The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-09 00:00:00

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MURDER

GATE.

ADJOURNED INQL:..:-.ST UPON RICHARD HONEY.

[TENTH nay.]
The Inquest met at the tonal hour nn Monday, at the
New Lim, and from thence adjturtted to the [lop Pules, a
latrine Sollle doors higher in the Edgware-road.
114111e$ of the JarOIS having been called over, the
Cut-oiler inquired who was the first witness to be exit-
' al.—The first witness called vu as
Julia sowerby, a pulsate iii Troop C.—We have eight
timpitters and a baud. I was on duty at Cumberland
Gate on the I Ith. Lient. Gore commanded me. There
were twelve of us. 'little were ten privates, two corpo-
rals, and one Ir eeeee peter; 1 don't know his 114111 C; he was
a vilallg man, but I can't say his age. I WAS wounded on
this occasion, the blade bone of my shoulder was broken
with a briek-bat, or a stone, I can't say which. I have
been a patient in the Hospital since the 13111.
Joseph pitchman, a private in Troop C., swore that he
was at Cumberland Gate un the I .th. Witness was placed
there to keep the gate open, as lie supposed, that the pro-
cession should come through. 'Die people, however, came
and Atiempiell to shut the gate. Witness did not know
who they were. They came up, and would shut it whe-
ther or not, Allll the soldiers endeavoured to open it again.
Witness did his ditty as he unt;ht to do. He obeyed (Ju-
de's, as he receis tut them from a non-commissioned officer.
He did nut know the it timpeter who attended. He hail
rim been laid by uoy hotly not to know the name of the
trumpeter. Diet nut are Lieut. Gore with any pistols on
the 14th. Did not know that he burrowed any on that
day. %Violets heard tiring that day at Cumbellaud Gale,
brit did not see a min shot. Lieut. Gore haul nu cloak on.
Aittness was by the side of the corporal when he rode up
to Lieut. Gore and ell coal him his cloak, but the Lieute-
nant declined it. Witness both saw and felt the brickbats
which were thrown at the time the heatse came through
the gate. They threw li10111:fi before the party liter). The
soldiers were all almost stunned.— Fa nw ( witness's) know-
!, dgut, I did nut see Lieut. Hall un the 1 3111. 1 saw one
officer 1111 horseback at Cunt:it:timid Gate, besides Lieut.
Gore, on that morning; but I cannot say whether it was
before the hearse came up or afterwards. I did not sec a
soldier's hoise fall coining through the gate.
Ily Mr. Blakie.—l was present when the regiment was
11141411 Up for inspection by the witnesse, I SAW Lieut.
(lute after the inspection was over, but I did not sec hint
befutre to my knowledge. He might be there without my
seeing him. Ile dues not belting to my tloop. I C.lllllol
say to my knowledge that 1 did see Lieut. 11411 there.
Robert Jones, :to t sera music" in die Ist trgietwitt or
Life Guards. 11% urn. I
kllO% nothing Of the death Of
Richard
Honey. I have undergone no examination today, or any
other day, relative to my C.lllllllg here. 1 was on duty on the
1111). 11c were ordered to Kensington first. I was after-
wards 011 duly at Cumberland •gate. Mr. Gore did not bur-
row a ;Moil from tie. i saw him at Culatterlatal-gate. 1
bad no conversation with Ile did nut ask me to lend
him a pistol. 1 have always curried pistols w hen going on
duly of that tort. I have been eleven years iti the regiment,
but was hut bunt ill it. I did 11.. i ode at the head of the de-
tachment. illy pi tut was nut liied oil daring the whole of
the they.

