625. SARAH YOUNG proceedingsdefend was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury in her evidence upon the trial of John Meadows < no role > at the present session .

(The indictment was compared with the record.)

JOSEPH GURNEY < no role > sworn.

I took down the trial of John Meadows < no role > at this session; he called the defendant to prove an alibi; she swore that John Meadows < no role > was at her house in Queen's Head Court opposite the Adelphi, from eleven o'clock till half past twelve on the 10th of July *.

* See her evidence at large, No. 532 in the second part.

Mrs. ANN MAXWELL < no role > sworn.

I prosecuted John Meadows < no role > for robbing me; I was robbed by him on Finchley Common, going to Southgate, on the 10th of this month, at about ten minutes before twelve o'clock at noon; I am positive Meadows was the person that robbed me.

MISS SOPHIA MASTERS < no role > sworn.

I was in the chaise with Mrs. Maxwell; we were stopped ten minutes before twelve; I am positive Meadows was the man that robbed us.

JOHN FISHER < no role > sworn.

I drove the chaise; the ladies were robbed by Meadows, who was tried for it upon Finchley Common, about twelve o'clock on last Friday was a week.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

I have nothing more to say than what I said at first; Meadows was at my house at the time that I said, my friends that were here on Saturday were obliged to be in the country. I am informed the person that committed the robbery is now taken; I should be glad to put my trial off till next sessions.

Court. I cannot put it off now, you are upon your trial, and the jury is charged; you might have put it off; you had a right to traverse it, if you had applied.

For the Defendant.

WILLIAM BRIGGS < no role > sworn.

Where do you live? - At one Mr. Rowley's house; I have been out of place these few days.

What is your business? - In the hostlery way; I have a place to go to; I was hostler at the Half-Way-house, between Deptford and Greenwich; I have left that house five or six weeks.

Do you know Sarah Young < no role > ? - No; she is an entire stranger to me.

Did you tell any person that you was to be a witness for her? - I cannot say I did, any particular person.

Do you know John Meadows < no role > ? - I have seen him at the Bricklayers-Arms; he used to call there at a house I lived at as waterman; I met him in Grays-Inn-lane, and drank part of two pints of beer with him at the Green Man in Purpool-lane.

When was that? - Last Friday was a week.

What time of day was that? - It might want a quarter of ten o'clock, and I believe I was there with him till a quarter or half past ten; then I walked with him into the Strand, to Queen's Head-court, and then parted from him.

What time did you leave him in the Strand? - Near upon eleven, I believe.

And are you positive this was on the 10th of July? - It was last Friday week; I cannot say any further.

Defendant. Meadows came up to my house at the time he said, rather before eleven; he was never out of my house till very near one.

Q. to Briggs. Was you present at the trial of Meadows? - No, I was in the Borough with a custom-house officer.

Did Meadows send to you? - He desired I would appear upon his trial; when I came the night before, he said, he did not think his trial would come on till Saturday: I came to him in Newgate the night before his trial came on.

Did you tell any person that you was to be witness for him? - I cannot say, I did, any particular person.

Do you know that young woman at the bar? - I never saw the woman, so help me God in my life, till I saw her since Meadows was cast for death, that was in prison; I heard when I came to see him, that she was committed for perjury.

What was the business that detained you? - He told me that he did not expect his trial to come on till the next day; he told me that the night before his trial came on: I was stopped upon a seizure; a man desired me to fetch a custom-house officer for a seizure of run goods.

Could not an hundred people have done that? - They might, but Meadows did not think any thing of his trial coming on then; he said, he hoped I would come and speak in his behalf, of drinking with him where I did.

JAMES ROBERTSON < no role > sworn.

I have known Sarah Young < no role > two years; she was sober, and industrious; she took in washing, and went out on messages and such like as that.

Q. to John Fisher < no role > . When Meadows robbed the ladies did his horse appear to be hard rid? - It was not very hot, it was in the midling way.

Briggs. Meadows told me Green was the man that committed the robbery: that was in the bail dock immediately after he was tried. I came here to give evidence but was too late; I left the custom-house officer in the Borough, and told him what I was coming on. Meadows said he was an innocent man, and that Green committed the robbery; what I say is true; else, I hope I shall never move my feet.

GUILTY .

Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.

[ William Briggs < no role > was by the Court committed for wilful and corrupt perjury.]