The National Register.
London, England, 1821-08-19 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER 261
—MURDER AT CUM-BERLAND GATE.' This propmation was received with audible approbation Itn, the , Jnryman.—sDid yon see any constable sor other pride
ury and the audience, officer preseni ? Mettle:re—l did not.
. -..... . Francis hi•Gownsn swotiu lie saw the hearse come from • John Cooke, of IT, Franeis• street' Oxford-road, Gen-
INQUEST ON TH R MAN WHO WAS SHOT ON TUBS Cumberland Gate into Oxford Street, and the people then tlenian,sworre—He came all the way from .13randen burgle
DAY. DURING THE FUNERAL PROCESSION., seised the heads of the boric; drawing It, and turned them to-. House on koweback with the procession. At Kensington
wards the Holborn direction, upon which the soldiers began to
Wednesday afternoon, at half past three o'clock,
them. The people then hooted and began to throw stones Church the processton stopped. The people rapt eased a
inquertion assembled at the New Inn, in the Edgwarea Road, cotwar
at .
wish for the procession to go Memel' the cily,aiiii termed
inquire concerting thedeath of Richard Oney. the man who Was and bricks, and the- soldiers formed. into a body near the Tyburn.
111 4 buds, across a•lane, up which the coustehles mere •
shot dead during the affray between the people and the military, Turnpike and fired. The firing continued for about five miaates.
' during the funeral procession of her late hlajesty, on Tuesday. He saw one of the Guards (he believed- an officer) tide past, and endeavouring to turn the procession, stel they waved, to .
dh fi lat the people. At the and chtered the horsemen at the bead of it to go into else •
The Jury were highly, respectable. A great concourse ofrens turning his hand roun e r is pistol
city. The constables attempted to force • passage thee'
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assembled about the house. The body was lying at the .-- same monient he saw the deemed fail. .
them, but in vain, andelie people told them that the imie
Towoshend public-house, in Oxford Street. and a notice 'was By Sheriff Waithtnan.—He did not hear the Riot Act read.
• posted in the window, inviting all Perms who knew any thing Ile saw no Magistrate, nor did he hear any admonition given to beleitel them was blocked up with carts and waggonsored
• , of the transaction to come forward and give evidence. • the people to disperse. The soldiers began to brandish their a ceble was put across it. At this time a mile.a.y lieges/.
Mr. Sheriff Waithenim was present, and took an active part in swords before any stones were thrown. The people, where the waggon throve imp, and went to the end of the lane, teed
the examination of the witnesses. The first person called eat ("COMP(' stood, were particularly peaceable. He thinks he should rema lupe thee c, apparently to get oat of the way of tire
Mr. Thomas Gould, ,at the half pay ache Ordnance Depart- know theperson who fired it if he saw him. He heard no other . recession; but ill reality it was peered as esa' sly lode-
meat, who deposed, that on 'Tuesday about half past 12 o'clock pistol fired for some minutes after. The Life Guards were the your the views of the people. The Riot Act was net
he was in Oxford Street. between Quebec and Cumberland persons who fired. Thethtfonl Blues did not fire; they were read; beet it could not have been, for witness had -his
streets. At that time there was an immense crowd. who were much cheered by the people. He saw one man rode down by a eyes fixed upon Sir Robert Baker the whole of the time
throwing at the soldiers, and irritating them iu various ways, and Life Guardsman; it appeared to him to be clone wantonly. 'idle they remained there. There was 'redeem offensive passed
.• the latter were firing at the people. lie thinks about to or 30 person who fired the mewl appeared to be about 20 years of
sage. front the people to the soldiers, or from them to the peo-
• shots were fired. lie does not know how the affray coinmeiced • Bartholomew (emery swore
• —it was instantaricous. The motnent after the firing commenced me, at Kensington. The soldiers did not interfere at WI.
