The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane - Part 21
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Part 21

_Examined by Mr. Adolphus._

_Q._ Are you a driver of a chaise at the Fountain at Canterbury?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Do you remember the last witness coming to your house with a fare early in a morning in February.

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Do you remember what day it was?

_A._ No, I do not.

_Q._ Do you remember what day of the week it was?

_A._ No, I do not.

_Q._ Was it one gentleman you particularly remember, or more?

_A._ One gentleman.

_Q._ From whence did he come?

_A._ From the Ship at Dover.

_Q._ Did you drive the wheel horses or the leaders?

_A._ The leaders.

_Q._ He came with four horses?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ And went away with four?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Where did you drive him to?

_A._ To the Rose at Sittingbourn.

_Q._ Did you see him into a chaise there?

_A._ He did not get out--the chaise went forwards.

_Q._ With four horses or two?

_A._ With four.

_Q._ Who drove him, do you remember the boys names?

_A._ Michael Finnis was one, and James Wakefield.

_Q._ What present did he make you?

_A._ I did not receive any money from him; the other boy received the money.

_Q._ What had you for your share?

_Mr. Park._ That cannot be received unless he saw it given.

_Mr. Adolphus._ Did you see the money given?

_A._ I was very busy taking the horses off.

_Q._ What had you for your share?

_A._ A Napoleon.

_Cross-examined by Mr. Park._

_Q._ Have you long lived at the Fountain at Canterbury?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Have you long known Thomas Dennis?

_A._ Yes, some years.

_Q._ Have you never driven a fare he brought from Dover before?

_A._ Not particularly to my knowledge.

_Q._ Your knowledge has been called to this subject, but you do not know that you ever drove one that he brought before?

_A._ I might have driven one, but he brought this I know.

_Q._ You might have driven a fare brought by him from Dover?

_A._ I might, there are a great many boys from that Inn.

_Q._ And you have driven a single gentleman before?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ And sometimes you have driven a chaise and four?