The National Register. — London, England, 1821-08-27 00:00:00

ted coats struck by bricks before the firing. lie did not see the people try to stop tip Edgware YOWL. .11111 witness was examined by Mr. Waldman, hut nothing material was elicited in addition to his previous testimnuy. A Juryman thcii suggested, that as it was late (half past ii i . it would be better to at!journ. Mr. Waithnian slid, he had witnesses in attendance who could gilt sett' important tesuniony, but he did not wish to press their being called as it was so late. A Juror submitted that as Mr. Stafford had not yet aneinled, and it was probable when he did, he would not be able to give the sautes of the officers identified, it would be better to summon the adjutant again. This stig , 2estion was adopted, and another summons was directed to issue. Tim Inquest then adjourned until two o'clock on iday. ESIXTO DAY.) On Friday at too n'; lock the Coroner took his sent, and the 041110 es Of the jury having beeu c filled oVer and answered to, the investigation ties resumed. The Brit witness called Nall Mr. Julio Stutford, of Bowdatreet, Covent garden, chief clerk of the po:ice mice there, who stated only is kat took place tit the lespeetion. el r. Thomtis Einans, Adjutant of the Ist I.ife Guitrds,ngain ollects the witness Jones pointing out /1 Iltitioll —▪ that 111 . 6.00 Was Sufi. Lieut.lault Fletcher. He did not point out au) other person. He spoke father doubtfully, bus witia•ss dial not take particular notice of any thing lie said. Punk was the nest is ithess, lie believed, who pointed 0111 alls mine. The pers o n he fiscal upon was John Hartley, • private in the Fa% intent, who was chalked. Won. Cleaver jammed mat Sub Lientenaii t Gore, and s aid lie bad re; to believe that was the ileisun " --hut he sprout] doubtful, and walked atvay . Witte si recollects Spratt, lint does eot remember has fisid; tint upon one officer awl then upon H oot her. Ile saw him point tint Sulb Lieutenant Lock, and ne ;liked away. Henry Montague pointed rut it pri vate, wlte•e imme oas lotthow. Ile was not cloaked.— illiani Alexander was pra sem. ale w as a very young looking lad, and some people remarked upon his very Inayisli appearance, and expressed surprise at seeing such a boy their. Mr. Wait 'man --He is as old as sonir of your officers, Mr. Adjutant. lie is 13 years of age. A ;qui:ult.—lle seemed tench youiczer. A Juror—li is age or appearance a of no impnrtance.— lle a most intelligent and important witness, and or did not stuntman )aiti to make observations, bet to state farts. A djotaid.— I. lie:: your pardon, Sir, I meant to make no improper ohs. valiant ; and if I hose dime so, expunge it from ) our memory.—Fraticis M`Gowran spoke to Lieut. S. r• Cos. A Juror.—We had better have the two corporals. The Coroner then issued two summonses for the Colonel mid two corporals. Knbri t Kayoed of 225/, °shot d -street, proved that there were no stones throats till lifter the soldtels Ilttarkt . d Ile people. Time Foreman addressed the. Coroner upon the intim iety of summoning Sir K. Baker, to hive from him is lle.lter the riot act sins read or not, on the 14(11. E. Scutt, of Jewin-sweet, Cripplecate, stable-keeper, sworn.—He saw an officer shout the deceased. A few of the Life Guards were stationed inside the gate. When the procession came up both the gates were fastened, but the soldiers opened them again, rind began to cut ao ay with their swords to drive the people back. He saw two or three young men at the corner of the gate hit by the soldiers with their swords. The procession passed thro' the gate, and they still kept cutting at and driving the people from one part of the street to the other, As the procession passed through, lie saw one of the Oxford horses fall. At that time he saw the odicer tiding towards 'Tyburn-gate, and saw Ilion take a pistol, and turtling himself half tound upon his saddle, lie levelled it and tired. Witness heard the people call out. " you have shot a matt " The officer rode in among the soldiers, 111111 soon after the