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A71144 A True and impartial account of the arraignment, tryal, examination, confession, and condemnation of Col. Iames Turner for breaking open the house of Francis Tryon, merchant, in Limestreet, London with the several tryals and examinations of John Turner, William Turner, Mary Turner, and Ely Turner, confederates, at Justice Hall in the Old-Baily, Lond. the 15, 16, and 19 of January, 1663. 1664 (1664) Wing T2488; ESTC R4676 57,618 87

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do not doubt but I shall find that out too we put them altogether and Sir Thomas Aleyn sealed them with his seal For the bags of money I saw them taken out and one being sealed with a small seal I put on both my Spectacles I found a Lyon Rampant at top in one of the quarters said I this is a seal of some great Person and then a letter was brought down and being compared I was satisfied in my Conscience they were alike Sir Thomas Aleyn told him he must make a Mittimus for him and his wife said she do you send me of your Errands you shall send some body else another time I thought it would come to this After much ranting and swearing I thought the Devil would have setched him out of the Room he said that he had better have kept the Jewels then to bring them sorth and to suffer for it himself for he had pawned his soul and would not reveal It and said that Mr. Tryon had likewise ingaged the like to him For the six hundred pound he offered his bond L. Mayor Pray repeat one part of your Evidence again that was that some body came to Mr. Tryons house from the house in the Minories charging Mrs. Turner to have been at that house Sir T. Chamb. I said that before Turner came in with the Jewels Sir Thomas Aleyn had received a little note wherein was affirmed that Turner and his Wise had been there with which she was acquainted and swore and took on she was a Whore for she was not there S. T. Aleyn When I examined Mrs. Turner she would own nothing Why said I will you deny this which is so apparent that you were there the maid told you so now you denyed it when I charged you with it Mrs. Turner I did not it 's false what did Turner Prethee be patient dear Mal come sit thee down S. T. Aleyn I asked Mrs. Turner whether she knew of any money carried to the Minories that day she said she knew of no money at all and said she was a whore that that said it Mrs. Turner They put it to me that I knew who brought the money to my house and that a Woman acquainted them so I said she was a lying Whore that said so L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Mr. Hill what time of night did you go out that night Hill It was 7 or 8 a Clock L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Was the dore locked Hill Yes L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Did you carry the Key with you Hill Yes L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Was there any more Keys Hill There was another above in the Chamber by my Master's bed L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Did you find that other Key when you came back Hill Yes L. Ch. J. Bridgeman In the same place Hill I know not that L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Mr. Hill you have been acquainted with some Transactions between Mr. Tryon and Turner was he not employed about a Mortgage Hill Two or three L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Was not the Names of some persons given to you to that purpose Hill We have two or three Mortgages my Master lent him so much money upon We heard of one man but whether he gave Order to Mr. Turner to take so much money upon the Land we know not L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Mr. Tryon have you inquired after the persons Tryan No my Lord I did beleeve all was true Garret I have enquired after Sir Theophilus Gilpin but cannot find that he has any Estate in England Turner My Lord Gilpin onely assignes a Judgement of Wescott's L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Then if Wescott be good it is sufficient you should inquire after him Sir Thomas Aleyn My Lord John Turner his Son there fled away from me when I came to the House in the Minories L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Why did you flie away John Turner I did not Sir Sir Thomas Aleyn No! You ran away as fast as you could you got over a ditch John Turner My Lord a Woman cryed out Get away and save your life and I not knowing what the matter was I went away Coll. Turner Poor Boy he thought Thieves had been coming and affrighted him Sir Thomas Aleyn As to Ely Turner I examined him upon the Sunday the day after his Father was committed he would not confesse the carrying of any Money and the Maid swearing it I committed him also Coll. Turner What 's that of Ely Upon my Soul the Boy carried none John Turner I carried vvhat vvas carried Coll. Turner My Lord one Son is as dear to me