The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane Part 30

_A._ Yes, by seeing him come up with post chaises from Dartford.

_Q._ He is a Dartford boy?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Do you remember at any time in February, his coming with a chaise with a gentleman in it?

_A._ Yes, the 21st of February.

 

_Q._ What day in the week was it?

_A._ On a Monday.

_Q._ With how many horses?

_A._ Four horses.

_Q._ At what time in the morning?

_A._ Between nine and half past nine in the morning.

_Q._ Was there a coach on the stand?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Any more than one?

_A._ No more than one.

_Q._ Who drove that coach?

_A._ One Crane.

_Q._ Did you see the gentleman get into it?

_A._ Yes, I did.

_Q._ How did he go in?

_A._ He stepped out of one into the other?

_Q._ Did you open the door and let down the step for him?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ How was that gentleman dressed?

_A._ He had got a kind of brown cap on, and a dark drab military sort of coat.

_Q._ Was there any thing round the cap?

_A._ There was a sort of band or something round the cap.

_Q._ What had he under his military great coat?

_A._ A scarlet coat.

_Q._ Did you see any thing on the scarlet coat?

_A._ I only took notice of the lace upon it.

_Q._ Where did that gentleman order the coach to drive to?

_A._ Up to Grosvenor Square.

_Q._ To what street?

_A._ I do not recollect whether he told me any street, only Grosvenor Square.

_Q._ Do you think you should know that gentleman again?

_A._ I do not know; dress makes such an alteration.

_Q._ Look round, and see whether you can see any one.

_A._ I do not see that I can recollect him, only seeing him that half minute.

_Q._ Look at that gentleman who is stooping down to write, (_De Berenger_,) and see whether you think that is like him?

_A._ Yes, I do upon my word, but I only saw him for about half a minute.

_Cross-examined by Mr. Park._

_Q._ You, being a waterman, take that particular notice of every body that gets into a hackney coach, that you are quite sure having seen him step from the chaise into the coach, that he is the man?

_A._ I said at first, that the dress made such an alteration that I should think I should hardly know him.

_Q._ If I were to get into your coach with this dress on, and afterwards with my ordinary dress, you would hardly know me again?

_A._ No, I should think not.

_Richard Barwick sworn._

_Examined by Mr. Adolphus._

_Q._ What are you?