nd horses for
Westminster."
On his cross-examination he says, "I think I must have received the note
about seven o'clock in the morning; the chaise with Sandom and the other
gentlemen came back in about an hour. I was surprised to see it in so
short a time. I only know Sandom by his having chaises at my house to
Northfleet. I understood he lived there; he had been in the habit for
nine months before that, of occasionally having horses from my house."
This evidence introduces Mr. Sandom in this chaise, with these persons
in this assumed garb, and presents him therefore as acting in this
purpose.
Foxall Baldry is next called; he says, "I am a post-boy at the Rose at
Dartford; on the morning of the 21st, I recollect a chaise coming from
Northfleet to our house; I have seen one of the gentlemen since; I did
not know Mr. Sandom personally at the time; he was one of those persons;
I did not know the other two; I drove the leaders. Just as we were
coming to Shooters Hill, Mr. Sandom got out of the chaise, and said,
give your horses their wind, and when you get up the hill, make the best
of your way; I will give you twelve shillings a-piece for driving; my
fellow servant ordered me to go over London Bridge, down Lombard-street,
along Cheapside, over Blackfriars Bridge, down the New Cut, and when I
was in sight of the Marsh Gate, I was to stop." That was the line they
were to take, they were to come through the town with these laurels and
white cockades, which would attract attention; and it appears that this
chaise came about two hours after the other, so that when the rumour
began to be languid, this would revive and also strengthen it, the same
report reaching London through two channels that morning. "I took that
course; Mr. Sandom had on a brown coat, and the other two were in blue
coats I think; the horses had laurels upon them; when I was in sight of
the Marsh Gate I pulled up, the parties took off their cocked hats, put
them into their handkerchiefs, put their round hats on, and they walked
away." It had answered their purpose, they had exhibited themselves in
the city, and they then resumed their usual habits. "I got to the Marsh
Gate about eleven o'clock I should think; Mr. Sandom did not give us any
thing at that time, nor pay for the chaise; he asked what house we
stopped at; I told him the Bull, Kent-street end, and he came to us
there, and gave my fellow servant a L.1 note and the rest in silver; the
chaise he
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