Henry Wayman

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Maureen Withey on 22nd July 2025

Tried at the Old Bailey, 11 Jan 1827. 460. HENRY WAYMAN was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of October , 1 brass roller, value 5l. , the goods of John Few Royle , his master ; and CHARLES FLINT was indicted for feloniously receiving the same knowing it to have been stolen . MR. CRESWELL conducted the prosecution. JOHN FEW ROYLE . I live in King-street, Holborn. My manufactory is in Leather-lane. On the 25th of October I missed a brass roller; I went, in consequence of information, on the 27th of December, to Mosher, who lives at Hoxton; he produced it to me; I then went to Marlborough-street, and got two officers, who accompanied me to the factory, where Wayman was at work; I called him up, and told him I had a serious charge against him - he appeared flurried, and asked what it was; I said I had reason to suppose he had been robbing me some time; he had lived two years with me; I said, "Henry, I am sure you have taken that brass roller;" he positively denied it; he said he knew nothing of it; I said, "You have - for I have found it;" he changed colour, and he was much agitated; I said I was sorry to tell him he was in custody; I knocked for the officers, who came in; I said I was very sorry, and should have been glad to have made him a witness, but could not; I did not hold out any promise or threat to him; he then said, that he had taken it - that Flint had asked him to give him one of my embossing rollers; he said he would - and he did give him one; some other conversation took place, and the officers took him. We then went to Messrs. Smith and Summers', Tabernacle-walk, where Flint was at work; I saw him there, but said nothing to him; he was taken to Marlborough-street; Mosher was there with the roller; it had been taken from a room where I keep my machinery; nobody had access to it but my family and Wayman; - a person must go through my parlour to get to it - it is worth 5l. THOMAS CLEMENTS . I am an officer. I went with Schofield to Mr. Royle's, and found Wayman there; no promise or threat was held out to him - he said that about two months ago he did take the roller, and gave it to Flint, who gave it to Mosher; we then went to Smith and Summers', and took Flint; I staid in a coach while Schofield and Royle went into the house. Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Was no promise made him? A. No; Mr. Royle said, "Now, Henry, I should like to have made you a witness, but must be led by the officer - now, you can tell me a great deal about my paper;" he at first said he could not, but afterwards stated about the roller and paper. BENJAMIN SCHOFIELD . I was with Clements. I went and took Flint - he was taken to the office, where Mosher was. WILLIAM MOSHER . I live in New Glo'ster-place, Hoxton. I am a silver-beater, and make ornamental-paper. Flint owed me 18s. in November last, for some goods of mine, which he had to sell; he brought me this roller as a sort of pledge, on a Monday; I think it was the 6th of November; I was to keep it a month, and if no one came for it, to sell it; nobody came, but I still kept it; I had shown it to a person, but had not sold it. Mr. Royle came to me on the 27th of December; I showed it to him; I took it to Marlborough-street, where he claimed it. Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. What had Flint had from you? A. Some silver paper ornaments; I had not asked him for the 18s. - he did not tell me to keep it a secret; he brought it in his pocket. CATHERINE SOPHIA MOSHER . I was present when Flint brought this roller to my husband; he said he was sorry he had taken my paper - as he could not get money for it, and would leave that roller; Wayman called for it one day when my husband was out - he said he came for the roller, and would not go away without it; I would not give it him - he said he would send for an officer - I said he might if he thought proper. WAYMAN - GUILTY . Aged 21. FLINT - NOT GUILTY . 