William Bishop iiworas. lam trumpeter of the Ist regi•
meat of Life Guards in the D. troop. I was out on the 14th
inst. 1 was statiolied at Curnberland•gutc. I know itothing
relating to the death of Richard Honey. 1 caffitot trli the
time when l left the barracks; it was iu the mottling about
l-It'Veli o'clock. I came out of tile barracks with a delitth.
ment. Lieut. Gore 11111111illitkil. \%u were stationed at
Cumherland•gate. We were equipped iii tield.day 11l der.-
1 had one pistol. 1 made MO Me Of it. No person asked one
to lend it. 1 did nut lend it to any one. The pistol was not
out of my possession timidity. lam sure a lien 1 a cut home
1 hail my pistol with me.
lu nnswer to questrais put by Jurors, he said he was one of
the trumpeters of the Lite Guards. There were ,eight su-
perimineu antes ;he was one. lle aas sure his pistol had not
beco liied in the course of the day. Ile wasubuut a quarter
of an hour at C bed:old-gate before the hearse came.—
lle had been ten minints at Cumbei land-gate le•fore Lien-
tenaut Gore gate them refreshment. Lieut. Go. e's patty
charged the people about tali or tin ee minutes after celre,h-
mem was given. No person was rode down that he saw.—
Bricks and stones acre thrown born Tyburn .gate prior to
floe charge. lle was at Cumberland-gate a hen the lir
commenced.— lle did not know how near he aas tit the time
to Lieut. Gore. Ile did not see him at that time. lie did
not see a mass shut. 11e is ot no knots ledge of the detach.
un•nt which !began fa Mg, our ilia Ise kuuw the as of any
alio fired, The fir log comillelleell lle was
In :Of •li dang..r of bring shot at Cumber laud-gate s.b
illhea 'Jerboa. lle moved towards Tyburn-gate. lle did not
see any officer lire thut day. Ile bilVI nu other trumpeter.
Alter the ait isebs had si,,med his deposition, Mt. Gable!
Matteis, a witoess e )(mollies! at the amplest upon the body
of Flatters, was callrd, but it did not appear that he could
thitrit any light un the subject, and he was mit examined.
The bulgiest was Ilse's adjourned to Wednesday.
['AAA grain Da x.)
The Coroner attetideti, pursuant to adjouthment, at
Iwo o'clock.

The names of 160. jury having been called over, Mr.
lieleoutt lot ought in LICUltIlilllll (Imre, in ',lain dress, and
placed hint at the table uccispicol uy getitheacti Who re-
ported the procce.hoip4s.
William l tug enlitd in and sworn.—Examined by Mr.
Adolphus..-1 he I.,st time on mete here, you said you
had seen el IWO bUll that night hunt you could swear Web
the pei bola uhu shut Itichaid Iluttcy to, 1 did.
Look tumid the towns, and sec if you can ace 'lout
petrun...

Here Mr. 11lakie stoppt.ll the witut es before he could
look tumid, and wade tilt. following observations The
witness unt;itt 10 Le Rohl slut to co ate ItitaL,ell.
Mr. A•iolphus.—flow vitotiiLtle
Mr.lL.ikit.-Ibe %%Hot:, ee have tweio told they might
b• transported.
Q. il.vc you bail any boa) to examine you lo ince you
C 11.1: hate lass t--No,

No a cosuas c.d ed usa uss lu sist.Nsk ul the ,Isbject ?
Not at all.

Ms. Hayward Moja vita so the issulsobt..l tootle of hien-
tot).—All the °roc. als ut rite Lite Littatetts ought to be
pircvoi togetist.t.
7144 %di 0.1%1.1-lohJ.

A.ruiplitis.—Stand up, Lieutenant Goo e I and, wit-
luuk ilyuu can see the person you have tik et' speak-
leg of.

7lniu wittivas fixt:ll Licutcataut Ouse,
.amt
aid—" l NIII s‘tcri tu :...utittuaa titv prituu v.ltu

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fired the pistol, the contents of which I do not know
whether he intended for me or Honey, but Honey fell."
Is that the gentleman you saw at the Horse Guards on
the I9lh of August ?—That is the gentleman I saw at the
Hulse Guards on Sunday the knit of August, being the
Sunday after the Queen's funeral.
This is the gentleman 1 saw sit in a chair in the parlour
of the New Inn, through the window, and to whom
alludeil when I last gave my evidence before the Coroner.
William Sprott sworn.—Examined by Mr. Adolphus.—
I examined last Friday, and gave evidence concern-
ing a pet son who came Unit the house and went out of the
house, and whom 1 believed to be the person who shot
Richard Hooey.
Lieutenant Gore then stood up.
Juror.—Has any person been with you, relative to the
object you are called here Gtr--relative to identity ?—No.
Are you sure of that ?-11 met with a police officer in
Oxford-street, who wished to fish me, but be could not
catch any.
1, that the gentleman ;pointing to Lieutenant Gore)
you meant to allude to WI a tormer night, when you were
here ?—The witness looking steaast at Lieutenant Gore,
said—Yes, Sir, it is.
Is titst gentleman yon look at one of the two of whom
you said one was painted:—Yes, it is; lie was one of
them.

