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
This concluded the case against Cowper, and the case of Marson was next
considered. In reply to a question from the judge, he explained that
Stephens was the clerk of the paper in the King's Bench; that Rogers was
steward of the King's Bench; and that it was their duty to wait upon the
Lord Chief-Justice of the King's Bench out of town. On Monday they all
went to the Lord Chief-Justice's house in Lincoln's Inn Fields,
according to their custom, and all set out from there. Marson, being
only an attorney in the borough court, could not go further with the
others than Kingsland, and returned from there to his business in
Southwark, where he attended the Court, as was his duty, and set out
again at past four in the afternoon. On arriving at Waltham he met one
Mr. Hanks, a clergyman, who was returning from attending the Lord
Chief-Justice to Hertford, whom he persuaded to return with him to
Hertford, on the plea that he did not know the way. They galloped all
the way, and did not arrive at Hertford till eight. There they found the
marshal, Stephens, Rogers, Rutkin, and others of the marshal's
acquaintance at the coffee-house, from which they went to the Glove and
Dolphin, and stayed there till eleven o'clock. Rogers and the witness
had a dispute about which of them should lie with Stephens at Gurrey's
house, and they all went to Gurrey's to see what could be arranged, and
to drink a glass of wine. Eventually Stephens, Rogers, and Marson, all
stayed at Gurrey's; while Hanks and Rutkin went back to the marshal's.
The party at Gurrey's drank three bottles of wine,
and afterwards, in jocular conversation, I believe Mr. Stephens
might ask Mr. Gurrey if he knew of one Mrs. Sarah Stout? And
the reason why he asked that question our witness will explain.
I believe he might likewise ask what sort of woman she was? and
possibly I might say the words, My friend may be in with her,
though I remember not I did say anything like it; but I say
there is a possibility I might, because I had heard she had
denied Marshall's suit, and that might induce me to say, My
friend may be in with her, for all that I remember. I confess
Mr. Rogers asked me what money I had got that day, meaning at
the Borough Court? I answered fifty shillings; saith he, we
have been here a-spending our money, I think you ought to treat
us, or to that purpose. As to the bundle mentioned I had no
such, except a pair of sleeves and a neck-cloth. As to the
evidence which goes to words spoken, the witnesses have
fruitful inventions; and as they have wrested and improved the
instances I have been particular in, so they have the rest, or
otherwise forged them out of their own heads.
HATSELL, BARON--Mr. Rogers, what do you say to it?
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