firing became general. The people then began to assail the soldiers with stone , and be las,— lie officer was a slight man; he saw him use his sword before he used his pistol. He was about four or five yards front the officer when he fired, lie was a young slender mar, he should think him about SO, or two nr , thice and 20 ; rather full faced, and thick about the 111011111. Ills hair was rather light, and he had light co loured wiliskels. lie did not hear ffie Riot Act read. thou: s Ituitherford, of Kniehtsbridae barracks, servant to Lieutenant Gore. Ile is what is c;.lleil " hatonalt" to • Cole, toad it Is his duly to like more of his accoutre r. (bite has liken antlers' nimitlis in the regiment. Hr never laid t atned pistols, be si as such a youti,:. ',Ulcer.— Ile was accouteied 011 the 14111 of Au g ust vi oh a soma, but no pistols.—lle was dressed in the usual uniliorin of the segioadiu.--11 tilts usual fur ofileciS 01114101 del), to Carry pistols; but Mr, (lure never hail a pistol since lie joined the oddment. Witness could swear that he had no pistol, either otitis unit or no any other person's, iii his bolster, either barn Ile went away from the honor:Ls or when he returned. Il e had known Mlles Is gal on duty without pistols. That w as on the King's duty. Ile did not kiwis %thriller there sins noy limited t iinebelore mi rinicer ci,rried pistols aim' be entereao the regiment. Mr. Lute s 1111 l climes wore a cloak, but he had nu cloak on, on that day. He saw the detorlinients mustered in the Lamar ks,and lie thinks that no person could have lent him one. Ile saw his master theta., but he did nut notice any of the other ho omit out ith the de tachments. There were hie delgrlllllellll6 Out 011111111 day.— Lieut. Gore was scot to Coate' hinabgate by the Captaia. Coroner.—llo yea knew he was there to your own knowledge? Winless.-1 only heard so. 'That part of his testimony was therefore espifiged. A Juryman.—Was Mr. Garr on the parade un Tuesday al Knightsbridge has socks 2—W PIMPS. No. Juror.—Will you swear that ?—Wittiess. I du non know %hillier he was these on ! Juror.o—Do nut k I Itemember, sir, yon are upon your oath. Was be there ur not?—Wituets. filr. Gore was there. A murmur of ant prise ran ths °nal& the room, and several Janus rose, and hid woefully deflated that the es idence of this aunts ought to be expunged altogether. The Fut dealt said, that he never heard such Ceilltriadloltlllol w the evi dence of any nian its Ws life. Another Juror.—" He hits told deliberate falsehood " Atiother Jitter bald " the witness is a perjui t d mail ;" and a third declared "ha was hell till if he was not co:u tilitied for perjury." The lineman said he should not do his duty jibe sutured TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. such evidence to remain, and ',tumid move that it be erased altogether. The motion was seconded. One Juror (Mr. Spicer) objeeteil to it, and maid it ottglit to remain. Some di.cussion muse as to the et erise White of die contratlia tions of the %ittle, , t. nett 31r. Gorhey vto, re ghosted to ref, rto Iti4 ',ion howl 1.0;c., as Cutuher 114.1 not Utl.vu Olt m t; The Foreman then aNk erl %duo was to be done with his motion, and it Jiuor it woi.hl he better to let the c‘i deitee et) fotili, and they could act upon it as they chute. This was adopted. • A Juryinati.—Did yedt ever shave your master?—He never um; shaved ?—(A laugh.) )oea he wear whiskers?-1 do not know! What colour is his hair T-1 do not know! Has he ally hair at all ?—Yes, he has hair, I know. Do you not know whether it is light or dark cannot say; I never took particular 11011CP! A Juryman.-1 asked hint whether his master's hair was light or dark. Witness.—No, I beg your pardon; you asked me the colour or my waster's hair ; it is dm ! Several Jurors.—Shocking indeed! Juror.--Do you know how old your master is?—\o. J he 15 or 25 ?-1 can't say. Juror.—ls be 16?—I can't say. Juror.—ls he (i0?-1 emet s ay. Juror.—Then you can't say whether ycur master is 16 or 60 years of age ?