The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

I saw him again the Sunday but one following. that 11 as the itith
of August. After he Will washed and cleaned. I told Wan that if
be would walk out I would
.give him ta. I did not take any
means to know that was anew with hies t did not expect but
that h 4: would ►iet lamer : my imstreas '.:111 tell ',GIL.* great ideal
better than I a`.mit him.
Mr. Ilarma observed, that. Mr. E.arnshaw was the medical
man who attended him.

Witness continued—l observed blood on his arm .on the Tuec
day inoming. I did not go to any doctor to assist hint ..he went
for the doctor of Ids own =mil. tint by my direction he went
to Mr. Etanshaw. lle kept growing wore every clay till the
time of his death. I did not interfere any more than I have told
you.

l'oroner.—Why were you so apparently indifflxent to hi,
situation

%ritut.,3-1 expected h..; would get later tilt the day but one
before he died. lle died 011 Tuesday morning about half•paot
one: I began to think on the Suuday that he would act get
better : I tidied in no further assistance or help for him r I can-
not tall when the doctor began to attend hint at my house; my
mistress can tell that : I know flirt lie did attend him on the
Monday he grew worse:. lie..kcpt his bed from Smuttily night
till he died on Tu••atlay morning. had no ro»re,%-ittion with
bins by withileit appeared that he was aware of Ms Approaching
death. I cannot exactly state what was the cause, of his di:init.—
! did not see any wounds to bruises. I did not ex amine hint.
but other people did; I can nn!y :tate my opiMon as to the
cause of hi. death : I am generally t.t home t,rerlaoking Use
bit-tory t he led a sober life •, he might get something ,now and
thee on Saturday nights atter work ; but he WILli in seneral as
►egular as any man in this town. I have a daughter, Sarah
Lee.; and two •::.w, James and Benjamin. My wife's name
is Idannith. Them dwelt with are during the whole of my sun's
inners.

Coroner.—l lave the gentlemen of the Jury any question to put
to this witness.

Juryniau.—Your carelessness arose from the attention %Lick
your wife and family would itay to him it
Witness.—Yes: I knew he would be as well looked after as if
I was present all the time.
Conmer.—have you, gentlemen, who nre attending here fur
some purpose, tiny tithstiiin to lau to itnes,
Mr. Ilartner.—l thank you, S,r. I 11... e-tome to put.
Coroner.-11 there are any witnesses here 1 think they bad
better withdrew, on which part everthey are attending.
Mr. 'lames thanked the Coroner. would be highly proper.
AU the witnesses were then ardcat:d t., withdray., except Mr.
Hatmett and Mr. Earnshaw.

Air. Mellor..the cuusuible of Oli said, " There is one of
our wit e, shere."

