[The state of affairs and letters
of credit were likewise shown to the witness.] I have seen these before;
they came in a packet to Sir Sampson Wright from Mr. Rich, the English
resident at Amsterdam, and Sir Sampson Wright delivered to me the letter
in which they came with them inclosed.
Cross-examined by the DEAN OF FACULTY--Mr. Longlands, have you any other
cause of knowledge concerning the trunks and other articles being the
property of Mr. Brodie, and the same which were brought from Ostend and
Amsterdam, than the information of Sir Sampson Wright and Mr. Groves?
WITNESS--No other cause of knowledge than what I have already mentioned,
namely, the letters accompanying the same, which I saw, and my being
present when the trunks were opened.
[Sidenote: John Geddes]
4. JOHN GEDDES, tobacconist in Mid-Calder, called in and sworn.
Examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL--Were you lately in London? Do you
know the prisoner? Tell the jury what you know about him?
WITNESS--I was in London in the month of March last, and my wife and I
took our passage in the “Endeavour,” of Carron, Captain Dent, bound for
Leith. We went on board on a Saturday, and the next day, Sunday, the
vessel fell two or three miles down the river, and then we cast anchor
at Blackwall. In the evening the master went on shore to get hands to
man her, leaving me and my wife on board. About twelve at night a
passenger, who appeared sickly, came on board, in company with Mr.
Hamilton and Mr. Pinkerton, two of the owners of the vessel, and another
gentleman I did not know. These gentlemen remained about half an hour,
and then all went ashore, except the passenger, who remained on board.
He was dressed in a blue great-coat, with a red collar, round wig, black
vest, breeches, and boots. He was allotted a bed in the state-room, near
the fire, as he was sick. The next morning the vessel set sail, but
afterwards ran aground opposite to Tilbury Point, where she remained
about eight or ten days, and we did not get clear of the Thames for a
fortnight. During all that time the passenger remained on board, except
one day that he, along with the master of the vessel and my wife and I,
went on shore, and dined at a neighbouring village, and another day that
he went ashore by himself to get a bottle of milk. For the first two or
three days after the passenger came on board we called him “the
gentleman,” as we did not know his name, but, upon my inquiring of him
what his name was, he told me it was John Dixon.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL--Would you know that person again?
WITNESS--I would.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL--Look at the prisoners at the bar and say if you
know either of them?
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