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~~ 1 ,1 1. 1 t • MANMESTER, OCTOBER 16. EXAMINATION OF MEAGHER. After some business of minor consequence was gone through. Mr. Watnur, the only Magistrate on the Bench, addressed himself to the Solicitor for the pro amide's Well, Mr. Atkinson, are your witnesses ready'?" Mr. ATKINsow answered in the affirmative ; and the two persons who were wounded by shots from Meagher, on Saturday, the 2d inst. were brought into 'Court.—Their names are Jones and Robinson.—One had bandages round his thigh, and the other round his leg. Both looked extreinely wan and pale. Joseph Jones, who was the first witness adduced, s:ated, that he lives in Fleet-street, in this town; but did not know much of the town, as be had just come from sea. CHere the Magistrate directed the beadles to an nounce, that if any person attempted to hiss, or in any wayinterrupt the proceedings of the Court, such person should be immediately committed.] Meagher, the accused, was then brought up to the bar. • Jones, the witness, deposed as follows :—I was just going home on Saturday night, a fortnight since to-day. It was after twelveo'clock, and I happened to see people passing and repassing ; they were talk ing about somebody firing out of a garret window.— I just happened to stop where there wassme or two persons standing, and I heard some person in the stet say he Mr - 4s firing blank cartridges ;no sooner was this said than I received my wound. As soon as I found I was wounded, I saw my brother, who I bad met at the top of the street where the shambles are (Bridge-street). I told hitp I believed I was wounded ; he pulled my trowsers down, and looked a.ld found it was so. Immediately one or two took hold of rue, and several more came to assist, and took me to the Infirmary. It was a bullet that wounded me. I cannot swear from whence it came, but it was a garret window it came from. I saw the flash from a pistol or gan, I can't say which ; it was from a gar ret window. I don't know the name of the street. I hare only returned from sea five . weeks since last Wednesday. I did not see the person who fired ; I s;iw a head out of the window a little afterwards. Cross-examined by Mr. FouLKas.—l was told wllen I first got to the house he had been filing blank cartridges. There was a few people standing near the house, they said he was firing blank cart ridges ; that was all that was said before I was wounded. I had been walking with some young men whom I know by sight, but I don't know their names. My brother was not with me. I met him at the top of the street, near the shambles. On the way towards where! was shot we .saw a few persons before I was wounded; there might be about twelve persons ; they were not far from the house, and were talking to themselves.; I did not hear them talking about Meagher; I did not hear sufficiently to know what was said. I was perfectly sober ; I had been at work since the Monday before. I don't know the names of the persons I was with ; I met them at nine o'clock, and was wounded near twelve ; they were taking some young women home, and asked me to go with them, as they lived near me ; I had seen them before with my brother, but don't know their names. I saw the flash from the Window. I did not see any of the windows ; I did not look at them before I was wounded. I heard nothing of the windows being broken. I don't know that they had been annoying the man. John Robinson being sworn, said—l live at No. 309, Deansgate ; I am a nail-maker; I had a shop- Mates broths x came to see me; we lodged at one house. They were going to take a pint of beer, and I went along with them. It was getting late, and pubiic-houses were giving over filling, and I thought I would go and see an acquaintance of mine that lived in Tickle -street; when we got near to the place where I was wounded, I heard the report of a gun el- pistol ; we halted about two minutes, when we thought there was no dahger, and went forwards ; as I was going along the ball struck me in the leg. They took me then to a chymist's shop, and they were not up ; they then went forwards to a Doctor's. I bore myself on two mens shoulders ; the Doctor was not up. As we cculd get no assistance we were returning, and I saw a man leaning on the window in his shirt sleeves ; it was a garret window at the corner of a building. We thought it was best to go up a narrow street and go home. When I got home they pulled off my stocking, and finding it was a dangerous wound, took me to the Infirmary, where I Lase remained ever since. Cross-examined by Mr. BARROW.