Dead man was identified as Rodger Prescott, famous as forger and coiner in Chicago.

死者被确认为 Rodger Prescott， 在芝加哥以伪造者和造币者而闻名。

He had spent eighteen months in Newgate and talked with thieves, pirates, highwaymen, and coiners before he wrote the history of Moll Flanders.

在撰写莫尔·弗兰德历史之前，他在纽特待了十八个月，与小偷、海盗、强盗和铸币者交谈过。

It was rumoured that he had been seen brawling with foreign sailors in a low den in the distant parts of Whitechapel, and that he consorted with thieves and coiners and knew the mysteries of their trade.

有传言说有人看到他在白教堂偏远地个低矮巢穴里与外国水手争吵，而且他与小偷和铸币者有来往，并且知道他们交易秘密。