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to him on the evening of Saturday tier no less than 100 fresh
summonses, and he could trot conceive any object for such
an extraoreliaary application, unless to prolong or perplex
the iovrstigat ion.
After some farther remarks by Messrs. Amherst* and
Harmer—
James Mills was examfterf.-1 am a hatter, and reside in
Oldham. Have been in John Lees's company once. Waste,t
at the Msneheeter Meeting on the 16th Seer Lees
at the West Wood Inn strong twelve o'clock at night, orlon
was there with some either company. Was with Lees shoot
a quarter of an hour. I left him there. He complained
very much of his wounds, particularly of one on his elbow ;
said be had received anotheron his left 'boulder. Lees was
met drunk, but rather fresh, as it appeared to him. Wss
not long in his company. Lees appeared mooch se usual.
Lees told witness he had been at the Manchester mteljug.
Did not think he was in danger. His conduct was such es
Might become • person who had received a wound likely to
cause hi. Meath; bid he did nut appear like • mate likely to
di He complained eery mooch; some permit rather slight-
ed his wound, and lie replied 'dimply. Lees told him that
he hail hero at a wake at Middleton, and that be had had
some sharp wore with sonic perenne tl.ere.
Dr Simmons being called, the evidence id Mr. Damien and
Mr. Cex was read over to hibi, and he declared that from all
that be had heard, the injuries which the decensed hail re-
ceived on the 18th of Aumed, were not. and could not, have
bees the motor of his death.—[Here the Doctor, who said he
had been surgeon to the Nlanthester Infirmery for 27 year..
coined into a long medical dissertation, to illustrate anal
enforce the justice of his opinion. This dimertatiou occu-
pied the Court for Dearly two hoors.l
In reply to a question from a Juror, whether, although
the wounds of the deceased were not sufficient to nowhere
sleuth, they might not have been the cause of the
dis-
Case whirls occasioned hie death, the Doctor answered in the
negative, adding, that Lees had, before hi. death, recovered
from all the ilesigermee consequences of hie wounds.
By the I:mems—You hare stated, that if the deceased
bail received ten times as much injury (IS he had received
be would net have died of that injury. Now, what injury
did he receive?
11'itnesa—I only speak from the circumstances, as they
have been stated by Messrs. Basnett and Cox..
By Mr. Kay—Du you mean to say that bruises received
on the sides of • man might out produce his death at the
expiration of three weeks?
Witness—They coeild not ; he could not survive so long.
Mr-Harmer asked whether Mr. Cox, who had semi the
body iiiterually,and Mr. Bassett who had examined it ex-
ti malty, were likely to form a more coerce. judgment than
the witoess who had not seen the holy at all'
Witaess-1 may, without arrogance, say, that from my
more extended practice and longer experience I am more
likely to form a correct judgment than the Gentiergeo al-
luded to.
Mary Fletcher, the sweartheart of John Lees, saw him
after he was cut. It was on the 21.1 August. I was with
him about a quarter of an hour. I saw him again on the
Monday night before be died. He was in hod. He dial not
know me, nor speak to me. I saw him sin the 14th of Au-
gust, and he was iu perfect good health and spirits. On the
21st August he complained of his arm being very ill cut,
and he said nothing else.
John Whitaker—l saw Lees on his return from Manehem
lee, when be complained of being severely wounded. I saw
him also on the Wednesday before his sleuth, mid he looked
extremely ill. He was in excellent health before the Man.

