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 be proved to be made from the plate, of the same paper, and with the same mould, as the note which was the subject of the present indictment; the note so in part, burnt was not filled up or signed, it was what was termed a blank note; the note in question had been filled up, and was signed with the name of J. Knight. The statement he had made would be proved by the evidence, and it would then be for the jury to say whether the prisoner was guilty or not.

The first witness called on behalf of the prosecution was

Dorothy Ingeley (examined by Mr. )—who stated herself to be the wife of Richard Ingeley, and that her husband worked with the prisoner; that on the 16th day of March last she was passing by the Boar's Head public-house, at Perry Barr, and saw some gentlemen and soldiers there; she did not know who they were, but somebody said they were runners going to—[Here the witness was asked if the prisoner was present—she said he was not; she was then told she must not say what she heard when he was absent.]—In consequence of somewhat which she heard she immediately set off for prisoner's house; she went the foot-way, and when she came there she first saw her brother-in-law, John Ingeley, and Elizabeth Chidlow; and Mrs. Chidlow went out of the kitchen, and soon afterwards Booth came to her, and asked her what tale it was that she had brought; she told him she could tell nothing for truth, she had seen some gentlemen and soldiers, but she could not tell if they were coming to his house—she told him where she had seen them; she did not hear what was said by Mrs. Chidlow to Booth; when Booth left her she heard the doors in the passage between the kitchen and parlour shut to, but she did not hear him say any thing did not hear him swear; the gentlemen and soldiers came to the house presently after, the same persons she had seen at the Boar's Head.

Cross-examined by Mr. .—Her husband did not live constantly at Booth's—slept there, or at least slept from home some nights, but never for a week together; he used to come home every night until about a week before Booth was taken up.—[Mr. Clifford was proceeding with other questions, on the subject of her husband sleeping at or from home, but the Court though them irrelevant.] B