--I came into nancliester on the 16th July. lam not a native of Manchester, but a native of Nottingham. I work for Tomlinson and Leigh, in Market-street. Their shop, where I work, is in Deansgate. I lodge at Mrs. Kaye s, No. 303, Deansgate. It is not a common lodging house. It is nearly opposite the Woolpack, at the lower end of Deansgate, near to the Old Bridge, which is a good way- from the place where I was wounded. I had been drinking at two public-houses, one near Scotland Bridge, and the other in Back Pic cadilly. It was abouteight o'clock when I went into the first public-house. I came last from the house in Back Piccadilly; they would not fill any more beer. I had but left the house in Back Piccadilly about a quarter of an hour before I was wounded. It was a late hour to go to sec an acquaintance, but I thought it time enough to go to bed. 1 did not get as iar as Tickle-street before 1 was wounded. I was not in to,.icated ; I perhaps had had three pints of ale; I kpew by the money I had in my pocket. I had a p:nt earlier in the day with my shop-mates. We came down Piccadilly, down Market-street and St. iry's-gate, and up Deansgate. My friends were v,;-..21 me. We all went the same way. They were goiAg with me to see my friend in Tickle-street. We e going to see Elizabeth Clarke. I had not seen a crowd bcfoie I got to the place where I was s minded, there were people passing and repassing, and there were some few standing near where I was oirided. I cannot speak to the number ; there mi,!ht be 20, 30, or 40, I can't say. I did not hear v,liat the people said. I made a halt on hearing the first pistol. It was about 40 yards where I made the halt from where the pistol was fired. 1 did not per ceive the place from where the pistol was ..:ed. I d,d notlook. We went up to the right hand side of Deansgate until I was shot. I did not see Jones until aitcri was wounded. I don't know what dm people in the street opposite the door were doing. It was moon-light. I did not observe.whether the people in the street had their faces-towards the door. I heard nothing said nor any thing done by the people. I was wounded when I saw the man through the window. I did not hear the man in the shirt sleeves say any thing. 1 can't say whether the windows were broken. I did not hear any body threaten; I had no oppor tunity. I don't know the prii.oner. When Robinson's testimony had terminated, Mr. Atkinson asked the Magistrate whether he and his fellow-sufferer were not at liberty to return to the Infirmary, from whence they came to attend the Court? and Mr.Wrlght answered in the a ffi rmative; but both expressed a wish to hear the examinations, and they were accordingly permitted to remain. Thomas Jones, the brother of one of the sufferers, deposed as follows :—I live in Fleet-street ; there is no number to the house. I was passing through Deansgate, about twelve o'clock at night, on Satur day, the 2J init. I was taking Thomas Constantine'' home; I fell in with my brother, with five or six more, at the top of Bridge-street, where we met the Watch and Ward ; we turned back again, and I saw a pistol or gun fired from a house in Deansgate, at the bottom of Queen-street ; I saw the flash from a garret window; I was then about five yards behind my brother. When I got up to him he said that he was wounded in the thigh ; I did not believe it, and asked him to unbutton his breeches, in order that I might see. He did unbutton his breeches, and I felt the ball in his thigh, and the blood running down.— Some young men then took him to the Infirmary; two of those were George Steele and George Moore. I saw the window distinctly-from which the shot was fired, and a map leaning out of it. I cannot say that I should know the man again. He wore a dark co loured waistcoat, and was in his shirt sleeves. I heard him say, " By J —s, if you do not dismiss, I'll fire again ;' but the man did not fire again. The Watch and Ward told him to go in, and not to do so. Cross-examined by Mr. Fotmiccs.