Dail you slop at him and another when you went to the
inspection ?—Yes, he was one of the two I stopped at.
Was it yds gentleman or the oilier who had his lace
yahoo, other.
Let us mideustatiii one and the other. By the inspee-
thin you the clay you went nidi the Colonel's ticket
to the Laainination id the troops ?—I mean the inspection
which we went to in the Bairack-yard. I was almost
starved to death. They kept me there till near tell o'clock
at night.
Coroner.—You mean the iwpection in the Barrack-
yard?—Yes, the day the Jury were pushed from the
gates.
Coroner.—You 114%2 within? to do with that.
Mr. Adolphus.—As hen pin were• before the Inquest on
Friday. did you then point out this gentleman as he was
going into anuthet I OUlik Said, that is the man. There
he trues.
Juror.—Do you know the Police Officer who fished
you ?—No.
Coroner.—Then how du you know he was a Bow-street
Officer %—lie was at the Bariacks on the clay of inspec-
tion.

Samuel Green swore.—You were examined last Friday,
and alluded to a gentleman )on saw ein ii iii g to the door in
the New I'm, Where the Jury were sitting'—Yee.
And I you SAW you believed to be the man who shut
Hone) ?—Yes.
Look at that gentleman (pointing to Lieutenant Gore.)
The niniess looked at WOE, and said, that is the gentle-
Mau, that is the Man who shut Richard Honey in iny pre-

-IV alit a pistol r.-1 es, with a pistol.
Mu. Blakie.-Ilir. GI Cell since your examination before
us has there been ally talk to you un this tubject ?—No,
Sir. All the talking in the world would not get nit out
of the truth. 1 has e been told I shall be tiansported ; if
1 alit, I hope it will be to a better place.
tituok Page, sworii,—l live at Nu. 9, Warwick-street,
Golden-square. I was in attendance last Finlay, but not
called. 1 did not attend at the Barracks oil the day or
inspection, I said at my examination 1 could not swear
to the gentleman who ford. 1 think 1 can now swear to
the pet sum 1 think 1 should know him it on horseback,
lint in coloured clothes l could nut speak to his identity.
I have bad uu conxeisution wish any one touching the
death of Rich:nil Honey, since last Friday. [the witness
was ordered to look round and see if lie could recognize
ally one. He cast his eyes round the room and stopped
at Lieutenant bure.i I think that is the gentleman, but
Idu not think I could swear 1/1111. 1 saw I tome
into the house this day. He was not pointed out to me by
any one. I saw hint last Friday corning from Cumberland-
sheet. I was alone at the time, and I recollected that
was the gentleniti.—i saw him tire a pistol. Ido nut say
he is the person who shut !limey, but the lirst Othcer I
saw lire a pistol. I did nut see I limey tall. 1 tint nut see
any other Officer there at the time.
'flue witness was asked whether lie said on a former oc-
casion that lie was taking ease of himself as well as he
could, and it mos hat 11% possible lie could mark ally one.
Mr. 811/Wll objected to that gilt's lt wily went to
harrass the feelings of Lieutenant (lore lie begged Mr.
Adolphus to desist. One ounce of common sense, lie said,
was as good as two ounces of
ItL..\dulpbus: And one ounce of common honesty is
baler 16411 6,1111 I beg lease to I einiod yon of that.
Mr. do nut regard that, Mu. Adolphus.
The frailness des ell in the affirmative to the question,
lie knew that the hispketitna at the barracks took place,
but lie was l summoned. He dill nut attend.
Mr. Adolphus asked it he knew AL'. Baker, the 11111101-
stel et ?

