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The Tyburn Chronicle: Or, The Villainy Display'd In All Its Branches
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myself thyself upon him, as soon as I could find an opportunity, and one soon presented itself; for the Welchman, dismounting to fasten part of the harness, which had given way, I rode up in a great hurry, and the old man called to me, and said, "Young man, if you ride so fast, you'll soon ride "your estate away." I told him, "I hoped not, *' for it was pretty extensive, and lay in several "counties;" and immediate!^' jumped Frorh my horse into the chaise, secured the pistols, and told the gentleman if he spoke one word I would shoot him; I searched his pockets, and found seven shillings which I did not take; and in the feat of the chaise, I found a pair of scarlet bags, which I "mounted on my horse, and rode away furiously across the country, into Bedfordshire. At a proper place, I examined the bags, and found some thread stockings, three clean Holland shirts, two white waistcoats, and 1o2 guineas; I was quite overjoyed, and after securing the money, I threw the bags and linen into a field, thinking they might be of use to some poor countryman, who might have more need of them than me.
I was determined to reach London that night, and though my horse was greatly fatigued, yet he held but, and performed the journey very well. I went that night to my Lord's, and began to flash my Cole, and played high. Some who knew me said, ." Hal, you've touched tonight;" I replied, I had been to receive a quarter's rent. Three days after this robbery, as I was going out of town on pleasure, with some of my companions, just by Hyde-Park Turnpike, the Welchman, who drove the gentleman I robbed, called out to me, and said, "Mas
ter, you never remembered your poor Welch*' man." I instantly recollected the man's face, and beckoned him to me, and gave him a crown: so
we We parted, and he wished me a good journey. However, I did not much like him, and so persuaded my companions to turn back, without telling them the reasons I had for so doing.
This robbery being advertised in all the papers, and a particular description given of my person, I Clipped myself on board a privateer, but soon ran away from the ship. I afterwards enlisted for a soldier, and now began to keep low company, having no money and but few cloaths. I used to be constantly in Bawdy-houses, and live on what I could get from poor creatures. At last, for almost beating a woman's eye out, I was sent to New Prison, from whence I broke out, but was soon taken, and carried to Covent-Garden Roundhouse, and from thence before the late CoL dc Veil, where I made an information for robberies against several persons; particularly, Robert Scott, Roger Allen, and William Bailey. The latter was taken up, and tried, for robbing Abraham Dirknell, servant to the Duke of Bolton, of several goods, which were stolen in a stable belonging to his Grace. I humbly ask pardon of God Almighty, and the poor injured men; for they were all innocent of this fact, and I committed the robbery; and 1 really perjured myself on Bailey's trial, though he had the good fortune to be acquitted.
In my information before Sir Thomas de Veil, I accused William Cavenagh, Richard Swift, and William Gibbs, with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Mr. Nathan Smith, of the Borough of Southwark: but they were all innocent of that accusation, and it was at the instigation of the thief-takers I swore against them. I was concerned in this robbery, but they were not; it was committed by me, Thomas Casey, Will. Bullimore, and Jack England, all Irishmen. When the beforemen
tioncd tloned persons were acquitted at Croyden, of the robbery of Mr. Smith's house, I was removed to Newgate, and tried at the Old Bailey, on my own information, for robbing a Barber's (hop: and being convicted, was ordered for transportation, and soon after was on board a strip in the river.
