The National Register. — London, England, 1821-09-02 00:00:00

: 2 7 4 MURDER AT CUMBERLAND GATE. ADJOURNED INQUEST UPON RICHARD HONEY. DEVENTIt mit"' .] On Monday, at two o'clock, the Coroner entered the inquest room, and took his scat.—Sir Robert Baker, in compliance wills the desire of the Jury, was in attendance to give evidence. He arrived some time before the Co roner and Jury —Mr. Sheriff Waillnnan, Sir Richard Phillips, and other public mess, were also present, as on former days. Mr. Adolplins appeared this day in behalf of the Life Guard... The names of the Jurors having been called over, 'llse Foreman said, it was the wish of the Jury to have the trumpeter of the party , ussunanded by Lieut. Gore, on the 14th, summoned to give evidence. His name he un derstood to be Farmer, and he was trumpeter A, of the "H. Troop." He mentioned it now, in order that the summons might issue iininciliately. The Coroner issued his summons for that man's attend mice. The Foremen lore suggested the prowl iety of summon ing the five officers employed 011 that thty, including Lient. Gore, as it was extremely probable, that if they were pre solllll witnesses might identify them. He wished this to be done, hccatiAe he thought it would save a great deal of trouble. Before any answer was given, Mr. Blakey (a Juror) rose, and begged to be informed by whose authority and for whom Mr. Adolphus attended here this day. He was not aware of any right that any learned gentleman had to be present at au inquisition, and lie wished to observe, that the Jurists could know of no two parties here, and in 1.15 011111i011 it was with them alone to put questions, and to conduct the inquiry - . Mr. Adolphus said lie attended here in behalf of the let regiment of Life finards, and as to his right to be here lie blitwld only say, that he was quite satisfied that he had that right, and he did not come here as a matter of favour. —The learned gentleman bete commenced an attack upon the conduct of Mr. Sheriff Waithman. To those who know Mr. Adolphus we need only say, that it was in his usual style—to those who have not had that honour, we shall merely state, that it was entirely unwarranted, ex cessively gross, and more vulgar, as well in idea as in language and delivery, than any other thing of the sort we have seen or heard of.—The worthy Sheriff, though la. booting ler extreme and apparent indisposition, rose and vindicated his conduct and his motives front the slan ders .0f Mr. Adolphus, to the entire conviction of all who heard him, and in such a way as to call forth the testimony of the Jury to his gentlemanly and correct deportment throughout. Sir Robert Baker was called in and sworn. lie at tended the procession of the fuueral of her late Majesty by order of Government, and the direction it was to take was sip Church-lace, Kensington, to the Gravel Pits, into the New Road, and so on. It did not go in that direction, owing to obstructions which were placed in Church lane. 'Witness finding it impracticable to proceed that way, proceeded on towards Kensington Park Gates, considering It i ttt self at liberty to take the nearest road to the direction he had (testa thud. When the procession arrived at the Park Gate at Kensington, a patty of the Life Guaids came to the spot its aid of the civil power. The passage by those gates was attempted, when the gates were imme diately closed by the mob. The few constables who were t het e attempted to open them, bust they were overpowered by the people. Some of the Life Guards then attempted to open the gates, when the mob began to pelt them with tootles and mod. After a conflict of a considerable time, ss itness succeeded in getting through the gate with Isis horse. Cottoidering it very dangerous to the attendants on the procession to attempt to go through the Park while this conflict was going on, lie gonsented to go on to Hyde Park Corner. When they got there they found the Park Gate obstructed, and also the end of Park-lane. He stopped there while the commanding officer of the Life Guards sent to the florae Guards for farther orders. When lie bail been there some time, lie was told that the Park Gate was opened, and that the hearse, with the car riages which followed it, bad gone through the Park ; he therefore turned up Down-street, and two or three of the carriages that preceded the hearse followed. He saw some pieces of timber lying in the road, which the people had placed there. He went on with the procession. He knew nothing of the afitay ; it all happened before he *AM! up. By a Juror.