Several Jute's requested the witness not to answer any
more questions.
A Jut or said, it was shameful to take up the time of the
Jury. "If we hail 20 6... Micas per day, we might like to
spin it out, as well as Mr. Adolphus.'
Mr. Adulphits.-1 would nut he in your company for 20
guineas a iiiimile, of I vomit avoid it.
lurel sonic delay toot. place in consequence of 110 other
witness being ready, and 4 COIIVCI-Salloll en.ticil relating
to adjournment, winch, however, came to nothing.
Mr. Adolphus then ule.ei veil, that a man of the name of
Jones had sum' lie saw Lieut. Gore shoot Itieliaid Ho-
ney, and J0111:4 ought to IR' called to identity him.
The witness, Wm, Delinaiiie Jones, was consequently
called and swuen.-1 have been 10:11.00 CA41111.1011. It 1
saw the petsmt who fined 1 think 1 should know him. Ile
then looked at Lieut. (line, mid said lie was nut. the person
lie saw fire. '1 hat gentleman had flask hair. The person
lie 440 lire hail evil whiskers' between red and stiody. I
have been snomnuued to atiesid this day, butt do not know
by whom; 1 uuly know by tumour that 1 came here to
identity Lieut. (nice.
Mr. Brown.—Did you see auy thing in the John Bull
paper?
Adolphus objected to that question.
The witness explained by saying lie 'sad an article ill
(le John dull, which lie requested the editor to contradict.
Lieut. Owe was then sworn.—l kilow Lieut. Hall. lie
was on the duly oil the 14th of last month. His detach-
ment was in Oxfoiti-street, but 1 did nut see him there.
'to the best ut uny leculleelion 1 did not see him Oily lime
(bat day. I repeat my fol user evideute, that 1 du nut

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know whether" was on duty at the Horse Guards on the
19th of August.
Examined by Mr. Adolphus.—The 19th of August was
the Sunday alter the QileeleS funeral; was you at the
horse Guards on that day ?-1 think not. I should have
recollected going to church.
If you were there and oil duty, would that appear by
the orderly book I—Yes.
Has your regiment relieved the Blues since the Queen's
(uncial %—I cannot say, I have not been on guard since
the Queen's funeral. I cannot tell but from the orderly
book when I was last on duty at the Horse Guards. I was
inspected at the barracks among the rest. To my know-
ledge no !mason used paint on the day of inspection. It
was an insult to the regiment to say they did. I did not,
nor did any person paint that day. The Guards went on
duty at half past ten in the morning of the luth.
Guards are relieved about eleven at the Horse Guards,
and get hack to the barracks about twelve.
A Juror.—Had you pistols out with you on the 1411, ?
Witness.—lf you look at your notes, you will find I have
answered that question already.
Mr. Adolphus said, the better way would be to answer.
Witness.—No, I had no pistols. I did not hear Capt.
Oakes give any orders. He did not speak in my hearing.
Mr. firma a —Did you see Capt. Oakes fire?—! did not.
Mr. Brost ti.—Onl you see Lieut. SiOrt'y tire saw
him pass, bur did not see him fire.
Bartholomew Croitay was again sworn.—This witness
hail been previously examined. He said, I saw an °direr
tire a pistol at Richard Honey. I stated the same on toy
farmer exaMitation. If 1 %%ere to see the same °there
again:, in the same iiiiirui in, t should know him. He was
tiding about with ordeily man by his side, and inure a
Wateilou medal.—(Bete Lien!. Gore stood op, anti the
witness having looked attentivt lv at him, said, •• 1 du nut
know that gentleman—l du nut 1:11UW 11141 I ever saw him
before.")
The Coroner.—Then lie is lint the man who shot Honey r
A Juror.—He has not said that, Mr. Coroner.

The Cuionei.—Why, he says he should know the mail
who did shoot him, and that he does nut know this gen-
tlestiaii.--1)o you know, Cs (may, thot he is not the ratan
Cronay.-1 never saw him in i eginietitals that 1 know of.
The witness Iterc deltattt I.
discussion arose WO to ‘O. Ito caused the witness, Junes,
to lc swnmancd.

The Foreman sn d, he had made inquiries upon the sub-
ject, and he found it was Mr. Hinson who had caused
Jones to be summoned, so that he was Mr. :idulplius's
Witness. s .

31r. Adulitlins.—lie is not my %sitne Ilests,m
certainly s ttttt atoned hill), but he calittut be called any
witness.

