Trial of Pedro de Zulueta, jun., on a Charge of Slave Trading, under 5 Geo. IV, cap. 113, on Friday the 27th, Saturday the 28th, and Monday the 30th of October, 1843, at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London / A Full Report from the Short-hand Notes of W. B. Gurney, Esq.

by Pedro de Zulueta; William Brodie Gurney

Do you know their names?—Captain Bernardos and Captain Jennings.

What was the day of the month?—That I cannot tell you exactly.

Was it in August 1840, about that time?—I could tell you; I think it was in June.

Just tell me, if you can by any means?—I can tell you by the day I received the money, which was the same day I sold her.

Have you any memorandum made by yourself?—No, by my clerk, of the number of the notes.

Did you see the entry the day it was made?—Yes.

Mr. Kelly. That is not in your own handwriting; when was it made?—The same day as the letter was posted.

Mr. Serjeant Bompas. What was the day?—It was sold in September last.

Did you keep a memorandum of the numbers of the notes you received?—Yes, that is the only memorandum that was kept.

Tell me the numbers of the notes?—The numbers, as they are entered here, are single 100l. notes, J. B., March the 9th, 1840; J. B., 48,204; J. B., 47,194, same date, 100l.; J. B., 46,243, 9th March, 1840, 100l.; J. B., 41,674, same date, 100l.; J. G., 36,020, May 25, 1840, 100l.; J. G., 38,288, May the 9th, 1840, 100l.; then there was a note for 50l., No. 1,364, 8th August, 1840; making a total of 650l.