—lie gave the soldiers no orders to fire. He did not read the Riot Act at Cumberland Gate, nor did any odic' magistrate that he knew of. lie was geld for to Kensingtou iu eons...pounce of the obstruction that had taken place !heti.. The military were there in aid of the civil pow er, and acting under fusee itesess's) direction. Sir Robert Babel being asked whence lie got Isis infor Illation that the military commander acct for further in hlflletioils? Me. Adolpbox objected to the question. Mr. Blakey again rose and objected to the interference of the counsel, unless he could phew that he had a right to attend there. After some conversation the question was not persisted Lxammed by Mr. Rlakey.—lle did not read the Riot Act, and he would 11111 the Jury why. The reading or the Riot Act would Isaac made it a capital felony for any per son to ri inam on the spot mote than hone after it was read, and lie bad no intention of sitting in any given place for one hour fur that purpose; it being his object to get the procession on as quietly as possible. Ily Mr. Adolphus.—Sir Robert resumed:—fie had no orders to give which way the procession was or was not to go. lie had no orders instil he went to Kensington, and there he. received directions to go as near to the pre ..etibed route as he could. There was an immense number of persons at Kensington, and every where else that he passed. The conduct of the people woo disorderly, outrageous, and riotous in the extreme. The conduct of the military, as far as be had an oppor tunity of observing, was as he thought perfectly good. They were very much insulted, lie saw a great qn intity of mud and stones thrown at them, and was struck himself with both. The soldiers *hewed no dispo subm to revenge this lncl. They tried to compel the people to open the gates by uniting at their hands, either with Use back or edge of their swords, he could not tell which. lie saw a _neat number of stones thrown before the millions) , began to rise Ile was sits horseback all she time, and in Piccadilly he host :ount conversation wills ass officer of the litim db. Ili, %voids to that officer were," I THE NATIONAL REGISTER • - - - will take upon myself the responsibility of deviating from the route, if it should be necessary." He never used the words. " if any thing should liliseit, I will take the responsibility upon myself." lie does not know Mr. Grieg (a witness) by name. but there was a man who ap peared particularly anxious about the procession going through the city. and who frequently rode up and ad dressed him. Witness did tell him lie thought they would be obliged to go through the city, and if they did so, they must pass down St. James's-street and Pall-mall, as it was market day in the Haymaket. He does not recol lect any person saying any thing abont Mr. Waithman or Lord Hood, nor does he remember giving him any autho rity to communicate any thing to them. There were ge nerally five or six persons talking to him at the same time, and he cannot recollect clearly all that passed. He did desire that person to use his influence to prevent any insult at Carlton House. The intended collie of the pro cession was altered in obedience to a force which could not be resisted, without serious mischief to the soldiers, to the people, and to the attendants in the procession, many of whom were females in a dreadful state of alarm and anxiety, Jurors.—Does not know of his own knowledge that a man was sent to the llorse Gum& for fluffier instruc lions, or that one came back with orders. When he joined the procession at Kensington, lie conceived it to be his ditty to conshict it as near to the prescribed ronto as possible, end that he was accountable for any deviation from it. It was in consequence of the danger which he apprehended that the consented the procession should ge another way than that prescribed. He communicated his apprehensions to the comm miler of the escort. He does not remember receiving ally particular answer from the commander, but lie understood he. was willing to go any way which lie (Sir It. R.) should di-ect. He believed Captain Bouverie• of the Blues. was the commander of the escort, but lie did not know him personally. IVitness did not order the procession to go through Hyde Park.— Ile considered himself at liberty to send for more sol diers, if necessary. Sir R. Baker then signed hisdepo‘ition and withdrew. Lieut. Col. Cavenilkh was the next culled andswum My name is Henry Frederick Coin twit Cavendish. I live at Hyde-park barracks; I urn a 'Lieutenant Colonel iii the Life Guards. Coroner.—Do you know any thing of the death of Richard Honey ?—ity report I do; Intl not of my own knowledge.— The officers with the detachment on duty on the 14th, were Captain Oakes, Lieutenant Storey, and Lieutenant Hall.— There w ere alto four other detachments. One was under the command of Captain Terry, and stationed at Kensington Park-gate.