—tio, I cannot say 1 When the Coroner was reading over the evidence of th itness, a Juror (Mr. Blakey) observed, that he had omitted to take doam his answer to the question as to whether he had evil. shaved his toaster. The Coroner.—What has that to do with the murder of this man? Mr. IVaitliman.—lt has to do with it. He said his master had never been shaved, and that goes to prove that unfledged boys are ?.elit out in the command of armed men when the lives of his Majesty's subjects are in danger. At eleven o'clock the inquest adjourned until two o'clock on Monday. ADJOURNSD INQUEST ON TIM DORY OF GLORGE FRANCIS. On Monday Mr. Higgs, the Deputy Coroner for the City of Westintimi r, resuns. il the adj.,urned, inquest, 011 the body of George Framis, shot at Cumberland Gate 011 Tuesday week.—The Jury net at three tv't lock, at the Goat, Arabella place, P.mlico, where the inquest WlO held on Friday last. Mr. liar:tier, 1111 (111 S ye( asion, attended for the friends of the d 1 ceased. The Coroner addressed the Jury before the witnesses were examined, and stated, that he had received a communication (room the S seret icy of Stag•. He then read alt tier similar to the one addressed to the Coroner on the other inquest.— The yv ittie,ses were then called M. Charles Boyd being sworn sail, he Sired at Sitarlton.seourt, Covent-a:odes) Ile was a boot•inaki r. Ile joined the pro cessirm at the (,lueen's funeral, as a spectator, between Knightsbridga and Hide Park Curner. Ile observed the people g g out through Cumberland Gate to O‘fordsstreet. flue Guards wei eat the head of the procession. The witness was about tif:een yards within the Palk. 'lnc people ap peared quiet. The soldiers made confusion by gallopiug among the crowd h ith their swords di assn. Alter they hail succeeded its getting the street clet.r, the soldiers rude up to the persons on the Park wall and cut at thin, to make them get rloa it. Ile saw no stones shams n : It appeared to hiai the soldiers at that time a ished to intimidate. They cleared every one from the Park wail. The %ilia's. , was one that ass di iven stows, and lie retired by the tailing a hick sepa rates the road ?font the green. Ile removed, and returned triter to his former situation on the wall—They were only it lea who resumed their former situations. They had not remained more than tau IThalltes a lien two or three of the Life Guards cams round that Iva), with swords in their hands. Those is ho n crc on the wall neater to the Ty burn Gate than dropped down • the soldiers cut at Orin, but they siere down before the swords could reach 1.1:1 . 111. —They came to the witness t eat, and the foremost made situ, e at his head ; lie asl/illtd it by stooping !chow the rails, and it cut a )01111.; hat near hints He had thrown no stones at the itislitary. The men cut at, NM w ell as himself could not hare (brown stones; they acre obliged to bold by the railing. So soon as lie got dawn he weal bet' I the vials, nearer Hyde Park Gate. He remained there a few mi.:uses, and heard several shots go till:— Tile snood was heard Ina er down, 1 :swards Cumberland Gate. lie slid not imagine theta was any shut, mud he went bat k again to Isis old position. He had been tip a short t one ii nisei he saw the deceased cut ss hl g along the foot.tlay towards Ty buts-turnpike. The mini that aro shot found a few of the Guards in his passage, wholk prevented lints irons snaking his any to Cunshci land Gate. The a tint ss saw him make a step or two back, tiasilsog Isis nay is as him ked, tied ad^ *unclog towards the nail a here the is it inns a i, lie leeched us shot and fell. The twos appear( d sunning nasty from the s ddiets. lie saw is soldier a ith a pistol to los hand is lien the WWI fell, lie turned round in his saddle and hued the 1161111. Question by a Jurnr.—llid he appear to lake a deliberate aim ? A.