Hyde Park Corner, and that she .rose conflict took place at that
lie saw the deceased lying on his back, about two yards teem spot between the people and the soldiers, about the direction About a half a mile this side of Kensington, weiness left
where he stood. teems not know by whom the shot wa. tired. which the corpse was to take, Sir Robert Baker wished the pro- the piocetion, and rode on to town, to give intelligence of
Witness and others took use the deceased, and. meted him to cession to proceed on through Piccadilly., as the people wished the way it was coining. When he gut to Parleliem be
Mr. Lightfoot, the surgeon's shop, where he breathed about four Ween they arrived at Cumberland Gate hrsaw an ()Meer ride emeriti that also b( .eked up. While he was waitiog t'•. ere
• time, and expired. lie never spoke. . • . aloug, and pull a pistol and fire at the.crowd. Ile saw deceased eh. Robert Baker, cane up and kilted it either% few suet. err
••••' By a .lue 1111111..—11 e heard no order given to the People W..
fall. There had been no stones thrown before the pistol was fired. Part • trine, 1.4111.1111 gent knife' role Ili/ 111 Sir Robert tend
disperse, her was the Rio I_t Act read in his hearing. _ . rnes. not Witness was quite positive, of this. The person who teed ap-. .skid hint question., mist witness understood him to premiere
know whether the crowd threw at the soldiers before they fired peered to be about 30 years of age. ' teat thecorpsesimuld gr. through the cety.--At the. tune
•or not. The soldiers were about so yards distant when the shot Two other withesses were called, and at a late hour Mr. Sheriff
, the proc . ion huh newly eases- ICI lite turnpike, tine a min
• was fired. lie did not see any, wittier take a particular aim at ..
Weidman intimated that a greet number more persons were;
any one person. The soldiers flourished their sabres before they waiting tote 11.1
s.: evidence; upon which the inquest , whammed
- i ;tine maths, through the crowd toed said the Imam. teedc,
tired. Redid not see them cut any one. The brick-bats were to eeeey. wiled buck, and had cOne thrungh the •lere le Wit tress thee
flying at this time. [SECOND Dery ] - rode as hard as he could to Ctenteelatel g de, and at the.
By Mr. Sheriff Waithman.—There was no throwing from the time there were ver fewpeople its OeforJetieet. HP WM
On Friday, at three o'clock, the Coif:lllEl'3 Jury assent - y
part where witness and deemed stoud. The people there were
bled, pursuant to adjournment. at tee New dun, in the 110 soldiers in Oxford Oree t when h . 11141 Caine 1: le it,
all quiet, and had got there more for slicherthan any thing else, nut he bud only got across it. when tonne: email he Was
Etegware-roati, to resume the investigation into the cir-
Witness knew of only one shot being fired in that direction. He surprised to see a number of soldiers ile•re. When stone
c sssss stances connected with the death of Richer(' Oney, , , . , ,
shot
did not hear any Civil Magistrate desire the people to depart, or had passed through the gate, the premise 1111,011116 61 111 it,
admonish the soldiers to desist. who was SllOl oil 'lnesday, during the funeral pi ricer:slue
out only suceeeded in shorting our inlet 111 it. 'Fir shafting
Mr. James Titterton, a surgeon residing in Spafields, demised, . of her late Mejesty. We do not remember any similar
of that part did not scp.erate the soldiers, our prevent time
that the death of the deceased was caused by a gun-shot wound. proceeding which hiss excited • mei e trowelled degree of
passing tlwoueli without riche* amongst tile people. lie sac ,
The shot passed through the cavity of the heart. Witness did interest in the public mind than this inqiiire. A large
the soldiers cut at thane Nllll 11:1•1 11,11610 t she eat..., hut' h.•
