he fact was that the first he heard of the burglary was when the
constable came to him and found him and all his family in bed. On being
informed of what had taken place, he at once went to Tryon's house, and
discussed the matter with him. Tryon suspected Christmas of being one of
the men he had seen in his room, and he was fetched by a constable and
afterwards sent to the Compter. Turner had prevented a robbery at the
same place a year since, and he set to work to see if he could not
recover the stolen property by the same means that he had used on that
occasion. He remembered one John Wild, and he went to look for him
'beyond the little postern between the two Tower Hills, near the Tower
ditch.' On Friday night when he got to the house where he had found the
persons he wanted the year before, he 'passed a fellow in black, in a
large coat, such another man as this (pointing at one that stood by); he
was in a black loose coat, and he was trimmed with ribband at his knee.'
Thinking he must be one of the men he was in search of, either Wild or
White, he seized him, and charged him with the burglary.

Said I, Mr. Tryon's house was robbed, and you are the person
that I will lay flat felony to; you should have been one of them
that were to rob him a year since, when Col. Ashton betrayed you
all. He began with some hard oaths; be quiet, said I, I will
call out; you are an undone man; I will lay this felony to you.
I shifted my hold from his collar to the waistband of his
breeches; I thought I had him more secure. Said I, Wild, do not
deceive yourself, play not the fool; if you will save your life,
let me see where those goods and monies are, else you will go to
pot. We walked to the hill. I had fast hold of his breeches all
this while; and yet I was afraid he might have some dagger, and
stab me; Said I, be brief, you are alone, either resolve me or I
will call out.

Thereupon Wild, having bound Turner by an oath that his life should be
safe if he discovered the thing, whistled thrice, and so called White,
to whom he explained the situation, and sent him for the money. White
went off and brought back L500 in two journeys, Turner holding Wild by
his breeches all the time. This lasted four hours,[45] from midnight
till four, during which time Wild gave Turner the account of how the
burglary was committed, which he afterwards explained to the witnesses.
When the L500 was all br