The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane Part 20

_Q._ Had you the Wheel horse, or the leaders?

_A._ The leaders.

_Q._ When you put the person down whom you had driven, what did he give you?

_A._ He gave me a gold Napoleon.

_Q._ Did he give you only?

_A._ He gave us one a piece.

_Q._ What became of those Napoleons?

_A._ I sold mine.

_Q._ What did you get for it?

_A._ I got a one pound note for mine.

_Q._ Do you know the name of the lad at Canterbury that took him after you?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ What is his name?

_A._ Broad.

_Q._ Who was the other?

_A._ Thomas Daly.

_Cross Examined by Mr. Richardson._

_Q._ Did you see Broad and Daly set off with the chaise from Canterbury?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ It was a very dark night, was not it?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ An hazy misty night?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ A dark foggy night?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ How do you remember the day this happened, from Dover you are in the habit of carrying persons in chaises and four to Canterbury frequently?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ Day and night?

_A._ Yes.

_Q._ The carrying a gentleman in a chaise and four to Canterbury was nothing extraordinary?

_A._ No.

_Q._ How came you to remember this particular day?

_A._ I do not know.

_Q._ Upon your oath, might it not have been the 20th or the 22nd?

_A._ I cannot say indeed.

_Q._ Have you not heard other people say it was the 21st that this extraordinary affair happened?

_A._ No, I have not.

_Q._ You have not heard it talked of at all?

_A._ No.

_Q._ For aught you know it might be the 20th or the 22nd?

_A._ I cannot say.

_Re-examined by Mr. Adolphus._

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

_A._ No.

_Q._ Do persons often give you a Napoleon for driving them?

_A._ No, I never had one before.

_Q._ You do not remember the day of the week?

_A._ No, I do not.

_Edward Broad sworn._