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
CHARMSBURY--On Sunday the 18th of January last, between the
hours of four and five in the afternoon, I was on board the
ship called the _Levant_, lying in Mr. Thompson's dock; I heard
a noise coming over the bridge of the dock, and I saw a man in
a scarlet cloak, and a parcel of people, some before and some
behind, guarding of him, and he made a noise. I went towards
them, to see what was the matter, and at Mr. Stephen Perry's
counting-house (they rested) I asked, what was the matter?
They said, he had killed a man on board a man-of-war; that he
had run away; and they had had him before a magistrate, and he
was ordered on board the king's ship to be carried round to
London to take his trial. Mr. Perry (on hearing the noise) came
out and saw him; says Mr. Perry, Gentlemen, do you know what
you are about? I would not be in your coats for a thousand
pounds, for it is 'squire Goodere. They threatened to knock
down any that should come near; a fellow, I take him to be
Mahony, came up to me, and threatened to knock me down several
times. They took and carried him as far as captain James Day's
lofts and warehouse, where he keeps his hemp; and there they
rested him again, and threatened to knock down any that should
come near them. Then said Mahony, Damn ye, here comes the
captain. Immediately I turned about, and saw a gentleman with
his cane poised in one hand, and his sword in the other; he had
a dark shag coat and yellow buttons, whom I take to be that
gentleman the prisoner at the bar. They took up the man in the
scarlet cloak again, and carried him so far as coming out from
the lower College-green into the rope-walk: the prisoner
Goodere came up to them and ordered them to mend their pace;
they took him up again, and carried him as far as Brown's
garden, at the lower end of the rope-walk, as fast as they
could well carry him, where they settled his clothes, and in
the meanwhile the prisoner Goodere came up to them again, and
ordered them to mend their pace. With much difficulty they got
him between the gate and stile, and carried him as far as the
warehouse at the corner of the glass-house, there they rested
and settled his clothes again; then they took him up, and
carried him down to the Lime-kilns, as far as the lower part of
the wall below madam New's; and then brought him down to a
place opposite to the King's-head, and then they put him on
board a boat (I take it the man-of-war's barge) having ten
oars, and they handed him in. After, the prisoner Goodere went
into the boat after him, and set sir John on the
starboard-side, and the prisoner Goodere on the larboard-side;
then sir John cried out, Murder! you gentlemen that are on
shore, pray tell Mr. Jarrit Smith that my name is Dineley, and
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