The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-31 00:00:00

CORONER'S. INQUEST.

Yesterday an inquisition was held before --..
Higgs, Esq. Coroner for the Duchy and Liberty
of Lancaster, in the Savoy, on the bodies of three
uimfortunate men. named Frederick Wisidemude,
a carman and cow-keeper; John Sasith, a carpets.
ter ; sod Thomas Stevens, a labourer, whose deaths
were occasioned ou Wednesday last by time falling
of the wall of the edifice lately occupied es the
Savoy prison. When the Jury had been sworn.
they took • view of the bodies, which presented •
most horrid spectacle, totally indescribable. On
their return, the following evidence was entered
into :
The first witness examined was Mr. A. Mann, vie.
loader. residing in Vauxhall-road. Westminster. He
knew the three sufferers, they were in his employ.
On Wednesday morning. between nine and ten
o'clock, Stevens, the labourer. was at work with a
pick.exe pulling down the wall, which was part of
the Savoy prison ; he had undermined it in the
early part of the morning. Witness observed to
the deceased, that it was in a dangerous state,
and requested he would desist. and help to
load the cart, so that the rubbish might be
cleared away. He that left them ;on his return
again. he found the deceased. Stream. still in the
act of underm g; 1w took the Ste from hint, and
gave every caution possible to inform him amid
others that the wall was in a most precarious state.
In a few minutes after the wall fell with a tremen-
dous crash, and witness perceiving it, cried out to
Windemude. •' Come this way. the wall is falling."
The deceased turned round, as if to move his cart
and horse, when he and the other sufferers were
instantly hurled iu the ruins. The witness slat.
ed, the first alarm was from the shrieks of a
woman who was near the spot at the time. He
also obscured, that he was near Windemude, and
narrowly escaped with his own life : the shock was
so great and sodden it threw him down. Every
endeavour was instantly resorted to by • number of
persons to extricate the unfortunate men, but it
sees near half an hour before they succeeded. when
the body or Stevens was found, Who was quite dead,
his skull being smashed to pieces. The witness
was so overcome at the sight that he could not stay
any longer. Had the horse revitalised quiet in the
situatiou in which it was placed, it would, he (wit-
ness) observed, no doubt have been saved ; but the
bricks falling on hint before the well fell, caused
the animal to plunge, sod he came under the fall.
lug ruin. The witness, dating llso whole of his evi-
dence, suffered, grit siorressios ohl isp;tits, tears
- perceptible iu his

being eyes.
Michael Garen), resides in Maidenheau-,_
Broad-street, Westminster, was employed by the
last witness to remove the bricks and rubbish. and
was on the spot when the circumstance occurred.
His employer. Mr. Mann, had repeittedly warned
the men to be careful of the wall, it being to a dan-
gerous state. At the time the wall was falling
several brickbats fell on the horse. which plunging.
struck the witness with Iti• head, and forced hint
some distance, when he fell with his left side on a
stone under a cart that w,ps near, by which melons
he considered his life was saved. The witness gave
his evidence in a cool and deliberate manner, :al-
though suffering great pain from the bruises lie had
received. The Jury warmly returned a verdict
of Death. with u deodand of is. on
the wall.
Before the Jury retired. they very handsomely
entered, into a subscription for the witness Garelty.

The Commission opened at Gloucester, on Wed-
nerday. The calendar coutains is all sloe hundred
and eleven Prisoners.
• At Shrewsbury Amines. John Rogers, for a bur-
glary at Llanybladviell. and steeling a large sum
of money. was capitally courictad. sod left for site-
cutiou. Seventeen others received sentence of
death, hut were all reprieved ; two were ordered to
be transported for seven years. twenty-memo to be
imprisoned. eight were found twit guilty. thirteen
discharged. one admitted evidence. and on. ordered
to he removed to Gloucester : ell 70. The
causes at /Visa Prins were very = noproductive to
the Gentlemen of the her. Mf. Aletiet RICHAIUM
MN having disposed of the business at the
Isw-
bar at noon on Friday, hie Laedship misted in
trying the prisoners; and. ou Saturday. Mr. J sects.
'leading King's Counsel, eat in the Grand Jury
Room fur the same purpose.

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