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KIRBY S WONDERFUL MUSEUM.
The witness said it might have come from a police boat, in-
tended to be fired at smugglers; the prisoner said, no he did
not think that, and was satisfied that there would be no more
of it. The witness said, if I was you I would advertise it;
upon which the prisoner said, you may depend upon that, I
will bid 50/. reward, but which was never done. Then
Wright says, he fetched Mr. Frost, and he asked the prisoner
if he had any fire arms in the house ? He said he had a pair
of pistols that cost five guineas. The witness said they must
be very good ones at that price. The prisoner said he had
no ammunition. Frost said he would supply him with am-
munition; and they went out with the prisoner. Upon his
cross examination, he says, the watch-box is about sixty or
seventy yards from the gate; that he passed on immediately
when he heard the noise, and found the prisoner standing at
the gate; that there is a road leading to Deptford, on the left
hand, to Rotherhithe on the right, and another facing the
gate, leading to a public road; that he was more than half
an hour in the house examining what the prisoner shewed
him.
Mr. Frost is again called, and he says he was fetched by
Wright on the Thursday night; that he saw the prisoner
standing in the front parlour; that he asked the prisoner
what was the matter ? He said he had been sitting in a chan-
close to the table, and had been shot at. The witness asked
him where he thought it came from; he said he did not
know. He asked him if he suspected any body; he said no.
He was asked if he had any fire arms; he said he had, but
he had no ammunition; upon which Frost told him he would
give him powder, and would endeavour to find him ball;
upon which the maid servant came in, and said, Mr. Patch,
there are no candles. The prisoner said, Mr. Frost will lend
you some. They all came out of the room, shut the door,
and went to Frost’s house; he asked the prisoner if he would
accept of powder and ball; he said never mind, he would go
KIRBY S WONDERFUL MUSEUM.
The witness said it might have come from a police boat, in-
tended to be fired at smugglers; the prisoner said, no he did
not think that, and was satisfied that there would be no more
of it. The witness said, if I was you I would advertise it;
upon which the prisoner said, you may depend upon that, I
will bid 50/. reward, but which was never done. Then
Wright says, he fetched Mr. Frost, and he asked the prisoner
if he had any fire arms in the house ? He said he had a pair
of pistols that cost five guineas. The witness said they must
be very good ones at that price. The prisoner said he had
no ammunition. Frost said he would supply him with am-
munition; and they went out with the prisoner. Upon his
cross examination, he says, the watch-box is about sixty or
seventy yards from the gate; that he passed on immediately
when he heard the noise, and found the prisoner standing at
the gate; that there is a road leading to Deptford, on the left
hand, to Rotherhithe on the right, and another facing the
gate, leading to a public road; that he was more than half
an hour in the house examining what the prisoner shewed
him.
Mr. Frost is again called, and he says he was fetched by
Wright on the Thursday night; that he saw the prisoner
standing in the front parlour; that he asked the prisoner
what was the matter ? He said he had been sitting in a chan-
close to the table, and had been shot at. The witness asked
him where he thought it came from; he said he did not
know. He asked him if he suspected any body; he said no.
He was asked if he had any fire arms; he said he had, but
he had no ammunition; upon which Frost told him he would
give him powder, and would endeavour to find him ball;
upon which the maid servant came in, and said, Mr. Patch,
there are no candles. The prisoner said, Mr. Frost will lend
you some. They all came out of the room, shut the door,
and went to Frost’s house; he asked the prisoner if he would
accept of powder and ball; he said never mind, he would go