[Philip Gibson was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to death on 23 May 1751]

John King: I was constable of the night. I took hold of the handkerchief, and said, Mr. Gibson, did you rob the person of this? He said, yes, I did[.]

Prisoner's defence

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Gilbert Thempest: I have known the prisoner twelve days; I was sent to the gate-house about a quarrel with a woman, I lay with him there, and as far as ever I saw of him he is a right lunatic.

Q. What did you observe of him?

Thempest: He us'd to get up out of bed, and singing tol de rol, I shall be hang'd, I shall be hang'd. All the people used to say he was not in his right senses, and that certainly he would not be hang'd. He'd talk to himself, plead guilty, and sing &c.