The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

PROSECUTION OF MR. EYRE.

We gave in our third edition yesterday the
clods, of the proceedings at Bow-street Court.
Augustus Walter Lake, a colotued man, said— I was in the
employment of the Jamaica Standard newspaper. I went
on the 13th of October, 180, to Morant Bay. Mr. Eyre
was on board the steamer. I saw several proclamations
posted in Mount Bay. I remained there till the 2nd of
November, and the proclamations were posted during that
time. Mr. Eyre. landed on the 13th. I saw him on
shore that night. I saw him on several occasions sitar-
wards. I saw him in the main street. He was stopped,
and some communication was made to him in reference to
the statement of some prisoner. It was reported to him
that the men who were lying ill desired to make some con-
fession, and be appointed two gentlemen to take their con-
fecion.. I don't remember who was with Mr. Erre. There
were several others and soldiers in the town at the time.
There were a great many prisoners tried by court-martial
at the time. One courtmiartial was composed of Captain
Brand and Ensign Kelly. I was present at most of
the courts-martial, and 1 should say that upwards of a
dozen prisoners were tried.
Mr. Vaughan—Did you attend as a reporter?
Witness—l did, your lordship.
Examination continued—There were more than fifty
persons executed. There were other courts-martial ; one
was composed of Colonel Hunt, the Attorney-General, and
three or four others whom I don't recollect. A third
court-martial was composed of Colonel Lewis, Colonel
Kennet, and Colonel Hutchins. They were colonels of
the militia. Mr. Gordon was tried by the first-named
court-martial. I saw his execution. There were a at
many persons flogged. I saw one roan executed without
any anal.
Mr. Vaughan—Do you know that of your own know-
ledge ?—Witness—l do, sir.

Kxamination continued—The man was ordered tc receive
fifty lashes. He received forty-seven, and then he twisted
his head round and groaned. The provost-marshal ordered
him to be loosed from the ladder and hanged. He was then
loosed, and laid on the broad of his back. A rope was
tied round his neck and run on a rail, and he was hoisted
up like a hag of dour. A stone was slung under his arms,
and his legs were pulled. Some women were hanged.
One was Sarah Frances, who was condemned by the first
court-martial. I was present. I know Dr. Bruce inti-
mately. He was one of the peisoners at Morant Bay when
I was there. I left him there &prisoner. He had not then
been brought to trial. Ile was a medical man. He was a
coroner. He was a white man. He lived at Vere, about
eighth miles from Morant Bay. It is on the other side
of Kingston from Morant Bay. It is about seventy miles
front the nearest point of the proclaimed district. I
know Mr. Levien. He was proprietor and editor of the
County Union. His ordinary residence was at Monteagle
Bay, about 160 miles from the nearest point in the pro-
claimed district. I afterwards saw him at Morant Bay.
I left him there. He wan never brought before my court
up to that time. I was there when Mr. Gordon was
brought there in the Wolverine. I saw him brought on
shore.

In cross-examination by Mr. Giffard, witness said that
be was clerk to Messrs. Shaen and Roscoe, the soli-
tore to this prosecution.
To Mr. Vaughan—These prisoners were not kept in cus-
tody till they were tried by the commissioner. They were
free. Mr. Eyre was in Morant Bay when the first four or
five executions took place. The second time that Mr. Eyre
came there was no court-martial going on, but there was
one the same day. I was present when Dr. Bruce was dis-
charged. He was brought from Morant Bay to Spanish
Town, and then released by order of the Chief Justice on
bail. He was bound over to answer any charge that
might be brought against him.
At the conclusion of this witness's evidence the proceed-
ings were adjourned to Tuesday next.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT BRIGHTON. The
occurrence which was reported yesterday as a fatal acci-
dent on the Brighton Railway was established by the
verdict of the coroner's jury as a suicide of singular and
melancholy character. The deceased, Mr. Robert Bsyly,
was a retired barrister, aged 62, and about twenty years
ago had developed suicidal tendencies. Of late, however,
his friends have not been anxious about him ; but he has
always been of a reserved and depressed disposition. There
were only three persons"who saw him run over by the
train, and these were called at the inquest. The first wit-
ness, • coal merchant, who was walking near the line at
the time, said on hearing the train approach he looked
and paw deceased stumble just in front of the engine.
When asked by the coroner if deceased did not lay himself
down in front of the engine, the witness said no, it did not
appear premeditated at all ; the deceased stumbled and
his head fell on the metals just u the train reached the
spot. The driver of the engine and • railway timekeeper,
who was riding on the engine, gave, however, a very dif-
ferent version. Though the train was running between
30 and 40 miles an hour, and they did not see the deceased
till the train was within 40 yards of him, they both agreed
in sayint he darted from behind the pier of the rail.
way bridge, threw off his hat, dropped his walking stick,
and laid Lou• Lead upon the outside rail. The time-keeper,
especially, was very firm in his evidence. lie said de-
ceased did net stumble, but lay down deliberately on his
hands and knees, and pet his head sideways on the rail,
his face being turned from the engine. No letter or docu-
ment was found on deceased.*After the coroner had
analysed and compared the evidence the room was cleared
for the deliberation of the jury. They ultimately returned
• verdict of " Suicide whilst in a state of temporary in-
sanity."
THE FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT CHISWICK.—
Last evening Dr. Diplock, the coroner for West Middle.
sex held an inquest at the Red Lion Tavern, the Mall,
Chiswick, respecting the deaths of Mr. Thomas Spencer
Daniels, aged 17, and Mr. Charles Goodwin, aged 16 yean,
who lest their lives under the cactunstanoes reputed yes-
Wail'. A verdict of "Aosideatal death" was returned.

THH CABE OF THE CONVItT BARHETT. —lm-
portant additional evidence bearing upon the case of the
respited convict Barrett has been elicited before Mr.
Poland, Q.O. Two items are fraught with special sig-
nificance. One, testified to by the lodging-house keeper
with whom Barrett lived, is that he was accustomed to get
lotto, addressed to to him as Jackson—the name which
he is said to have borne in London, The other is that a
man who swore very confidently that the convict was in
Glasgow on the Bth of December, • few days prior to the
explosion, inasmuch as he attended a baptism in his house
on the evening of that day, is proved to have gone wrong
by • week, the christening really having taken place on
the let. There was • report set afloat in London last
night that the respite bad been followed by a commuta-
tion of sentence ; but it was an idle and baseless story.—
North British Mail.
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