He was suspected of being the medium through whom stolen goods in that part of Yorkshire were sent up to London for disposal.

A highwayman who had been caught and executed at York, had in his confession stated that this man had acted as his go between for the disposal of the watches and other articles he took from travelers, and White's premises had then been thoroughly searched by the constables; but as nothing suspicious was found, and there was only the unsupported confession of the highwayman against him, he had got off scot free.
"I don't think you will get anything out of him, Mr.Porson," the constable said.

"The fact that he has been trusted by these fellows shows that he is not a man to peach upon those with whom he deals; and in the next place he would know well enough that if any one were convicted of stealing this book he would be liable to a prosecution as receiver; and though we could scarcely get a conviction against him, as we could not prove that he knew that it was stolen, it would do him no good." The boys all stood up in a line.

"I will look at 'em, sir," White said; "but, as I have told you, I should not know the man as I bought that book from, from Adam.

Anyhow none of these little ones couldn't be he.