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London, England, 1821-03-02 00:00:00

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Ou bb esterisg the he... toefsectfteelt men COINS le
and asked bins 'Molt oep the ollimpllaue west 1 Hs direeted
okras, sad they fiAlinond ; there was sollirient light to di..
•isgoish them, it being • notow.light sight. II we. *held
ten cilnoldepr's gaoler of so hour after he Sew the lain
eeple before he heard the diselmoge of the pistol ; was masa-
'roost she from door an the Mine ; there was oat owe with
him ; heard • seemed report Clitelimeo tbe first and wood
discharge there was as intermit of Most • minute air
homer ; the lest appeared Whist • slight reptirt ; the se.
dust ws• a looder Invert. andlippeared M be of tea pistols.
Did sot mole Ildin. where he was; mold only Mot Math& the
moods of what beibortill to beam pistols. {tent into the
hems* after the report, media, 'do carpenter; did not nay say
itiiog to him show whet he had belted. Canton My neat lb*
impressive upon bitiaisal was at the Moe. Ageollgosso ening
as him to dtettoisam, Mid NNW foe the hostler; 'imbed for a
abetter and assistams„ as • kited of his hod met with as steel.
dent. He rm. not sow of the 141.081111111144 fr daubing Moe
at the harisorbeftwe ; appeared to beguile • tit teats; said
hie /timid met with as seeidem, aofs.kv *home to Maid
i Witness ealled Smith, the/adrenal,. ; the ne•111.1.1•4
e, gybed the plate where Isis Mead lig, and westlaiit 'again
i• the Acid, hot took a dirgeful mod bdm wirer's, Oho
also west to the field 'ream the carpenter; tow
Mr. Scott lying is the sew lis bock; deers were filer
er five other.. shoot thirty porde away fain
?Whew were ustbuttosied, sod his Ask wailer Ills bind)
he said to witness that ht we. badly witosided ; the weber
osmosis stood at a disuse*; did wet come till he milled
',hem; mono* My if they were the parties who passed
-sift before; imagines they were; It.. every remote bp
believe they were; laid Mr. Scott milli, MIMI, and pot
et cloak soder bins. The Geodessesi she 'hem at • di&
ranee then came to assist ; did wilt see any peens Oahe
bawds with IYr. fleset, or how shy see wish hiss good
night; aim of the geotlosoesi tined to Mr. Scott, w I would
rasher that 1 was Ire your shsatiosi, soil' that ^ydeirsee in
tailor;' and Ale Scott replied," as it ism happened ow, let it
• y" the gentleniso had • cleat we, with • resilialeg to
it ; it won • dark dregs be hod • oli ; eseher iliiemmed* to the
Minse with SISIG4IIIIIWW, sod was accompanied by four of
.hose who were tos the (retol; owe of them mowed much
offected ; believes it was Mr. Christie; !Mira the Mane Of
Christie, having heard it spoke. Ify mine if the grille-
Alen ; believes he based Mr. Scot. same Mr. Christie; Mil mit
see the gentleman whom he popPums to be Mr. Christie shake
hands with Mr.Seott; sot relish, which way this gentle.
man went ; not tertian, whether it was four or Ave permits
who came to the house with him ; did not go to Camden
Town for Doctor Poyoter.—elDecter Poynter brie said that
it was • permit Maimed ItOttierford who called him.)—
Thinks it was fair promos 'Oho went 'Up stairs when wit.
:.em took deresonl op; left them there; does sot know
who nest for Doctor Poyoter, bat supposes it was hie was.
ter ; was employed In emoreyiag Doctor Poynter is the
chaise-cart to the first coseh"tage ; does 'not bible if
any other medical man saw him before Doctor Poynter 's at.
rival; cannot say if any one of the persons who were with
Mr. least wits s medical man; saw so pewees with lint in
his hand; deceased was bleeding; has not since mew any
of the person, that were en the ground that night; did nut
recognise nay of the five who Caine in with deceased to he
those who had the trim; he only remarked one gentleman
having • white mat on; does not know of any altercation
baring occurred ire the Wage; saw Davis the constable ;
came about the same lime that Dr. Poynter came; saw new
gentleman with Iwo pistols In his band; saw Iwo pistols
afierwarils at the house; did ant see pistols in the hands of
snore than owe poetesses, who plated them on the shutter,
horn which they were taken ty his master srhes the
body reached the house; should sot know any of the party
again, if he were to are them even is the room; saw two
(belies at the bottom of she lane. when he was eunveyiwy De.
Poynter to town, sod asked the drivers what they were there
fur' Shoe of them mid, they were waiting for some Gentle.
me* who went down towards the Farm; one of them tank
Dr. Poynter into town ' • should know them if he taw them
again. 'lle 'hailers belonged to Aisne Shepherd, of Carew.
diebrilreet, Cavendish square; does not know what part of
the town they look up their fare at.
