The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-02-27 00:00:00

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CORONIR'4 tNi~DBST. N.
The inquest met yes•elJAV marniiig
at ~tsliat'tlio-
lomew's Hospital, and tialuesed its intrilley ne' tly
cause of the deaths of the several persons killed at
the execution of the murderers, in front of toe 011
Bailey, on Monday Last.
Sarah Fry was identified by her flOalmti,
Fry. rho stated that he ;s a mho, and lives at N r.
g, Margaret-street, St. .f.ones's. Piccidilly. and • hat
he is hushand of therleceased SA ith 'rv. 11; left
the deceased at s;x o'cl Kik in the morning. w' eri
was gon g to w rk ; s •e told him she had finsiness
on the way to the Old Bailey. and said she • -odd
gn to see the ea cu•ion ; did Mgt we her vain dr•il
three o'clock in the af• ernonn, wrier, tie tas ree
dead in Elizabetn's Ward, in Barthidorn sr/ :hos-
pital
E.:salseth Howard,' wife r 11. nry If/award,
coach-maker, lived in the same fronse with the de.
ceased, accompanied tis• de caned, ab is; ten
minutes seven o clock, to see the es, curio.
about five minuet beffir• erg.? "'clock thle,arrue-cf
tit t' h'rbtn of Netvgate.orevt. when +great m• -1
of people carried them down to the front (it • •
Old Sailer, where they remained about ran minutes
and were very mucn sq'weaed and hurt; about a
*tarter a'ter right, Witne‘s tell ov or an, her person
that was lying on the gt• und. Hear the foot pave.
ment.-elaceased called nut and IrAi* 4. Lord tune
mercy upon me, are you gonef are PRI goner
Witness was senseless and did not teemr herself
until she found herself tiron the steps of St. he.
pulchre's Church ; she believed it was half past ten
before she recovered herself Qoestionied by the
Coecomta concerning what she heard before .he
fell. She felt herself ,queer-d to a great ex-
cess ; she heard also the cry ot murder, seeeatra,,
and groans; she lost her bonnet, can, shoes, a. u
mittens ; befire she fell, she reeri!led d a cry rf
" hats off," and a cry of rs they come " When
she came to he: self, she was 'rid 4 man had Ivor,. 4.:t
her on his back, and laid her on the reps el •:••
churn' ; before she fell, she recollects stumbi g
over several things in tl e crowd. Mr wnat the
were she zoold not tell ; at last the tbll on theto• of
a woman erbn lay ith her back; c•suld not tell wl ro
then tree -as dead or alive The Wort
was very much broiled. •f h. Coronet, with g ...t
humanity, offered her a note tr go to the heipital ne
an nut-door patient. which lA itnerts aecepted. •
Thomas Cross was identified by I homes Crhilky
his father, who sta'e +, that he is an Attorney's ('reek.
living at Na 10, Ndreicheeourt, Fetter-lam. Tfn
deceased, Iris lon, was twelve years of as-, at cl
went against his will to see she execuri". 'Wit-
ness to prevent him frrm g ing lock( d up his anti et
which lie got by some means er other onkaiter 0
‘V•triess, who did not see him until he found hit •
St Barerolomew's H.ispital dead.
Will am Cross, son of ire f•trar witness, beirg
sworn, said, Chat he cam- with his brother, last
•ndaT, to see the execroii•n ; hem:3.rd ha t•w feet
in the cowl Witness was i the mid ..e or 0.5
Old flarldy, between the rail .n t the pavlovas
there were a great many c •rr ago . 01, therant-ide of
the ev4l, so as to bit c* i 7 the way ; nn Cl 4 ten
back w•th the crowd, an I was tits* feet of
the rail He observed, at a friar e• a.m. r eight, a
boy, who had the appearance of a bri, klsyee,s r
p.aisteres's lad, with a jacket He stood nee but
one to witness. The boy said he was SO di, •
wished he could get out. At this time. the ni b
increased, as .appeared to sit, est, from Smir f• •.
When the great pressor. came on, the boy cried ; t
6' Murder " several time.. A man th •i• wis st... •
ing behind the boy, anJ ;appeared to wetness like a
butcher. said to the I id, oV is &loin' lii it you
don't hold your to. gue. I wit! knock y u down
At that .ime, the boy s-em d citt.te taint, and ea-
Jravottred to hold up his head i . t e air. I' Andin, on
tiptoe, with his face towards wetness. The prnssu •
continued to increase. Witne.s sem the boy sup
and tall backwards, as it dead Witness never
saw him ardo wards. This li.pp ned after tie
clock had struck eight. T.,e cry of n Hats off I"
was liter boy had (Alen The crowd increased
till hail past eight, when witness heard the cry of
Nlurilei Witness otivenvei, that a woman,
who was near the boy that fell, cries " Murder I"
several times. Witness cone away at twenty mi.
nines past nine, and got iito of • ••• crowd as s. on
as he could. H • had 1 sig tof the butcher,
nor did he see him strike t boy This witness
is a very genteel young man .bout 16 yeas' •.1 au.,
and gave Ins evidence in a very clear mann r His
fa'n's, when giving his evidence, was very numb
affetied. and shed tears nil the time
William Guest was identified by Mimes Guerd,
his father, who stated mat he lives in Red Litre.
street. Cold-Biat;t•Fields. The deceased was 16
years of age. and went last Monday .0 • tin no-
, onion ; :he last sighs witness saw bin, a,ive w.'s inn
hiindsy evening last. Deceased was a., apprentice
to Me:srs. Thompson and Jacks' q engraver,
of Griner-lane, (.heapside.
George Wilson was identified by Mr. Chayman,
primer. /nook's Market. The deceased lea ;is
apprentice. Witness went with him last hiiine.y
m see rue sir ninon in the fri.nt of uis
Old Bailey; r toy stood close together, upon the
pavement opposite the Dentor's dos r, near Green
Arbour court. The er,,wd pressed in between
witness and the deceased, and separated then
when he lost sight of him. The crowd pressed
from towards Skinner-street; whiten •aw a
wo•nan &aver, in at a window by a s rd.
Witness saw the mob c• ms like a torient, d
all s• em •d to push towards ti e scaffold—did no' • • tt
site boy atr-rwar.fs, rill he saw hum Jeal a Eliza.
WA.d, in S . Bartholomew's Hospitaleeecou.d
nor get away nl. at er the execution On gni, g
away, he stepped r 1130 or 40 ptrscas, who were I) rig
on vie ground ; he was so 4;ntat d he could not
take much i•otice. but he perceived they ail were
/leered with mud, so that he caul) not •crirn the
col or of their clothes—Witness did wit see any
person fall. but heard the cries and .creams of Is
people th.t were Jown—Wit Itllf said they lay
the airetFon of the crowd 1. 4 came from t:lwards
nioniterestreet—a ureic wastur med round those that
!ay on the ground He retired the same any he
tine *bete, wands was by Skinoersthee.. Witness
• . of inthrion. that •h • great number of carts which
were across tram the to. nee ns N wnatesstret, ex.
uding to the OW Orley tri •ii •si net street, pro.
ore ti•e •

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