APPENDIX to the 
was half pait twelve when he went 
away, as a fervant looked at the 
clock, and heard the watchman call 
the heur, which agreed with it. 
_ This witnefs being a foreigner, his 
evidence was communicated by an 
interpreter. 
Several other witneffes, who 
worked for Michelle, three of whom 
were females, alfo pofitively fup- 
ported this a/z6z, and declared that 
the prifoner was a very good-natured 
man, and extremely kind and affa- 
ble to the female fex; but they had 
pot known him butsfor a fhort 
time. 
There were fome circuftances 
ffated by thefe witneffes in which 
they contradicted each other, efpe- 
cially as to the time Michelle was 
-at home in the afternoon, and the 
Jooking at the clock when the pri- 
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foner went home ort the queen’s 
birth-night; but they all fwore that 
he did not go away before half paft 
twelve a’clock. 
Seventeen witnefles were called 
to the prifoner’s character, fome of 
whom were very handfome women. 
‘They all gave him a moft excellent 
character for good-nature, huma- 
nity, and kindnefs to the fair-fex in 
particular. 
Mr. Juftice Buller fummed up the 
whole of the evidence with his 
ufual abilities, accompanied by num- 
berlefs appofite obfervations. He 
faid, if the jury fhould pronounce 
the prifoner guilty, he fhould referve 
the queftion of law, as it was a new 
cafe, for the opinion of the twelve 
judges. ‘ 
The jury pronounced the pri- 
foner Guilty, 
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