Mr. Hugh testson swore—la latidiewd of Chalk Farm
Tsrern ; recollects on the night of Friday week last tore
4%.!...tteint..1 coming to the house; slid not know either
of shim ; they drank about two-thirds of a bottle of wine;
one wee deemed with is dark.coloored coat, sad the other
had on a dark coloured cot with several capes to it. Co.
tio.ity prompted him to observe which way they went, and
he .stiw them p dow• the lane towards Ilarnpstead.rosd;
saw no other pecans near she premises till the alarm was
gitrn, rhea a permit cams rushing into the house nearly out
' of breath, and asked for sissistmice, stating that a gentlemen
was shut ; did lint say is chit way ; gave orders to the car-
penter and hostler to resole, prompt moistest. ; did not hear
Ilir report uf tite.srma ; was in • part of the honor where it
oar not likely he could hear it; she carpenter was wills hiss ;
a ‹econsl gentleman cams miming down, dressed in • frock
coat ; he came in search of assistance; was a young gentle.
ruin and appeared to witness to be an Irish gentleman;
I so conversatiens between dicer/wed and any other Gem.
5•• man ; deceased was extremely cold when he arrived at
t!.e hour.; deceased never spoke in his presence; ordered
11.-d to be prepared for him, Anil trot immediately for a
sluctor, rind desired the messenger to bring with him oleo a
re'ire .Slicer. Of the Gentlemen who were in the room
win, Mr. Scott, one told witness he was assistant to
Mr I'. ttigrew• dues not well recollect how the Ges-
t:, mtn were dressed, •f whom there were fuer sike-
r thee ; some of their cloak. were in the room, and
vere lined with crimson silk. After Mr. Scott was
rot to had, one of the Gentlemen, who was 'leader and
tilt, came down stairs, and odd witness that the Gem Wawa
Lad been fighting a .'.eel; said he war an assistant to Mr.
Pettigrew. olio was gone off to lowa with one of the
parties.
Witness' asked him who shut the deceased' This
qiiestine being ohjecled to, was not put—[The letter before
alluded was now read by the Coroner. I was from Mr.
Pettigrew 's Lady. stating that lie was out of town, sod the
assistant was also out of the wry, but expected in the
roorse of the day ; and slloUld he tome, she would cans*
him to Mtend.)—Two or three of the Gentlemen made
their iseope before the arrival of Doctor Poynter;
itiveilit have prevented their escape, had he known of IM is
istentiun ; the prison who called himself an malaise.. of
Ms. Pettigrew undertook to render deceased some assistance,
and said to witness that he thought he could extract the ,
hell; witness was lint allowed to go into the room, was
shut owl by s person sinew name, be think', is
one olshtae alto were on the groom;; told Ilse gristle men •'
ti* he resseedereal them as pailleanes Peet it's° to the
arriSal of the officer ; the officer arrived, Mr. Paimere
came Ouse, mud assumed a 'try high ten.; he gave him in
charge, toy Over with two others, who wee in the pa.mige,
sue of shore was the y ming Irish Gentkman ; ii.e other
Iwo were up mails. tile. Patmore. went np stairs, and the
..Hirer followed him. but Mr. Paiswore would out suffer
bias to eater the reruns ; witness tame down stairs, and
went into the bar, when be heard that 11,, Griot. men had
sonde their istapr, but dues nut know how it was seemed ;
Into. only the: mime of Mr. Patinere, whom be had
Mauer before the duel, arid knew his father near ly vivre!,
yrus y made their escape while witness was en.
eroPed in en, wersattun with Dr. Brookes, Dr. Poynter, and
some tither Gentleman; received the Gest intimation (runt
the °Meer, who seemed to make a great deal of 'IOW! whams
'elating Ilw cjoirimeaSlOrro Mr. POMO,. was thrr UlUrt •c•
live of the party. Mr. Scott contiosed at his house till his
idealise. Po vs r bad say cuoversalion wish him ; does slot re.
collect erring a pair of pistols; his one pie.; which ',es.
foetid in the field,and thisiks it larluaged to Patnicere,leeesuee
it peewees to Itte description gives of owe impaired after by
Mr. Pstanute's father, whirls he said be had lust:, it •ppeared.
to have been recently desch.irged. Due guinea teemed
was offered to the bade* of the pistol by Mr. Patois-re,
ors. sod also by a frieod of his. The pistol wee found by
• man, and Lessugbt to witness is consequence of the rif•
ward. Limos manioc of a pair we pistols saw WOW".
till arch trate as 1w found the pistol now in his cnatody.
Another pistol was f.iund by a man who refuses to give it
op till he rewrites the termed. /las beard Ike some of
Mr:Christie, hot does !H.t brow nem ; heard that it was'
Mr. Christie she abut Mr. Scott ; learnt !Lis from olio
sef ells Gentleasia, but does sap know • (ruin which; it
was Mr. Moses., Me. Pettigre.ea assistant, who cave
the ant alvns. Mirs-lbratt cease to she loom us Sunday
moraisg, sad told witless* Heat Mr. Scutt bad a geld wa.-:h