461. HENRY WAYMAN was again indicted for stealing, on the 20th of December , 4 reams of paper, value 3l. , the goods of John Few Royle , his master ; and CHARLES FLINT was again indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen . JOHN FEW ROYLE . I had a large stock of paper, which I have been missing since November, 1825; when I spoke to Wayman about the roller, he told me, voluntarily, that Flint, who had formerly been a workman of mine, had asked if he could give him a little of my paper - he said Yes, and gave him at first five or six quires - he then asked if he could give him more, and he gave him ten quires, and it went on till he had given him in all four or five reams. We went on the 27th of December and took Flint; Schofield asked if he knew what he was taken for- he said, Yes, he had robbed me of four or five reams of paper, and had not been happy since; I have not recovered this paper. Cross-examined by MR. ADOLPHUS. Q. Did he say he had robbed you? A. I beg your pardon - I did not mean to say "robbed;" I was rather agitated; his words were, I believe, that he had had four or five reams; he was five or six months in my service, at the factory where I colour paper, but could not get at this. BENJAMIN SCHOFIELD . I apprehended Flint; I brought him to the bottom of the stairs, and said, "You are charged with receiving paper from Wayman, Mr. Royle's porter;" he said, voluntarily, that he was very sorry - he had received five reams, and paid him 7s. - he knew it to be worth 14s. - that he sold it at different places, and had never been happy since. Cross-examined. Q. Did Mr. Royle hear this? A. He was talking at the time; I do not think he heard it as we were up nine or ten stairs. THOMAS CLEMENTS . I went to apprehend Wayman - he said Flint told him he was out of work, and asked him to give him a little paper to sell. WAYMAN's Defence. My master promised to admit me an evidence if I would tell him. MR. ROYLE. I did not - he told me no more than I was in possession of. I received information of it from an anonymous letter, from Mr. Gold, who afterwards came forward, but the Magistrate thought he need not be here. WAYMAN - GUILTY . Aged 21. FLINT - GUILTY . Aged 21. Transported for Fourteen Years . 462. HENRY WAYMAN was again indicted for stealing, on the 3d of February , 13 reams of paper, value 9l. , the goods of John Few Royle , his master ; and JOSHUA JONES was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing it to have been stolen . JOHN FEW ROYLE . In consequence of a conversation with Mosher I went to Sowerby's and Castle's, the pawnbrokers, who promised to examine their stocks for my paper, and on the day Wayman was taken I said to him,"Henry, I have found a great deal of paper, which you have been robbing me of;" he at first denied it - I said,"I have seen some of it - don't deny it;" he then trembled, cried very much, and confessed he had taken a great deal, some of which he had taken to Jones, who had pawned it at the rate of 9s. for two reams, and gave him half of it; he said some was pawned at Sowerby's and some at Castle's; he was taken to Marlborough-street, and next day I went to Jones', with the officer, and asked if he knew Wayman - he declared he knew no such person, but, after pressing him some time, his wife said, in his presence, "It must be Henry Wayman," who had been there the night before; Jones then said he had; we took him in charge, and went to Castle's, who produced seven reams of paper, which I can swear to - I had two hundred reams, and have missed a large quantity; I knew it by the marks on the covers; it is a particular sort, used for colouring; six of the reams have the Excise mark on them, which answer to my bill. Cross-examined by MR. QUIN. Q. You cannot swear to a sheet of paper? A. No. I told Wayman I was sorry I could not make him a witness - those were my words; I had only then talked about the roller. BENJAMIN SCHOFIELD . I went to the pawnbrokers with Mr. Royle. CHARLES WORLEY . I am foreman to Mr. Castles. - Royle and Schofield came to our shop - I remember Jones pawning two reams of paper in December, 1825, and three in January, 1826 - I am certain he is the man. Cross-examined. Q. Have you seen him since? A. Yes, once or twice; when he first brought it I inquired if it was his own - he said Yes, that he was a printer, and if I did not like to take it he would leave it while I went to any stationers', to make inquiry - he left it, but I did not inquire. I delivered the paper to the officer. PETER FAULKNER . I was in Mr. Royle's service at the close of 1825, when we had two hundred reams of paper; this seems to me to be part of the same - I took particular notice of it. Cross-examined. Q. Did not they accuse you of taking some? A. No, not this paper - it was not Mr. Royle who accused me. THOMAS BENJAMIN SOWERBY . I am a pawnbroker. - In January, 1825, four reams of paper were pawned with me, and two in February - I cannot say by whom. Jones received a good character. JONES - GUILTY . Aged 25. Confined Six Months . WAYMAN - GUILTY . Aged 21.