not see the deceased shot, but hewer present at the affray. When crowd assembled before the honest long version+ to the
the hearse came out at Cumberland Gate the soldiers surrounded hum appointed for the Jury eo assemble, meal the most omelet
,not sty the any person Wilt aCti.l'.lli., wound. d. , A.- •
it, and turned the horse,' heads towards Bayswater. The polite intense curiosity was visible in the countenances of every this a rew persons threw stout sat i tie sututers—()uppers torie.i.; it
lalm at the same instant seized the reins of the horses, and endue, thrown Wier. The soldiery thee (tree up in 0 vine-tett et,
prison.. Thie best possible. ae.c.onienodetion was afferded
toured to turn them down Oxford Street At-the same time the
to the individuals coutiecteu with the press, by J'y ride the rind seemed unee.reen rebate way
.to gii, end while he the
pupal tic began to throw bricks and stones at the suldiers. They .alts of elerviebone elite provided seits, eieil evinced a state of unseat: y ennui stones mei soaks were throe a tit
mined themselves with bricks from a part of the Park' mar,
• which they pulled down. When the populace began to pelt th desire to give -them evie•ry facility- for the performance of them. The sotto rs del nothing at Iles time, twill an °Other,
full of desperat • (we give the e etness's ewes words), rushed
soldiers, the latter Immediately fired. He saw no Magistrate their impoitent dillies. is his his sword at uhe pareicular men, reed mate a CUe
not ether peers officer present, nor did he hear the Riot Act read. The Coroner arrived at three o'clock, and the exam in.
at hit With till Isis sireueths, but the neat, stooped, and svit-
The throwing of stones and the firing continued for sometime. at' of a ithesses commenced, Mr. She:tett Whetstone',
orris could mint say whether be hit him or not. •
- Thinks about 3u shots were fired. Did not hear any orders given was p reset. t. Jut) mini—Did you see that mast throw any thing nt the
to the soldiers to tire. The throwing of stones commented in . ha 1 Green, of No. 9, Vineyard Walk, Clef kenweil,
utterer before I.e cut at him.
s consequence of the resistance of the soldiers to the attempts of ' painter, swoin.—He joieled the processum at Kensington, •
the people to turn the procession down Oxford Street. The sod- near tea church. Nothing particular was pressing when 1Y Itness—No ; iny.atiention was only drawn towards him
diem who fired were of the Life Guards, but he could not tell by the reolgie tie i . a trier in which he rushed at the nun. Wit•
he tirst. joined it, only it ware rending still. lie did not
which regimene 'The soldiers were pelted before they came out
.. know the cause of the stoppage. He 'mew no disturbance •
1W44 )ben sew the spellers clearer upon the people to drive
of the Park, and not a shot was fired until the pelting commenced. .h - hes 'elected their •
them away, and. Just as lie thoueht. i ey .
.at that time, nor was the Riot Aot read um Lis 'leering.—
Edward Bailey, an Ironmonger, deposed, that he was in the purpose, he heitid the report a 'Retie. Severafother pis. I
Park on Tuesday, and saw the people and the soldiers there with Casts and waggons were pieced agents 111 P road leading 10
eels were tired, and be sow intim three thither, time its the
the procession. He was riding along merely as a spectator. Just Kensington Gravel Pits, and the precession moved me
air. 'fheflritig then became eener al. Ile retie lip te a rite
before they advert at Cumberland Gate, he heard one of the tthelly towards town. We've they leeched the Park
young officer mid e‘inyoulated With dun upon eke imp' ()petit y
Serjeants desire two of the privates of the Guards to walk for- Gates, near Kensington (esteems, she soldiers attensple
of firing tit the "come, reed his answer was" I credit not help .