Alfa. lliumali Lees, mother-in-law of the deceased, sac then
sworn. She ws in deep mourning. and appeared very nielun-
choly.—.. .\ly son, John Less, slept at my house on the Sun-
day night of the lath of August. I did not ace him on the
Monday morning. I suppose he was at work at the factory
when I got up. I saw hint on Monday night a little before it
was dark. Ile was wading at the ga.e. I desired him to tune
in and get his armdre std. Some-penran /obi me, before I saw
I • , that his atlll Was C't, somethinot warm,
and went to bed. Ile had tenfold was:.. I nut ace Liar again
that night. 1 slid not go iiito his room. I dof not expect any.
thing serious. My own son.. iholivaa. told me, that John had
lof a foul cut. I saw hit.. again the next day in the forenoon.
le had his breakfast in bed. I cannot tell when he got up. I
saw him about eleven o'clock down stairs. I did nut see any
wound. I did nut inquire, nor did Lace any thing but his :61U1.
1 desired him to go to .pine doctor. He went directly. I saw
him when he carne back. I asked him whether he biul got his
wound dressed. He said he hail. This was on Tueolay. On
the following days, during the week, he laid iu Led till two, or
past 2, before he got up. After he got up, lie sometime- walked
out fur a bit of fresh air; he was quite poorly. He did not com-
plain of any paniculat plaice, but said he was poorly. He used
to throw up what he ate. I did not see him threwit up, hal
saw him go out of the door, and when he came back 4 he said. he
had thrown up his food; lie threw up every thing, On Wednes.
day, in the second week. be began to grow worse.. He regularly
applied to the doctor till the %Vainest:ay. After that day. Mr.
h aenshaw came to the house. Ile tame on Thursday. 1 bad
not muelt conversation with thedoctor. I asked him what was to
be dome ; lie ordered him to take medicines three times ata.c.
On Saturday, in the seeniiii and time I think b I
saw die wound on his right elbow ; it was in a healing state
when I saw it ; it was nearly two halms long ; it.opencel a hide.
abbot the breadth of my little linger. I don't remembes seeing
it again ; 1 was not very fond of looking at it ;. it watt very foul.
though a heeding state. He complained much of a pain in the
other shoulder. He grew weitm • I was obligal to rinse him up
to drink : this was nearly a week before he died. The first time
I lifted him, about a week before his death, he complained that
his left shoulder was worse than his cut arm, and made tu.ta. I
did 'tot examine it. He said. it had no cut upon it, but he was
moth afraid of having it dis.urbed. lie said, he felt a ielent
pain. He complained of his left foot too. He said, he thought
it was swelled. I examined it. and saw a great many purple
sputa on it. It was swelled up the ley and inflamed. He did not
say what was the cause of it. Ile said very little afters the acci-
dent. He waa trine low spirited. i asked him if I Lhonlil send
for any other doctor ; he aaid.no. .On the next day the doctor
came. I was present when it was examined. I p4t a poultice on
it. He lust the sight of his left eye. 1 attendee! him daily front
time to time he began to grow worse till he died. On the Wed-
nesday butane before he died there was a great alteration in him
for the worse. He was down on Saturday before he died. send
had four or sir leeches put on his temple. Ile was canted up on
Saturday night, and never came down again. I wikeil him whe-
ther he thought he should get better. lie said he .I;.t tat know.
I asked him if he did rot get some serious crush coons die
crowd. He sc.:(l, he was never among the crowd, bat among
the horses. This conversation was on Saturday. 1117 shirt was
cut in many a place. and his coat was cut over his ahoukler. I
cannot exactly say when I saw this. I did not at first think there
was any thing serfints. On his left shoulder his coat and waist-
coat were cut through, l'he length of the cut in one place was
as inch and a half. 1 did not examine his shirt can his shoulder.
Betty Ireland uashedtheshirt. I cannot auy.whetlmr any other
part of his cloths was cut. The top of the crown of his hat was
of. - I belive it was a good haebefore he went. Before he went
to Itlancliester he was as healthy as any man in the factory. I
never remember his taking physic before the lab of August.
I do not recollect say thing of the kind.
Betty freland was then called ond sworn.—l knew John
Lees, the son of Robert Imes. I have known him ever since he
was 14 yeartaif age. I did not see him till he died. I never wiw
ouch a corpse in till my life. i washed his clothes. One John
Leitch assisted in taking 'oldie clothes. The rightshouldernas
quite black on the top. It was like c diuk purple—the breadth
rat your hand or more. The next part I remarked en. the right
hap. 'the skin was Win two places,. as if it had been scalmed.
One place was smaller than L1)001110% I don't know what pro-
duced it. If I roust tell the truth and the whole truth. there
was hardly u free place on his back ; it witauxactly as if he had
been tied to a halbert, and flogged; .1 have often secs dead bo-
dies; I never saw one like this. I think his inside was putrifled.
—I can't say, whether or not nll there marks were produced by
siolence. His breast and his belly wire net diseokiured more
than any other person's. I took the poultice WV has foot, but did I
1101 sec arty thing pariictdar. The elbow looked very sore ; it did
not seem as if it had been mending.
Juryman.—Did it bleed afresh when you sow it ?
Winos .—toes; as fresh Its if it let: Is en just mate. Ile bled
most w leis Le bias put into his coffin.