as the other but if either be more it must be my eldest but yet I must say it vvas John my eldest Son that carried the money Sir Tho. Aleyn My Lord William Turner vvas brought before me on Tuesday or Wednesday Sir Rich. Brown sent out his Warrant for him being a person of evil name and likely to do such a fact Being taken he vvas brought before me My Lord vvhen Mr. Tryon looked upon him he suspected him I examined him vvhen he savv Coll. Turner he said not these three years not to speak to him and yet one at the Cock behind the Exchange said this William Turner staid for Coll. Turner at his house tvvo hours that Coll. Turner came in paid for the Pot of drink and for ought he knevv they both vvent together thereupon I committed him In the Afternoon I ordered this person to send his Servant one came and made Oath that he came in and inquired for Coll. Turner asked for him staid tvvo hours for him that they vvent both out of the house together and this vvas on the Wednesday the day before the Robbery William Dawes sworn All that I can say is this William Turner was at my house on Wednesday was seven-night last comes in and called for a Flaggon of Beer there comes in a Customer of mine sayes he to me What do you with such a Fellow in your house have a care of him he is a dangerous fellow presently after Col. Turner came in and paid for a Flaggon of Beer and went away Col. Turner I drank not with him did I Dawes Not that I saw L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Sir Tho. Aleyn Did not this William Turner deny that he had seen Col. Turner lately Sir Tho. Aleyn He said positively he had not seen him these Three years so as to speak to him said he was grown too high for him John Rowse Dawes Servant sworn L. Ch. J. Bridgeman Do you remember when Will. Turner was at your Masters house which is he Rowse That 's he pointing to William he was there upon Wednesday the 6 of this month L. Ch. J. Hide Did James called Col. Turner come there then Rowse He came and said he staid for the Col. and by and by the Collonel came L. Ch. J. Hide When he came what did they Rowse He went to the Bar and paid the reckoning L. Ch. J. Hide What time of the day Rowse About 12. or 1. a Clock L.
A True and Impartial ACCOUNT OF The Arraignment Tryal Examination Confession and Condemnation OF Col. Iames Turner For Breaking open the House of Francis Tryon Merchant in Limestreet LONDON WITH The several Tryals and Examinations of John Turner William Turner Mary Turner and Ely Turner Confederates At Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey LOND the 15. 16. and 19. of January 1663. Licensed by ROGER L'ESTRANGE LONDON Printed by William Godbid for Nath. Brook at the Angel in Cornhill and Henry Marsh at the Princes Arms in Chancery-lane 1663. The TRYAL of James Turner c. At JUSTICE-HALL in the Old-Baily London the 15 th of Jan. 1663. in the Afternoon JAmes Turner the Titular Collonel William Turner Mary Turner and Ely Turner were brought to the Bar. Clerk of the Peace James Turner hold up thy hand which he did John Turner hold up thy hand Col. Turner He is not here but he is hard by and I will send for him My Lord it has been reported he was fled it was a mistake he is in Fleetstreet where he has been ever since this businesse and thereupon he sent one for him and then the Court proceeded to some other businesse About half an hour after the said John came into the Court and was set among the other Prisoners at the Bar. Clerk of the Peace James Turner hold up thy hand John Turner hold up thy hand William Turner hold up thy hand Mary Turner hold up thy hand Ely Turner hold up thy hand which they all did and then the said Clerk read their Indictment which was as followeth YOV stand Indicted in London by the Names of James Turner late of London Gentleman John Turner late of London Labourer William Turner late of London Labourer Mary Turner late of London Spinster otherwise Mary Turner the Wife of the said James Turner and Ely Turner late of London Labourer for that you the said James Turner John Turner and William Turner the 7. day of January in the 15. year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defendor of the Faith about 10. of the Clock in the Night time of the same day with Force and Arms c. at London that is to say in the Parish of St. Dyonis Backchurch in the Ward of Limestreet London aforesaid in the dwelling-house of one Francis Tryon Merchant there Feloniously and Burglarly you did break and enter and him the said Francis Tryon in the Peace of God and of Our said Sovereign Lord the King in his Dwelling-house aforesaid then and there being and resting Feloniously and Burglarly did make an Assault and him the said Francis Tryon in Corporal fear of his Life Feloniously and Burglarly you did put and one Pendant Pearl set in Gold and a precious Stone fixed thereto of the value of 150 l. Two pendant Pearls with half Moons seven Diamonds and eight Rubies fixed