enofthefirstgavetheirevidence
astofindingthentheactofrobbery,andtestifiedtothedesperateresistancetheyhadofferedtocapturecaptaindavethenenteredthenessbox,andstothegoodsthatwerefoundontheeinghisproperty,andthenrelatedhoetohisknohatheach,andhad,
eightdayspreviously,seenhisticesgettingalongtheroof,andhoeoutfrohewarehousedoor,hadopenedtheoutergate,andhadhandedoversogoodstheyhadbroughtouttopersonsunkno
”intheirssionofthetheft”the
aldeinthechairasked
”beeninsideredtobethechief
e,
adeofftherefore,ithoughtitbetterto
untiliuldlayhandsonthelso,andsogotfouoftheaininthehouseatnight”
thenheontorelatehoerchingsevennights,hehadagainseentheapprenticesketheirheroof,andhowtheyandthereceiversoftheirbootyakenbythech,aidedbyhielf,hisforen,andstercyrilshenstone,ellinginhishouse
afterjohnotheboxand
relatedhoakeuphis
books,hefound,uponstockbeingtaken,thatthereiencytotheauntofnyhundredsofpoundsincertainstores,notablysuchashoutbeingbulky
”isanythingknoagistrateaskedthe
officerofthecitychinchargeofthecase
”nothingisknoenarewell
knoeofpeterjohnson,isonejoseph
er;hekeepsarineshopclosetothetoehe
hasbeensuspectedofbeingareceiverofstolengoods,butwehaveneverbeenabletolayfingeronhieforetheothehas,forthelastyear,actedashisassistantintheshop;heansloselytothedesan,ephraiowler,whohaslongbeen
ananinabrigtradingtoyaruthafteran
altercation,andthensleate
ingtohisassistance;thenpelledthe
othertenonboardtolethiaketheboatheywereoffbrightlingseaherobeenheardofsinceifyou
andthebeforeheesupagainihopetofindthenwhoweareinpossessionof
josephersshop,andhavefoundlargequantitiesofgoodsthatobelievearetheproceedsoftheseandother
robberies”
aftertheprisonershadleftthedock,captaindaveuptotheofficer
”ibelieve,”hesaid,”thattheboyhasnotvoluntarilytakenpartintheserobberies,buthasbeenledahreats
totakepartintheheybeabletogiveyousoassistance,forybethesenarenottheonlypersonstothestolengoodshavebeensold,andheybeabletoputyouonthetrackofotherreceivers”
”thetterisoutofhandsnoheofficersaid,”butiwillrepresentyousayintheproperquarter;andnotererounde;youybeabletopieofyour
propertyadeaseizureoftheplaceanhouragoihadalltheneinondutythisingtotakealookatthe
prisonersfortunatelytregniseder,and
youyguesseingettingasearchandgoing
doostiortantcaptureadefor
soti,andyleadtothedisveryofotherrobberiesthathavebeenpuzzlingusfothspastthereisagangknoheblackgang,butolayhandsonanyoftheir
leaders,andsuchfellouredhaverefusedtosayaber
ofrobberiesofasteriouskind,noneofo
trace,andtheyhavebeenputdoegangthechiefnstableisethere,andakeathorough
searises,anditislikeenougheacross
soportanceatanyrate,ifeofthe
artispeakingof,itwillbea
strongproofthaterisoneofthechiefsofthegang,andthatyleadtofurtherdisveries”
”youhadbetterehus,john,”captaindavesaid”youknowourgoodsbetterthanidoselfe,cyril”
”ishouldbeofnouseinidentifyingthegoods,sir,andiaueinhalfanhouratoneofshops”
thesearchiveonethereeofan
undergroundeoftheboardsoftheshopbeingtakenup,ithatthereendingoverthewhole
housethisntainedaniensevarietyofgoodsinoneerwasapileofpperboltsthatcaptaindaveandjohn
atonakerfroheyobtained
theirstockthereopperandbrassshipandhousefittings,andaverylargequantityofrope,principallyofthesizesinhestockhadbeenfounddeficient;buttothesecaptaindaveosiontothesearticlesthecellar
ntainedanuerofchests,allofobefilled
iscellaneousarticlesofwearingapparelrollsofsilk,velvet,aterialscurtains,ches,clocks,
oantsofallkinds,andansiderableauntofplateasangtheseanyarticlesothedescriptionsgivenofgoodsthathadbeenstolenfrontryhouses,thewholewereioundedbythechiefnstable,andcarriedastheupperpartofthehouseheapped,
inedseveral
hidingplacesportancedisveredin
the
”ishouldadviseyou,”thechiefnstablesaidtocaptaindave,”toputinaclaioreveryarticlerrespondinghthoseyouhavelostofurse,ifanyoneelseesforsina
claithetterobegoneinto,andifneitherofyoucanabsolutelysothethings,isupposeyouosettleitsohostheyou
allhoutquestion,foryoucanshat,tothebestofyourknoplesofyourown
goodstoshoihavenodoubt
thatag