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- Mr. liarnser.—llow soon after the death did you attend?
Witness.—Before the body was cold.
Mr. Ilanner.—You hare assisted in laying out many persons
after their death %—Yes.
Mr. harmer.—Did they die of violence ?—No.
Mr. Ilarmer.—And you did not observe such discoloumtions
as these The tliscolom:.titnis in this case were all upon the
back.
Mr. Eamshaw was then culled.
The roioner 0:1;reil to saw him.—lie said, Le tnotight
it improper to take as oath. Ile was one of the tkeicty of

Mr. Earaahaw, after a pause, said, I must decline being

You aro

Curoner.—Then you can't after /arils be examined.
aware of dust ie
Mr. Thirnishaw.—fire.
Mr. Win. ilsor.ett we,. then sworn.—l 11411% John Lees the day
suler his death. I never saw bins a hilt lining. I was solicited by
Mr. Harmer to open the body. I discoet rod that he wa.. in a it
state of putrefaction. There was a cut on the right elbow about
2 inches lung, and an inch and a Lalltite,s. :'Ms was livid, and
the mark extended to the shoulder. The boa.: was separatett ;
I bent the elbow, the bone pratruded. rle boat was cut
rattly in two. I did not perceive that the place bled : there was
uo running. Had l examined it while h.: was alive, I have ma
doubt it would hare o;oned in the same way. I can't say whet..er
the wound was in a healing state, the appearances shit} death ..1,4C
,0 different. The wound was those tl,t joint of the elbow. I 'save
been in the room tithing the examination. There appeared to
have been a cut or a stab in the lett uhoultivr. The pail was
black, and appeared to have been nearly healed up. The cut
was about two inches ler.g.• as TJutl„eil by the • 'man It Slid not
;smear to me that this could hare oceasioneti• any serious injot; .
ilia shoulder, and back. and loin.s, wers much dissobatreo
they appeared to Lava been bruised. Time was nu other mart
or cut.

you mean to he undentand to tn.reat. t;:at tie
mortil:eation tq.d. v..n.equence of the to utsi3 st.o
Witness.—l has: no hew won ill saying that.
Juryman.—Lo you believe ne tlied.an conseu.tunce of ids wounds
and bruises
‘Vitne.s.—l believe that the wounds and bruises caurcd the •

Alt% Ilanuer.-IVould the loss of tI eye.ight and of t: .e
limbs be a neccs.safy consequence of an injury to the ~Nine
NV itnami.—They would.
Mr. Ilartuer.—Ate eoldnesi, sickness; kwa of appetite, and
dejection of spirits, aL,o censequencei of an Injury to the ipine

Coroner.—Did you ever know a lersen become oonvalese.;:t.t
after an injury of the spine
IVaneaa—A paralysi, of the limb. often follows. Atijoumett to
MONDAY 311.,11,N0, 9 O'cLOCY.

