The largest quantity cost me two guineas a pound the lowest might be about a guinea. Is half-a-guinea a pound a fair price? - A. Whereabouts was the value of all this silk? - A. Yes and they were put into the cart, and taken away from the door. Yes on the 14th of December, I sent him about 650 pounds weight of silk I delivered it to his streets-man, Gosden. You are a warehouseman, and live in Wood-street? - A. You afterwards went in search of it, without finding it? - A. Yes it is close by Honey-lane-market we have a room there we keep our silk in that, we collect and I went in to assist my fellow-servant with a very heavy load I don't think we were absent five minutes when I came out, I missed my horse and cart I went back, and told my fellow-servant the horse and cart were gone. Did it get safe to the Dolphin, in Milk-street? - A. A blue, covered cart it was fastened with a double bolt outside, and bolted and barred in the inside from there I drove to the Dolphin, in Milk-street. Wilson's, in Wood-street there were six different bags. Yes: On the 14th of December I took up some goods at Mr. Yes my fellow-servant, Godfrey, came in after me he went out first, to see how the horse stood: in five minutes after that, he returned, and told me the horse and cart were gone I went out about seven minutes after, myself, and saw the horse and cart were not there. When you went into the room in Honey-lane-market, at the Dolphin, did you leave the cart at the door? - A.

That was after you had put in the silk? - A. Was your master's name upon the cart? - A. Where was it you saw the lock fastened? - A. A covered cart, with doors before, and doors behind, painted blue all over the doors were locked up, with a bolt and a pin, and a padlock, and that I saw locked up myself. Wilson lives in Wood-street I went into the Dolphin first, in order to take up the load I had a heavy load from there to put into my cart. I am sure they were the same bags I had before tied up but I cannot swear to the silk Godfrey, my fellow-servant, drove the cart from there to the Dolphin, in Milk-street Mr. Wilson's my fellow-servant came with the cart, and I put it in, and saw it locked up. I put it into my bag I had not the cart there at that time I tied it up, and from thence I went for the cart the silk was left at Mr. Who was with you when you received it? - A. Wilson's, on the 14th of December, about four o'clock in the afternoon I received there, about one hundred and sixty pounds weight of silk, from Mr. On the 14th of December, did you go out with your master's cart? - A. Wilson's for some silk, which they did.Įxamined by Mr. They were they were to go to the Dolphin in Honey-lane-market, where we have a a room, and keep our silk in they were to go to Mr. Were they employed by you upon the 14th of December, to go with a horse and cart to collect any silk? - A. Yes Gosden is my streetsman, and Godfrey is my carman. Do you employ two men, Gosden and Godfrey? - A. Knapp.) I am a silk-dyer in Pearl-street, Spitalfields. JAMES LEWIS DESORMEAUX sworn.(Examined by Mr.

(The witnesses were examined apart at the request of the prisoners). Laying the silk to be the property of Joseph Wilson. seven linen bags, value 7s, and six hundred and fifty-one pounds of thrown silk, value 1195l. JOHN GRAHAM, GEORGE HOOKER, and JAMES CLEMENTS, were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 14th of December, one wooden cart, value 10l. JOHN GRAHAM, GEORGE HOOKER, JAMES CLEMENTS, Theft > grand larceny, Theft > animal theft, 13th January 1796.ĩ8.

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