to every of them of the value of 80 l. One Topaz and pendant Pearl at the bottom thereof of the value of 20 l. One Emerald Jewel and five Diamonds of the value of 150 l. One Gold Ring and Diamonds set therein of the value of 300 l. One other Gold Ring and nine Diamonds fixed in the same Ring called an Agar Ring of the value of 5 l. One Jewel and thirty seven Diamonds of the value of 30 l. One Gold Chain of the value of 30 l. One Gold Ring and nine Diamonds set therein of the value of 6 l. Another Gold Ring and a Jacent Stone fastened therein and two Diamonds set in either of them of the value of 3 l. One other Gold Ring of the value of 20 s. One Necklace of Pearl of the value of 500 l. One Knot of Diamonds and pendant Pearls fastned thereto of the value of 300 l. One Sprigg and three blew Saphires nine pendant Pearls and fifty six Diamonds fastened thereto of the value of 300 l. One Gold Ring and thirteen Diamonds set therein of the value of 50 l. One other Gold Ring and Diamonds set therein of the value of 50 l. One Knot and seventy five Diamonds set therein of the value of 100 l. One Necklace of Pearls containing One hundred seventy two Pearles of the value of 11 l. 10 s. One Necklace of Pearl containing Two hundred seventy six Pearls of the value of 18 l. 10 s. One Jewel and forty six Diamonds set therein of the value of 300 l. One Jewel and fifty three Diamonds set therein of the value of 200 l. One Gold Ring and one Diamond set therein of the value of 50 l. One Locket and thirty six Diamonds set therein of the value of 70 l. Two Lockets and one Ruby and twenty Diamonds set in either of them of the value of 60 l. One pendant Pearl set in Gold and four Diamonds set therein of the value of 40 l. One other Gold Ring and with one Diamond of the value of 35 l. Six Bracelets set with precious Stones of the value of 20 l. One blew Saphire twenty four Diamonds of the value of 40 l. One Locket and Nine Yellow Diamonds set in Gold of the value of 20 l. One Locket and eight Diamonds set therein of the value of 8 l. One Jewel and twelve Diamonds set therein of the value of 15 l. One Gold Ring and Diamond of the value of 5 l. One Jewel and Saphire Ruby and Emerald adjacent and four Ophirs set therein of the value of 12 l. twelve Scotch pearls of the value of 3 l. sixty two Pearls of the value of 12 l. One Oriental Amithist six Diamonds set therein of the value of 20 l. Two other Gold Rings nine Diamonds in either of them of the value of 15 l. One other Gold Ring and thirteen Diamonds set therein of the value of 8 l. One Jewel and ten Diamonds and seven Emeralds of the value of 15. l. Sixteen gold Rings and seven Diamonds in every of them of the value of 1754 l. One Bracelet and thirteen great Rubies set therein of the value of 100 l. Six Two and Twenty shilling peices of Gold five other peices of Gold called Five shillings six pence a peice three other peices of Gold of Two shillings nine pence a peice another peice of Gold of Twenty shillings two other peices of Gold of five shillings a peice four Eleven shilling peices of Gold five peices of French Gold of Sixteen shillings six pence a peice and 1023 l. in money particularly named in the said Indictment of the Goods and Chattels of the said Francis Tryon then and there being found then and there Feloniously and Burglarly you did steal take and carry away And that you the said Mary Turner and Ely Turner knowing the said John Turner the Felony and Burglarly aforesaid to have committed the said John Turner afterwards that is to say the 8. day of January in the Fifteenth year aforesaid at London aforesaid that is to say in the Parish
Bridgeman You staid till foure so they were foure houres a bringing of the money Turner Yes my Lord. L. Ch. J. Hide You took a man in the dark by the throat that man that was guilty of such a thing as when that you did let him go to call his Companions to bring the money bring fellows to you single I would be glad to know whether in this case they would not have knocked you on the head and killed you Turner My Lord Wild had engaged his soul and I my soul to him that if I would not discover him him I should go away free L. Bridgeman Great security indeed Col. Turner called several Witnesses viz. Mr. Vandeput Mr. Covel Mr. Legoose Mr. Snow and Mr. Mosely the Constable I desire my maid may be called pray ask Sir Thomas Allein what he hath done with my Maid he took her up with Sir Richard Brown and two Marshals men pray Gentlemen make not a laughing business of this Sir Thomas pray where is my Maid Sir Thomas Allein I had this maid upon examination I finde cause of further Examination and thereupon directed an Officer to take her and she is now in the Garden Mr. Mosely the Constable examined When I came first to Mr. Tryons at Mr. Tryons house he was bound then he asked where his Man and Maid was he said he could not tell by and by the man came in and being asked where he was he answered he