoon; and saith, that he set out from Southwark for
Hertford soon after, and came to Hertford about eight the same
afternoon, and put up his horse at the sign of , an inn
there, and then went to the Hand and Glove, together with
Godfrey Gimbart, esq., Ellis Stephens, William Rogers, and some
others, where they stayed till about eleven of the clock at
night, and then this examinant went thence directly to the
house of John Gurrey, with the said Stephens and Rogers, who
lay together in the said Gurrey's house all that night. And
being asked what he said concerning the said Mrs. Sarah Stout,
deceased, this examinant saith, that on Sunday the 12th of
March last, this examinant being in company with one Thomas
Marshall, and telling him that this examinant intended the next
day for Hertford, with the marshal of the King's Bench, the
said Thomas Marshall desired this examinant and the said
Stephens, who was then also in company, that they would go and
see the said Sarah Stout (his sweetheart). He confesseth, that
he did ask the said Gurrey, if he would shew this examinant
where the said Stout lived; telling the said Gurrey that his
name was Marshall, and asked him if he never heard of him
before; and jocularly said, that he would go and see her the
next morning, but doth not believe that he said any thing that
any friend was even with the said Sarah Stout, or to such like
effect. And doth confess, that he did the next day, upon the
said Gurrey's telling him that the said Stout was drowned, say,
that he would keep his word, and would see her. And saith, that
meeting with Mr. Cowper (who is this examinant's acquaintance)
he believes he did talk with him concerning the said Stout's
being drowned, this examinant having seen her body that
morning.
JOHN MARSON.
'_Cogn. Die et Anno antedict.
Coram J. Holt._'
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