—l was not with my brother before, that evening. The first time .I, met him that night, was at the top of Bridge-street, when I waigoing with Constantine to the New-cross, from the Pack Horse, in Deansgate. There were three or four persons with my brother when I met him. Those, with the Watch and Ward, were the only persons whom I saw in the street, at the time when the shot was fired. When I saw the flash out of the window, I saw no number of persons opposite the house, nor did I hear any thing said from the window before the shot was fired. The only thing I heard was, " You Irish scamp, get in." This was not said by any one of my party, but by some other per son. At the time this was said, I was about half a dozen yards from the house. I heard nothing said be fore the shot. I do not know what persons were near the house, or what was 'said or done by them before my brother and I came up, and he was wounded. My brother and j were walking on the right side of Deansgate, and that is opposite the house ' from which the shot was fired. We heard a shot be fore we reached the corner of Queen-street, and halted for about a fhinute or two. We then walked on, and my brother was wounded by another shot. I saw a few people passing. I did not know, or hear, that the windows of the house from which the shot came were broken ; nor did I notice that the lamp was broken. I did not hear of these things until after wards. I never heard that I was charged with break ing the lamp. I never heard that any of my party said to me, upon breaking the lamp, " Well done, Jones." My brother h a d b een at sea , e i g h t or n i ne ' years, before his late return to the country. My brother went to sea from want of work. I was con fined in the Coal-hole, in Liverpool, for three or four hours, but not for buying stolen goods, or dealing in coffee. My brother did not go to sea about that time; he had been at sea long before. The cause of my confinement at Liverpool, was for merely playing 1 on a Sunday. I did not see any people opposite the house from which the shot came, nor did I notice any passengers looking towards that house. ,It was after the first fire I heard the exclamation, " Go in, you Irish scamp." My brother was wounded by the se cond fire. John Lee was then called, but he did not answer. George Steele was adduced. He deposed as fol lows :—I live in Brierly-street, and am a cotton carder by trade; I was, on this day fortnight, in com pany with Joseph Jones, William Birchell, George Moore, and another person, whom I know by sight, `but of whose name I am ignorant ; one of those and I took two wenches to the Bank-top, from Deansgate; on our return back again, we met Jones, his brother, and several others ; as we came to the top of Cum berland -street, I heard a shot; and saw the flash of a gun or a pistol, from the garret window of a house at the corner of Queen-street ; we ran to see what was to do, and I saw a man at the window, leaning out in his shirt sleeves ; he wore a dark-coloured waistcoat; I heard him exclaim, " By J —s, if you do not dis perse, I'll fire again ;" he did fire again, and Joseph Jones was wounded in the thigh. Cross-examined by Mr. BARROW.—The prisoner at the Bar is the man who fired the shot. I know him very well, for I have seen him several times. I heard ' the report of the first pistol, and I saw the flash from the garret window, at which the prisoner was leaning out. I was at the top of Cumberland-street when I heard the report, and saw the flash. I did not sce any people in the street, in front of the window from which the shot came; there were about five or six people at the top of Parliament-street. The window at which the prisoner was is in Queen -street, close to the corner of Deansgate, and the flash was quite visi ble in Deansgate; Deansgate was very quiet before the first fire. There was no one nearer to the pri soner's house, than the few persons who were at the corner of Parliament-street. Our party consisted of five persons, and there were others passing through Deans gate the other way. The people at Parliament street had nothing to do with the prisoner's house, that I knew of. Parliament-street is nearly opposite Back Queen -street, which is about thirty or forty yards from Front Queen -street, at the corner of which is the prisoner's residence. I cannot exactly say, to whom the prisoner addressed the words " By J--s, if you do not disperse, I'll fire