Chester Meeting.
Joseph Clegg deposed to haring area the deceased on the
2111 of August, which was the Wake time, at Middleton.
Was in company with hint in two public-honors, when de-
ceased drank some milt licinor, hut appeared very dejected
Anne Jones.—l live in Windmill-street, Illsuchester,
within Cony yards of the hustings. I saw the cavalry cutting
rind slashing men on their way to the hustings. After gelling
to the hustings, they turned their horses round, awd nide over
the people in all directions, still cutting and slashing. A
number of wounded persons were taken into my boom. I
saw use of the cavalry strike • woman and draw blood. I
was fully employed i• palling people into my house, In
order: to Pave their lives. I saw a great fprantity of blood
on the field, hear the place where the busting, had seinol
One of the special constables came into my house, and with
great triumph, exclaimed, "This is Waterloo for you—this
•is 'Waterloo!" The soldiers whom I saw cutting, I knew so
be the Manchester yeomanry, from my acquaintance with
their dress. The people, in great crowds, were getting away
as fast as they could. I look many into my house. The rail
in front of my house broke down from the pressure
of gle
crowd,occasioned by the cutting of the cavalry, ands woman
fell duos and was taken up dead.
John /once, the husband of the last witness, corroborated
all has wife's testimony, adding that be Paw Mr. Withiugion
and Mr. Bowker, who were two of the Manchester yeo-
manry, culling at every one they could reach. An officer,
apparently of the regular army, came op, and shaking
his sword, cried out, " For shame! for shame ! Gentlemen ;
forbear! forbear! the people cannot get away." IFtton his
window he sal the people lying in the arra one upon the
other, and when taken out they appeared black in the Gee
as if strangled. Withington and Honker continued calling
at the people w►ile they were groPiiiriz and screaming from
the pressure upon each other, and imploring for mercy. To
one 11041 e man he gave a bowl of "later, and whilst he was
drinking a special constable came up and knocked it out of

his hand. -
At a quarter before six the Court adjourued till nine to•
morrow morning.

EXAMINA I'ION OF MEAGHER.

MANCHESTER. OCTOBER 4.

The ay Edward Meagher, wet of the trumpeters of the
Manchester yeomanry cavalry, and who was ow Saturday
night. or early on Sunday morning, taken to the New Bailey,
on a charge of having fired a phool.sbot at some persons in
Deanagate, and thereby wounded two persons, was brought
up for examination befose the sitting 11:igistrates. Mr.
Wright and the Reverend W. Edmiston. The Court was
extremely crowded.
On the Prisoner bring brought into Cosirt, Mr. Milne,
the Magistrates' Clerk, inquires!, if the persons who welt
wounded attended to snake any charge against the Prisoner.
Dlr. Atkinson (a Solicitur)-1 attend here on behalf of
the persons who were wounded, to make • very serious
charge against the Prisoner, being soothe g leas than a ca.
pital offence. The object of my attendance to.day is for
the ;Impose of getting this matter adjourned, as the parties
themselves are not able to attend, in contest f she
wounds; and 1 shall call evidence before you to stew suffi-
cient cause for detaining this man.
James Clarke being sworn, said, as I was sittiuz in my
own house on Saturday night, between twelve and one
o'clock, 1 beard the report of a pistol ; 1 went into Deans.
gate, and saw a flash. and heard the report of another pistol
tired from the Prisoner's window Not supposing that they
were loaded with ball, I went towards she Prisoner's home.
and was won undeceived, as 1 saw a man in the arms of fear
or Aire others, who said he had been wounded by a ball from
one of the shots. The Watch and Ward then came, and a
stone then came through the Prisoner's room window and
broke a lamp an the opposite side of the street.
Mr. Wright—Was yin there at first ?-1 was nut there at
first. The Watch and Ward asked whu bad fired? lie said
be slid. •
Mr. Wright—What voice mid he slid ?—lt was the Pri-
soner said he slid ; he was in his shirt SIOPTIPII. and had a dark
waistcoat out, Dad was leaning 'Nesmith the window; lie
would have said something more, but the bustle was so great
then, that we could not hear him.
Mr. Wright—Did you boor', the Prisoner before ?—1
and 1 have known bon more than (Our or five months.
Mr. Alkinson—Are you enabled. from knowing him be-
fore. to swear that he is the man N-1 can swear to him ; he
was Issuing ihrossll the WllidOW, 1111t1 It twill( moon-light I
could -see hint very well. His is a curlier house in Della*.
gate.
Mr.

...newton—How near was you to the Watch bed
Ward?-1 was standing with them.
Thome. Junes hermit swam. said. " Betimes twelve sad
OOP o'clock ou Saturday. I was going home up Denaisgnie.
.t nty.becitber awl four ur file otin vs. Near the earl
Queervstrrirt I saw ■ pistol third (rum &purl wilt-
' another i i 1111 a% Al whether the first took
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