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kirby’s wonderful museum.
den’s I immediately went to Birmingham, and my watch
agreed exactly with St. Martin’s Church clock there.
John Haydon sworn. Examined by Mr. Reynolds.
I am gamekeeper to Mr. Rotton, of Castle-Bromwich. I
left my own house about ten minutes before five on the morn-
ing of the 27th of May. As I passed by Mr. Z. Twam-
ley’s stables, I heard Mr. Rotton’s stable clock strike five.
About five minutes after I saw the prisoner. He was then
coming towards Mr. Twamley’s Mill, as if from Erdington
to Castle-Bromwich. I knew him very well. I asked him
where he had been ; he said, iC To take a wench home.”
After stopping with me a quarter of an hour, he then went
on in a direction to his own house.
By the Court. What is the distance from Holden’s to the
spot where you met the prisoner ? A. It is, my Lord, as
near as I can guess, about half a mile.
John Woodcock sworn. Examined by Mr. Reader.
I am a miller. I w’ork at Mr. Zachariah Twamley’s mill.
I know' the prisoner. I saw a man, whom I thought to be
him, talking to Mr. Rotton’s gamekeeper, near the flood-
gates ; it was then about ten minutes past five.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Copley. I know the
prisoner very well. I was not certain it was him, but I
thought it was at the time. I had heard the clock strike five
just before the prisoner came up to Haydon. I had been
into a field belonging to Mr. Smallwood, and back again to
the mill, after the clock struck. I have walked the distance
over since then, at my usual pace, and find I can do it in ten
minutes.
W. Crompton, Esq. sw'orn. I saw Mr. Webster on the
morning of the 27th of May, in the field in which were the
footsteps. We rode to Castle-Bromwich together. Mr.
Webster compared his watch with mine; we perfectly agreed.
Our watches were according to Birmingham time. We
found our watches were fifteen minutes slower than Mr.
kirby’s wonderful museum.
den’s I immediately went to Birmingham, and my watch
agreed exactly with St. Martin’s Church clock there.
John Haydon sworn. Examined by Mr. Reynolds.
I am gamekeeper to Mr. Rotton, of Castle-Bromwich. I
left my own house about ten minutes before five on the morn-
ing of the 27th of May. As I passed by Mr. Z. Twam-
ley’s stables, I heard Mr. Rotton’s stable clock strike five.
About five minutes after I saw the prisoner. He was then
coming towards Mr. Twamley’s Mill, as if from Erdington
to Castle-Bromwich. I knew him very well. I asked him
where he had been ; he said, iC To take a wench home.”
After stopping with me a quarter of an hour, he then went
on in a direction to his own house.
By the Court. What is the distance from Holden’s to the
spot where you met the prisoner ? A. It is, my Lord, as
near as I can guess, about half a mile.
John Woodcock sworn. Examined by Mr. Reader.
I am a miller. I w’ork at Mr. Zachariah Twamley’s mill.
I know' the prisoner. I saw a man, whom I thought to be
him, talking to Mr. Rotton’s gamekeeper, near the flood-
gates ; it was then about ten minutes past five.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Copley. I know the
prisoner very well. I was not certain it was him, but I
thought it was at the time. I had heard the clock strike five
just before the prisoner came up to Haydon. I had been
into a field belonging to Mr. Smallwood, and back again to
the mill, after the clock struck. I have walked the distance
over since then, at my usual pace, and find I can do it in ten
minutes.
W. Crompton, Esq. sw'orn. I saw Mr. Webster on the
morning of the 27th of May, in the field in which were the
footsteps. We rode to Castle-Bromwich together. Mr.
Webster compared his watch with mine; we perfectly agreed.
Our watches were according to Birmingham time. We
found our watches were fifteen minutes slower than Mr.