Mr. John Cox. another surgeon, confirmed Mr. Barnett's
evidence. Atter which Joshua Clegg. a cotton-spinner,
Whittaker, the brother in•law or the diseased, and several
others, were examined as to the niar.ner in which the deceased
was wounded. and bore ample testimony tit the butcher-like
conduct or rim Manchester Yeomanry ; but our Inuits obhge us
'townie t&iraieidence.—Wesubjein, however, the tOJAUWICE CS a
fair eamrle
Jonah Andrew.—l am a cotton spittr.cr at I.esals. I y.as
Manchester at the time, on the field. I mean St. Peter's belt,
.the place where the deed ass done. I vas with 1::m when the
soldiers canoe. lie departed nom me :Moat to yards. Immesh
atcly after I saw the soldier, surround lam, Loa sae x aeoraaa
Cat airy cut at him with great vengeance. I saw hint receive a
wound on the arm, from which the blood immediately gushesh
lie tied towards the hustings, and not untie' them. 'time cone's.
Wes got nomad him, andamat him with tl,cia truncheons severely.
One of then' got hold of the staff of a banner, that had been cut
with a sword, and said, tt I)—n your b—y eves, I'd fitesik your
back." They struck at him for a considerable time with trim.
cheons and the snafu( the banner. I went away, and saw hint
no more till about 1 tie.; o'cluck, when he said, t' I have been
dangerously hurt, Andrews, which has affected my uudy very'
much. I mast retire home, for I ansgetting very sick :sad very
poorly, which I think will be the ocnotart of my death." Thera
were so many. I can't pretend to judge how many. went to the
field with site. I was. Willi John Lees tin the field before Mr.
Ilunt arrived; to !bobcat of my knowledge, about an hoar. We
fell together just beside the hustings alone they were erecting.
We got on the hustings to see the people. 1 assisted to put thetas
u". John Lees was on the planks. 1 was not upon them wheys
Air. Hunt was speaking. 1 went oft' a lathe before Mr. Ilun:
gar on the-lit hogs. John Lees and I were together after we
came oft :• The cavalry had not then come up. 11 hen they came.
I was about 3or 4 yards from hint. I first saw the Yeonuairy
Cavalry at St. l'enr's chapel. It might be a hundred yards tent,:
the hustings. It was about to minuses or a quarter of an hour
aster that tney cams up. I saw them setting oft; I think it was
a trot as fast as they could get; the constables were making way
for them. I saw them sinking as they Caine along. I tow one
...suck at when they were about 2v) arils trom me. I thso.k ov y
came up two a breast. They squandered to right a.neli•hit before
they came up tome, about 7 3-muds twin me. They began to out
and hack at the people like batehers. I heard them say nothing.
Tney got all round one. I heard nothing Men. I that not hear the
soldiers say any thing to John Lees. There were soldiers all
round the hinting* ain't he was CUL 1 did raw see him get
off the lousings. I think the Yeomanry sere at Min to or LI
yards fnan the hustings. I ecnnat socia that lie was not cut on.
toe hurting*: but I swear that no minims had mow up when
I saw him off the hustings, after he had been on. The mildiers
came about 50 or 15 minutes after Mr. Hunt came on the hus-
tings, but I cannot say to a minnte. The first were the Yeo-
manry : they had blue clothes with white tetc.ii4s: I saw no other
soldiers then: the Hussars had blue clathes on, and tneir
yellow : I saw them a little after. peeler's i 5 minutes after I had
seen the others. The titst Hussar I saw was shoat 30 yards front
the hustings. Mr. Hatt se .off the stare at that time : I diet.
not see him taken oft: it might-be an hoar, or betwixt that and
two hours, that I SAW John Lees: I aid not know or hear ...ay
thing of Mr. Ilunt being taken ihro custody till about 55 numbs
after the field was cleuxesi I wins then at Shicle.holl pits, °pre-
site the Infirmary—the cavalry were coring that way tiara—
they were not as a gallop : 1 (Id not nu) oll'ithe field
left, there were none but soldiers; it was the Yeounatty I saw
at the Infirmary : I had last before seen Yet:merry •
ter-field: I saw police-ofriccrs, what is calkial rtthw,rw.
at the hustingi, and special conaribles; they were' lying riovig
from the hustings toward St. Peter's chapel. Abralima Taylor
warned me to come here, hut noliody told me to tad to say. I
was a soldier in the Olst. I was ..charged 1.1 May last I u.n
a native of Leeds. I told this to noaay people tin tpe coos,!, as I.
was going home. I don't know Nailin. 1 saw no coionibles
attempting to take Mr. Hunt °CC I can't tell the tames fifties*