was at Coll. Turners at Supper presently after we went to Colonel Turners he came to the Window his Wife and two Sons were in bed L. Bridgeman Did Mr. Tryon give you order to come to him Mosely Yes my Lord he did L. Ch. J. Hide Mosely you were Constable were you not what discourse had you with Mr. Turner about a dangerous place that you did suspect where some people may be to do such a feat Mosely I never heard of any such thing spoken L. Bridgeman You say Mr. Tryon he wished you to call Turner to him did he give you any order or direction to search his house who wished you to go up to the house to see whether his Sons and Daughters were in bed Mosely Mr. Turner did my Lord. Turner He doth not say true my Lord pray ask him when he came to my door and I opened it whether Mr. Tryons servant were there at Supper that night I said no. is your sons within said he I said ●● Pray let me see them Mosely I came to Mr. Turners house and knocked at the door with some others with me at last the Col. came out of his bed I suppose he came out of his bed being partly naked he came down to the door I asked him where are your sons they are in bed says he said I Mr. Tryon is robbed he would have you come to him L. Bridgeman Did he desire you to go up Mosely No my Lord but I asking him whether his sons were in bed he said I prethee go up and see Turner My Lord I would prove where my sons were on Thursday night at ten a clock Lord Marquis of Dorchesters servant examined My Lord till nine a clock they were with me at my Lord Marquesses house L. Bridgeman What time came they thither M. Servant Between seven and eight at night Col. Turners Maid examined Turner Come Maiden pray tell my Lord and the Court when my sons came home this night Maid Between nine and ten a clock L. Bridgeman Were your Master and his Sons in bed all Friday night or no Maid Yes my Lord they were L Ch. J. Hide Did your Master go forth on Friday night Maid No he was at home and in bed all that night till eight a clock in the morning and Thursday night before Turner A silly soul she knows not what she says L. Ch. J. Hide I will ask you again was your Master at home on Friday night Maid No I think he was not L Ch. J. Hide Why did you say so before Maid I cannot remember Sir L Bridgm. She knows her Masters mind Turner No upon my soul my Lord. L. Bridgem My Masters of the Jury this is the use that is made of this Maids testimony she will say any thing she is no fit witness no trust to be given to her either one way or other Turner Pray call Mr. Cowel Mr. Legoose Mr. Cock the Goldsmith L. Bridgim What do you call these for Turner To prove my Condition my Credit and Reputation L. Bridgm. The Jury knows that already Mr. Cook Thus much I can say that I have known him some twenty years I have had dealing with him to the value of several 100 li. I have trusted him and have found him very faithful I have seen in his possession Jewels to the value of eight or ten thousand pounds by which I suppose if he had been such a person he might have done himself a kindness by breaking Mr. Legoose All I can say is I have an acquaintance with this person he was a Solliciter dealt honestly and faithfully in a business wherein I was concerned he hath lived very well Sir Richard Brown Where you have heard on man say he is an honest man have you not heard a hundred say otherwise Mr. Legoose There hath been an ill report that he hath been a person that lived high Turner Sir Richard Brown no man in England can say black is my eye Sir Rich. Brown Mr. Turner you say you were upon Tower-Hill all Friday night whether went you in the morning Turner I came home between four and five in the morning Sir R. Brown Your maid offered to depose even now that you did not rise all that morning before eight of the Clock Turner Lapsis Linguae If the Girle be mistaken L. Bridgeman Do not trouble your self with that her evidence is of no force Mr. Jeffories Col. Turner I cannot say any thing that will be advantageous to you My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury I have heard Mr. Tryon hath trusted him with Jewels to a good value and that Mr. Tryon had a very good repute of him Sir Rich. Brown Pray what report hath he upon the Exchange Turner I owe nothing there Sir Richard nor none there can lay any thing to my charge except it be that I am a Cavalier Lo. Ch. J. Hyde Mr. Turner have you any more Tur. My Lord I do want these Goldsmiths they do not appear they promised me they would Lo. Ch. J. Hide How can we help it Tur. I do humbly beg your Honour and this Honourable Bench that the Old Gentleman my Old Friend may declare what passed between us on Saturday Morning L. Bridgeman Consider what you do for here would you have Mr. Tryon swear against himself hear what you would put him to take it as you put it though I do not beleive a word of it As you put the case here is Wild commits a Robbery you come and truck with Wild and agree with him that