The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-01 00:00:00

THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE-

PARK.

CONCLUSION OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE
CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.—(TEIS DAY.)
The Commissioners took their seats this morning
shortly after 11 o'clock.
Superintendent Tarlton, of the T division, has been
19 years in the force, and superintendent since March.
He was in the park about five o'clock. Re deposed to
the large concourse of persons assembled near the re-
ceiving-house, and their turbulent conduct. He saw a
boy brought into the yard with his head cut. The boy
said it was done with a stone.
Mr. A. A. Hansard, a literary man, of 3ristol, was in
the park or. the let July from about two toseven o'clock.
He went near the elm tree by the dairy, in the branches
of which a number of men and boys had stationed them-
selves, making a great noise. A policeman ascended
the tree to drive them off, but, as he ascended, the
higher they went up, at last descendirg through the
hollow of the tree, the policeman after them, where hi.
succeeded in capturing a few of
,them. He, however,
sent them about their business without ill-using them
Witness characterised the mob as exceedingly turbu-
lent and spiteful against the police, aid their conduct
in hooting and yelling at carriages o they passed
along the drive as brutal and un-Engtsh. The police
acted with forbearance, notwithstandingwhich the popu-
lace knocked off their hats, jostled them, and he saw at
one time half a dozen policemen's hats licked about like
footballs.

Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—lfe wrote mostly
on sporting subjects. He had written a work on
Archery. Although he stated in his evidence that the
tree was covered with men and boys, thicker than with
leaves in its best days, his thoughts did not take a ro-
mantic turn. Witness said there were at least 50 men
and boys in the tree. (Derisive laughter.)
Noah Perkins, private of the Grenadier Guards,
proved the police called at the barracks to request that
some soldiers in the crowd should be sent for, in doing
which they were surrounded by the crowd, and stones-
thrown. One struck him in the neck, for which the
man was apprehended, taken before a magistrate, and
fined.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—The mob which
surrounded the barracks were throwing stones in all di-
rections for a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes.
The soldiers were cheering with the people. The soldier,
so offending were subjected to extra drill. They were
all young soldiers.
George Busby, private of the Guards, with an Alma
medal on his breast, gave similar evidence. He could
not say whether it was the crowd or the policemen who
were throwing stones. No stones were thrown until
the arrival of the police.
The porter at the Westminster Hospital proved that
Samuel Daymond, 593 A, spoken to by one of the cora-
plainants, was an inmate of that establishment, and in a
dangerous state.
Sergeant Smith (plain clothes man) has been in the
force about nineteen years, during which time he has
been engaged fourteen years as a detective. He was in
the Park on the Ist. He apprehended a man named
Dalton, near the elm tree spoken of, for stealing a watch.
He was rescued twice, and witness was assaulted by the
crowd, amongst whom were many respectable persons.
The prisoner bit him in the arm. When he first appre-
hended Dalton he cried out " I'm taken for speaking."
He knew Dalton well. At the Middlesex Sessions 12
previous convictions were proved against him, and he
was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. Witness saw
a female struck in the face with a stone. A large num-
ber of police and people surrounded him when taking
Dalton from-the park. He struck Dalton in the face
with his fist in self-defence, Dalton was very violent,
and had to be carried with his face downwards, to pre-
vent his injuring the police. Witness was in plain
clothes.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—Witness was held
back by the hair of the head, and he had his coat torn
off his back ; there was a larger number of suspicious
characters in the park than he had
ever seen before ; he
saw many badly-dressed persons behaving well.
did not think either of the detectives in the park saw a
man put a stick up his arm, and make use of an extra-
ordinary expression against the police as had been stated
by a previous witness.
Charles Parker, porter at the National Club, White-
ball-gardens, assisted the last witness in securing his
prisoner. He saw several persons struggling with him.
Witness was bit and kicked by Dalton. They were sur-
rounded by a large crowd.
Smith was recalled, and said there was a large number
of better-class thieves in the Park, who assumed the dress
of respectable people.
Mr. Ellice said he had a large number of witnesses
who could speak to individual cases of stone throwing,
but he should decline calling them.
Heartwell, who gave evidence on Friday, 20t