- Yrs, he did, or he would not have turned half rotted on his saddle. The Mall a ha tired a as allow kllyeros of age —1 here wits ,on disturbance at that time. The soldier fired and the decemed fell. There a ere but few perrons near It in at the time. He was of trair !III)!e nine from the man ho Mined toned on his saddle. Ile could not my whether he area an officer ur private. Ile thee %scot he him! the wall mid heard arveral diycharges atter that. He saw one nom fire three dilfilent shots. We %sere in the Park retreating fur safety, and three of the lire plaids were standing at tile corner of the gale. Ore of them pointed his pistol Mid lied ia the directiun where the a nines and at veral of here a ere at tailing. He did not we a pract officer. No police Mixesa acre active. After the lite.gwods had proceeded to me I..4er:tare-road two 'turtles came bark. It way one of the that pout) that shot the man. He said as they passed, that iy the man a ho shot the rlcceaWd. The boldiec was a )ten;; man, at tS, with u ruddy Mug face. 1 he l aroner.—They ate to be called out at hall.puto eleven tuyworrow iu Hyde Park. Should you know 114111 up ? Witivo.--I do not thick' l blurted know him again. lie v as recommended by the Jury to attend. jowspli Hue krawort b, of Nu. 1 , 11 allot usrplice. aquae e, sumo -1 me in the art vice of Mr. But si A, xhu .esidea in W obaru place, I cent w Ilyde Pat k COtuer a, u rpectator on the tiny oh the Queue funtral. I followed among the crux d th: °ugh the Park. 'lnc pi oressimi mow d al a quick pace and people t. flowed. 1 sta. briar,' the pro° wium— 1.1:11 I citme to the gate 15.155 the widicr. knocking nlanit their •winds so pies. at the people coming thinuAl". They is. re 11:0 guards. 1 , with a great gut through the right-hand side of the gate into Ostord street. I turned round to the left to get nut of the w iy, and %%eat towards Ty his turnpike. 1% hen I was proceeding that way 1 hruet pi •10:, ti. sue ',elitisd me lit-aria.: the eIY Of 111111'0CE I Shan't' l &e. I looked round, and a soldier Marked with a mole 011 the left cheek, ranapt a pistut lit 1111 A Lir Is miscd the. Vt het licr the mask was a mole or mud I ewrint say. It nn , MeitHy nay. INM a mar who had Sumh.en shut suppm led by t Well. He was dr....! la it fus tian jacket. I saw rum befuse the I WWI snapped at me. The pistol missed lire. lie took deliberate /lin. at me, and I was standing peers ctly quiet wills nun umbra ila in my hand. No stones were throw is Nu 111AUll was gisris to the soldiers except the cry of shame ! the 'free:Lad wt., hot. I did not see any magistrate sir civil °nicer. Whets the pistol was pointed a woman was near. William Sprats, of Itinisell street, Bloomsbury, shoe. maker, sworn. I went to see the procession. I went through Cumberland Gate, and got into Oxford Street. and fixed myself against the brick wall, as close as I could. The Guards came through, with drawn swords, and began to drive the people in all directions. One of them struck me. They drove at the people with all 'he force they could. The people were calling ''' the City! , the City!" One of the Lite Guards, a terrier, made a cot at use. I held up my umbrella, which sat ed my head. [Here lie produced the umbrella, width was cot tbrosigh.J I did not 111C411 to tight the soldier. I ran away, he ran idler tire, and fired a pistol—the ball whiszed by site. I heald firing all around use. Each soldier appeared to art for himself. I heard as many as twenty-five shots. I slid not see a single police.otfieer. I saw one of the Guards draw his pistol and shout a Man dtatl. When he had done it he laughed. Examined by Mr. Manson.—lie saw no stones thrown until after the soldiers fired. Cumberland Gate was open dining the time he SAW the transactions. The hearse did not stop till he gouty. There was no annoyance of the scldiers until alter they tired. The soldiers were cowards --they fired at those also had done nothing. Tile wit ness was ordered to inspect tile troops on Wednesday. Brook Page (rather hard of hearing) sworii.