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THE KING smut's WILLIAM SPART.ING, Esq.
For the Murder of EDWARD GRAYSON, of Liverpool,
Shipbuilder.

The following is the evidence before the Inquest, which sai
upon the Rody of Mr. Gray so:i.
Mr. Isaac Bold's deposition, that his father, .lona'
Bold, Esq the Coroner of Liverpool, is absent from
Liverpool and his return uncertain.
ROROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
Depositions of Witness.vs produc.ed, sworn, ..nd ezaininerl, hr
fegraXilli.ini lin per, big. Mayor, and one of lii, Majesty'-
JJffees of the Peace, in and for the said 'tannish, in th
airience of Jonas Bold, Ent Coroner of our Sovereigo L ,ol
the King, within the said Borough, on view of the body I,'
Edward Grayson, late of hiverpo:tl aforesaid, ship-builde.,
now lying dead this 4th March, 15.)4.
Isaac Bold, of Liverpool aforesaid, Gentleman,
deposeth and saith that his father, the said Jonas
Bold, Esq. is Coroner of and (or the said Borough,
and that he bath been absent from Liverpool about
,
three months, and that he cannot say, with any de-
gree of certainty, when he will return home.
Sworn befote me, ISAAC BOLD.
WILLIAA HARPER.

EXAMINATION OF PATRICK DIONAN.
Patrick Dignan, being sworn and examined, de-
posed), and with that he has lived with tlic deceased,
as a house servant, upwards of seven months; that
he is a married man, on which account his late
master permitted examinant to sleep at his lodgings,
out of his late master's house ; that on Saturday
night last but one, about half past eleven o'clock,
his said late master direaed this examinant to come
to his house, at six o'clock the next morning, and to
be very particular AS to the time; that at about a
quarter past six o'clock, on Sunday morning, exa-
minant attended at his master's house ; that, when
examinant came, his said late master was angry
with him for b,ing so late ; that his late muter and
examinant went (rota his master's house, in St.
James's-street, to a place called high Park, and a
little below sae house of a Mr. Byrom : his said late
master told examinant, that he was goinz to
meet a gentleman; but whom he did not mention,
but said his whole dependence was upon it;
that immediately after his late master had ex-
pressed those words, Drs. M'Cartney and Park pas-
sed them in a chaise, and the chaise stopped near to
the Palk Chapel, and examinant and his late master
came up to the chaise, when Dr. MCartney was
getting out, and his late master told Dr Mac
Lartney that it was examinant's fault for being so
late; that his late master anti Dr. WCartncy went
down the fields together, but Mr. Park stopped in
the chaise ; but previous to his master going with
Dr. M'Cartney, he ordered examinant to get into
the chaise to Mr. Park, which' he did ; that the
chase was placed in such a situation as examinant
could see both his late master and Dr. M'Cartney
go along the fields, and examinant observed that
they went down into a dingt., which he understood
is called Knot's Hole, and he there lost sight of
them ; that, in about five minutes after they were
out of sight, examinant heard the report of a pis-
tol or gun, which this examinant thought came
from the dingle into which his late master had gone
into ; that examinant then immediately opened the
chaise door, got out of the chaise, and went over
the fields, in the same direaion as his said late
master and Dr. M'Cartney had gone, and about
half way from the chaise to the dingle, he met a
gentleman. and Mr. Spading a little beh;nd him,
and the gentleman had a small box under his arm ;
that the gentleman, whom examinant did not know,
said to examinant, What the Devil brought you
here r that Mr. Spading then said, " Go down,
there is a gentleman dangerously hurt !" that exa-
minant went forward, and when be came to the
dingle he saw his master standing, but supported
by Dr. M'Cartney, and he had his hand upon his
right side; that examinant went up to his late
master, who desired examinant to go and get some
assistance, which he d.d, and he was got into the
chaise in which Mr. Park had been in, and was
brought home to his own house in Liverpool ; that
this examinant being asked by Mr. Booth, one of
the jurymen, if he heard more than the report of
one pistol or gun, he saith that he heard only one
report.
Sworn before me,
Witatax

