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ABRAHAM THORNTON.
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went to milk the cows, and inquired of Jane Heaton the time
of the day a little while afterwards. Between the time of
milking the cows and seeing the prisoner, might be a quarter
of an hour. I was standing near Holden’s house when he
passed me.
Jane Heaton sworn. Examined by Mr. Reader. I
live servant with Mr. Holden. I was getting up at half past
four on the morning of the 27th of May. My bed-room
window looks into the lane which leads from Erdington to
Castle-Bromwich. I saw a man, whom I supposed to be
the prisoner, walking towards Castle-Bromwich. He was
walking quite slow. About a quarter of an hour after, Jen-
nings’s wife came and asked me what time of the day it was.
I looked at the clock, and observed, that it wanted seventeen
minutes of five. The clock was not altered for several days
after that.
John Holden sworn. Examined by Mr. Reynolds.
I was at home on the 28th of May last, when Mr. Twamley
came to examine my clock. I believe it to be a very good
one, I do pot know whether it kept Birmingham time.
The clock had not been altered since the day before.
John Holden, jun. sworn. I am son to the last witness.
I live with my father. I remember Jennings and his wife
being at our house on the morning of the 27th of May. My
mother was ill in bed at the time. I had been to the field to
fetch the cows for Jennings, when I met the prisoner about
two hundred yards from my father’s house. I knew him
very well by sight. He was then proceeding very slowly to-
wards Castle-Bromwich. I cannot say what time it was;
but it w'as early in the morning.
Mr. William Twamley sworn. I live at Newhall
Mills, near Sutton-Coldfield, and within three miles of Castle-
Bromwich. I first caused the prisoner to be apprehended.
I compared my watch and Holden’s clock on the 28th of
May ; they were exactly alike, as to time. From Mr, Hol-
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went to milk the cows, and inquired of Jane Heaton the time
of the day a little while afterwards. Between the time of
milking the cows and seeing the prisoner, might be a quarter
of an hour. I was standing near Holden’s house when he
passed me.
Jane Heaton sworn. Examined by Mr. Reader. I
live servant with Mr. Holden. I was getting up at half past
four on the morning of the 27th of May. My bed-room
window looks into the lane which leads from Erdington to
Castle-Bromwich. I saw a man, whom I supposed to be
the prisoner, walking towards Castle-Bromwich. He was
walking quite slow. About a quarter of an hour after, Jen-
nings’s wife came and asked me what time of the day it was.
I looked at the clock, and observed, that it wanted seventeen
minutes of five. The clock was not altered for several days
after that.
John Holden sworn. Examined by Mr. Reynolds.
I was at home on the 28th of May last, when Mr. Twamley
came to examine my clock. I believe it to be a very good
one, I do pot know whether it kept Birmingham time.
The clock had not been altered since the day before.
John Holden, jun. sworn. I am son to the last witness.
I live with my father. I remember Jennings and his wife
being at our house on the morning of the 27th of May. My
mother was ill in bed at the time. I had been to the field to
fetch the cows for Jennings, when I met the prisoner about
two hundred yards from my father’s house. I knew him
very well by sight. He was then proceeding very slowly to-
wards Castle-Bromwich. I cannot say what time it was;
but it w'as early in the morning.
Mr. William Twamley sworn. I live at Newhall
Mills, near Sutton-Coldfield, and within three miles of Castle-
Bromwich. I first caused the prisoner to be apprehended.
I compared my watch and Holden’s clock on the 28th of
May ; they were exactly alike, as to time. From Mr, Hol-