—They all went out of the barracks at the same time. Lieutenant Gore commanded at the Cumberland-gate A corporal was stationed at Hyde Purk•gate. Lieutenant Gore had twelve or thirteen men, including a corporal. A corporal commanded at Stauhopc-street gate, Another corporal commanded at Grosvenor-gate. No other officer as Lieut. Gore's company. There might have been thirteen wen, including a trumpeter and corporal. Were there special orders given to the detachment leaving the barracks, that they were to act under the civil power I There were. What sort of a person, in appearance, is Lieut. Gore ? Young and tall. Light or dark hair ?—Dark, ahnut the colour of my own. Was Lieutenant Gore qualified to carry pistols?—l'er fectly so. Was the trumpeter of the D. troop named Farmer really do not know. Examined by Mr. Adolphus.—Did you see the troops go nut on the morning of the 14th instant?—Most of them: When they came home, how many were wounded ?—Men or horses? Alen first.—Thirty-six went to the hospital, and eight re mained in the hospital, nearly well. Was their clothing more bedaubed n ith mud than it would have been on common duty ?—The clothing of the whole troop was covered with mud and dirt. Was it your duty to receive a report of the state of the regiment I—lt was. Did the number of men you have spoken of as sent to the hospital remain missing?—They did. Have they been absent from the rauksi—They were ab sent for a short period. Why I—Because they were in the hospital. Did you examine the horses ?—t did. Were any wounded I—l saw a horse cut under the throat. Wish what ?—W ith it knife or sharp instrument. Col. Cavendish then said one soldier might have cut ano ther, but it was not very likely. .Im-in.—Tim troops turned out properly accoutred I—They did. How were the officers equipped ?—As they were ordered to be on a field day. Do officers carry pistols on a field-day ?—Sometimes they do and sometimes not. What were the orders on the 14th inst. 2—To go as on a field day. Were they particnlatly ordered to carry pistols on that day ?—No, they were not hut the officer. acted di4cretionally 1)o they aloa)s carry ball-cartridges on a field-day The soldiers do not. _ . . Col. Cavendish then stated, in answer to a question, that the man who rode the wounded horse was corpor4l Ford. A J uror then said—" Col. Cavendish, I beg leave to make known to you the unmanly conduct of part of the, officers and men of your regiment, stationed at the gate of the bar rack,, when we attended with the witnesses to identify the men who shot Ike deceased. We were then assaulted by them, and I beg leave to state it was an illegal obstruction. Make Loan to the officers and men that we are sensible of their outrageous conduct, and will not fail to entertain a proper opinion thereof." Col. Cnvendish.—l hope the Jury will let me know if they want me agr,ain. I have important business in Derbyshire, and must leave lown.—l shall chilli on Saturday. The. Jury then retired for refreshment. On their return Margaret Yuen was swum and examined. The witness lived servant at No. 2. Great Cumberland-street. and de posed to seeine a euldier full from his horse when the funeral was passing thriorgh Cumberland-gate. She saw nu stones thrown when he fell. Mr. Adolphie: rut the question.—Thon ;II you did not see stun•' Omni) n hen the defendant fell, you cannot !.ay stone. were not thrown ? Mr. Wait hinan d io that mode of examination. A Jur, man also protege(' azainst it ne. unfair. Ntr. Adolphui said, crew y Juror would do his duty accord. ing to hi, oath, but how he (lid it pthterity would judge. Juror.—That insinuation i, of MI 1:011!eglIellete In US. Another 3111011%-1 i-h to know whttlicr air. Adulithub has it legal tight to be litre 1 Coroner.—My opinion is, Mr. Adolphus ought to be per milted to go on. Juror.—And be is legally here ? Coroner.—Yes, he is. Juror.—lf that is the Coroner's decision we must go on. Josiah Brown, of N 0.2, Cumberland-btreet, deposed, that he saw the procession come through the gate. 'r he soldiers rode on at a very brisk rate, and one of the horses fell. At that time he saw nothing thrown at the soldiers. Soon after , wards he heard firing, and he saw a man carried away on a shutter.—While they were earring him away, he heard cries of , . murder I" and " shame !" from the crowd. It was now asked by the Foreman if any more witnesses were in attendance to give evidence, and he was answered in the negative by the beadle. A Juror obseived, that this was very extraordinary, as summonses had been issued for the attendance of several, and how was their absence to be accounted for ? A Jnror.—Have we the power to summons witnesses before us? The Coroner.—Certainly. Juror.—But if they do not attend upon our summons, how are we to get at them? The Coroner.—Upon proof that any witness has been actually served with a siumnons, and does not appear after a reasonable time has been allowed,' shall issue a warrant to bring him here. The Fermium then wished to know whether they would adjourn till to-morrow or Wednesday. Mr. Adolphus hoped it would be Thursday or Friday, for lie could not attend on either of the days mentioned by the Foreman. The Foreman.