* William Gibbs Roberts, Ropemakers’-fields, Limehouse, cooper.
John Dickenson, Colt-street, Limehouse, builder.
John Smith, John-street, Oxford-street, undertaker.
John Woodward, Upper-street, Islington.
Those gentlemen to whose names a * is prefixed served on the first Jury.
Mr. Bolland immediately proceeded to open the indictment against Brunt.
The Attorney-General then stated the case to the Jury, going over all the facts already detailed in the former trials, and commenting upon them with great clearness and ingenuity. As soon as he had concluded his address, the other prisoners (untried) were brought into Court.
Robert Adams (the first witness against Thistlewood and Ings) was put into the box, and examined by the Solicitor-General. He detailed the same story, in substance, which he gave on the former trials; adding some things which he had then omitted, and varying a little his account of others. In the course of his evidence he came to that part where he described Brunt to have said, that, if any officers came in there, he (uttering an oath) would murder them, and they might be easily disposed of afterwards, so as to prevent their murder being discovered.
Brunt, (rising hastily from his seat at the bar)—My Lords, can the witness look me in the face, and look at those gentlemen (pointing to the Jury), and say that I said this?
Adams, (turning towards the prisoner, and laying his hand upon his breast)—I can, with a clear and safe conscience.