who struck John. Lets with truncheons. I never saw Ulan. to
my knowledge. before or sitter. I can't tell their dress. I raw
about seven; .six had truncheons, and one a piece of a staff of a
banner. It war about the thicke.esa of a man's write. I saw
about tour feet out of his hand.—How much was tr.e rest ?
can't tell, for I did not see you sex hint striae with it
Yes.—And yet you can't tell the length. I tell whet I threoght
the kaigth of the part I saw. Ile struck cien. I .tin sure I saw
him strike Mice. 1 was tan yard, oft —What do vou call a
considerable time ? Three or four minutes. The soldiers were
about time rads from John Lees then. The hustings were tv. •
carts. 1 can't tell the height. 1 can't tell the thickness of tim-
id:mks that were open the carts.
romoner.—The Jury will Mroi their opinion of that.
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I saw it cut by a .Youwee, and saw a man pick it up about a
naivete after. The 4,31 r was gram I saw nothing in John
• Leers' baud after Le eame elf the be:stings. The soldiers were
gahoping about the stage. and awing every One the tell 112 dale
1.1). 1 :.trout testify to any other mix I saw cut. I was not
I..set. 1 had a staff. 1 came faun Leeds to we the crowd, and
1.3 hear what was, to he ettid. 1 was nut the leader. I knew tau
leader. I ;even,' directions. I told some of diem to keep their
• tongues quiet. 1 cannot tell the number that came along with
toe. 1 never was autesineu before 611 1 came to the room now,
.or asked any questions concerning tin. 1 was ia the house on
..t .iturday. but nut in elle itlotn. Abraham Taylor told me to
Joie. He is.a yell knitter. 1 heard of wo Ili ,t Act, or notice
given. till the kitchen Caine. All the nutice I saw was driving
use people off with the edge of tare sword. I saw' no magistrate
, or ;wax-officers towaule the lit4ge with the soltlatre, or
timing as suer, that 1 know of. I saw no person do any thing to
the auldiers cut. I sew no stone thrown, nor pistol
Wed, nor heard a;. All were peaceable and quiet till the sol-
there en: and dispersal thew. There was nu none, only cheer.
.ing. The chening was from the molts:ink. I cheered when 1
saw.llunt. I cannot tell what others cheered fur. 1 saw u man
and wwraii lying bleeding on the ground after John Lees au,
tat. saw plenty more. .1 du out call one nor huh a dozen
plenty.
By a Juror.—l saw him lying-on the ground.
It, Mr Mariner.-1 went with a great multitude. Thee were
• all quit and peaceable. I had no intention to cumurit nut ur tits-
turlsance. All who went with me appeared to have the ,altlit
drepcsAuon. During the hour before Nil. Hunt arrived, all were
peaceable and qt.t.et. livery thing had Lain peat•eable and
. orderly till the soldier; came- I cannot bay whether the loeNollti
who beat with the truncheons came with the soldiers : I saw
some with truncheons before the soldiers come. I took no notice
of the house in which the magistrates were; 1 sow a young
wounan in Hunt's an riage afterlie was gone • it was nigh where
,•-the decanted was wounded. Every one sought to get away, and
'saver made any reeietance; I srw no app eaftinee cat anus what-
ever ; I had only - a walking stick.-1' on have been Imputed
with Jeavie4 hint to his fate; why did you leave to
.racape my.e.f. I wash:en:it iny life in danger. S did not think
1 should have escaped unseen:med. Before the soldiers cleared
round the Ituatiti, the crowd was very great. They could not
.Lave taken any up off' the grimed, or have wielded their
sticks to strike or throw. The multitude appeared very goad.
khunioured and friaidly to one another. The multitude cheered
three huzzas when the •-ohliers came, the same as to .lr. Hunt.
There were lads and women. '1
hey were not antral. Some of
tire woolen were very decently dressed. I heard not a wad
rt.:tenth:fled to excite the people to riot.
JSt Me th. soldiers come. I C 4111% say
whether thine neat them could use their arms. 1 can't say
Await,* any cacao a ottscieure. I can't bey who was iu Mr.
carriage. I look notice of mite soma. I CAC& ill)
Xi heftier there were more. I saw n MOlllllll iu the carriage
ufterw reds. I _ can't t.ll it at nits the bathe noinair.— YOU
took mirth ular notice iir tine woman in the carriage les
—Yet you ca.mut tall hether it was the some w air
tl:u, I cami I hat must go to your credit ; 4.1 she
wing or old? 1 talinet tall,l speak the teuth, turd I. con.
not tell whether she wits young or old, because I took nu
notice of that. - .