ward to the gate, but instead oe walking they gallopped, and to hummer a pass ige through the gates, bat they were snot,
it ; what was Ito du." W i toes- end um. neer ler (Medi it these ,
knocked two nicer down. At this a cry was raised agates the and they could nut force them, and by utter of See-H.OW. and be o,,eeee.,, I is •
soldiers, and stones begiur to fly about. Lady A. Hamilton put Baker they matched en to Hyde Peek Chruer. Here the • ,•• t. Imre eee Cil. •bl 11 - time' check the
her head out of the carriage, and asked what was the mattes.— Life Guards came sup, met ast ettempt pas made by them tiring. I cannot help it now. lieseigitutioiewas eery pre.i,
and a them thought it the effect of terns, at the time. Wit
Previous to - the men.being knocked down. all• was quiet—oot a to turn the procession tip Park-lane, hut it was blocked
stone had been thrawn. The two soldiers .brandished their
tip with cart-loads of dung mid empty cares and WaVVOIIt• near did not then know that a man bad been killed. Had he
sviords as they advanced. Witness then withdrew from • the
• After a long delay here, the hearse was termed Mets, 4110
.. known it he should liatie concluded from the offiter's ironer „
crowd, and rode away. He afterwards heard a tiring, but did that he alluded to that event. lie did not iCt! the officer h
not see it. •He saw no Magistrate, nor did he hear the Rim Act weed through Hyde Perk, leaving a part oh the procession
tire. He was me very boyish 'linking lice -tire and hied !tee es-
read. Witness begged to add, as his qpinion, that he saw no behind. He joined the procession again at Curettmclautt ireeeey efeeneeet, eoese.
disposition, on the part of the people, to tumult, or riot, at that Gate, and saw the crowd pull down some eon railing, and BY Sheriff Wrothman.—lle saw no misistr. des or pertee, ,V
time. They seemed to feel that It was a funeral preemies, and Al the seine nionvent the Guards rushed out into the surer 0
&errs et the time of the Ile did not think Sir Robert i
ap to him not be actuated by any political feeling.. —among them was a young officer, who, as soon its be jut s
ties there, or he must' have a err hens. .
VIV to
oroner remarked, that this was mete matter oh opinion. into the street, fired a pistol, stud rode etf doer' the Hays-
John Hawthorn, of Crown street. Soho, bailee, maker, swore, water road. He lied braid one or two pistols tired before. A soliriterre who was•understoort so attend rte the desire of
that he joined the procession at Kensington, and continued with The officer did not stop at all when let. tired Ilse fits' time; the commanding officer of time gueras, ember:mu:time the
it until a passed through Cumberland Gate. The people at the but lie tired more than ouce. After lie had fired once he witness hut elicited nothing material.
latter spot commenced throwing brick-bats, and the roldiers fired. Whl:isin Sprott, of N.D. 29, Little Rumelleareet Biome--
rode down the road, and hoard back apll6l ItlVlSedt C 11111•
lie saw the deceased fall, and helped to take him to Mr. Light- . hurt, shoemaker, sworn. Ile joined the prices-eon at
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foot's, where he died in the presence of the witness. lie saw no uteland Gate. The 111.111 who eel was.eisii led off, end it •
leoighterridge, barracks, nod teccompamed egad et come
attempt to turn the hearse either one way or the other, but the 4 eSelltll,lllleClly 41.1e1W.41118. W antes was seaudeng op- to temsbeiland-gate, where, when be ()raised, he .raw the
attempt might have been made without his seeing it. posit.• thus' welch bun when he saw 11"61 and near l'' lhe ~011fiela drivin4 the peeplentind it 1111 them •ieords, tust he
- Simon Barclay, of lee. High Holbern, shoemaker, deletdd, diteeestel- He saw the officer fire the see I wile; his emild nut tell %heeler, they cast :my -body; mod one- oh
that hecarne with the processional' the way from Hammersmith. hack was towards she witness, but he lied seen his face them cut nt hie. (wen ss), and he wardedotfthe Mow with
He saw the stoppage, but saw no riot. He did not liter the Riot trefoil re and should know I • -again, if be saw I • . H• irk umbrella. The soldier madras 'Cut at Ins bead, best the
Act read there. He saw no disposition to riot on the part of the was not in the teome en the rear of the steppe, heft abort blow tell upon leis umbrella. Hero lies triter/4 ',ruddiest the
people, except when they were obstructed. The witness described the center iif 'limn. Weems,. 'did nut liver the Riot Act
the route of the procession and the obstructions that occurred unehiella, and it was cut quite through in sevei al 'ducts.— It
read. There were brick-bets thrown but not
until it arrived in Oxford Street. There he saw the soldiers turn was folded up at the time. and the theme part tees was cut
Ike tiring. •
the hearse towards Bayswater; and or. some resistance being hung loose. I' re 161.111, Via*: stl.llever,', Its IV tree tee ism& elln
By Mr. Waitliman —The man WllO WaS shot was staid e .
