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 that materials for making paper, impressing water marks, and for copper-plate printing, were found upon prisoner's premises, which materials were produced in Court, and were matters of curiosity to many, but the detail of which would fatigue our readers unnecessarily. Witness could not tell who let him into the parlour—probably the prisoner himself had opened the door.

Mr. D. Brownell, prison-keeper, at Bordesley, assisted in search of prisoner's house on the 16th and 17th. When Chillingworth had obtained possession of the house, by getting thro' the garret window, he saw (having broken the window of parlour) Booth open the door, he immediately went round to meet him. Several minutes after he saw Elizabeth Chidlow come down. Witness produced several pieces of burnt paper, given him by Chillingworth, and which appeared to be the remnants of bank notes.

Gideon Taylor deposed to the finding some paste-board in the lumber room, for the purpose of copper-plate printing.

Mr. Clay swore to the finding of a mould, by which paper, in imitation of bank paper, is made.

John Ingley had been in prisoner's employ since Christmas last. The prisoner occupied 200 acres of land. Since he came to prisoner, the windows of the parlour and 2 chambers had been strengthened. Witness was taken to work in the house about ten