—l am a French publisher, residing at No. u , Warwick Street. I WAS at Cumberland Gate on the day of the Queen's foe facial, and was at the end of C berlaud Sti eel, opposite Cumberland G de. I saw it arrive. The Blues were ;mai ding the hearse. The Life Guards were clearing away the ground to turn the hearse into the Edgeware Rued. The crowd was great, and the Guards cleared the street by chopping, ridding, and coiling. The pen. pie then began to throw at the soldiers from bolts sides of the way. I cannot say where they gut the stones from. There had been no firing at that tinse.— 'file people kept throwing stones mail the soldiers got to Tyburn Gate, then they began firing. 'flee stones were gravel stones. The first thing 1 lward near Lord Huntley's house, near Tyburn Gate. Was pushed along with the crowd to the corner of Eilgware-road• The people were much pressed getting away from the soldiers. l'lre first 1 saw lire a pistol was the officer of the Life Canards. He levelled his pistol down the street towards St. Giles's. There were many people in the street who could nut get out of Bits way. There might have been fitful, at the time at Cumberland Gate. I received two shots through my hat, and one through my coat,—(This witness exhibited his hat and coal with the idiot holes.)-- The holes were on the upper part untie crown of his hat. lie did not know in the t towel that the shot had shock him. Ido not know the precise situation I was in when the shot struck tile. I first diseoves eti the holes in the Edgware-road. Before and after the heasse passed through Cumberland Gate, the soldiers cleared the people by cutting and chopping away wills their swords. At this putt of the examination, Mr. Harmer stated that he had many witnesses to exumiar, and suggested that it might be as well for the Jury to adjourn. After the wit. atesses had an opportunity of seeing the soldiers drawn out, the Jury might resume their investigetiou witli inure regularity and advantage. The Jiffy approved of Mr. Harmer's suggestion, and the Coroner adjourned the Myles' till Weduesday, at three o'clock. [roma DAT.] The inquiry touching the dealt of George Francis, killed on Tuesday, the inst. at Climberland-gate. by the soldiers, was on Wednesday continued pursuant to adjotir 1111 l ent at the Goat, Pimlico. ‘Villiam Sprint sworti.—l was examined on Monday last. I attended tot Tuesday about eletett o'clock, in order to inspect the so;diers. I did nut see them till near dark. I remained in a sort of kitchen till shout five o'clock. While there I saw the °Hie, r who shot Honey pass two or three tintes. The wit"esses were kept to gether, and at last were out of patience waiting. One misted upon going away, and was let out. %Vitro the tali cr passed the window, whom I could then have worn to, was the person who shot the deceased. I. called out, " There is tile this r 'l%llO shot tile man. " It was dusk when I saw the soldiers drawn nut. They were so arranged, that it was almost impossible to iden tify any one. I could 1101 recognise the officer who slant George Francis. 1t w-is almost dusk when I saw the soldiers. The officer I saw go M.° the stable lam po sitive was the matt who shot Richard Honey. I saw him take a deli: crate aint at him. When I said that is the man who shot Honey, he turned round, but said no thing. When the soldiers were drawn up, there were two men so much alike that I could not distinguish one trout the other. One of the two men I can swear Was painted. It was all deception throughout. I told Sir Robert Baker that I could not swear to the matt.— I had a doubt, and therefore could not point hint out ; they were disguise:l, I am sure. There was only a small portion of their facts visible—they were nut eta iu their cloaks—every seventh or eight 1/1411 his OWL. A number of oilier witnesses were ex; 111 l hied. but nu new fact was elicited. A summons Ito ing bet n a:tit to the Adjutant 4.1 the first re 6 iattent Of ti, .41toul roll, that rawer MCCOlditsly ellruJivl, and ‘‘.li its: Isll rsidrrce , lit:WLva r, w.is prten-cly tltt b:1111.: 2t coat 461:11 by him bclore Ilse other Coro.ter's incitteat. The Jury, alter a.ittte (Hutt:slot), agreed to au ad. jou' unbent until tUe o'clock on 'ltturulay. Tac Cortaucr JeCtittliwily aIipUILICd ►he 11. quest. '. . . -