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_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._