again." If the words were addressed to my party, the prisoner afforded us no time to disperse, for he fired immediately after wards, and Joseph Jones was wounded. I did not stand gill when I heard the first shot, but kept walk ing forward. I cannot say whether the'people at Parliament -street had been at the prisoner's door or not before I saw thou ? I saw no one about the pri soner's house when I passed it. I took no not ce of anwhich well, andth e' shot his khnoouswe, thebuptri that from veryfro noticed his face when he spoke from the window. y window w•a s fird in. thought he said he would fire at any body in the street. The street was perfectly quiet at the time, and I heard nothing said or done to the prisoner, or his house. I did not know the lamp of the house was broken until the morning. I cannot say who was with Thomas Jones besides Constantine. I witae , .sed no cause for the firing of the prisoner. k met Joseph Jones at the Mason's Arms, in Deansgate, where I left him on going to the 13ank-top. Elizabeth Lee—l live at 23, Queen-street, Man chester; my husbands name is John Lee, he is a weaver. I was standing at my door on Saturday night, the 2d of October, between twelve and one o'clock ; I was looking down the street, and saw the prisoner leaning out of his window ; I and another person were talking together, and she said that her little girl had seen Meagher in Deansgate, making an uproar ; I replied, Deansgate is very quiet just now. I had scarce spoken this when Meagher fired from the windoss. I went down into my own place and locked the door, and as I came up the steps he fired again. I then went down the street, and when at the bottom I saw the prisoner break the lamp, for I was near it. My neighbours begged I would not go to the bottom of the street. I therefore went round by way of Brazen-nose -street, and when I got into Deansgate, it was in an uproar, and the Watch and Ward were there. Having a boy from home, I went to look for him, and the Watch and Ward cried out " Shame," to the prisoner for firing ; and as I came back, I saw the man who was wounded in the thigh. I saw nothing more than that the prisoner shouted through the window to the Watch and Ward, and they to him. I did not hear what they said.— The watchmen then sprang their rattles. lam sure that the prisoner is the person who fired through the window. It Was moonlight, and enabled me to see him. There was no crowd or disturbance; Deans gate is always throng on a Saturday night ; persons were passing and repassing. Cross-examined by Mr. Fotnitts—l live in Queen street, about the middle of it. I cannot say how many yards it is from Meagher's house. My hus band was not at home. Mrs. Heslop is the person who was talking with me at my door. The prisoner was making rough work in Deansgate. I stood in the middle of the street when he fired ; 1 could see hint, it was moon-light ; I saw the flash and some. thing in his hand, at the end window which looks into Queen-street. I had a son out and was waiting for him ; and when the firing took place I went to look for him. My son would not tell me why he went to Lancaster to file a bill of iddictment against the Yeomanry Cavalry. I did not go with him, and he never would tell me the object of his jcurr.ey ; although I asked him repeatedly, he would not tell me. 1 don't know the Gentleman's name he went with; I can't think of it. He went by coach ; the Gentleman found him money. I do not know that he is a Manchester Gentleman ; I have seen him since, but do not know him ; I saw him on the Sunday William came back from the Assizes, and have never seen the Gentleman since. I•was present when ttey asked him to go to the Assizes, and they asked my leave for him to go t o L ancaster, b ut t h ey took hint to the door and talked to him. Ido not know from that hour to this what was his errand to Lancaster. He has been to London since ; he went with Mr. Hunt. I did not see him set off. I was never out of my own house the night he started ; his coach fare was paid, but no money was given to him. He was a card-boy in a factory ;heisl4 or 15 years of age; he used to get half-a-guinea a week wages, When employed by Messrs. Runcorn and Bellhouse; he is now in London ; he went yesterday ; they who took him to London the first time have, I suppose, taken him the second time; I do not know how many went, I only saw him on the top of the coach ; I do not know the gentleman's name, he was at the Al bion yesterday • I do not know th a t M r . H armer was the person ; I hope he will there-do better for himself than I can do for him ; I hope he is gone to do that which will get him a living. I did not find my son in the street, he was not in Deansgate that night, for he was sleeping at the Talbot Inn ; he told me so, and I was satisfied. Ido not know who was with him, nor what he was there for—it was nothing to me; I never inquired, although I am his mother.