At this moment a load hissing and hooting was heard at
the door, and it turned out to be in consequence ut Lieut.
Gore passing though the crowd, and being recognized.
The groaning was excessive, and it was with sonic diffi-
culty that Me. Gore made his way into the house.
He entered, and several JlllOl5 ruse and expressed a
hope that no personal violence had been uttered to him.
Mr. Gore said there haul not been any.
Mr. Brown.-1 hope you had no occasion to be alarmed,
Mr. Gore.

Mr. Gore.—Not at all, sir, I thank you.
The Foreman protested indignantly against such ruf-
fianly conduct, and said he was sure all the Jury would
feel the same as he did upon the subject.
Mr. Brown.—Lieut. Gore shall not be insulted. Ile is
entitled to our protection, and we will protect him, even
at the hazard of our lives. Whoever insults 1 • insults
us, and through us the whole nation is insulted. 1 will
risk nay life to screen him from insult.
" So will I," reiterated almost every one of the Jury.
Mr. Gore bowed politely.
Mr. Brown hoped, that if Mr. Gore went out again the
Jury would all go with him.
Several Jurors regretted that some of the people bad
not been taken into custody by the police.
Mr. Adolphus said, it would now be proper for Min to
mention to the Coroner and Jury, the course lie meant to
pursue. lu the first place, lie intended to prove that the
tumult commenced with the " mob,' and that the soldiers
eianinitted no aet of violence until they were di iven to it
by the conduct of the mob, and their lives endangered.
:so 1111101 tor the general principle of the day. lie should
also prove, that the witness Sprott, who had SWJI'II to Mr.
Gore's identity, at the other house, did not fix upon Lieut.
Gore at the iii-pection at Knightsbridge. Neither of the
officers fixed upon was Lieut. Gore. la the next place he
should prove by the order book, that Lieut. Gore was nut
en duty at the Horse Guards un the day that the a ituces
rug swore that lie saw I • here.
THE DLFLNCE.

George Avis, of Nu. 1, Comm ercial-hall-place, w
slr cit, in the city of Loudon, a patrule of ►;ao -street, so, urn.
Nils ill T)1)11111 gate on the 14th of August, to duty with a
'ratty of our officers.—We got to Cumberland-gate some
minutes before the hearse. There were then some Guards
inside the gate and some met ; about ten or twelve, nut tr,Orr
There was a great number of peopls —a vast number—ohm'-
s:mils. When we Calle tip, the militaty were perfectly
quiet in their statutes. The first thing l saw done on either
part was a shuting of the gates by the mob. They weic
opened when we first came up. A part of the price-•tun
had then guile through, but the hearse had not, alai I aim my
party, with the aniirallee of the soldiers, forced the g.ite open
again. The people furred the left hand gale The
hearse then approached the gate with a iiingisti ate at the
herd of the horses. ft was ,Ir. White, of t,liteen e.—
Ilse hearse itod gut half-way maws ()atm d•street, when I
Nil w four or live men attempting to !ma the horses' heads
looard St. Giles's. At this time the mob threw Armes in all
directions. After there elapse" of Iwo ui three minutes, they
proceeded on. Tice atones and brick hats at this time acre
throwing inure furiously than ever. I saw the mob break
sumo Ilag pavement lying at the corm'. uf Gumbo land-strmt.
A genteel man dowsed ia black, o ith nu umbrella in los
hand, brought inie of those stuees, and thing it at one of the
Life (Maid-men, and knocked him utf has louse. The horse
ran off toc.hrils Cumin rland-gate, rind the man got up 10
illll,lW it. Some of the mob 111111/111111,. called out, Murder
hint I" Others said, " let the go." I Sullied ivy face
towards bui it-g de, to go that way, and I received it vio-
lent blow Oil the back putt of my head with a stone or
brick-Mil. There is a mark in wy hat of the blow. I was
stunued fur a 1110111 CM, and V. hell I recovered myself, I prow
reined towards Tyburn-gate. The uulitary rode about and
bit the people with the till part of their swords, after the
stones had been flying some time. The soldit rs were then in
great damsr, because 1 saw them k about the heads and
temples wltlr and brick-bat-. The lir,4 Ming 1 heard
prucceiltd from Tyburn-cult, and m hut I came ui. I pet-