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defendant
Oldfield,
yet,
the
drawing
a
fictitious
permit,
in
order
to
account
for
the
disproportionate
decrease,
which
would
be
occasioned
in his
Cape
mixtures
of
(his
nature
before
Oldfield
went
to
prison
;
Oldfield
assisted
at
these
mixtures
before
he
went
to
prison.
Cape
Wine
was
worth
about
1*.
6d.
per
bottle,
Sherry
3s.
6d.
The
following
witnesses
were
called
for
the
defence
:
William
Porter,
examined
by
Mr.
Lawes.
Was
requested
by
Tooke,
to
write
the request note
for
Buckby's
permit;
never
saw
OldfielA
mix
wines.
The
same
witness
examined
by
the
Attorney-General.
He
was
a
clerk,
and
kept
the
accounts;
never
paid
Tooke
for
Almonds
and
Oyster
Shells;
did
pay
him
for
a
bottle
of
stuff
called
flavor,
which
he
afterwards
heard
contained
such
things;
the
flavor
was
put
into
the
Wine.
By
Mr.
Baron
Garrow.
Recollects
Wine
being
transferred
to
Mrs.
Oldfield,
but
could
not
tell
how
much.
He
charged
Mr.
Oldfield
with
the
flavor
for
which
he
had
paid
Tooke;
entered
in
the
cash
book
so
much
paid
for
flavor.
George
Bedell,
Samuel
Mole,
and
James
Garven,
servants
of
Oldfield,
were
called,
and
swore
that
they
never
saw
any
mixing
of
Wines
going
on.
The
Attorney-General
replied,
and
in
the
course
of
his
observa-
tions,
said
he
would
not
press
for
the
penalties
for
not
returning
the
permit.
The
Jury
then
retired
for
about
a
quarter
of
an
hour,
and,
upon
their
coming
into
court
again,
returned
a
verdict
for
the
crown,
on
one
permit
that
of
Mr.
Buckby's.
In
this
note
is
contained
the
whole
of
the
trial,
as
it
appeared
in
the
'
Times,' with
the
omission
of
the
speeches
of
the
counsel,
and
the
charge
of
Judge
Garrow
to
the
Jury
;
likewise
an
examina-
tion-of
Tooke,
not
for
the
purpose
of
controverting
his
statement
of
facts,
but
to
weaken
his
evidence
by
lowering
his
moral
cha-
racter.
Had
the
Jury
found
Oldfield
guilty
on
all
the
counts,
the
first
and
second
would
have
subjected
him
to
a
fine
of
500/.
each
;
the
third
count,
consisting
of
two
offences,
for
not
returning
the
per-
mits
100/.
each
;
and
the
fourth
count,
for
mixing
the
Wines,
300/.