Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons, from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II Collected from the most authentic accounts extant . the Vernon schooner. Captain Goodere, by way of defence, said, it was avery hard case, and a great hardship on an innocentman, who, because his brother had been killed, must,right or wrong, be the murderer. He was innocentof the fact, and had no hand in the murder laid to hischarge. His brother was a lunatic, and, in a fit offrenzy, strangled himself, which he said he couldprove by his witnesses; and calling one Sarah Ge
Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons, from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II Collected from the most authentic accounts extant . the Vernon schooner. Captain Goodere, by way of defence, said, it was avery hard case, and a great hardship on an innocentman, who, because his brother had been killed, must,right or wrong, be the murderer. He was innocentof the fact, and had no hand in the murder laid to hischarge. His brother was a lunatic, and, in a fit offrenzy, strangled himself, which he said he couldprove by his witnesses; and calling one Sarah Get-tings, she deposed that the deceased was mad byturns, and very often attempted to make away withhimself. One Ann Gettings swore, that the deceasedhad been a long time subject to strange whims andfrenzies, and often talked of shooting, drowning, andstrangling himself. The jury, without the slightest hesitation, found thewhole three guilty; and in pursuance of their sentenceCaptain Goodere, Mahony, and White were executed,and hung in chains to the north of the Hot-wells, insight of the place where the ship lay when the murderwas committed. PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION* K GEORGE ii.] REMARKABLE PERSONS. 259 Wiillmn WILLIAM GROVES, with the character of beingthe very essence of a good fellow, and a friend toevery mortal but himself, was, however, prudentenough to take care of the main chance; and looksufficiently at home to secure the pleasure and com-fort of his life in an ever-flowing bowl.—Punch washis favourite liquor, and in the reputation of preparingthat celebrated mixture, was in his time equal, atleast, with the famous Ashley, who set up the firstregular punch-house in London, on him too, Mr. Groves aimed to turn this commo-dity to advantage ; and, to that end, commenced thecalling of a publican. Though he condescended todeal in other liquors, yet his punch was famed abovethe rest of his choice viands; and a club was formedat his house, under the titl
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