And his family I suppose before him?—Yes.
What reputation has he enjoyed during the time you have known him, and his family, and the house as a mercantile firm?—I should say, as our connexions and theirs are very similar, we have almost daily more or less intercourse with him, and I never heard the most distant rumour against his character; I believe it to be quite unimpeachable: and the house, as a house of business, stands as high as any house in the City of London.
George Rougemont, Esq., sworn. Examined by Mr. Bodkin.
Are you a merchant in the City?—I am.
How long have you known Mr. Pedro de Zulueta?—I have known the house for a great number of years, and always heard it spoken of in the highest terms. Mr. Pedro de Zulueta I have been acquainted with and visited him perhaps six or eight years, and I have had frequent opportunities of seeing his conduct as a son, as a husband, as a father, and as a neighbour, and have always found it in the highest degree unexceptionable in every respect. I consider him an amiable and kind-hearted man, and quite incapable of any thing of the kind laid to his charge.
Joseph Sadler, Esq., sworn. Examined by Mr. Bodkin.
Are you a merchant?—I am.
In the City of London?—Yes, Sadler, Harris, & Co. is my firm.
How long have you known Mr. Pedro de Zulueta?—I have known him ten or twelve years.
What character has he appeared to bear as a man of integrity and humanity?—The very first character; I should say he is the last man I have known that I consider would be guilty of that which is charged.