PATRICK DIGS AN,

Ii•MINATION or $lllO% BOZZON.
Simon Bozzon, of Liverpool aforesaid, chaise-
driver, being sworn and examined, deposeth and
saith, that he is a chaise-driver at the Royal
I hotel, in Liverpool ; that on Sunday morning last,
he was called out of bed about half -past five
o'clock—that at six o'clock he was ordered to the
door with a chaise by Mr. Sparling's servant—that
he knows Mr. Sparling—that a few minutes after
six o'clock Mr. Sparling, and a gentleman this
examinant does got into the chaise.
And examivaat was ordered to drive them to the
Park Chapel—that he did drive them to the Park
Chapel, when the chaise stopped, and Mr. Spilling
and the gentleman with him got out. and Mr. Sper-
ling said examinant must WWI, for that they might
be back in half an hour ; and they Ixsth went over 4
gate into a field, and from thence to a place called
Knot's-hole; that after they were gone, examinant
heard the report n two pistols, which this examinant
says proceeded from toward. Knot's-hole ; that in
About halt an hour after tie chaise arrived, and after
he had heard the report of the two pistols, another
chaise came up, and in it were Dr. M'Cartney and
Mr. Park, and they stopped some short time in the
chaise, and then Mr. Grayson and his servant came
up ; that Dr. M'Cartney got out of the ch•liSts and
Mr. Grayson and be went down the field the same
way as Mr. Sparline and the gentleman with him
bAd gone; and Dr. M'Cartney had with him a small
box, as also had the gentleman who was with Mr,
Sperling; that after Mr. Grayson and Dr. M'Cart-
ney had got out of sight. in about ten minutes
he heard the report of a pistol or pistols ; and
in the c nurse of a few minutes after such re-
port, be saw Mr. Sparling and the gentleman
with him running towards the chaise ; that they
got into the chaise. as Mr. Sperling. told exami-
nant to drive to Liverpool as quiet as possible,
and to stop at Mr. Ralph Benson's, in Duke-street.
and to give his compliments to Mr. Benson, and to
say that he (Mr. Sparltng) had taken a walk into
the country and was very well—that examinant
drove to Mr. Benson's, and after delivering his mes•
sage. be drove them to the Royal Hotel, and from
thence to the Parade where he saw them get