— .When the firing took place, I was near my own door. I went- down by Brazen-nose -street, into Deansgate. I cannot say which shot wounded the men. When the lamp was broke. I was five or six doors off; going into Deansgate. The lamp was at the corner of Deansgate. The prisoner was in the ' garret, which is three stories high. The window is at the end of the street. He threw something out of the garret window. Ido not know what it was. It was so light, I saw , hiri, and am certain it was the prisoner. He said something, and then he threw.— There were many persons about, for he had alarmed the whole street. I did not hear what he shouted.— I afterwards heard him say, If you don't disperse, ill fire again." But it was when the Watch and Ward there,th:ou gnhumthbeerswitslvdeorew.prelsesnatwwnhoebnedhye came up. I saw no row ; b ut hi s fi r i ng caused a w lN a 'h s en leo l k g i o n t g en d. a His thing fir said had when I got into D eansgate, t h ough there were some alarmedny people t people . about I Parli a ment-streetdidnot hear about his being followed by a crowd. Ido not know who took my son to Lancaster. Mr. Hunt vas never at my house in his life. Cross-examined by Mr. ATKINSON-I%ly son has not been all the time at my house, but he has been there since he returned - from Lancaster. Ann Howard, widow, living at 35, Queen-street, says—l went down Deansgate on this day fortnight, between eleven and twelve in the evening, to mar ket; I saw the prisoner, and another man with him, standing opposite the George Inn; I heard the priso ner say he wculd blow some one's brains out; I cried, " for shame, for shame, to say you would blow any one's brains Qui!" I went a little farther down Deans gate to purchase some tea at a shop there; on my re turn' I saw the prisoner with th e same man, and Bobth, one of Mr. Nadin's men, standing talking very seriously together, between Mulberry -street and Brazen-nose -street ; what the prisoner said alarmed me very much, and I went to my own home, and said to my family, " I am afraid we shall have some disturbance in Deansgate to-night, for I heard the. trumpeter say he would blow some one's brains out." G;oodit V o nW::"°°l CII:11' a .11, d., : ip l ti l sw i t a oa d isfi n m o rc t eda s_ g at heer k ; ng in n h,,,, • se wi-,,, z I ro ~ is shot!" I went to the door, and saw the stripped in his shik, and saw Lim fi re _,,,` from the window fronting Queen. street :T , , weie out of the windoW ; he had on a & L i.' waistco.d. Cross-examined by Mr. BARROW I (Meagher) facing the George Inn, a s I rar e the Shambles. I don't know who he vez:. Lai • Ile mentioned no mirr.,r!s when he said would blow their brains out. It was then eleven and twelve at night, and I s , twi l , mr suns than is usual in Deansgate cn a S it was the elder Booth who was talking vi • I passed close to them, but can't say %o w , They were talking setiously together. 1 ~.' much alarmed at the prisoner's words. I k re , to be a Peace Orti.:er. I did not spLak to t :. - was alarmed at Meagher's cruel expe-siezu them talking together, and went hon.e. It wa, twelve o'clock. In three quarters of ai hoe as I was sitting at home, I heard a pi,t lfirted; I saw the prisoner in the etreet, he lad hist There were very few people about. I Fre four on the opposite side of Queen -street. Ile was in.o Deansgate. I could not see what he w., s at, but saw people pasting and repaSsing, tot ; tance of three shops. There might be t 0.,, et people standing opposite Davos door. 