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
before he could say Goodere the gentleman took up the flap of
the cloak, threw it over the face of sir John, and stopped his
mouth; and says he, I will take care of you, that you shall not
spend your estate; and ordered the barge to be put off; and
then he took the gentleman's cloak from his shoulders, and put
it on his own.
THE RECORDER--Who was it that stopped his mouth with his cloak?
CHARMSBURY--That gentleman the prisoner at the bar. The boat
was so full, had so many people in it, that they were obliged
to row but with eight oars: and when they proceeded down the
river, it being about three quarters flood, and the gentleman
continually crying out, they went out of sight, and I saw no
more of them.
_Mrs. Darby_, who lived at the limekilns, saw Sir John forced along
between two men; he was crying out, Murder, murder! for the Lord's sake
save me, save me, for they are going to kill me. She knew Sir John very
well; she had mended his chair for him last summer; she was told that
the gentleman at the bar was the captain of the man-of-war; he was
dressed in a dark drab-coloured coat, and his waistcoat was trimmed with
gold. She heard Sir John cry out something as he was being hurried into
the boat, but she could not hear what.
_William Dupree_ was drinking at the King's Head with a friend, and a
young woman who was reading at the window said she heard a great noise,
on which they went out, and saw a company of men forcing a gentleman
along, the prisoner Goodere coming behind them. They said that he had
murdered a man, and that they were taking him on board for justice. They
put him on the yawl, while Captain Goodere stood by. He cried out, 'For
God's sake! go and acquaint Mr. Jarrit Smith, for I am undone, they will
murder me.' The witness went back to the King's Head, where the people
advised him to go to Mr. Jarrit Smith and inform him of it, which he
did. When Sir John cried out he saw Goodere put his hand on his mouth.
_Theodore Court, Master of the Ship, sworn._
VERNON--Will you tell Mr. Recorder and the jury what you know
concerning the death of sir John Dineley Goodere?
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