offered, the soldiers cut at the people. 'l'lle latter then threw . . " with yeetenee aeaseist Me head Tee soldier could neestrike
bricks and stones at the soldiers, and the soldiers commenced ing quite stile and there, was ego person near bins who earder than he did eit•was with all his fierce. Wee Übe had
firing. Witness eaglet that time standing near the decoased, and evinced the slightest disliesetien to lint er t it of any Made the Mow with his sword, h • thee led it, ii„,l drew
he saw him fall against some railing. Ile merely ejaculated kind He bend no Magistrate admonish tie 'people to out a IliPtgil and t. vePed is et ii knee, rind tircieleit et nabs. d 4
" Ohl" At this tram the soldiers were standing still, and cone • disperse, nor was any order given to tile seldiet AlO desist bite, mites,. was the, te„,,,,,g as:), the be tie lied about
nued firing. There were very few persons where the deceased by any civil officer. 'The suleiees brandished them miroi its,
rose least dist was standing,not ur ncein that part,she rem imil sae the soid d e fire de de. rarely al Liar.—As
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which ire tinted the people 8 ery.nruclo, *MI they-expressed lie was runner, be see a v. ry you.% ottless 01.1 a pistol
John Tuckey, residing in George Street, Grosvenor Square, themselves by hisses and geomis. Several mired wit fr he bolster. and take a delieerete nen at a man 111111 ,
, that he care from Hammersmith with the ',Messier) 41 Murder" after the Men was shot. '1 he bratetishing of -hoot hiin. Heists the man frilleiliel he oev.•r •a et elm After
When came to the end of Park-lane the soldiers turned the swords was before the 111111 was shot. lie did neesee Ike Nal els. The distauce between the udire•r and 111.01 who was
hearse, but the lane was blocked up, and they were obliged to people behave in a disorder ld wanner ou sus other ucca-
turn hack,i and go through the Park. In Oxford Street be saw shut ads Orme seven or eight! yards. Wiener`, na.l mei them
stuns titan where the soldiers interim ed.
bricks thrown, anti die soldiers fired. lie saw the deceased at thi - ' .• thro sing swore lie should k mew the officer 11f,..111 if be
moment standing near a wall, with other people, and the .• • - .elr. Wattlimate—Ded yon know of eery teen previously sae Item—lle did not hear the ...I,lii ris ho hired .et Mae or
were gallopping about. In about a minute afterwards he saw a laid by the people to cause these obstruction..? the "(Beer, soy nny ilsiti..., but . helm the tames lied fired and
young officer of the Guards ride up:opposite the spot where tie' -
t moner.—He Clllll WI 15 hal plans Aught have been shut ire me,. Ise to•ocd about and I, aghed.
deceased was standing: he had a pistol in his hand, which he laid by other people. . By Sliced Waldn:tn.—He heat) ter turgierete of ee
threw round in a direction towards the deceased, anti tired, and eh. Sheila Waithisisit.—He can say whetter' lie hiniSelf peace meet I tell the :teethe sto theist.