—l ..ertaittly shall not consent to a longer adjournment than Wednesday.—Several Jurors called out, "Let it be Wednesday." Mr. Adolphus.—Then, Mr. Coroner, I cannot attend. A Juror.—We arc not to consult your convenience, sir t we do not even consult our own. Another Juror observed, that perhaps they would be able to get through the investigation without the assistance or the learned gentleman. The Coroner.—Well, gentlemen, to what (lay do you mean to adjourn? This is only a waste of time. The Foreman.—To Wednesday, certainly, and before we do adjourn, I hope summonses will be issued to Capt. Oakes, and Lieutenants Story, Gore, hall, and Terry, the officers of Guards proved to be on duty on the 14th of August. The Coroner said the summonses should be issued. After some further conversation, the Court adjourned to Wednesday, at two o'clock. [EIGHTH DAY] The Coroner's Inquest on Honey was on Wednesday resumed at the New Inn, Edgware-road. The Coroner, Mr. Stirling, arrived soon after two o'clock. by which time most of the Jurymen had assembled. The room at the commencement was not so crowded as on former oc casions. Mr. Henson, the attorney, was present; but neither Sheriff Waithman nor Mr. Adolphus had arrived when the Jury were called over and sworn. The beadle then stated, that the corporal and the trumpeter were in attendance. The corporal was ordered, by the Foreman,to be called in. John Hayward, corporal in the Life Guards, of Troop C., being sworn, said, that he was nut in the party on the day. There were ten privates, two corporals, a trumpeter, and an officer of the party. When they ar rived at Cumberland Gate they were divided into two divisions of six each—one division on the right, and the other on the left of the Gate—all were in Oxford-road. After they were thus stationed, they were ordered to cloak. Lieut. Gore had no cloak. He rode out of the ranks, and asked Lieut. Gore to accept his (witness's) cloak. He said No; and he (Gore) lifted up his Ada ra9ue, and added, his servant had sent him out without cloak or pistol. They afterwards rode their horses about backwards and forwards in the street. Next came a large crowd of people and shut the gate. They (the Guards) opened them, and placed a sentinel on each side of the gate thus opened. Next there was a larger crowd still, who again shut the gate, and forced the two sentries. They opened the gate again by force, and placed two additional sentinels. At that time they were saluted with a shower of stones and brickbats by the mob. It was about dinner time, somewhere between twelve and two o'clock ; it was before the procession came up. Witness was then hit on the temple with abrickbat, which made him dizzy, (leaf, and blind for some minutes. When he came to himself he saw a great crowd most active and noisy. By the assistance of his comrades and the police they next set to work to remove two waggons, posts, and iron grates, taken front the streets, all being placed across the Edgw-ire-road. T;iat was all he saw, except being hammered with brickbats and stones. There were no horses in the waggons. Some of his comrades had been ordered to the gateway; but the mob was violent, and endeavoured to keep the gates closed. They drew their swords, because the mob would not submit without; and they used the flat parts of the swords in defence, and to enable them to execute their orders. The salute of stones and brickbats was made at the second attempt to open the gate , there seemed to be a confederacy between those who threw the stones and those who endeavoured to keep the gate shut. lie, however, did not know such fact of his own knowledge. Before they began to dis perse the people, there was a good deal of foul language. —Before there was an attempt to disperse the people, at the first shutting of the gate, there were some few stones thrown, but they were not of any consequence. The officer gwe orders to disperse the mob. He heard the firing, but it was not where he was; he saw no man fill ; he was at the time at the end of Edg ware-road. He remained at Cumberland-gate station about twenty minutes after the corpse haul passed. They formed again ;he was in the rear. He did not see the officer amp trumpeter in COM ersAtion together. He did not hear the crowd t•ay " there goes the two butchers together." Ile heard no such cry. It was the duty of the trumpeter to he in the front of the alvanced guard; and to be with the officer only if called by Bush officer. 'l'hc trumpeter was a boy ; his name was Bishop, he believed. lie did not positively know that his nante was Bishop; he did not wish to tell a lie. Coroner.—lle said nothing about being frightened. Witness did not know the names of the soldiers inc.