'Po e; no disturbance. I did not see the first pistol& •was the. second. He said something, but what' I don't know. I wish to say nothing but the I think it was after he fired the second pisuil„ not certain; but to the hest of my beli( I, I t:: was after. He fired immediately as I got t • door. I cannot say who he was speaking to. were very few persons about. There were san e P v le but I cannot tell h ow many. I believe the doves were not broken till after he fired. The: broken when I went doss a into Deansgate. le . say when they . were broken, but believe it sias the firing of the second. pistol. There were a many people asternbled together when I wen! into Deansgate. Mr. ATKixsox, upon the conclusion of this • mony, took occasion to ask whether le Ma t : was 'of opinion that sufficient evidence had beat duced to establish the charge of a felonies against the prisoner, and to warrant his cco for trial ? Mr. FOULKES deprecated this attempt to he question, or to induce the Magistrate to pre:;t2, introduction of evidence for the defence. Mr. WRIGHT said, that he should with jlei hear the evidence on both sides. Mr. ATKINsoN stated, that. in his opinim,erp of evidence had already been laid before the C to call for the committal of the prisoner; but it were intended to bring forward evidence fo7 defence, which would, in fact, be to ecterintoat of the cause, he should feel it advisable to pro 4 further witnesses in corroboration of those which I already before the Court. Mr. Wition.r.-1 must hear evidence on t:!e side, in order to judge whether theprisonertiled..l the intention of committing felony. Mr. AntiNscr.l.—The intention, Sir, is alwal., ferred from the act. Mr. WRIGHT.•—I am the judge of the intentkr However, as the evidence is likely to occupy time, and as I live at a distance in the country must adjourn the inquiry to a future day. Mr. ATKtxsoN.--The witnesses are all in ance, and' the adjournment will be inconvenies them ; but yet, Sir, your will must be a..:ended Mr. WRIGHT.--I adjourn further proceedings this business until Wednesday next. The prisoner was accordingly remanded until IV nesday next. NEW MATCH 1.01 100 GUINEAS A-SIDE isnot:re Otrn Svanso.—Notwithstanding Oliver has been defeatedsu; by Caner, Neate, and Donnelly, his friends have determis back him against Spring; and a deposit of !lye guineas was made last week at Randall's, to fight on or before Year's Day ; and £5O a-slde more to be made good this we. The game of Oliver stands so high in the Sporting World.. numerous amateurs are still partial to his exertions. however, is the favourite, mast decidedly. Parish, the waiernuu, took his benefit at the Aliror on Friday. The novelty of a roped-ring formed upon the 5* for the combatants to exhibit in, not only hriglvenid the Or but claimed the praise of the audience. The beet : rods vi between Harmer and (N. Bat is, and Spring and Ealc• ~1 displayed great improvement. BIRTHS. Thnrrday, at Stone La b e, fpnvill, the Lae:, ..f Hon. Georg e L ennox , of adan7hter„ MARRIED. On Sunday, the 10th instant, at St. George's Church, au:l Bertram, Esq. of New Bond-street, to Ann, youngest da* of Thomas Pt ice. I:,q. of Warham, flerefordshite. Tuesday, the Rev. C. Wyatt, of Btonhton, to Miss Ike! of Banbury. ltev. T. Whitehead rockell, to Sarah, youngest daue. - 7 the late Philip Wyatt Crowther, I q. of Middlesex. Saturday se'unight, at Clie,ter, the Tier. John Watki..s. • ` 1 Scholar of Jesus Coil, Oxford, to Lot.isa AT; eldest d. to of the Izte John Edward , , Esq. of Chaltcn, near Cxt DIED. ...... Wednesday, at L...11 ; ;h true Carmarthenshire, Jehn Esq. Vice-Adrniral of the White Squadron cf his 312.j , ..1* ot. In his 79th year, th:. Rev. W. felt, LL.D. Ittect9r cf ter ton, Cheshire, and fornuTly of Sheepy, Leicesters Y -e. Rev. Cieurge Marshall, Curate of Ilorsharn, Saws, nearly 40 years residont in that parish. Aged 62, the Rev. John Evans, Curate cf Ncietcn 7!'d 11;" Iran, and who was for several years a Misdocary :it . 1 " 1 Newfoundland. . . J At rainthorise, near Wakefield, the Rev. John S...cdkr'H 13. D. late of Kirk I leaton, where he had reside , : nbuvei* Aged 71, the Rev. Charles Edward Stewart, Recor of ('olne, Essex, and Rede, Suffolk. Thorsslay se'nnight, Mrs. noddy, wife of the Res.lh.ra Noddy, Biptist !limiter of Clare;h ; uffolk. ..t! October 9, suddenly, 31r. Stephen I rebble, aget.4o, the Ii lord of the Centurion, Deptford Broadway, leaving •;• vi'ls and six children to lament their loss. Friday senright, Frederick, sat: of Mr. Barn, ;:welter. CO t ett terbury. 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