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Sworn before me, Shp o x Beau er
WILLIAM HARPER,
EXAMINATION OF Ms. Tint: '
Henry Park, of Liverpool, aforesaid, entiptat.
sworn, depnseth, and saith, that OA eIIAS
norning last, a little before seven o'clock, a
age stopped at examinant's door, and a violtut
ing of the bell, and in a few minutes one of dvit;
.minant's boys came up into his room and said Dr.
4.Cartney wanted examinant to go with him into-
.he country, to see a patient. That examinant toe'
lip, but before he had half dressed himself, the boy
come up again, and said Dr. M'Cartney was in
violent hurry, and examinant replied. that he woe I'
come down as soon as he had got his cloaths on ;
that when examinant was dressed he came dem to •
Dr. M'Cartney, and said to the Do tor, Wien is
done, that the Dodot replied, r• Step in (pointing
to
the chaise), lam in great haste, and ordered the n
driver to drive as fast as he could to the Park Cha-
pel; that the driver drove at a great rate, and when
they rat some distance from the town, and near to
the i'atk Chapel, he then explained to examinant
the business between Mr. Sparling and Mr. Gray-
son ; that examinant told Dr M'Cartney that he
was much hurt to be called upon a business of
that kind in so unprepared a manner; had ess•
aminant had any notice of the meeting he woul '
have come from homc,without having peace-officenf
to have prevented the business ; that however likely •
examinant had been, whea a young man, to attend m
business of that kind, it had been many years his
determination not to attend any decisions of that
kind unaccompanied by peace-officers, or words to
that etfea. That Dr. M'Cartney replied, that he
was sorry examinant had not had notice, if date
would have been examinant's condua ; that the
chaise stopped at the Park Chapel, anti exarnin
then said he would not go any turther ; that
M't artney then said, will you not go to the grunisd.
examinant replied he would not ; that hi then asked
examinant, if he would stop in the chaise, wh ch es-
antinant did, and Mr. Grayson's servant cant; into
the chaise to him; that examinant tensioned lb tie
chaise a little brio a the Park Chapel, and the reason
be so stopped, was, that well-blowing that it was
not possible to get peace-officers, and that a few
minutes was to decide the business' if he went
away it might prevent examinant from render-
ing an individual an essential service ; that he, this
examinant, did not know that he had any anthority
to prevent the business; that after Dr. MrCarney
ha 1 gone f ore examinant about ten or fifteen m
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nu es, he heard the report of‘a pistol or pia.rils, as d
in a few minutes afterwards he saw two gentlemen
running up the field towards examinant; that ex-
aminant jumped out of the chaise ar.d ran to meet
them, that when he came near them, he found one ,
to be Capt. Samuel M. Culquitt, of the navy, and
the other to be Mr. William Sparling ; that when
he ca ne up to them, Captain Cuiquirt 'aid to eta
amis tit, Mr. Park, make haste, Mr. *etyma is
wounded ; that examinant ran down upwards the r.
dingle ; and about the middle of the diagle, es-
aminant saw Mr. Grayson moving very ;lowly,
leaning upon, Dr. M'Cartney, and arinther person,
wimm examinant did ant know ; that w!,,en cx.
aminant g t up to Mr. Grayson, he slid he could
not move anntaer step and begged to set dasea,foe
Cam he should fall, as be could not stand any he.get.
that he appeared to examinant to be *great pans.
and the outside of the right thigh of his breeches
was very bloody, and examinant observed a her- it
the breeches of Mr. Grayson, a little below ill,
right Kp ; that by this time three or four men came
ap, and with their assistance, Mr. Grayson, was got
into the chaise, and Dr. WCarney rant into
the chaise with him ; that examinant walked oa
inwards Mr. Graysan's house. where he arrived he.
fore the chaise ; that when the chaise arrived, his
spoke to Dr. M'Cartney, and said, that the injury,
examinant apprehended, was a very imponint one,
and that. perhaps more lives than one mil& be at
stake, and the peace of mind of several WOW+
concerned, examinant did not like the responsibility
to be upon himself, and therefore wished to have a
consultation; that while they veal getting Mr. Gray.
son out of the chaise, examinant w for Dr. Lyus;
that when daminant returned with Dr. Lyon, they
mined in getting Mr. Grayson to bed, and tii-y
then proceeded to examine the wound; that this
they found apparently made by a ball, and situated
in the upper and outer side of the right thigh, rather
more forward, nearly opposite to 'he jnint of the
hip; that it was some tme befordilhey efUld dis-
cover the course of the ball, there was so mach
bruise in the surrounding parts, and the skin so
ranch detached from the muscles, that, after
some time, they found that the course of the hall
went perpendicularly towards the joint -
they enlarged the external wound •
order that they might make their eras
more ease ; that they then found that
passed in a dire&ion towards the head
bone, to the full length of the finger
Ihn Warm, and Dr. Lyon were
dent they felt the ball, hut this exic
not quite so comident, but thought
ball; that he then very mature.y col
pnrCticability of extraeting the ha's
propriety a-al safety of attempting
was judged proper not to atLemi,t
said Mr. Grayson lingered undin
until this morning, a little before three
then died, and this examinant has no
his death was in corsequ"..nce of that
this afternoon, on opening the body. _
and Dr. lavon found a ball had penetrated
of the thigh bone, within the jo•nt,
neck of the thigh bone was broken ,
oblique dire Lion, and there were likewise um
small splinters ; that on tatting out the head r
bone they found that the force of the '
racked the bottom of the socket, and the h
and muscles surrounding the head of the bone
in a mortified state. H.
Sworn before me, _
WILLIAM H

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