Jame§ M I;s.-1 ant n wood-turner io 01 ham. I sent that
note ill liecaum: Mr. Juiwli Miller mimed to (Ake my 'mole
iss a xitueci nn Sulu, . .

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Mr. Miller explained, that he had void he would take care
he shau:d he tutted, but refused to admit him to we his wane
41111 dOWII.
Oast time I anw John Lees was on the hus-
tings. I alteruards saw Wall 511 iking bin on the back with
staves and trencher's's, us he uas making his escape. .1 knew
Win Nell. We west near neighbours. I spoke to hint,
.bolding the hustings by my haul. I saw him run through
.so:diers and cups sutra. The soldiers formed it circle rouial
tire hustings. They struck we; my ribs wale sii besteu
that I was sick for a foe tem.lit. I fell duwu. and they were
jobbing at me with tram:beaus, when I got under the bus-
wigs : here is a rut to my eat. (wetness exhibited it.) Y.
don't know !tether it ace, re sword or a team:lleum My
neckcloth was cut with a sieord : I sew several cut on the
ground, nut oil time hustings. I could di.tingu.sle that they
were constables, because, they were nut Reformers, for tile
Reforeuess had no such sticks. I ran under the cart, when
saw the soldiers rumiag, fur fear they would hurt us. 1
beard no notice given. it was the 1 roinaury Cavalry that
inane first. I only heatil the soldicis cursing and MCI/lint
11/ the people. I semi suit Julia Lees must hate been butt,
for they struck at him with ',cis a vengeance. I saw none
insult the soldiers, lift a banal against &lion, nor tbruw any
t ram at them. I had a slick, is hich I had used ie. part ad a
ii.ineva-rod, I saw ohly sticks with others, but I saw none
strike wits them, or lift them a ainst any ours. Some of
them 'Melo be us thick us a child's wrist. All I saw were
cry nt.%lOU, In get away, but they coull nut, till the Fail.
diee sw Me naiads on the tither side. I did not see the
„aldiees cut till they cane near the busting*. Thiamin their
way cliu:d out get assay for Cie press of the people.
Lly Mr. llar,lier.-1 was upuu Lae hustings, and had agoud
opportunity of seciag the people. They were as us derly as
lever saw in my life. I beard no tutee given to d:sperse.
eau's tell what part the soldiers came front. 1 behest they
cause in the way of 31. fietee's Church. The first sight I
saw was their coming up to the hustings. Those whir cut,
us I desi eibed, wear the tiro abet showed.
Ity the Coroner.-- Whim the soldiers came uprthe consta
bles jobbed at nay side and the sd we to come out. Tire
only notice I heard was s untie% people.
1r41• iineefien..-1 am a cotton spinner in Oldham. I saw
John Lees rutming on the With to join a company aqh whom he
went to the meeting. I did not see hint again till five days be.
he died, when I heard he was very poorly, and I went to
see hint. I found him in the kitchen part, with a face like a
cop. lie toll me be we, at the battle of Waterloo, but never in
such danger as there ; at Waterloo there was man to man, but
there it Mad downright murder. Saniuel Davenport was present.
lle with me nothil.g that he had done. lie told nee v.hat was
done to him. lie showed me nothing he could not, he was
nv walk.
ikylM r. flarester......The people all ratter as quiet as if in a chapel
or church. When every township arrived with their banners,
thoae on the ground gave a shout ; that was the only noise. The
constables weal six deep tat the lowest side ref the hustings. I was
about eight yards on the uglier side. Mr. Ilunt received applause
whit his liat. Ile then said, he *as very glad the inectog was
put atrial. one weak ; he sus glad to see people arrive peaceable
and quiet. Ile said, it' any peison attempted disturbance for a
Freers bug, to put hbn &mei, and keep hag down till the meet.
tug was over. (The Coroner now, a, on tbrnier twaxisious, raid
tney ware not deaf, and the winless need not speak so loud.)
The first 1 saw of the address sat upon his tense most like a
13,:013kCy, whe.her drunk or nut, I cannot say. About a minute
leadore the soldiers came, there was a shout at something said
upia Vie stage. The withers came cat ir real gallop. They cut
away. The people cried out '• Dave mercy, 0 have mercy !”
I was squemal, 1 thought to death. It would have been the
surest sight that ever was seen if tt hail not have been fur them.
We all said so as we came home. When they cried " Mercy,"
the soldiers said, " D—n you, will you opine again ?" I heard
shot haadrall of dim* I tlul my beat tea waite nay taupe.