the de-treed fell almost at the same instant. He did not hea knew of any. I hare lu.sisaccutsed of being velure' tied William Alexotteller. el No. 4, Toe eretrert, Seim, dyes
any mher pistol fired for nearly a minute afterwards. lie took in these plans myself, and lam •rea.ly to be examined-- , (a boy about 16 years nt uge), wits 11C%1 called. He de•
particular notice of the officer, because he bore a strong neon- _ [fleece I (teal) segiii„. ie . -
starter to a friend of his, a Mr. White, of Exeter. He thinks he - . scribed the •tot.page at ' Kensington neerly iii -the same
Coroner.—As 1 The e • • I t I • I ' - kind i
• ems T "see', gees eel•tete te let 0 manna as the oi ter ii um sses. 'Meese was at.battle
should know the officer attain if he saw him.
By Mr.Weithinan.-1 lie Riot Act was not read in his hearing. .
the man, and Outstay aims...r is, dim Ocoee, but not else. heteeen the constehles and the people there. but the
The witness answered the Ise it .
While wunees was standing in the street (not near the place from • .9 te• t
I the llreative•— lane r eel not strike a blow until the coaseahles hegen to
which the bricks were thrown) a soldier made a thrust at I • There was nil 011611 ruction or A1011.111:1C on the past of the heat meet.
with his sword, and cut a hole in his hat. There was no dispo- People until the firing imininerieed. The 'Foremaim of the :my here olijecteel to the mode of
Mimi on the part of the people to tumult before they came into Here a •G.-ut leman oi the Jury Was treated. to make some proceeding. °leery ism. diet it appeared to him to be it
Oxford Street. The people near where the deceased was steutlen„ . IClnalk 14 at" ether Juror spun the evideuee- waste of lime, and quite us, '••••, to have from every we-
e/ire perfectly quiet. There were no stones thrown by the people The Coroner.— Geetleinen should ' out make. commeads Hess all that occurred al leetisineten mut below three.
near Cumberland Gate, until the soldiers commenced brandish- upon the evideuce to each other —it is very irregular. What occurred timer had oce•,i :tiiea.lt seited by tither
lag their swords. Witness res 1111 l ed.—He:lies -ae dou:ii thet the remit eitnesses, and he conld not see ierfeesh le .w .lit ac southof e
By a Juryman.—They were red coated soldiers who turned the officer
readied .to was the person who stet time mite i. heir people thee ecoul.l apply to the them seem the peOpic as
hearse, and who fired afters/anis at Cumberland Gate. The pistol he could len say that. the Otticer saw the man bet'"le fie C I • umber land Cette.
of the officer was most certainly directed towards the spot where' tiled. The distance bes e ern them te is about ten of The Coroner oriel, he thotield it it's matcrial that all
the deceased stood. Witness gave no provocation to die soldier
who cut at hint, nor did any person near hen. twelve yards et the moment the shot was tired. 'flee pro- the acts of the people, eves tee tit6it -tee tug ft Hue
Here a eonviasstion arose as to that part of the witness's testi- pie me the opposite side of the way from %%levee the de- weenie', e,,,,,id ee „eyed, as it etas thew, teepee ti e•I oral
mony relative to the identity of the officer who tired the pistol, ceased stood. there stones after the min AVa., Sll6ll, TII Her Jury should be made acquainted e .04 the Itllll/C1,41111
and he repeated what lie had 'refine sworn. man was standing sideways en lite pierentent• eispersition or the people from Om 111.i1,161111g, as it might •
Mr. Sheriff Waithman—e I Conceive. elf. Coroner, that the. A Jurymate—Can you judge as to the age of Illm•elneei epee.' diet the• it C 1116 A had bet .. etch as to premethee
seep most likely to farther the ends of justice with rempect to all who tiled ? . the assault, ii luck afterwards was committed ovum theist
parties, will be to have the whole regiment drawn up, and let the Wittiess.--Quite a young-min—l should suppose Abele by the soldiees.
witness see whether he can single out the offfer or not." 20 years oe age. Sheriff W•itlimau Misery/el, that it teethe not pi-weld%
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